HPAC Resources and Information

Professions in health care provide exciting, socially important, and personally rewarding careers, and Doane University can provide the supportive, interdisciplinary environment needed to pursue these careers. The Health and Medical Occupations Club offers educational and social activities that will make preparing for medical school fun.
General questions can be addressed to [email protected]

Applying

Prerequisites

• Prerequisite Overview

Portfolio Resources

• Sample Portfolio (to view)
• Sample Portfolio (use this link to make a copy for yourself)
• Personal Statement - Purdue OWL Guide
• Advising + Portfolio Review Request

Advising Guides

• Dentistry
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Pharmacy
• Optometry

Medical School

• Medicine Advising Guide (MD/DO)
• MCAT Guide
• MCAT Exam
• AAMCAS Instructions

Physicians Assistant

• PA Programs
• Physicians Assistant Advising Guide
• CASPA Applicant Guide

Gaining Experience

Volunteer and Work Experience

• Nebraska Healthcare Workforce Center
• Community Outreach

Research Experience

• On-campus
• Nebraska INBRE

Online Forums

• Physician Assistant
• Physician (MD/DO)

Podcasts and News

• The Shortcoat Podcast (Pre-Medical Topics)
• ReachD (News and Continuous Live Feed on Medical Topics)
• STAT Medical News