Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hey everyone! </p>

<p>I'm considering either a future in medicine or a future doing public health. As of right now, I am leaning towards becoming a doctor. I understand all the hard work and time it will take.</p>

<p>I have been accepted into the University of Southern California's Health Promotion and Disease Prevention undergraduate program.</p>

<p>Here's a link about the program:
<a href="http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/behavior/education/bachelors/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.usc.edu/schools/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/behavior/education/bachelors/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I love how it provides me with so many options for the future. And all the options are things I have considered doing.</p>

<p>BUT, is this a pre-med major that will help me get into a medical school I want? Will majoring in something else like biology improve my chances?</p>

<p>To me, it looks great. There are small classes and many opportunities for research and work. Los Angeles also offers many opportunities for the things I want to do.</p>

<p>Have any of you heard about this program? What do you think about it? Even if you have not, what is your opinion?</p>

<p>I have searched online for a while and have found very little information. Any input is greatly appreciated! Thank you!</p>

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<p>Hm, I'm a current freshman at USC, and I have some friends who are HPDP majors. Although I'm not one myself, I just took a look at the requirements, and it seems like a pretty good premed major. I'm saying this because a lot of the major reqs overlap with the premed ones. From what I've gathered, no one major is considered a "better" major than another for med school (though a science-related one would obviously prepare you better in the sciences); just make sure that you get all the premed coursework done.</p>

<p>In general, I haven't heard anything bad about the major, except for the fact that since it's based at Keck, the advisors aren't available very often here at UPC. Hope that helps!</p>