Choosing the pre-health professions path in kinesiology and health, you’ll have a dedicated four-year plan to ensure you take the classes you need to further your education as a future physician assistant. Courses in the Department of Kinesiology and Health give you hands-on learning opportunities so you can practice what you’re learning in a real-world setting. You can also work alongside world-class researchers, study abroad, and get internships in the local medical community.

Hear how Iowa State’s kinesiology and health program prepared Alayna for her future as a physician’s assistant

Alayna chose Iowa State’s kinesiology and health program because she was looking for a program to support her future goal of becoming a physician assistant.

Along the way, she found supportive classmates, professors invested in her success, and gained real-world experience.

We caught up with Alayna during her senior year – she shares why choosing the College of Health and Human sciences kinesiology and health program was such an incredible experience. And, it helped her meet her future goals. She’s now at the University of Iowa studying to become a physician’s assistant.

A group of people in a laboratory setting conducting an exercise physiology test. The room has red walls and multiple treadmills and stationary bikes. One person is on a stationary bike wearing a breathing mask connected to tubes, while others stand nearby observing and interacting with a computer monitor displaying data. The environment includes exercise equipment, red chairs, and various machines used for fitness and health measurements.

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