Pre-Health Professions Program

Washington College's Pre-Health Professions Program prepare undergraduate students for careers as physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, pharmacists, nurses, and veterinarians, as well as allied health careers such as physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, and more. We have five tracks in the health professions program:

The health professions program tracks are not majors, meaning students major in other areas of interest while still actively working toward their health career goals. Common majors for students pursuing health professions include biology, chemistry, psychology, neuroscience, and biochemistry and molecular biology, but our students can major in anything while they're here (with some exceptions for certain partnership programs). The pre-health professions program faculty and staff advise students to ensure they're taking the courses that will help them succeed after Washington. Those working with the premedical committee must take certain courses, and the public health minor is often useful for students, depending on their career goals.

As a student in the health profession program, you will get help from program advisors and your peers through:

• course recommendations,  
• help with preparing application materials,
• personal statement workshops,
• a cohort of fellow students who work together,
• MCAT prep,
• connecting with alumni for shadowing,
• campus speakers,
• mock interviews,
• exploring interests to see which careers would be a best fit, and
• balancing courses.

The program presents students with many options for what they can do in the healthcare field, the various paths they can take to achieve their goals, and the support to get there. The continued education required for many healthcare professions, particularly if medical school is necessary, is very expansive; our program faculty and staff are dedicated to ensuring out students are set up for success before making that financial commitment. While there are tracks through the program that often lead our alums to certain careers, students wanting to pursue any health profession can work with the program to make sure they're doing what they need to achieve those goals. Many secondary schools like to see liberal arts schools on transcripts because it means students have had a broader education and can think through several lenses.

Our health professions program provides individualized support, along with programming, for students interested in any human healthcare career requiring graduate or professional degrees, as well as those interested in obtaining a BSN or pursuing veterinary medicine.