Clark’s Prehealth Advising Program offers you individual attention from faculty, a myriad of research opportunities both on and off campus, lectures with invited speakers, and workshops on the medical school application process and exams. You also will be eligible for departmental awards and prizes.
About Us
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Helping You Design Your Path to Medical School
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Welcome
Read the welcome message from Denis Larochelle, professor of biology and chair of the Prehealth Advising Program.
How We Can Help You
- Since 1985, 75% of Clark students who applied only to U.S. M.D.-granting medical schools (excluding offshore schools and osteopathic, dental, or other allied health doctoral programs) have been accepted. It should be emphasized that virtually all applicants who excel academically, demonstrate appropriate strengths of character, and work with our committee throughout the application process will be accepted.
- For nearly a decade, the five-year running average of acceptances/applicants for all Clark applicants to U.S. medical schools has been 20 to 50% above the national average.
- Medical schools to which Clark students have been accepted since 1990 include Albany, Albert Einstein, Boston University, Brown, California-Irvine, California-San Diego, California-San Francisco, Chicago Medical, Chicago Pritzker, Columbia, Cooper, Dartmouth, Drexel, Florida International, George Washington, Georgetown, Harvard, Howard, Indiana, Jefferson, Louisville, LSU-NO, Medical College of Wisconsin, Michigan State, Mount Sinai, New York Medical, New York University, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Puerto Rico, Robert Wood Johnson, Rochester, Rush, Southern California, Stony Brook, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY Downstate, SUNY Upstate, Temple, Texas A&M, Texas-Galveston, Tufts, Tulane, UConn., UMass, Uniformed Services, UPenn., Vanderbilt, Vermont, Virginia, and Yale.
- Dr. Denis Larochelle, director of Clark’s Medical Careers Advising Program, is an active member of the Northeast Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NEAAHP) and the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP).
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Research Opportunities
As a prehealth student, you’ll have the chance to join research teams on campus and learn state-of-the-art techniques and technologies. You may even become a co-author on a publication in a scientific journal. You also will have the chance to conduct research in off-campus settings, including UMass Medical School in Worcester.
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Pharmacy at MCPHS
Clark University and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) now offer assured admission for qualified Clark graduates to MCPHS pharmacy program.
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Traditional Advising Services
The Prehealth Advising Program can help current students and alumni explore medical careers, secure research opportunities, plan their programs of study, choose professional schools, and prepare for exams and interviews.
Awards and Prizes
Clark premedical students are eligible for awards and prizes:
- The Dr. Kenneth A. Senter ’43 Endowed Award for Premed Undergraduates provides an award to a premedical undergraduate student who is of high academic standing and deserving of financial assistance.
- The Edward N. Trachtenberg Endowed Prize provides an award to a health professions applicant based on such factors as academic record, suitability for the profession, and financial need.
- Students applying to Clark who are interested in careers in medicine may qualify for merit-based scholarships that provide substantial tuition discounts and financial support for doing research during the summer following the student’s junior year at Clark.
List of Award and Prize Winners
Upcoming Workshops
MCAT and AMCAS Workshops
- Preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) – MCAT Workshop
- Central Application and Personal Essay – AMCAS Workshop
Upcoming Events
Invited Speakers
Presentations by invited speakers provide insight into how to prepare for the challenges of the health professions and how to take advantage of the rewards.
Upcoming presentation:
To be announced.
Prehealth Career Advising Program
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Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center, S228
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610 - 1-508-793-7119
- 1-508-793-7117
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Monday through Friday
8 a.m. – noon