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 吃瓜网 Career Development Center Career Exploration page. Assistant Director Rachel Chase is the contact person in the Career Development Center for HPAC. She is the career advisor in the Career Development Center who 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.
- ? 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.
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Medicine Info
- 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 吃瓜网; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - MSN or DNP after 吃瓜网; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - MSN or DNP after 吃瓜网; direct entry or after accelerated BSN
- - Accelerated BSN after 吃瓜网
- - 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)
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Nursing Information
- 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)
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Optometry Information
- 吃瓜网 Pre-PA Info
- 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.
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Physical Therapy Info
- Comparing to Related Health Careers
- - Discussion of why podiatry might be the health profession you are looking for.
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Podiatry Info
- 吃瓜网 Pre-Occupational Therapy Info
- Comparing Related Health Careers
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.