Drexel University College of Medicine Pre-Med-Pre-Health Programs

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Drexel University, College of Medicine
PRE-MEDICAL & PRE-HEALTH PROGRAMS

Dear Colleague,

As an academic advisor, you meet many students with a passion for a career in healthcare who need to develop and demonstrate their readiness for medical or other health professional schools. Drexel University's College of Medicine offers six distinct programs tailored to meet diverse students' needs, for those who need to strengthen their application or for career changers.

In addition to rich and rigorous curricula designed to develop each student's strengths, our programs include:
  • Affiliations with allopathic and osteopathic medical and other allied health professional schools
  • Preparation for the MCAT and other standardized tests, tutoring, and other academic support at no additional cost
  • Comprehensive and personalized advising, including application guidance and mock interviews
Our MS programs are eligible for federal financial aid. For more information, please consult our convenient overview table.

Our first application deadline, for applying to our early-assurance Drexel Pathway to Medical School (DPMS) program, is on May 4, 2020:
  • One-year Special Master's diversity program for applicants from populations underrepresented in Medicine (URM) and/or from socioeconomic disadvantaged background.
  • Provisional acceptance to Drexel University's MD Program, entry upon meeting benchmark metrics.
  • All applicants are reviewed holistically by the MD program.

Applications for all other programs will remain open until August 3, 2020. We review all applicants holistically.


  • Accelerated one-year Special Master's academic enhancer program with coursework equivalent to first-year medical school courses.
  • Complete premedical requirements, GPA ≥ 3.2; MCAT ≥ 70th %ile, prior exposure to healthcare.

  • Two-year Special Master's academic enhancer program with coursework equivalent to first-year medical school courses and intensive, year-long research experience.
  • Complete premedical requirements, GPA ≥ 3.0, MCAT or GRE ≥ 50th %ile.

  • Two-year Special Master's program for enhancing undergraduate record and strengthen academic skills. 
  • Curriculum with blend of undergraduate and graduate coursework, including coursework equivalent to first-year medical school courses, and MCAT preparation.
  • Complete premedical requirements, GPA ≥ 2.9, MCAT ≥ 35th %ile or GRE > 50th %ile, prior exposure to healthcare.


  • Two-year M.S. program for students interested in allied health professions.
  • Tailored graduate curriculum to prepare for medical and other health professional schools with standardized exam prep (MCAT, DAT, etc.)
  • Complete premedical requirements (if applicable), GPA ≥ 2.5; MCAT ≥ 20th %ile or GRE ≥ 50th %ile, DAT or OAT, prior exposure to healthcare.

  • 17-month Certificate program for career changers, taught in the evening, both on-campus and in hybrid format.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or an international equivalent, GPA ≥ 3.0, SAT >60th %ile, ACT ≥ 20, GRE ≥ 60th %ile, college algebra, trigonometry or higher-level math course.
For more information, please contact us at CoM_MedicalSciences@drexel.edu or call our admissions line at (215) 762-4692. We also offer virtual information sessions and will waive the application fee for participants. If you have questions about the closure of the Hahnemann Hospital, one of the Drexel MD program's former clinical training sites, please consult our FAQ page where we address the questions we have encountered so far.

We look forward to hearing from you and learning how we can best help your students achieve their career goals.
Warm Regards,

Monika Jost, PhDDirector, Division of Pre-Medical and Pre-Health ProgramsMatt Sanuck, MSEdAssociate Director of Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Admissions
 
 

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