Pre-Health Advising

Who to Contact

A Pre-Health Career Check Up.

Drexel's pre-health advising program is designed to help students with course selection, career information and the application process for all of the health professions. Students should meet with the prehealth coordinator as early as possible. The prehealth coordinator can advise students pursuing a variety of careers including medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, nursing and allied health.

If you are an enrolled Drexel student, please complete and submit the Pre-health Contact Form.
This form is not for prospective students.

Download the Pre-health Contact Form: and follow the instructions below.

  • FIRST: save it as (Last name_First Initial-Pre-health) to your desktop or documents
  • fill it out
  • save it again
  • then send it as an attachment to: tcoyne@drexel.edu
  • If you have trouble with this form please email your information to Mr. Thomas Coyne


    • Prerequisite Courses

    Each health profession has specific course requirements but one year of the following is generally required:

    • General Biology
    • General (Inorganic) Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Physics
    • English

    The following site is a great resource for information on many careers in the health professions:
    http://explorehealthcareers.com/en/index.aspx


    Click on the links below to learn more about each field:

    • Medicine

    • The healthcare environment is undergoing a transformation in the United States and premed students need to be prepared.

    • Dentistry

    • A career in dentistry offers exciting opportunities for students with strong communication and entrepreneurial skills.

    • Veterinary Medicine

    • The field of veterinary medicine has expanded beyond the traditional role of healing animals to include public health issues.

    • Other Health Professions

    • Students with a strong interest in the sciences have many options for a career in health care.