Students who are interested in pursuing a career in the health professions of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, or the other dozen or so health-related careers can seek information through the Health Professions Advising Office at http://prehealth.gmu.edu/ . There is also a fan page for George Mason University Prehealth Advising on Facebook.

The Health Professions Advisor is Dr. Emil Chuck (Term Assistant Professor of Biology). He is responsible for writing the institutional committee letter required for all students and alumni who are applying to medical, dental, optometry, veterinary, podiatry, and pharmacy graduate programs. He also advises all the prehealth student organizations.Students and alumni who intend to apply for admission beginning in the summer must request a committee letter in the spring semester before their application period so that the institutional letter can be completed in time.

Highly competitive sophomores should meet with Dr. Chuck early (even as freshmen) to discuss preparing applications for competitive admissions programs like the Early Selection Program at George Washington University School of Medicine (current sophomore applicants only) and the Guaranteed Admissions Program at VCU School of Medicine (current sophomores or community-college transfer students within the first year at Mason). There are specific GPA and test score requirements for these programs. They must also complete the pre-application process before spring break of the year of their application.

Dr. Chuck also advises the prehealth clubs on campus, many of whom have separate websites and Facebook pages.

• GMU Alpha Epsilon Delta : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2200082026
• Journal Club for Premedical Students:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37324957323
• Pre-dental Society : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2299224770
• Pre-pharmacy Society : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2213073609
• Pre-optometry Club : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2322067478
• Pre-SOMA (student osteopathic medical association): http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55217792482
• Pre-veterinary Club: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=96588476410

Other Facebook groups of interest:
GMU American Society of Microbiology student chapter : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204033600
GMU Chemistry Students Association : http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2213621280
GMU Lending Hands: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26614185137
Mason Undergraduate Research / Undergraduate Apprenticeship Program: http://www.facebook.com/pages/GMU-Undergraduate-Research/134588236453

Books on Reserve (Johnson Center Library): Spring 2010

ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools 2009
ADEA Opportunities for Minority Students in United States Dental Schools
Exam Krackers MCAT Verbal Reasoning
Health Professions Admissions Guide
How Doctors Think
Informing the Future: Critical Issues in Health (4th edition) with CD-ROM
Interviewing for Health Professions Schools
Introduction to the Health Professions
Jump Start Your Career in BioScience
MCAT Science Sample Booklet
MCAT: Inside Scoop on Medical School Admissions Workbook
Official Guide to the MCAT Exam
On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research
Osteopathic Medical College Information Book 2009-2010
Soul of a Doctor
The Pre-Dental Guide
The Soul of Medicine
The U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade (workshop summary)
Treatment Kind and Fair
Veterinary Medical School Admissions Requirements
Write for Success
Writing Personal Statements and Scholarship Application Essays

DVDs on Reserve (Johnson Center LIbrary): Spring 2010

A Passion for Medicine, A Commitment to Serve (TCMC)
Doctors of Optometry (American Optometric Association)
Explore the DO Difference (AACOM)
Obesity: The Science of Fat (HHMI)
Physicians Speaking for Research: Raising Voices, Saving Lives (Americans for Medical Progress)
Yes, You Can (Shenandoah University)