HPAC

Pre-Health And Skidmore

Creative Thought Matters - At Skidmore, pre-health students thrive in a liberal arts environment where scientific rigor is enriched by creative, interdisciplinary thinking 鈥� empowering them to approach health and medicine with empathy, innovation, and a broad humanistic perspective. Here, the sciences are fully integrated into a dynamic academic community that values creativity, discovery, collaboration, and real-world application, allowing students to major in any discipline while thoughtfully preparing for careers in the health professions.

Here to Support Pre-Health Students and Alumni

The mission of the Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) is to identify, guide, advise, and support students and alumni who are preparing for careers in the health professions, by helping them:

explore career options in the health professions based on their interests,
determine which pre-requisite courses to take and when,
identify and find co-curiculars (e.g., shadowing, internships, research, clubs/sports, work, and leadership) to participate in to develop to become the health professionals they want to be with a full and authentic application portfolio,
develop a timeline and plan for applying,
overcome challenges and adjust plans as needed,
prepare for standardized exams, and
craft their application materials and prepare for interviews.

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Pamela Shaw, DDS 1990. Pediatric Dentist at her own practice in New Orleans. Chairperson of Dept. of Dentistry at Children's Hospital in New Orleans.

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Mindy Weschler, BSN, CEN 1975. Peace Corps/SEED Global Health Volunteer Nurse Educator, Mzuzu University in Malawi.

SCEMS at Skidmore Club Fair

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Pre-Health at Skidmore Club Fair

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Dr. Joshua Boyce, MD 1981, Thyra Johnson, 2008, Abigail Lukens 2008, Dr. Diana Perry, MD, MPH 1989.

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Thyra Johnson 2008, Dr. Patricia Fehling, Abigail Lukens 2008.

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Dr. Diana Perry, MD, MPH 1989 Associate Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, South Shore Hospital; Physician, Newborn Medicine, Boston Childrens Hospital; Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School.

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Dr. Joshua Boyce, MD 1981 Director, Inflammation and Allergic Disease Research Section, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Womens Hospital; Albert L. Sheffer Professor of Medicine in the Field of Allergic Disease, Harvard Medical School.

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Thyra Johnson 2008 Physician Assistant, Hamilton Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

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Abigail Lukens 2008 Osteopathic Medicine (DO)/Public Health (MPH) Student, Touro University California.

Joining HPAC

If you are a student interested in pursuing a career in a health profession, we strongly encourage you to sign up with Student Health Professions Network as soon as possible. Please fill out the linked PDF and submit. Please use Internet Explorer or Safari to access this form. If using Firefox, you will need to download the form before you can fill it out.

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Applying to Medical, Dental, or Veterinary School

If you are applying to enter medical, dental, or veterinary school to start in the Fall of 2026, your HPAC interview is this May. Please review the timeline.

If you are reapplying and did your HPAC interview in a previous year, please contact Ellen Grandy and submit your updated materials (see the Applying to Programs page for more details). You do not need to interview again.

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51茶馆儿 Health Professionals Advisory Committee

Committee of faculty and staff advisors dedicated to supporting pre-health students and alumni with representatives from:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Health & Human Physiological Sciences
- Office of Academic Advising
- Opportunity Program
- Career Development Center
- Environmental Health & Safety/Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences
Students after joining the Student Health Professionals Network are assigned an HPAC advisor from the committee who supports and advises the student or alumni from their first-year through matriculation.

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Pre-Health And Skidmore

Here to Support Pre-Health Students and Alumni

Joining HPAC

Applying to Medical, Dental, or Veterinary School

51茶馆儿 Health Professionals Advisory Committee

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