The Pre-Health Path
This exam is required for students specifically pursuing a career in Dentistry.
What is the DAT (Dental Admission Test)?
He was the pioneer of blood preservation and the first director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank.
Who is Dr. Charles Drew?
This is the strongest and longest bone in the human body.
What is the Femur?
This term describes the difference in health outcomes that is closely linked with social or economic disadvantage.
What is a Health Disparity?
The name of the platform where members track their service hours.
What is BullsConnect?
Students pursuing this nursing degree must pass the NCLEX-RN exam to practice.
What is a Registered Nurse (RN) or BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)?
She was the first African American woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S. in 1864.
Who is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
The four main blood types in the ABO system.
What are A, B, AB, and O?
These are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, and work that affect health outcomes.
What are the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)?
This spring event brought together multiple student organizations to celebrate cultural diversity.
What is the Festival of Nations?
This "I" word describes the collaborative approach where different health professionals work together for patient care.
What is Interdisciplinary?
This doctor was the first Black woman to hold a patent for a medical invention (the Laserphaco Probe).
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
This butterfly-shaped gland in the neck regulates metabolism.
What is the Thyroid?
The term for a person who travels to another country specifically to receive medical care.
What is a Medical Tourist?
MIM offers these biannual professional development tours to give members a look inside these specific USF Health colleges.
What is the Morsani College of Medicine?
This professional track (PA) focuses on the medical model but requires fewer years of school than an MD.
What is a Physician Assistant (or Physician Associate)?
This 19th-century nurse founded modern nursing and emphasized sanitation in hospitals.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
This muscle in the human body is the most resistant to fatigue.
What is the Heart?
This international agency’s primary role is to direct and coordinate international health within the UN.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
Through national partnerships, MIM helps prepare members for emergencies by providing this life-saving certification.
What is BLS/CPR?
The specific name of the centralized application service used for Physical Therapy programs.
What is PTCAS?
This 20th-century researcher is known for developing the first successful polio vaccine.
Who is Jonas Salk?
The name of the fluid-filled structure in the inner ear responsible for hearing.
What is the Cochlea?
This term refers to the 17 UN goals aimed at improving health and reducing inequality by 2030.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
The name of the organization’s current Junior PR Chair.
Who is Serene Abulhaija?