Opportunities & Outcomes
This program emphasizes ethical decision-making, service to others, and care for the whole person while providing strong faculty mentorship, experiential learning, and preparation for professional school admission. Students complete rigorous coursework in biology, chemistry, physics, and related disciplines, developing the academic and professional skills necessary for success in medical education and a future career in medicine.
Career Pathways
The Pre-Medical Sciences Program prepares students for advanced education and careers in medicine and healthcare.
Medical & Health Professional School Pathways
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Physician Assistant (PA) programs
- Dental, optometry, or podiatry school
Veterinary medicine programs
- Healthcare & Clinical Support Roles
- Medical or clinical research assistant
- Patient care or clinical support roles
- Healthcare or laboratory technician positions
Public health or community health roles
- Research, Science & Laboratory Fields
- Biomedical or clinical research assistant
- Laboratory or data analysis roles
- Pharmaceutical or biotech research support
Health sciences research positions
- Graduate & Professional Pathways
- Graduate study in biomedical sciences or public health
- Healthcare administration or policy programs
- Combined degree or interdisciplinary graduate programs
Programs of Study Offered
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a Pre-Medical Sciences Concentration
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a Pre-Medical Sciences Concentration
Learn by Doing
As the variety of health careers continues to grow, it’s important that you have an opportunity to experience the medical field first-hand. Internships allow you to experience a professional role and to build a rapport with those already in the field. Quincy students have interned in the following medical facilities:
- Quincy Medical Group (Quincy, Ill.)
- Blessing Hospital (Quincy, Ill.)
- St. Elizabeth’s Hospital (Belleville, Ill.)
- St. John’s Hospital (Springfield, Ill.)
- St. John’s Mercy Medical Center (St. Louis, Mo.)
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center (Peoria, Ill.)
In addition to internships, few schools the size of Quincy University offer a cadaver lab for experiential learning. At larger schools, your opportunities for guided, hands-on experience are very rare. Our cadaver lab and individualized instruction continually set our pre-medical science program apart when preparing you for your future.
Medical School
Quincy University’s medical school placement rate of Pre-Med graduates consistently stands near 100 percent. Quincy grads have earned degrees from the following prestigious medical schools:
- Illinois State University
- University of Illinois
- University of Iowa
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Southern Illinois University
- Loyola University
- Baylor University
- Ohio University