Medical Sciences

If your objective is a career in medicine, UC's Pre-Professional Advising Center should be your first stop in preparing for medical school. In addition, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) provides information for prospective medical students at its website:

• UC's Pre-Professional Advising Center
• Aspiring Docs—a resource provided by the AAMC

Additional Online Resources:

• The Student Doctor Network
• Medical School HQ

UC Pre-Medical Programs:

• Pre-Medical School Programs—UC offers a range of programs to enrich the experience of undergraduate students whose goal is medical school, including summer programs and MCAT review
• Master's in Physiology Program—UC's gap-year or special master's program designed to help students improve their credentials for admission to medical school

Find out more about a career in biomedical research at the AAMC website.

UC Biomedical Research Programs:

• Summer Research Programs at UC College of Medicine
• PhD Programs in Biomedical Sciences at UC College of Medicine
• Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)—the combined MD/PhD training program run jointly by UC College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Exploring Other Health Professions

Find everything you want to know about a wide variety of health careers at ExploreHealthCareers.org

UC Master's Programs in Health Sciences/Health Professions:

• Genetic Counseling
• Pharmacology
• Public Health

A total of 18 semester credits are needed to satisfy the requirements of the minor.

The Medical Sciences minor is a selective program based at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and is taught by the faculty at these institutions. It is intended to provide students who major in any discipline outside the College of Medicine with a broad but rigorous foundation in both the scientific and clinical aspects of medicine and medical research.

The curriculum for the minor includes challenging courses to engage students interested in the health professions and biomedical sciences. Progress toward the minor is tracked via degree audits and successful completion of the minor is documented on your UC transcript. Several of our graduates have gone on to top medical schools across the nation. 

Jenny Benkert, MSE
Assistant Director, Academic Advising
benkerjm@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-2453

Maddy Kramer, MA
Academic Advisor
kramermd@ucmail.uc.edu
513-558-9897

The Medical Sciences minor requires a total of eighteen (18) credits. At least fifteen (15) of those credits must be approved College of Medicine courses. The remaining credits may be approved College of Medicine courses or approved non-College of Medicine science courses. Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in all minor courses. Here is the curriculum showing the course list.

Consult the Undergraduate Admissions webpage for information on transfer admission.