Messiah College: Pre-Health Professions Advising Program

	Pre Health Professions Advising Program Home
	Pre-Health Home
	Pre-Med Home

Pre-Med Advising areas:

	Allopathic Medicine
	Osteopathic Medicine
		2007 AACOMAS College Designation Form
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Pre-Health Advising areas:

	Chiropratic Medicine
	Dentistry
	Forensic Science
	Occupational Therapy
	Optometry
	Pharmacy
	Physical Therapy
	Physician Assistant
	Podiatric Medicine
	Public Health
	Veterinary Medicine
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Pre-Physical Therapy, Dietetics, and Nursing Advising links:

Other Health Related Programs include:

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Welcome to the Pre-Health Professions Advising Program web site.

As the Coordinator of Pre-Health Professions Advising at Messiah College, I'd like to welcome you to our website for the Pre-Health Professions Advising Program (PHPAP). This website has been designed to provide resources for students and graduates of Messiah College who are interested in applying to medical school and other health-related professional schools. Our on-campus advising services assist students in all aspects of their preparation and application for further study, including the three major areas considered most important by medical schools and graduate-level healthcare programs: achieving and maintaining a strong academic record; thorough test preparation for career-specific aptitude tests (such as the MCAT); and exposure to, and the opportunity to participate in, meaningful medically related experiences.

At Messiah, we divide our advising services into two categories based on the entrance requirements of the specific programs and this website is arranged in the same manner. Pre-med advising includes allopathic and osteopathic medicine. All other health-related careers are included under pre-health advising, and a partial list of these specialities is included in the navigation column of this PHPAP home page. Advising for our pre-physical therapy, nursing, and dietetics students is handled by their respetive departments, and links to them are included in the navigation portion of this page.

The PHPAP office is located in Kline 128. Please stop by or give me a call at 717.766.2511, x3936 to arrange for an appointment.

Sincerely,

Martha Smith
Coordinator of Pre-Health
Professions Advising

Click here to read a letter to incoming first year and transfer Pre-Med/ Allied Health students.

"Highly qualified Messiah students [should] consider some of the more 'elite' schools. I feel very prepared [at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons], and I believe that I can definitely hold my own; plus I personally feel that Christians need to influence all levels of healthcare, from the most ambitious research, to developing health policy and polity, as well as... more 'service-oriented' fields like general or international medicine."
- Kevin Driver, Class of 2003

News & Events

Current Open House Information is posted on the bulletin board outside of Kline 128.

Allopathic Medical School Applications available via the AMCAS website (www.aamc.org/amcas)

Dental School Applications available via the ADEA website (www.adea.org)

Osteopathic Medical School Applications available via the AACOM website
(www.aacom.org)

Applications for non-AMCAS or non-AADSAS schools may be obtained by contacting schools individually or by accessing them on-line.

Applications for optometry schools may be obtained at www.opted.org; then click on individual optometry schools.

AADSAS
Earliest date for submission - early June

AMCAS
Earliest date for submission - early June

Deadline for Early Decision application to be received - early Aug

AACOMAS
Earliest date for submission - early July

OAT, DAT and GRE are self- scheduled year round at computer-based test centers.