Transfer Advisors Update Meeting Gordon Dining & Events Center Advising Students Interested in the Health Professions

What do we do We help student prepare for graduate-level health professions programs in: Medicine, Dentistry, Physician Assistant Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Public Health, Optometry, Advanced Nursing, non-UW Pharmacy programs, Chiropractic and Podiatric Medicine This includes Helping students with course planning Connecting students with co-curricular and extra-curricular activities Preparing for the application process

New course for Freshman Mandatory course for freshman, but optional for transfer students Access through canvas Features: News and Events Monthly webinars Weekly “office hours” (like drop ins) Information on applications and timing Resources to help students start planning courses, help them get involved, and help them keep track of their experiences

Red X- May be required depending on the program Stats Calc Chem Organic Chem Biochem Bio Micro Anat Physiology Gen Psych Physics Genetics Ab Psych Human Develp Medical Term. Chiropractic X Dentistry Medicine Accel Nursing Occupational Therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physical Therapy Physician Assistant Veterinary Medicine *We recommend that you take at least one math course and one course in statistics. Note that Math 112 is a pre-requisite for Chem 103. Red X- May be required depending on the program

AP Credit If a student has AP Biology credits, they can consider Biology 152 If a student has AP Chemistry credits, they can consider Chem 109 (they might have to take more general Chemistry during a later semester) If a student has AP credit for Calculus, no more Math is necessary (unless required for a possible major) If a student has AP English or literature credits, they should consider I/A courses while in college Note: Most medical schools will want to see some I/A coursework if a student has AP credit for a pre-requisite course. A few medical schools won’t accept any AP credits for pre-requisite courses.

Things pre-health students should consider once they get to campus (and not all at once): Campus involvement (student orgs) Clinical service Community involvement Research Shadowing Understanding of health care delivery in U.S. communities (rural/urban/suburban)

Resources for Transfer Students ExploreHealthCareers.org Check out the pre-health student organizations on our campus: HOSA, AED, HPS, AMSA, AHANA, PALMA, Pre-Dental Society, Pre-Optometry Club, Pre-PT Club, GlobeMed, SEMS and many more at: https://win.wisc.edu/organizations If students are transferring to UW-Madison, then they can schedule an appointment to meet with us (call 608.263.6614) or contact us by email: questions@prehealth.wisc.edu

Continued Partnership Please contact our office at any time! Center for Pre-Health Advising at UW-Madison Middleton building, room 205 1305 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706 ph. 608 263-6614 (phones are currently down) email: questions@prehealth.wisc.edu