Welcome!

❖ You are interested in the course of study for future

application to a health professional school.

❖ You are taking the classes and gaining the experiences that

these schools require and recommend.

What does Pre-Professional health mean?

❖ Medicine

❖ Dentistry

❖ Veterinary Medicine

❖ Pharmacy

❖ Optometry

❖ Podiatry

❖ Osteopathic Medicine

❖ Chiropractic Medicine

❖ Physician Assistant

❖ Occupational Therapy

❖ Physical Therapy

❖ Athletic Training*

Pre-professional health at UW-Eau Claire

❖Nursing

❖ Social Work

❖ Behavior Analysis

❖Healthcare Administration

❖Communication Sciences and Disorders

❖ Environmental Public Health

❖ Public Health

Other health professional programs at UW-Eau Claire

First year❖ Meet with your ARCC advisor

❖ Explore health career options

❖ Get involved with pre-health student organizations

❖ Explore opportunities to gain health related experience over the summer (and possibly the academic year)

❖ If interested, talk with your advisor about opportunities for international experiences

Pre-health Timeline

Second year❖ Continue to meet with your ARCC advisor

❖ Connect with faculty and professional mentors (faculty in your major department, pre-health advisors, work supervisors, healthcare providers)

❖ Volunteer, work, or intern in a health-related field

❖ Stay on track with prerequisite courses

❖ Consider research opportunities

❖ Apply for scholarships

❖ Think about parallel plans

Pre-health Timeline

REMEMBER!You’re not going to master your life

in one day. Just relax. Master the day.

Then just keep trying to do that

everyday.

The William J. and Marian A. Klish Health Careers

Center❖ Resources for academic and health career advising.

❖ Connections to health-related clinical, research and volunteer

opportunities.

❖ Support for building effective tools for career development and

competitive applications.

Community Connections Team Collaboration with Marshfield Clinic

Student volunteers assist low-income patients in

connecting with local resources to help them live

healthier lives.

Spring 2019 recruiting

Nov. 2019

Summer/Fall 2020

recruiting Apr. 2020

Marshfield Clinic Pre-med and Allied Health Experience

Students spend one week at Marshfield Clinic in Eau Claire or

Rice Lake working with a full range of healthcare practitioners.

One week sessions in Jan. and May each

year

Jan. 2020 applications

Oct. 2019

Students participate in half-day clinical experiences with

various local physicians and physician assistants at

Mayo Clinic Health System.

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire:

MedEx College Program

Requires 30 volunteer hours at a

Mayo Clinic Health System

Sessions Fall, Spring and Summer

Fall applications

Due Sept. 23

Spring applications

Due Jan. 31

Greeting patients and visitors

Transporting patients to

appointments

Working in gift shops

Delivering supplies

Visiting with patients

Providing clerical assistance

Applications for Fall

Due Aug. 15

Applications for Spring

Accepted Nov. 15-Dec.

15

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire: Volunteering

Faculty-Student Collaborative Research

Students work with faculty on in-depth research

projects.

UW-Eau Claire/Mayo Clinic Health System: Collaborative Research

A collaborative research agreement to enable researchers

at the two institutions to work together on projects.

Life and Health Science Advisors

VLL2100

ARCC@uwec.edu

Life And Health Science Departments

• Biology

• Biochemistry Molecular Biology (BMB)

• Chemistry

• Environmental Public Health

• Kinesiology

• Nursing

• Neuroscience

• Public Health

Life and Health Science Advisors

Kinesiology and Nursing Primarily

Tom StormMichelle Mattes Kayla Peters

Life and Health Science AdvisorsBiology, Chemistry, ENPH, Neuroscience, Public Health Primarily

Greg HofmannBiology-All Majors

Chemistry- All Majors

Neuroscience

Jason IhlenfeldtBiology- All Majors

Chemistry- All majors

Neuroscience

Creanna CoteAll Majors above

Amanda SedahlBiology and Chemistry

Education

Part of Education and

Human Sciences Cluster

• Monday 3:15-4:15pm

– Jason Ihlenfeldt

– Tom Storm

• Tuesday 3:15-4:15pm

– Greg Hofmann

– Kayla Peters

• Wednesday 3:15-4:15pm

– Creanna Cote

– Michelle Mattes

Life and Health Sciences Pop-Up AdvisingPhillips 326- Biology Seminar Room

September 16th- December 18th 2019

Quick question?

Stop by during Life and Health Science (LHS) Pop-Up

advising, no appointment needed.

Assistance with understanding your degree audit

Assistance with using CampS, My Planner, the shopping cart

Questions about registering for courses

Questions about LHS majors and pre-health programs

Make an Appointment with your Advisor:

See Email Signature

NAME OF ADVISOR

Academic Advisor | Life and Health Sciences

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Old Library 2100

Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004

• Click here to schedule an appointment.

Under construction and coming soon!Canvas “course” - Exploring Health Professions

and Preparing for Professional School

Various modules;

Understanding your motivation

Exploring majors and careers

Planning your academic career

Developing a competitive application

Lee MillerHealth Careers Center Program Assistant

William J. and Marian A. Klish Health Careers Center

Schofield 30 (lower level)

Caterra and TiffanyPre-Health/Biology Peer advisors

Peer advisors provide immediate

assistance with the following

services:

✓Planning and scheduling for biology and

pre-professional health

✓Questions about class selection

✓Help with CampS or Canvas

✓Assistance with registration

✓Understanding your degree audit

Drop-in service

No appointment

necessary!

Ask questions by email:

BioPeerAdvising@uwec.edu

Monday 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesda

y12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thursday9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Peer Advising – Biology/Pre-Health Health Careers

Center

Schofield 30 (lower level)

Starts Monday Sept. 16!

Pre-Professional Health, Biology, Pre-PT/OT, Pre-Veterinary

and

Pre-Chiropractic Clubs! Blu’s Organizations Bash or

BOB

Wed. Sept. 11

TOMORROW!

11AM-2PM

Zorn Arena

UW-Eau Claire Pre-Professional Health

Club

HalloweenRelay for Life

Madison Tour

UW-Madison Tour

Meetings every other

Wed. starting Sept. 18

6:00PM Centennial Hall

1920

Student organization for Pre-medicine, Pre-

dentistry, Pre-physician assistant, Pre-pharmacy and

Pre-optometry students

Questions?