Pre-Medical Studies
Plan to become a doctor? Truman provides excellent preparation to help you reach your goal of attending medical school. Our graduates have consistently been admitted to medical schools at a rate greater than the national average.
Choose Your Own Path
As an undergraduate pre-med student at Truman, you can pursue the major that’s the best fit for you. Each major available offers different strengths and variations in your approach to medicine and we encourage you to pick the major you are most passionate about. At some point you will be asked “why did you choose your major?” and we want to make sure that you are able to explore your interests while also pursuing your future degree in medicine. Many pre-med students major in majors such as Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Health Science, and Exercise Science. At Truman we also have students who also major in Psychology, Sociology, Music, etc. and are able to pursue the proper prerequisites required.
Advising
You will get expert guidance from your pre-med advisor to keep you on track for medical school. You can also take advantage of resources such as academic tutoring, volunteer and research opportunities, professional organizations like the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Pre-Dental club, Pre-PT/OT club, etc.
Our graduates are accepted into medical school at prestigious institutions such as:
- Creighton University School of Medicine
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Tulane University School of Medicine
- University of Kansas School of Medicine
- University of Missouri- Columbia School of Medicine
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
- Yale School of Medicine
- A.T. Still University- Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Midwestern University- Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Des Moines University- College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Kansas City University- College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
By the Numbers
41%
US acceptance rate to medical school
>63%
Truman’s acceptance rate to medical school
| National Accepted Scores & GPAs | Truman Accepted Scores & GPAs | |
|---|---|---|
| (DO) | ||
| MCAT | 502 | 504 |
| Science GPA | 3.41 | 3.63 |
| Total GPA | 3.52 | 3.67 |
| (MD) | ||
| MCAT | 510 | 510 |
| Science GPA | 3.63 | 3.83 |
| Total GPA | 3.69 | 3.87 |