Are you service-oriented, compassionate, interested in health and human body issues, and committed to academic excellence? The Pre-Professional Health Sciences (PPHS) Program at EMU can help you develop into a skilled health care professional.
Most PPHS students are biology majors, but you could decide to major in chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics or an area in the liberal arts. Because graduate schools value a broad education, we recommend a minor in a non-science area that interests you.
Go to program information for information and documents for all PPHS students. For program-specific details, click on one of the career programs options below.
Position: MD, Lancaster General Family Medicine, Lancaster, PA
My experience at EMU was unique compared to many of my medical school classmates who attended large universities and were among hundreds in the pre-med track. Smaller class size at EMU meant I had wonderful relationships with professors and received a lot of guidance as I pursued my goal of medical school.
Position: Student, Duke Physical Therapy School, Durham, NC
My courses outside of those basic science prerequisites prepared me for a job working with people in healthcare, such as sociology of health, social psychology, senior seminar, and ethics courses.
Position: Surgeon and Assistant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
EMU provides a combination of top-notch small classes and excellent faculty who are dedicated to the development of and are engaged with their students.
Position: Student, VCU School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA
I want to be a Christian who happens to be a dentist—and not the other way around, I learned that at EMU.
Position: Professor of family medicine The Ohio State University College of Medicine, medical staff at Mary Rutan Hospital
My experience promoted an integration of life and practice that prepared me well for what I’m doing today.
Position: Student, physician assistant program, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA
I had the opportunity to discover biology outside of a textbook. I was drenched by rain in a rainforest, had a monkey steal my water bottle to drink from it, swam in Lake Titicaca, fed the Galapagos Island giant tortoises, observed Darwin’s finches and best of all made connections and friendships that will transcend generations.
Tara Kishbaugh, Chair - 432-4665
Stephen Cessna - 432-4403
Greta Ann Herin - 432-4414
Daniel King - 432-4467
Greg Koop - 432-4428
Kristopher Schmidt - 432-4409
