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- 1. 1 PREPARING FOR A HEALTH CAREER AT GUSTAVUS Jeff Stocco Career Center Director and Health Professions Coordinator
- 2. 2 OVERVIEW OF HEALTH CAREERS ? Health Services largest industry in 2003 with 12.9 million jobs ? 10 out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are in health services ? 16% of all new wage and salary jobs from 2003- 2012 will be in health services
- 3. 3 WHY THE GROWTH? ? Aging Population ? Advances in Medical Technology ? Shift from in-patient to out-patient care
- 4. 4 FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS Psychologists Social Workers Physicians/Surgeons Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Clinical Lab Technologists Medical Records Technician Many Assistant-type Positions
- 5. 5 Q: How many students do “Health Careers” at Gustavus? A: over 200 each year say pre-health ? Fall 2007 enrollment in medical programs: ? 14 medical school ? 4 pharmacy ? 5 dentistry ? 2 optometry ? 2 chiropractic ? 2 veterinary medicine ? 1 podiatric medicine ? 3 graduate nursing ? 3 physical therapy ? 2 speech pathology ? 2 physician assistant ? 2 exercise physiology ? 1 public health ? 1 audiology
- 6. 6 Fall 2008 Admits, medical schools ? Medicine ? Loyola Stritch ? U of MN ? U of MN – Duluth ? Wake Forest ? Medical College of Wisconsin (’08 & ’04) ? Harvard (’07) ? Colorado (’00) ? Chicago (’06) ? Mayo Medical School (’07)
- 7. 7 Fall ’08 Admits Other health professions ? Physical Therapy ? Mayo School of Health Sciences ? U of MN ? Occupational Therapy ? U of Iowa ? College of St. Catherine ? Optometry ? Ohio State ? Dentistry ? U of MN ? Pharmacy ? U of MN ? U of Colorado ? Nursing (BSN) ? MN State, Moorhead ? Chiropractic ? Northwestern Health Sciences
- 8. 8 Fall ’08, Health-related specialties ? Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology ? Kansas State ? UW – LaCrosse ? Montana State ? Sports Medicine ? U of Colorado ? Fitness Management ? MN State, Mankato ? Biomedical Engineering ? U of MN ? Epidemiology ? London School of Hygiene ? Biomedical Science ? Colorado State
- 9. 9 Q: What health-related bachelors degrees are offered at Gustavus? A: Athletic Training Health Fitness Nursing Health Education
- 10. 10 Q: For pre-health professions, how would Gustavus help? ? A: Extremely strong science departments and many research opportunities. ? Liberal arts degree in any area as long as prerequisites are completed… Possible Majors: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, English, Biochemistry, Art, Music, Health Education, Health & Exercise Science
- 11. 11 Q: Where does the Career Center fit in? ? A1 Career Planning – assist students with the process of identifying careers ? A2 Internships ? January Term shadowing experiences ? Semester internships ? A3 Health Professions advising ? Information on health careers ? Specific advising for medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy ? General advising for all other health professions ? Health Professions Guide for 13 professions ? http://gustavus.edu/careercenter/health/
- 12. 12 CAREER CENTER ? Resources -books, journals, pamphlets -general career information ? Staff -classes/fairs related to careers -1:1 career counseling -job search & graduate school application assistance ? Web site -Internships -G-Net - Mentors -Health Professions Guide
- 13. 13 Health Professions Coordinator ? -career counseling on various health professions - explore talents and interests -advice on prerequisites, training and program selection -assistance with application & recommendation process -advice on MCAT preparation -health professions events (on and off campus) -relationships with professional schools -work with pre-health club on campus -prospective student presentations/meetings
- 14. 14 Q: Two advisors – how does that work? ? Faculty advisor ? Academic dept. ? Register for classes ? Work on graduation requirements ? Work on major requirements ? Pre-health advisor ? Career Center ? Requirements for med school ? Med school app. process ? MCAT ? Personal statement ? AMCAS ? Secondary app. ? Strengthen app. ? Practice interviews
- 15. 15 PROGRAM ADVISORS ? John Mattson Pre-Occupational Therapy Pre-Physical Therapy ? Bruce Van Duser Health Fitness ? Margaret Bloch-Qazi Pre-Veterinary ? Paula Swiggum Nursing & Pre-Public Health ? Jeanne Herman Health Education ? John Mattson Athletic Training ? Jeff Stocco Pre-Medical, Pre-Dent, & Pre-Pharmacy ? Career Center Other Health Professions
- 16. 16 STUDENT PREPARATION ? Study hard and take required courses ? Maintain good grades (in college, 2 As for every B) ? Career Exploration & Volunteer Work ? Shadowing of health professionals ? A pattern of commitment to service ? “the distance traveled” ? Internships in college
- 17. 17 Q:WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED COLLEGE COURSES? A: Biology 2 courses Chemistry 4 courses Physics 2 courses Calculus 1-2 courses Social Sciences 2 courses Literature 3 courses Humanities 2 courses
- 18. 18 Q: How do parents help? ? Encourage exploration into health professions ? websites, career resource books, mentoring and shadowing opportunities ? Summer jobs…leadership skills & experience in health care and human service settings ? Your student may change directions – be open, encouraging, and flexible
- 19. 19 Who Gets Admitted to Medical School? ? Cumulative GPA of 3.7 or better, especially in science courses ? MCAT composite score of 30 or better with a grade of P or Q on the writing portion of the test ? Well-rounded background including community service ? “a pattern of service to others” ? Demonstrating that you’ve moved from ? “I like the IDEA of being a physician” to ? “I want to BE a physician” ? Experience, including internships and Career Explorations ? Personal statement, interviews, letters of recommendation
- 20. 20 QUESTIONS? Good luck with your decisions!