Princeton University Health Professions Advising

06/24/2026

Reflect on a non-academic situation when you had to change course, and how you did so. (3000 characters)

This prompt is a question asked on The Warren Alpert Medical School's secondary application. Reflect on these prompts as you prepare for your application to medical school.

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

06/16/2026

How have societal inequities in the U.S. affected you or people you have worked with?

This prompt is a question asked on University of Washington School of Medicine's secondary application. Reflect on these prompts as you prepare for your application to medical school.

University of Washington School of Medicine - WWAMI

06/16/2026

If you're on campus and studying for the MCAT- join us this afternoon! The HPA/McGraw MCAT Study Group meets at 4:30pm in McGraw 330. We hope to see you there!

HPA/McGraw MCAT Study Group on Tuesdays, June 9 - July 21

WhenTuesdays, June 9 - July 21What You'll GetStructured guidance + peer accountabilityConnect with peers & form study groupsAccess HPA MCAT prep materialsHear from HPA + McGrawSetting Up Your Summer Study PlanStudy strategies & planningGoalsLearn togetherSupport each otherStay accountableBuild habit...

06/12/2026

The article reflects on the past 25 years of Medical Anthropology at Princeton with Professor João Biehl as an evolving intellectual and teaching project. It shows how the program has reshaped understanding of health and illness by centering human experience, inequality, and care. It also highlights the program’s interdisciplinary character, bringing together ethnographic research, critical theory, and community engagement. The piece features the voices of numerous alumni and current students from across multiple departments. Together, these perspectives illustrate how the program not only shapes classroom learning but also encourages students to carry anthropological insights into the wider world.

“In the course during the fall semester 2001, I realized that I wanted to be a doctor precisely because I wanted to better understand people’s stories of illness.” Twenty-five years after Amy Saltzman Porter ’05 sat in Medical Anthropology for the first time, she joined — via Zoom — a ce...

06/02/2026

What can a recovering addict who didn't finish high school teach their physician? (400 words)

This prompt is a question asked on Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's secondary application. Reflect on these prompts as you prepare for your application to medical school.

06/02/2026

Join us this evening for our Selecting Schools Accepted Applicant Panel. This year's applicants will reflect on how they selected the schools to which they applied, and will share their advice and tips on this process.

Panelists
Will Aepli '26, EEB
Virginia Cobbs '25, AAM
Doruntina Fida '21, ANT

Accepted Applicant Panel: Selecting Schools
June 2 | 5:30pm | Zoom

This year's applicants will reflect on how they selected the schools to which they applied, and will share their advice and tips on this process.PanelistsWill Aepli '26, EEBVirginia Cobbs '25, AAMDoruntina Fida '21, ANT

05/24/2026

The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine program is a unique five-year MD program within Case Western Reserve University SOM that seeks to train physician investigators. All Cleveland Clinic students complete a year-long research thesis; all students (including international students) also receive a full-tuition scholarship. The program is well-suited to students who want to provide excellent clinical care while advancing knowledge through scientific inquiry.

The curriculum emphasizes problem-based and team learning and critical thinking, and includes an integrated research curriculum. With no grades, tests, quizzes or ranking, students enjoy a close, non-competitive 32-student community, but also participate in activities with students Case Western’s four-year University Program and MSTP (MD/PhD program). In addition to research training, Case students have ample access to patient care – students start working with patients in their first year, train at multiple hospitals, and have the chance to work in and manage a student-run clinic.

Prerequisite courses include General, Organic, and Biochemistry, and Writing/English. To prepare for the research-intensive curriculum, applicants must also have a minimum of two summers of hypothesis-driven research experience. Selection factors also include intellectual achievement, interpersonal skills, and “team spirit;” An ideal candidate “loves a challenge.” Applicants may choose to apply to all three programs at Case concurrently. A minimum 495 MCAT is required to receive a secondary application.

05/22/2026

HPA Newsletter: Year In Review 2025-26

What's inside: words of wisdom from this year's medical school applicants, student organization highlights, white Coat Photos from our dental, medical, and vet school alums, and more!

In this special edition newsletter: a review of the year, advice from med school applicants, a recap of programming, publications and more!Read HPA Newsletter: Year in RevieW 2025-26

05/21/2026

Welcome back, Tigers! Alumni health professionals and aspiring health professionals are invited to meet, mingle, and make connections with each other and our advising team. Join us for refreshments and conversation.

HPA Reunions Reception
Fri, May 22, 2:30pm - 5:30pm, HPA Lunge - McCosh Health, Floor 1

Alumni health professionals and aspiring health professionals are invited to meet, mingle, and make connections with each other and our advising team. Join us for refreshments and conversation. RSVP here We also welcome any support you’d like to provide to our aspiring physicians, including:Sharin...

05/13/2026

Founded in 1967, the Penn State College of Medicine is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and is part of Penn State Health, situated adjacent to Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The school’s vision for medical education centers on training humanistic, systems‑ready physicians who are adaptive, collaborative, and prepared to care for both individual patients and populations.
The MD program is built around a distinctive four‑pillar curriculum that integrates biomedical science, clinical care, health systems science, and health humanities. Penn State is home to the oldest Department of Humanities in a U.S. medical school, and humanism is woven throughout the curriculum. Beginning in the first year, students serve as patient navigators, supporting patients as they move through complex healthcare systems while building early clinical and communication skills.

Students complete the Hershey‑based curriculum or may apply to the University Park Regional Campus, which offers an equivalent MD curriculum while leveraging the resources of Penn State’s main campus and emphasizing early community‑based care. Clinical training takes place primarily at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, along with affiliated hospitals and community sites across Pennsylvania, providing exposure to rural, suburban, and underserved populations.

Penn State offers several accelerated MD pathways with a three-year accelerated entry into Penn State residency programs for students committed to specific specialties, such as emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics or psychiatry. Additional standouts include the Global Health and Rural Health Scholars programs, student‑run and mobile clinics, and strong opportunities for community engagement.

With an entering class of approximately 150 students, Penn State College of Medicine uses a holistic admissions process that values academic achievement alongside service, leadership, teamwork, and resilience. The school accepts in-state and out-of-state applicants and trains physicians to serve Pennsylvania and beyond.

Penn State College of Medicine