MIT Prehealth Advising

MIT Prehealth Advising will be closed from December 23rd - January 2nd and will return on January 5th. We wish everyone a restful holiday and a wonderful break!

LAST DAY TO APPLY to be a 2025 Discover Prehealth FPOP Peer Counselor!

Discover Prehealth First year Pre-Orientation Program (DPH FPOP) is an experience organized by MIT Prehealth Advising to provide incoming first years with an insider’s perspective on health professions and related opportunities and resources at MIT. Peer Counselors play an important role in this experience as they will be involved in facilitating activities, guiding discussions, and providing support to prehealth advising staff during the week of FPOP.

DPH FPOP 2025 will run from Tuesday, August 19th through Saturday, August 23rd. Peer counselors will also be required to attend 4 training sessions: 1) Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (tentative training date; required training for all FPOP peer counselors with OFY); 2) Late April or early May 2025 (date/time TBD following poll; virtual); 2) Monday, August 18th, 2025 from 12pm - 2pm (in person); 3) Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 from 10pm - 12pm (in person).

Peer Counselors will receive a $200 stipend for their work. In addition, most meals will be provided during FPOP and if you will be living on campus in Fall 2025, you may move back to campus early.

To apply, please complete this application by TODAY, Friday, March 21st at 5pm.

We will respond to all applicants with decisions by Wednesday, March 26th. We welcome applicants who have served as counselors previously and would like to serve again.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCEWWgfUydbo4oU2iVYvCsWo0uRjrbYeE1cCFPq2eTzyU9Dw/viewform?lor=22&fbclid=IwY2xjawJKS3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXKBpDNBCTsRRN0VCoAdFdZRyQ7pTawc57mfUP3uPA4OBGWOHkeW_WT-Bw_aem_9WDpllhkodEPo9Tr0BWWCQ

Apply to be a 2025 Discover Prehealth FPOP Peer Counselor!

Discover Prehealth First year Pre-Orientation Program (DPH FPOP) is an experience organized by MIT Prehealth Advising to provide incoming first years with an insider’s perspective on health professions and related opportunities and resources at MIT. Peer Counselors play an important role in this experience as they will be involved in facilitating activities, guiding discussions, and providing support to prehealth advising staff during the week of FPOP.

DPH FPOP 2025 will run from Tuesday, August 19th through Saturday, August 23rd. Peer counselors will also be required to attend 4 training sessions: 1) Tuesday, April 29, 2025 (tentative training date; required training for all FPOP peer counselors with OFY); 2) Late April or early May 2025 (date/time TBD following poll; virtual); 2) Monday, August 18th, 2025 from 12pm - 2pm (in person); 3) Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 from 10pm - 12pm (in person).

Peer Counselors will receive a $200 stipend for their work. In addition, most meals will be provided during FPOP and if you will be living on campus in Fall 2025, you may move back to campus early.

To apply, please complete this application by Friday, March 21st at 5pm.

We will respond to all applicants with decisions by Wednesday, March 26th. We welcome applicants who have served as counselors previously and would like to serve again.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCEWWgfUydbo4oU2iVYvCsWo0uRjrbYeE1cCFPq2eTzyU9Dw/viewform?lor=22

Reminder: The Prehealth team has its Pi(e) Day event today, where we are serving pies! Please come grab some today from 2:30-3:30pm in Building 1-246. There are blueberry, cherry, strawberry, apple and gluten free chocolate chip cookie pie. You can register here: https://mit.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1723238?mass_email_id=1744494&lor=0&utm_source=mass_mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1744494&utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails

Come celebrate Pi Day with some pies from the Prehealth Advising team.

When: Friday, March 14, 2:30-3:30pm

Where: 1-246: Pierce Laboratory

Register here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1723238

Reminder: CAPD will be closed from December 25-January 1st. The prehealth team will respond to your emails and messages on January 2nd when we are back.

Have a great holiday break and a new year!

Virtual Event: Medical School Application & Committee Letter Overview | Cohort 2026.

Are you planning to apply to medical or health professions school this upcoming cycle in June 2026? Then join MIT's Prehealth Advising to learn about the steps to submit a competitive application, an overview of MIT's Committee Letter Process (COPA), the application timeline, and the many resources available through Prehealth Advising.

This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni.

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Virtual Info Session: Clinical Reasoning: Approaching a Patient Case Scenario.

Are you considering a career in healthcare? Do you want to learn more about the process of working through a patient case and considerations for taking a history, choosing which diagnostics to pursue, and working through next steps with a patient? Come to this workshop to work through a veterinary clinical case together. This CAPD event is open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Please indicate any accommodation needs by completing the following survey: https://airtable.com/shrfsjcovcoDIN0da

Note: Accommodation requests should be submitted one week in advance of an event. If accommodations are not possible due to the late timing of the request, a team member will reach out to you to discuss alternative resources and/or solutions. https://mit.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1670183?mass_email_id=1688321&lor=8&utm_source=mass_mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1688321&utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails

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Virtual info session: Univ. of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

Join Emily Sharp-Kellar, Executive Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at Univ. of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, for a presentation on the medical school experience at UChicago. Discover what sets UChicago apart and learn about the key attributes of successful medical school applicants. Attendees will also learn about the financial aid process and how to finance a medical school education.

This event is perfect for MIT undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni who are interested in applying to MD or MD-PhD programs.

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CAPD and the MIT Prehealth Advising office will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 due to the Thanksgiving holiday break! We will be open again on Monday, December 2. We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving break!

DSL's SwipeShare Initiative:

The program helps ensure no student goes hungry or skips a meal due to lack of resources. We encourage students to donate any extra meal swipes they may have or request a meal swipe if they are in need.

https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donation_retrieve.php?lor=27&utm_source=mass_mailer&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1678113&utm_campaign=uni_targeted_emails

Interested in medical interpreting? Fluent in Spanish or Chinese? Apply by Dec. 4 for this 4-week intensive IAP medical interpreting course that will train you to become a qualified medical interpreter and prepare you for national certification exams.

The application for the 2025 IAP Medical Interpreting Course is now open and closes on Wednesday, December 4, 2024.

*Offered by CAPD’s Prehealth Advising Office. Class taught and facilitated by UMass Chan Medical School. The Office of the Vice Chancellor has subsidized the $950 cost per participant to make the class free for the MIT community.

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