Pre-Med at UTD
Pursuing a career in health care is a challenging and exciting path. The HWHC is here to help you prepare.
Alumni Spotlight
Priya Jacob
Hobson Wildenthal Honors College alumna Priya Jacob is thriving as a resident in the Dell Medical School at UT Austin. Read Priya’s story.
Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas
Majors: Neuroscience
Minors: Music and Political Science
Brooklynne Palmer BS’18
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
Majors: Biology & Neuroscience
Honors College Involvement: Collegium V & Terry Scholars
Med School: UT Southwestern
Specialty: MD/MPH
Year of Completion: 2023
My favorite memory of UTD: I loved connecting and working with the other RAs on campus.
How UTD and the Honors College helped prepare me for med school: Having access to insightful and experienced mentors and professors was insanely beneficial, both personally and professionally. Also, having resources to programs and educational tools led me to having unique and enjoying experiences that really helped me as an applicant.
UTD Helps You on Your Pre-Med Journey
The Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) helps students prepare to enter health professions and supports them throughout their training for and application to professional schools.
Benefits of Pre-Med at UTD
- Full-time advisors to help students explore their interests, select classes and find summer internships while reviewing professional school applications.
- Access to student opportunities like community service and tutoring.
- Get help with interview preparation and letters of recommendations.
For more information, visit the HPAC success rates page.
Getting Experience
- Clark Summer Research Program for Incoming First-Year Students
- Clinical experience at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Comets HELP – geriatric patient care at UT Southwestern
- Biomedical Science Research: Green Fellowship
- Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program – expand research and creative skills by working on a faculty member’s project
- UTD Campus Emergency Medical Services – EMT experience through University Emergency Medical Response
Additional Resources: Health Professions Advising Center