Advisory Committee
The PreMedical Advisory Committee–comprised of a chair, program coordinator and faculty advisors–provides overall direction for the PreMedical programs at IIT and serves as a body of student advisors.
Once students choose a major, they are assigned a PreMedical advisor from their department. Advisors help with course scheduling, monitor academic progress, and identify volunteer and research opportunities. Advisors also help with the medical school admission process, including:
- Preparing students for the Medical College Admission Test, or MCAT, in the third year of undergraduate study.
- Collecting letters of recommendation.
- Forwarding applications to medical schools designated by students.
*These committee members are also student advisors.
Committee Members
Chair
Dr. Kathryn M. Spink
Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences
146C Life Sciences Building
Chicago, IL 60616
spink@iit.edu
312.567.3441
Program Coordinator/Director of PreMedical Office
Cathie D'Amico
314 Wishnick Hall
Chicago, IL 60616
damico@iit.edu
312.567.5324
*Professor Konstantinos Arfanakis
Biomedical Engineering
217 Wishnick Hall
Chicago, IL 60616
arfanakis@iit.edu
312.567.3864
Todd Kersh
Administrative Assistant
182 Life Sciences Building
Chicago, IL 60616
kersh@iit.edu
312.567.7986
Professor Nicholas Menhart
PreMedical Advisor for Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
352 Life Sciences
Chicago, IL 60616
menhart@iit.edu
312.567.3123
Professor Satish Parulekar
Chemical and Biological Engineering
127 Perlstein Hall
Chicago, IL 60616
parulekar@iit.edu
312.567.3044
Professor Michael Young
Psychology
246B Life Sciences
Chicago, IL 60616
youngm@iit.edu
312.567.3503