Program Overview

Prehealth Program Overview

The Prehealth program at Baylor University is designed to foster a culture where every student, regardless of their background, is empowered to make a profound impact in the field of medicine. The program aims to inspire future healthcare leaders to embrace and champion the vital principles of cultural humility in their leadership, community service, and interactions with a diverse population. The program is led by a student-led committee, which includes Tiara Adeniji as the CREB Program Lead, Sreenidhi Atluri as the CREB Week Coordinator, Meena Gunda as the Event Coordinator, and Mindy Calvillo as the Academic Advisor. The program's mission is to create a culture of cultural humility, where students can learn, grow, and develop into compassionate and competent healthcare professionals. The program offers various special programs, research opportunities, student-led organizations, and educational resources to support students in their academic and professional pursuits. The program also provides advising services, including pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physician assistant, and pre-veterinary medicine. The program is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of medicine and provides resources and support for students from underrepresented backgrounds. The program's curriculum is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the sciences, as well as the social and cultural contexts of healthcare. The program also offers opportunities for students to engage in research, clinical practice, and community service, preparing them for successful careers in the healthcare industry.

Special Programs

• Joint Admission Medical Program
• Cultural Representation Engagement and Belonging (CREB)
• Hallie Earle Scholars
• Micah Scholars Program
• Baylor GLOBE

Research Opportunities

• Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Scholars (AIMS)
• Pre-Health Research Scholars
• All Research Internship Applications
• Tropical Disease Research Internship Program (TDRIP)
• STRIVE – Scholarship, Training, and Research Internship in Veteran Experiences
• NSTM Summer Institute
• Rural Health Equity Research Collaborative (R-HERC)

Student-Led Organizations

• Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)
• American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
• Association of Pre-Pharmacy Students (APPS)
• American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
• Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology (BURST)
• Bears Medical Student Association (BMSA)
• Pre-Vet Medical Association (PVMA)
• Christian Pre-Health Fellowship (CPF)
• Latinx Association for Science and Health (LASH)
• Medical Ethics Discussion Society (MEDS)
• Medical Service Organization (MSO)
• Multicultural Association of Prehealth Students (MAPS)
• Music & Memory (M&M)
• Pre-Optometry Professional Society (POPS)
• Pre-Physician Assistant Society (PAS)
• Student Physical and Occupational Therapy Association (SPOTA)

Educational Resources

• Prehealth Reading List
• MCAT Resources
• Podcasts

Advising Services

• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physician Assistant
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Prehealth Committee

The Prehealth Committee is responsible for overseeing the Prehealth program and providing guidance and support to students. The committee is composed of faculty and staff members who are dedicated to helping students achieve their academic and professional goals.

Science & Health Living-Learning Community

The Science & Health Living-Learning Community is a residential community that provides students with a supportive and inclusive environment to live and learn. The community is designed to foster a sense of belonging and connection among students, and to provide opportunities for students to engage in academic and extracurricular activities related to the sciences and healthcare.

Cultural Representation Engagement and Belonging (CREB)

The CREB program is a student-led initiative that aims to promote cultural humility and diversity in the field of medicine. The program provides resources and support for students from underrepresented backgrounds, and offers opportunities for students to engage in cultural competency training, community service, and research projects. The program's mission is to create a culture of inclusivity and respect, where students can learn, grow, and develop into compassionate and competent healthcare professionals.

Model for Cultural Humility

The 7E Model for Cultural Humility and Antioppressive Living is a framework that provides guidance for students and healthcare professionals on how to engage in culturally humble practice. The model emphasizes the importance of self-reflection, empathy, and understanding in building relationships with patients and communities from diverse backgrounds.

Recommended Reading

1. True Medicine Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Healthcare System By: Dayna Bowen Matthew
2. Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down By: Anne Fadiman
3. God's Hotel By: Victoria Sweet
4. Being Mortal By: Atul Gawande
5. Mountains Beyond Mountains By: Paul Farmer
6. No Apparent Distress By: Rachel Pearson
7. When Healthcare Hurts By: George Seager
8. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks By: Rebecca Skloot
9. _Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine _By: Damon Tweedy
10. _Medical Apartheid _By: Harriet A. Washington
11. Harvard University Countway Library Antiracism and Health Reading List

Recommended Articles

1. Racism and medical education - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
2. Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care - PMC
3. Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity | KFF
4. Achieving Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Health Care: Scorecard | Commonwealth Fund
5. Ending racism in healthcare often begins with medical education - and is the target of a new national project

Recommended Videos

1. Vox's video "The US Medical System Is Still Haunted by Slavery"
2. Epidemics and the African American Community video series from the Hutchins Center Project on Race and Gender in Science and Medicine
3. Prioritizing Equity video series from the American Medical Association