PRE-HEALTH @ PRINCETONOffice of Health Professions Advising

Kate Fukawa-Connelly & Allison Smith

Orientation 2013

PURPOSE

Convey basic information about Health Professions Advising (HPA)

Prepare pre-health students for course selection

WHAT IS PRE-HEALTH? Acupressurist Allopathic Physician Anatomist Audiologist Biomedical Engineer Biostatistician Certified Nurse-Midwife Chiropractor Dentist Dietitian Emergency Medical Technician Epidemiologist Genetic Counselor Geneticist Health Educator Health Science Writer Health Scientist Massage therapist Medical Illustrator Naturopathic physician

Nurse Practitioner Occupational Safety Specialist Occupational therapist Ophthalmologist Optician Optometrist Osteopathic Physician Perfusionist Pharmacist Pharmacologist Phlebotomist Physical Therapist Physician’s Assistant Podiatrist Psychologist Psychiatrist Recreational Therapist Surgical Technologist Toxicologist Veterinarian

THE ROLE OF HPA

To help you decide whether or not the field of medicine is right for you

To help you prepare both the academic and non-academic aspects of your health professional school candidacy

To guide you through the application process when you’re the strongest possible candidate

ACADEMIC PRE-HEALTH PREPARATIONThere is no pre-med concentration or certificate

A sampling of Princeton alums entering med school in Fall 2013:

Class of Concentration Medical School

2011 Anthropology U Penn MD/PhD

2011 Chemistry Stanford

2013 Economics UCLA

2013 Ecology & Environmental Bio Johns Hopkins

2012 English Columbia

2012 History Cornell

2013 Molecular Biology U Penn MD/JD

2013 Psychology Harvard

2012 Religion Cornell

2012 Woodrow Wilson School Northwestern

ACADEMIC PRE-HEALTH PREPARATIONFOR MEDICAL SCHOOL

General ChemistryCHM 201

Biology – Life on Earth: Chaos & ClockworkEEB 211

Organic Chemistry CHM 303

PhysicsPHY 101 or 103

Biochemistry MOL 345

General ChemistryCHM 202

Biology – Intro to Cellular & Molecular Bio MOL 214

Organic Chemistry CHM 304

PhysicsPHY 102 or 104

Fall Semester Spring Semester

Math – English – Psychology/Sociology

ACADEMIC PRE-HEALTH PREPARATIONPRE-REQUISITES FOR MED SCHOOL

Students are encouraged to check specific school requirements, especially in their state of residence (about 70% of med students attend medical school in their home state). Washington, Massachusetts, Texas and California schools

require additional Biology course work.

Dental schools: pre-requisites are similar, and start with General Chemistry; many also recommend microbiology (MOL 380).

Veterinary schools: pre-requisites vary widely, but start with General Chemistry. Consult with an HPA advisor to plan the rest of your curriculum.

ACADEMIC PLACEMENT CREDIT

If you use AP to satisfy Biology, General Chemistry, or Physics, expect to take advanced course work in the same discipline

AP Score Satisfies Recommended additional course(s)

AP BIO 5 EEB 211 MOL 214 (or 215) + an advanced Biology course

AP CHEM 4 CHM 201 CHM 215 + an advanced Chemistry course (beyond orgo and biochemistry)

AP CHEM 5 CHM 201 & 202 At least one advanced Chemistry course (beyond orgo and biochemistry). Possibly CHM 215.

AP PHYS Either PHY 101 & 102 or PHY 103 & 104

One advanced physics-based course (see list on ‘preparing’ handout & in FAQs on website)

AP MATH AB 5 or BC 4/5

MTH 103 or MTH 103 & 104

One statistics courseStudents may choose to forfeit AP credit and take the introductory level courses. Speak with advisers about your options.

ACADEMIC PRE-HEALTH PREPARATION

Go to our website: princeton.edu/hpa Pre-Health Basics

Download “Preparing for a Career in the Health Professions” for comprehensive course planning information

Kate & Allison will be at the Friend Center during final course selection on Tuesday to answer questions

ACADEMIC PRE-HEALTH PREPARATIONGENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ‘17S

You must take all pre-health pre-requisites for a grade (not p/d/f)

Start with one science course (plus math) in the fall. The great majority of pre-health students take General

Chemistry in their first year. Engineering students are the exception: they take

General Chemistry, Physics and Math (if no AP). There are many timelines by which to complete

the pre-requisites. For pre-med students, the MCAT exam will

include content that draws from psychology and sociology. We will provide more details as they are available.

RESOURCES FOR COURSE SELECTION

Academic Expo – upper-class pre-health students

HPA Advisers @ Friend CenterFaculty AdvisersDepartmental RepresentativesPre-Health Peer Advisers“Preparing for a Career in the Health

Professions” handoutHPA web site: Questions of the Week

http://www.princeton.edu/hpa/

ADDITIONAL HPA RESOURCES FOR FRESHMEN

Individual meetings with advisors Drop in Hours Appointments

Freshman Pre-Health Info SessionsDates & Times TBA via Vitals

HPA Vitals newsletter Doctor Is In & professional school visits HPA Library resources Physician shadowing list Email questions: hpa@princeton.edu

FINAL WORDS

Find the balance between academics and co-curricular activities.

Explore something new. Get some meaningful clinical experience

before sophomore year. Find your own path to health professions

school.