Schedule a Pre-Health Appointment

All Pre-Health Advising Appointments are scheduled through Handshake or by calling (215) 898-1789.

The Pre-Health Newsletter is distributed 1-2 times a week and includes important information about pre-health events and opportunities.  Click here for subscription directions.

A Pre-Health Advising appointment is a 30-minute session with a pre-health advisor to discuss any of the following:

• • Course Planning
  • Extracurricular Activities
  • MCAT and application timing
  • GPA concerns
  • Allied health professions
  • Application Preparation
  • Summer and gap year ideas
  • Veterinary and dental school plans
  • General Questions

Pre-Health Drop-in Hours are a time to meet briefly with a pre-health advisor to ask quick questions.  Drop-in Hours are held at least once a week during the academic year, usually on Friday afternoons, and can be found on the Career Services Walk-in Hours schedule.

1. 1. Pre-Health Drop-ins will take place every Friday during the semester from 2p to 4p EST.  Appointments will be by phone rather than in-person. Procedures for scheduling a drop-in appointment are as follows:

                             Appointments will be available starting at 9:15 AM EST on the day of drop-ins.

1. 1. 1. Log into Handshake and choose “Same-Day Drop-In (Phone) – Pre-Health” as the appointment type.
      2. You must provide a phone number where we can reach you.
      3.  If your appointment request is approved, an advisor will call you at your scheduled appointment time.

Pre-Health Advising Staff

• Coordinator, Becky Tamayo
• Senior Associate Director, Carol Hagan, PhD
• Associate Director, Caroline Wilky, PhD
• Associate Director, Mia Carpinello, JD
• Associate Director, Ariana Alexander, PhD