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If you\u2019re serious about becoming a doctor, dentist, researcher or health care leader, one name should be at the top of your list: Transylvania University. It\u2019s the place to earn your white coat and advance your career in medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, Transy\u2019s nationally recognized pre-health program<\/a> doesn\u2019t just prepare students for medical school \u2014 it launches them there. With an acceptance rate near 90% for recommended students, small classes and one-on-one advising, Transy is one of the most effective and most personal pre-health programs in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simply put: If you\u2019re not looking at Transy, you\u2019re missing out on one of the strongest pre-health experiences in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of personal mentorship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Transy, pre-health students aren\u2019t lost in a sea of lecture halls \u2014 they\u2019re known. From their first semester, they meet regularly with a pre-health adviser and the Pre-Health Advisory Committee, building a personalized plan that includes coursework, MCAT prep, shadowing and mock interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior biology major Ethan Lawhorn says that kind of connection is what drew him to Transy. “I always believed that iron sharpens iron,” Lawhorn says. “At Transy, I can really form connections with my professors. Knowing them on a deeper level helps me ask better questions and pushes me to think more critically.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That mentorship extends beyond the classroom. For Elizabeth (Meredith) Rhea \u201908, now a neuroscience researcher and professor, it was a faculty relationship that changed her life. “This experience changed my life,” Rhea says of her Transy-arranged internship at the University of Kentucky. “Up until my senior year, I wasn\u2019t sure what I wanted to do after graduating. That one semester in a lab set me on a path toward discovery and advanced study.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real-world experience that opens doors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Transy\u2019s location in Lexington puts students at the center of a thriving medical and research community. They gain early exposure through partnerships with UK HealthCare, Baptist Health and Lexington Clinic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lawhorn spent his summer conducting research at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital, one of the nation\u2019s leading pediatric hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


“The skills I learned at Transy, especially coding in R, set me apart from other applicants,” he says. “That\u2019s not something most undergrads can say.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Rhea, a similar early experience at UK became the foundation for a career in neuroscience. Today she leads research projects at the University of Washington and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, studying how insulin moves across the blood-brain barrier and its impact on cognition and aging. Her discoveries are helping redefine how scientists understand Alzheimer\u2019s and metabolic disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Transy professors didn\u2019t just teach us the material,” she says. “They helped us make real-world connections. That sense of collaboration and support is something I\u2019ve tried to carry into every stage of my career.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transy grads are changing health care<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Transylvania graduates are advancing medicine, neuroscience and public health around the world. They\u2019re innovators, surgeons and researchers who began their journeys right here in Lexington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a few examples<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n