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Connecting with Pre-Health Resources This Semester
Welcome to Fall 2026! As the semester gets underway, here's a reminder of how to connect with some of the pre-health advising resources tailored to every stage of preparing for a career in healthcare.
1-on-1 Advising
- First-year students are welcome to meet with CPHA during First-Year Fridays, hybrid drop-in advising exclusively for freshmen hosted every Friday from 9 AM-12 PM.
- Full 45-min appointments can be made starting your second year, and drop-ins for second-years and up are on Tues/Wed/Thurs from 1-3:30 PM. Find drop-ins sign up information via the CPHA Events Calendar
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Self-Paced Canvas Courses
- In addition to one-on-one advising, CPHA runs several self-paced Canvas courses. These are free, non-credit courses maintained by CPHA advisors that serve as resource libraries for pre-health students. Check out Pre-Health 101 to get started.
Pre-Health Website
- Explore pre-requisite coursework information by profession, learn the difference between patient care experience and clinical experience, find information about shadowing, keep up to date with upcoming events, and more on our website: prehealth.wisc.edu.
As a UW-Madison student, you have full access to CPHA’s resources for as long as you need them – even after you graduate. We look forward to seeing you this semester and beyond!
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September 9 | 12:00 - 6:00p.m. ET | Virtual
Attention future physical therapists! Join UW-Madison’s DPT Program at APTA's free Pathway to Physical Therapy virtual event on Sept. 9. Get application help, meet with members from our DPT program, prep for the GRE, and plan your path to PT school.
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September 15 & September 23 | 3:30 - 4:30p.m. CT | Virtual
Learn about the activities that will make you a competitive candidate for health professions programs! Find shadowing, patient care, community service, research, and more.
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September 15 | 5 – 6:30 p.m. | Union South, The Well (Room 233)
During this workshop, you will explore practical strategies for forming connections and create your own shrinky dink keychains as a fun, creative way to express yourself and spark conversations with others.
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September 16 | 11:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. ET | Virtual
A Virtual PA Admissions Fair hosted by the Physicians Assistant Education Association is coming up! Check out this opportunity to gain more insight into enrolling in a PA program.
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September 17 | 4:30 - 6:00p.m. CT | School of Education Wisconsin Idea Room
Attend this workshop to practice interviewing in an informal group setting, learn from peers, and get feedback and guidance from facilitators! This event is open to students who applied to a health professions program in summer of '26 and are preparing for upcoming interviews.
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September 29 | 3:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. CT | Gordon Dining & Event Center
Learn the basics of the study abroad planning process and explore programs and international internships. Attendees will be able to chat with returned students, meet UW-Madison faculty leaders and program representatives, and more. Students of all majors and academic levels are welcome!
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Job & Volunteer Opportunities
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McFarland Fire & Rescue | Rolling Applications
Serve as an EMT! 15-20 minutes from campus, McFarland Fire & Rescue seeks UW-Madison students to join its Paid-on-Call EMS team. No prior experience required, and tuition will be covered by the department.
EMS is a great way to gain hands-on emergency medical experience, earn competitive wages, and build high-value patient care hours for medical, PA, nursing, or pre-health graduate applications.
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Free flu vaccines at campus flu vaccine clinics
Don’t miss a beat this fall—get your free flu vaccine at UHS clinics hosted across campus! There are 18 UHS vaccine clinics throughout the fall semester located in a variety of convenient campus locations. COVID-19 vaccines are also available. Register today at go.wisc.edu/vaccine!
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Apply by October 1 via WiSH
The McNair Scholars Program is an academic excellence opportunity for undergraduate students with aspirations and strong academic potential for advancing toward doctoral (Ph.D.) study upon completing the bachelor's degree. Scholars receive research stipends and enjoy opportunities to attend conferences and travel to prospective graduate campuses.
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The Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) offers full tuition for advanced degrees in Medicine, Dental, Veterinary, Nursing, Counseling, and Optometry. It also covers books, equipment, and fees, provides a monthly stipend of $2,700+, a sign-on bonus up to $20,000, and Officer’s pay for 45 days of active duty training. Salary increases with promotions, time in service, and cost-of-living adjustments.
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If you are currently enrolled in or planning to attend medical, dental, optometry, or clinical psychology school, the U.S. Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) can cover tuition for up to four years. Additionally, you will receive a monthly stipend of $2,728 directly to you. The Navy also covers all required fees, expenses, books, and equipment for your professional school.
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Apply by September 30
Are you attending college in Wisconsin and interested in a future career in medicine or biomedical research? STEP-UP is a four-year academic year program designed to support undergraduate students as they explore and prepare for careers in medicine and biomedical sciences. Participants join a supportive cohort and engage in enriching experiences that complement their college coursework.
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The Student Employment Peer Advisor is here to support both current student employees and those exploring on‑campus opportunities. Our Peer Advisor offers guidance, skill reflection, and assistance navigating the student employment process.
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Kaplan, a premier provider of licensing exam prep and continuing education for busy professionals, presents opportunities to prep from upcoming MCAT exams. Kaplan offers free MCAT workshops, MCAT science lessons, and Personal Statement prep.
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Need to study for the MCAT but always on the go? Download Blueprint's free MCAT prep flashcards and check out their website here for more free and accessible MCAT prep resources!
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Attend Drop-in Advising
Have a quick pre-health question? Join our drop-in advising sessions to meet with an advisor! Sign-ups open 10 minutes before each session and can be found on the CPHA Events Calendar.
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 1:00-3:30pm
- First-Year Fridays: 9:00am - 12:00pm
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Send us an Email
The CPHA inbox, questions@prehealth.wisc.edu, is regularly monitored by our advisors during business hours. If you have a quick question, no need to schedule a full-length appointment! Just send us an email and we'll get back to you soon as we can.
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Student Pre-Health Community
Are you on the e-board for a Pre-Health student organization on campus? Is your org involved in the Student Pre-Health Community? SPHC is a group of student leaders from various Pre-Health student organizations who get together a couple times of semester to build community, share resources, promote events, etc.
Connect with your other e-board members to find out if you already have a representative and, if you don't have one yet, fill out the SPHC Interest Form!
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Our Shared Future
"Our Shared Future is more than a heritage marker. Our Shared Future represents UW–Madison’s commitment to respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other First Nations of Wisconsin. It is a first step that calls on each of us—faculty, staff, and students—to deeply consider our shared past and present with Indigenous peoples in this place,
Teejop (day-JOPE), and to make our own personal and institutional commitments to achieve a shared future with them.
Our Shared Future is a process, not a land acknowledgement or something to recite. It is a collective act of moving together from ignorance to awareness; an educational framework for posing questions; and an opportunity to celebrate Ho-Chunk people, as well as learn about the hard truths of our histories with them. It is a challenge to educate ourselves and each other, and create a better future together."
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