PreHealth Particulars

As you prepare to meet with your academic advisor, hear what the prehealth office wants you to know regarding AP credits, dual credit courses, and how to spend your summer before we meet you on campus. 

In this episode, I had a discussion with Hannah Anderson, a senior pre-medical student and a student leader at the prehealth office. She serves as the 2024-2025 Director of Curriculum for PHP 1105. Hannah shares her insights on common questions and concerns from a student perspective.

In this episode, I sat down with 2023-2024 JAMP Ambassador, Miranda Martinez, to discuss her experience in the program. Miranda is now a student at TCOM.

In this episode, I walk students through the OptomCAS system and share advice on becoming a better applicant and ways to prepare before application season. I want to thank the leadership of POPS for helping create this episode.  

My vision for this podcast was to use as many optometry puns as possible, you will see that I saved them for this description. This episode breaks down general advise for all pre-optometry students regardless of their stage of their undergraduate career. Stay tuned for part 2.  

Rachel Farella returns to discuss her experience within the predental committee, she shares advise, things she wished she knew before starting the process, and great insights on the interview process

In this episode I sat down with Class of 2025 Senior, Rachel Farella, to discuss her experiences as a pre-dental student and a leader within the Office of Prehealth Studies.   

This episode is a follow up to the general advice provided in Episode 25. This episode helps students prepare for the application process as well as tips on how to be a strong applicant.  

In this episode I will breakdown some common questions and important information for our pre-veterinary medicine students. Stay tuned for part 2, the application process.  

You submitted your questions, and we have answered them. This episode will help students better understand the premedical/predental committee process. Answers to your questions were created with support from our Assistant Director, Jane Lin.  

In this episode I will discuss how students can participate in our upper-classmen workshop series.  

In this episode I will walk students through how to utilize our underclassmen and new prehealth student workshop series within the prehealth office. I hope you find this episode feeds your curiosity.  Important Update: Beginning Fall 2026, this workshop series has undergone another evolution. Now known as "Health Habits" or "Health Habits for Future Health Professionals." Snacks and beverages are...

This episode will discuss the common questions we get regarding shadowing. This episode is very general but will be helpful for all prehealth students. 

As the Office of Prehealth Studies evolves and grows, we wanted to keep you current on some important programming news, and changes. This episode corrects some outdated information provided in our first podcast episode.

This episode breaks down what students want to know after they submit their application to medical school. A recommended listen for all students about to go through the committee process, planning to apply in the next application cycle, or who have recently submitted their application. This episode features Jane Lin, Assistant Director in the Office of Prehealth Studies.

This episode outlines the important factors to consider when asking for letters of recommendation. Many students struggle with figuring out who to ask for letters of recommendation, and this episode aims to help you create your list of who to ask. It will also help you figure out who not to ask for a letter of recommendation.

This episode breaks down how to write a personal statement, common mistakes students make when writing their personal statements, and general advice on how to write a better personal essay.

Coco and Mindy sit down to have a casual conversation about advice for students. They discuss common questions students have about calculus and statistics as well as provide general advice.

This episode answers common questions students have when it comes time to register for calculus and statistics courses as a prehealth student.

Dr. Jason Whitt joins this episode to explore the importance of one’s formation while pursuing a health profession. Dr. Whitt is Senior Lecturer of Medical Humanities in the Honors Program, as well as Faculty Steward of the Honors Residential College.

This episode answers common questions students have when it comes time to register for chemistry courses as a prehealth student.

For this episode Nevaeh Gomez joined me to discuss her experience and reflections as a first-generation student at Baylor on the pre-medical track. Nevaeh is a senior Medical Humanities Major, and she serves as a TA and mentor for Foundations of Medicine and First Generation Prehealth Success. Nevaeh will graduate in December of 2023 and plans to attend medical school in 2024.

This episode answers common questions students have when it comes time to register for biology courses as a prehealth student.

This episode is a guide of what to do when you feel that you may need to drop a course as a prehealth student.

This episode breaks down what students want to know before they begin the application process for medical school. A recommended listen for all students about to go through the committee process or planning to apply in the next application cycle. This episode features Jane Lin, Assistant Director in the Office of Prehealth Studies.