Health Careers Advising

About

Health Careers Advising is here for you every step of the way.

Our Health Career Peer Advisors can help you get started on your journey. Then our professional advisors work with you to map your individual journey to a career in healthcare. We can help with course selection, finding opportunities, locating volunteer experiences, writing your application essays, choosing schools that are a good fit for you, practicing for your interviews and so much more. 

Our Philosophy

Health Careers Advising (HCA) supports the Brown pre-health community through holistic advising centered on identifying and building on each individual’s strengths. We are dedicated to providing student-centered services tailored to meet the individual needs of each applicant while also:

  • Broadening access to opportunities in various Health Careers
  • Broadening access to opportunities for historically underrepresented groups
  • Demystifying the process of learning about health career opportunities and applying to them
  • Reassuring and empowering students
  • Interfacing with Brown faculty and resources
  • Preparing Brown students/alums to enter the field as well-prepared and empathetic practitioners

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Here at Health Careers Advising, we feel it is imperative that all members of our community – regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, political views, physical ability and other aspects of their identities – are accepted, valued and provided with equal opportunities to thrive.