Pre-Medical Track
The College of Arts and Sciences
Pre-Professional Progams
St. Davids, PA

Why Choose Pre-Med at Eastern?

  • Academic Excellence, Faith-Inspired Compassion: Pre-med and other students preparing for a career in the health professions are challenged to strive for academic excellence in their chosen major, while cultivating a love for rigorous scientific thinking and a desire to be instruments of God’s healing hands. Many of our students participate in this healing process through medical mission trips.
  • Small Classes, Unique Courses: Eastern’s small class sizes facilitate learning, and unique course offerings such as Developmental Biology and Structural Basis of Human Disease enable students to holistically prepare for their future medical careers.
  • Proximity to Philadelphia: Near to Philadelphia, Eastern’s ideal location close to three dental schools, a vet school, seven major medical schools, a variety of physician assistant programs, and numerous hospitals and research laboratories provide plentiful opportunities for internships and volunteer experiences.
  • Research Groups on Campus: Pre-med students can join a research group on campus in the biology or chemistry departments.
  • Amazing Advisors: Pre-med advisor Dr. Maria Fichera offers students step-by-step guidance and support for the following pursuits: pre-medical, dental, podiatric medicine, pre-pharmacy, and pre-physician assistant studies. Dr. Meg Laakso advises students interested in pre-veterinary medicine.

EU Alum is Physician of the Year!

Dr. Kwanza Devlin '01, Biology major/Spanish minor is a distinguished physician and the 2014 North Dakota Family Physician of the Year!

“I found the intimate science classes and labs at Eastern to be extremely beneficial as I prepared for a career as a physician.”

Katelyn Rittenhouse '13

Medical Programs Our Grads Attend

Recent graduates of the Pre-Med track at Eastern have attended or are attending the following medical schools and programs:

    • Arcadia University (PA program)
    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev M.D. program in International Health and Medicine
    • Drexel University (PA Program)
    • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    • Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Howard University School of Medicine
    • Penn State College of Medicine;
    • St. George’s University School of Medicine;
    • Philadelphia, Kirksville and Des Moines University Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Medical University of South Carolina (PA Program)
    • PCOM (PA Program and DO)
    • Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
    • Seton Hill (PA program)
    • Temple University Schools of Dentistry and Medicine and Podiatric Medicine
    • Tufts University School of Dentistry
    • Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
    • University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine
    • University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)
    • University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine
    • University of Minnesota School of Medicine
    • University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    • Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

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