1. Pre-Health 101 Essentials for your First Semester

2. Welcome from the Academic Advising Center

3. Purpose of Tonight’s Meeting “Pre-Health” options Components of a strong profile:

4. Commitment to this Path Where it started…  Personal experiences  Altruism / Service  Science interest  Monetary drive Firmly held? Not firmly held? Methods for confirming your commitment  Volunteering, Job Shadowing, Research, Mentoring Alternatives if you change your mind

5. Pre-Health Majors  Pre-Chiropractic  Pre-Dentistry  Pre-Medicine  Pre-Occupational Therapy  Pre-Optometry  Pre-Pharmacy  Pre-Physical Therapy  Pre-Physician Assistant  Pre-Podiatry  Pre-Veterinary Medicine

6. Pre-Health Majors  Choose any degree-granting major for most pre- health areas  Choose a major in which you’re most interested  Go to www.explorehealthcareers.org for more information about health careers www.explorehealthcareers.org

7. Professionalism  E THICAL BEHAVIOR  O PENNESS & WILLINGNESS TO ADMIT MISTAKES  G OOD COMMUNICATION S KILLS  Punctuality  Honor Commitments  Courtesy  Respect for boundaries & confidentiality NOW Demonstrate your commitment to your future career NOW by paying attention to these things:

8.  B EHAVIOR ( CRIMINAL RECORD )  Strong work ethic  Resiliency: long hours, sometimes stressful conditions  Ability to be a team player  Desire to work with those of diverse backgrounds  Lifelong learning & training Professionalism continued

9. STRONG The STRONG applicant is… Academics Activities Professional Relationships

10. Application Timeline 1 st year Adjust to college academic life & rigor Explore student orgs Volunteer 2 nd year Volunteer & job-shadow Get to know professors & start building professional relationships Find leadership opportunities 3 rd year Finish courses to prepare you for entrance exam Strengthen professional relationships Entrance Exam 4 th year apply & interview finish degree Proceed to next step!

11. Student Perspective Student Perspective AMY

12. ACADEMICS How to be Successful ACADEMICS

13. Academic Preparation General understanding  Benchmark for “C” grade  Moderate exposure of material: can remember with prompts  Can explain the gist of the material, but not how it relates to other concepts  Can apply knowledge in limited or no new situations  Can explain to others, but needs help or study aids

14. Study Time & Skills Full-time student = full-time job! Tons of material means you need to study early & often. Study schedule: plan ahead! Commitment

15. Academic Resources Successful students, like successful healthcare professionals, seek help!

16. ACTIVITIES How to be Successful ACTIVITIES

17. explore options choose only what’s meaningful seek out leadership positions A: Whatever matters to YOU ! Q: What should you do?

18. Student Organizations Pre-Health Clubs  Medicus  Pre-PT  Pre-PA  Pre-Dental  and more… talk to your advisor! Explore all kinds of clubs and activities to learn about yourself !

19. Volunteer explore fields show commitment to helping others Job-Shadow practitioner perspective form connections with healthcare professionals Work JobNet learn valuable skills like teamwork, time management & dependability

20. Research R EAL - LIFE PROBLEMS ! F INDING A POSITION : ICRU department websites Networking B E PREPARED ! Learn about the studies Think about your skills Approach more than one professor/lab K INDS OF POSITIONS : paid volunteer for credit

21. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS How to be Successful BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

22. Make connections!  Professors  Supervisors  People you job-shadow  Advisors  Classmates

23. Student Perspective Student Perspective TYLER

24. NEXT STEPS NEXT STEPS for this semester

25. Planning Appointment with advisor Explore student organizations & volunteering opportunities Practice professionalism Get to know instructors in office hours ! Read what’s in your Pre-Health folder

26. QUESTIONS