Events & Announcements

Are you looking for a space to study on Reading Day? The Pre-Professional Student Ambassadors will host a Study Room for Pre-Health & Pre-Law Students, in MLC 207, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., April 29th. Enjoy complimentary coffee while you study!

The Pre-Professional Advising office will hold a CASPA Application Walkthrough via Zoom on Monday, May 5th at 4 PM. Please attend if you have questions about the application.
Our office will not record this event. However, a PDF of the presentation will be available on our website afterward

Our office will hold an AMCAS Walkthrough via Zoom on Wednesday, May 7th, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Please attend if you have questions about the application.

Our office will not record this event. However, a PDF of the presentation will be available on our website afterward.

Our office will hold an AACOMAS Walkthrough via Zoom on Thursday, May 8th, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Please attend if you have questions about the application.

Our office will not record this event. However, a PDF of the presentation will be available on our website afterward.

The Pre-Professional Advising office will hold a VMCAS Application Walkthrough via Zoom on Monday, May 19th at 4 PM. Please attend if you have questions about the application.

Our office will not record this event. However, a PDF of the presentation will be available on our website afterward.

We were on the radio! Check out the Pre-Professional Spotlight on WUGA’s ongoing series, “A Few Minutes With…”. Spend a Few Minutes with Lise Kalla as she tells listeners about the Lamar Dodd School of Art and the UGA Pre-Professional Advising Office collaborative program, Manual Dexterity Through Art. 

Check out UGA Today’s spotlight on the most recent partnership between the Pre-Professional Advising Office and the Lamar Dodd School of Art for our  Spring 2025 certificate program. Our program helped pre-dental students develop manual dexterity skills through art.

The Med Dawgs Mentorship Program is now open for applications. Join as a mentor or a mentee to connect with other experienced medical students. The Med Dawgs program provides career guidance, leadership opportunities, and workshops to improve your application for medical school. Join today to gain valuable experience while you navigate your academic journey for […]

Congratulations to our very own Lise Kalla, recipient of the 2024-2025 Excellence in Advising Special Populations Award. Since joining the Pre-Professional Advising Office in 2021, Lise has supported pre-dentistry and pre-optometry students. She helped create a semester-long certificate program with the Lamar Dodd School of Art, enhancing pre-dental students’ hand-building skills through ceramics, printmaking, and […]

Congratulations to Taz Qadri, the winner of the 2024 Excellence in Innovation Award! Ms. Qadri has been a part of the Pre-Professional Advising Office since 2018, where she primarily supports our pre-veterinary and pre-PA students. She oversees our Health Disparities and Equity Certificate program, and she developed our Bioethics and Healthcare program and our First Responder Health Disparity Awareness Program (FRHDA).

Would you like to meet with a student who shares your pathway and can help you navigate your journey? Complete an inquiry form and a Pre-Professional Student Ambassador will reach out to you!

The Pre-Professional Advising Office (PPAO) and the Career Center will continue to offer Mock Interviews and Mock MMIs for students who have been invited to interview at a health professional school. The PPAO will conduct the mock MMIs, and the Career Center will conduct the mock interviews.

The Pre-Professional Advising Office (PPAO) is excited to introduce the UGA Pre-Professional Planner to enable pre-health and pre-law students the ability to keep track of their co-curricular experiences for their application cycle.