1. EMERGE: Guidelines for Advisors of Pre-Health Professions Students (Or What the Health Professions schools look for in student-applicants and how you can help)
Debrah Beck, PhD
Assistant Dean, Office of Health Professions,
Hickory Hall, Room 256
UNT College of Science ,

2. Debrah A. Beck, Ph.D.
JAMP Faculty Director
Assistant Dean of
Health Professions Programs
Contact information
Office of Health Professions Hickory Hall, Rm professions
Todd Lang, M.S.
Senior Academic Counselor
Health Professions Programs
Mardreana Reed, M.Ed.
Academic Counselor
Health Professions Programs

3. Goals for today
1. Explore ways to help students reach their goals of being a successful applicant to health professions programs
2. Explore ways to help keep students on track academically
3. Explore alternative careers where students can be successful and happy and
4. Explore additional programs to strengthen
applications

4. Emerge Excellence Good character traits Leadership ability Empathy
Altruism
Maturity
Humility
Accountability
Self-reliant
Self-aware
I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.
-Florence Nightingale

5. Pre-Health organizations
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Alpha Delta
Medically Dedicated Students Organization
Eagles Pre-Pharmacy Association
Pre-Dental Society
Future Dental Professionals
Pre-Vet Club
Pre-PT Club
Pre-PA Club
Pre-Optometry Club
Pre-OT Club
Minority Association of Pre-Med Students (MAPS)

6. Pre-Professional Competencies Thinking and Reasoning Competencies
From AAMC “What Medical Schools are Looking for: Understanding the 15 Core Competencies”:
Pre-Professional Competencies
Thinking and Reasoning Competencies
Science Competencies
Service Orientation
Social Skills
Cultural Competence
Teamwork
Oral Communication
Ethical Responsibility to Self and Others
Reliability and Dependability
Resilience and Adaptability
Capacity for Improvement
Critical Thinking
Quantitative Reasoning
Scientific Inquiry
Written Communication
Living Systems
Human Behavior

7. Emerge Medically-related activities/employment Scribe CNA Phlebotomist
Surgical tech
Nurse
EMT
Pharmacy Tech
ER Tech
Vet Tech
PTA
Others

8. Emerge Volunteer Experience Experience Shadowing Experience
The way to get started is to quit
talking and begin doing.
- Walt Disney
Volunteer Experience
Shadowing Experience
Experience

9. Emerge
Resilience

10. Emerge
Good Grades in All Courses Ave. GPA for medical School admittance: 3.7
The Right Courses
The Right Grades

11. Emerge Entrance Exams MCAT - Medical DAT - Dental OAT - Optometry
PCAT - Pharmacy
GRE – PA, PT, Vet Med
NET, TEAS or HESI –
Nursing

12. Grades Entrance exam Goal #2 Stay on Track 1. Stay on track Volunteer
Overall & BCPM
Entrance exam
Volunteer
Shadowing

13. Evaluate: grades, time management skills; shadowing, volunteering, etc.
Manage time effectively
Enable students to succeed: JAMP; Pathways Programs; availability of tutoring; TRIO; Learning Center; volunteer opportunities; shadowing opportunities; summer internships (SHPEP, summer research: ); employment opportunities; enrichment
Realistic assessment of abilities/limitations
Good coping mechanisms: Good sense of humor; Gratitude; Giving to others; Get-the-heck-out-of-Dodge!
Extraordinary human being: passion to heal and alleviate suffering.

14. Additional resources:
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions:
UNT Office of Health Professions, College of Science:
UNT Office of Health Professions Facebook page:
Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service (TMDSAS): application service for the public Texas medical, dental and vet med schools:

15. Goal #3: Strengthen applications
1.Increase GPA and Entrance Exam scores
2. Specialized programs that can help:
Medical, only: Joint Admission Medical Program:
We need your help!
TAMU College of Dentistry: programs/index.html
Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP):
For Freshmen & Sophomores
For pre-medical, pre-dental; pre-nursing, pre-PT; pre-OT, nutrition and public health students
Research
AAMC Summer Research Programs:
Other summer Programs:
NAAHP Summer opportunities:
AACOM fellowships and internships:
Podiatry:

16. Joint admission medical program
State-wide Scholarship & Mentoring Program
Only for pre-medical students
Dr. Debrah Beck UNT JAMP Faculty Director

17. JAMP $1000.00 scholarship each long term Mentoring
Internship two summers at Texas medical school
Guaranteed admission to Texas medical school

18. Qualifications for jamp
In High School
Apply to a college or university
Take the SAT or ACT – must score no less than the mean for the state of Texas
Must have earned at least 27 hours of college credit, including 8 hours of general chemistry for science majors
Maintain at least a 3.25 GPA
Apply for Financial Aid through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Must qualify for a Pell Grant or
Have an Estimate Family Contribution (EFC) rating of $ or less

19. More ways to strengthen applications:
3. Fluency in a foreign language
4. Improve grades and entrance exam scores
5. Research
6. More medically-related volunteer work
7. Clinical experience
8. Improve grades and entrance exam scores
9. Work with people (pre-vets: work with vet & animals)
10. Improve leadership skills
11. Work with underserved people and

20. 12. Improve grades and entrance exam scores

21. Plan B: Change of Plan

22. Post baccalaureate enhancement programs
UNTHSC Medical Master’s Program: school-of-biomedical-sciences/formerly-the-post-baccalaureate- premedical-program/
This program welcomes all pre-health professions students
AAMC:
AACOM: doctor/applying/preparing/post-bacc-premed-programs
Texas A&M College of Dentistry Post Baccalaureate Program:

23. Explore Health Professions & Careers
Explore Health Careers
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Texas H.O.T. Jobs:
American Association of Medical Colleges
Ways to Explore
Explore Health Careers: Allows you to research SO MANY different health professions; explains salary, academic requirements, and provides additional resources. This is for students who are still undecided on which healthcare field to pursue, or for students who need an alternative back-up plan.
Texas H.O.T Jobs is similar to Explore Health Careers, but slightly less detailed.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Provides understanding on whether or not the profession has growth potential in the future. Also provides information on salary, the work environment, further job descriptions, similar occupations, etc.
AAMC (American Association of Medical Colleges), Aspiring Docs: Provides thorough information on a career in medicine, what it’s going to take to get in to medical school, and new information on the MCAT (brand new test this year!).
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics is a publication that looks at current issues, past issues, and ethics in medicine. We always encourage our students to READ as much as possible, especially about current issues in medicine. All admissions offices recommend reading as much healthcare literature as possible; not only does it keep you up-to-date and well informed, but it prepares your mind for medical school. If you practice reading large amounts of information now, you’ll be able to retain and apply information better in medical school.
Importance of researching jobs right now. Preparing for them. “I just thought it was going to work out.” Due diligence.

24. Success! Is this impossible? 5. Work hard 2. Plan Ahea 1. Life Balance
3. Good time management
5. Work hard
4. Set priorities

26. Questions?
UNT Office of Health Professions, College of Science: