Pre-Health Advisor

Company Description

Seton Hall University is a leading Catholic institution located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from Manhattan. The University educates servant leaders for a global society through more than 150 academic programs in fields such as business, communications, diplomacy, education, and health-related disciplines. Over 10,000 students study at Seton Hall, supported by nationally recognized faculty, and join a network of more than 80,000 alumni worldwide. The 58-acre campus offers convenient access to major transportation hubs and provides both flexible online programs for working professionals and full-time, on-campus options for traditional students. Seton Hall fosters academic and ethical development in a diverse, collaborative, and technologically advanced environment that is grounded in values-centered education.

Role Description

Reporting to the Director of the Pre-Professional Advising Center (P-PAC) and joining the P-PAC team, the P-PAC Pre-Health Advisor will perform a variety of advising, programming, and administrative functions to assist in the daily operations of the Pre-Professional Advising Center. The advisor will provide students with guidance, support, advising and coaching as students EXPLORE the health professions, PREPARE for, and go through the competitive APPLICATION process for medical school and other health professional schools. The advisor will help with the delivery and coordination of pre-med/pre-health programming, events, resources, and outreach.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The P-PAC Pre-Health Advisor will work with the Pre-Professional Advising Center (PPAC) to conduct 1:1 and group pre-health/pre-professional advising and coaching for students interested in exploring, preparing, and applying to health professional schools. The advisor may work with students from differing majors, and grade levels. The advisor will maintain student records, complete notes and provide follow ups pertaining to student goals and initiate, prepare resources for students, administrators, and faculty.

•This position advises all students interested in the health professions that may come from varying majors on the appropriate pre- requisite courses needed to apply to the students’ chosen professional school and to be on track for entrance exams (MCAT, DAT, etc) and admissions requirements for medical and other health professions schools.

•The advisor helps students find opportunities to develop as a pre-health student and to become a competitive applicant for a health professional school. This individual will promote experiential learning opportunities, clinical shadowing, research, and other pre-professional- related opportunities to students.

•The advisor will work closely with students going through the medical school (and other health professional school) application process providing students with proactive information, resources, application timelines, review of personal statements, and complete review of application materials. The advisor will monitor students' progress towards completion of the medical and health professions school application process

•Assists in the development and delivery of pre-health programming, events, and workshops. Conducts data collection and analytic support assessment to measure effectiveness and student satisfaction with current programs and events

•This advisor will collaborate with other advisors, admissions, registrar, department chairs, faculty, deans, and other university personnel, and represent PPAC to internal and external constituencies. This includes acting as a referral for students to other campus support services, offering data trends on student performance and recommendations, participating in committees, as well as broadening student learning by enhancing an inclusive and supportive environment through community engagement and collaborative partnerships.

•This individual will attend and participate in Open Houses, Admissions Day, events, and programming in representation of the Professional Advising Center on weekends and evenings, when needed.

•Assists with monitoring the of the P-PAC email account, the P-PAC weekly E-Newsletter, student outreach, and the P-PAC social media page

•The P-PAC advisor supports the execution of the P-PAC goals and the daily functions of the center.