There are many parts and pieces to applying to postgraduate clinical programs. Below are some resources and strategies to help you get started. Although some of the below resources are on discipline-specific websites, the strategies will still work for your area of interest.
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Application Support
Organization and Strategy
- Program Application Spreadsheet: This is a highly recommended download for anybody who is going to apply to postgraduate clinical programs. This template includes spaces to organize your program research, shadowing opportunities, “to-do” items, and more.
- Interested in Applying to Medical School? Start Here!
- Anatomy of a Medical School Application – Princeton Review
- Admissions Process for PT School – American Physical Therapy Association
- PA School Requirements – Shemmassian Academic Counseling
Personal Statements
- Personal Statement Workshop Slides
- Personal Statement Reflection Questions – Sometimes the most challenging part of writing a personal statement is starting. Use these reflection questions to help you identify potential topic areas to write about.
Shadowing
- Shadowing a Doctor – AAMC
- How to Write a Cold Email as a Pre-Med – Prospectivedoctor.com
- Cold Email Template – You’ll notice an offer in this email for an informational interview. It is not a bad idea to offer this option, because a practitioner might not have capacity for you to shadow them. However, they might have 20 minutes to sit down and answer questions about the field. You never know what this could lead to!
- Dental Shadowing – American Dental Education Association
- Dental Shadowing Tips from Hygiene Edge
- Saint Alphonsus Observations and Shadowing Program
- St. Luke’s Health System Professional Observations Program
- Genesis Community Health
Interviewing
- MMI Information & Resources
- Interviewing Workshop Slides
- Interviewing – Boise State Career Services
- Informational Interviews & Applying to Postgraduate Programs: An informational interview is where you meet with a professional in a field you’re interested in and get advice to pursue it. Learn about how it can help you as you pursue a healthcare career.
Additional Resources
- Volunteerism & Applying to Clinical Postgraduate Programs: Learn about the importance of volunteering for your applications with potential volunteer opportunities.
- Networking & Applying to Clinical Postgraduate Programs: Learn strategies to network and how it can help you as you apply to postgraduate programs.
- Reflection to Support Your Clinical Program Applications: Use these prompts to document your experiences and use them in your personal statement or in your future interviews.
- COHS Pre-Health Pathways: See the suggested academic plans for dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, medicine, optometry, and more.