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Pre-Health Post-Bac Scholarship Granted

Scholarship Recipient 

We are proud to announce that Kevin Varos has been awarded the 2024 Dr. Michael Green and Ann Sartori Scholarship. Kevin is a highly motivated student and an outstanding representative of the Pre-Health Professions Post-Bac Certificate Program. He has our best wishes as he pursues a career in medicine. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Green family for their generous support in making this scholarship award possible. 

Pre-Health Post-Bac scholarship recipient, Kevin Varos, with the Green family

Sarah and Josh Green with Kevin Varos

Dr. Michael Green and Ann Sartori Scholarship 

After retiring from the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at St. Louis University Medical School, Dr. Michael Green taught in the Post-Bac Program at SF State (fall 2015 - fall 2017). While he mentored hundreds of medical and graduate students during his long career, he often mentioned his time at SF State as one of his favorite teaching experiences.  

Ann Sartori was a Montessori-certified pre-school teacher for many years. In 1986, she graduated from St. Louis University Law School and was admitted to the Missouri Bar Association. Today, she lives in San Francisco and enjoys spending time with her children, Josh and Sarah, and her two grandchildren.

The scholarship honors the memory and impact Dr. Michael Green has had on students and colleagues by establishing an ongoing fund to help highly motivated and deserving students in the Pre-Health Professions Certificate Program. 

Josh and Sarah Green with Kevin Varos and Deepika Ahuja 

Sarah and Josh Green with Kevin Varos and Deepika Ahuja  

Discover SF State

Meet College of Professional & Global Education staff at the Discover SF State open house event, and find out about our programs.

About Discover SF State

San Francisco State University invites you and your family to our Discover SF State open house to get a sneak peek of all that we have to offer. You will have the chance to meet students and faculty from our academic colleges, experience student life, learn about campus housing and financial aid, take a campus tour and much more.

Find out more about the event and register on the Discover SF State website.

Discover SF State

Pre-Health Workshop Series: Finding Clinical Experience

A guide for finding meaningful clinical opportunities in healthcare 

Join us for this Pre-Health virtual workshop to:

  • Learn strategies to find work or volunteer opportunities in clinical settings from a panel of pre-health students
  • Discover the amount and types of clinical experiences you need to apply to health professions schools

All students, freshmen through post-bac, are welcome!

This workshop is for anyone interested in a health professions career, such as:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry

Pre-Health Post-Bac Application Guidance Info Session

Learn the ins and outs of the Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate application process and complete your application for spring 2025. We will include:

  • Coaching on essay prompts
  • Instructions on how to complete the Coursework Spreadsheet
  • Advice on how to work with your letter writers
  • An opportunity to ask questions about the application process

We look forward to meeting you.

Pre-Health Post-Bac - Start in Fall - Apply by April 15

Are you planning to go to medical school?

SF State's Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program is intended for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to apply to U.S. health professional schools. Depending on their academic path and in consultation with their pre-health advisor, students will take prerequisite courses, upper-division electives or a combination of the two.

Application Period: October 1 - April 15
Deadline: April 15, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

Who Should Apply in Fall

  • Formal Post-Bac:

    • Career Changer Track (CCT): You must have completed the major’s level General Chemistry I and a college math course. If you have not taken General Chemistry I, please consider applying for the summer cycle.
    • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.

Fall Application

Find the fall application and apply by April 15.

Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate: Start in Summer - Apply by March 1

Prepare for medical school or other health professional school

SF State's Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program is intended for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to apply to U.S. health professional schools. Depending on their academic path and in consultation with their pre-health advisor, students will take prerequisite courses, upper-division electives or a combination of the two.

Application Period: October 1 - March 1
Deadline: March 1, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

Who Should Apply in Summer

Formal Post-Bac:

  • Career Changer Track (CCT): This application cycle is ideal for applicants who have not taken General Chemistry I during their undergraduate education.
  • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.

Summer Application

Find the summer application and apply by March 1.

Pre-Health Workshop Series: How to Navigate the Curriculum

A guide for choosing pre-health courses and planning your academic timeline

Join us for this virtual workshop to:

  • Identify the courses required by health professions schools
  • Gain tools to navigate your pre-health journey

All students, freshmen through post-bac, are welcome to attend!

This workshop is for anyone interested in the following schools:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry

We will end the meeting with a Q&A.

Dr. Luna Abdallah Memorial Scholarship 2024 Recipients

2024 Scholarship Recipients

We are proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Dr. Abdallah Memorial Scholarship, These remarkable young women exemplify the excellence of the Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program. 

  • Noellee Candido
  • Arika Malik
  • Peipei Pan
  • Sarai Parra

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the Abdallah family and other generous donors who made this scholarship possible.

Dr, Abdallah's family, scholarship grantees

Scholarship recipients (not pictured: Arika Malik) with family of Dr. Abdallah

Attendees of the Dr. Abdallah Scholarship 2024 Event

2024 scholarship recipients (not pictured: Arika Malik) with grantees, staff and faculty

Flowers in memory of Dr. Luna Abdallah

In memory of Dr. Luna Abdallah

Dr. Luna Abdallah Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Luna Abdallah, Director of the Pre-Health Professions Certificate Post-Bac Program at San Francisco State University, passed away in November 2022. Her bright presence and fierce advocacy for public education and social justice are sorely missed. Dr. Abdallah’s family and friends chose to honor her memory by setting up a scholarship fund in her name.

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