Pre-Medicine
Are you hoping to find your passion for a type of medicine and study for the MCAT? Here, you learn about the human body, organic chemistry and physics. You'll be prepared to attend a university program with a strong science foundation.
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Pre-Medicine Studies
Practice medical skills like cadaver dissection and bedside manners to prepare for a career in the medical industry. You learn about human anatomy, chemical reactions and disease diagnosis and treatment.
We have innovative medical equipment and hands-on lab training. You'll discover how physics operates in medical equipment and tools used to help your patients. You can also add a student worker position to your experience for more hands-on biology.
Pre-Med Internships
In our pre-med program, you are encouraged to job shadow at El Dorado’s Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital, other medical facilities or at doctor’s offices. You'll experience the daily routines of being a doctor in real facilities. These important internships can also help you get your foot in the door for future employment.
University Transfer and Future Career Options
Our program is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of a Pre-Medicine career before you apply to med school in the future. Once you earn your associate degree, you have transfer options to build on your Butler experience.
Your Pre-Medicine education can lead you to a future in careers like:
- Pharmaceutical representative
- Chemist
- Environmental specialist
MCAT Prep
We help prepare you for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) you take in your junior year at a university. The MCAT consists of four parts of chemical and physical sciences, critical analysis, biological and biochemical subject matter, and foundations of behavior.
Classes You'll Take
These are some examples of courses in our Pre-Medicine program.
- Majors Biology 1 & 2
- Organic Chemistry 1 & 2
- Physics 1 & 2
Pre-Medicine (Associate of Science)
Student Lab Assistant
Get Paid to Gain Experience
If science experiments and lab work are your comfort zone, you may enjoy working as a student lab assistant. You can earn money and gain valuable experience at the same time. When you become a lab assistant, you learn to use petri dishes to grow microbes, incubate specimens and care for modern lab equipment. We are flexible with your class schedule and offer positions for the El Dorado campus. Please note available positions fill quickly.
Additional Information
Kansas Promise Scholarship Eligible
Qualified students in eligible programs can earn their two-year degree and have their tuition, fees and books paid for.
