Bryn Mawr College

General Information

Information for 1st and 2nd year Students

Bryn Mawr College is a wonderful place to prepare for a career in the health professions. Medical schools, dental schools, schools of veterinary medicine, and schools of public health favor students who have pursued a challenging, rigorous curriculum during their undergraduate years. None require that the successful applicant major in a science; all seek students who are mature, motivated, curious, hardworking and who have demonstrated commitment to service. Applicants with a broad, liberal arts education are at an advantage in the admissions process.

The Office of Health Professions Advising produces a "Guide for 1st and 2nd Year Students Interested in the Health Professions"; copies of the 2007-2008 guide are available in Canwyll House East and a PDF file .

Early Assurance Medical School Programs

Some medical schools offer conditional early acceptance programs for college sophomores. See the individual medical school websites for more information.

• University at Buffalo SUNY School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  
• State University of New York Upstate Medical University
  
• University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  
• Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Humanities and Medicine Program

Prehealth Club

The Prehealth Club is a group of undergraduates who plan events they think will interest other prehealth students-particularly freshmen and sophomores. There is no procedure for joining; if the club plans an event that interests you are welcome to participate. This club is an officially recognized SGA-sponsored organization. Activities that the Prehealth Club has held in past years include student panels to discuss summer internships, fundraisers for the American Cancer Society, and talks by outside speakers who work in the medical field.

Officers of the Premed Club

Officers for the 2008-2009 academic year will be announced at the end of the semester.

Prehealth Listservs

A great deal of useful information is sent out over the email listserv to the community. Announcements about special events on campus, research and internship opportunities, job postings, and application deadlines with reminders. Subscription to the prehealth list serv is restricted to Bryn Mawr undergraduate students and alumnae. If you would like to be added to the prehealth list serv, you can subscribe by filling out the form at http://mailman.brynmawr.edu/. The list serv administrator will respond to your request within a few business days.

Separate listservs specifically restricted to the subjects of vet or dental school are also maintained by Mary Beth Davis, Assistant Dean and Undergraduate Health Professions Advisor; send email to Mary Beth if you are interested in being added to the prevet or predental listserv.

Focus Groups

Focus groups are small groups that spend some time over the academic year looking at a specific area of medicine or health care that is of interest to its members. Bryn Mawr undergraduates and postbac students participate in focus groups and run them together. They bring in speakers and panels, organize brown-bag lunches with faculty whose research interests arerelated to those of the focus group, screen films and videos, and take trips in the Philadelphia area to medical facilities.

Select the focus group link to view a list of the focus groups for the 2007-2008 academic year. If you are interested in joining one or more of the groups, email the leaders to be put on the group's email list.