Is the Holy Cross Health Professions Program rigid and inflexible?
Not at all! We have found that students with a wide variety of educational backgrounds have been successful in gaining admission to medical school. Once in medical school they have found that their diverse backgrounds have been a strength rather than a weakness. This is one reason why the Health Professions Program Committee consists of faculty from a variety of disciplines. We therefore genuinely encourage students to focus on the quality of their overall educational experience rather than focus too narrowly on admission to medical or pther health professional school. We also urge students to take advantage of the many educational opportunities offered at Holy Cross, such as the First-Year Program, Junior Year Abroad, the Washington Semester, the College’s interdisciplinary concentrations (e.g., Peace and Conflict Studies, Gerontology Studies, etc.), or academic internships at hospitals or research facilities in the Worcester area.
