SUNY Old Westbury offers programs that allow students to take most of the courses they will need to apply to programs to attend after graduation that can train them to become Physicians, Dentist, Podiatrists, Veterinarians, Chiropractors, Optometrists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, or many of the other different types of members of the modern Health Care Team.
In addition, there are several programs that SUNY Old Westbury offers that can lead to matriculation into one of these programs, or lead to an enhanced application when applying to these programs.
SUNY Old Westbury offers programs that allow students to take most of the courses they will need to apply to programs to attend after graduation that can train them to become Physicians, Dentist, Podiatrists, Veterinarians, Chiropractors, Optometrists, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, or many of the other different types of members of the modern Health Care Team.
In addition, there are several programs that SUNY Old Westbury offers that can lead to matriculation into one of these programs, or lead to an enhanced application when applying to these programs.
BS/DO 3+4 SUNY Old Westbury has a 3+4 BS/DO Program with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). This program allows select high school graduates to enter SUNY Old Westbury’s BS/DO Program as freshman where they can earn a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Biological Sciences and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree in only 7 years. Students spend the first 3 years at SUNY Old Westbury working towards their undergraduate Biological Sciences degree. If they meet certain minimum requirements they can then be granted acceptance into NYITCOM’s medical school portion of the program where they spend the next 4 years and can become physicians.
BS/DO 4+4 SUNY Old Westbury has a 4+4 Early Interview Program with the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). This program allows SUNY Old Westbury students who meet certain minimum requirements to be granted early interviews for NYITCOM’s medical school which can increase their chances of being accepted into NYITCOM’s medical school.
BS/DPM 3+4 SUNY Old Westbury has a 3+4 BS/DPM Program with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM). This program allows select high school graduates to enter SUNY Old Westbury’s BS/DPM Program as freshman where they can earn a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Biological Sciences and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree in only 7 years. Students spend the first 3 years at SUNY Old Westbury working towards their undergraduate Biological Sciences degree. If they meet certain minimum requirements they can then be granted acceptance into NYCPM’s podiatric medical school portion of the program where they spend the next 4 years and can become Doctors of Podiatric Medicine.
BS/DPM 3+4 SUNY Old Westbury has a 4+4 Early Interview Program with the New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM). This program allows SUNY Old Westbury students who meet certain minimum requirements to be granted early interviews for NYCPM’s podiatric medical school which can increase their chances of being accepted into NYCPM’s podiatric medical school.
SUNY Old Westbury Programs with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
SUNY Old Westbury has various Articulation Agreements with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s Physician Assistant Program, Accelerated Nursing Program, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and Medical Informatics Program. These agreements provide pathways for qualified SUNY Old Westbury graduates to potentially be accepted into these programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University leading to exciting careers as Physician Assistants, Nurses and Physical Therapists or careers in the growing field of Medical Informatics. Each of these programs has their own individual list of academic criteria required and a different number of seats in the upcoming first year class that SUNY Old Westbury students can be recommended for. Once a student is recommended to SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University they may be selected for an interview and may potentially be accepted into the program. After successfully completing the program students reach their goal of becoming an integral part of the Health Care Team as practicing Physician Assistants, Nurses or Physical Therapists.
SUNY Old Westbury also works with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to provide qualified undergraduate students an opportunity to spend a summer on the campus of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center in the Exploring Health Careers Program or their Sprinter Research Program. There is also an Early Medical Education Program in which qualified SUNY Old Westbury undergraduate students can spend 2 summers on the campus of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Center shadowing in the hospitals and clinics, as well as taking classes. This is designed to be a potential pathway for students who successfully complete the program to be admitted into The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine.
Be sure to talk to a Health Professions Advisor about these various programs. You can request more information by e-mailing hpac@oldwestbury.edu
SUNY Old Westbury has established a solid record of successfully preparing students for admission into some of the nation’s best medical and health professional schools, and many of the college’s graduates are now practicing physicians, dentists and other health professionals. Students interested in premedical and pre-health professional studies are strongly urged to consult one of the pre-health professions advisors as soon as a decision is reached to pursue a health career.
