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SF State Pre-Health Workshop Series: Finding Clinical Experience

A guide for finding meaningful clinical opportunities in healthcare 

Join us for this Pre-Health virtual workshop to:

  • Learn strategies to find work or volunteer opportunities in clinical settings from a panel of pre-health students
  • Discover the amount and types of clinical experiences you need to apply to health professions schools

All students, freshmen through post-bac, are welcome!

This workshop is for anyone interested in a health professions career, such as:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry

Pre-Health Post-Bac Application Guidance Info Session

Learn the ins and outs of the Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate application process and complete your application for spring 2025. We will include:

  • Coaching on essay prompts
  • Instructions on how to complete the Coursework Spreadsheet
  • Advice on how to work with your letter writers
  • An opportunity to ask questions about the application process

We look forward to meeting you.

Pre-Health Workshop Series: How to Navigate the Curriculum

A guide for choosing pre-health courses and planning your academic timeline

Join us for this virtual workshop to:

  • Identify the courses required by health professions schools
  • Gain tools to navigate your pre-health journey

All students, freshmen through post-bac, are welcome to attend!

This workshop is for anyone interested in the following schools:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry

We will end the meeting with a Q&A.

Dr. Luna Abdallah Memorial Scholarship 2024 Recipients

2024 Scholarship Recipients

We are proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Dr. Abdallah Memorial Scholarship, These remarkable young women exemplify the excellence of the Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program. 

  • Noellee Candido
  • Arika Malik
  • Peipei Pan
  • Sarai Parra

Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the Abdallah family and other generous donors who made this scholarship possible.

Dr, Abdallah's family, scholarship grantees

Scholarship recipients (not pictured: Arika Malik) with family of Dr. Abdallah

Attendees of the Dr. Abdallah Scholarship 2024 Event

2024 scholarship recipients (not pictured: Arika Malik) with grantees, staff and faculty

Flowers in memory of Dr. Luna Abdallah

In memory of Dr. Luna Abdallah

Dr. Luna Abdallah Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Luna Abdallah, Director of the Pre-Health Professions Certificate Post-Bac Program at San Francisco State University, passed away in November 2022. Her bright presence and fierce advocacy for public education and social justice are sorely missed. Dr. Abdallah’s family and friends chose to honor her memory by setting up a scholarship fund in her name.

Pre-Health Post-Bac: Change in Fees for SCI Classes

Starting in fall 2024, all Pre-Health Post-Bac program courses will be offered at a cost of $600 per unit. The only courses affected by this change are SCI classes, i.e., colloquium courses (Introduction to the Health Professions, Applying Colloquium) and science discussion classes that accompany the core prerequisites. Fees for electives and core prerequisite courses will continue to be $600 per unit. 

Please note, that despite the increase in operational costs over the past decade, we have maintained the $600 per unit rate. We remain committed to providing our students with quality instruction, collaborative environment and personalized academic advising.

Pre-Health Post-Bac: New Faculty Spotlights

Meet Some of Our Faculty

The Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program is now featuring many new faculty spotlights. Our highly qualified instructors bring a wealth of experience to their classrooms. Their passion for teaching and unwavering support of their students are the cornerstones of the program. Explore their stories on our new page.

Pre-Health Post-Bac Faculty Spotlights

Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate: Apply for Spring 2025 by October 1

Are you planning to go to medical school? Dental, PA, or other health professional school?

SF State's Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate program is intended for students who have already earned a bachelor's degree and wish to apply to U.S. health professional schools. Depending on their academic path and in consultation with their pre-health advisor, students will take prerequisite courses, upper-division electives or a combination of the two.

Application Period: August 1 - October 1
Deadline: October 1, 8:59 p.m. PT/11:59 p.m. ET

Who Should Apply in Spring

  • Career Changer Track (CCT): Applicants must have completed one year of General Chemistry and a college math course.
  • Academic Enhancer Track (AET): All applicants are welcome.

Spring Application

Find the spring application and apply by October 1.

Pre-Health Post-Bac: New Alumni Spotlights

Meet Our Graduates

The Pre-Health Professions Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program is now featuring many new alumni spotlights. More than a thousand students from our program have gone on to their graduate health professions school. Find out about some of our graduates, learn about their experience in the program and in San Francisco, and discover how they found success.

Pre-Health Post-Bac Alumni Spotlights

Pre-Health Workshop Series: Reapplying to Medical School, Dental, PA and All Health Professions Welcome

A guide for health profession school reapplicants

Join us for this Pre-Health virtual workshop to learn about:

  • Identifying and addressing your application mistakes
  • Tips on successfully reapplying the next time around
  • When to start the reapplication process

All students are welcome!

This workshop is for anyone interested in a health professions career, such as:

  • Medicine
  • Dentistry
  • Nursing
  • Podiatry
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physical Therapy
  • Optometry
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