Vision
Guiding pre-health profession students on their journey to change the world.
Mission
The goal of the Health Professions Office is to help pre-health professions students better prepare for application to professional schools. Pre-Health Professions Coaches provide students with strategic coaching and relevant resources to help them determine the next steps as they progress toward their individual goals. Coaches also provide a supportive environment for students to explore their potential fit and competitiveness for a health professions career.
Values
- EMPOWERING – Meet students where they are and help them to identify and initiate the next steps
- ENCOURAGING – Encourage students to actively investigate health profession careers while on their path to self-awareness.
- EDUCATING – Guide students in making informed health professions career choices that embrace their values, skills, and interests.
- SUPPORTING – Serve as a dynamic advising resource to assist students in determining fit, and competitiveness for applying to professional school.
Meet the Staff
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Ale Alvarado HPO and CS Front Desk Strengths: Empathy, Adaptability, Relator, Responsibility, and Restorative |
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Cabrina Becker JAMP Ambassador Strengths: Achiever, Arranger, Analytical, Competition, and Significance. |
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Shannon E Gutheil Senior Student Program Coordinator Strengths: Restorative, Significance, Individualization, Empathy, Consistency |
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D'angelo Johnson Pre-Health Professions Coach Strengths: Harmony, Connectedness, Adaptability, Maximizer, Empathy |
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Njambi Kimani HPO and CS Front Desk, Volunteer Strengths: Empathy, Communication, Futuristic, Positivity, Woo |
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Carolyn Lacy Administrative Coordinator Strengths: Harmony, Restorative, Empathy, Consistency, Responsibility |
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Jonathan Pavia JAMP Ambassador, TIP Lead Course Assistant Strengths: Activator, Woo, Positivity, Achiever and Futuristic |
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Gaspar Pina JAMP Ambassador, Undergrad Research Asst Strengths: Futuristic, Achiever, Focus, Deliberative, Competition |
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Hannah Ruck HPO Social Media Intern, Spring 2021 BCH 369 UGTA Labrake (MBS) Strengths: Learner, Discipline, Achiever, Focus, Relator |
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Avani G Trivedi Sr. Pre-Health Professions Coach Strengths: Individualization, Input, Adaptability, Relator, Ideation |
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Violet Zhou HPO Graduate Intern, Graduate Student Tutor Strengths: Learner, Input, Restorative, Individualism, Achiever |
