Health Professions
Career Interest Cluster
Welcome Pre-Health Students!
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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
Pre-Health Faculty Resource Page
Profiles for the Class of 2020
Health Profession Clubs 2020-2021
Pre-Health Club (Medicine, Physician Assistant, Pharmacy) ALL meeting first Sunday @ 5pm
Co-Presidents: Tyra Banks, tbanks2@gustavus.edu, Clara Billings, cbilling@gustavus.edu
Pre-Dental Club
Co-Presidents: Nick Aney, naney@gustavus.edu, Emily Kratz, ekratz@gustavus.edu
Gustavus Pre-Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Club
President: Kendall Harvey, kharvey@gustavus.edu
Pre-Vet Club
President: Julia Simms jsimms@gustavus.edu
All recognized Student Organizations List: https://gustavus.edu/studentorgs/organizations/
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
Fall 2020 Small Group Pre-Health Advising Session, Register here
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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 3, 2020
- 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
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.
Heather Banks, Senior Career Development Specialist - Health Professions, hbanks@gustavus.edu, 507-933-7575 To schedule a virtual appointment email, hbanks@gustavus.edu
Specialist areas: Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Optometry, Speech/Language Pathology, Podiatry and other not listed areas.
Heidi Selzler-Bahr, Career Development Specialist - Health Professions, hselzlerbahr@gustavus.edu, 507-933-7575 To schedule a virtual appointment email, hselzlerbahr@gustavus.edu
Specialist areas: Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Surgical First Assistant, Public Health or still deciding.
Kat Dahl ’14. (Photo credit: University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth Campus) Read more about Kat Dahl