UNCW Pre-Health Professions
Advising Program
You are strongly encouraged to become an active member of one of the UNCW pre-heaIth professions clubs. They exist to facilitate your preparation for a career in the health professions and to introduce you to the variety of career opportunities available. As a freshman you will meet students at various levels of their academic journey towards application for admission to professional schools covering all of the health professions. These students will be mentors to you, help you navigate the courses needed and provide you with invaluable information related to the application process. This interaction between the students will also help you to identify like-minded people in your classes so you can put together study groups to help each other excel academically. The clubs sponsors activities such as:
- Tours of area health professional schools
- Talks by area health care workers representing a variety of health professions
- Group attendance at seminars and lectures reserved for health professionals
- Opportunities for clinical research
Your degree of participation in club activities can act as an indicator of your interest in the health professions and also can give you an opportunity for demonstrating leadership – both qualities highly valued by graduate admissions committees. There are currently four pre-health clubs: the American Medical Student Association Chapter (AMSA) - open to ALL pre-health students; the pre--health honor society, Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED); the Pre-Dental Student Organization; and the Pre-Vet Medical Association.
