[bioundgrd] getting a premed advisor

[Rachel McPherson]

Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:13:17 -0500
To: 2008-premeds at mit.edu, ugadmins at mit.edu
From: "Tamara R. Menghi" <trmenghi at MIT.EDU>
Subject: Premed/Prehealth Advisor Requests

Getting a Premed/Prehealth Advisor

Students who are interested in a health 
profession career and want a prehealth advisor 
are encouraged to open a file and apply for a 
prehealth advisor two years prior to the year 
they are interested in matriculating at a health 
professions school. Prehealth advisors are local 
area professionals and MIT faculty members who 
volunteer their time to advising and mentoring 
individuals. The MIT Careers Office (MITCO) is 
now accepting advisor requests for individuals 
wishing to enter medical or other health 
profession schools in Fall 2008.

Steps to Requesting a Prehealth Advisor

Read the information on prehealth advisors 
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html 
and the credential service 
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credential.html.
Complete the advisor request & 
<http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialform05.pdf> 
credential service form ( 
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialform05.pdf) 
and submit it to MITCO (12-170).
Schedule an appointment to meet with a member of 
the Preprofessional Advising staff to review your 
form, your course requirements, and discuss the 
prehealth advisor assignment process. 
Appointments can be made by calling 617-253-4733. 
A front desk staff member will assist you with 
scheduling.
Once you have submitted the 2008 credential 
service form and met with a member of the 
Preprofessional Advising staff your file will be 
open. Advisor requests will be processed 
throughout the summer and assignments will be 
announced at the Advisor-Advisee Mixer in late 
September 2006.

Important! Please note the following:

It is important that you request an advisor 
earlier than later. The Preprofessional Advising 
Staff recruits Advisors based on the number of 
students we expect are seeking advisors.
Advisor assignments are not guaranteed. Requests 
for advisors made during Fall semester risk being 
wait listed or unassigned. It is unlikely that 
the Preprofessional Advising staff will be able 
to provide an advisor to student requests late in 
the process.
Student to advisor matches are made based on 
interests in common or course number when 
possible. Please know, we may be unable to 
accommodate specific requests for an advisor.
Students are welcome to suggest local area 
physicians to serve as their advisor, that are 
not currently members of the MIT Prehealth 
Advisory Council. All nominated physicians, 
dentists, etc., must be in the local Boston area 
and have to be approved by the Advisory Council. 
Please see a member of the Preprofessional 
Advising staff to learn more about this process.
<http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/#alumni>Alumni 
requests for advisors will be processed starting 
in September. Please know that alumni are not 
guaranteed advisors.

Study Abroad Students

Prehealth students studying abroad will be given 
their advisor assignments prior to their 
departure, when possible. Please indicate on your 
<http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialform05.pdf> 
credential service form your plans to study 
abroad so that the Preprofessional Advising 
Coordinator can make the appropriate 
accommodations. It is important that students 
considering study abroad apply early (March or 
April) for an advisor, to help ensure that you 
can receive an advisor prior to leaving campus. 
Please provide the Careers Office with a copy of 
your acceptance to the study abroad program you 
will be attending. You will be assigned an 
advisor shortly upon our receipt of this 
documentation.

Alumni Seeking Prehealth Advisors

Preference is given to undergraduate and graduate 
students in the advisor assignment process. 
However, when possible, local area alumni may be 
provided an advisor based on availability. Once 
the majority of assignments have been made for 
undergraduates and graduate students, local area 
alumni may request an advisor in late September. 
Please know that Alums are not guaranteed 
advisors.

We encourage alumni/ae applicants living outside 
of the Massachusetts area to utilize the 
resources offered through ICAN 
http://alum.mit.edu/cs/ican/index.html. The ICAN 
database will allow an alum to find physicians in 
their area to conduct informational interviews, 
and possibly organize shadowing and/or volunteer 
opportunities.

More information on the advisor and applicant 
role can be found at: 
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html

To schedule appointments with a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff:
Please call 617-253-4733 and a front desk staff 
member will assist you with making an in-person 
or phone appointment.

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To schedule appointments with a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff:
Please call 617-253-4733 and a front desk staff 
member will assist you with making an in-person 
or phone appointment.
Preprofessional Walk-ins (no appointment needed): 
Mondays 1-2pm and Thursdays 10-11am
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Tamara Raimundi Menghi
Assistant Director for Preprofessional Advising
MIT Careers Office (MITCO)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 12-170
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
trmenghi at mit.edu
Tel: (617) 253-4733
Fax: (617) 253-8457
  http://web.mit.edu/career/www/prepr  of/
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