HPAC

Pre-Health And Skidmore

Creative Thought Matters — At Skidmore, pre-health students thrive in a liberal arts environment where scientific rigor is enriched by creative, interdisciplinary thinking — empowering them to approach health and medicine with empathy, innovation, and a broad humanistic perspective. Here, the sciences are fully integrated into a dynamic academic community that values creativity, discovery, collaboration, and real-world application, allowing students to major in any discipline while thoughtfully preparing for careers in the health professions.

Here to Support Pre-Health Students and Alumni

The Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) is dedicated to identifying, guiding, advising, and supporting students and alumni as they prepare to pursue careers in the health professions. HPAC provides personalized advising to help them:

Explore health career options aligned with their passions and strengths,
Thoughtfully choose and sequence prerequisite coursework,
Engage in meaningful co-curricular experiences — such as shadowing, internships, research, work, clubs or athletics, leadership, and service — to foster professional and personal growth and contribute to a compelling, authentic application,
Develop a personalized application timeline and plan,
Navigate challenges, adapt goals, and revise strategies as needed,
Prepare for standardized exams, and
Craft strong application materials and prepare for interviews.

From your first year at Skidmore thorugh the application process, whether as a student or alumni, HPAC is here to help you become the kind of health professional you aspire to be and the world needs: thoughtful, caring, creative, dedicated, and well-prepared.

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Pamela Shaw, DDS 1990. Pediatric Dentist at her own practice in New Orleans. Chairperson of Dept. of Dentistry at Children's Hospital in New Orleans.

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Mindy Weschler, BSN, CEN 1975. Peace Corps/SEED Global Health Volunteer Nurse Educator, Mzuzu University in Malawi.

SCEMS at Skidmore Club Fair

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Pre-Health at Skidmore Club Fair

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Dr. Joshua Boyce, MD 1981, Thyra Johnson, 2008, Abigail Lukens 2008, Dr. Diana Perry, MD, MPH 1989.

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Thyra Johnson 2008, Dr. Patricia Fehling, Abigail Lukens 2008.

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Dr. Diana Perry, MD, MPH 1989 Associate Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, South Shore Hospital; Physician, Newborn Medicine, Boston Childrens Hospital; Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School.

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Dr. Joshua Boyce, MD 1981 Director, Inflammation and Allergic Disease Research Section, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Womens Hospital; Albert L. Sheffer Professor of Medicine in the Field of Allergic Disease, Harvard Medical School.

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Thyra Johnson 2008 Physician Assistant, Hamilton Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

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Abigail Lukens 2008 Osteopathic Medicine (DO)/Public Health (MPH) Student, Touro University California.

Joining HPAC

If you are a student interested in pursuing a career in a health profession, we strongly encourage you to sign up with Student Health Professions Network as soon as possible. Please fill out the linked PDF and submit. Please use Internet Explorer or Safari to access this form. If using Firefox, you will need to download the form before you can fill it out.

PDF Form to Join

Applying to Medical, Dental, or Veterinary School

If you are applying to enter medical, dental, or veterinary school to start in the Fall of 2026, your HPAC interview is this May. Please review the timeline.

If you are reapplying and did your HPAC interview in a previous year, please contact Ellen Grandy and submit your updated materials (see the Applying to Programs page for more details). You do not need to interview again.

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About the Health Professionals Advisory Committee (HPAC)

Committee of faculty and staff advisors dedicated to supporting pre-health students and alumni with representatives from:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Health & Human Physiological Sciences
- Office of Academic Advising
- Opportunity Program
- Career Development Center
- Environmental Health & Safety/Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences
Students after joining the Student Health Professionals Network are assigned an HPAC advisor from the committee who supports and advises the students or alumni from their first-year through matriculation.

Pre-Health And Skidmore

Here to Support Pre-Health Students and Alumni

Joining HPAC

Applying to Medical, Dental, or Veterinary School

About the Health Professionals Advisory Committee (HPAC)

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Health Professionals Advisory Committee Contact

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