College of Wooster Pre-Health Program | Pre-Medicine

Students at Wooster have a committee of faculty and staff designed to guide them through the process of preparing for, selecting, and applying to medical and other pre-health programs. The main responsibilities of the Pre-Health Advising Committee are to:

assist students in course selection for health-related programs
advise them in the selection of appropriate professional programs
conduct workshops and other activities to help students to learn about medicine and other pre-health fields
inform students about the application process for medical, veterinary, and other pre-health programs
assist in the selection of awardees for the Medical Humanitarian Internship, administered by the College of Wooster Lilly Project
compose a composite letter of recommendation for students applying to medical dental, and veterinary school

Wooster also employs a Pre-Health Advising Coordinator who serves as a centralized source of information and coordinates the application process, particularly in producing the composite letter of recommendation. The Pre-Health Advising Coordinator works in the Office of Career Services and assists students interested in other health care fields such as nursing, physical therapy, nutrition, and pharmacy that do not require an institutional composite letter. The Pre-Health Advising Coordinator maintains an e-mail list of all students interested in health care professions and sends out announcements regularly.

It is important that pre-health students become familiar with the Pre-Health Advising Coordinator and at least one member of the commitee. It is helpful to set up a meeting with the Pre-Health Advising Coordinator as early as possible. Students should consult with faculty on a semester basis to obtain advising regarding course selection and planning.

Members of the Pre-Health Advising Committee

Paul Bonvallet, Committee Chair Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Severance Hall 124 pbonvallet@wooster.edu 330-263-2610		Wendy Miller, Pre-Health Advising Coordinator Office of Career Services The Rubbermaid Center wmiller@wooster.edu 330-263-2496


Nancy Aarts Associate Professor Department of Communication naarts@wooster.edu	Nancy Anderson Director, Longbrake Student Wellness Center nanderson@wooster.edu	Catherine Fenster Assistant Professor Department of Biology cfenster@wooster.edu (on leave Fall 2008)	Lisa Kastor Director, Office of Career Services lkastor@wooster.edu


Mark Snider Associate Professor Department of Chemistry msnider@wooster.edu	Claudia Thompson Associate Professor Department of Psychology crt@wooster.edu	Thomas Tierney Associate Professor Department of Sociology & Anthropology ttierney@wooster.edu