Health Professions Advising Center

Health Professions Advising Center at UT Dallas

Are you considering a career in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, optometry, or another health profession? The Health Professions Advising Center (HPAC) is ready to help.

Use HPAC to...

  • Discuss your career options, courses, and major
  • Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses as an applicant
  • Discover research and off-campus learning
  • Receive FREE medical journals and lounge access

HPAC supports your Professional School Applications by offering...

  • Seminars: Orientation, Personal Statement Writing, Interview Skills, etc.
  • Application Advising and Guidance
  • Revision of your Application and Essays
  • Practice Interviews with UT Dallas Faculty
  • Committee Evaluation and Committee Letter
  • Collection and Distribution of Your Recommendation Letters

Some services are limited to qualifying applicants

For now, you should...

  • Join the listserv to receive upcoming events. Send a blank e-mail from your utdallas.edu address to with the subject line "subscribe prehealth-info".
  • Call 972-883-6767 to meet with a pre-health advisor.
  • Consider joining Pre-Health Student Organizations, which can help you study, find volunteer opportunities, build social and professional networks, and have fun.
  • Seek Enrichment Resources: special opportunities, often by-application and often free to students, to gain unique classes, research, and clinical experiences.