Engineering As Preparation

Engineering students tend to become successful students in medical school or other health professions schools. The problem-solving orientation of the Engineering School curriculum prepares students effectively for graduate study in he alth professions schools. While this has always been the case, it has become increasingly helpful recently, as many medical schools have restructured their curricula to emphasize an integration of basic science and clinical courses and to gravitate from a model that stresses lectures and memorization to a problem-based learning model.

Each year, a number of Penn's Engineering Schools students or alumni apply to medical or other health professions schools. So far, they have been successful in gaining admission to such programs, including combined degree programs.

Our Engineering School alumni report that they are well-prepared for the rigors of medical training, particularly for the new emphasis on problem-based learning. If you've decided to study at Penn's Engineering School, and you want to prepare for admission to medical, dental, or veterinary school, you've made a terrific choice. You will have the opportunity to gain a wonderful education.

Because the University of Pennsylvania's Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine are located right on campus, Penn students have unsurpassed opportunities to gain exposure to the health professions. Virtually all pre-health students spend at least some time gaining clinical or research experiences in the University's hospitals, clinics, and research institutes. Many of our students gain a significant amount of experience assisting in research projects in these se ttings, with some completing independent study research or senior design projects.