Modern medicine and genetic engineering create many unanticipated ethical dilemmas. The integration of Christian principles throughout Geneva's curriculum provides a framework for dealing with these ethical problems. The opportunities As Christians we are called to lead lives of service to God and to humanity. A degree in biology can lead to many careers that are service oriented. Three areas of particular concern to us are medicine, allied health and education.
Geneva has a long established premedical program.
This compares very favorably with the national average. The premedical program also includes students entering schools of dentistry, podiatry, optometry, and chiropractic. Cardiovascular technology is our most popular allied health program. Students in this program spend their senior year at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, training to be part of a heart catheterization team. This program has experienced a high rate of placement over the past fifteen years and a national shortage of trained cardiovascular technologists is not expected to be remedied in the foreseeable future.