Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry Option
This option is available within the BioHealth Sciences major at the following location:
- Corvallis
Physicians diagnose illness and injury, prescribe and administer treatment and advise patients about how to prevent and manage wellbeing. There are two traditional paths to becoming a doctor: allopathic medicine, which leads to Doctor of Medicine (MD), or osteopathic medicine, which leads to a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO). Both provide the education and training necessary to practice medicine. A podiatrist is a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), trained specifically to diagnose and treat conditions of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg.
The BioHealth Sciences major combined with the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry option is designed to meet most or all of the requirements for admission to allopathic, osteopathic, or podiatric medical schools across the U.S. Satisfactory completion of the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry option facilitates, but does not guarantee, admission to any medical school. The BioHealth Sciences major is also suited for postbaccalaureate students who already have a bachelor's degree in another subject and need science course work to apply to medical school.
The book, Medical School Admission Requirements, published by the Association of American Medical Colleges, lists specific entrance requirements for allopathic (MD) schools. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine lists requirements for osteopathic (DO) schools. The American Association of College of Podiatric Medicine lists requirements for podiatric (DPM) schools. Students are urged to carefully check admission requirements at their schools of interest and work closely with admission representatives in order to make sure they are meeting all requirements.
Admission to medical school is very competitive. Students are chosen according to grades, MCAT scores, medical experience, and apparent motivation for medicine. A member of the premedical committee is assigned to each student as an advisor.
Students may not combine the Pre-Medicine/Pre-Podiatry option with any other option offered with the BioHealth Sciences major (Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science, Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Optometry, Pre-Physical Therapy). The Pre-Medicine/PrePodiatry/BioHealth Sciences option includes courses that must be completed on campus to ensure that students fulfill the required and expected courses of Medicine/Podiatry postbaccalaureate programs.
Option Code: 775
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Apply scientific knowledge from multiple fields to critically analyze health-related problems.
- Communicate science and health concepts, data, and analytical arguments clearly, professionally, and concisely.
- Practice flexible professional skills needed for careers in health sciences professional fields.
- Recognize, evaluate, and respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse demographic population.
Courses can double-count in the BHS Major Core and Core Ed.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BHS Major Core | ||
| Complete the following courses in the major: | ||
| +*PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and +*GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY III and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY III LABORATORY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| IMMUNOLOGY | ||
| +*DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS and INTEGRAL CALCULUS | ||
| +*CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I and CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| Option Core | ||
| BI 109 | HEALTH PROFESSIONS: MEDICAL | 1 |
| CH 337 | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY | 4 |
| PHL 444/REL 444 | *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | 3-4 |
| or ANTH 383 | *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | |
| SOC 204Z | +*INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 4 |
| or SOC 206Z | *SOCIAL PROBLEMS | |
| Select one of the following physiology series: | 7-15 | |
| Series A | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY I and VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| Series B | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY and ADVANCED HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS | ||
| VIROLOGY | ||
| THE HUMAN MICROBIOME | ||
| GENERAL PARASITOLOGY | ||
| Total Credits | 25-34 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
- +
Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
Option Code: 775