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2023 Advisors of Year Selected by HPSA Student Advisory Council
2023 Advisors of Year Selected by HPSA Student Advisory Council
The Health Professional Student Association Student Advisory Council (SAC) today announced the 2023 awardees of their annual Advisor of the Year recognition. 2023 Undergraduate Advisor of the Year – Carol Robinson, Virginia Tech Carol Robinson serves as the Director of Health Professions Advising at Virginia Tech. She attended Sweet Briar College as an undergraduate, focusing… Continue reading 2023 Advisors of Year Selected by HPSA Student Advisory Council
HPSA Statement on Recent Supreme Court Decisions
The Health Professional Student Association reaffirms its mission to support all aspiring healthcare providers as they seek the education and training needed to return to their communities and address disparities in healthcare. We acknowledge the challenges these students may face in light of the recent Supreme Court decisions on admissions, LGBTQ+ rights, and loan forgiveness.… Continue reading HPSA Statement on Recent Supreme Court Decisions
2023 Version of 100-Day MCAT Study Schedule
Effective April 15, 2023, HPSA published an updated version of one of the free resources it provides students, the 100-Day MCAT Study Schedule. The plan provides students a framework to structure their studying for this critical test. An SDN forums user, Nymeria, generated the original version of the 100-Day Study Schedule. Using the original program,… Continue reading 2023 Version of 100-Day MCAT Study Schedule
Dr. Emil Chuck to Present at 2023 CAAHP Conference
Dr. Chuck highlights HPSA resources at the Central Regional pre-health advisors conference. Emil Chuck, Ph.D., Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association, will introduce pre-health advisors to two new HPSA resources for aspiring health professionals. Presentations on the Treating Trans Patients course and the Situational Judgment Test Workshop based on the 2022… Continue reading Dr. Emil Chuck to Present at 2023 CAAHP Conference
HPSA and South Louisiana Region AHEC Partner
Will deliver Becoming A Student Doctor course as part of the AHEC Scholars Program On September 30, 2022, the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) and the South Louisiana Region Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) entered into a five-year alliance agreement to incorporate the Becoming A Student Doctor course developed by HPSA into an enhanced and… Continue reading HPSA and South Louisiana Region AHEC Partner
HPSA Courses Featured at National Conferences
Two recently released courses from the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) have been featured in presentations at national conferences. A poster presentation on the “Becoming a Student Doctor” course was featured at the Academy of Professionalism in Health Care conference on October 21, 2022. Emil Chuck, Ph.D., Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional… Continue reading HPSA Courses Featured at National Conferences
Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program Returns to Tulsa
Driven by the success of the Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program pilot held in April 2022, HPSA will be conducting another session of the seminar on medical school admissions for community college students at Tulsa Community College. The next session will be held on October 21, 2022, again in partnership with Oklahoma University-Tulsa University School of… Continue reading Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program Returns to Tulsa
HPSA to Support $3 Million Grant to UNTHSC
The Health Professional Student Association is part of a collaborative network supporting the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) at Fort Worth on a recently awarded $3 million U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration grant to address the growing shortage of healthcare workers who care for people with HIV. HPSA will be serving… Continue reading HPSA to Support $3 Million Grant to UNTHSC