For both programs, some specific undergraduate courses and some teaching experience are required before application to the master's programs. UW's School of Pharmacy offers a Pharm. Students pursuing prepharmacy complete two college years of prerequisites and then apply to the program, which is four years long. Although there are no schools of osteopathic medicine , optometry , or podiatry in the state, UW students can complete the prerequisites and apply to schools in other states. The book Careers in Health Care , by Barbara Swanson, covers nearly every allied health area from anesthesiologist's assistant to surgical technologist.
Copies are available at the undergraduate library.