Health Professions Advisor

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The Health Professions Advising Office is a new office under the Associate Provost for Interprofessional Health Initiatives and will consist of a director and 3 health professions advisors, advisory board and student peer network. Our mission is to create a supportive environment in which we partner with our students and alumni as they explore personal goals, develop educational plans, and determine their professional path. This office collaborates through the Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice network to initiate, facilitate, and promote opportunities for pre-health students to expose pre-health students to more health professions opportunities—both on the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Health Professions Advisor builds strong relationships with Health professions schools and programs, serving as the principal source of information and advice about preparation for health professions programs.

The advisor, in collaboration with other health professions advisors, advises undergraduate and graduate students and alumni on matters related to application and admission processes, and preparation for applying to a variety of health professions. This position also partners with the University Advising Hubs to ensure that appropriate coursework is selected. The Health Professions Advisor delivers programs aimed at students at various stages of their undergraduate work; prepares print and electronic advising resources; meets with individual students to provide guidance and respond to questions. The Health Professions Advisor advises students in exploring professional, career and educational options and in obtaining effective experiential learning, job and further educational or research opportunities. The Health Professions Advisor will assist with programming aimed at introducing students to the range of career options in the health professions, drawing on relationships built with key constituents including Health Professions Advisor organizations, faculty, and staff at health professions schools through the OIPEP (Office of Interprofessional Education and Practice) network, admissions officers, alumni, and other professionals in these careers.

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement that may include a partially remote work location, consistent with System Office policy. UNC Chapel Hill employees are generally required to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned duty.