Health Professions

Attention Students: If you consider yourself a Prehealth student at Muhlenberg, and would like to be included on our mailing list please take a moment to complete our Advising Interest Form.

The Office of Health Professions Advising works with faculty advisors to build customized academic plans that address the specific goals of students pursuing a career in health and medicine. We work to advance the quality of the undergraduate preprofessional student’s lifelong learning process.

Through self-assessment workshops, research opportunities, experiential learning, competency development and extensive preparation for the professional school application process, prehealth students are challenged to discover and define their individual career goals.

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More than 2300 Muhlenberg alumni work in medical and health professions, and many serve current students as mentors.

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Over the past five years, 92 percent of all graduates who applied to medical and dental school were admitted.

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Students are designated as members of the College's prehealth track.

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“Muhlenberg gave me an atmosphere where I could thrive. I was always in competition with myself. I was always striving to be the best that I could.” — Al Nicolosi ’80 , Retired Cardiothoracic Surgeon

“Everyone’s been great in ... providing me with the opportunities to build that stronger career profile that would allow me to stay as a competitive applicant come time to apply to medical school.” — Anam Ali ’25 , Premed Biochemistry Major and Spanish Minor

“My time at Muhlenberg instilled a deep appreciation for expertise in various fields, which fostered a curiosity to learn from experts both within and beyond my areas of interest.” — Abrar Shamim '20 , General, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital Read Shamim's Story

“Something I will always be grateful to Muhlenberg for is that I was able to pursue neuroscience and premed while continuing to pursue music and even picking up a new interest in philosophy.” — Arianna Mesrobian '20 , Medical Student at Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine Read Mesrobian's Story

Prehealth

Explore the many options available to Muhlenberg students interested in medical and health careers.

Research & Clinical Experience

Research Opportunities and Clinical Experiences On and Off Campus.

Shankweiler Scholars

Muhlenberg's newest honors program is designed for highly motivated undergraduates who are preparing to pursue a medical degree after graduation.

Advising & Resources

Muhlenberg's Approach Builds on Decades of Pre-Medical Success.

Outcomes & Success Stories

Muhlenberg Graduates are Positioned for Medical School Placement and Career Success.

Academic Partnerships

Pathways From Muhlenberg to Top Medical & Dental Schools.

NEWS AT MUHLENBERG

September 9, 2024

Muhlenberg Makes Outcomes-Based “Wall Street Journal” 2025 Best Colleges in the U.S. List

The College is #111 on a list of the nation’s top 500 public and private institutions. This ranking system, per the outlet, “measures how well each college sets graduates up for financial success.”
August 20, 2024

Meet Dr. Al Nicolosi ’80

Nicolosi, who was a premed natural sciences major at Muhlenberg, is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon who worked in the field for 30 years.
August 1, 2024

Meet Premed Biochemistry Major Anam Ali ’25

Ali, a Spanish minor, is also part of a research lab and the Muslim Student Association.
April 29, 2024

Four Alumni Are Co-authors on a Recently Published Biochemistry Paper

As students, Sara Ringenbach ’23, Riri Yoza ’23, Paige A. Jones ’22 and Muxue Du ’21 conducted undergraduate research with Professor of Chemistry Keri Colabroy, who’s also a co-author. The research relates to enzymes that create building blocks for antibiotics.