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Health Pre-Professions!
Tarleton State University
You are a health pre-professional student if you plan on becoming a…!
• Physician • Den9st • Pharmacist • Veterinarian • Physician Assistant • Physical Therapist • Optometrist • Other
The “Biggies”!
• GPA • Admissions Tests • Healthcare-‐related experience • Service • Leadership
The “Biggies”!
• GPA • Admissions Tests • Healthcare-‐related experience • Service • Leadership
GPA
What is the average GPA of students accepted to a health professions school?!
3.65
How to get and keep a good GPA!
• Go to class • Study on your own • Form study groups with like-‐minded, moEvated students • Find an upperclassman mentor
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The “Biggies”!
• GPA
• Admissions Tests • Healthcare-‐related experience • Service • Leadership
Admissions Tests
Physici
an
MCAT
Den9st
DAT
Pharmacist
PCAT
Optometrist OAT
Veterinarian GRE
Physician Assistant GRE
Physica
l Thera
pist
GRE
How to prepare for Admissions Exams!
• Start now • Learn about the exam for your discipline • Learn what the average score is among students accepted to professional school
• Regularly read dense material (ie. Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Science Journals, Philosophy essays, Psychology essays)
• Consider taking a prep course for your exam
Admission Exam Info:!• MCAT: Medical College Admissions Test
– American Associa,on of Medical Colleges (AAMC) – www.aamc.org
• DAT: Dental Admissions Test – American Dental Associa,on (ADA) – www.ada.org
• PCAT: Pharmacy College Admissions Test – American Associa,on of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) – www.aacp.org
• OAT: Optometry Admissions Test – Associa,on of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) – www.opted.org
• GRE: Graduate Record Exam – ETS-‐GRE – www.ets.org/gre
Admission Exam Prep Courses/Material:!
• Kaplan • Princeton Review • Exam Krackers
Prices: • Books/Materials: around $300.00 • Course: $900.00 -‐ $1900.00
– Face-‐to-‐face – online
The “Biggies”!
• GPA • Admissions Tests
• Healthcare-‐related experience • Service • Leadership
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Shadowing!
• Keep records and have health professional sign off on hours
• Most important for pre-‐PTs and pre-‐PAs
• Example: Texas Tech PT school requires a minimum of 100 documented shadowing hours
Get a job!• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)*
• Cer9fied Nurse Assistant (CNA)*
• Pharmacy Technician*
• Veterinary Technician • Physician Scribe
*Usually require cer9fica9on that can be obtained through a junior college during a summer
Volunteer!• Hospital candy-‐striper • Health fairs • Free clinics • Animal shelters • Medical mission trips
The “Biggies”!
• GPA • Admissions Tests • Healthcare-‐related experience
• Service • Leadership
Get Involved!• Join a student club and get involved – Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED): The Health Pre-‐Professional Honor Society • Every other Thurs. Rm 219 Thompson
– Beta Beta Beta (BBB): The Honor Society for Biology Majors • Every other Thurs. Rm 219 Thompson
A S O N D J F M A M J J
First Year
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Second Year
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Third Year
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Fourth Year
• Get a good start to GPA • Service
• Maintain GPA • Shadow/Medical Experience • Service/Leadership • Prep for Admissions Test
• Admissions Test
• Apply to Professional School
• Interview
Generalized Health Pre-professional
Timeline!
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Who are my Advisors?!Dr. Max Sanderford – Physician – Physician Assistant – Veterinarian – Other
• Dr. Janic
e Speshock
– Den9st
• Dr. Phil Sudman – Physical Therapist
• Dr. John
Calahan
– Pharm
acist