Have you always dreamed of becoming a doctor? Or, perhaps, you’ve pictured yourself as a dentist, physician assistant or nurse. Assumption has a strong tradition of preparing students for graduate school and successful careers in the health sciences.

To accomplish this, our highly credentialed professors work closely with you to plan your course of study. The array of science classes and laboratory credits available in our state-of-the-art Testa Science Center can fulfill the requirements for admission to the medical or professional school of your choice.

 Assumption also has established numerous agreements with a variety of health sciences graduate programs to provide a smooth transition from your undergraduate degree to entering the graduate school of your choice.

In addition, we offer you many valuable opportunities to obtain hands-on experience in the life sciences industry of Worcester, Massachusetts. There also are faculty-student research opportunities right on campus. Academic rigor and practical experience provide Assumption students with noteworthy achievements for their graduate school applications.

The Health Professions Program is designed to help students begin a career or enter graduate school in one of the health professions by preparing them to earn good grades and strong scores on graduate school admissions tests and interviews.

In addition to earning a degree in the natural sciences, psychology or Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies, students in the Health Professions Program are required to take a new course, “Social, Economic and Ethical Issues in the Health Professions,” developed to provide a global perspective on the healthcare industry.

To prepare for rigorous graduate school entrance exams, students work with Kaplan Test Prep, which offers Assumption students discounted courses for several graduate school tests. In-person tutelage on test-taking strategy is mixed with content review and intensive drilling to ensure strong results. Preparatory courses are offered for the MCAT and GRE.

Though new, the Health Professions Advising Program builds on the tradition of success Assumption has already established for placing students in graduate schools in health-related fields. Eighty-five percent of Assumption students who applied to medical school over the last several years were accepted, and many others have been accepted into other types of health professions programs (e.g., dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, etc.).