GEN ST 297A (14649) Spring 2020
Applying to Health Professional School (Online)
Instructor: Dan Poux, Career & Internship Center, MGH 134, danpoux@uw.edu
When: Tuesdays 2:30-4:20
Click here to connect each week: https://washington.zoom.us/j/463404025
Meeting ID: 463 404 025
This seminar is designed for UW students and alumni who are planning to apply to graduate-level health professional programs.
Online sessions in Zoom will include small group discussion and feedback on draft application materials, short lectures, and conversations with admissions representatives from medical and dental schools.
Seminar participants will be able to:
- Identify salient criteria for choosing target schools
- Articulate personal fit with their health profession of interest
- Prepare a compelling application to a health professional program
This is a one-credit seminar graded as Credit/No Credit. Students who score 80 or more points out of a possible 100 points will receive credit. Students’ scores include points for participation (three points per class session) and five writing assignments (10-20 points each).
Alumni are not expected to enroll nor are they required to complete assignments, although they are encouraged to do so.
| Date: | Topics: |
| 3/31 | Seminar Overview Application processes & timelines |
| 4/7 | Identifying your Dependable Strengths |
| 4/14 | Writing about your clinical experience |
| 4/21 | Writing about your research experience |
| 4/28 | Writing about your leadership experience |
| 5/5 | Peer Editing your Activities Writing the Personal Statement |
| 5/12 | Getting Great Letters of Recommendation |
| 5/19 | Peer Editing Personal Statements Identifying Target Schools & Demonstrating a Good Fit |
| 5/26 | Financing Health Professional School |
| 6/2 | Acing the Interview |
