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Your Path to a Career in Health Care
Careers as health care professionals are among the most rewarding and in-demand professions. As a pre-health student at University of the Pacific, we will prepare you to meet the health care needs of our communities and will empower you to become a leader in the health care industry. Pacific has a long-standing reputation for educating health care professionals and providing innovative curriculum, accelerated programs, extensive experiential learning and clinical training for our students.
Pacific's three-campus ecosystem features renowned health institutions in Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco, including the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and the Pacific School of Health Sciences. Pacific pre-health students benefit from priority admissions and accelerated pathways to our professional schools. We invite you to start your health care journey at Pacific!
Pacific offers a variety of pre-professional and dual degree programs that allow you to earn your BS and DDS, PharmD, DPT or other professional degree in a shorter amount of time—in some cases in as little as five years. That results in tuition savings for you as well as the opportunity to start your health care career sooner.
Pre-professional and accelerated programs include:
- Pre-Dentistry
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Pre-Physical Therapy
- Sociology to Master of Social Work
Pacific's Public Health and Community Wellness prepares you for a career in one of the many nonclinical areas of health care that require a broad base of knowledge in the social sciences and the humanities. Examples of those careers include hospital administration, public policy, health care marketing, social work, public relations, health data analysis and health education.
Accelerated Programs
On-Site
Clinics
Med School Partnerships
University of the Pacific is committed to student success beyond degree completion. Whether at Pacific or with another university like Touro University California, we help our students advance in their careers. Recognizing the shortage of health care workers nationally, University of the Pacific and Touro University California have teamed up to offer qualified Pacific students guaranteed admission to select Touro health programs.
Career Services offers pre-health advising to all currently enrolled students and alumni from all undergraduate majors interested in pursuing any health or allied health profession. Schedule an appointment with the Pre-Health Career Advisor to explore specific and allied Health Professions, discuss resume development, and more.
What our alumni are saying
“I think bioengineering is interesting because it is a multidisciplinary field where you are combining your knowledge of biomedicals with engineering tools, such as computational or coding. And then you combine these skills to solve problems that benefit patients or create medical devices that improve the healthcare system. It’s a really fun field because you have a lot of space for your creativity.”
- Jenny Vo ’23, Bioengineering Major
“I absolutely loved my experience at Pacific because I met incredible mentors and friends who helped shape my passions. Remember to take advantage of all the resources available to you at UOP. Keep an open mind, pursue whatever you enjoy and learn from each and every experience.”
- Abha Patkar ’21, Biological Sciences Pre-Dentistry Major
