Health Professions Advising

Updated Services: How to Meet with The Health Professions Office

We now offer options for information and guidance, including:

• Health Profession Career Lab: Prescribe Your Path
• Virtual Drop-In Advising
• Tailored Individual Advising Appointments

Prescribe Your Path: Steps Toward a Health Profession Career Lab

Curious about a career in healthcare but not sure where to start?
Whether you're just beginning to explore your options or already leaning toward a path like pre-med, pre-dental, nursing, or another health profession, this Health Professions Career Lab is for you!

Join us for an interactive session designed to give you a solid foundation in what it takes to prepare for a health career. You'll gain insights, resources, and practical tips to help you make confident, informed decisions about your next steps—no matter where you are on your journey.

 What we’ll cover:

• What is the Health Professions Office ? 
• Exploring careers in the medical field
• Understanding prerequisites for program(s) of interest 
• How to engage in Health Profession events & connect with Health Profession Student Organizations
• How to gain shadowing, volunteering, and clinical experiences
• Plan for application deadlines 

Registration available in Handshake

Virtual Drop-in Advising with Health Professions (for current UTSA students or alumni)

The Health Professions office holds weekly virtual drop-in advising on Wednesday. Students are welcome to drop by and speak with an available advisor. No appointment needed

Ideal for Students interested in Special Programs DEAP, JAMP, PTEAP, MLSEAP, RCEAP, MDST-BSN specific questions or those who have already attended a Virtual Health Professions Career Lab and/or have a basic understanding of their program/requirements, and have a specific question(s) about their respective health profession program/pathway.

Each Drop-in advising session is limited to 15 minutes per student. Students waiting to be seen will be placed into the Zoom Waiting Room queue to speak with an advisor.

Students must check in by 3:00 PM to be guaranteed an opportunity to speak with the Advisor. If the waiting room is full, additional students may not be accepted, and the waiting room may be closed.

Please note that waiting times can vary depending on the number of students seeking advising. Students who leave the waiting room queue may not be guaranteed re-entry if the waiting room is at capacity and has been closed.

Please see our homepage for Drop-in Scheduled times and the Zoom meeting link.

Tailored Individual Advising Appointments

Our redesigned advising appointments provide focused, goal-oriented advising and support once minimum science prerequisite hours are met and a brief pre-survey is completed. 

Individual Advising Appointment Policy

Students interested in health professions advising may begin scheduling individual appointments once they have completed the following:

• Pre-Nursing and Dental Hygiene: completed 15 hours minimum science prerequisite hours
• Pre-Medical and Dental: completed 18 hours minimum science prerequisite hours
• All Other Health Professions Pathways: completed 15 hours minimum science prerequisite hours
• Complete the pre-appointment survey to help personalize your advising session to your goals or questions.