Preparation for Health Professions Schools

CGSFA works closely with the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC), a body of faculty members, to give guidance and support to students interested in careers in medicine, dentistry and allied health fields. We are available to help students investigate their career options in healthcare, and to discuss curricula, activities, internships, research, and application procedures in the health professions. We support candidates through all aspects of the application process, and we work to provide opportunities to prepare students to be competitive applicants to health professions schools.
 

Health Professions Advisory Committee

The Health Professions Advisory Committee is a body of faculty members who give guidance to students interested in preparing for careers in medicine, dentistry and allied fields. This committee helps students become aware of the qualifications essential for admission to professional schools. The committee advises students on the selection of programs of study that will furnish them with specialized pre-professional courses in the sciences and with a broad liberal education to prepare them for effective participation in the human community. Further information is available from the Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee - Bruce Liby, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor of the Physics Department. 

Bruce Liby, Ph.D.
Hayden Hall 305A
718-862-7899
bruce.liby@manhattan.edu

The minimum required courses for admission to professional schools are: 

BIOL 111
  & BIOL 112		 General Biology I
   and General Biology II		 4
BIOL 113
  & BIOL 114		 General Biology Laboratory I
   and General Biology Laboratory II		 4
CHEM 101
  & CHEM 102		 General Chemistry I
   and General Chemistry II		 8
CHEM 319
  & CHEM 320		 Organic Chemistry I
   and Organic Chemistry II		 6
CHEM 323
  & CHEM 324		 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
   and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II		 4
ENGL 110 College Writing 3
PHYS 101
  & PHYS 102		 Physics I
   and Physics II		 8
or PHYS 107
  & PHYS 108		 Introductory Physics I
   and Introductory Physics II
MATH 185
  & MATH 186		 Calculus I
   and Calculus II		 6

Specific schools may require or recommend other courses. Pre-professional students are expected to maintain an average of at least a 3.0 in their science courses. Based on changes to the MCAT that will take effect in 2015, we also suggest foundation courses in Psychology, Sociology, and Biochemistry for students interested in pursuing a medical degree.