OSU hosts programs of interest to premed students. For example, Sir Frances Crick, co-discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA, was a featured speaker at a Linus Pauling Conference. Twice a year, the Chief Pre-medical Adviser provides detailed information on choosing schools, preparing for the MCAT, and filling out the application. Each student's letters of evaluation are sent to the OSU Premedical Committee. Seven faculty members summarize the letters, add personal comments, and send them to the student's choices of schools.
Local physicians conduct mock interviews with the students.
My academic experience at OSU was extraordinary. The comparatively small class sizes gave me access to my professors. The caliber of professors was excellent. As a precursor to a career in medicine, OSU was probably the best place I could have gone. My most meaningful experience as an undergraduate was my year abroad.