Health Professions Information Form for Students Applying for Professional Schools

Instructions: Block and copy this document into a word processing program. TYPE in the required information. Be certain to select do or do not at both places in the signature box, deleting the ones you do not choose. Print the document, sign and date it. Bring the signed copy to the Biology Office JSC 111 or mail it to Dr. Tim Knight Chair, HPAC, OBU Box 3792, Arkadelphia, AR 71998-0001. No recommendations will be written until the signed permission form has been received. In addition, compose the personal statement for your application (AMCAS, ACCOMAS,  AADSAS, etc.) and include it with your Personal Information Sheet. Send electronic copies to knightt@obu.edu. Delete these instructions from your submitted copy.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION SHEET FOR PRE-PROFESSIONALS

OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

name                                                                OBU Box # or off-campus mailing address

 email address                                                    phone number(s)

 major(s)                                                             minor(s)

 classification at the time of application(junior, senior, graduate):

 graduation date

 faculty advisor

 applicant for: (Delete all options but your selection.)

 _____  medical             _____    medical technology

 _____  dental               _____    dental hygienist

 _____  nursing              _____    pharmacy

 _____  optometry         _____    veterinary

 List all professional schools and addresses to which recommendations are to be sent.

  

I (do, do not) give permission for this material to be used in a confidential manner by the Health Professions Advisory Committee of Ouachita Baptist University, and I (do, do not) waive the right of disclosure.

SIGNATURE                                                                          DATE

 

Please complete this form being as specific as possible and indicate dates where appropriate:  The information is essential for the Health Professions Advisory Committee interview and evaluation.

 

1.   OBU organizations to which you belong and any office(s) held.

 

2.   Other leadership roles you have had while in college (either on or off campus).

 

3.   Honors and awards received while at Ouachita Baptist University.

 

4.   Relevant independent research, directed studies, field studies, or projects that you have engaged in while a student at Ouachita Baptist University.  Who was your supervisor?  If a publication resulted from your work, cite the reference.

 

5.   Medically related experiences.   Indicate the nature of the experience, with whom, where, how long, and the skills learned.

 

6.   List summer employment or jobs held during the academic year (other than those listed in 4 or 5).  Indicate the percentage of earned income used toward college expenses, if any.

 

7.   Is there anything that the professional schools need to know for the interpretation of your credentials?  (Illness, unusual personal situation, family death, finances, etc.)

 

8.   Any hobbies or other interests.

 

9.   Other activities outside the University that you consider relevant (for graduates, indicate activity/job after graduation).

 

10.  Other relevant information that you feel the Health Professions Advisory Committee should have that would aid in its evaluation of your potential for professional school.  (specific skills, interest areas, etc.)

 

11.  Compose a draft of the Personal Statement that you would include with your AMCAS application.

 

 

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