Health Professions Advising

Health Professions Advising: Preprofessional Program

At 51С»Æ³µ, you can pursue your passion in any of the liberal arts while successfully preparing for a career in medicine, dentistry and other health fields. By offering outstanding academic preparation as well as many volunteer, clinical and research opportunities, 51С»Æ³µ has attained an excellent record in preparing students for graduate training in health care, with a medical school acceptance rate of approximately twice the national average. 51С»Æ³µ boasts many distinguished alumni who lead the health care field.

The goal of Health Professions Advising is to assist you in planning a curriculum and cocurricular experiences to prepare for successful application to medical school, dental school or many other health professions graduate schools.

You will be encouraged to take advantage of the broad variety of cocurricular opportunities at 51С»Æ³µ while receiving scientific training within nationally recognized programs in our state-of-the-art science laboratories. You will have opportunities to participate in undergraduate research. Our relationships with Worcester, Boston, and national teaching hospitals and biotech companies as well as our wide network of alumni working in the field allow us to offer access to outstanding research, clinical, and learning opportunities.

In concert with our Jesuit mission, we emphasize the ethical and humanistic side of education, through coursework, service activities, internships and the collaborative environment that we endeavor to create within our community. We also encourage students to reflect carefully on these activities as they consider a vocation of caring for others. 

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Program Highlights

The Health Professions Advising Office offers the following support to our students and alumni: 

  • Open access to health professions advising for all students and alumni. Health Professions Advising is not a major or formal program. The office provides advice and feedback for all students interested in pursuing careers in health care.
  • Assistance for all students with developing a plan that allows students to successfully complete the requirements for health professions graduate schools while taking advantage of the opportunities of a liberal arts college in a dynamic setting. Different health professions schools have different requirements; these can be explored in detail on our website.
  • Access to a variety of internships, volunteer experiences, research opportunities, special events and shadowing programs offered through the College.
  • Comprehensive support and evaluation by the Health Professions Advising Committee and subsequent composite recommendation letter to accompany a candidate’s medical school application. Students are assigned an individual advisor from the committee to assist in the process of discerning a vocation and assembling the necessary materials for application.

Most medical and allied health professions school applicants nationally and at 51С»Æ³µ apply to their program after graduation from college. 51С»Æ³µ offers lifetime advising and application support for all of its students and alumni. We encourage all students and alumni to for an appointment to speak to a health professions advisor. Applicants need to be aware of critical deadlines.

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Advising

Learn more about the feature that distinguishes our program from almost every other similar college program.

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Academic Preparation

Consider different paths to medical school and make the most of the academic resources at 51С»Æ³µ.

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Building Credentials

A wide variety of experiences can help you build strong qualifications over time.

Health Professions Advising News

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51С»Æ³µ Professors Honored for Exemplary Scholarship and Student Academic Advising
Two faculty members at the College of the 51С»Æ³µâ€”Ann Marie Leshkowich, professor of anthropology, and Andrew Futterman, professor of psychology and former chair of the Health Professions Advising Committee—are the recipients of the College’s Mary Louise Marfuggi Faculty Awards. …
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Blog: Luong ’19 Shares Unique Student Experience at 51С»Æ³µ
NAME Thavanvotey (Votey) Luong ’19 HOMETOWN Lowell, Mass. STUDIES English major in the Health Professions Advising Program WHY SHE CHOSE HOLY CROSS “I chose to spend the next four years on Mount St. James because 51С»Æ³µ will not only provide …
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Students are Honored with Prominent Awards Recognizing Academic Excellence
A number of 51С»Æ³µ students and recent alumni received highly competitive national awards, recognizing their academic achievements and continuing to support their future goals. The awards allowed these individuals — whose accomplishments span a range of disciplines — to …