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Build a foundation in human anatomy, physiology, cellular biology, and chemistry, along with hands-on patient-care opportunities.
The Human Physiology & Preventive Medicine degree is designed specifically for students interested in applying to professional healthcare schools—including medical school, dentistry school, physician’s assistant school, physical therapy school, occupational therapy school, chiropractic school, optometry school, and other allied healthcare graduate schools.
This interdisciplinary program will equip you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to implement preventive medicine in your future career and gain acceptance into well-known graduate healthcare programs. Get the competitive edge to succeed in the professional healthcare school of your choice, and the clinical and professional experiences to begin exploring what a career in healthcare might look like for you.
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Get direct patient care hours at Invitation diabetes prevention program or Cardiac Rehab.
Invititation ProgramStudents interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.
A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.
According to the Center for Disease Control, 7 out of the 10 leading causes of death are chronic diseases—preventable diseases developed by poor lifestyle choices. These diseases account for 81% of hospital admissions, 91% of all prescriptions filled, and 76% of all physician visits leading to approximately 86% of all healthcare costs.
To combat chronic disease, Taylor’s Human Physiology & Preventive Medicine major teaches students to approach medicine through “traditional” means and lifestyle modification. With current estimates suggesting that 80% of cardiovascular disease and diabetes and 40% of cancers could be prevented by a holistic understanding of health, the preventive medicine component of this program seeks to prepare undergraduates for their future as medical practitioners after professional or graduate school.
The advanced physiology courses in this major will give you in-depth opportunities to study specific, interrelated physiological systems and how they are affected by a variety of chronic human diseases and conditions. We also will examine current treatment options and preventative approaches.
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Brian Dewar
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Biology
765-998-4918
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Contact
Brandon Dykstra
Department Chair and Professor of Kinesiology
765-998-5186
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