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UMW Alumni seeking a Letter from the UMW Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Advisory committee should contact Dr. O’Dell dodell@umw.edu before Nov 30th

UMW Pre-Health Program

The UMW Pre-Health Program offers academic and career advising to UMW students preparing for any health-related career. The table below shows the careers that the UMW Pre-Health Program typically advises for.

Pre-Medicine	Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre-Dentistry	Pre-Pharmacy
Pre-Veterinary Medicine	Pre-Optometry
Pre-Physician Assistant	Pre-BSN Nursing
Pre-Physical Therapy	Pre-Public Health

These pre-health career tracks are not majors, but rather pre-career paths. Students can follow from virtually any major offered at UMW.

The menu on the left has detailed lists of course requirements for each pre-health track.

All pre-health career tracks have 3 basic components:

Coursework: Students participating in any pre-health track listed are required to take a variety of science, math and non-science courses.  Most of these courses overlap with general education requirements of the University.  For a detailed list of the course requirements click on the links listed on the menu to the left.

Clinical Experiences:  Clinical experiences that expose students to the professionals and the profession are expected.  UMW Pre-Health students shadow healthcare professionals, work in clinical field or, volunteer at Mary Washington Hospital. Others earn their EMT-B license through area rescue squads, and go on international medical missions.

Community Service, Research & other extracurricular activities: Non-clinical volunteering displays a student’s compassion and commitment to serving their community.  Leadership roles, military service, and varsity athletics all contribute to an attractive applicant.

Pre-Health Advising Program

This is a formalized advising program designed to guide students through career preparation and completion of requirements.  The program is open to all UMW students.  For more information, view the Pre-Health Brochure.

Formal Affiliations & Partnerships

UMW has a strong working relationship with all area health career programs.  To date, we have established four formal affiliation programs and partnerships:

• George Washington University School of Medicine Early Acceptance Program
• Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) Guaranteed Admission Interview Program
• 3 + 4 Accelerated Pharmacy Program at the Shenandoah Univ School of Pharmacy

For More Information . . .

For more information feel free to email the UMW Pre-Health Advisor, Deborah O’Dell at dodell@umw.edu

Information for UMW Students and Alumni

Currently enrolled UMW Students: Current students have access to all program information by registering with the UMW Pre-Health Canvas Portal. Any UMW student with a valid UMW network userID and password can register with the site.

New Students:  Newly accepted, incoming students should click here for specific information of interest to you.

UMW Alumni:  Alumni who plan to apply to a graduate school in a health profession, should click here for information.