DAN KRAJCIK, DO/MBA
DUAL
DEGREE
PROGRAMS
ASHLEIGH SLEMMER, DO/MBA
Twenty-five students were enrolled in dual degree programs,
combining their medical education with interests in research,
business, public health and more. This year, we graduated
our first three D.O./M.B.A. students and our first D.O./M.S.
student, who completed an individual interdisciplinary program
in bioinformatics. Another D.O./Ph.D. student successfully
defended her thesis and received her Ph.D.
A STREAMLINED
PATH TO
MEDICAL SCHOOL
The first three students from our Early Assurance Program
partner schools began medical school in August 2017.
Through our EAP partnerships, selected students from
Ohio can earn both undergraduate and D.O. degrees in as
little as seven years. EAP students also are mentored by
Heritage College students, have access to programming
and activities that introduce them to the medical school
experience, and are given opportunities to shadow
physicians in clinical settings. Since 2013, we have
developed EAP partnerships with five universities across
the state: Ohio University, Baldwin-Wallace, John Carroll,
Ohio Dominican and Otterbein.
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