Director of Pre-Health Admissions

Director of Pre-Health Admissions

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Undergraduate Admissions, the Director of Pre-Health Admissions is responsible for developing recruitment strategies and managing relationships for undergraduate pre-health programs. This role also supports pathways into UNE graduate and professional programs, including medicine, dental, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and other health professions. This position serves as the primary admissions liaison for pre-health programs, working closely with academic departments, pre-health advising, and campus partners to ensure clear, accurate messaging and a strong student experience from recruitment through enrollment.

In collaboration with the Senior Director, the Director will identify market trends and recommend new initiatives to strengthen the pre-health enrollment funnel. The Director collaborates closely with the Director of Recruitment and the Senior Assistant Director for Campus Visits & Events to integrate pre-health recruitment into territory planning, campus visit experiences, and yield programming.

About the University of New England UNE is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.

Benefits Overview Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision coverage. Up to 8% retirement plan match. Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal time, and 12+ holidays per year. Educational benefits: UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic partners. UNE tuition waiver for dependents of employees with 1 year of full-time service. 50% tuition reduction if less than 1 year of full-time service.

Responsibilities
- Pre-Health Recruitment, Outreach, and Yield Partner with the VP of Admissions & Marketing and the Senior Director of Admissions to develop a pre-health recruitment strategy that considers the unique ways prospective students interested in pre-health programs search for undergraduate programs and what factors into their selection process. Partner with the VP of Admissions & Marketing, the Senior Director of Admissions, and Marketing leadership to develop pre-health specific marketing and communication strategies and materials.

Partner with the Director of Recruitment to define how overall recruitment within counselor territories and travel intersect with and support pre-health recruitment, ensuring training on pre-health programs is provided to all counselors. Execute recruitment activities for pre-health programs, including representing the university at pre-health-related recruitment events, hosting on-campus and virtual events, conducting information sessions, and conducting targeted outreach. Serve as a subject-matter resource for prospective students and families seeking information about pre-health programs and pathways.

Support yield initiatives for admitted pre-health students through targeted outreach, events, and follow-up communication.

Academic & Campus Partnerships Maintain current knowledge of all pre-health curricular programs, pathways, experiential learning opportunities, and outcomes. Partner with pre-health advising, graduate programs, the registrar's office, graduate admissions, and other campus partners to clarify existing and develop new UNE UG to graduate pathways and define how to ensure prospective students understand the values of these opportunities. Collaborate with the Colleges to understand accelerated program experiences and requirements, informing the definition of ideal prospective students and how best to optimize enrollment.

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