Exploring Health Professions

尽管你们中的许多人最终会选择申请医学院或牙科学校, there are a variety of health careers to consider. This is your chance to explore your options. 

许多电子游戏软件的毕业生都从事脊椎指压医学、验光和足病方面的工作. 医师助理项目和物理治疗在最近几年变得越来越流行, 对化学有浓厚兴趣的学生可以攻读药学学位.

探索许多健康职业的重要资源包括BC职业中心的医疗保健 & Nursing page and ExploreHealthCareers.org, 健康职业信息资源和探索健康职业道路的互动工具, and finding schooling and funding opportunities.

Pre-Health Student Groups

Mission Statement

The STEM and Health Organization for AHANA (SHOfA) is an emerging organization dedicated to serving students on their journey towards their accomplished careers in STEM and healthcare fields despite the social pressures they may face on campus. SHOfA的目标是增加未被充分代表的学生的招生和学业成功, as well as educationally and economically disadvantaged students, who are interested in pursuing careers in the STEM professions. Each event organized by SHOfA is set to inspire students to thrive academically and emotionally during rigorous coursework. 这些活动对在STEM领域攻读学位的学生尤其有益, taking a STEM course, enrolled on a Pre-Health Track (such as pre-medicine, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, graduate school in the sciences, public health, nursing, etc), 或者对增加科学领域的种族多样性感兴趣的学生. The ultimate goal is that students within the organization feel well supported and develop the confidence to continue on STEM and health tracks in order to serve as mentors for the next generation of students. SHOfA的最终目标是在STEM领域培养高素质和多样化的劳动力. Through SHOfA, a community of students, alumni, 教授和教师聚集在一起，以鼓励彼此取得学术上的成功作为BC鹰.

SHOfa Membership Sign Up Form

Apply to be on the SHOfA E-Board

Initiatives

Alumni Mentor-Mentee Program

BC alumni and other professionals with careers in Health and STEM fields will be matched with upperclassmen juniors and seniors who are interested in majoring in a STEM topic or enrolling onto a pre-health track. 师徒对将自行决定他们希望在整个学年中见面的频率. 该项目要求每对搭档在整个学期中每月至少见面一次. The goal is to introduce upperclassmen to STEM networks inside and outside the BC community and develop a mentoring relationship with well qualified STEM professionals.

Alumni Mentor/Mentee Sign Up Form

Peer Mentor-Mentee Program

Upperclassmen juniors and seniors either majoring in a STEM subject or enrolled on a pre-health track will be matched with underclassmen sophomores and freshmen interested in majoring in a STEM topic or enrolling onto a pre-health track. 师徒对将自行决定他们希望在整个学年中见面的频率. 该项目要求每对搭档在整个学期中每月至少见面一次. The goal is to introduce underclassmen to peer role models who will encourage them and offer advice on how to succeed in the sciences on campus while combating lack of racial representation in the classroom.

Peer Mentor/Mentee Sign Up Form

Alumni Networking

Alumni in the STEM and pre-health fields will be invited on a monthly basis to speak to students about their career path. 他们还将解决STEM领域多样性的挑战，并帮助鼓励学生克服这些障碍. Alumni may return to Boston College to participate in panels and Alumni Networking fairs targeted for undergraduate students.

Join the SHOfA Alumni Community

Motivational Workshops

Workshops will be hosted by either SHOfA executive board members, BC upperclassmen, professors, faculty or guest speakers. They will explore studying tips, interview skills, resume construction, networking, self-care, racial trauma, and how to find solidarity in minority groups in the STEM field.

Pre-Health Seminars

在这些研讨会上，教授和BC教师将讨论每个预健康跟踪申请过程. Points of discussion are deadlines, standardized testing dates, average standardized testing scores, topics to include in personal statements, resources for standardized testing help, and classes needed for each pre-health track. Students may make appointments afterwards to meet with the faculty in order to develop their personal timeline to stay on track throughout their time at BC.

The Mendel Society aims to serve Boston College undergraduates who are interested and passionate about pursuing the Pre-Health track. 以下委员会的工作是指导和促进所有对这些领域感兴趣的学生的知识:

Medical School Admission Night Committee

医学院电子游戏软件之夜委员会每年与哈佛大学的招生主任组织一次活动, Tufts, BU, UMass, and Kaiser Permanente. Each dean presents the ins and outs of applying to medical school, preparing for the MCAT, and building a strong portfolio.

Pre-Med/Mentorship Committee

指导委员会旨在促进电子游戏软件学生在健康前轨道上的沟通和指导. Underclassmen are matched with upperclassmen that share the same concentration and major so that monthly they can meet to discuss relevant topics like going abroad as a science major, finding an internship/shadowing experience, taking the MCAT or DAT, etc.

Executive Board Members

During the fall of 2020, due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, EagleShadow was launched to assist BC undergraduates with obtaining an understanding of the medical profession through “virtual shadowing.” Affording participants the opportunity to “virtually” observe and interact with physicians through the evaluation of actual case studies and virtual engagements, 学生可以看到执业医师的生活视角. Specialities as well as medical school experiences are shared, including immersions in internal medicine, sports medicine, surgery, toxicology, cardiology, pediatrics, among others. 参与者将获得EagleShadow领导颁发的参与证书，以验证“虚拟”影子时间. Since many pandemic restrictions have been lifted, 该俱乐部正在向面对面的演讲和筹款过渡. EagleShadow is a great way for students to explore the medical field and gain shadowing hours prior to applying for medical school.

EagleShadow President: Sabrina Rick ‘25

The Pre-Physician Society aims to serve as a resource for undergraduate students considering the Physician Assistant (PA) career by creating a community of Pre-PA students and PA alumni. For information, newsletters, mentor/mentee opportunities contact:  bcphysicianassistants@gmail.com.

Pre-PA President: Avery Buckanage'23

The Pre-Dental Society provides Boston College undergraduate students interested in the fields of  dentistry with volunteer opportunities, information, and  resources pertaining to the application process and a chance to promote health  and safety in our community both on and off campus.

Pre-Dental Society President: Nicole Maloney'23

Health Professions

对抗疗法医学(MD)是一个包容性的职业，提供各种机会，包括:

  • Clinical practice
  • Medical administration
  • Public health
  • Medical education
  • Biomedical research


Ideally, all physicians aspire to be:

  • Altruistic, compassionate, trustworthy, and truthful in their relationships with patients, patients’ family members, and professional colleagues
  • 对医学的科学基础和身体的正常和异常功能有一定的了解
  • Skillful in communicating with and providing care to their patients
  • Dutiful in working with other physicians and health care professionals to promote the health of individual patients and community members


National associations include:

  • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  • American Medical Association (AMA)
  • American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)

Resources

    Stay Up-to-Date

    牙科是致力于保持牙齿健康的治疗艺术和科学的一个分支, 牙龈口腔及邻近组织的牙龈和其他软硬组织. 牙医是一名科学家和临床医生，致力于通过预防达到最高标准的健康, diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases and conditions."
    (Source: ADEA.org)

    National associations include:

    • American Dental Association (ADA)
    • American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
    • American Student Dental Association (ASDA)

    Resources

      ADA Dental Careers

      List of Dental Schools

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      • A D.O. 在医学领域的所有现有专业中全面实践医学.
      • 整骨疗法医生接受与他们的对抗疗法(M.D.) counterparts, plus an additional 200 hours of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) – a hands-on therapy that is used to diagnose and treat illness and injury.
      • A D.O. is trained to focus on the whole person, 与患者合作，实现高水平的健康和疾病预防.


      National associations include:

      • 美国骨科医学院协会
      • American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
      • Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA)

      Resources

        List of Osteopathic Med Schools

        AACOM Student Guide

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        医师助理(PA)是国家认证和国家许可的医疗专业人员. PAs在医疗团队中与医生和其他提供者一起行医. They practice and prescribe medication in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the majority of the U.S. territories and the uniformed services. (Source: AAPA.org)

        National associations include:

        • American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
        • Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA)
        • Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA)

        Resources

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          兽医关心动物的健康，并努力改善公众健康. They diagnose, treat, and research medical conditions and diseases of pets, livestock, and other animals.

          National associations include:

          • Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
          • Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
          • American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
          • American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV)
          • American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)

          Resources

            Summary of Prerequisites

            AAVMC preparation tips

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            The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions defines allied health as the segment of the health care field “that delivers services involving the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; and rehabilitation and health systems management.” (Source: ExploreHealthCareers.org)

            Allied Health Professions include:

            • 紧急医疗技术员-全国紧急医疗技术员协会(NAEMT)
            • Genetic Counseling - National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)
            • 职业治疗-美国职业治疗协会
            • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

            Resources

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