Kettering University

Pre-Med

Kettering University Pre-Med

WHAT KETTERING DID FOR ENGINEERING, WE’RE NOW DOING FOR MEDICINE.

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At Kettering, we believe that it’s all about options and increasing your opportunities to be successful. Your engineering, science or business degree can be taken to the next level with our Pre-Med Course of Study.

All of our degrees will provide you with the core knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in any field, such as: analytical thought, research skills, time management and communication. Upon graduation you will not only have a degree in an in-demand field, but you will also have the necessary coursework to apply to the medical school of your choice.

The Pre-Med Course of Study is just the thing for students who are considering medical school, a job in the growing Biotechnical industry, or continuing their education in graduate school.

Pre-Med at Kettering isn’t just coursework. Our program helps students find meaningful outreach opportunities that make all of the difference when applying to medical schools. And Kettering is partnered with Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine Early Assurance Program, assuring select Kettering grads admission to medical school upon graduation. That’s the Kettering Advantage.

THE PRE-MED PROGRAM AT KETTERING: START YOUR MEDICAL CAREER HERE

Kettering University Pre-Med

The Co-op ExperienceAt Kettering, you can take advantage of the co-op experience. You are given an opportunity to learn both in the classroom and in the real world, which translates into an added value when applying to medical school.

Labs and EquipmentKettering’s state-of-the-art labs includes surgery simulation suites, a cold room for protein isolation and manipulation, human cadavers, and biotechnical equipment for DNA research. In fact, we feel that Pre-Med at Kettering is one of the best programs in the country!

Great Faculty InteractionOur program goes beyond coursework. We will help you study for the MCAT, obtain volunteering and shadowing opportunities, and assemble your application portfolio. The individual attention and mentoring that you’ll receive will help you get accepted in the best medical schools in the country.

Medicine is increasingly technicalMore and more, doctors are viewing the human body as a machine, with similar structures and parts. Technology also plays an important role in modern medicine, So it makes sense that students with strong technical backgrounds would have a leg up in medical school.

MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO CAN UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES: TWO REASONS WHY IT’S A GOOD THING

THE KETTERING DIFFERENCE:WE GET TO THE GOOD STUFF NOW

We know who you are. You’re interested in pre-med because you want to solve problems—ASAP. At other places, you might have to wait two or three years before you get to perform simulated surgery or work with cadavers. Not here.

From the first week, you’ll be learning from our world-class faculty (that’s faculty, not teaching assistants), and testing your skills in our labs. There’s no other place where you’ll get this type of experience so early.

THE COURSES

Reason 1: Making technological decisions that change lives isn’t always black-and-white. You need to be able to think critically, read carefully, and ask hard questions. That’s why Kettering asks you to take courses designed to sharpen your thinking, including business and technical communications.

Reason 2: The human body is a machine, and requires doctors that understand new technologies. Areas such as bioengineering are looking at ways that machinery and biology and biochemistry can mesh to create new solutions to old problems.

MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO CAN UNDERSTAND TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES: TWO REASONS WHY IT’S A GOOD THING

Two of Kettering’s degree programs, Biochemistry and Chemistry, already include the specific courses required for entrance into most medical schools.

If you choose one of our other degree programs, you can obtain the required courses by taking the Biochemistry minor and a year of Biology to obtain the most common Medical School pre-requisites which are:

1 year of General Chemistry: CHEM-135/136 or CHEM-137/138, CHEM-237/238

1 year of Organic Chemistry: CHEM-345/346, CHEM-347/348

1 year of Biology: BIOL-141/142, BIOL-241/242

½ year of Biochemistry: CHEM-351/352

Every Kettering senior writes a thesis. The topic: a specific problem that’s challenging to your co-op employer. Kettering math students have analyzed the pricing of car warranties, researched the way doctors diagnose breathing disorders, figured out new ways for insurance companies to adjust the Consumer Price Index.

Whatever the problem, you’ll do extensive research, and you’ll use the skills and knowledge you’ve gained over three years here. The thesis underscores your indispensability to your co-op employer. It will also represent a significant academic achievement. In fact, the thesis requires precisely the type of complex analysis that you’ll encounter if you go on to grad school in math, engineering, economics, or medicine.

YOUR CAPSTONE—THE KETTERING THESIS

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EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYERS

Beaumont Hospitals Medrad

SpectraneticsBiomet

ATEK Medical ManufacturingStryker Corp.

Orchid Orthopedic SolutionsCardiovascular Systems Inc.

Becton DickinsonJohnson & Johnson

Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc.Symmetry Medical

ZimmerHenry Ford Health Systems

My first work assignment gave me the opportunity to design and make a new set of surgical instruments.

KARSTEN GAMBLEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING/BIOENGINERING

CO-OP AT BIOMET SPORTS MEDICINE

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THE KETTERING ADVANTAGE

There is simply no substitute for game-time experience. Kettering gets you connected to learning experiences outside the classroom as early as your freshman year. We connect you with amazing experiences through our traditional co-op program, undergraduate research projects, entrepreneurship and innovation experiences, service learning opportunities and incredible design competitions. Bottom line - you won’t sit on the bench, you’ll be in the game. Like all Kettering students, you’ll benefit from experiential learning, you’ll be challenged to think outside the box, and put classroom theory to work! You’ll have opportunities to change the world,

serve the public, and improve the quality of life as we know it!

With our co-op program, you’ll have as much as two-and-a-half years experience by the time you graduate. That puts you ahead of other students who don’t start a co-op or learning assignment until their junior year. You don’t have to wait – you get to the good stuff now! It’s worth repeating: the learning experiences you gain give you the advantage, the Kettering advantage. Through co-op and our experiential learning opportunities you’re a professional and any money you earn is yours to keep. These opportunities give you an edge at graduation too. Companies will be searching for graduates with real learning experiences.