Handouts
Below are some documents that we hand out or that appear on this website and which you may find helpful. Click on them to download or open. If you are an alum who needs their NetID extended to view Box documents, please complete the Qualtrics Survey using a non Duke email account.
Beginning
- Prehealth Tips for Fall Classes 2024 (to help you choose your first classes)
Planning
- Trinity Prehealth Planning Worksheet
- Pratt Prehealth Planning Worksheet
- Sample Schedules
- Four-Year Course Planning Workshop Materials
- AP Credit and Medical Schools
- Duke BCPM Excel Calculator
- Pre-Pharmacy Planning Guide
- Pre-Physician Assistant Planning Guide
- Course Requirements by Career Type
- Medical School Admissions Course Requirements
- 2024 Medical Humanities Courses
Setting Goals and Finding Experiences
- Core Competencies
- How to Find Health Care Experiences
- How to Find Community Service Experiences
- How to Find Research Opportunities
- Pulse Check Workshop Materials Please watch the video for directions on completing the worksheet.
- Track your experiences using the Prehealth Experience Log
Gap Year Planning Materials
- Considerations When Crafting Your Gap Year(s) Experience
- Gap Year Planning Resources Fall 2020
- Gap Year Panel Discussion video
- Post-baccalaureate Programs
- Finding Research Opportunities
- Finding Clinical & Service Opportunities
- Career Hub List of Gap Year Ideas and Application Resources
MCAT Resources
- HPA MCAT Resources
- Study Plan Presentation and Video
- Logistics Presentation and Video
- Resources and Student Strategy Presentation and Video
- HPA MCAT Tips Handout
Application Resources
- The Application Curriculum is available in the 2026M Applicant Folder including materials for:
- AC 400: Assessing Candidacy that helps you review your own candidate profile and recognize your strengths.
- AC 401: 2026M Application 101 that provides an overview of the application to medical school process, timeline and guidance for working with our office.
- AC 402: RMA Lab that helps you think about how to create a quality RMA draft.
- AC 403: Applicant Panel to hear from newly matriculated Duke Medical students about their medical school application experience.
- AC 404: It Depends on the School! Access key resources designed to help you explore, analyze, and identify schools to create a tailored list that aligns with your goals and strengthens your application to medical school.
- AC 405: Personal Statement Workshop for tips on writing a strong statement.
- 2026M RMA Forms
- 2026M Guide for Duke Students & Alumni Applying to Medical School (coming Spring 2025!)
- Preparing for Your Interview
Resources
Duke Resources
We have a variety of resources that are available only to Duke students and Duke alumni.
- Health Professions Advising Office
- Undergraduate Research Support Office
- Academic Resource Center
- Career Center
- Directors of Academic Engagement
- HPA's ListServ
NOTE: If you are an alumni whose NET ID has been deactivated, please complete the Qualtrics Survey using a non-Duke email address to have it reactivated.
National Resources for Students
- ExploreHealthCareers.org
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- American Association of Colleges for Osteopathic Medicine
- American Dental Education Association
- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
- Physician Assistant Education Association
- PA Focus
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
- American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy