What resources do the U.Va Health Professions Advisors utilize to make sure they are providing the most accurate advice to health professions students?
· We are active members of the NAAHP (National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions) and SAAHP (Southern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions)
From the NAAHP website (http://www.naahp.org) , “The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions is an organization of over 900 health professions advisors at colleges and universities throughout the United States. The NAAHP serves as a resource for the professional development of health professions advisors.” The U.Va health professions advisors have attended both the regional SAAHP meeting in Nashville in 2011 and the National Meeting in Baltimore in 2012.
· We subscribe to a Health Professions Advisor listserv through NAAHP.
This listserv allows us to network with other undergraduate health professions advising offices and centralized application service representatives from a variety of health professions. We receive up to date information about professional development webinars for advisors, programs for health professions students, and can ask questions to other advisors.
· We participate in advisor visits to various health professions schools around the country.
Advisor visits allow us to see first-hand the facilities and resources that various health professions schools offer. We have opportunities to learn how individual schools review applications and sometimes are able to sit in on admissions committee meetings to see committee members make decisions in real time. These visits also allow us to share information with these schools’ about the U.Va undergraduate experience to highlight the unique qualities and attributes our applicants bring to the table.
