Pre-Health Professional Advising

Pre-Health Professional Advisors

The role of the PreHealth Professional Advisor is to provide guidance on your journey to advanced biomedical programs and biomedical jobs. The advisor cannot get you a job or get you into these programs. That is your job! The advisor can advise, make sure you are on track to be a competitive applicant, submit letter of recommendation packets for schools and provide support as you work towards your goals. The advisor will also have difficult conversations with some students about alternative career options. The advisor is here to help you help yourself.

It is important for you as a Biomedical students to meet with either one of the two PreHealth Professional Advisors, Dr. Beth Stotz-Potter or Dr. Amy Keagy, throughout your academic career and during the process of applying to Biomedical Schools. Drs. Stotz-Potter and Keagy are members of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAPH) and can provide you with up-to-date information and tips for a successful application. 

The Pre-Health Professional Advisors are NOT Academic Advisors. Freshman and sophomores receive Academic Advising through First Year Advising (2/1200). Junior and senior Biology majors receive Academic Advising through the Biology Advisor. Junior and Senior Chemistry & Physics majors receive advising through the Physics and Chemistry Advisor.

Contact the Pre-Health Professional Advisors: Elizabeth Stotz-Potter Ph.D. and Amy Keagy Ed.D.

Offices: 59/3302 and 59/1310

Email: biomedicalprogram@unf.edu

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT using this link

Pre-Health Professional Advising Program Canvas Page

There is a self enrolling PHPA Program Canvas page that the PHP Advisor uses to communicate with students. The PHPA Program Canvas page contains information specific to different types of Biomedical Schools (Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Osteopathic Medicine, Physicians Assistant, etc).

Enroll in the Pre Health Professional Advising Program Canvas Page.

Student and Faculty Forms

There are several forms that need to be completed if you need the Biomedical Sciences Advisor to submit a letter package for you. Please discuss the necessary paperwork with the advisor first.

The forms are available online at the following link: BIOMEDICAL STUDENT FORMS

Did you know?

Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine has established an articulation agreement with UNF, guaranteeing 10 qualified UNF students interviews each year. Find out more in the PHP Advising Canvas page.