Exploring Health Professions
Although many of you will ultimately choose to apply to medical or dental school, 有各种各样的健康职业可以考虑. 这是你探索选择的机会.
Many Boston College graduates have pursued careers in chiropractic medicine, optometry, and podiatry. Physician assistant programs and physical therapy have become increasingly popular the last few years, and students with a strong background/interest in chemistry have pursued pharmacy degrees.
Great resources for exploring many health professions include the BC Career Center's Healthcare & 护理页面和ExploreHealthCareers.org, a resource for health careers information and interactive tools for exploring health career paths, 寻找上学和资助的机会.
Pre-Health Student Groups
Mission Statement
AHANA的STEM和健康组织(SHOfA)是一个新兴的组织，致力于为学生在STEM和医疗保健领域取得成就的职业生涯提供服务，尽管他们可能在校园面临社会压力. The goal of SHOfA is to increase recruitment and academic success of underrepresented students, 以及在教育和经济上处于劣势的学生, 谁有兴趣从事STEM专业. SHOfA组织的每一项活动都旨在激励学生在严格的课程中在学术和情感上茁壮成长. These events will be especially beneficial to students pursuing degrees in the STEM fields, taking a STEM course, 参加健康预科课程(如医学预科), pre-dental, pre-veterinary, graduate school in the sciences, public health, nursing, etc), or students interested in increasing racial diversity in the sciences. 最终目标是让组织内的学生感到得到了很好的支持，并培养了继续在STEM和健康轨道上学习的信心，从而成为下一代学生的导师. SHOfA aims to ultimately create a highly qualified and diverse workforce in STEM. Through SHOfA, a community of students, alumni, professors and faculty are brought together in order to encourage one another to achieve academic success as BC eagles.
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Initiatives
Alumni Mentor-Mentee Program
BC校友和其他在健康和STEM领域工作的专业人士将与有兴趣主修STEM主题或参加健康预科课程的高年级学生进行匹配. Mentor-mentee pairs will decide on their own how often they would like to meet throughout the academic year. The program requires that each pair meets at least once a month throughout the semester. 目标是将高年级学生介绍给BC社区内外的STEM网络，并与合格的STEM专业人士建立师徒关系.
Peer Mentor-Mentee Program
主修STEM学科或参加健康预科课程的高年级学生和高年级学生将与对主修STEM学科或参加健康预科课程感兴趣的低年级学生和大一新生配对. Mentor-mentee pairs will decide on their own how often they would like to meet throughout the academic year. The program requires that each pair meets at least once a month throughout the semester. 其目标是向低年级学生介绍同龄人的榜样，这些榜样将鼓励他们，并就如何在校园里在科学领域取得成功提供建议，同时解决课堂上缺乏种族代表性的问题.
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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. They will also address the challenge of diversity in STEM fields and help encourage students to overcome such barriers. 校友可以回到电子游戏软件参加针对本科生的小组讨论和校友网络博览会.
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Motivational Workshops
研讨会将由SHOfA执行董事会成员主持, BC upperclassmen, professors, faculty or guest speakers. They will explore studying tips, interview skills, resume construction, networking, self-care, racial trauma, 以及如何在STEM领域的少数群体中找到团结.
Pre-Health Seminars
In these seminars, professors and BC faculty will discuss each pre-health track application process. 讨论的重点是截止日期, standardized testing dates, 标准化考试平均成绩, 个人陈述中要包含的主题, 标准化测试的资源有帮助, 以及每个预健康项目所需的课程. 学生可以预约之后与教师见面，以便制定他们的个人时间表，以便在BC大学期间保持正轨.
孟德尔协会旨在为电子游戏软件的本科生提供服务，他们对追求学前健康课程感兴趣并充满热情. The following committees work to guide and further the knowledge of all the students interested in these fields:
医学院电子游戏软件之夜委员会
The 医学院电子游戏软件之夜委员会 annually organizes an event with Admission Deans from Harvard, Tufts, BU, UMass, and Kaiser Permanente. 每位院长介绍申请医学院的来龙去脉, 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. 低年级学生与专业相同的高年级学生配对，这样他们每个月都可以见面讨论相关话题，比如作为理科生出国留学, 寻找实习/见习经历, taking the MCAT or DAT, etc.
During the fall of 2020, 由于COVID-19大流行造成的限制, EagleShadow的成立是为了帮助卑诗大学的本科生通过“虚拟影子”了解医学专业.通过实际案例电子游戏正规平台和虚拟约定的评估，为参与者提供“虚拟”观察和与医生互动的机会, students can view a perspective of the lives of practicing physicians. 专业和医学院的经验是共享的, 包括浸泡在内科药物中, sports medicine, surgery, toxicology, cardiology, pediatrics, among others. Participants receive a certificate of participation verifying “virtual” shadowing hours from the EagleShadow leadership. 因为许多流行病限制已经解除, the club is transitioning to in-person presentations and fundraising. EagleShadow是学生在申请医学院之前探索医学领域并获得实习时间的好方法.
总裁:Sabrina Rick, 25岁
Pre-Physician Society旨在通过创建Pre-PA学生和PA校友社区，为考虑医师助理(PA)职业的本科生提供资源. 有关信息、通讯、导师/学员机会，请联系: bcphysicianassistants@gmail.com.
Pre-PA主席:Avery Buckanage'23
牙科预备协会为对牙科领域感兴趣的电子游戏软件本科生提供志愿者机会, information, 以及有关申请流程的资源，以及在校园内外促进社区健康和安全的机会.
前牙科协会主席:妮可·马洛尼'23
Health Professions
Allopathic Medicine (MD) is an inclusive profession that offers varied opportunities including:
- Clinical practice
- Medical administration
- Public health
- Medical education
- Biomedical research
理想情况下，所有的医生都渴望成为:
- Altruistic, compassionate, trustworthy, 在与病人的关系中保持诚实, patients’ family members, and professional colleagues
- Knowledgeable about the scientific basis of medicine and the normal and abnormal functioning of the body
- 善于与病人沟通并提供照顾
- 有责任与其他医生和卫生保健专业人员合作，促进个别病人和社区成员的健康
National associations include:
- 美国医学院协会
- 美国医学协会
- 美国医学院申请服务(AMCAS)
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"Dentistry is the branch of the healing arts and sciences devoted to maintaing the health of the teeth, gums and other hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity and adjacent structures. A dentist is a scientist and clinician dedicated to the highest standards of health through prevention, 口腔疾病和病症的诊断和治疗."
(Source: ADEA.org)
National associations include:
- 美国牙科协会(ADA)
- 美国牙科教育协会(ADEA)
- 美国学生牙科协会(ASDA)
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- A D.O. practices the full scope of medicine in all existing specialties of the medical field.
- Osteopathic physicians receive the same medical training as their allopathic (M.D.) counterparts, 外加200小时的整骨疗法手法医学(OMM)——一种用于诊断和治疗疾病和损伤的动手疗法.
- A D.O. 被训练去关注整个人, working with patients to achieve high levels of wellness and disease prevention.
National associations include:
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medical Schools (AACOM)
- 美国整骨疗法协会
- 学生整骨医学会(SOMA)
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A Physician Assistant (PA) is a nationally certified and state-licensed medical professional. PAs practice medicine on healthcare teams with physicians and other providers. 他们在全美50个州执业并开药, the District of Columbia, the majority of the U.S. 领土和军警部队. (Source: AAPA.org)
National associations include:
- 美国医师助理学会(AAPA)
- 医师助理教育协会(PAEA)
- 医师助理中央申请服务(CASPA)
先决条件课程因电子游戏正规平台生院而异, but the most common prerequisite courses for physician assistant graduate program admissions requirements include:
- Biology with lab (8 credits)
- Microbiology with lab (4 credits)
- Chemistry with lab (8 credits)
- 有机化学含实验(3-4学分)
- Biochemistry (3-4 credits)
- 人体解剖学和生理学(含实验室)(8学分)
- Psychology (3 credits)
- English (3-6 credits)
- 人文社会科学类(3-6学分)
- Genetics (3-4 credits)
- Statistics (3-4 credits)
- 医学术语(3-4学分)
Most PA programs require prior healthcare experience with direct patient care. Experience requirements range from strictly required to preferred/recommended. Additionally, the amount of hours required varies widely from program to program and can range anywhere from 200 to 2,000. 可接受的医疗保健经历包括:
- BC Eagles EMS
- 注册护理助理(美国红十字会)
- EMT Training Institutions
- Hospital Volunteer
- Physician Assistant Scribe
- 物理治疗助理项目
- Radiological Technician
- Scribe
- Surgical Technician
- Read through CASPA’s Instructions and FAQ and the Professional Code of Conduct. You are responsible for understanding this information before you start your CASPA application, and will be asked to state you understand and agree to these policies prior to submitting your CASPA.
- 确定你的PA程序需要什么类型的参考资料(例如. academic, clinical, PA, etc.) and contact your potential evaluators to ensure they are willing to complete a recommendation on your behalf.
- 要求将成绩单的正式副本发送给您，以帮助您填写CASPA申请的课程部分(这些副本不能与后来发送给CASPA的副本相同)。.
- 在Word文档中撰写你的个人文章. Please note CASPA has a character limit of 5,000 characters, including spaces and line breaks.
- 电子游戏正规平台你有兴趣申请的每个PA项目的截止日期要求，并注意每个截止日期的要求，因为这可能会极大地影响你提交文件和完成CASPA申请的时间表.
- 确定PA课程的先决条件要求, standardized tests scores, supplemental applications, foreign evaluations, etc. 并确保你达到他们的最低要求.
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Veterinarians care for the health of animals and work to improve public health. They diagnose, treat, 电子游戏正规平台宠物的医疗状况和疾病, livestock, and other animals.
National associations include:
- 美国兽医学院协会
- 兽医学院申请服务
- 美国兽医协会(AVMA)
- 美国野生动物兽医协会
- 美国动物医院协会
大多数兽医学院要求以下课程:
- 普通生物学I和II和实验室
- 普通化学I和II以及实验室
- 有机化学I和II和实验室
- 物理I(部分兽医学校要求2学期)
- Biochemistry
- 最多两个学期的大学水平数学
- English (2 semesters)
- Animal Nutrition, which can be taken as an online course for most programs
- 有些学校要求开设数学(微积分)课程, statistics), cell biology, comparative anatomy, genetics, embryology, mammalian or animal physiology, microbiology, histology, reproductive physiology, parasitology, immunology, and or behavioral sciences.
Many veterinary medical schools are now requiring clinical contact hours with a licensed veterinarian. For example, 奥本大学要求至少400小时，而塔斯基吉大学目前要求至少200小时.
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- 兽医医学教育杂志
- 美国兽医协会杂志
- Trends Magazine:美国兽医协会(AHHA)的在线月刊，提供对兽药行业趋势的深入分析和讨论
联合健康专业学校协会将联合健康定义为医疗保健领域的一部分，“提供涉及身份识别的服务”, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; and rehabilitation and health systems management.” (Source: ExploreHealthCareers.org)
专职医疗专业包括:
- Emergency Medical Technician - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
- 遗传咨询-国家遗传咨询师协会(NSGC)
- Occupational Therapy - American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- 美国物理治疗协会