During the academic year, the Bates Medical Studies Committee and Office of Career Services had 305 appointments of 30 minutes or longer with students and alumni investigating careers or postgraduate education in the health professions.

Of the 19 Bates seniors or alumni who applied to postgraduate programs at allopathic or osteopathic medical school for matriculation this fall, 16 were accepted, or 85 percent. Of Bates applicants to other health-care programs, such as dentistry, nursing, pharmacology or veterinary medicine, all nine were accepted this year.

Please take a moment to read more about a few of the most requested major's at the OCS.    If you have any questions on health related fields, please feel free to contact the OCS at (207) 786-6233.