About Pre-Health/Pre-Med

Why Choose a Career in Health Care and Medicine?

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About Pre-Health/Pre-Med

Health care offers some of the most direct ways to improve the lives of others and to create meaningful change. No matter which path you choose in health care or medicine, you have the opportunity to create meaningful impact: you could help people regain mobility or develop technologies and treatments that advance medicine. But fields across health care are growing rapidly because of technology, so skilled, passionate, and qualified professionals are needed now more than ever.

Why Pursue Pre-Med/Pre-Health at a Tech-Focused University?

As Chicago’s only tech-focused university, �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech is uniquely positioned to prepare you for a career in health care and medicine. Our STEM-driven majors—including biomedical engineering, chemistry, biology, and psychology—offer rigorous training, hands-on experience, and exposure to cutting-edge technology. Our students have gone to the top health professional schools in the country such as University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Harvard Medical School, and many more.

Why Pursue Your Career in Health Care at �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech

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Guidance

from �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech faculty on the Pre-Medical Advisory Committee

Pathways for Health Care Careers

offered by �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech and its partners

Hospitals in Chicago

including two in the top 20 in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2024–25)

Roadmap for Pre-Health/Pre-Med at �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech

Pre-Health/Pre-Med is a pathway at �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech. By choosing to take part in the pathway, you’ll meet with a dedicated adviser who will help you choose a major—you can pursue any major at �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech—that aligns with your interests and career goals in addition to providing you with personalized guidance about taking part in outside-the-classroom experiences that will help prepare you for medical school or other professional paths.

The benefit? You receive a deep, versatile education, keeping your options open if your goals evolve beyond medical school.

To pursue the Pre-Health/Pre-Med pathway, you need to indicate your interest when you apply to �Ӱ�ԭ�� Tech. You can take part in the pathway no matter what major you choose to pursue. Our Minor in Pre-Medical Studies can be added to any degree program to guide your prerequisite coursework selection.

Once you’ve expressed your interest, our Pre-Medical Advisory Committee will connect with you to begin providing guidance on topics such as course selection, out-of-classroom opportunities, and test prep.

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