More than 100 College of Charleston students have been accepted to medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy and nursing schools for fall 2010 – an increase of 10 percent over last year. A record number of students were accepted to dental schools including MUSC College of Dental Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill, University of Maryland, West Virginia University, University of Michigan, Tufts University, Temple University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Nova Southeastern.
A total of 36 students were accepted to the following medical schools: Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, Drexel University, Boston University, University of Virginia Wake Forest University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, UNC Chapel Hill, and New York University.
Additionally, students were accepted to the University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine, the South Carolina School of Pharmacy, Master of Science in Physician Assistant Programs, Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs, Masters in Occupational Therapy Programs, Masters in Speech Therapy Programs and colleges of nursing.
There are approximately 600 students in the pre-health loop at the College of Charleston, including medical, veterinary, dental, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, and health administration. Alpha Epsilon Delta, the CofC Chapter of the National Health Pre-professional Honor Society, has a membership in excess of 100 students who have spent the past year volunteering with local organizations, including the Ronald McDonald House, Hope Lodge, and the Charleston Miracle League.
Eippert said, “As a liberal arts school, with a strong science curriculum, our students can choose from a wide range of courses and unique minors in areas like neuroscience. Dental students can take sculpture classes to combine their creative and academic interests, medical students can combine the sciences with philosophy, biomedical ethics and the arts. Majors in exercise science and health and human performance attract students with an interest in science, but enjoy a more experiential academic program. Plus, a wide range of study abroad opportunities, for students to expand their worldview and gain a more global perspective of healthcare.”
For more information, contact Karen Eippert at 843-953-6460.
