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Professor Gregory Pence, EMSAP Director

Michael Liptrot, Birmingham, class of 2019

Aditi Jani, Birmingham, EMSAP alumna and 4th year medical student, UASOM

Alexander Cruz Walma, Illinois, EDSAP (Dental) student, class of 2017

Clara Wan, Huntsville, Al, class of 2018, EMSAP

Todd McCarty, MD, Mobile, EMSAP alumnus and UAB Medical Faculty, Infectious Diseases; Co-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship

  • Professor Gregory Pence, EMSAP Director

  • Michael Liptrot, Birmingham, class of 2019

  • Aditi Jani, Birmingham, EMSAP alumna and 4th year medical student, UASOM

  • Alexander Cruz Walma, Illinois, EDSAP (Dental) student, class of 2017

  • Clara Wan, Huntsville, Al, class of 2018, EMSAP

  • Todd McCarty, MD, Mobile, EMSAP alumnus and UAB Medical Faculty, Infectious Diseases; Co-Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship

The Early Medical, Dental, and Optometry School Acceptance Programs are undergraduate and professional school educational programs that provide highly qualified students an enriched undergraduate experience in preparation for medical, dental, or optometry school. They provide a path to medical, dental, or optometry school while offering undergraduate students maximum flexibility in exploring the humanities, neurosciences, social sciences, or any other major. The three programs are commonly referred to as EMSAP although they include both dental and optometry school.

EMSAP is not an accelerated BS/MD program; students are expected to spend four years at UAB as an undergraduate and an additional four years in medical, dental, or optometry school. Students can only apply for EMSAP during their senior year of high school.

After successful completion of program requirements and graduation from an undergraduate program at UAB, EMSAP assures highly motivated undergraduates admission to the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, UAB School of Dentistry, or UAB School of Optometry.

EMSAP is Three Programs in One, covering the medical, dental, and optometry schools.
Learn more about the application process for each school.


EMSAP News

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  • EMSAP Students in Hospital Hallway
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Meet EMSAP Students

See what brought our students to UAB, their current activities, and what they plan to do in the program.

Daniel ElstonCongratulations to Daniel Elston on his Fulbright Award!

Natasha Mehra, MDLearn more about EMSAP Alumni who are now UAB Faculty!