Post Graduate Study in Human

Health Sciences
 Post Graduate Studies
 Medical & Dental schools
 Physician Assistant Programs
 Physical & Occupational Therapy
 Pharmaceutical Sciences (toxicology
or pharmaceutics)
 Osteopathic, Chiropractic, and
Naturopathic
 Why is UConn a good choice?
 Program strengths
 History of success
 Program Strengths
 Flexibility
• Any major
 Student Support
 Unique
undergraduate
opportunities
• Classes, research,
access
 Close association
• Medical and Dental
School, graduate
programs
 Student Skill Set
 Grades
 Experience
• Research & Clinical
 Exam scores
• MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, etc.
 People skills
 Communication skills
• Essential
 The role of this University
 Education - most obvious component
 Not so obvious
• Opportunity to develop leadership,
people and communication skills
• Prized by all postgraduate human health
sciences programs
• Allowing students to make an informed
choice about career option
 Undergraduate Preparation
 Majors - Can literally be anything as long
as requirements are met.
• Requirements vary with graduate program
• With planning - preparation for concurrent
admission to different grad programs
 60% in biology, but allied health,
chemistry, psychology, English,
engineering, kinesiology are all successful
majors
 History of Success
 Placement success
• Medical, Dental,
graduate schools
• Matriculation and
number that succeed

 Exceptional
Preparation
• Success in
postgraduate health
training
 Requirements
 Postgraduate Human Health
• General and organic
chemistry, physics
• General biology and
advanced courses
 Uconn student preparation
 Performance on standardized tests
 Success in acceptance to graduate
programs
 For example: MCAT
 Overall Score

30

25

20

Uconn
15
National
Percentage
10

0 3 to 7 8 to 12 13-17 18-22 23-25 26-28 29-31 32-35 36-40 41-45

Score
Student Support
 Premedical & Predental
Advising Center
• Academic advising
(regardless of major)
• Application advising
• Composite letter of
recommendation
• Web Page
(premed.UConn.edu)
• Support for summer
fellowship applications
 Continued
 Graduate Health Programs
• Academic advising by major
• Letters of recommendation
• Support for internships
 Student Organizations
 Premedical
Society, Predental
Society, MAPS,
Allied Health
Science Club, etc.
• Informative and
supportive
• Community service
• Leadership
• Place for students with
common interests to
meet
 Educational Opportunities
 Combined
Programs in
Medicine and in
Dental Medicine
 Undergraduate
Opportunities
 EMT-B Classes
 Research with
faculty
 Physical Therapy, Physician
Assistant, Pharmacy
 Strong grades in chemistry, biology,
physics, anatomy & physiology
 GRE above 1100
 Patient contact (recommended or
required)
 Strong letters of recommendation
 Example of health programs other
than medicine or dentistry
 CPIM and CPIDM
 Combined Programs in Medicine and
Dental Medicine
 Guaranteed admission to medical or dental
school
 Over 300 and 50 applicants, respectively
 Accepted SAT - >1500, top 10 of high
school class, usually 8/year medical and
4/dental
 Undergraduate Opportunities
 Patient and the Healer
 Mini Medical School
 FYE (first year experience)
 Patient and the Healer
 Provide grounding and
experience in learning how
patients and families
experience illness, and in
learning what it’s like to be a
professional health provider.
 Taught by medical school
staff
 Not offered at any other
University
Mini Medical School Class
 Seminar series
 Taught by medical school faculty
 Same material taught in first year of
medical school
FYE (First Year Experience)
 Small interactive
classes
 Taught by Dr.
Crivello and other
faculty in health
disciplines
 Focuses on
different aspects
of medicine, allied
health and
biology
 EMT-B Class
 Offered on campus
 Taught by Hartford Hospital
 Great exposure to medicine
 Close Association With
Medical and Dental Schools
 27 students accepted from Storrs
Campus to Medical School (out of
80)
 8 Students accepted to Dental School
(out of 42)
 Faculty from both teach on this
campus
 Students travel to the Medical and
Dental schools to work with faculty
 Placement Success
Uconn Stude nts Nat iona l Pool
Year Applica nt # % Acce pted GPA MCAT Applica nt # % Acce pted
1998 50 37.1 3.62 30.0 40,996 40.5
1999 49 38.9 3.57 31.8 38,443 43.2
2000 46 39.3 3.54 29.0 37,088 44.8
2001 37 41.6 3.67 29.8 34,860 47.6
2002 44 52.5 3.60 29 .1 33,625 49.4
2003 50 49.1 3.62 30.2 33,317 44.9
2004 58 50.0 3.62 30.3 34,371 43.8
2005 59 45.7 3.53 29.0 35,983 43.7
2006 85 50.5 3.66 29.9 37,702 37.5
2007 118 49.1 3.62 30.5 41,001 43.8
 Evidence of Rigor
 Acceptance to:
• Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Wash U
• Acceptance of the best Dental Schools
• Acceptance to the best PA schools
• Acceptance to MD/PhD programs,
graduate programs
• Outstanding preparation for any career
choice
 Great Experience &
Preparation

 The University of Connecticut provides

unique opportunities for post graduate
success in the health sciences
Invest in yourself, in your education.
There's nothing better.
Sylvia Porter

The whole purpose of education is to turn

mirrors into windows
Sydney Harris