Walla Walla University has long been preparing students for acceptance into and excellence in a wide variety of post-graduate health programs — medical, dental, physical therapy and more. In fall 2023, to better serve students planning to enter the health professions, WWU established Center for Health Professions.
Directed by Jeremy Wiggins, WWU biology associate professor, Center for Health Professions provides pre-health students with a dedicated advisor to ensure they’re enrolling in the necessary courses and making the proper preparations for an eventual application to medical school, no matter their major. A graduate of Loma Linda University dental school, Wiggins practiced dentistry for 20 years and is committed to helping WWU students meet their goals.
Through Center for Health Professions, students can seamlessly shift their pre-professional focus, should they so choose, with assistance from the advisors they’ve already come to know and respect.
The next step for Center for Health Professions is a dedicated space within Rigby Hall so that students know where to go for advice on pre-health programs. This will also give them a spot to meet with representatives from medical schools like LLU and University of Washington.
“We’re just getting started,” Wiggins said. “There’s more exciting stuff to come.”
