Pre-Health Advising
The Pre-Health Professions Program at Fordham College at Rose Hill assists students in all majors who are interested in pursuing a health-related career by providing them with focused academic and career advising, advice on gaining clinical, research, and volunteer experience, as well as specialized extracurricular and residential options. Many of the opportunities and resources available to pre-health professions students can be found on this site. If you have any additional questions, please come to visit the Pre-Health Professions Office.
Fordham has a long history of preparing students for medical, dental, veterinary, and other health-professional careers. Fordham graduates have gained acceptance to study at numerous medical schools, including Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Columbia, Jefferson, New York University, Albert Einstein, New York Medical College, Brown, Creighton, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, George Washington, Loyola University, Northwestern, St. Louis University, Tufts, Tulane, all of the SUNY medical schools, as well as many osteopathic schools of medicine. Students have also gained admission to many top tier schools of dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and veterinary medicine.
advising sessions
Mandatory advising sessions for those applying to a Health Professional School:
- • For students seeking fall 2012 admission: Wednesday, September 23 at 6 pm in KE 1st
- • For students seeking fall 2011 admission: Monday, September 14 at 6 pm in KE 1st OR Tuesday, September 22 at 5:30 pm in KE 1st
- • Writing the Personal Statement (for students seeking fall 2011 admission): Tuesday, November 3 at 6 pm in KE B19 OR Monday, November 16 at 6 pm in KE B16
Events
- 11/18/09: J. Alan Clark, J.D., Ph.D., of the Biological Sciences Department at Fordham, will speak to students in the Pre-Health Symposium about his research.
- 11/17/09: Laennec Society members meet with 4th year medical students from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, KE B19 & B21 at 6:30 pm.
- 10/19/09: Robert Brodner, M.D., a Fordham alum, will speak to the Laennec Society about his work as a neurosurgeon.
- 9/30/09: Raphael Longobardi, M.D., F.A.A.O.S., a Fordham alum, will speak to students in the Pre-Health Symposium about his work as an orthopedic surgeon.
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