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Profound Outcomes
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- Down to two choices for college, Sam chose the place with the people he would most want to be around.
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Community Healthcare
- A growing field with a global reach.
- Juniata has a tradition of preparing students for many healthcare careers—from family medicine, optometry, and physical therapy to veterinary medicine. Our graduates work locally, in cities across the U.S., and around the world as leaders in their fields, no matter their work location.
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Individualized Support
- Get the personalized attention that will prepare you for a future in health professions.
- From your first year at Juniata through your first year in professional school, our health professions committee will mentor you, answer your questions, and give you the personalized attention that will help you rise to the challenges ahead.
A Distinct Experience
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You don’t have to sort it all out on your own. Juniata's Health Professions Committee—comprising biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, sociology, education, social work, business, and philosophy professors—is there every step of the way.
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Because of Juniata’s distinctive Program of Emphasis (POE), you can design your education and write an individualized POE that fits your needs and goals. You will have two advisers, including one from the committee, to ensure that you meet all of the requirements for your field.
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Because Juniata has received grants from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health, you’ll have many opportunities to learn by doing. And, you can intern at various locations, including Altoona Family Medicine, the DNA Analysis Unit of the FBI, Geisinger Health System, Harvard, and a clinic operated by So Others May Eat in Washington, D.C., Huntingdon is the home of J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, which is within walking distance of campus, and boosts several large and small animal veterinary practices. Juniata’s health professions committee and alumni will help you find your best fit.
Recent Graduates
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- Haldis Andersen ‘14
- is currently attending the UNC School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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- Jasmine Assad ‘16
- is pursuing her doctorate in physical therapy at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
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- Morgan Decker ‘16
- is pursuing a medical degree at the Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa.
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- Luke Gangi-Wellman ‘16
- is pursuing his doctorate in neuroscience at the University of Utah.
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- Andrew Maul ‘14
- is currently enrolled at Harvard Medical School.
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- Kyle Santerian ‘17
- is conducting research as a postgraduate associate at Yale School of Medicine.