Pre-Medical Program

Start Your Career in Medicine at RA!

For students who are interested in a scientific medical career, but who are also interested in other academic disciplines, like e.g. biomedical sciences, biopharmaceutical sciences, etc., Roosevelt Academy’s Science Department has a popular pre-medical program. Besides general courses in the life sciences, such as Biochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, students are also offered several courses with a specific focus on medical aspects, including Functional Anatomy, Infection, Immunology, Pharmacology, Human Physiology and Mechanisms of Diseases.

It is important to note that RA’s pre-medical program is not designed as a specific training program in the medical profession. The pre-medical program consists of a set of courses from the so-called Biomedical and the Life Sciences tracks. These two tracks are embedded in a liberal arts and science curriculum. At Roosevelt Academy students are offered a broad and rich academic background. Subjects such as Mathematics, Research Methods and Statistics, and a second foreign language are required parts of the program. In other words: RA is particularly looking for students whose interests go beyond the medical profession. If the thought of combining courses in biomedical and life sciences with courses in psychology, ethics, law, or even art history, computer science or music appeals to you, RA may be the right place for you to study!

After graduating from Roosevelt Academy, students need to apply to the master program of their choice. Any student that completes the pre-medical program should be prepared for medical master's programs. For example all RA students who have completed the premedical program are eligible to write the qualifying exam for the Selective Utrecht Medical Master (SUMMA) program at Utrecht University, the Arts-Klinisch Onderzoeker program (AKO) of the University at Maastricht, and the Medical Masters programs in Groningen (ZIG) and Amsterdam. For the Dutch Masters programs, the students need to write the qualifying exams in Dutch, but non-Dutch speaking students can enroll in Dutch courses at the Roosevelt Academy, and non-Dutch speaking students in the past have entered Dutch medical masters programs.  In addition, it is possible to apply to medical masters programs abroad. As in some countries -- such as the U.S. -- medical schools only start at the master level, a Bachelor of Science from Roosevelt Academy will serve as a good starting point. It should be noted that acceptances at medical master programs are not automatic; admission is usually dependent on performance in entrance exams, interviews, letters of reference, etc. In the last five years our students have completed the entrance exams for Dutch medical masters programs. The vast majority of our students have passed the qualifying exams and every year, and one to two thirds of our students have been accepted at one of these programs each year.  For the Dutch medical masters' programs it has become evident that a first-class academic record is what is needed, and that a clear interest in medical science is essential. The completion of an independent research project or honour's thesis is therefore highly recommended.

Courses in the pre-medical program:

• SCI 131 Introduction to Life Science
• SCI 191 Introductory Science Laboratory
• SCI 226 Biochemistry
• SCI 231 Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
• SCI 232 Functional Anatomy
  
• SCI 234 Human Physiology
  
• SCI 261 Mechanisms of Disease
• SCI 291 Life Science Laboratory (recommended for SUMMA and AKO)
  
• SCI 337 Pharmacology
• SCI 362 Infection and Immunity
  
• SCI 363 Molecular Pathology and Genetics

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