Exploring Careers in the Health Professions
Working in a health profession can provide you with an interesting, satisfying, and stimulating career that will allow you to help others.
Resources for Students & Alumnae of Distinct Populations (Preparing to Apply to Health Profession Schools)
A crucial topic in healthcare today is how to eliminate inequities in the quality and availability of medical care for ethnic, racial, social, and economic minorities. There is an urgent need to increase both the diversity and cultural competence of our health care workforce. Learn about resources for underrepresented students and alumnae across distinct populations.
Experiential Learning (Preparing to Apply to Health Profession Schools)
This resource is an overview of ways that you can gain:
We will also discuss finding summer opportunities.
Waiting to Apply to Health Profession Schools
Trying to balance academics, clinical experiences, community service, research, other extracurricular activities, hobbies, and relationships? Not feeling ready to prepare for your standardized test for admission to health professions schools or to tackle the application process? Not absolutely sure of your career path? Learn more about taking a gap year (or more) before applying to health profession schools.
Academics (Preparing to Apply to Health Profession Schools)
This resource covers academic considerations as you prepare to apply for health professions schools, including:
Data: Residency Matching Statistics for DO, MD, and International Medical Students
Many health professions require additional training after graduating from a health professions school in order to obtain a licence to practice. Students graduating from allopathic and osteopathic medical schools must do additional training in residency programs. Graduates are often selected by residency programs through participation in the National Residency Matching Program (“the Match”).
AAMC Allopathic Medical School Data: MCAT, GPA and Major
This resource reviews MCAT and GPAs for applicants and acceptees to U.S. allopathic medical schools in the 2017-2018 application cycle
Data: National Admissions Statistics for Some Health Professions
Review admissions data for some health profession schools, including Dental, Medical (various), Nursing, and Veterinary Schools.
Health Professions Resources for Undocumented Immigrants/DACA Status Students and Alumnae
Gaining admission to health professions schools and identifying funding sources to finance professional school education can be challenging for undocumented immigrants/DACA students and alumnae. But resources do exist to help applicants.
Resources for International Students Applying to Health Profession Schools
It can be particularly challenging for international students to be accepted into US health professions schools. Many schools do not allow international applications, and those that do often accept international students in small numbers.
Prospective Wellesley Students Interested in Careers in the Health Professions
Thank you for considering Wellesley College for your undergraduate education. Here you will develop the skills of a liberal arts education, including critical thinking, problem solving, synthesis of information, and effective communication. These skills will serve you well throughout your lifetime, and are highly valued by health professions schools. As you explore your options, here are answers to some of the questions you may be asking: