Welcome to those considering a career in the Health Professions!

The GCC provides counseling and organizational assistance to Wesleyan students and alumni who are applying to medical, dental, and other health-related graduate schools, and pursuing careers in fields such as public health, physicians assistant, optometry, podiatry, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and physical therapy.

Explore resources that will enhance your preparation for a future career, including Career Outcomes, Summer & Growth Year and internship opportunities, featured courses, industry guides, day-in-the-life videos, and alumni connections.

We encourage you to attend hands-on workshops and other Health Professions related events.

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Meet Yashoda Sharma, PhD, your Health Professions & Life Sciences Career Advisor!

The Health Profession Portfolio is a place for you learn about the requirements for your specific career path (medicine, dentistry, veterinary, or other health professions) and customize your journey. 

The HP Portfolio is customizable to your classes and interests. It will serve as a curated collection of courses, professional and volunteer experiences, skills, and personal reflections to help you plan and prepare for a health professions career after graduation.

View Career Outcomes data for multiple pathways, including Health Professions.


For pre -medical, -dental, and -veterinary undergraduates, and alumni within 5 years of graduation, we are happy to support your application with an Institutional Letter of Recommendation.

The Institutional Letter of Recommendation (previously known as the Committee Letter) is a valuable way to gain Wesleyan’s endorsement as an applicant to medical, dental, or veterinary school.

Click the link above to learn more about this important process!

Institutional Letter Forms & Requirements:

  • $50 Processing Fee

Institutional Letter Supporting Documents:

View a directory of departments and faculty doing research at Wesleyan!

HP Preparation Resources

HP Application Resources

Featured Resources

The Health Profession Portfolio is a tool where you can both learn about the requirements for your specific career path …

Coursework Overview & Common Pre-Requisites by Discipline

Use this resource to explore the most common pre-requisites for your chosen discipline.

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Vault Industry Guides

Vault Career Guide to Health Care Management, Fifth Edition

The Vault Guide to Health Care Management provides essential information about the industry, including tips for interviewing and making connections.

Vault Guide to Health Care Management Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Personal Care and Services Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Nursing Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Coaching and Sports Training

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Vault Guide to Health Care Provider Jobs

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

Featured Courses

ECON 308 – Healthcare Economics

In this course, we examine the United States healthcare system in some detail, with some attention to useful international comparisons.…

PSYC 361 / AFAM 361 – The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination

This seminar offers a social psychological analysis of different forms of prejudice and discrimination, including racism, sexism, anti-Semitism, heterosexism, and…

CSPL 493 – Internship

This course may be repeated for credit. Wesleyan has established a credit/uncredit internship course, CSPL 493, for students to receive…

SOC 259 / STS 262 – Cultural Studies of Health

Nothing is more fundamental to the human condition than our most basic right–the right to healthy life. Tragically, this right…

BIOL 373 / NS&B 373 – Exploring the Brain-Body Interface: The Neuroscience of Basic Survival

Basic survival depends on the brain’s regulation of fundamental behaviors and physiological pathways, such as drinking, eating, digestion, thermoregulation, breathing,…

PSYC 259 / AMST 259 / STS 259 – Discovering the Person

This course surveys major developments in psychology and psychiatry from 1860 to the present. Through readings and lectures, the course…

STS 262 / SOCS 259 – Cultural Studies of Health

Nothing is more fundamental to the human condition than our most basic right–the right to healthy life. Tragically, this right…

BIOL 106 – The Biology of Sex

This course is featured as a general education course within the Department of Biology. Serving to complement courses currently offered…

STS 353 / AMST 353 – Health, Illness, and Power in America

In this class, we will explore the interlocking histories of health, illness, and power in America. Special attention will be…

STS 383 / PHIL 383 – Mind, Body, and World

This seminar in the metaphysics of mind and meaning begins with the philosophical and scientific background to cognitivist conceptions of…

COL 205 – Writing About Healthcare

Writing About Healthcare is a seminar which introduces students to models of writing about illness and health systems designed to…

NS&B /BIOL / PSYC 353 – Neurobiology of Neurological Disorders

This course aims to provide a foundation in the underlying mechanisms of neurological and psychiatric disorders. We will explore through…

CIS 101 – Success in STEM Seminar

This weekly seminar series will provide participants with tools and skills helpful in the pursuit of STEM studies, especially with…

Alumni Spotlights

  • Bio-Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
  • Dermatologist and Partner Dermatology Associates of Concord
Meet Eileen
Meet Sydney
  • Sociology
  • Professor (Research), Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Director of Pediatric Anxiety Research Center Brown University Health
Meet Jennifer
Meet Selena
  • Neuroscience and Behavior
  • Medical Student University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Meet Brina
Meet Noah
Meet Cayetana
  • Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Science in Society
  • Medical Student Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Meet Shantel
Meet Dawid '07 (he/him)

Contact & Location

Phone
860-685-2180
Address

Boger Hall
41 Wyllys Avenue
Middletown, CT 06459

Career Service Hours

Monday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm