Pre-Medical/Pre-Health Professions Study Opportunities

Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee (PHPAC):
D. Slish (chairperson), C. Gregoire, L. Kapp

PHPAC provides pre-health advisement for students interested in medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, and other postgraduate professional schools. Admission to these schools can be a complicated process. PHPAC will help students with career choices and help to prepare them for the challenge through discussions with the student and by making available up-to-date literature on postgraduate schools. Entrance into medical or other professional schools does not usually require a strict premedical major; instead it mandates a set of core science requirements. The student interested in the health professions will be advised by a member of the PHPAC in how to prepare for post-graduate school in a manner that best meets their academic needs. The committee will maintain a file on the student and will ultimately evaluate the student’s school record in order to form a recommendation to the applicant school.

Other Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Study Options:

SUNY Plattsburgh has adopted affiliation agreements with other educational institutions to allow student to pursue further study in the health professions after leaving Plattsburgh. These programs are available:

• SUNY Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm. D.) 3+4
• SUNY College of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry (OD) 3+4
• St. George’s University, Doctor of Allopathic Medicine (M.D.) 3+4
• American University of Antigua, Doctor of Allopathic Medicine (M.D.) 3+4
• NY College of Podiatric Medicine, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.) 3+4
• University of Bridgeport college of Chiropractic, Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)

Each of these programs involves an application process to the post-graduate school in addition to application to SUNY Plattsburgh; acceptance to SUNY Plattsburgh does not guarantee acceptance into the post-graduate program. 3 + 4 programs allow the student to enter the post-graduate school after 3 years at SUNY Plattsburgh in the Biology B.A. program. Upon successful completion of the first year of study at the post-graduate school students will be awarded the B.A. in biology from SUNY Plattsburgh. For further information contact a health professions advisor of the Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee.