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Health Professions Advising
CBB 203/205 (Second Floor)
E: prehealth@uh.edu

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Mailing Address:
University of Houston
ATTN: Health Professions Advising Center
University Classroom & Business Building Room 215
4242 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Houston, TX 77204
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HPAC Orientation Sessions

UPDATES IN PROGRESS FOR 27-28 CYCLE. Please continue to monitor this page. 

Health Professions Advising is holding HPAC Orientations (group orientation sessions) to prepare students for the Spring 2027 Health Professions Advisory Committee (HPAC) application and evaluation process. We are also excited to partner with the Writing Center to hold Personal Statement Orientations and Workshops for applicants. 

If you are a pre-Medical or pre-Dental student that plans to apply in the upcoming application cycle (with the goal of starting a medical or dental program in Fall 2028), you must attend an HPAC Orientation as well as a Personal Statement Orientation and Personal Statement Workshop to be eligible to participate in HPAC's Spring 2027 evaluation. Students who do not attend all 3 sessions will not be eligible for evaluation, and materials will not be accepted until all 3 sessions are completed. 

The required orientations and workshop sessions will be held on the following dates and times. Sign ups are required for all events. We recommend you sign up for the earlier sessions to have all the information you need to prepare your application and be ready to submit well before the deadline. Please note that the order of the HPAC Orientation and Personal Statement Orientation doesn't matter, but you must attend the Personal Statement Orientation before the Personal Statement Workshop. We recommend 3-4 weeks before the Personal Statement Orientation & Personal Statement Workshop to allow time to write the required draft for review. Students who do not have a prepared draft at their Personal Statement Workshop will not be able to participate and may be asked to leave; attendance without prepared draft will not satisfy requirement.

HPAC Orientation (all held in CBB 226 unless virtual):

  • Friday, September 18, 3:00- 4:30 pm 
  • Tuesday, September 29: 2:30- 4:00 pm
  • Thursday, October 8: 4:00- 5:30 pm (virtual)
  • Monday, October 19: 2:30- 4:00 pm 
  • Friday, November 6: 2:30- 4:00 pm 
  • Wednesday, November 11: 1:30- 3:00 pm (virtual) 
  • Tuesday, November 17: 3:00- 4:30 pm 
  • Friday, December 4: 1:00- 2:30 pm (virtual) 
  • Thursday, January 21: 2:30- 4:00 pm (virtual) 

Registration Link for HPAC Orientations- coming soon!

Personal Statement Orientation (all held in CBB 226 unless virtual):

  • Tuesday, 9/21: 4:00- 5:30 pm
  • Friday, 9/25: 2:30- 4:00 pm (virtual)
  • Friday, 10/9: 2:30- 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 10/14: 4:00- 5:30 pm
  • Monday, 10/26: 3:00- 4:30 pm
  • Thursday, 11/5: 2:30- 4:00 pm
  • Monday, 11/9: 2:30- 4:00 pm
  • Thursday, 11/19: 3:00- 4:30 pm
  • Wednesday, 12/9: 4:00- 5:30 pm (virtual)
  • Friday, 1/22: 2:30- 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 1/27: 4:00- 5:30 pm

Registration Link for Personal Statement Orientations- coming soon!

Personal Statement Workshop (all held in CBB 226):

  • Tuesday, 10/27: 3:00- 4:00 pm
  • Thursday, 10/29: 4:00- 5:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 11/4: 3:00- 4:00 pm
  • Friday, 11/13: 2:00- 3:00 pm
  • Monday, 11/16: 4:00- 5:00 pm
  • Friday, 11/20: 2:00- 3:00 pm
  • Monday, 11/30: 3:00- 4:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 12/2: 4:00- 5:00 pm
  • Thursday, 1/21: 4:00- 5:00 pm
  • Monday, 1/25: 4:00- 5:00 pm
  • Tuesday, 1/26: 3:00- 4:00 pm
  • Friday, 1/29: 2:00- 3:00 pm
  • Wednesday, 2/3: 3:00- 4:00 pm
  • Friday, 2/5: 2:00- 3:00 pm

Registration Link for Personal Statement Workshops- coming soon!