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Pre-Health
Academic Preparation
There are two initial steps you can take when you are starting your journey to consider the health professions.
1. Understand what Medical Schools are looking for
Understand what Medical Schools and the Health Professions are looking for in applicants to succeed in medical school and beyond. Becoming familiar with these 15 core competencies and their meaning is the best way to start your journey.
Pre-Professional Competencies
- Service Orientation
- Social Skills
- Cultural Competence
- Teamwork
- Oral Communication
- Ethical Responsibility to Self and Others
- Reliability and Dependability
- Resilience and Adaptability
- Capacity for Improvement
Thinking and Reasoning Competencies
- Critical Thinking
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Scientific Inquiry
- Written Communication
Science Competencies
- Living Systems
- Human Behavior
2. Academic Prerequisites
Become familiar with the academic requirements for medical school.