BEGINNING YOUR PRE-HEALTH CAREER

AT YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

For students entering the Pre-health track

White Coat Ceremony Albert Einstein College of Medicine

August 2015

YOUR PRE-HEALTH TEAM

Lolita Wood-Hill, MS Director of Pre-Health Advisement woodhill@yu.edu 646.592.4428 Debbie Beaudreau Pre-Professional Advisement Coordinator beaudrea@yu.edu 646.592.4426 Office of Pre-Health Advising 500 West 185th Street Furst Hall, Room 107-A

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MEDICAL/DENTAL SCHOOL ACCEPTANCES

NEW YORK Albert Einstein College of Medicine SUNY-Downstate New York Medical College Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine SUNY-Stony Brook Columbia University New York University NEW JERSEY Rutgers-NJ Medical School NJ Medical School—Newark Robert Wood Johnson OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN NY Harvard Medical School (MA) UCLA (CA) Jefferson Medical College (PA) Northwestern University (IL) Ben Gurion (Israel) Sackler (Israel) Nova (FL)

New York University (NY) Ohio State (OH) Nova (FL) UMDMJ-Newark (NJ) University of Pennsylvania (PA) Columbia (NY) UCLA (CA) University of Maryland (MD) University of Michigan (MI) Temple (PA)

MEDICAL DENTAL

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PRE-HEALTH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

Kessel Award to 2 premed students Yeshiva College Valedictorian 2

years in a row 10 students published alongside

their professors in prestigious research journals

12 students presented their academic research at noteworthy conferences throughout the country

95% acceptance rate to MD/DO programs

79% acceptance rate to DDS/DMD programs

1 student entered an MD/PhD program

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WHAT DO STUDENTS MAJOR IN AT YC?

Though the majority of pre-health students major in a science (Biology and Chemistry), students have also been accepted with the following majors:

Accounting Economics Mathematics Music Political Science Psychology Sociology

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WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS?

Medical/Dental Related Volunteering Urgent Care Centers, hospitals, geriatric centers, dental clinics Community Service Project Start!, YU Literacy Program, College EDge, YU Global Health Club Extracurricular Activities- Pre-Med Club, Pre-Dental Club, Medical Ethics Society

PRE-MED Begin Research, Take on a leadership

role, Enhance resume Start preparation for

application PRE-DENT Shadow Dentist, Enhance Manual

Dexterity Skills, Take on a leadership role, Do a summer of research Start preparation for

application.

1st-2nd YEAR ON

CAMPUS

3rd YEAR ON

CAMPUS

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WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR SUMMERS All pre-health programs require significant volunteer experience, both medically/dentally related and extra-curricular, particularly outside the students’ “comfort zones” (i.e., underserved areas.) Once you begin your pre-health track, your summers should be spent pursuing this experience. Camp counselor? Research? Science class? EMT training?

Volunteer/community service?

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PREREQUISITE COURSES FOR PRE-MEDICAL STUDENTS

GENERAL BIOLOGY I AND II (AND AN UPPER LEVEL BIO)

GENERAL CHEMISTRY I AND II ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I AND II BIOCHEMISTRTY PHYSICS STATISTICS (and calculus I) ENGLISH SOCIAL SCIENCE (SOCIOLOGY

OR PSYCHOLOGY)

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PREREQUISITE COURSES FOR PRE-DENTAL STUDENTS

GENERAL BIOLOGY I AND II GENERAL CHEMISTRY I AND II ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I AND II STATISTICS PHYSICS I AND II BIOCHEMISTRY AND/OR

MICROBIOLOGY* ENGLISH

*not required by all schools

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Students who are not permanent residents of the United States will have an extremely difficult to virtually impossible time securing an acceptance at an American medical school. Preference in admissions is given to United States citizens and to permanent residents. United States government funding is only available to these two groups. If you are accepted as an international student to an American medical school, the school will expect you to have tuition for all four years of your medical education held in an escrow account in a bank before permitting you to matriculate.

Professor Norma Silbermintz Coordinator of Academic Affairs for International

Students silbermi@yu.edu

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YU PRE-HEALTH WEBSITE

Visit the YU Pre-health Website for the most up-to-date information about starting your career

as a doctor, dentist or other allied health professional.

http://www.yu.edu/academic-advising/undergraduate-men/healthstart/

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RELEVANT ARTICLES HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR ADVISOR Posted by Lolita Wood-Hill, M.S. on July 25, 2014 http://www.adea.org/GoDental/Dental_Blogs/Health_Professions_Adviso

r_Views/How_to_prepare_for_your_first_appointment_with_your_advisor.aspx

Studying Science: The Six Keys to Success Authors: Stefan Bosworth and Lolita Wood-Hill http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Page/208/Studying_Science_The_Six_

Keys_to_Success http://www.manhattantimesnews.com/a-double-edge-college-edge/ http://blogs.yu.edu/news/onward-and-upward/ http://blogs.yu.edu/news/the-pre-health-student-survival-guide/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsAVarSA0uE

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