Pre-Health Degrees

Michigan Tech Health Professions -

Research Description:

Dr. Gratz is the director of the department's pre-professional programs and conducts research into respiratory physiology involving breathing and blood pressure.

His studies have evaluated the breathing rate of snakes as a function of the vegas nerve, through severing or otherwise controlling it. Responses are measured as a function of temperature and variations in atmospheric oxygen concentrations.

Studies on respiration and blood pressure with respect to environmental changes are also studied in other species.

At Michigan Tech, you will be under the guidance of the director of pre-health professions studies, Ronald K. Gratz, PhD, who is here to assist you with:

• Choosing the professional career that is right for you
• Learning the requirements for the professional schools of your choice
• Obtaining application forms for admissions tests (e.g., MCAT) and the professional schools
• Course selection and curriculum planning
• Forming proper study habits
• Any questions you may have

Contact Information:

Ronald K. Gratz, PhD
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Director of Pre-Health Professions Studies

Telephone: 906-487-2345
Fax: 906-487-3167
E-Mail: rkgratz@mtu.edu
http://www.bio.mtu.edu/faculty/gratz.htm

Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295