Beyond the students who major in nursing, those desiring to pursue professions in health care typically major in biology or chemistry to prepare themselves for graduate study in areas such as teaching, research, industry, medicine, dentistry, clinical lab science, physical therapy, and environmental biology.

Augustana's pre-professional programs include chiropractic, dentistry, medical lab science, medicine, mortuary science, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant and veterinary medicine.

Course descriptions and requirements for the health profession programs are available in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Popular Health Professions

Below are some health professions that are of interest to many Augustana students. Web links to information on application and standardized exams that are required are listed below.  Many programs, including physicians assistant, physical therapy, and veterinary medicine programs, require Graduate Record Exams (GRE) scores for application. http://www.ets.org/gre/

For information about specific health professions programs and preparation for standardized exams, see the health professions resource area in the biology seminar room.

 

Clinical Laboratory Science 

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)  http://www.ascls.org/jobs/careers.asp

 

Dentistry

American Dental Education 
Association  
                      www.adea.org

The ADEA and the Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (ADSAS)  https://portal.aadsasweb.org/

 

Medicine

M.D. Programs

The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)  http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/start.htm

D.O. Programs

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine www.aacom.org

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

            http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm

Timeline for application www.aamc.org/students/considering/timeline.htm

 

MD/PhD Programs           

The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)

            http://www.aamc.org/students/considering/research/mdphd/start.htm

For a national list of programs:  www.aamc.org/research/dbr/mdphd/programs.htm

 

Occupational Therapy

American Occupational Therapy Association    http://www.aota.org/Students/Prospective.aspx

          American Occupational Therapy Foundation
    www.aotf.org

 

Optometry

Association of Schools and Colleges 
of Optometry http://www.opted.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Optometry Admission Test (OAT)

            https://www.ada.org/oat/index.html

 

Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association:                       www.apta.org

PTCAS Web site                                                         www.ptcas.org

 

Physicians Assistant

          American Academy of Physicians Assitants                  http://www.aapa.org/

Program list:  www.paeaonline.org/index.php?ht=d/ContentDir/pid/255Central

Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA)    https://portal.caspaonline.org/

PA education Association                                                           www.paeaonline.org/

 

Pharmacy

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy:             http://www.aacp.org/

Applying to Pharmacy School                                                    http://www.pharmcas.org/

Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT)                   www.pcatweb.info/

 

Veterinary Medicine

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges     www.aavmc.org

Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)

            http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/vmcas.htm

 

For more links to these and several other health professions programs- 

http://www.naahp.org/prof_links.htm