Advising
Students will need to contact their Health Professions Advisor, assigned as a specialist for your healthcare career interest, at least once per academic year, but preferably one time per semester, to plan their academic courses for the following semester. The Health Professions Advisor can help with planning a four-year timeline of courses that might include study abroad plans as well as study time to prepare adequately for testing before the conclusion of the junior or senior years.
The Health Professions Advisor in the Center for Career Development can help you find resources for experiential learning early in your time at Dickinson, as well as with professional school requirements and processes. You should contact this advisor at the beginning of your junior year (or senior if delaying process) to appropriately prepare for testing.
| Health Professions Advisors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Connor |
Associate Professor of Chemistry |
717-245-1553 | |
| Michele Ford | Lecturer in Psychology | 717-254-8137 | |
| Tiffany Frey | Assistant Professor of Biology | 717-254-8037 | |
| Sharon Kingston | Associate Professor of Psychology | 717-245-1076 | |
| Carol Loeffler | Associate Professor of Biology | 717-245-1360 | |
| Meredith Rauhut | Assistant Professor of Neuroscience | 717-245-1255 | |
| Debi Swarner | Center for Career Development, Biology | 717-245-1502 | |
| Charles "Chuck" Zwemer | Professor of Biology | 717-245-1293 | |
Alumni Services
If you have graduated from Dickinson, you are still welcome to take advantage of assistance from the Health Professions Advisor in the Center for Career Development when applying to professional school programs following graduation.
The following application services are available to assist you:
- Career guidance whenever you are exploring within the health professions
- Test preparation information that is appropriate for your professional school requirements
- Application guidance and information
- Letter consultations prior to application for both committee and individual letters
- Interview preparation and mock interviews – even virtually if you are not in the Carlisle area
- Opportunities to ask either general or specific questions regarding applications
For assistance, please call or email Debi Swarner, Health Professions Advisor, at 717-245-1740 to ask a question or to schedule an appointment time.