Contact:
Admission Coordinator
Postbaccalaureate
Premedical Program
University of Southern California
College of Letter Arts & Sciences
CAS 120
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0151
Tel: (213) 821-2354
postbacc@usc.edu
PPP Student Spotlights
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Megan Chinen Oakes I have always been interested in having a career in healthcare. Although medicine was one option I considered early on, I chose to pursue a BS in Nursing because it served as a very practical path that would land me a rewarding job out of college. However, through many hours of clinical work, practicums, and volunteer work, I discovered that it was actually going to be a career in medicine that would provide the training and scope practice that I truly desired... More |
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Joe Dixon In my life before premed, I hoped to pursue a career in diplomacy. I had the chance to study and/or work in Mexico, Spain, and Brazil, and the emphasis of my M.A. was Latin American history. In 2007, I went along on a medical mission trip to Peru as an interpreter. The experience was incredible, and I soon realized that my future must be in medicine... More |
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Eddie Degerman ...I spent a lot of time in the hospital visiting my father and our interactions with the doctor changed something inside me. I developed a great admiration for what doctors do and saw how important their interactions with patients were. I began to research the steps to take and now knew I did not want to do anything else other than become a doctor. ... More |
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Caleb Standafer I decided to change careers after going to India and working with a dentist and a psychologist there. I had been working for an economic consulting firm in Los Angeles doing labor litigation work for a couple years, and it was unsatisfying. My grandfather and great-grandfather were doctors, so I was familiar with the profession. Additionally, I had brain surgery before college, so had seen in a very large way the impact doctors have on their patients... More
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Alison Vasan I loved acting, but after several years of pursuing a career as an actor in Los Angeles, I realized I wanted something more, something that involved helping people. So I went to…law school. A legal career wasn’t for me, but it took a few more years before I took the plunge and went back to school to do what I really wanted to do... More
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Sara Soni I want to remain in healthcare. My interests in physiology and pharmacology have helped to drive my decision to pursue medicine... More |
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Jane Whitney I had actually always know I wanted to be a Doctor, but I took a short break during college to try other classes and work in different industries to see if there was anything else that I enjoyed just as much as science and medicine... More |