purdue university health professions advising
Advising Resources

Advising pre-health students requires the combined efforts of academic advisors, the Center for Career Opportunities, and the Office of Health Professions Advising.  If you have questions about various health careers or other activities students need to participate in, the PDFs below may help.  If you have suggestions for better helping our students, would like the Health Professions Advisor to speak with your office or your students, or if you don't see what you are looking for, please contact the Health Professions Advisor at 765-494-4747. 

If you want your advisees to make an appointment with the Health Professions Advisor, please have them call 765-494-4747.  They may also email questions to prehealth@purdue.edu

Printable Information Pages (Click to download PDFs):

Cheat Sheet for Advisors--Basically this is crib notes for working with pre-health students.  These pages bring together in one handy format the required classes for a number of healthcare fields.  This handout is really intended for advisor use. If students and families would like more career information, the Career Guides, below, will be helpful for them.

Health Careers Cheat Sheet for Advisors

Career Guides--These two page handouts include information about what this career entails, required prerequisite classes, and job outlook.  Web links are also provided to allow students to find more information.  More Career Guides will be added soon.   

Allopathic Medicine (MD)
Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
Dentistry
Chiropractic Medicine
Optometry
Podiatry
Physical Therapy
Physician Assistant
Occupational Therapy
Orthotics & Prosthetics
Public Health
Genetic Counseling
Pathologists Assistant
Forensic Sciences
Mortuary Science
Dental Hygiene

Purdue Guides--These larger booklets offer students a wealth of information.  Currently the Guide to Applying to Medical School is available.  A general prehealth student guide and a guide for dental school applicants will be released as soon as possible. 

Guide to Applying to Medical School
Guide to Applying to Dental School (Coming Soon)
Prehealth Student Guide (Coming Soon)

Advising Handouts--These one page handouts provide basic answers to commonly asked questions:

Tips for Academic Success
Tips for Freshmen & Sophomores
Tips for Juniors & Seniors
How the Health Professions Advisor Can Help
Parents' Guide
AP, IB & CLEP Credits and the Pre-Med & Pre-Dent Student
Underrepresented Students and Health Care Professions
U.S. Medical Schools and Non-United States Citizens
Study Abroad and the Pre-Health Student
International Medical Schools
Postbaccalaureate Programs
Accepted, Waitlisted & Not Accepted: What Next?
U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Military Scholarships for Health Care Training
National Health Service Corps
Parallel Planning (Plan B)

Other Helpful Info--These handouts provide specific information that you may find useful for your own information and for working with students.

Aptitude Test Guide
National Admissions Numbers for Health Care Fields
Ethnicity/Gender and Medical School Admissions
Day on Campus Handout (works like a business card!)