Prepared for your future in healthcare.
Pre-health degrees for every interest.
Prepared for the next stage of your academic career. The WVU School of Medicine’s undergraduate major sets students apart by offering unique courses while preparing students to either directly enter the workforce or begin their terminal degree studies.
Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics – Become a disease detective, conducting lab tests that help diagnose and treat patients.
Communication Sciences and Disorders – Explore communication disorders, phonetics/phonology and the anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing.
Exercise Physiology – Study the anatomy, performance and physiology of the human body through hands-on curriculum.
Health Informatics and Information Management – Prepare for a career in the business of healthcare by learning the latest technology healthcare organizations use.
Immunology and Medical Microbiology – Learn to develop the lab skills necessary to understand the immune system’s function and the microorganisms that cause disease.
Respiratory Therapy – Help patients improve their breathing and heart function while working as a part of their total care team.
The place you belong.
Immerse yourself in an academic medical center from day one.
From the classroom to the clinic and the library to the lab, the School of Medicine, housed on the Health Sciences Campus has programs and resources to fit every goal and interest.
Specialized facilities
As a student in an academic medical center, you'll have access to everything that we have to offer including:
- STEPS, a state-of-the-art simulation center, where students are learning life-saving procedures, developing interprofessional communication skills, and using new technologies, before they get into patient care environments.
- The Human Performance Lab, which gives students the opportunity to work along side experts to craft customized, clinical exercise programs for disease prevention, management and rehabilitation.
- Faculty research labs where some of West Virginia's most important medical research is taking place.
Specialized courses
As a student in the School of Medicine, you'll also get an unparalleled opportunity through specialized course work. Students often learn anatomy through experiential learning in the Human Cadaver Lab. Many majors emphasize "learning by doing" with ample opportunity to customize curriculum to help you tackle your next step in life with confidence.
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