Considering a Career in Health? Deciphering Your Dartmouth 2010 and Forward Sarah Berger & Dr. Lee Witters Health Professions Program

Health Professions Allopathic Medicine Dentistry Optometry Osteopathic Medicine Pharmacy Podiatry Veterinary Medicine Genetic Counseling Nursing Nutrition Physical/Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Psychology/Counseling Public Health

Take Time to Explore! Don’t plan your life at Dartmouth exclusively around pointing a health career; take advantage of a liberal education in and out of the classroom both in Hanover and elsewhere! And explore the professions you might be interested in outside of the classroom!

Things to Pay Attention To Get sound advice from an experienced advisor; beware of the “anecdote” Most students from Dartmouth and country-wide are applying to medical/vet/dental school after they graduate. Make a four year schedule for the required science courses needed to apply to medical school. Students are accepted into med/dental/vet school with any undergraduate major, but displaying aptitude in the sciences is very important. Many students “stub a toe” in early science courses; that does not disqualify a student from the health professions! Many students complete courses or strengthen their classroom credentials in a post-bacc program

Pathways to Get to Med/Dental/Vet School  Complete pre-reqs in 3 years, apply JR summer  Complete pre-reqs in 4 years, apply SR summer  Complete some pre-reqs at Dartmouth, some post-Dartmouth, apply as an alum  Complete all pre-reqs after Dartmouth and apply as an alum

Courses (GPA, Science GPA) MCAT DAT GRE Extracurricular Experiences Letters of Evaluation Personal & Professional Characteristics Skills & Abilities Clinical Exposure Altruistic Service Scholarly Activity (outside classroom) Elements of a Successful Application to Health Profession Graduate Programs

Some Medical School Admission Statistics: 2009 Matriculants # applicants: 40, 811 # accepted: 18,770 (46%) GPA all applicants: 3.51 (3.41 BCPM) GPA accepted: 3.61 (3.56 BCPM) MCAT all takers 8VR/8PS/9BS/25/O MCAT accepted applicants 9VR/10PS/10BS/29/PNational # applicants: 168 # seniors: 44; # alumni: 124 (74%) # accepted: 129 (77%) # schools/applicant: 20 # acceptances/applicant: 2 GPAs accepted: –Overall: 3.56 ( ) –BCPM: 3.49 ( ) GPA not accepted: –Overall: 3.39 ( ) –BCPM: 3.26 ( ) MCAT –Accepted : 11VR/11PS/12 BS/34/Q Ranges: 25-42(total)/L-T –Not Accepted: 10VR/11PS/11BS/31/Q Ranges: 22-38(total)/L-T Dartmouth

Factors Influencing Admission Statistics OVERALL GPA >3.3 overall GPA80% were accepted <3.3 overall GPA59% were accepted BCPM GPA >3.3 BCPM89% were accepted <3.3 BCPM50% were accepted MCAT >30 MCAT79% were accepted <30 MCAT48% were accepted Timeliness Earlier than Sept 182% were accepted Later than Sept 153% were accepted Other factors: Clinical Experience/Exposure Community Service Research Experience List of Schools (# and appropriateness relative to credentials) Personal statement/Interview Utilization of advising services

Courses (GPA, Science GPA) MCAT DAT GRE Extracurricular Experiences Letters of Evaluation Personal & Professional Characteristics Skills & Abilities Clinical Exposure Altruistic Service Scholarly Activity (outside classroom) Elements of a Successful Application to Health Profession Graduate Programs

Resources Academic Skills Undergraduate Deans Office hours with professor Course TAs Study Groups, Tutors GET TO KNOW PROFESSORS!!!

Evaluating Beyond Grades,MCAT/DAT/GRE Scores and Prior Experiences in Health Active listener Problem solver Communicator (oral, written) Critical thinker Multilingual Resiliency Integrity/Judgment Adaptability Persistence Motivation Intellectual curiosity Empathy Altruistic service Skills & AbilitiesPersonal & Professional Characteristics

Shelly Sood Kunal Patel Patrick Kennedy Susanna Kurnick Student Panelists