PPHS Program Staff
PPHS Program Co-Directors
Cara Wall-Scheffler, Ph.D. and Jenny Tenlen, Ph.D.
Faculty Advisors
- Cindy Bishop, DVM
- Wade Grabow, PhD
- Ben McFarland, PhD
- Charlotte Pratt, PhD
- Derek Wood, PhD
Program Coordinator
The PPHS Program
SPU的预专业健康科学(PPHS)课程提供专业咨询和课程，为学生在所有医疗保健领域的研究生水平的专业培训做好准备. Our graduates become physicians, veterinarians, physical and occupational therapists, physician assistants, dentists, pharmacists, genetic counselors, podiatrists, and optometrists. Over the last five years, SPU students have achieved an acceptance rate of 75% for admission to medical schools, compared to a national average of about 40%.
新加坡科技大学认为，申请专业学校的学生应该表现出学术能力, a willingness to serve others, and a familiarity with the demands of their chosen profession. Accordingly, the PPHS program helps guide students to succeed in appropriate academic coursework, to commit to volunteer service, and to observe professionals at work. Above all, 学校鼓励学生利用他们的整个大学经历来培养强烈的职业意识，并能够清晰地表达他们的职业和个人目标.
PPHS Coursework
PPHS计划的正式组成部分由一系列独特的一学分和两学分课程组成，这些课程提供指导以及灵感和同伴支持. 这些课程提供了自我反思的机会，以补充知识渊博的教师和临床专业人员的指导. Students take PPHS 1200 (Introduction to the Health Professions, 1学分)，以便更多地了解各种医疗保健专业，并探索影响医疗保健系统的叙事医学和社会正义问题.
Students enroll in PPHS 1800 (Health Care Career Seminar, 1 credit) during their second year. The PPHS 1800 seminar delves more deeply into the process of vocational discernment. 1200和1800的课程都包括阅读和写作作业，以及执业临床医生的报告，他们可以提供内部人士的观点. 这些课程还为学生提供实践指导，让他们开始志愿者工作和临床观察，作为他们积极的专业发展的一部分.
During the first two years, 每个学生的指导老师都会定期与学生见面，监督他们在所有学科上的进步. Students are expected to choose courses that are both challenging and of personal interest. Low grades during the first year are not career-ending, 但对于学生来说，在大学学习过程中取得一个上升的平均成绩是很重要的. 为了证明对该学科的掌握，可以重复一门课程并选修类似的高级课程.
Most PPHS students major in Physiology, Biochemistry, or Applied Human Biology, 哪些课程包括进入不同类型的研究生培训项目通常需要的课程. However, pre-professional students may major in any discipline they choose, 前提是他们参加额外的课程，以满足进入专业学校的特定先决条件. All students are expected to explore the humanities and social sciences in addition to biology, chemistry, physics, and math. 有能力和富有同情心的护理提供者必须培养与患者有效沟通的技能，并了解他们的身体状况, spiritual, and emotional needs.
PPHS Advisors
In their third or fourth year, students planning to apply to medical, dental, or veterinary medical schools are assigned a PPHS advisor, 与PPHS项目主任一起工作并补充学生常规指导老师指导的教员. PPHS顾问为学生准备竞争激烈的申请过程提供个性化指导. By this point, 学生必须达到可接受的平均绩点(GPA)，并积累了大量的志愿服务和工作见习时间. Note that 3.0 is the minimum GPA for most graduate programs; medical schools require a GPA of at least 3.5.
PPHS Application Workshop
完成pphs1200和pphs1800的医学预科和牙科预科学生将参加pphs3400(应用工作坊), 2 credits) in the autumn of their third or fourth year. Students pursuing other types of training are also encouraged to enroll in PPHS 3400. The workshop is an opportunity for students to compose a personal statement, to request letters of recommendation from professors and nonacademic mentors, and to assemble other application materials.
学生通常在SPU最后一年的春季或毕业后一到两年申请专业学校. Graduates can continue to take advantage of the PPHS advising system even after they leave campus. For many applicants, 申请和进入专业学校之间的“间隔年”是进一步个人成长的宝贵时间. Some professional schools favor older applicants with meaningful work experience, 这使得那些在大学第三学年末申请并且没有间隔年的早期申请者处于明显的劣势. PPHS顾问帮助每个学生起草一份有竞争力的申请，并为申请专业学校选择合适的时间表.
PPHS Committee Interview
申请医学和牙科学校的申请人的公共卫生服务程序的一个关键部分是“模拟面试”,，学生将接受斯坦福大学教职员工小组的询问，并在进入专业学校进行实际面试之前收到形成性的反馈. Following the mock interview, 委员会主席(通常是学生的PPHS顾问)代表面试委员会写一封信，总结学生在医学或牙科培训方面的成就和准备情况. 综合委员会信补充了个人推荐信中提供的评估，被认为是传达每个学生作为卫生保健专业人员成功潜力的极好机制.
Only students who have participated in a formal committee process, such as the one followed by the SPU PPHS program, are eligible to include a committee letter as part of their application to a professional school. Full participation in the PPHS program, starting in the first year at SPU, 为预科专业学生提供委员会信函的所有优势，以及PPHS顾问和整个PPHS课程的支持和指导. 所有PPHS学生——不仅仅是医学预科和牙科预科的学生——在向他们所选学科的学校的相关入学门户提交推荐信时也会得到行政协助.
Specific Program Requirements
The path toward a graduate training program differs for each student and for each profession. Some key features of the most common pre-professional pathways are summarized in the links below. Please visit the PPHS website for more detailed information about the pre-professional program.