Pre-Health

Pre-Health studies provides students with the guidance, support, academic preparation and clinical opportunities they need to be successful applicants to health professional schools.

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Pre-Health Feature Stories

UR senior returns to her roots, medicine, and meaning

A healthcare internship in Nepal helped Sanskriti Basnyat deepen her commitment to a future as a doctor grounded in compassion and cultural understanding.

Charlotte Tisdale at Support Works Housing

UR Now: Student Experience

UR senior works to fight homelessness and improve health care access

Through her internship with SupportWorks Housing, Charlotte Tisdale is helping secure funding and create programs that tackle housing instability and health disparities.

2023 UR alum Julia Brittain with her host brother in the Peace Corps

UR Now: Alumni

UR named to Peace Corps’ 2025 top volunteer-producing schools list

Meet two alumni who volunteered for service in Zambia and Ethiopia — part of a legacy of UR graduates making a global impact.

UR Now: Alumni

Hospital president and UR alum recognized as a health care champion

Andrea Gwyn arrived at the University of Richmond with dreams of becoming a physician, but an early shift in her career path turned out to be the right decision.