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Pre-professional Health Programs

1787 Orientation (August 2010) Sharon K. Babcock, PhD Associate Director, IIHHS Associate Professor of Biology. Pre-professional Health Programs. Diverse pathways to a professional health career!. Considering a professional career in…. Occupational Therapy ? MOT Physician Assistant ? MPA

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Pre-professional Health Programs

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  1. 1787 Orientation (August 2010) Sharon K. Babcock, PhD Associate Director, IIHHS Associate Professor of Biology Pre-professional Health Programs Diverse pathways to a professional health career!

  2. Considering a professional career in… Occupational Therapy? MOT Physician Assistant? MPA • Forensic Science? MS or PhD Dentistry? DDS, DMD Medicine? allopathic (MD), osteopathic (DO), podiatric (DPM), chiropractic (DC), naturopathic (ND) Optometry? OD Pharmacy? PharmD Physical Therapy? DPT Veterinary Medicine? DVM 2to4 years What about nursing? • 3 to 4 years

  3. Pre-professional Health (PPH) Preparation programs at JMU • Preparing for doctoral or masters-level professional degree • PPH programs at JMU are not majors, minors or concentrations! • PPH provides advising and evaluation services for students and alumni: courseworkstandardized tests scholarships health-related experience community service application workshops letters of evaluation summer opportunities & internships

  4. Advising Resources Advising TEAM: your Freshman Advisor + your PPH Coordinator Advising TEAM: your Transfer Advisor + your PPH Coordinator Advising TEAM: your Major Advisor + your PPH Coordinator Madison Advising Peers Career & Academic Planning Weekly PPH Announcement Emails: program-specific information sessions, events, student organization activities, and course registration information

  5. PPH Coordinators are faculty!

  6. Questions? Questions? • pph@jmu.edu • www.iihhs.jmu.edu • 568-6652 • HHS Bldg Room 2154 M-F 7:30 am to 4:00 pm • Mrs. Barb Morris, PPH Admin Assist • Dr. Sharon Babcock, Coordinator

  7. Madison Advising Peers (MAPs) Wilson Hall Room 102 map@jmu.edu Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 10 am – 5 pm Friday 10am - 3:30pm

  8. Choices Personal responsibility Read, write, analyze No single correct answers Judge, consider, evaluate Apply knowledge Ethics and moral aspects Open-ended problems AND you’re pre-professional!

  9. Roop Hall 200

  10. Advising Philosophy: “FIT” &“EXCELLENCE” Academic Record + BCPM preparation Experiences: Research Leadership Teaching Service Admissions Tests PPH Student Professional Relationships (Letters) Health care experience & exposure Criminal Background Checks

  11. Student Organization Night Tuesday September 7 6:30 - 8:30pm on UREC lawn Alpha Epsilon Delta AMSA Pre-Dental Society (Sept 27th) Pre-Medical Association Pre-Occupational Therapy Association Pre-Pharmacy Society Pre-Physical Therapy Society Pre-Physician Assistant Club Pre-Veterinary Society

  12. Pre-Med Assembly Monday, September 13 and again Tuesday, September 14 7-8 pm HHS Bldg Room 1302

  13. Pre-PA Information Sessions Monday, September 20 2:30 pm in HHS 1207 Thursday, October 14 5:00 pm in HHS 2207 Tuesday, November 16 10:00 am in ISAT 259 Friday, December 3 2:00 pm in HHS 2207

  14. Success: “FIT” &“EXCELLENCE” Academic Record + BCPM preparation Experiences: Research Leadership Teaching Service Admissions Tests PPH Student Professional Relationships (Letters) Health care experience & exposure Criminal Background Checks

  15. Questions? Questions? • pph@jmu.edu • www.iihhs.jmu.edu • 568-6652 • HHS Bldg Room 2154 • Mrs. Barb Morris, PPH Admin Assist • Dr. Sharon Babcock, Coordinator

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