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Premedical and Pre-Health Studies Graduate Certificate
Premedical and Pre-Health Studies Graduate Certificate
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Mallory-Wilson Center Updates
Premedical and Pre-Health Studies Co-major
The Premedical and Pre-Health Studies Co-major has been updated with new concentrations: a premedical track and a pre-health track (dentistry, PA, optometry, veterinary, and pharmacy).
Incoming students interested in a professional career in healthcare should enroll in PMD 101: Explorations in Healthcare Careers. On completing the course, you will be able to add the co-major.
Healthcare Course Showcase
PMD 320A: Topics in Healthcare
"Medical Specialties" seminar
Spring Semester
Tuesdays, 4:40-5:35 pm
007 Pearson Hall
A 1-credit hour seminar/discussion course designed for pre-health students to help them discover differences among various medical specialties. Student groups will research a specialty, present their research to the class, and lead a discussion on the topic. The following week, a physician specializing in the field will share their experiences in the profession.
For more information contact Dr. Joseph Carlin.
ENG 310-B Special Topic: (enroll in section B)
"Professional Writing for Healthcare" (3)
Spring Semester
MW 8:30-9:50 am
Online
Note: ENG 310 counts as Advanced Writing for spring
The healthcare industry is the fastest growing sector of the U.S and global economy with extensive career opportunities. This course is for people who are interested in possibly working as professional writers and strategic communicators in the healthcare industry, particularly as social media specialists, print designers, technical communicators, publication editors, and public relations specialists. This course may also be of interest to others working in various capacities in healthcare who would just like to learn more about healthcare communications.
The course includes many guest speakers who discuss their careers and their approaches to healthcare communication, including speakers from hospital social media, non-profit public relations, pharmaceutical sales, public and community health, Indigenous health research, medical device manufacturing, health records project management, grant writing, and medical journal editing.
You will be able to tailor each of the projects to your particular interests within the broad field of healthcare, completing such projects as:
- press release and/or newsletter--taking the findings from a medical research report and rewriting for more general readers
- public health document design--redesigning an existing health brochure (may be patient information, marketing, etc.)
- social media content strategy--analyzing and then designing a social media campaign for a healthcare organization
- professional trend report--examining communications in a particular healthcare field (of your choosing) and making recommendations
If you have any questions, please contact Professor Heidi McKee (mckeeha@miamioh.edu).
CAS-B humanities with no prerequisites
CPB 448/CPB 548: Hospital Rotation (3)
Winter Semester
MW 10:30am-12:30pm
Hybrid Synchronous
Student preparation and presentation of lectures on engineering and management topics related to hospital operations. Lectures on human factors, sterilization, critical review of the literature, safety and related topics are provided by professional guest lecturers.
This is a hybrid class, which includes online instruction followed by several visits to the hospitals (where you will have engaged experience with different units such as pediatrics, radiology etc.) just before the spring semester.
Prerequisite: CPB 402/CPB 502.
Healthcare Opportunity - Test Prep Courses
Miami University
Student Discounts
Available Now!
Are you planning to start a test prep over winter break? Are you shopping around for the best option for you to begin over the summer? The Mallory-Wilson Center has entered into a collaboration with the The Princeton Review to offer all Miami University students 25% off of MCAT, DAT, and GRE prep materials. This is an ongoing agreement, so as new courses/materials are made available the discount should apply. The discount does not apply retroactively, so if you've already signed up you unfortunately aren't able to take advantage. All students are required to use their Miami University emails to receive discount.
Did You Know?
Quick Fact
Over the last 4 years, 60.2% of Miami undergraduate first-time applicants have been accepted to medical schools. The Association of American Medical Colleges reports a national acceptance rate of 41.9% into M.D. programs.
Premedical Living Learning Community
The Mallory-Wilson Center Premedical LLC brings together students interested in pursuing a career in one of the medical fields. The MWC LLC programming will help students explore the fields of healthcare so they can learn about career opportunities and make informed career choices. Students in the community will take core courses required for admission to essentially all health professions schools, and the MWC Premedical LLC support systems will help students as they navigate those first challenging courses.
Possible programs include:
- Pre-Med Advisor in hall office hours
- Study groups
- Medical School visits and tours
- Mentoring with upper class students
Student Pre-health Organizations
Students can choose from a wide array of pre-health profession student organizations, clubs, and fraternities at Miami University. At the HUB, they can discover the range of interests, perspectives, and professional career objectives available in these organizations.
Mallory-Wilson Spotlight
I was able to learn from Dr. Alessio and other professors about the steps in research, which has been one of the highlights of my experience.
- Alex Bagg, Class of 2023
Read what Alex and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
At the end of my senior year of high school, I knew that I wanted to pursue my dream of becoming a doctor. And, being from Columbus, I was told by my peers that Miami University had a great pre-med program, and it was one of the only universities in the Midwest that offered microbiology as a major.
- Esha Chadha, Class of 2021
Read what Esha and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
Taking the initiative is crucial to getting what you want, not only from your time here at Miami but also from life in general. Push yourself to see how much of your potential you can manifest into something tangible, and I think you’ll be surprised at just how much you're capable of!
- Grace Chaney, Class of 2021
Read what Grace and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
As important as it is to apply yourself and be dedicated to your studies, make sure to jump into new things. The more experiences you have outside your own discipline, the more you'll learn empathy and critical thinking skills that you will need no matter where your path leads.
- Jeri Oranski, Class of 2021
Read what Jeri and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
Even though I changed my major around a lot during my first year at Miami, the essence of what I wanted to do never really changed. My goal has always been to understand the healing process, not only on the biological level, but also on the psychological, societal, and spiritual. I want to get the full picture of medicine before I enter medical school to really round out my education.
- Mitchell Singstock, Class of 2020
Read what Mitchel and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
My MWCHE preceptorship was also the most in-depth physician shadowing experience that I've ever had thanks to Miami. Over the course of 5 days I shadowed Dr. Paul Gehring, an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in Tulsa, Oklahoma and a Miami alum. I stayed with him and his family, which was really incredible because I got to see how he manages his work and personal life. This made me see the real life of a physician and portrayed a lifestyle that I could one day see myself potentially having as well.
- Rebecca Wyma, Class of 2018
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The preceptorship, which is basically an opportunity where students shadow under practicing physicians to gain experience, was coordinated by one of my favorite professors, David Pennock, a professor of biology, my advisor, and director of the Mallory-Wilson Center. I can talk to him about pretty much anything!
- Sammi Marshall, Class of 2018
Read what Sammi and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
Some of my best experiences have been working as a residence assistant in Stanton Hall, which houses the Premedical Living and Learning Community (LLC) — all students planning to head off to some sort of health professional school. It has been a great way to be a role model, someone who has taken the same steps as the freshmen and sophomores have.
- Christopher Beecroft, Class of 2018
Read what Christopher and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
The pre-health community at Miami came together to help provide support in more ways than one. The way we have risen to the challenge (of COVID-19) and found ways to continue learning, growing, and gaining experience in healthcare will only serve to empower and motivate us in our future careers. I believe we will make amazing doctors in whatever capacity we choose because of this experience.
-Alli Pfister, Class of 2023
Read what Alli and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
Most recently, I did a 10-week summer internship through the Mallory-Wilson Center for Healthcare Education to do neurosurgery research and shadowing at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I shadowed a neurosurgeon, Dr. Sudhakar Vadivelu, over the entire summer and worked on clinical research projects with him. This has been one of my favorite college experiences, and I'm actually still working there once a week, developing some manuscripts for publication, and I delivered a conference talk in DC in October!
- Tiffany Campbell, Class of 2018
Read what Tiffany and other students have said about pre-healthcare at Miami
