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What is HPAC?
The Health Professions Advising Center provides information, advising, and support for students who aspire to graduate/professional programs in the health professions and wish to enhance their academic and extracurricular preparation. Professional staff and peer mentors are available to guide students as they plan their pre-health professions course work, health related experiences, service work, and research in preparation for applying to programs. We invite you to join this community of pre-health professions students.
HPAC offers:
- Information about health professions
- Individual and small group health professions advising
- Peer mentors
- Speakers, workshops, conferences and events
- Graduate/professional school application assistance
- Electronic newsletter The Stethoscope and email updates
- Student resource room
How To Register:
HPAC is open to all UCR students and alumni. We ask that you register on our website and attend a one-time, one-hour orientation about health professions preparation and our services.
Schedule an Advising Appointment:
To schedule an advising appointment contact us:
- We are located in Pierce Hall 1114 just around the corner from CNAS Advising
- Our phone number is (951) 827-6233
NOTE: You must first register with HPAC and attend an HPAC orientation before meeting with a staff member.
Upcoming Events
Speakers
Improving the Health of Our Communities
G. Richards Olds, M.D., Dean
UCR School of Medicine
January 31, 2012
5:30-7:00pm
HUB 302 South
Winter 2012
HPAC Orientations
January 25, 2012
3-4pm
SOM 229
February 16, 2012
4-5pm
SOM 229
No need to RSVP. Just arrive 15 minutes early and bring your student ID!
Workshops
Admissions Interviews:
Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy
Tuesday, January 17
6-7:30pm
Pierce Hall 1305
Post-baccalaureate Programs for the Health Professions
Wednesday, January 18
6-7pm
Pierce 1305