Go to information for Pre-Medicine Programs at SFU .
Department Contact:
Chair: Dr. Justin Merry, jmerry@francis.edu, 814-471-1105/ Dr. Michele Hargittai, mhargittai@francis.edu, 814-472-2775
Coordinator: Dr. Susan Reimer, sreimer@francis.edu, 814-472-3086
Program Description:
Under a joint agreement between the Lake Erie University of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and SFU, undergraduate students are enrolled jointly by SFU and LECOM. The program is comprised of two phases: phase I consists of four years of undergraduate education at Saint Francis; Phase II consists of the remaining four years of medical school education at LECOM.
Students will be admitted to the SFU Phase (Phase I) of the program based upon the following criteria:
- Submit an application to the LECOM EAP prior to the start of a student’s third undergraduate year. Applications may be submitted by high school students alongside applications to Saint Francis University. Apply via this website: https://lecom.edu/academics/early-acceptance-program/
- On the application to LECOM, students should indicate an interest in attending Saint Francis University for Phase I of the program.
- High school GPA must be 3.5 unweighted GPA or higher.
- If applying after starting college, College GPA must be a minimum of 3.40 overall and 3.3 science GPA.
- SAT/ACT scores are strongly recommended. Entrance exam scores will be combined with your GPA to calculate LECOM’s Academic Index Score.
- Students must complete an eligible pre-medicine program at Saint Francis University prior to matriculating to LECOM.
Acceptance into the LECOM EAP is contingent on the LECOM application process. Saint Francis University determines acceptance into our pre-medicine program. Upon acceptance into both LECOM EAP and Saint Francis University, students will be eligible to receive a provisional letter of acceptance into Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Students with SAT or ACT scores may have the requirement for the MCAT waived based on their Academic Index Score (AIS), which can be estimated using the calculator found at the link below. For example, students who maintain a 3.5 undergraduate GPA and have a 1240 SAT are in line for the MCAT waiver, although a lower SAT score may combine with a higher undergraduate GPA to qualify the student for this waiver.
https://lecom.edu/college-of-osteopathic-medicine/com-entrance-requirements/
Students who are interested in pursuing the pre-medicine program in Osteopathic Medicine should contact Dr. Susan Reimer (sreimer@francis.edu), SFU program coordinator.
Students can also find additional information about the program on LECOM’s website: http://lecom.edu/admissions/entrance-requirements/early-acceptance-programs/
Student Learning Outcomes:
This will vary depending on the student’s major. Students in the Biology, Pre-Medicine program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Employ the scientific method, including the use of discipline-specific techniques, to discover and validate biological knowledge.
- Demonstrate scientific literacy through reading, writing, presenting, and discussing research.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how atoms and molecules interact to permit the function of living systems, and how cells sense, control, and respond to stimuli in their environments.
- Demonstrate knowledge of molecular genetics and how this leads to the expression and inheritance of traits.
- Explain how organisms reproduce and develop, how their anatomical structure permits function, how they maintain internal conditions, and how they sense and respond to external stimuli, across the full range of biological diversity.
- Describe how evolution by natural selection explains the unity and diversity of life on earth, and articulate how organisms interact at the population, community, and ecosystem levels.
Students in the Chemistry Pre-Medicine program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Ability to use and read chemical formulas, nomenclature and chemical reactions and to do calculations involving stoichiometry, mixtures, solutions, solubility, and chemical equilibrium
- Ability to describe and recognize bonding, structure, and stereochemistry and to predict organic reactions, mechanisms, and synthesis
- Ability to describe how biological molecules are metabolized, regulation of metabolic pathways, and regulation of cell signaling systems
- Ability to apply the laws of thermodynamics to evaluate conditions of chemical equilibrium and direction and rates of chemical reactions
- Ability to describe the chemistry of metallic and nonmetallic elements and their industrial importance and to apply valence bond, molecular orbital theories and group theory in order to understand the properties and chemistry of inorganic complexes
- Ability to read primary sources (peer reviewed literature) and verbally communicate chemical concepts effectively
Estimate Completion Time:
4 years at Saint Francis to complete B.S. 4 additional years to complete medical school at LECOM.
Capstone Requirement:
The senior capstone requirement is satisfying the required capstone experience specified by the student’s undergraduate pre-medicine program.
Requirements for the Program:
**Students pursue an existing pre-medicine program at Saint Francis University, such as the Biology, B.S. Pre-medicine concentration or the Chemistry, B.S., Pre-Medicine concentration.
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