Pipeline Programs
PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY
SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Undergraduates can expand
their research experience with
our Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship
(SURF). This seven-week
program gives students the
opportunity to work in an
active research laboratory
under the guidance of a
faculty mentor.
SUMMER SCHOLARS
Approximately two dozen
students are chosen each
year for a six-week program
that prepares them for the
admissions process and the
rigors and rewards of medical
school. Courses taught by
members of our faculty cover
topics such as basic sciences,
research methods, clinical
skills, and time management.
And true to the approach
of the Heritage College, the
curriculum emphasizes case-
based problem solving and
small-group teamwork. To
qualify, applicants must be
from an underrepresented
minority group or an
educationally or economically
disadvantaged background.
POST-BACCALAUREATE
PROGRAM
This program is designed to
give a select number of high-
potential students on our wait
list an opportunity to gain
admission to the Heritage
College. The program is
focused on serving under-
represented minority
students, as well as students
from Appalachian Ohio, by
providing one academic year
of upper-level and graduate-
level coursework.
Participants who maintain a
3.0 GPA will be admitted to
the following year’s medical
school class.
PREMATRICULATION
PROGRAM EARLY ASSURANCE
PROGRAM
Admitted first-year students
from underrepresented
backgrounds are invited to
participate in this monthlong
summer program, an
accelerated introduction to
the medical school experience.
Faculty members teach
courses in physiology, cell
biology, immunology, and
gross anatomy, as well as
workshops on study strategies,
time management, and
financial aid. The Heritage College
selects a limited number of
outstanding Ohio high school
seniors for this program,
which enables enrollees to
earn their undergraduate
and Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine degrees in as few as
seven years. Students receive
their undergraduate degree at
Ohio University, or at partner
schools Baldwin-Wallace
University, John Carroll
University, Ohio Dominican
University, or Otterbein
University. For enrollees, the
Medical College Admissions
Test (MCAT) requirement is
waived, they are mentored by
a current medical student, and
they receive early exposure to
the medical school experience.
Students who have completed
the Post-Baccalaureate Program
are required to participate in
this program.
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