The Center for Health Professions at Wright State University empowers student success and advances the regional healthcare workforce through interprofessional education, experiential learning, and mentorship. It serves the university's diverse pre-health students who wish to enter the healthcare workforce immediately upon graduation, or apply to a healthcare professional or graduate school.
Are YOU Pre-Health?
Pre-Health: A student success pathway that guides undergraduate students intending to apply to various health-related professional schools, such as medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, physical therapy, or optometry schools. It is not an admitted college or specific academic program but rather a preparatory track that guides students in fulfilling both the ACADEMIC and NON-ACADEMIC prerequisites necessary to be a competitive applicant to professional health programs.
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Medical Scholars Program
Provides high-performing students a clear pathway to an early decision interview and conditional admission to the Boonshoft School of Medicine.
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Pre-Health Professional Program
Provides dedicated health professions coordinator support, experiential learning, research, and mentorship opportunities to help students build competitive applications for healthcare graduate or professional schools.
About the Center
The Center for Health Professions:
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A student success resource focused on the unique aspects of preparing and educating healthcare professionals. |
An academic program that leads to a degree or diploma. |
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Coordinate with your student success team to address health professions-specific considerations. |
A tutoring, supplementary instruction, counseling, writing center, or letter service. |
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Ensure your coursework is aligned with current trends for employment or graduate/professional school (Health Professions Coordinator). |
Ensure your coursework meets requirements for your degree plan and graduation (Academic Advisor) |
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Offers a clear pathway to maximize your competitiveness to prospective employers or graduate/professional school |
Guarantee successful placement into workforce or acceptance into graduate/professional school |
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Facilitate non-curricular clinical and experiential learning, research, and mentorship |
Coordinate academic program-specific internships, externships, fieldwork, or clinical experiences |
Mission
To empower aspiring and current healthcare professionals to excel in their lives and chosen careers through interprofessional education, mentorship, certification, and experience.
Vision
To be the preeminent academic, professional, and community hub for Wright State University, the Premier Health network, and select local/regional partners, who are united by the common desire to positively transform the healthcare system serving our communities.
Values
- Student-centeredness: Prioritizing the academic, professional, and personal development of students, providing the support and resources they need to succeed in their lives and chosen careers and make meaningful contributions to healthcare.
- Collaboration: Fostering an interprofessional and intergenerational environment where students, faculty, and staff work together across disciplines to enhance learning and empower success.
- Innovation: Encouraging creative problem-solving, research, and the application of new ideas and methods to advance the field of health professions.
- Excellence: Striving for the highest standards in education, leadership, community engagement, research, and clinical practice, continually seeking to improve and excel.
- Inclusivity: Promoting equity and justice among diverse cultures and professions, ensuring that all voices are heard, valued, and served by the care we deliver.
