Zoom Drop-Ins have updated hours for 2024. Updated: Zoom Drop-Ins will be hosted Wed. 3/20 and Thur. 3/21 of Finals Week.Drop-Ins will be cancelled during Spring Break and resume Week 1 of Spring Quarter (Week of 4/1).

HPA serves all UC Davis students and alumni! HPA is currently operating with a hybrid model. Stay connected on social media for updates. HPA is available via phone, (530) 752 - 6435, and email, healthprofessionsadvising@ucdavis.edu, from Monday - Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm and Friday 10 am - 2 pm. (Updated 3/15)

Health Professions Advising offers connections and seminars throughout the academic year. Seminars may be health profession specific or general pre-health development. Click here for the full list of all Aggie Connections.

2024 Winter Quarter

  • Pre-Veterinary: Path to Success

  • Are you interested in working with animals or becoming a veterinarian? Join our Pre-Vet FYAC to learn more about the pathway to veterinary school. You will learn about veterinary school requirements, experiences and resources available to you at UCD. There will be a combination of guest speakers and discussions.

    Day & Time: Mondays (5:10-6:00pm); Location: Valley 1047 (Vet School campus)
    Format: This Connection will be hosted in-person, on-campus.
    Registration: This Connection is for credit and open to all new students (first-year freshman, transfer, and international students). Register in ScheduleBuilder during your passtime or open registration (CRN: 45261).

  • Pre-Med FYAC: Navigating Pre-Med as a First-Year Student

  • Interested in becoming a doctor in the future, but unsure of where to begin your pre-med journey? This Connection will cover what you can do during your first year and beyond to be a successful pre-med student! Learn all about what being pre-med actually entails - we will discuss common myths, look at medical school prerequisites and learn how to manage your classes on the quarter system, explore health-related experiences you can do at UC Davis, provide guidance on building relationships with faculty, and more.

    Day & Time: Thursdays (11:00-11:50AM)
    Location:  Health Professions Advising (Orchard House, Room 119, 1090 Blue Ridge Road
    Format: This Connection will be hosted in-person, on-campus.
    Registration: This Connection is non-credit and open to all new students (first-year freshman, transfer, and international students). Register for "Navigating Pre-Med" in AggieLife. 

 

Traditionally hosted in

Fall Quarter 

  • Navigating Pre-Med as a First-Year Student 

  • Interested in becoming a doctor in the future, but unsure of where to begin your pre-med journey? This Connection will cover what you can do during your first year and beyond to be a successful pre-med student! Learn all about what being pre-med actually entails - we will discuss common myths, look at medical school prerequisites and learn how to manage your classes on the quarter system, explore health-related experiences you can do at UC Davis, provide guidance on building relationships with faculty, and more.

  • Black Students in White Coats

  • Are you feeling discouraged in pursuing medicine as a student of color? Join Health Professions Advising as we welcome current black medical students to share their individual journeys into medicine. Each week, we will bring in one black medical student that will share advice and strategies on how to navigate this path. You will have time to ask lots of questions, so come and get connected!

  • Pre-Veterinary: Path to Success

  • Are you interested in working with animals or becoming a veterinarian? Join our Pre-Vet FYAC to learn more about the pathway to veterinary school. You will learn about veterinary school requirements, experiences and resources available to you at UCD. There will be a combination of guest speakers and discussions.

Winter Quarter

  • Pre-Veterinary: Path to Success

  • Are you interested in working with animals or becoming a veterinarian? Join our Pre-Vet FYAC to learn more about the pathway to veterinary school. You will learn about veterinary school requirements, experiences and resources available to you at UCD. There will be a combination of guest speakers and discussions.