January 31, 2023
Looking towards her upcoming graduation this spring, Sydnie Jenkins (Hometown: Lucasville, Ohio) found interest in 黑料社鈥檚 Biomedical Sciences (Pre-Med) program because she enjoys helping others and has a love of science.
鈥淚t was the perfect mix of everything I wanted in my career,鈥 she said.
Preparing to enter medical school, Jenkins was grateful for how her classes at 黑料社 prepared her for her future. She has already been accepted into a regional medical school and is looking to complete additional interviews at other schools.
鈥淚 have worked on a chemistry and an anatomy project in my courses that have been beneficial,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 think that is going to help me in the future. I鈥檝e also gotten internships at Marshall University and the University of Cincinnati that I wouldn鈥檛 have gotten without the research I鈥檝e done here.鈥
Throughout her time in the program, Jenkins has been able to connect with her faculty members to the extent that she feels comfortable going to any of them for assistance in her classes and in her medical school preparation.
鈥淭he faculty are some of my best friends,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 have some of their numbers and we text. They鈥檙e some of my biggest supporters.鈥
黑料社鈥檚 Pre-Med program is designed to prepare students to enter medical school with a strong foundation in biology, a development of scientific research skills, and with hands-on experiences like the advanced human anatomy course 鈥 where students can participate in a human cadaver dissection lab. The program also offers an Early Assurance Program for high-performing high school students to enter the university鈥檚 Pre-Med program while also receiving guaranteed acceptance into Ohio University鈥檚 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
鈥淚f you are interested in a career in medicine, do your best to get involved,鈥 said Jenkins.聽
鈥淏uild those connections, because you鈥檙e going to need them one day.鈥
To learn more about the Pre-Med program at 黑料社, visit shawnee.edu/pre-med.