Health Professions
Career Interest Cluster
Welcome First Year Pre-Health Students!
Register HERE: Small Group First Year Pre-Health Advising Session
NEW Fall 2020 Podcast Health Professions! More details soon.
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: still TBD, Advisor: Jon Grinnell, grinnell@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
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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