Pre-Health Advisor

Pre-Health Advisor Position

The Office of Pre-Health Advising (OPHA) at CU Boulder invites applications for a Pre-Health Advisor position! This role provides comprehensive pre-health advising to CU Boulder undergraduate students and recent alumni. The role reports to the Director of Pre-Health Advising in the College of Arts and Sciences and provides robust individual health professions advising with students by individual appointment and drop-in, and via small and large group sessions to assist in guiding students in identifying their health professions related career goals, evaluating students' progress in pre-health related coursework, navigating graduate school application systems, and assessing students in engaging comprehensive enrichment and internship experiences that aid in their application to professional schools.

These roles work with students in group educational settings via workshops, presentations, campus events, and other activities. These positions educate students through a tailored, developmental, and student-focused approach. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

The Office of Pre-Health Advising (OPHA) is a newly established/relocated office in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Office of Pre-Health Advising serves all CU Boulder degree-seeking undergraduate students and undergraduate alumni who intend to enroll in a variety of health professional schools, provides counsel on how to prepare to become a strong applicant for health-related professional schools, and helps students to navigate the professional school application process.

Pre-Health Student Advising/Interactions

• Develop supportive relationships with currently enrolled and recently graduated undergraduate pre-health students, applying a student-focused developmental approach.
• Ensure a comprehensive and integrated health professions advising and career development experience that focuses on exploration, discovery, goal setting, and networking in partnership with a student's academic advisor, academic coach, career services advisor, faculty, and other student success professionals.
• Conduct individual and group pre-health advising, addressing topics including:
• Exploration of various healthcare careers, which may include providing guidance on using career exploration resources, conducting informational interviews, connecting with other pre-health oriented students, community networking within the health professions field, and using campus resources.
• Evaluate individual students' experiential skills and career goals to make recommendations related to career paths and graduate/professional school, and support students in personalizing their pre-health path(s) at CU Boulder.
• Identify and educate students on applicable field-specific prerequisite course requirements based on career interest, academic history, and goals.
• Offer assistance and advice on preparation for professional school application processes, including: preparing for standardized entrance exams, collecting effective letters of recommendation, selecting a strategic list of schools, navigating the application process (timing, logistics, etc.), communicating effectively with programs, and writing application essays (including personal statements, experience descriptions, and supplemental application essays), as well as proper etiquette for interviews and practice in conducting successful professional school interviews, using group workshops and individual mock interviews with personalized feedback.
• Provide mentorship and search strategies for relevant co-curricular experiences, such as research or health-related field experiences, clinical and non-clinical experience, service experience, research, etc.
• Refer students to appropriate student support services, such as academic advising, academic coaching, career services, financial aid, disability services, counseling, etc.
• Lead small groups, workshops, events, programs, and seminars for pre-health career exploration; developing academic success strategies, skill-building, professional school application preparation, etc.
• Proactively track, contact and work with special student populations (i.e., high-risk, first generation, students who have not been seen for an appointment, students in academic difficulty, high-achieving students, etc.).
• Be an informed resource for students and make referrals when appropriate.
• Maintain email contact with advisees; respond to student inquiries; plan appropriate outreach to students in academic difficulty; provide targeted information to students, etc.
• Maintain accurate and professional records of advising contacts.
• Monitor dashboards, tracking key student success achievements…