Green Coat Pre-Med Pipeline Program

Rolling applications are being accepted for Summer 2025. Spring 2025 deadline will be Dec. 1, 2024.

A WVSOM faculty mentor is matched to each student to monitor and encourage his/her science progress, as well as to answer any questions.

WVSOM – RHI Green Coat Program

The RHI Program is working with undergraduate health science students and pre-medical majors. One of the current projects is the WVSOM RHI Green Coat Program.

In the Green Coat Program, college students majoring in health sciences (with an interest in medical school) will be immersed in the hospital/clinic setting with supplemental opportunities available through the Statewide Campus office and the hospital partnership to broaden their exposure to working with an inter-professional healthcare team.
The intended outcomes of this program are to enhance student's opportunity for acceptance into healthcare professions, enhance student's commitment to becoming a healthcare professional serving rural populations and increase comfort and competency with patient interactions.
The criteria for college students interested in the Green Coat Program:
- Must be a college sophomore or junior majoring in health sciences with an interest in medical school.
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Letter of recommendation from an advisor
- An official transcript
- Completion of the Green Coat Application
- One-page essay describing the student's career goal and how it relates to Primary Care practice in rural WV.