Pre-Health Tracks
Exploring the Health Professions
It is useful to explore different career options in the health professions to determine what would be best for what you would like to do and talk about the different possibilities with your HPAC advisor. You should also visit the 小福利导航 College Career Development Center Career Exploration page. Assistant Director Rachel Chase is the career advisor in the Career Development Center who is a member of HPAC and specializes in health and science careers. She can help with finding internships, shadowing and work opportunities, clinical experiences, and preparing your materials. Your HPAC advisor can provide feedback on your materials and discuss different opportunities. Schedule an appointment with the Career Development Center.
- Prerequisite Chart for Pre-Health Tracks - Summarizes the courses at 小福利导航 that fulfill the typical requirements of different pre-health tracks, including for medicine, denistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatry, physician assistant/associate, pharmacy, genetic counseling, nursing, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.
- ? YouTube video developed by the University of Texas College of Natural Sciences. Brief overview of careers as a medical doctor, dentist, physician assistant, pharmacist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, optometrist, podiatrist, and veterinarian.
- by the Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office, University of Maryland - The Pre-Health RX helps you explore health care fields. Whether you鈥檙e thinking medical school, dental school, Pre-PA, exploring Occupational Therapy, or any other healthcare field, we have you covered.
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- Basic overview of careers as a medical doctor (allopathic, M.D., or osteopathic, D.O.), nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and medical assistant.
- - Difference between those who design and study medications, e.g., drug design, (Pharmacologist, M.S. or Ph.D.) and those who prepare and dispense medications (Pharmacist, PharmD).
- - Discussion of why podiatry might be the health profession you are looking for.
- - Discusses differences and similarities between being an Opthalmologist (MD) and an Optometrist (OD)
- - Psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.). To be a psychologist, you earn a Psy.D. or Ph.D.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Dental Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Medicine Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- Comparing to Related Career Paths
- - Psychiatrist is a medical doctor (M.D. or D.O.). To be a psychologist, you earn a Psy.D. or Ph.D.
- Basic overview of careers as a medical doctor (allopathic, M.D., or osteopathic, D.O.), nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and medical assistant.
- - Discussion of why podiatry might be the health profession you are looking for.
- - Discusses differences and similarities between being an Opthalmologist (MD) and an Optometrist (OD)
- - MSN or DNP after 小福利导航; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - MSN or DNP after 小福利导航; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - MSN or DNP after 小福利导航; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - Accelerated BSN after 小福利导航
- - Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, MSN or DPN; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - MSN or DPN; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - Explores Difference in Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) and Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- - Besides PhD in Nursing maybe Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS)
- 小福利导航 Pre-Nursing Information- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- Comparing to Related Health Careers
- - Basic overview of careers as a medical doctor (allopathic, M.D., or osteopathic, D.O.), nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and medical assistant.
- - Discusses differences and similarities between being an Opthalmologist (MD) and an Optometrist (OD)
- 小福利导航 Pre-Optometry Information
- 小福利导航 Pre-PA Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- Comparing to Related Health Careers
- Basic overview of careers as a medical doctor (allopathic, M.D., or osteopathic, D.O.), nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and medical assistant.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Pharmacy Information- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Physical Therapy Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- Comparing to Related Health Careers
- - Discussion of why podiatry might be the health profession you are looking for.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Podiatry Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Occupational Therapy Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- Comparing Related Health Careers
- 小福利导航 Pre-Veterinary Medicine Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
- 小福利导航 Pre-Genetic Counseling Info- Includes a more detailed look at the courses typically required and the courses at 小福利导航 that will often fulfill those requirements.
Details on Pursing Particular Health Tracks Including Courses to Take
Dental | Medicine | Nursing | Optometry | Physician Assistant | Public Health | Physical Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Veterinary | Additional Professions | Articulation Agreements
Note
To be a clinical psychologist, please contact the Psychology Department. Note to be psychiatrist or a neurologist requires an M.D. or D.O. as they are medical specialties.
To be a social worker, please contact the Social Work Department.