The Pre-Medical Advisory Committee—comprised of a chair, program coordinator, and faculty advisers—provides overall direction for the pre-medical programs at Illinois Tech and serves as a body of student advisers.
Once students choose a major, they are assigned a pre-medical adviser from their department. Advisers help with course scheduling, monitor academic progress, and identify volunteer and research opportunities. Advisers 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 advisers.
Committee Members
Chair
Dr. Kathryn M. Spink*
Director of Pre-Health Professions Programs
Senior Lecturer
Biology Department
146C Life Sciences Building
Chicago, IL 60616
spink@iit.edu
312.567.3441
Professor Nicholas Menhart*
PreMedical Advisor for Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics
352 Life Sciences
Chicago, IL 60616
menhart@iit.edu
312.567.3123
Somdev Banerjee
Chemistry
226A Robert A. Pritzker Science Center
Chicago, IL 60616
sbanerjee2@iit.edu
312.567.8605
Lindsey Sheehan
Psychology
10 W. 35th Street, Suite 12E4-1
Chicago, IL 60616
lsheehan@iit.edu
312.567.7983
Promila Dhar
Biomedical Engineering
301B Wishnick Hall
Chicago, IL 60616
dhar@iit.edu
312.567.5096