Pre-Health Programs
Description
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- Human or veterinary medicine
- Dentistry
- Podiatry
- Pharmacy
- Physical and Occupational therapy
- Nursing
- Optometry
91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 provides pre-health 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 with the breadth and depth of academic, cultural, and moral background that will enable them to compete successfully with their peers from other colleges, both in gaining admission to professional school and retaining high class status after acceptance. A realistic, as opposed to a merely idealistic, approach is used in pre-health counseling, with full concern for the individual student and their needs, as well as careful attention to fulfilling the pre-professional requirements.
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Advising and Mentoring Program
Students in the College of Engineering & Science are immediately assigned an academic advisor to counsel 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 on the selection of courses and course load prior to registration each term. Students in the College of Engineering & Science can also interact with the Pre-Health Program Coordinator and Advisor who works with 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 on their trajectory toward professional school including providing information on interviews, application preparation, personal statements, and volunteer and clinical experiences. Students also have access to the Pre-Health Evaluation Committee who formally interviews each student at the time of application to professional school. They also provide a written evaluation of each student for the various professional school admissions committees. These letters are used as important criteria of selection.
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Selection of Degree/Major
Students preparing for careers in medicine or dentistry follow programs which enable them to complete the basic requirements for admission into professional school at the same time they are fulfilling the departmental requirements in their field of major concentration. Most pre-health 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 major in biology, biochemistry, or chemistry, but this is not necessary. Medical and dental schools accept 91吃瓜最懂男人的吃瓜网 who have majored in areas other than science as long as they acquire a solid basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics.
Program Contact Information
Carmen Gamlin, LPC
Pre-Health Program Coordinator and Advisor
Life Sciences 101A
Telephone: 313-993-1956
Email: gamlincd@udmercy.edu