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JMaiii eBattalion N ews Page 5 • Friday, October 9, 1998 Vogram exempts students from MCAT ew recruitment plan byA&M College of Medicine allows qualified applicants to bypass admissions exam !fl1 BY BETH MILLER The Battalion The Texas A&M University Col ie of Medicine has implemented a medicine program enabling alified prospective medical stu- chologv Us to be exempt from the Medical llegeAdmissions Test (MCAT). Thomas Bosquez, special assis- it to the vice president for health [airs, said “Partnership for Pri- ry Care” is a program in which College of Medicine recruits ac- iplished high-school seniors omeet the requirements for the gram. The seniors are required remain in good standing oughout college and be a resi- nt of an area designated by the as Department of Health Bureau State Health Data and Policy alysis Health Professions Re- rce Center as rural and med- |lly under-served or in shortage primary health care profession- [ He said primary health care in- wthaFU id almosir; e, and I etained ; ledureoti d/Bam ho adds temptin oundarie clue how; splay said/ . : d to dor, eludes family medicine, obstet rics/gynecology and pediatrics. “The most likely individual to go into that area in primary care is the individual who comes from that area,” Bosquez said. Once the students who wish to participate in the program apply and are admitted, they must enroll in one of six Texas A&M Universi ty System campuses, agree to enter a primary care field and make a commitment to attend Texas A&M University Medical School after the completion of undergraduate work. Bosquez said if a student applies to another medical school, the con tract with A&M is void, and the stu dent must meet the requirements of the other school, including tak ing the MCAT. “When a student comes into the program as a senior in high school, they have a place in our medical school,” Bosquez said. Bosquez said the six Texas A&M University System campus es participating are Texas A&M at College Station, Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Uni versity at Kingsville, Texas A&M International University (at Lare do) and West Texas A&M Univer sity (at Canyon). This is the first year for “Part nership for Primary Care,” and nine Texas A&M University Sys tem freshmen are participating in the program. Six of the nine are attending Texas A&M University at College Station, one is at Texas A&M’s Kingsville campus, one is at Texas A&M’s Corpus Christi campus and one is at Texas A&M Interna tional University. 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Elvin Smith, associate vice pres ident for health affairs, said he be lieves more Texas medical schools will adopt programs like “Partner ship for Primary Care. ” “It is obvious to everyone we still have a problem with maldis tribution of physicians in the state of Texas,” Smith said. “There is historically a difficulty in getting physicians located in rural areas of Texas. I think this is a program specifically de signed to meet that need.” Port Arthur plant begins burning of diluted napalm PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — Amid complaints that the Navy changed the way it plans to dis pose of more than 3 million gal lons of napalm, a Port Arthur in cinerating plant on Thursday began burning a diluted batch of the jellied gasoline. The plant, operated by Waste Management Inc., started burn ing 5,000 gallons of blended na palm Thursday morning as fuel to incinerate other hazardous ma terials. The process should con tinue for two to three days. Navy spokesperson Lee Saunders said. In July, Deer Park-based GNI Group Inc. signed a $10 million contract to recycle the napalm that has sat for more than two decades at a San Diego-area naval facility. When the deal was announced, officials with GNI and the Navy said the na palm would be converted into fuel for use in cement kilns. But with the substance now being used for incineration, some environmentalists accused both GNI and the Navy of going back on their word. “They swore that they weren’t going to do that,” Jim Baldauf of the environmental group Texans United said. “We’re outraged. It’s just more broken faith between the government and the public. ” Saunders, however, said incin eration was an option. Because no cement kiln operators have agreed to use the blended napalm, GNI sold part of it for incineration. “Our preferred alternative was ... to search for cement kiln to take the material and burn it as an alternative fuel to produce cement,” Saunders said. “But the primary goal is to dispose of the liquid napalm. That’s the ul timate goal.” The national award-winning student newspaper is accepting applications for the following positions: City reporters Copy editors designers The Battalion is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all students regardless of experience to apply. All positions are paid. ■ ■■■ sggm STli Maroon & White. oar our t-shi vsimtammsmm mm Post Oak Mall 764-4444 YOUR PLACE FOR UNIQUE A&M T-SHIRTS, CAPS, SHORTS, POSTERS, & MORE