Health Professions Advisor
Edgardo Sanabria-Valentín, Ph.D.
Room 5.61, New Building
212.393.6489
esanabriavalentin@jjay.cuny.edu
Students interested in pursuing post-graduate careers in the health professions - medicine (MD and DO), physician assistant (MS or MPAS), dentistry (DDS or DMD), optometry (OD), podiatry (DPM) or veterinary medicine (DVM) - are able to fulfill the necessary academic requirements at John Jay. Anyone considering these careers should consult with the health professions advisor at least once a semester, every semester. The advisor will assist these students to identify the resources available at John Jay to achieve their goals. Most health professional schools require all applicants to have a fundamental knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics and to have taken college-level courses on these topics. It is strongly advised that students begin science preparation in the freshman year with BIO 103 – BIO 104, CHE 103–CHE 104, and MAT 105. These subjects are also part of the standardized tests that applicants take for admission to health professional schools. Because test results, applications and letters of recommendation/evaluation are usually forwarded to schools a year before candidates intend to begin their medical or health profession education, students applying to these programs must meet with the health professions advisor regularly to coordinate this process. Appointments can be set up via e-mail, or on Navigate 360 (select Career Services under the Type of Appointment and Health Careers Advisement as Type of Appointment, and Pre-Health as Location).