Post Graduate Study in Human Health Sciences

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• Post Graduate Study in Human Health Sciences

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Post Graduate Studies

• Medical Dental schools
• Physician Assistant Programs
• Physical Occupational Therapy
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (toxicology or
  pharmaceutics)
• Osteopathic, Chiropractic, and Naturopathic

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Why is UConn a good choice?

• Program strengths
• History of success

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Program Strengths

• Flexibility
• Any major
• Student Support
• Unique undergraduate opportunities
• Classes, research, access
• Close association
• Medical and Dental School, graduate programs

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Student Skill Set

• Grades
• Experience
• Research Clinical
• Exam scores
• MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, etc.
• People skills
• Communication skills
• Essential

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The role of this University

• Education - most obvious component
• Not so obvious
• Opportunity to develop leadership, people and
  communication skills
• Prized by all postgraduate human health sciences
  programs
• Allowing students to make an informed choice
  about career option

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Undergraduate Preparation

• Majors - Can literally be anything as long as
  requirements are met.
• Requirements vary with graduate program
• With planning - preparation for concurrent
  admission to different grad programs
• 60 in biology, but allied health, chemistry,
  psychology, English, engineering, kinesiology are
  all successful majors

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History of Success

• Placement success
• Medical, Dental, graduate schools
• Matriculation and number that succeed

• Exceptional Preparation
• Success in postgraduate health training

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Requirements

• Postgraduate Human Health

• General and organic chemistry, physics
• General biology and advanced courses

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Uconn student preparation

• Performance on standardized tests
• Success in acceptance to graduate programs
• For example MCAT

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Student Support

• Premedical Predental Advising Center
• Academic advising (regardless of major)
• Application advising
• Composite letter of recommendation
• Web Page (premed.UConn.edu)
• Support for summer fellowship applications

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Continued

• Graduate Health Programs
• Academic advising by major
• Letters of recommendation
• Support for internships

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Student Organizations

• Premedical Society, Predental Society, MAPS,
  Allied Health Science Club, etc.
• Informative and supportive
• Community service
• Leadership
• Place for students with common interests to meet

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Educational Opportunities

• Combined Programs in Medicine and in Dental
  Medicine
• Undergraduate Opportunities
• EMT-B Classes
• Research with faculty

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Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Pharmacy

• Strong grades in chemistry, biology, physics,
  anatomy physiology
• GRE above 1100
• Patient contact (recommended or required)
• Strong letters of recommendation
• Example of health programs other than medicine or
  dentistry

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CPIM and CPIDM

• Combined Programs in Medicine and Dental Medicine
• Guaranteed admission to medical or dental school
• Over 300 and 50 applicants, respectively
• Accepted SAT - gt1500, top 10 of high school
  class, usually 8/year medical and 4/dental

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Undergraduate Opportunities

• Patient and the Healer
• Mini Medical School
• FYE (first year experience)

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Patient and the Healer

• Provide grounding and experience in learning how
  patients and families experience illness, and in
  learning what its like to be a professional
  health provider.
• Taught by medical school staff
• Not offered at any other University

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Mini Medical School Class

• Seminar series
• Taught by medical school faculty
• Same material taught in first year of medical
  school

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FYE (First Year Experience)

• Small interactive classes
• Taught by Dr. Crivello and other faculty in
  health disciplines
• Focuses on different aspects of medicine, allied
  health and biology

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EMT-B Class

• Offered on campus
• Taught by Hartford Hospital
• Great exposure to medicine

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Close Association With Medical and Dental Schools

• 27 students accepted from Storrs Campus to
  Medical School (out of 80)
• 8 Students accepted to Dental School (out of 42)
• Faculty from both teach on this campus
• Students travel to the Medical and Dental schools
  to work with faculty

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Placement Success
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Evidence of Rigor

• Acceptance to
• Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Wash U
• Acceptance of the best Dental Schools
• Acceptance to the best PA schools
• Acceptance to MD/PhD programs, graduate programs
• Outstanding preparation for any career choice

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Great Experience Preparation

• The University of Connecticut provides unique
  opportunities for post graduate success in the
  health sciences

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