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 Jane M. Baird Pre-Medical Scholarship Health Professions Advisory Committee Blackboard Student Web Information Lincoln Health Professions Society Health Professions Fact Sheet (PDF)
Dr. Herbert W. House Official Health Professions advisor and Chair of the Health Professions Advisory Committee
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Information |  4 YEARS TO YOUR HEALTH PROFESSION (Med, Dent, Vet, Opt, PT, PA, etc) FIRST YEAR Join Lincoln Health Professions Society and sign up for our Blackboard web site Take introductory Chemistry &/or Biology as needed, depending on your major Get additional information about your specific career Declare a major and get an advisor in that area Begin volunteer service no later than the summer between first and second years; this may be done as a formal internship for credit
SECOND YEAR Continue membership in Lincoln Society Take Organic Chemistry if needed for your major or health profession Continue volunteer service especially in your career area Continue your major courses Examine possible schools and look at admission requirements Investigate internship &/or research experience
THIRD YEAR Continue membership in Lincoln Society
Fall Semester Complete any specific requirements for your career area (Physics I, II for PRE- Med, Dent, Vet) Determine Specific schools to which you wish to apply Continue internship &/or research experience Begin prepartion for MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE, or other tests to be taken in Spring of Junior year or Fall of Senior year as required by your program Continue your major courses
Spring Semester Make final determinations of schools to which you will apply. Continue major courses If PRE- Med, Dent, Vet, etc. School get application packet for a committee letter of evaluation from Health Professions Blackboard sit or see Dr. House – 336-278-6187 If PRE- Med, return Application packet to Dr. House and give forms to evaluators before Mid Term (this is optional for those interested in other professions) Practice interview skills - take a course or participate in Lincoln Society mock interviews Prepare and polish your personal statement on why you want to be a ... Take MCAT & other tests All letters of evaluation are due from references by end of the spring semester If PRE- Med get AMCAS worksheet started during spring semester and begin completing as soon as it is available Other professions should get applications as soon as available Have final transcripts sent to application service as soon as available
June If PRE- Med, Dent, or Vet, complete and send in applications ASAP with supporting data August Retake any required tests at appropriate time If PRE- Med, Dent, Vet prepare for interview in late August or early September
FOURTH YEAR Continue membership in Lincoln Society If PRE- Med, Dent, Vet come before HPAC for interview in order to have a committee letter of evaluation. Complete major requirements Take GRE Send in applications for Med Tech, PT, PA, etc. GRADUATE!!! |
