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, students 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 receive an email via their UB accounts with information about how to access Prehealth 101 through UB Learns. Students starting in the fall semester will receive this information by the end of September, while those starting in the spring semester will receive it by the end of February.
If you completed the Prehealth 101 workshop and are continuing to pursue your goal of a professional health career (medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, optometry, or podiatry), complete this online workshop to learn about the unique considerations prehealth students should be contemplating. We will discuss topics such as clinical experience, GPA patterns and trends, recommendation letters, and more. 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.
View the recording of the interview workshop.
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, veterinary, and PA programs for those planning to matriculate in 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 professional health schools (e.g., medicine, dentistry) becomes increasingly competitive, more applicants are enrolling in post-bac (post-baccalaureate) programs to strengthen 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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