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Preparing for a Health Career

Underrepresented Students

Heath Professions Programs embraces the involvement of every student, staff member, faculty member, and employer. We recognize that a truly diverse community includes individuals from a range of backgrounds.  Please visit our Student Services page for more information.  

Your Application Profile: A Self Assessment

In a survey conducted by the American Association of Medical Colleges, it was found that the pre-admission variables accorded high importance by medical school admissions personnel included:

  1. undergraduate grade point average
  2. MCAT scores
  3. quality of degree-granted undergraduate institution
  4. letters of evaluation
  5. involvement in health-related work experiences
  6. interview ratings
  7. personal comments on AMCAS or supplemental applications
  8. involvement in extracurricular activities.

In light of these variables, it is important that you are able to step back and assess your developing profile as an applicant to health professions schools. What are the strengths of your developing application profile? What are areas in need of attention? What are ways you can improve your overall application?

Consider the following self-inventory

Be honest with yourself as you, confidentially, rate yourself according to the following scale:

Ratings:

1 = needs considerable improvement
2= needs some improvement
3= OK
4= very good shape
5= outstanding

Your involvement in health-related experiences

____

Your involvement in extra-curricular activities

____

Your ability to present yourself in person

____

Your ability to present yourself in writing

____

How well you relate to others

____

Ways you exhibit independence or initiative or perseverance

____

Ways you exhibit leadership skills

____

Your sense of purpose and motivation

____

Your sense of intellectual curiosity

____

Your common sense

____

Your ability to handle stressful situations

____

Your interest in science and biomedical research

____

Your breadth of interests

____

How you have demonstrated commitment to service

____

Your familiarity with current issues in health care

____

How you will distinguish yourself as a candidate

____

How well your professors and advisors know you

____

Strength of your overall undergraudate or post-bac grade point average

____

Strength of your standardized test scores

____

 

Taken from "The Advisor" March 2000/Vol. 20, No.2 "Assessing Your Application Profile: A Workshop for Pre-Health Students" by David Verrier, Ph.D. and Gale Lang, MSW

Helpful Documents

  • Your Pre-Health Checklist
  • Becoming a Physician

Health Professions Programs

Phone: 303-315-7536
Fax: 303-315-7546
Email: Health Professions Program

Mail to:
​Campus Box: 148
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
ATTN: Health Professions Program

Physical location:
1200 Larimer Street
North Classroom Building
Suite 3002
Denver, CO 80204

 

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