Program Advisor

Judith Thorn, Biology

Students interested in the medical profession are well served by a liberal arts education. A liberal arts education at Knox combines preparation in the sciences with broad perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to address technical scientific and human interaction skills, both of which are required for successful careers in medicine.

Students interested in medicine are not restricted to any one major. Working with an advisor in the major, as well as Knox’s pre-med advisor, students complement their major with those courses which provide instruction in the sciences and other fields to adequately prepare them for admission to medical school. Students with this interest are urged to consult early with the pre-med advisor to ensure that their course selections are appropriate.

Knox-Rush* Early Identification Program and George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Early Selection Program

Program Advisor

Lori Haslem, Associate Dean of the College

The Knox-Rush* Early Identification program and the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences Early Selection program guarantee to qualified undergraduates entry to medical school upon completion of four years at Knox. Both programs give students the option of pursuing rigorous study in the arts, humanities, or even the sciences, without the competitive stress of the traditional pre-medical program.

Students for the Knox-Rush* program are chosen during their first year and are required to maintain a B average throughout college and complete certain pre-medical courses. Applicants need to complete two 2-term sequences in the premedical program by the end of their first year (chosen from CHEM 101-102; MATH 151-152; any two Physics courses from PHYS 110-130; any two Biology courses from BIOL 110-130). The program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents only.

Students for the George Washington University program are chosen during the sixth term, at the end of their second year of study. Applicants are required to have spent two years at Knox, to have completed a minimum of 18 credits, including six terms of premedical sciences, with no science grade lower than a B- by the end of their third term; applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.3.

Successful applicants for both programs will also demonstrate good character, a sense of responsibility and sound judgment.

*The pre-medical program with Rush University is available to students entering Knox through the fall of 2012. Students entering after the fall of 2012 are not eligible.