Welcome!
The purpose of the University PreHealth Advising Program is to provide resources and advising to members of the Northeastern community (students and alums) in all NU colleges and all NU fields of study regarding professional school expectations, preparation requirements, and application processes.
Our mission is to both facilitate the success of NU applicants and be a trusted source of competent and caring health professionals. We work with students and alums considering careers in the areas of allopathic medicine (MD), osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, podiatric medicine, or veterinary medicine.
The NU PreHealth website provides access to on-line resources, a calendar of workshops, presentations, and special events, as well as information about how to request individualized advising, and how to network with other PreHealth students, NU alums who are current medical students, and healthcare professionals.
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Tufts University School of Medicine: Early Assurance Program
Northeastern University is one of a small group of colleges in Massachusetts partnering with Tufts University School of Medicine and its Early Assurance Program. Learn More...
AspiringDocs.org
Profiles of Success
Kwesi Blackman
NU 2009 - BS Biology; Howard University School of Medicine, Class of 2014
What led to your interest in a career in medicine? Who or what inspired you?
As an 8-year-old boy I used to watch a show on the Learning Channel about surgeons performing various types of surgeries. I remember my mother asking me “why are you watching this kind of stuff?” and responding, “That is what I want to do when I grow up.” I found it so amazing what they were doing. I did not have any doctors in my family and my only experience with a real doctor was when I would go for my yearly physicals. So, a TV show on the Learning Channel every Sunday night was what first inspired me to become a surgeon. Read more…
News
Open Letter From the AAMC to MCAT examinees
February 03, 2012To NU students and alums sitting for the MCAT in 2012 We have been asked to share this Open letter, written by Karen Mitchell, Senior Director of Admissions Testing at the AAMC. Pease take a moment to read this letter and to learn about the security of the MCAT and the safeguards that AAMC puts in place to protect against cheating and other compromises of the exam. These safeguards, together with the actions that AAMC takes Read more…
New MCAT in 2015
December 07, 2011The new version of the MCAT is scheduled to be introduced in 2015 and is likely to be in place until 2030. The Preview Guide for MCAT2015 has been released and is available for download. Read more…