Prehealth 101 is an online workshop, accessed through UB Learns. It is the starting point for students new to pursuing a career as a doctor, dentist, physician assistant, veterinarian, optometrist, or podiatrist.
To meet with a prehealth advisor at UB, a student must first complete all modules of the Prehealth 101 workshop.
New students to UB who expressed an interest in prehealth (either on the Orientation form or through our Getting Started page) will be contacted via their UB email accounts with information about how to access Prehealth 101 through UB Learns by the end of September for students starting in a fall semester and by the end of February for students starting in a spring semester.
If you completed the Prehealth 101 workshop and are continuing to pursue your goal of a professional health career (medicine, dentistry, veterinary, physician assistant, optometry, or podiatry), complete this online workshop to learn about all the unique considerations that prehealth students should be contemplating. Topics such as clinical experience, GPA patterns and trends, recommendation letters, and more will be discussed. Use this workshop to stay on track toward your goals and identify which aspects of your application need further development.
Students who previously completed Prehealth 101 will automatically be added to Prehealth 201 in UBLearns by the end of September.
How you interview is an important part of the professional health school admission process. Learn strategies to interview like a pro from UB’s prehealth advisors and an interview specialist from the Career Design Center. Hear from a panel of students who have successfully interviewed for admission to the professional health schools.
Please also feel free to read through our interview handbook.
View the recording of the Application workshop.
Are you ready to apply to enroll in a professional health school for Fall 2027? Do you know what you need to do to submit a complete and competitive application? The timelines? Get an overview of the application cycle for medical, dental, optometry, podiatry, vet, and PA for those who intend to matriculate into a professional health program for Fall 2027.
Please also feel free to read through our application handbook.
View the “Personal Statement” recording.
Your personal statement for application to professional health schools (medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, etc.) is required and an important part of your overall application. Learn the DOs and DON’Ts of writing an EFFECTIVE essay that reflects all you have to offer.
Please also feel free to read through our personal statement handbook.
View the "Self-Assessment" recording.
We are offering this session twice, as we strongly encourage you to attend live, if possible, to have all your questions answered.
For those who are planning to apply in the upcoming cycle, we offer a guided self-assessment to help you prepare, as well as a letter collection service for applicants to medical, dental, optometry, and podiatry programs. These informational sessions are designed to provide you with all the details you need to know about our processes. We will also include information on the update process for those who would like to utilize our service again and have completed a self-assessment in a previous cycle. It is required viewing for anyone who intends to utilize our letter collection service for this cycle.
View the “Post-Bac Programs” recording.
As admission to the professional health schools (e.g., medicine, dentistry) becomes increasingly competitive, a greater number of applicants are enrolling in post-bac (post-baccalaureate) programs to help enhance their academic credentials. Consider attending this workshop to learn about the various types of post-bac programs that exist, how to research them, and subsequently make a truly informed decision about the various ways you can increase your credentials to be a competitive applicant.
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