Cohort 11, July 2024
Cohort 12, July 2025
Welcome!
In 2014, the School of Medicine established the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2) as a way to expand pathways to medicine and make military medical careers possible for first-generation students and others from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in medicine. The program offers a structured, two-year preparatory course, via a partnership between USU and George Mason University, which allows talented enlisted military members to complete undergraduate medical school prerequisites and prepare for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Upon successful completion of the program, the enlisted students commission as officers in their respective services, and enter medical school at USU or at a civilian institution (a service obligation applies in either case).
By the Numbers
EMDP2 One-Sheet 2025 08.pdf10 years of EMDP2
10 years of EMDP2
10 Years of EMDP2.pdfTo see additional photos and artifacts, visit the EMDP2 exhibit in the LRC!
EMDP2 Points of Contact
Dr. Lisa Harris
Assistant Dean for Pathways and Recruitment Director, EMDP2
📞 571 231 1911
MSgt Ashlyn Howard
Company Senior Enlisted Advisor
EMDP2 and GEO
📞 301 295 3722
EMDP2 resources and stories
EMDP2 resources and stories
"Former USAF Air Traffic Controller Reaches New Heights as a Family Physician"
"A Lifelong Dream: US Army Mother's Journey from Medic to Doctor"
"USU Enlisted-to-Physician Program Celebrates 10-Year Milestone"
"Manassas Army Flight Medic Wins National Award For Sky-High Saves"
"Air Force Medical Student Called to Work as Translator for Afghan Evacuees"
"USU Non-Commissioned Officers Trade Stripes for Silver Bars in Quest to Become Military MDs"
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