Pi l i p i nos f or Communi t y He a l t h

Community Outreach Preventive Health Pre-Health Advising and Mentorship

407 Kerckhoff Hall, 308 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, California 90024 pchatucla.weebly.com
WHAT IS PRE-HEALTH?
A Glimpse Into the Life of a UCLA Pre-Health Student:
Different career options to consider, how to prepare, and what campus
resources can help you succeed.

Email us at pham.pch@gmail.com!


POSSIBLE HEALTH CAREERS
*note: this lists only some of many health careers!
Physician (MD or DO) Diagnose illnesses, prescribe and administer treatment
using pharmaceutical drugs and surgery.
o Association of American Medical Colleges: https://www.aamc.org/
o Post-Baccalaureate Programs: https://services.aamc.org/postbac/
Nursing (BSN, RN (NCLEX), NP, Ph.D/DNSc) Involved in promoting health,
preventing disease, helping patients cope with illness.
o American Association of Colleges of Nursing: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
Physician Assistant (PA) Health professionals who practice medicine under the
supervision of licensed physicians.
o American Academy of Physician Assistants: http://www.aapa.org/
Dentistry (DDS) Focus on maintaining the health of the teeth, gums, soft/hard
tissues in the oral cavity.
o American Dental Education Association: http://www.adea.org/
Optometry (OD) Focus on maintaining the health of the eye.
o Association of Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy: http://www.opted.org/
Public Health (MPH, PhD, etc.) includes but is not limited to Biostatistics,
Community Health Services, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Health
Policy and Management
o For more information: http://www.whatispublichealth.org/
Physical Therapy (DPT, MPT, MSPT) Involved with the remediation of
impairments and disabilities.
o American Physical Therapy Association: http://www.apta.org/
Pharmacy (Pharm.D) Create, research, provide, and assess medicine.
o American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy: http://www.aacp.org/
Psychologists (Masters, Ph.D, Psy.D) Cares for the mental health of patients.
o American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/

PILIPINOS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES
PCH Website: http://www.pchatucla.weebly.com/
PCH Walk: http://www.pchwalk.weebly.com/
Active Membership Requirements: http://pchatucla.weebly.com/membership.html
Professional Pre-Health Panel Week 6, November 6 from 5 to 7
Pre-Health Mentorship Program Due Week 4 Thursday, October 24
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o Mentee: http://tinyurl.com/pch13-mentee-app
o Mentor: http://tinyurl.com/pch13-mentor-app
Pi l i p i nos f or Communi t y He a l t h

Community Outreach Preventive Health Pre-Health Advising and Mentorship

407 Kerckhoff Hall, 308 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, California 90024 pchatucla.weebly.com
Member Relations Scholarship
o Must be an active member to apply!
o Check http://pchatucla.weebly.com/applications.html in Winter Quarter
PCH Test Bank must be an active member to access
PCH Quarterly Study List
PCH Study Hours every Wednesday from 7 to 9 on the Hill or SAC

VOLUNTEER WITH PILIPINOS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
Health Fairs health.fairs.pch@gmail.com
o Quarterly health fairs
o Oct 27 Holy Family Health Fair Sign-Up: http://tinyurl.com/holyfamilyhf
Senior Smiles senior.smiles.pch@gmail.com
o Weekly sites
o Halloween Decorations at Westwood Manor: Oct. 23rd. 4:15pm:
http://tinyurl.com/seniorsmileshalloween
Medical Outreach medical.outreach.pch@gmail.com
o Yearly medical mission
Preventive Health preventive.health.pch@gmail.com
o Weekly sites

CAREER EXPLORATION
Join clubs and organizations!
o http://www.communityservicecommission.org/
o http://volunteer.ucla.edu/
Shadow and volunteer!
o RRMC Care Extenders: http://www.uclahealth.org/site.cfm?id=74
o RRMC Volunteer: http://www.uclahealth.org/site.cfm?id=62
Do research!
o http://www.ucla.edu/research/undergraduate-research
o Talk to TAs and professors about their research labs

COUNSELING & TUTORING
College Academic Counseling: http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/
ASK Peer Counseling: http://collegecounseling.ucla.edu/ask.html
SPEAR Counseling: http://uclacommunityprograms.org/src/samahang-pilipino-
education-and-retention/
AAP Tutoring: http://www.aap.ucla.edu/
LS Core Peer Learning: https://www.lscore.ucla.edu/lsplf.php
Tau Beta Pi Tutoring: https://tbp.seas.ucla.edu/tutoring/

ACADEMIC RESOURCES
Writing Success Program: http://uclacommunityprograms.org/src/writing-success-
program/
Student Activities Center Test Bank
UCLA Career Center Letter of Reference Bank:
http://career.ucla.edu/alumni/lettersofreferenceservices.aspx