Mission Statement

The Pre-health Professions Advising Center provides advising services to University of Arizona students in all majors planning to pursue a health profession. The Center’s advisors help students explore interests, skills, and goals and examine academic requirements for entrance to professional schools in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and all health related professions. Individual advising, workshops, and informational resources are available to students and alumni as they prepare for the health professional school admission process.

Services include:

• academic advising including assistance with interest assessment, major/minor exploration, and course selection to meet professional school admission requirements;

• pre-health professions general information sessions, workshops on professional school application procedures, and guest speakers from the health professions;

• a resource room and web references with information about options in the health professions, volunteer clinical opportunities, professional school programs, and admission criteria;

• a centralized disbursement service for professional school letters of recommendation.