Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions

There are multiple paths to medical school (or any other health professional program, for that matter)…

…which is why our highly personalized approach at Lawrence can give you a real advantage. Our pre-health advisory committee (5 professors and a staff member) will work with you one-on-one to craft a curriculum that incorporates medical school requirements while meeting your academic and co-curricular interests—participating in off-campus programs, gaining relevant experience in health care delivery, facilitating service experiences, gaining research experience, and more. The committee sponsors programs for pre-health students—including speakers, physician shadowing, and a retreat with alumni physicians at Bjorklunden campus in Door County, Wisconsin.

You might enjoy this if you're interested in...

... becoming a:

Doctor (M.D. or D.O.) or Dentist
Pharmacist (PharmD)
Physical or occupational therapist
Veterinarian
Nurse/Nurse Practitioner/PA
Genetic counselor
Medical or pharmaceutical researcher

Pre-med/Pre-health students often major in...

Biochemistry
Biology
Neuroscience
Physics
Chemistry
History
Anthropology
Psychology
Music

Life After Lawrence

Lawrentians can earn advanced degrees as...

Cardiologists, family medicine physicians, internists, OB/Gyn, neurosurgeons, physician assistants, physical therapists, pharmaceutical researchers, oncologists, medical researchers, orthopedic surgeons, dentists, genetic counselors, veterinarians, public health directors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, dentists, occupational therapists, and nurses

At places like...

Medicine: Johns Hopkins (MD and MD/MPH), Mayo (MD and MD/PhD), University of Chicago, Northwestern, Rush University, University of Denver, Boston University, University of Utah, University of Wisconsin, University of Washington, Medical College of Wisconsin

Dentistry: Marquette University, University of Michigan

Veterinary MD: Cornell University, University of Minnesota, Oregon State, University of Wisconsin

MS-Nursing: Rush University

PharmD: University of California-San Francisco, University of Wisconsin

Physician Assistant: George Washington, Northwestern

Richard G. Fessler ’74

M.D., Ph.D. , Psychology and Education, MD and PhD, Neurosurgeon at Rush University Medical Center

Lawrence turned out to be great for me. It was small, with a high teacher to student ratio. You got to know your teachers personally. That kept me relatively straight, even during my exploratory years. Also, years later, the personal relationships were critical to turning my career around as I returned to medical school and became a NASA Flight Surgeon, FDA advisor, and neurosurgeon.

Faculty

Matthew E. Ansfield

Associate Professor of Psychology

Campus Phone: 920-832-6883

Email: matthew.ansfield@lawrence.edu

Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S.; University of Virginia, Ph.D.

Interests: social psychology

Campus Address: Briggs Hall Room 313 Psychology

Years at Lawrence: 2000-
Elizabeth Ann De Stasio

The Raymond H. Herzog Professor of Science and Professor of Biology

Campus Phone: 920-832-7682

Email: elizabeth.a.destasio@lawrence.edu

Education: Lawrence University, B.A.; Brown University, Ph.D.; University of Wisconsin Madison, postdoctoral fellow

Interests: interactions of biological molecules, evolution

Campus Address: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science Room 331 Biology

Website: http://www.lawrence.edu/academics/study/biology/collaborative/beth_de_stasio

CV: http://www.lawrence.edu/academics/study/biology/collaborative/beth_de_stasio/curriculum_vitae

Years at Lawrence: 1988-89; 1992-
Stefan Debbert

Associate Professor of Chemistry

Campus Phone: 920-832-6939

Email: stefan.debbert@lawrence.edu

Education: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, B.S.; Cornell University, Ph.D.

Interests: Organic and organometallic chemistry, synthesis, medicinal chemistry

Campus Address: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science Room 233 Chemistry

Website: http://

Years at Lawrence: 2007-
Douglas S. Martin

Associate Professor of Physics

Campus Phone: 920-832-6953

Email: douglas.s.martin@lawrence.edu

Education: Pomona College, B.A.; University of Texas, Ph.D.

Interests: biological physics, molecular motors, cytoskeleton

Campus Address: Youngchild Hall Room 106 SPC 24

Website: http://www.lawrence.edu/fast/martind

Years at Lawrence: 2007-
Gerald I. Metalsky

Professor of Psychology

Campus Phone: 920-832-6705

Email: gerald.i.metalsky@lawrence.edu

Education: University of California-Berkeley, B.A.; State University of New York at Stony Brook, M.A.; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ph.D.

Interests: origins of psychopathology, cognition and emotion, psychodiagnostics, psychotherapy

Campus Address: Briggs Hall Room 316 Psychology

Website: http://www.lawrence.edu/fast/metalskg/Welcome.html

Years at Lawrence: 1992-
Nancy A. Wall

Associate Professor of Biology

Campus Phone: 920-832-7360

Email: nancy.a.wall@lawrence.edu

Education: Presbyterian College, B.S.; University of South Carolina, M.A.; Vanderbilt University, Ph.D.

Interests: neural development, pattern formation, differentiation,

Campus Address: Thomas Steitz Hall of Science Room 332 Biology

CV: http://www2.lawrence.edu/biology/walln/CV13-14.docx

Years at Lawrence: 1995-

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