{"id":41,"date":"2014-09-02T21:08:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T21:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/science\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:16:10","slug":"medical-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/science\/medical-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Medical Science department offers course work that provides a good foundation for medical studies and encourages critical thinking while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration. The program\u2019s strong science emphasis readies students to complete a pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-optometry, pre-veterinary or related bachelor\u2019s degree at a four-year college or university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employment\/Job Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Medical Science positions are increasing at a fast rate according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Specific career paths (requiring advanced degrees and licensure) include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chiropractor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dentist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optometrist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthodontist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pharmacist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physician<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podiatrist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Surgeon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Veterinarian<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Request information about Medical Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aqua-hr\"\/>\n\n\n<div id=\"quform-bfa68d\" class=\"quform quform-5 quform-support-page-caching\"><form id=\"quform-form-bfa68d\" class=\"quform-form quform-form-5\" action=\"\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41#quform-bfa68d\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" 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