Health Professions Advising

Updated Services: Career Labs & Drop-In Advising

The Health Professions Office has an updated service structure to better support students pursuing careers in the health professions.

We now offer tailored options for personalized guidance, including Health Profession Career Labs and Virtual Drop-In Advising. These sessions are ideal for students exploring pre-health career options or seeking helpful advice on what it takes to gain admission into professional schools.

 

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Virtual Health Professions Office Career Labs

Provides a summary overview (pre-requisite/majors, admissions info, how to be a competitive applicant) related to undergraduate and graduate health professions pathways.

• Tuesdays (Undergraduate Professional School Programs) 3pm -4pm
  Program Areas: Dental Hygienist | Medical Laboratory Science | Registered Nurse | Respiratory Therapist

• Thursdays (Graduate Professional School Programs) 3pm - 4pm
  Program Areas: Dental | Medical | Medical Laboratory Science | Occupational Therapy | Optometry | Pharmacy | Physical Therapy | Physician Assistant | Respiratory Therapist | Veterinary Medicine 

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.