Prehealth Registration
Individuals interested in applying to a medical or health profession school are required to register with the Preprofessional Advising Office two years prior to the desired matriculation year. (Ex. If seeking fall 2011 admission to medical school and a prehealth advisor, complete the following steps between spring semester and summer break.)
Attendance at a prehealth orientation session and/or the review of the online workshop materials is highly recommended prior to completing a prehealth registration meeting.
Prehealth Registration Meeting Expectations
- Review responses to the prehealth registration form with a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff.
- Discuss interest and motivation for pursuing a health profession.
- Collect feedback and guidance on how to improve one's application for a health profession school.
- Develop tangible next steps for preparing application for the medical or health profession application cycle.
To register please complete the following steps:
- Create a CareerBridge account using your MIT email address when providing your contact information.
- Schedule a prehealth registration meeting (required) with a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff. Appointments can be made by calling 617-253-4733 and speaking with a member of the front desk staff.
- Complete the following prior to your scheduled prehealth registration meeting:
- Upload to CareerBridge your TYPED responses to the Prehealth Registration Questions listed below. Each question response should be approximately one-half page in length. At the top of your registration question responses please include your full name, major, GPA, Exam Score (if applicable) and date. Please see the following directions for using CareerBridge for uploading documents to "My Documents" in CareerBridge and managing your prehealth credential file.
- Complete a Prehealth Course list sheet and bring it with you to the prehealth registration meeting.
Prehealth Registration Questions
TYPED responses to each of the following questions should be approximately one-half page in length.- Why is medicine, dentistry, or another health-related profession your career choice?
- Describe your experiences/observations in a healthcare related environment. What have you learned about the role of a physician, dentist, or other health professionals from this exposure?
- Describe any research experiences / UROPs you have participated in, including the subject matter, supervisor, and date.
- Describe your extracurricular activities, volunteer work, community service and work experiences. Include leadership activities and positions held.
- What skills and qualities do you possess that you think will make you a good physician? Please provide specific examples from your own experiences (including academics, summer jobs, community service, and clinical work) that illustrate how you have developed these traits and abilities.
- What specific areas of medicine or health care are you interested in?
- What will be your biggest challenge while in medical or other health profession school?
- What year do you intend on matriculating to a health profession school? (ex. 2011, 2012, etc.) Why have you decided that 20XX is the best time to apply to a health profession school?
- What would be your alternative career choice if you were unable to attend your desired health profession program? What is the basis for this choice?
- Are you considering joint degree programs? If so, please explain your reasons and desire to do so.
The prehealth registration meeting is a prerequisite for requesting a prehealth advisor. All prehealth registration meetings are recommended to be completed in the spring or summer two years prior to desired matriculation to a medical or other health profession school if seeking a prehealth advisor. A revised version of your prehealth registration form responses will be required when you request a prehealth advisor.
Last updated on Thursday, October 08, 09 at 10:06:36 AM EDT.
