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Welcome Class of 2030

Connect with Health Professions Advising to get your questions answered:

Use these resources:

1. Register with HPA to receive announcements and updates.
2. Review the Prepare section of our website as you begin to explore health professions and learn about diverse health professions.  
3. Two resources we recommend for choosing fall prehealth classes are updated on our website under Handouts and Resources (these require your Duke NetID and password to log into Box): Prehealth Tips for Fall Classes 2026 and Duke Courses for Prehealth 
4. Watch our Summer Transition Series Webinar  
5. Prehealth Welcome Event HPA 101 on August 21 at 2:15 or 3:45 pm in Room 107-Richard White Lecture Hall.  Register for one of the sessions here.

Note: Duke Kunshan students should meet with DKU Office of Undergraduate Advising.

Connect with Health Professions Advising to get your questions answered:

Use these resources:

1. Review the Prepare section of our website as you begin to explore health professions.  Learn about diverse health professions.  Use planning guides like the Prehealth Tips for Fall, Course Planning Worksheets for Trinity and Pratt, and sample schedules to assist you.   
2. Register with HPA to receive announcements and updates.
3. For an overview of registration advising for prehealth students enrolling in fall classes, watch our Summer Transition Series Webinar Recording.  
4. HPA 101: Prehealth Welcome Event - If you're considering a path in the health professions, this is a foundational orientation experience you won’t want to miss. If you were unable to attend, please listen to the recording and check-in before attending drop-in advising.
5. HPA 120: Creating a Prehealth BluePrint -This session is designed for first-year students or students who are new to prehealth at Duke. HPA advisors will discuss common course and experience requirements; dive into the Core Competencies; help you think about your values and priorities so you can make plans. We’ll bust some common myths and increase your confidence in making choices that are best for you. Use this session to get a jump start on planning your prehealth journey.  If you were unable to attend, please listen to the recording.
6. HPA 130-Prehealth Foundation: What to do and Why- Do you want to pursue a research opportunity or a volunteer role with patients this spring?  Find experiences near home or apply to programs elsewhere this summer?  The choices ahead can feel overwhelming, but only YOU are qualified to create your unique path toward a career in healthcare.  HPA advisors will help you understand the WHY behind categories of experiences, WHAT constitutes a quality endeavor, and HOW to start recording and reflecting upon each activity.  We will also share resources for finding summer opportunities.
7. HPA 140-Four-Year Planning Workshop- First-year students and anyone new to prehealth are invited to join advisors at the Four-Year Planning Workshop, where you will create a flexible four-year plan focused on prehealth coursework. During the workshop, you will explore whether you can complete prehealth requirements alongside different combinations of majors, minors, and certificates. You’ll also see how experiences such as study abroad, DukeEngage, research, or other high‑impact opportunities can fit into your academic and personal priorities. In addition, the workshop will help you think through how to use your summers, when to take standardized tests, and how a gap year might strengthen both your Duke experience and your professional school application. To prepare, review the requirements for your intended health profession (see Course Requirements by Career Type. [Click here to access the workshop materials].
8. Attend Fall Drop-Ins for Advising and visit our Events page for scheduling.

Note: Duke Kunshan students should meet with DKU Office of Undergraduate Advising.

In order to best serve our large prehealth student community, the HPA team offers workshops, group advising and individual 1:1 meetings. To get an advisor assigned for 1:1 meetings, you must complete the steps below. This helps us focus on your individual journey rather than general info. Review workshop materials and come to meetings with questions that help us dive into what matters to you most.

1. Register with HPA to receive announcements and updates.  Review our events page.
2. ­Request for an Advisor Assignment- We encourage students to attend/watch workshop recordings and review the resource materials for Fall 2025 Pulse Check and Four-Year Plan.  Both forms can be submitted here. You will receive an advisor confirmation within one week.
3. See Events page for Drop-in Advising Scheduling.

Note: Duke Kunshan students should meet with DKU Office of Undergraduate Advising.

The Office of Health Professions Advising provides prehealth advising to current Duke undergraduates and alumni who graduated with degrees from Trinity or Pratt within the last five years.  In order to best serve our large prehealth student community, the HPA team offers workshops, group advising and individual 1:1 meetings. To get an advisor assigned for 1:1 meetings, you must complete the steps below. This helps us focus on your individual journey rather than general info. Review workshop materials and come to meetings with questions that help us dive into what matters to you most. For quick questions, use drop-in advising sessions. 

1. Register with HPA to receive announcements and updates.
2. Prehealth Advisor Assignment:
   • If you have worked with our office, please continue to work with your assigned advisor.
   • If you have not worked with our office previously, please review the provided resource materials, complete a Pulse Check form and submit it here.  You will receive an advisor confirmation within one week.
3. Many of our resources require an active Duke NETID.  If you graduated more than a year ago and are not working at Duke, request an extension by completing the NETID Request Form.  Monitor your email and respond to communication from Duke OIT to complete this process.
4. See the Events page for our Drop-in Advising Schedule.

NOTE: Duke Kunshan students should meet with DKU Office of Undergraduate Advising.

Special Interest advising recognizes the differences needed for students with an interest in pursuing programs in dentistry, physical therapy, nursing and pharmacy. Please see the bottom of this page for the specific advisors based on your interest. For all others contact the Office of Health Professions Advising.