Health Professions
Career Interest Cluster
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To schedule a virtual appointment email:
Career Specialist - Health Professions, Heidi Selzler-Bahr, hselzlerbahr@gustavus.edu Specialist areas: Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Surgical First Assistant, Public Health or still deciding.
Senior Career Specialist - Health Professions, Heather Banks, hbanks@gustavus.edu Specialist areas: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Speech/Language Pathology, Podiatry and other not listed areas.
Health Professions Appointment
Gustavus Letter of Recommendation Online System 2020-2021 Applicant cycle
Gustavus Letter of Recommendation Online System, Current pre-health applicants (MD, DO, PA, Dental, Pharmacy, PT, OT and Veterinary) complete form to request letters.
AAMC Letter Writing Guidelines Brochure
Additional information: References and Letters of Recommendation
The Health Profession Cluster contains career areas that focus on patient care. Support and advice is available to students considering a range of health professions, some include:
- Medicine (MD-Allopathic)
- Medicine (DO-Osteopathic)
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant
- Physical Therapy
- Veterinary Medicine
Additional areas of interest:
- Anesthesiologist Assistants
- Athletic Training (major @ Gustavus)
- Chiropractic
- Dental Therapy
- Health Education (major @ Gustavus)
- Exercise Physiology (major @ Gustavus)
- Nursing (major @ Gustavus)
- Physical Education (major @ Gustavus)
- Podiatry
- Public Health
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Surgical First Assistant Program @ Mayo Clinic
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Explore the Health Professions
- Explore all the different opportunities in the Health Professions @ Explore Health Careers
- CandidCareer
- Some questions to ask yourself, Is a Health Care Career is Right for You?
Gustavus Pre-Health Workshops
- First Year Pre-Health Advising Session: September 5, 2019
- Successful Applicant Series: Centralized Application, Personal Statement, Interview Like a Ninja
The University of Minnesota FREE Online Short Courses
- Planning for Medical School
- Personal Statements for a Health Program
- Interviewing for a Health Program
- Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety
Contact
Heather Banks, Senior Career Development Specialist - Health Professions, hbanks@gustavus.edu, 507-933-7575
Heidi Selzler-Bahr, Career Development Specialist - Health Professions, hselzlerbahr@gustavus.edu, 507-933-7575
To schedule an appointment with Heather or Heidi, call 507-933-7575, email, or stop in to the Career Development Office- 209 Johnson Student Union.
Kat Dahl ’14. (Photo credit: University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus) Read more about Kat Dahl