Postbaccalaureate Opportunties-Health Professions Program - Carnegie Mellon University

Postbaccalaureate Opportunities

While many future health care professionals begin their undergraduate careers planning to matriculate to a health professions program shortly after their college graduation, a significant proportion of these people ultimately decide to seek out additional experiences in research, service or academics prior to matriculating or applying to a health professions program.  Did you know that the average age of people starting medical school was 23.6 in 2011 (see also https://www.aamc.org/download/159350/data/table6.pdf)?  Delaying the start of medical school can make sense for many reasons, including satisfying a desire to serve, to travel, to be involved in research or to prove oneself academically.  Below are some great options for one or more years after graduation.