Bobbi Knickerbocker, Advisor	Christine Richmond, Advisor	Miranda (Mandi) Santos, Advisor	Becky Sandbach, Staff

Pre-Health Advisors & Support Staff: The Office of Health and Legal Professions (OHLPA) is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We are located in the Academic Advising Center in Farrior Hall. The OHLPA has Pre-Health advisors and an assistant to serve your advising needs. As a team, we do individual and small group advising and present workshops to provide up to date information about numerous health profession fields.

First year students may see any advisor in the Academic Advising Center via walk-in advising. All advisors are well trained to meet the needs of first year students whether questions are related to major/minor issues or Pre-Health requirements. Advisors will refer students to a Pre-Health advisor if needed. Walk-in hours for first year students are 8am-4:30pm Monday-Friday.

Second, third, and fourth year students may see a Pre-Health advisor via walk-in advising during the hours listed below, or you may call (352) 273-4083 to schedule an appointment.

Current Walk-in Hours: (May change by semester)
Monday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Friday 8 - 10:30 a.m.
First year students: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Pre-Health Advisors
Bobbi Knickerbocker
Christine Richmond
Miranda (Mandi) Santos

OHLPA Assistant
Becky Sandbach

For students interested in UF's College of Pharmacy you may see:
Wanda Washington
G205 Health Professions, Nursing, and Pharmacy Building (HPNP)
(352) 273-6400
E-mail: wanda@ufl.edu

For students interested in UF's Physical Therapy program you may see Amy Landendorf. For an appointment with Amy please email aladendorf@phhp.ufl.edu.

For students interested in the College of Veterinary Medicine, please send an e-mail to Terri Weldon, Pre-Vet Advising.

Students interested in non-UF programs may continue to see pre-health advisors in OHLPA.

What your advisor expects from you:

• To have knowledge of your chosen career, obtained through reading, shadowing, informational interviews, working, and volunteering.
• To have realistic perceptions of the journey you are about to begin. This includes both academically and personally.
• To take ownership and responsibility for research of career opportunities in the healthcare field.
• To utilize resources in the UF, Gainesville, and global communities.
• To come prepared to meetings.
• To exude a standard of professionalism through communication and actions.

What to expect from your Pre-Health advisor:

• To be thought of as an individual person with unique characteristics, talents, and abilities.
• To be treated with respect and dignity and that the advisors will maintain the confidentiality of the advising sessions.
• To help students discover a realistic, holistic, and diversified perspective of their field of choice.
• To provide accurate information.
• To provide opportunities for students' realistic evaluation of competitiveness for admission.
• To help students define and examine their personal goals and values so students may reflect if these fit the profession of choice.
• To encourage students to reflect on the qualities and characteristics of a good professional.
• To assist students by providing information for application preparation to professional programs.

The UF Pre-Health listserv helps keep Pre-Health students informed about upcoming Pre-Health events, presentations, volunteer and research opportunities, student organization meetings, practice MCAT exams, and more.

Please note: All requests for postings to the Pre-Health Listserv will be reviewed by OHLPA. Requests that do not pertain specifically to Pre-Health students, requests that are advertisements for purchased products, and alcohol-related events may not be posted. To submit a request, please send it to prehealth@advising.ufl.edu. Student organizations that travel abroad must adhere to, and post on their website, the AAMC and ADEA guidelines in order to have their information distributed to the listserv.

Advisors are available to answer your questions via email at prehealth@advising.ufl.edu. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

If you are unsure whether you wish to pursue a healthcare profession or unsure of which one you might choose, please go to the following websites and then see an advisor:

• ExploreHealthCareers.org: a free, multi-disciplinary, interactive health careers website.
• The American Medical Association's Health Care Careers Directory.