These programs serve students from grade school to college to professional school by providing educational opportunities and exposure that allow diverse students to be competitive applicants for health science schools.
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging actively pursues efforts to promote diversity within the School of Medicine through various pathway programs and featured efforts through the Health Sciences Multicultural and Community Affairs (HS-MACA) Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate and Master of Science in Medical Sciences (MMS) programs
The HS-MACA Pre-Medical Post-Baccalaureate Program provides opportunities and experience for First Generation and Diverse Medical Students to be fully prepared to achieve minimum standards on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) and excel in courses to increase their chances of getting into medical schools.
The (MMS) program is one of the First Generation Diverse Medical Student pipelines at Creighton School of Medicine (SOM). It is a program aimed at filling a gap in advance of students pursuing careers in medicine or other healthcare professions.