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Virginia Tech American Medical Student Association.
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The Pre-Med program at Virginia Tech provides students with support and information concerning course selection, the MCAT, mock interviews and letters of recommendation for medical school, dentistry and other medical programs.
Pre-Medicine refers to the preparation that is required for admission to medical school. "Pre-Med" is not a major in which you get a degree, but rather a set of courses that you take along with your other graduation requirements. Being Pre-Med also means preparing personally as well as academically , including extracurricular activities and volunteer work that demonstrate your qualifications and motivation to enter the profession.
Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental advising at Virginia Tech is located within University Honors and is under the direction of Dr. Judith Wubah. The program advises students in all curricula as to the specific requirements for medical and dental school admission, and assists students in moving toward the goal of becoming competitive applicants. In the months just prior to application for admission, each student is provided with a practice interview with the director and faculty drawn from the Pre-Med/Dent Advisory Committee. Subsequently, the director can submit a letter of evaluation highlighting accomplishments and identifying unique qualities. The office maintains cordial relations with the admissions offices of the medical schools in Virginia and neighboring states.
Nationwide, the ratio of applicants to seats for first year students has been about 2.8:1 for the past four years. Virginia Tech students have a comparable success rate of 35 percent. These data suggest that the highly successful Virginia Tech graduate is well respected as an applicant.
Although the majority of successful medical school applicants have majored in Biology or another life science field, such specialization is not a criterion for admission. Medical schools seek those students who have displayed academic and personal success in school and have acquired a mature and realistic view of the practice of medicine. The advising program at Virginia Tech is designed to assist students in achieving these ends.
Please call the Pre-Med office at (540) 231-6241 to schedule an appointment with Dr. Wubah. Individual appointments are available.
Undergraduate Coordinators:
Biology Jack Evans jaevans1@vt.edu
Chemistry Anna Hawthorne ahawthor@vt.edu
HNFE Renee Selberg-Eaton rselberg@vt.edu
Director, Office of Health Professions Advising
Dr. Judith Wubah
Contact:
Administrative Assistant
Jane H Rorrer
(540) 231-6241
