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Roles and Responsibilities
The Marist College Pre-Health Professions Committee:
- Meets annually each Spring semester to interview junior
Pre-Medical, Pre-Veterinary, and Pre-Dental applicants
- Composes a consensus letter of evaluation for these
students based upon the student file and interview
- Meets at least once each semester to review the Pre-Med
and Pre-Health programs
- Recommends policies for Pre-Med and Pre-Health
programs
- Helps the Advisor to Health Professions (AHP) and Dean of
Science recruit and advise Pre-Med and Pre-Health
students
- Works with students to improve their applications (e.g.,
personal statements; interview skills; etc.)
Goals
- To help each student discover which areas of health care,
if any, are most appropriate for their career and life
goals
- To maximize the likelihood of admission of each qualified
student to health care programs
Membership
- Dr. Joseph S. Bettencourt, Jr., Chair (Biology; AHP)
- Prof. Sally A. Perkins (Athletic Training)
- Dr. Robert Sullivan (Medical Technology)
- Dr. Georganna Ulary (Philosophy)
- Dr. Elisa Woolridge (Chemistry)
- Dr. Michael G. Tannenbaum (Dean of Science)/ex-officio
