PreMedical/PreDental Information Session for UT Austin Students

Health Professions Office PAI 5.03 (512) 471-3172 http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo Health Professions Advisors - by appointment - drop-in group office hours Health Professions Peer Advisors - walk-in appointments

Health Professions Advisors

- by appointment

- drop-in group office hours

Health Professions Peer Advisors

- walk-in appointments

Health Professions Advisors Provide prerequisite course information - Predental Essentials - Premedical Essentials - Dental/Medical Minimum Admission Requirements Discuss competitiveness for admission Discuss non-academic prerequisites: - health care volunteering and shadowing - community service - leadership Provide workshops and info sessions - application process and procedures - writing personal statements - letters of evaluation (recommendation) - interview workshops Provide mock interviews

Provide prerequisite course information

- Predental Essentials

- Premedical Essentials

- Dental/Medical Minimum Admission Requirements

Discuss competitiveness for admission

Discuss non-academic prerequisites:

- health care volunteering and shadowing

- community service

- leadership

Provide workshops and info sessions

- application process and procedures

- writing personal statements

- letters of evaluation (recommendation)

- interview workshops

Provide mock interviews

Academic Advisors Help you to develop a coordinated plan for courses that satisfy your degree and health professions requirements Assist with adjustments to your course schedule Interpret UT Austin rules and policies Help you to strategize ways to keep academically fit, motivated, and healthy

Help you to develop a coordinated plan for courses that satisfy your degree and health professions requirements

Assist with adjustments to your course schedule

Interpret UT Austin rules and policies

Help you to strategize ways to keep academically fit, motivated, and healthy

HPO Web Site http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo Program Info Services Events Announcements

Program Info

Services

Events

Announcements

HPOinfo HPO listserv: HPOinfo Announcements about events and the posting of new prerequisite documents on our web site http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo Look for the listserv link under Announcements at bottom of page

HPO listserv: HPOinfo

Announcements about events and

the posting of new prerequisite

documents on our web site

http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo

Look for the listserv link under

Announcements at bottom of page

Texas Dental Schools Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - Baylor College of Dentistry University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - Baylor College of Dentistry

University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School

Texas Medical Schools Baylor College of Medicine Texas A&M University Health Science Center - College of Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - School of Medicine University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Texas Medical School at Houston University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (Galveston) University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Texas A&M University Health Science Center - College of Medicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - School of Medicine

University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (Galveston)

University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Dental and Medical Education Premed/Predent advising code - XXX14 Undergraduate Degree Professional School Residency and Specialty Training

Premed/Predent advising code - XXX14

Undergraduate Degree

Professional School

Residency and Specialty Training

Typical Premed/Predent Plan Fall Spring Yr 1 M 408C CH 301 BIO 311C RHE 306 CH 302 BIO 311D CH 204 or BIO 206L (lab) Yr 2 CH 310M BIO 325 CH 204 or BIO 205L (lab) E 316K CH 310N CH 210C (lab) BIO Up. Div. 3 hrs. Yr 3 PHY 317K (PHY302K) PHY 117M (PHY102M) CH 369 PHY 317L (PHY302L) PHY 117N (PHY102M)

Math Readiness If you have questions about math courses, talk with your academic advisor or the Math Advising Center RLM 4.101; 471-0900 AP credit for calculus

If you have questions about math courses,

talk with your academic advisor

or

the Math Advising Center

RLM 4.101; 471-0900

AP credit for calculus

Four Physics Sequences All four satisfy professional school prerequisites. If your degree requires physics, check with your academic advisor before choosing a physics sequence. PHY 302K + PHY 102M; PHY 302L + PHY 102N PHY 317K + PHY 117M; PHY 317L + PHY 117N PHY 303K + PHY 103M; PHY 303L + PHY 103N PHY 301 + PHY 101L; PHY 316 + PHY 116L The PHY 317 sequence was designed for premedical students and is intended to cover all the topics that are fair game on the MCAT. To take PHY 317K you must have credit for M 408C OR have credit for M408K and credit or registration for M 408L. The PHY 302 sequence is the only one that doesn’t require calculus. You will still need either M 408C or M 408K as a co-requisite for chemistry.

All four satisfy professional school prerequisites. If your degree requires physics, check with your academic advisor before choosing a physics sequence.

PHY 302K + PHY 102M; PHY 302L + PHY 102N

PHY 317K + PHY 117M; PHY 317L + PHY 117N

PHY 303K + PHY 103M; PHY 303L + PHY 103N

PHY 301 + PHY 101L; PHY 316 + PHY 116L

The PHY 317 sequence was designed for premedical students and is intended to cover all the topics that are fair game on the MCAT.

To take PHY 317K you must have credit for M 408C OR have credit for M408K and credit or registration for M 408L.

The PHY 302 sequence is the only one that doesn’t require calculus. You will still need either M 408C or M 408K as a co-requisite for chemistry.

Prerequisite Course Grades Advanced Placement and CLEP credit Courses taken at other institutions -NOT calculated into your UT Austin GPA -WILL be calculated into your overall and pre-requisite GPAs when applying to professional schools Pre-requisite courses for professional schools -MUST be taken for a letter grade -MUST earn a C or better -May NOT be taken pass/fail (“pass” = D or better) Avoid “Qs” (dropped classes)

Advanced Placement and CLEP credit

Courses taken at other institutions

-NOT calculated into your UT Austin GPA

-WILL be calculated into your overall

and pre-requisite GPAs when applying to professional schools

Pre-requisite courses for professional schools

-MUST be taken for a letter grade

-MUST earn a C or better

-May NOT be taken pass/fail (“pass” = D or better)

Avoid “Qs” (dropped classes)

Transfer Credit Students should work with advisor at former school to determine that courses they took there will satisfy professional school requirements Do not split biology and chemistry sequences between schools Dual credit earned from a college or university while in high school is transfer credit and can be used to satisfy prerequisites.

Students should work with advisor at former school to determine that courses they took there will satisfy professional school requirements

Do not split biology and chemistry sequences between schools

Dual credit earned from a college or university while in high school is transfer credit and can be used to satisfy prerequisites.

What to Major In Major in what you are good at Major in what interests you Major in what will support another career

Major in what you are good at

Major in what interests you

Major in what will support another career

Balance Science with Non-Science Science majors take non-science electives. Non-science majors take more than the minimum science. A broader education may include studies in: Communications Economics Medical Terminology Psychology Sociology Business Foundations

Science majors take non-science electives.

Non-science majors take more than the

minimum science.

A broader education may include studies in: Communications

Economics

Medical Terminology

Psychology

Sociology

Business Foundations

General Timeline Fall Spring Summer Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Application and Letters of Evaluation Info Session Personal Statement Info Session MCAT or DAT Application and Letters of Evaluation Info Session Personal Statement Info Session Apply (ideally by the end of June) Yr 4 Interviews (Aug – Dec…) Interview Workshop Mock Interview Offers of Admission (Nov – Feb)

The Application Includes: Transcripts Letters of evaluation Admissions Test Scores (MCAT, DAT) Experience/knowledge in chosen field Service activities Leadership abilities Activities and well-roundedness Essays Manual Dexterity and Perceptual Ability Interviews

Transcripts

Letters of evaluation

Admissions Test Scores (MCAT, DAT)

Experience/knowledge in chosen field

Service activities

Leadership abilities

Activities and well-roundedness

Essays

Manual Dexterity and Perceptual Ability

Interviews

Schools and Statistics Available in the HPO Library: ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools Can be ordered online from <www.adea.org> Osteopathic Medical College Information Book Can be ordered online from <www.aacom.org> Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) Can be ordered online from <www.aamc.org>

Available in the HPO Library:

ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools

Can be ordered online from

<www.adea.org>

Osteopathic Medical College Information Book

Can be ordered online from

<www.aacom.org>

Medical School Admission Requirements

(MSAR)

Can be ordered online from

<www.aamc.org>

UT Admissions Statistics UT Austin (on-campus applicants): Statistics available on HPO web site. http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo Click on “Pre-Medical” or “Pre-Dental” under “Program Info”.

UT Austin (on-campus applicants):

Statistics available on HPO web site.

http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo

Click on “Pre-Medical” or “Pre-Dental”

under “Program Info”.

What the Schools Look For Psychological maturity Character and integrity Self-discipline Judgment Compassion and empathy Communication skills Concern for others Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm Motivation and persistence Reliability and dependability Resilience Accountability Leadership skills Experience and knowledge

Career Alternatives Career Exploration Center Jester A115, 471-1217 College Career Services Offices www.explorehealthprofessions.org

Career Exploration Center

Jester A115, 471-1217

College Career Services Offices

www.explorehealthprofessions.org

QUESTIONS ??? The Peer Advisor Schedule and the schedule for the HP Advisor Drop-in Group Office Hours is available on the HPO web site http://cns.utexas.edu/hpo and at the HPO front desk. Call our receptionist or stop by our front desk for help with appointments. 471-3172 PAI 5.03