The Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) is here to help you as your begin your pre-health journey, exploring the health professions, all the way though the process of preparing your medical/dental/PA or other health professional school application.

This Pre-Health Guide (self-enroll through Canvas) is designed to help you at all stages of your pre-health journey.  If you are accessing Canvas for the first time, please request access and then enroll.

Each module can be completed at your own pace but is designed for different stages of your pre-health journey.  The different modules are:

• Getting Started
• Application Readiness
  • Medical School Application (For current MD and DO applicants) 
  • Dental School Application (For current Dental applicants) 
  • Physician Assistant (PA) Application (For current PA applicants) 
• Cornell Letter Packet (For current medical, dental, podiatry, and optometry applicants)
• Interviewing (For applicants to all health profession schools) 
• Post-Application (For applicants to all health profession schools)
  
• NEW! Designing your School List (For applicants to all health profession schools) 
• COMING SOON! Secondary Application

Please note, completion of all assignments, quizzes, and activities in the Application Readiness and Application (specific to application type) Modules is required to qualify for a Pre-Application Discussion Appointment.  

Learn more about Early Assurance Programs next.