SOLS 411

Pre-Health Tips and Tricks

September 05, 2023 School of Life Sciences
Pre-Health Tips and Tricks
SOLS 411
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SOLS 411
Pre-Health Tips and Tricks
Sep 05, 2023
School of Life Sciences

Neuroscience major Caleb Lau discusses his pre-health experience so far at ASU. We cover: how he went from pre-med to pre-PA; tips on finding lab and research positions; choosing a major outside the life sciences; and how to get involved in volunteering.

From Pre-Med to Pre-PA: Push and Pull Factors (0:20)

Finding Lab/Research Positions (2:15)

Tips for Cold-Emailing (4:25)

How PIs Think About Pre-Health Students (6:45)

Extracurricular Activities: Clinical Hours, Volunteering (8:45)

How Leadership Positions Enable Growth and Networking (10:40)

What Caleb would tell his freshman self (14:10)

Flexibility of Being a PA (17:00) 

How to Get Involved in Hospice Volunteering (18:10)

Why Neuroscience Major instead of Biological Sciences (18:45)

A Gap Year (or Three) (20:30)

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Neuroscience major Caleb Lau discusses his pre-health experience so far at ASU. We cover: how he went from pre-med to pre-PA; tips on finding lab and research positions; choosing a major outside the life sciences; and how to get involved in volunteering.

From Pre-Med to Pre-PA: Push and Pull Factors (0:20)

Finding Lab/Research Positions (2:15)

Tips for Cold-Emailing (4:25)

How PIs Think About Pre-Health Students (6:45)

Extracurricular Activities: Clinical Hours, Volunteering (8:45)

How Leadership Positions Enable Growth and Networking (10:40)

What Caleb would tell his freshman self (14:10)

Flexibility of Being a PA (17:00) 

How to Get Involved in Hospice Volunteering (18:10)

Why Neuroscience Major instead of Biological Sciences (18:45)

A Gap Year (or Three) (20:30)

From Pre-Med to Pre-PA: Push and Pull Factors
Finding Lab/Research Positions
Tips for Cold-Emailing
How PIs Think About Pre-Health Students
Extracurricular Activities: Clinical Hours, Volunteering
How Leadership Positions Enable Growth and Networking
Advice for His Freshman Self
Flexibility of Being a PA
How to Get Involved in Hospice Volunteering
Why Neuroscience Major instead of Biological Sciences
A Gap Year (or Three)