Fort Lewis College offers a wide variety of courses that fulfill the prerequisite coursework requirements for training programs in many health professions, including medicine, physician assistant, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and physical therapy. FLC works with each student to customize their education to meet criteria for admission to a number of different professional schools. We also have a faculty Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee that provides a range of services to students.
Medicine (M.D. and D.O.): Our acceptance rate into M.D. programs over the past five years—for students who both graduated from Fort Lewis College and completed prerequisite coursework—is 34.1% (15/44), which is above the national average of about 30%. FLC graduates are currently attending medical schools such as the University of Colorado, University of New Mexico (M.D.), and Rocky Vista University (D.O.).
Physician Assistant: Each year, several of our students apply to physician assistant programs, with many gaining acceptance to schools like Yale, University of North Texas, University of St. Francis, and Mercy College.
Veterinary Medicine: Typically, 1–3 students apply each year, with an excellent acceptance rate of about 50% into Colorado State University over the past five years.
Nursing: Many FLC graduates have been accepted into accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs, including Regis University in Denver.
Naturopathic Medicine: A recent Fort Lewis College graduate was accepted into Bastyr University in Seattle.
Dentistry: A recent FLC graduate was accepted into the University of Southern California.
While our cohort of students pursuing health professions may be small, those who do choose this path at Fort Lewis College receive personalized attention, guidance, and support as they work toward their career goals.