International students face a variety of challenges when it comes to navigating a pre-health career track while at Tufts, as well as when applying to health professions schools. We have gathered some tips and resources that will help our international pre-health students gain experiences and create a competitive application to professional schools.

General Tufts Resources for International Students

Visit the International Center's website to learn about services they provide and resources for undergraduate international students.

Pre-health-specific Resources and Information

As with many aspects of the professional school admissions process, each professional school has its own policies and requirements regarding applicant review and selection, including whether or not international students are accepted. Some organizations have created tools, such as program directories, that international students can use to quickly find programs that accept international students. We encourage all of our international students to utilize these resources while also visiting and reviewing the institutions' websites to which students may wish to apply.

Resources from Professional Organizations

Medical School – From the AAMC

Dental School – From the ADEA

Physician Assistant School - From the PAEA (Program Directory)

Veterinary School - From AAVMC (VMSAR is free but requires registration.)

Physical Therapy School - From APTA (Program Directory)

Pharmacy School - From PharmCAS (Program Comparison)

Optometry School - From ASCO (No way to filter programs that accept international schools, but due to the small number of optometry schools, researching individual programs should not be very time intensive.)