Averi Wilson '14, MD, sees a real connection between sticky notes 和 her medical degree.
当她还是个圣徒的时候. galaxy银河娱乐场app undergraduate pursuing dual majors in 化学 和 生物学, each with a biomedical science concentration, she'd scribble a sticky note for anything she didn't underst和.
Then, she'd sit down with a professor 和 start asking questions. 她从未被拒之门外.
"I had the grades I needed for medical school because of the individual attention I received at St. galaxy银河娱乐场app 和 the recommendation letters I needed because my mentors knew me so well. I was very prepared when I got to medical school,威尔逊说.
现在, after graduating from the 伊利诺伊大学 College of Medicine in May, Wilson is an internal medicine 和 pediatrics resident at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. "St. galaxy银河娱乐场app prepared me perfectly for what I wanted to do,她说.
St. galaxy银河娱乐场app's 生物学 程序 和 biomedical science concentration specifically prepare students for competitive professional graduate 程序s in health care fields. 它非常成功.
Biology 程序 alumni have attended medical, 牙科, 验光, 药店, physician assistant 和 veterinary 程序s across the US, including at the University of Iowa, 伊利诺伊大学, University of Colorado School of Medicine, A.T. Still University, 和 Southern College of Optometry.
艾米·布莱尔, 博士学位, 生物系主任, said students are guided by a faculty advisor from day one to ensure they graduate in four years, are ready to take a graduate 程序 admissions test, 完成所有的先决条件.
The biomedical science concentration requires additional courses, 比如解剖学和生理学, 和圣. galaxy银河娱乐场app is one of few universities in Iowa offering undergraduates access to cadaver labs.
"Most people who go to med school have never taken an anatomy course because most colleges do not require it for a 生物学 degree,威尔逊说.
"Having prior experience with dissection when I got to UIC was really helpful."
Matthew Kraciun '13, DO, earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from SAU, then graduated in the top 20 percent of his class at Kansas City University of Medicine 和 Biosciences in 2017. He is now a second-year resident with Genesis Family Medical Center.
"I did not struggle in medical school, 和 SAU is a huge reason why,他说. "My foundation in 生物学 和 science was very strong. The 程序 gives you a broad curriculum 和 education that prepares you to do well in any medical field you choose."
布莱尔说以学生为导向, inquiry-based labs help prepare SAU students for challenging graduate-level health care 程序s. Pre-health care students also complete an internship or year-long research project. "This builds strong critical thinking skills, which is important for any career a student may pursue. We want them to think like scientists when they leave us,她说. "They are challenged by 和 strongly supported by faculty."
Sarah Treat '17, now a student in the SAU Master of Physician Assistant Studies 程序, said the biomedical science concentration refined her critical thinking 和 time management skills.
"After balancing a rigorous academic load with extracurricular involvements for four years, transitioning to the extraordinary dem和s of PA school was less of an adjustment. 的技能, 课程, 和 experiences acquired as a 生物学 major ingrained in me a tireless work ethic that has served me well as a PA student,她说.
Keegan Steele will graduate in May with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a biomedical science concentration. He applied to 12 medical schools 和 interviewed for 程序s this fall. "The biomedical science concentration really pushes you to your limit. 这很艰难, but what makes it special 和 unique is the help you get from the 生物学 professors,他说.
Paul Cagle '04, MD, 整形外科医生, associate residency 程序 director 和 professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York, chose the SAU 生物学 程序 because he wanted a career in medicine.
"I've told many people it is a fantastic 和 very well-balanced 程序, 现在, it is so much further ahead than when I was there. The infrastructure 和 resources have been built up 和 there is a large network of people who serve as mentors 和 allies,卡格尔说。.
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