• HPEC Evaluation Request Form
• TEDMED Live at the University of Scranton April 16th-19th!
• 2013 Sawyer Research Award Pre-medical, pre-dental or pre-veterinarian students in the classes of 2014 and 2015; should be active members of the Health Professions Organization.
• 2013 ADEA Dental School Virtual Fair: April 23^rd and 24^th Online and Free!
• The Growth of Osteopathic Medicine
• DO and MD Programs will be accredited equally by 2015
• Osteopathic Physicians: An Answer to Rural Health Care Needs?
• In Response to Veterinary School Debt- the President of the AAVMC

Advisor

Mary F. Engel, Ph.D. (engelm1@scranton.edu) is the HPO Faculty Advisor and Director of Health-Professional School Placement. It is to your advantage to meet with Dr. Engel on occasion for advice and feedback regarding where you stand as a pre-professional student. Before visiting Dr. Engel, please download, print, and complete this Self-Assessment Form if you have not yet filled one out this academic year. Then, call Dr. Engel's office at 941-7901 to make an appointment and bring your completed Self-Assessment Form to the appointment. 

Officer Weekly Office Hours

Freshman Survival

• Freshman Survival Presentation
• Download Tips on Writing a Lab Report

Applying  

• HPEC Evaluation Request Form
• HPEC handbook for 2014 Matriculation
• Faculty/Professional Recommender (for students seeking letters of recommendation)
• Average GPA, Test Scores, and Statistics
  
• AAMC Fee Assistance Program (FAP) Eligibility
• FAQs about the AMCAS Application
• The AAMC's 2013 MCAT Essentials (Required Reading)
• The AAMC's Applicant Responsibilities
• Guidelines for Social Media in Medical Practice

Application Presentations

• What you Need to know Powerpoint presentation
• Medican Scientist Training Programs (MSTPs)
• 2007 Powerpoint presentation by April Troy, MPH
  "Medical School Admissions Process"
• 2005 Powerpoint presentation by Chris Jones, M.D.
  "Medical School Admissions: Taking Charge of the Process"
• 2009 PowerPoint presentation by Tara Gramigna, class of 2011.
  "Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) - Moses Taylor Hospital"
• 2009 service presentation by Mary Grace Rizzo, class of 2010.
  "Bound for Betterment Tutoring/Mentoring Program" 
• 2007 PowerPoint presenation by Dario Englot, M.D./Ph.D. student at Yale University School of Medicine
  "Career Choices in Medicine and Science"

Interviewing

• General Interview Tips
• How important is the interview?
• Student Doctor Network Interview Tips - Please read this disclaimer!

Financing

• National Health Service Corps - Pays medical school tuition for as many as four years. Each year of assistance must be returned through a year of working in a designated medically underserved area.
• State Loan Forgiveness/Repayment Programs - Available to practicing physicians, residents, and (sometimes to) medical students to repay education loans in return for medical service in the state's medically underserved areas.
• In Response to Veterinary School Debt by the President of the AAVMC
  

Averages

• Many Statistics on Applicants and Matriculants to Medical School by the AAMC
• MCAT and GPA Statistics 2001-2012 for all Medical Schools
• MCAT and GPA Statistics by Undergraduate Major
• Averages at The University of Scranton, 1996 - 2012

Health Professions Program's Lending Library

• Book Library
• Film Library