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Welcome! As
a Xavier student planning a career in a health
profession, you have unique goals and educational
plans. Careful consideration and long-range planning
must begin now if you wish to join the many Xavier
graduates practicing medicine, dentistry, veterinary
medicine, podiatry, optometry, pharmacy, and physical
therapy among other rewarding fields in professional
health care.
Xavier University
is extremely proud that over the past five years,
80% of our students who applied to medical school
were accepted, compared to 47% nationally.
It is with pleasure that we report that the 2008
graduating class enjoyed an 84% acceptance rate
to medical schools. To view the growing list of
medical and other professional health schools
in which Xavier graduates have been accepted,
follow
this link.
A new admissions pathway into medical school is
the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's
R.O.S.E. (Research, Observation, Service, Education)
Program. ROSE
is an "admission pathway" program for
Ohio residents in which students apply to UCCOM
after the fall of their sophomore year of college.
High academic standards, both in GPA and MCAT
expectations, plus the extensive summer research
and physician mentoring that will be a part of
ROSE, make this a very desirable program. For
more detailed information, please follow this
link to the
official ROSE Program homepage.
Another special admissions
pathway into medical school is the Medical University
of Ohio's MEDStart
Program. It is an early admission
program designed to accept college students during
the JUNIOR year of their undergraduate education.
This program allows students to enroll into the
Medical College of Ohio's School of Medicine program
for the next academic year following completion
of the four-year baccalaureate education. The
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) is not
required for acceptance into the MEDStart Program,
but certain rigorous undergraduate and high school
academic critera are required to qualify for application.
Current Xavier freshmen and sophomores who are
interested in more detailed information about
the Medical College of Ohio's MEDStart Program,
follow
this link.
Professional health is a challenging
and demanding career path, yet it can be an extremely
rewarding one. Admission into these professional
health programs is competitive. You must be well-informed,
well-prepared, and very personally motivated to
work very hard to gain admission. To view important
statistical information about the quality of grades
students should earn in order be competitive for
medical school or for other graduate health professions,
follow
this link.
All Xavier students have a
faculty advisor in their academic major/area of
study. To assist you in all phases of your undergraduate
experience, and to help you prepare for successful
admission to the health profession school of your
choice, Xavier also provides you with specific
advising through the office
of the Coordinator of Pre-Professional Health
Advising, Ms. Kara Rettig-Pfingstag.
This web site is designed
to acquaint you with the advising services available
to you at Xavier and the preparation typically
required to fulfill your career aspirations.
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