In their junior year, students will be assigned to spend a significant amount of time with a practicing physician or dentist through our preceptorship program in order to gain an understanding of the professional working aspects of these careers. The application process to medical or dental schools will begin in the spring of the year the admissions test is taken. Students typically take the admissions tests at the end of their junior year. Students will be interviewed and recommended to medical or dental schools by the NMU Premedical or Predental Advisory Boards. Career Opportunities in Medicine or Dentistry Employment opportunities for physicians and dentists are widespread.
Current trends call for more family practice and fewer specialized physicians.
NMU students in general have the advantage of small classes, particularly at the upper levels, taught by regular, full-time faculty members, regardless of the selected major. Successful Outcomes NMU has had a high success rate in placing those students completing the program into medical and dental schools. These students have maintained high GPA's throughout their rigorous academic program at NMU which has helped them to be successful on the MCAT and DAT exams. Dr. Lucas's Home Page Physics Dept.