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We can set you on the right path for almost any career in medical and healthcare professions. OWU graduates attend top medical schools and programs in dentistry, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, public health, and many other rewarding professions.
The liberal arts core at Ohio Wesleyan is exceptional preparation for almost any career and for graduate study in any field. OWU is unusual among national liberal arts institutions, however, in offering a variety of pre-professional programs designed to prepare you specifically for your next step toward a career in medicine and healthcare.
Ohio Wesleyan regularly places graduates in some of the nation's finest programs in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and other healthcare professions. Recent graduates have studied:
The pre-medicine/pre-dentistry major includes courses most frequently required for admission to colleges of medicine and dentistry. This major is recommended only for students wishing to combine it with a second major, such as zoology, chemistry, botany-microbiology, psychology, neuroscience, or other areas.
If you're interested in veterinary school, we encourage you to major in zoology or chemistry and to work closely with the pre-veterinary medicine advisor.
OWU's Exercise Science major can prepare you for advanced schooling in physical and occupational therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and sport and exercise psychology.
The Pre-Professional Zoology major will satisfy the minimum entrance requirements of almost all graduate programs in biology or zoology as well as meeting most of the prerequisites for medical, dental, and veterinary medicine schools.
Professor Fink's research is primarily qualitative, exploring community food insecurity and chronic disease; food education, culture, and tradition; and the role of community in dietary health and quality of life.
Professor Downing's research examines how biological diversity and the loss of species influence ecosystem processes and ecosystem stability, with a focus on freshwater ecosystems.
Professor Hankison is Ohio Wesleyan's liaison to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, where she frequently secures internships for OWU students.
Professor Hamill teaches courses in cell biology, genetics, and animal development. Her research interests include regulation of cell division and developmental processes.
Professor Carreno serves as Ohio Wesleyan's pre-veterinary medicine program adviser and researches the systematics of parasitic nematodes in mammals, birds, and arthropods, as part of a broader interest in wildlife parasitology and wildlife diseases.
Professor Reichard teaches a variety of classes in Organismal Biology, Evolution, and Animal Behavior. His research focuses broadly on the evolution of animal communication and sexual selection with a particular emphasis on birds.
Professor Gangloff's research addresses the big question of how organisms will respond to this rapidly changing world, with a special focus on reptiles and amphibians.
Professor Nix conducts research in behavioral interventions to improve the diets of various communities, particularly low-income communities.
Professor Busch serves as the faculty advisor for pre-occupational therapy students and his main research focus lies in pre-participation movement screens and their relationship to injury prediction in athletes.
Professor Markwardt serves as OWU's Chief Health Professions Advisor, working especially with pre-medical and pre-dental students.
Professor Panhuis teaches courses on human physiology, human anatomy, evolution, introduction to cell biology, island biology and UC160. She also serves as Ohio Wesleyan's faculty representative for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
Professor Martin teaches Introduction to Sports Management and Management for Sport/Athletic Administration.