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The University of Tennessee at Martin Pre-Professional Health Sciences Program
Congratulations! You have decided to explore a future in science and health. We highly recommend that you take the following steps before making a final decision:
• Spend some time at the http://www.explorehealthcareers.org website • Talk to a professional in the career of your choice • When possible get some volunteer or working experience • Join HOSA (www.hosa.org) or other related health organizations • Start preparing academically-see the Six Keys article • Contact a health professions advisor.
Students entering any pre-professional program at UT Martin should first speak to the Coordinator for the Pre-Professional Health Sciences Program. At that time, he/she will discuss choosing a major and getting an advisor. He/she will then be sent to the department of their major and be assigned an advisor.
All Pre-Health students are included in a Pre-Health email group so they can recieve important information and announcements from the Pre-Health program. It is important to register with the Pre-Health Program to have your email address placed on the list. Observation experiences and work opportunities are just some of the things announced on the email group.
General Information The University of Tennessee at Martin does not offer professional degrees in most health sciences. It does, however, provide training which will prepare students for admission to the following professional programs: • Health Information Management •*Medicine (allopathic and osteopathic) •*Pharmacy
*Students in these programs usually declare a Biology or Chemistry major, but they are not limited to these majors. In Biology, they have a choice of concentrations. Visit the Biology Department's website for more information. For additional information on the Chemistry major, visit the Chemistry Department's website.
For additional information about the Health Science Pre Professional Program, applying, and admission requirements to the various professional schools, contact: Karen Martin, Pre-Health Sciences Program Coordinator, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin , Tennessee 38238 . Phone: (731) 881 7477 or email: kmartin@utm.edu .
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