BSPH Pre-Medical Track
Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) with a Pre-Medical Concentration
Baylor University’s Pre-Medical concentration for the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) program aims to prepare students for entrance into medical school through a public health lens. The curriculum is designed to help students meet entrance criteria for medical school while providing a well-rounded, population-health focused foundation for a future healthcare career.
Curriculum
Course requirements for Baylor’s BSPH with a Pre-Medical concentration provide students with an education that both meets the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals while also meeting medical school prerequisite requirements. The coursework adds significant value to medical school preparation by emphasizing public health-oriented concepts such as global health challenges, population health and prevention, and health policy and equity. Learn more about how public health courses can be beneficial for premed students.
For more information about the Bachelor of Science in Public Health at Baylor University, please contact Margo Shanks, Undergraduate Program Director, at Margo_Shanks@baylor.edu.
Why Public Health + Pre-Med?
Medicine is changing. Today's physicians are expected not only to diagnose and treat illness, but also to understand the social, environmental, and behavioral factors that influence health across entire populations.
The Baylor BSPH Pre-Medical concentration combines the rigorous science preparation needed for medical school with a strong foundation in epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy, global health, and disease prevention. Students graduate with a broader understanding of health and healthcare—one that prepares them to excel in medical school and become physicians equipped to improve both individual patient care and population health.
Whether your goal is primary care, surgery, pediatrics, oncology, or another specialty, a public health perspective provides the skills to:
- Understand the root causes of disease.
- Analyze health data and clinical evidence.
- Improve healthcare quality and patient outcomes.
- Address health disparities and social determinants of health.
- Lead interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Advance prevention and population health initiatives.
At Baylor, we believe tomorrow's physicians need more than outstanding scientific training—they need the ability to think broadly about health, prevention, and the communities they serve.
The physicians of the future won't simply treat disease—they'll improve the health of entire communities. Baylor's BSPH Pre-Med concentration prepares students to do both.