Pre-Professional Specialist

Under the direction of the Sr. Director of U Career Success, thePre-Professional Specialist (Pre-Health) provides individualized,student-centered coaching to undergraduate students exploring,preparing for, and applying to health professions programs. The specialist helps students clarify professional goals; understandhealth professions pathways and admissions expectations; develop individualized preparation and application plans; reflect on theirexperiences; and make informed decisions about timing, readiness,and next steps. Approximately 80 percent of this position is dedicated to one-on-one student appointments and related follow-up.

This role is not responsible for academic course planning,registration, or transfer credit evaluation; the specialistpartners with academic advisors and other campus experts for those services. The specialist expands access to consistent, high-qualitypre-health support by delivering student workshops and orientationsessions, creating training materials, and training academic advisors and career coaching staff on foundational pre-health information and referral practices. The position collaboratesacross U Career Success, colleges and academic departments,advising offices, student support services, and relevant health professions partners.

The specialist maintains current knowledge ofhealth professions admissions, student development, and inclusivecoaching practices, including resources and best practices from the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. The specialist partners with the Pre-Law Specialist, and receivescross-training in Pre-Law to provide limited backup support duringcoverage needs.

• Provide one on one pre-health support:
  Conduct a high volume of individual student meetings and related follow up. Coach students on health professions pathways, admissions expectations,application readiness, timelines, written materials, interviews, school selection, gap year planning, and decisions about when toapply.
• Deliver scalable student programming:
  Design and facilitate workshops, group sessions, information sessions, and orientationprogramming on topics such as health professions exploration, building relevant experiences, application timelines, personalstatements, letters of recommendation, interviews, and readiness toapply. Adapt programming for students at different stages andacross multiple health professions pathways. Collaborate with career coaches or campus partners when programming benefits fromtheir expertise.
• Train and equip campus partners:
  Develop and regularly updatepractical training materials, referral guides, and presentationresources for academic advisors, career coaches, and other studentfacing staff. Facilitate training that promotes accurate pre-health information, consistent student support, and clear referralpractices.
• Collaborate across campus:
  Build productive relationships with career coaches, colleges, academic departments, advising offices, student support units, admissions, and relevant external partners.
  
  Participate in initiatives and events that advance student accessand success.
• Maintain professional expertise:
  Stay current on health professions admissions trends, prerequisite and applicationexpectations, professional competencies, and inclusive student support practices. Engage with professional development opportunities and networks, including NAAHP, and translate relevantupdates into student programming, staff training, and coachingpractice.
• Document and improve services:
  Maintain timely, accurate, and confidential records of student interactions and use approved systems to support follow-up. Contribute to assessment activities by identifying student needs, tracking participation and trends,and recommending improvements to services and programming.
• Support events and operations:
  Participate in new studentorientation, campus events, and occasional evening or weekendprograms. Perform other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree
• Four years of progressively responsible, student-facing experience in higher education, college access, career coaching,student success, advising, or a related setting, includingsubstantial experience conducting one-on-one student meetings.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust with students; use a coachingapproach that supports informed decision-making and working effectively with students from varied backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
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