The Health Career Experience and Advising at Dartmouth

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The Health Career Experience and Advising at
Dartmouth
The Nathan Smith Society
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Speakers

• Lee Witters, Faculty Advisor, Nathan Smith
  Society and Professor of Biology/Medicine/Biochemi
  stry
• Stacy Barton, Health Professions Advisor and
  Assistant Director, Career Services
• Jon Kull, Professor of Chemistry
• Carl Thum, Academic Skills Center
• Patrick Kennedy 11
• Emily Baumrin 10

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A To-Do List

• Join the Nathan Smith Society one of three ways
• Sign sheets on clipboards being passed around
• Enroll on NSS web site
• Blitz nss

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A To-Do List

• Join the Nathan Smith Society one of three ways
• Sign sheets on clipboards being passed around
• Enroll on NSS web site
• Blitz nss
• Visit the NSS web site (www.dartmouth.edu/nss)
  and review the document entitled Advice for
  Entering Students
• While there,self-enroll on NSS Blackboard site
  (instructions on NSS home page)
• Hang onto the info sheets being passed out
• Key points of contact and advice for curricular
  and extracurricular decisions

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Six Helpful Hints

• 1. Dartmouth does not have a specific pre-med or
  pre-health curriculum. Major in what you enjoy
  and are interested in, but bear in mind that you
  must be able to demonstrate scientific aptitude
  and excellence. A wide experience in the
  humanities and social sciences is a real asset to
  a health career, as well.

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Six Helpful Hints

• Most Dartmouth students initiate application to
  med/vet/dental school at end of senior year or as
  alums, rather than spring of junior year,
  creating one or more gap years.
• EVERYONE SHOULD CONSIDER THIS OPTION TO SEE WHAT
  IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE ON YOUR DARTMOUTH
  EXPERIENCE
• (examples course flexibility, FSP/LSA,
  curricular/major options, avoiding doubling up,
  building your credentials, athletics)!

Later is greater?
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Six Helpful Hints

• 3. Choose your first year courses (and especially
  your fall term courses) carefully with the advice
  of someone familiar with you, the courses and
  with the pre-health requirements.
• Should I ease into a college science-based
  curriculum or not?

Chemistry Course?
Biology Course?
Math Course?
Physics Course?
?More than one of above
?None of the above
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Speakers

• Lee Witters, Faculty Advisor, Nathan Smith
  Society and Professor of Biology/Medicine/Biochemi
  stry
• Kimberly Whitney Sauerwein, Health Professions
  Advisor and Assistant Director, Career Services
• Jon Kull, Professor of Chemistry
• Carl Thum, Academic Skills Center
• Patrick Kennedy 11
• Emily Baumrin 10

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Math Options

• General requirement Two math courses (calculus,
  statistics)

Have Math 3 Credit? Wait??
Math 3 Introduction To Calculus
Math 1/2 Calculus With Algebra (by invitation)
Math 8 (Variable Calculus) OR ABOVE
Take a Math course if needed for beginning
chemistry sequence!
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Chemistry Options

• General requirement Two terms general chemistry
  with lab
• Two terms organic chemistry with lab
  biochemistry (some)

Chemistry 2 Quantitative Reasoning in
Chemistry (by invitation)
Chemistry 5 General Chemistry (Second term is
Chem 6)
Math 3 (or Math 3 credit or Math 1/2)
Pre-Req
Pre-Req
Chem 5 also available in winter term (Chem 6 only
in spring)
Chem 10 (by exam) counts for 2-term general
chem requirement
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Physics Options

• General requirement Two physics courses (with
  labs)

Many pre-health students defer physics till
later, since it, unlike Bio 11 Chem 5, is not a
pre-req for other required pre-health courses
Math 3 and 8 Pre-requisite (or concurrent Math 8)
Math 3 Pre-Requisite
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Physics 3 General Physics I
Physics 13 Introductory Physics I
Physics 4 General Physics II Offered winter
spring terms
Physics 14 Introductory Physics II Offered winter
spring terms
?Usually taken by intended physics/math majors or
with strong background in physics math
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Biology Options

• Minimum required 2 Biology courses with labs

2 offerings in fall (Life Thru Compound
Eyes) (Cooperation Conflict) 1 offering in
winter (Biology in the News) in
spring (LUCA The Last Universal Common Ancestor)
Biology 11 The Science of Life (no lab)
Biology 2 Human Biology (no lab)
Pre-Req
More strongly recommended
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Taking More Than One. or None Among Math, Chem
Bio Courses?

• Should I ease into a college science-based
  curriculum or not?

MATH
MATH
OTHER
MATH
BIO 2
BIO 11
CHEM 5
CHEM 2
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
MATH?
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
OTHER
CHEM 5
CHEM 5
CHEM 5
BIO 2
BIO 11
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
PHYSICS 3
Many combinations possible (only some shown)!
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Taking More Than One. or None Among Math, Chem
Bio Courses?

• Should I ease into a college science-based
  curriculum or not?

MATH
MATH
OTHER
MATH

• Take-Away Message
• Have a conversation about YOU and your
  specific goals, aspirations and scholastic
  background with a knowledgeable advisor before
  committing to a specific class schedule and keep
  on talking to knowledgeable advisors as you
  proceed through Dartmouth!
• Your first year faculty advisor
• One of the two pre-health advisors (walk-in
  office hours Monday Sept 21 930-300 PM in 9B
  Parkhurst and later in week in HPP offices 10
  11 Parkhurst)

BIO 2
BIO 11
CHEM 5
CHEM 2
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
MATH?
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
OTHER
CHEM 5
CHEM 5
CHEM 5
BIO 2
BIO 11
Writing 5 (or 2) or lst Yr Seminar
PHYSICS 3
Many combinations possible (only some shown)!
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Where is the Pre-Health Advising at Dartmouth?
I must be at the rear entrance to Parkhurst!
Weekly walk-in office hours (beginning Wed
9/23) Stacy Barton Mon Thurs 130-4 Lee
Witters Tues Wed 4-530
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Six Helpful Hints

• 4. Get to know your professors (as mentors
  future letter writers)
• USE OFFICE HOURS!

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Six Helpful Hints

• 5. Learn to write well! The process of
  med/vet/dental school application will emphasize
  your verbal reasoning skills and ability to write
  well-structured and reasoned essays (MCAT
  applications to schools). In addition to working
  with professors, use the Student Center for
  Research, Writing, and Information Technology
  (RWiT) whenever you have the opportunity.

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Six Helpful Hints

• 6. Participate in extracurricular activities
  that abut on the health care profession and
  service to society sustain your involvement, so
  that your humanity, creativity and impact are
  evident.

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Speakers

• Lee Witters, Faculty Advisor, Nathan Smith
  Society and Professor of Biology/Medicine/Biochemi
  stry
• Stacy Barton, Health Professions Advisor and
  Assistant Director, Career Services
• Jon Kull, Professor of Chemistry
• Carl Thum, Academic Skills Center
• Patrick Kennedy 11
• Emily Baumrin 10

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Stacy Barton and Lee Witters will be available to
assist you in choosing your fall courses on
Monday, September 21, from 930 AM to 300 PM, 9B
Parkhurst Hall (new group every 30 minutes)
Lee Witters to be available in his office, 322
Remsen (DMS) (link to map on NSS home page
(www.dartmouth.edu/nss)) Saturday, Sept 19, 9
AM-11AM Tuesday, Sept 22, 730-9 AM
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Speakers

• Lee Witters, Faculty Advisor, Nathan Smith
  Society and Professor of Biology/Medicine/Biochemi
  stry
• Stacy Barton, Health Professions Advisor and
  Assistant Director, Career Services
• Jon Kull, Professor of Chemistry
• Carl Thum, Academic Skills Center
• Patrick Kennedy 11
• Emily Baumrin 10

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Speakers

• Lee Witters, Faculty Advisor, Nathan Smith
  Premedical Society and Professor of
  Biology/Medicine/Biochemistry
• Stacy Barton, Health Professions Advisor and
  Assistant Director, Career Services
• Jon Kull, Professor of Chemistry
• Carl Thum, Academic Skills Center
• Patrick Kennedy 11
• Emily Baumrin 10
• Samantha Haw 10 , Rachael Labitt 11 and Athena
  Aicher 11 (Pre-Veterinary interest)
• Whitney Ward 10 (Pre-Dental interest) and Dr.
  Robert Keene (Pre-Dental Advisor)