- Medical School (MD and DO)
- Nursing (MSN)
- Physician Assistant Practice (MS-PA)
- Dentistry (DMD, DDS)
- Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Optometry (OD)
- Occupational Therapy (Masters and Doctoral)
- Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- Clinical Counseling/Clinical Psychology
- Biostatistics/Data Analytics/Epidemiology/Epidemiology/Public and Global Health

Pre-Health Advising
The Pre-Health Advising Committee assists Health Professions Program students with academic planning as well as provides information and opportunities for internships and other experiences for students planning for specific health professions.
"Few national liberal arts colleges have such a close and distinctive partnership with a premiere interprofessional health sciences university." -Dr. Shubhik DebBurman, Senior Director for Science Partnerships at Lake Forest College.
Here's how we prepare our current students for success:
Pre-Health advising begins the moment you step on campus when you connect with a Pre-Health faculty member in addition to your academic advisor. The Pre-Health Committee helps plan your undergraduate experience to ensure you have the credentials and tools necessary to succeed no matter your post-graduate plans.
Our strategic partnerships with neighboring health professional schools such as Rosalind Franklin University, Rush University, and DePaul University, help students gain the education and advanced skillset needed to excel in their chosen field of study. Our dual degree programs provide students a leg up in their graduate studies when they choose to pursue a select number of master’s or doctoral degrees.
Chicago is our second lab, classroom, and research site. Students intern and research at world-class institutions in and around Chicago like the Shirley Ryan Ability Labs, Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Rosalind Franklin University, Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, Horizon Pharma, Abbvie, Abbott Labs, and Medline, and many local area hospitals. These internships and research opportunities lead to valuable networking opportunities and career-building connections
Our labs are equipped with cutting-edge instrumentation to facilitate high-level collaborative research for students and faculty—opportunities not often available to undergraduates at large universities. Experience with such equipment and conducting research alongside faculty mentors has proven to be a valuable differentiator for our students when applying to top graduate and medical schools as well as securing competitive jobs in science related fields.
Working closely with PhD faculty experts in their fields of study, students are introduced to research as early as their first year. Our newly renovated and expanded Lillard Science Center provides the space and equipment needed for students to build an impressive research-based resume, giving them an edge in graduate school or the job search.
Lake Forest College gives its students a unique edge
The overall medical school acceptance rate of Lake Forest College graduates is nearly twice the national average. Graduates of our Pre-Health programs go on to advanced study at top medical schools, including Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and top Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine including Marian and A.T. Still University.
The pre-health advising program assists students who are interested in entering programs in the health professions, including medical and dental school, nursing school, pharmacy school, physical therapy training, physician assistant programs, and veterinary school. The program is open to all majors but the most popular majors include biology, chemistry, neuroscience, biochemistry and molecular biology, psychology, Spanish, and mathematics.
Pre-Health grads go on to graduate programs at top schools including…
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
- Harvard Medical School
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Mayo Medical School
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
- Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University
- Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
- University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Meet Our Students and Alumni
Sydni Cole ’12
Neurology Residency, Beth Israel Hospital (Harvard medical School)
Vascular Neurology Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
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September 12, 2022
Lake Forest College receives high marks in national rankings

August 25, 2022
College again sets record for largest incoming class
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Contact Us
FACULTY CONTACT
Shubhik DebBurman
Science Partnerships Senior Director
Disque D. and Carol Gram Deane Professor of Biological Sciences
Chair of Neuroscience, HPP, Pre-Health
847-735-6040
debburma@lakeforest.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT
Kathleen Elsasser
Health Professions Program Coordinator
kelsasser@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6041
CAREER CONTACT
Kathleen Ferrero, EdD
Science and Health Care Internship and Pre-Health Specialist
Career Advancement Center
kferrero@lakeforest.edu