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Health Careers Seminar II: Developing Your Personal Statement

UNEX 1075B

36554066
Delivery Options Online

Learn to master the written parts of your application to graduate-level health profession programs (medical, dental, veterinary, advanced nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, optometry and other health care programs). You are expected to come to class prepared with responses to specific writing prompts. You gain an understanding of what schools look for in a personal statement, and then determine your motivations and goals through in-class exercises. Revise and further develop your personal statement based on peer reviews. Explore the secondary application process and learn strategies to manage them. Attendance in this seminar provides access to a writing editor who has knowledge of health care applications and can review your statement up to two times.

Note: You are strongly encouraged to take this course 3 to 6 months prior to the beginning of the application cycle for your target programs. Enrollment in this seminar is required before you submit your Intent to Apply, if you are requesting a Composite Letter of Recommendation.

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Section 008

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Jan 31, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee non-credit

$200.00

Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

Su

Time

9:00AM to 2:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Jan 31, 2021

Schedule and Location

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Instructional Hours

5.0

Delivery Options

Online

CEUs

0.5 CEUs

Instructors

  • Joseph Balabis
  • Tiffani Quan

Section Notes

This course is open to the general public.

Please enroll early to secure a space in class.  Enrollments will not be accepted after Wednesday, January 27th 2021 at 11:59 PM.

Section 009

Feb 21, 2021 Live Online

Course Fee(s)

Fee non-credit

$200.00

Type Live Online

Access classroom-style interactive learning from anywhere in the world! Attend scheduled online sessions with your instructor and classmates in addition to completing your coursework.

Live Online format allows you to take classes from anywhere with an internet connection. Classroom sections will be taught in this format through Spring 2021. Learn more about this format.

Beginning August 15, 2020, you must have a Zoom account to participate.

Many schools are now accepting transfer credit for online coursework, including health and sciences programs. Check with your institution before enrolling.

Days

Su

Time

9:00AM to 2:00PM Pacific Time

Dates

Feb 21, 2021

Schedule and Location

View Details

Instructional Hours

5.0

Delivery Options

Online

CEUs

0.5 CEUs

Instructors

  • Joseph Balabis
  • Tiffani Quan

Section Notes

This course is open to the general public.

Please enroll early to secure a space in class.  Enrollments will not be accepted after Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 at 11:59 PM.

This course applies to the following programs:

Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program

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Required Courses

  • Health Careers Seminar I
  • Health Careers Seminar II: The Application Process
  • Health Careers Seminar II: Developing Your Personal Statement
  • Health Careers Seminar II: Interviewing Successfully

Basic Biology Electives

  • General Biology I
  • General Biology Laboratory I
  • General Biology II
  • General Biology Laboratory II
  • Introduction to Human Physiology

Upper-Division Biology Courses

  • Biochemistry
  • Human Physiology Laboratory
  • Mammalian Systemic Physiology
  • General Human Anatomy
  • Human Anatomy Laboratory
  • Medical Microbiology
  • Microbiology Laboratory
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Biology of Aging
  • The Biology of Human Cancer
  • Cell Biology
  • Current Topics in the Biosciences
  • Developmental Biology
  • Endocrinology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Genetics
  • Genomic Medicine
  • Hematology
  • Virtual Hematology Laboratory
  • Human Nutrition
  • Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology of the Cardiac and Respiratory Systems
  • Principles of Molecular Biology
  • Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology
  • Introduction to Parasitology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Principles of Infectious Diseases and Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Stem Cell Biology, Research and Discovery
  • Principles of Toxicology
  • Virology
  • CRISPR Genome Editing: From Biology to Technology

Chemistry Electives

  • Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry I
  • General Chemistry Laboratory I
  • General Chemistry II
  • General Chemistry Laboratory II
  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
  • Organic Chemistry II
  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
  • Quantitative Analysis: Applications in Clinical Chemistry

Physics Electives

  • Physics I
  • Physics Laboratory I
  • Physics II
  • Physics Laboratory II

Math Electives

  • Analytic Geometry and Calculus
  • Introduction to Biostatistics
  • Introduction to Statistics

Other Electives

  • Spanish for Medical Professionals
  • Principles of Epidemiology
  • Mandarin for Medical Professionals
  • Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care

Test Preparation Courses

  • Post-Bacc MCAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc GRE Prep
  • Post-Bacc DAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc OAT Prep
  • Post-Bacc PCAT Prep

Learn More About this Program

Notes

Enrollment in the Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program is recommended but not required. This course is the second installment of the three-course Health Careers Seminar II series.

Departmental contact for academic questions: extension-prehealth@berkeley.edu | (510) 643-6901

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Joseph Balabis

Joe Balabis, M.P.H., is the Academic Advisor for Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program working with students on their professional school goals and academic planning. Joe has a B.S. in Psychobiology from UCLA and a M.P.H. in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice from the University of Washington. His background is rather "non-traditional" and includes experiences in public health and academia. Joe started his career working professionally in public health for over 12 years, including stops at UCSF, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the San Mateo County Health Department. He spent the last three years working first as an Academic Advisor for undergraduate public health students at Johns Hopkins University, and then as a Clinical Instructor for nursing at Samuel Merritt University.

Tiffani Quan

Tiffani Quan, Ph.D., is the Program Director for Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program. Dr. Quan has a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of New Mexico and received her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Cruz. She completed postdoctoral research in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department at UC San Francisco. In addition to 15 years of laboratory research, Dr. Quan has also worked with several groups and organizations focused on inclusive, inquiry-based curriculum development and implementation for K-12 and undergraduate learners. This education-focused work was done with the Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators (ISEE) at UCSC, the Science and Education Health Partnership (SEP) at UCSF, Techbridge Girls, and the Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley.

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Joseph Balabis

Joe Balabis, M.P.H., is the Academic Advisor for Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program working with students on their professional school goals and academic planning. Joe has a B.S. in Psychobiology from UCLA and a M.P.H. in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice from the University of Washington. His background is rather "non-traditional" and includes experiences in public health and academia. Joe started his career working professionally in public health for over 12 years, including stops at UCSF, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the San Mateo County Health Department. He spent the last three years working first as an Academic Advisor for undergraduate public health students at Johns Hopkins University, and then as a Clinical Instructor for nursing at Samuel Merritt University.

Tiffani Quan

Tiffani Quan, Ph.D., is the Program Director for Extension's Post-Baccalaureate Health Professions Program. Dr. Quan has a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of New Mexico and received her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Cruz. She completed postdoctoral research in the Biochemistry and Biophysics department at UC San Francisco. In addition to 15 years of laboratory research, Dr. Quan has also worked with several groups and organizations focused on inclusive, inquiry-based curriculum development and implementation for K-12 and undergraduate learners. This education-focused work was done with the Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators (ISEE) at UCSC, the Science and Education Health Partnership (SEP) at UCSF, Techbridge Girls, and the Science Education for Public Understanding Program (SEPUP) at the Lawrence Hall of Science at UC Berkeley.
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