Assistant Director of Health Professions Advising

A multi-year program aimed at assisting students in the exploration of, preparation for, and application to health professional schools. The focus is on the academic, clinical, and professional courses and experience required experience to create a well-rounded and competitive application.

• Pre-professional advising for undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students interested in pursuing various health professions.
• Help coordinate academic advising as well as all advising-related outreach and communications in assigned units.
• Promote best practices of advising services in assigned units.
• Implement and assist with campus-wide advising initiatives and assessment.
• Teach HMED courses (140, 340, and 440/540).
• Assist the Director in facilitating and managing the multi-year process of students’ applications to health professions schools (personal statement and application writing, review, and feedback, mock interviews, committee letters and letter packets).
• Programming support for students (entrance exam study groups, application help workshops, professional development, and group advising sessions).
• Supervise, coordinate, and train peer advisors and mentors.
• Assist Director in collecting and organizing office data for year-end reports and accreditation review of the office.
• Communicating with prospective students and families about Health Professions Advising at
• MSU Friday’s, prospective student meetings, and other events such as Orientation.