Health Professions Advising
Health Professions Advising encompasses a range of services offered through the Center for Student Success to enhance the experiences of LMU students who aspire to attend a health professional school.
Our intention is to support LMU students that are committed to lives of meaning and purpose who wish to serve the public, promote health, and improve healthcare for all. We encourage students to integrate into their academic plan skills and competencies that will help them become life-long learners.
Our services and activities include:
- Workshops, panels, and seminars
- Advising and mentorship
- Guest speakers from various health professional schools throughout the country
- Advice on seeking out the extracurricular activities needed to apply to health professional school
- Course planning
- Guidance during the application process
- Formalized application evaluations for students applying to medical and dental schools
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Advising Appointments
Current students are invited to schedule a one-on-one meeting with Courtney Klipp, Director of Health Professions Advising using Lion Connect (lmu.edu/lionconnect). Alumni may use Calendly: https://calendly.com/courtneyklipp. All are welcome to email prehealth@lmu.edu for pre-health inquiries, and postbac@lmu.edu for post-baccalaureate program inquiries.
The Career and Professional Development office also offers coaching for students interested in health professions. Schedule a 30-minute or hour-long appointment through Handshake by clicking on "Appointments,” or drop by virtual office hours. Should you need support, please email careers@lmu.edu.
Pre-Health Newsletter
Our monthly pre-health newsletter keeps students up to date with LMU community events, programs, research, community service and clinical opportunities. LMU students and alumni from all majors are welcome to join. If you would like to subscribe, send an email to prehealth@lmu.edu with "subscribe to listserv" in the subject line. Please include your first and last name, major, health profession interest and anticipated graduation date in the body of the email.