Pre-health Bootcamp
Preparing for your future in health through connection and experience
Kickstart your journey into health care with the Pre-Health Bootcamp!
Hosted annually by the College of Health Solutions, since 2023, the Pre-health Bootcamp is a unique opportunity for ASU students to explore careers in health care, prepare for graduate applications, network and engage in hands-on professional development.
Why attend?
- Hear directly from health care practitioners, admissions representatives and current professional school students.
- Participate in hands-on workshops like suturing, Stop the Bleed and simulation labs.
- Gain valuable insights into the application process, personal statements, interview preparation and test preparation.
- Learn about clinical internships, mentoring opportunities and pathways into medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant careers, and more.
- Build your network with peers, advisors and professionals across health fields.
Workshops you may experience at Pre-health Bootcamp
Each year, the Bootcamp offers a variety of sessions designed to help you grow as a future health care professional. While sessions change annually, students can expect a mix of hands-on experiences, application preparation and career exploration.
Sample workshops and sessions
- Personal statement and application writing – Learn how to showcase your unique journey.
- Mock interviews and MMI preparation – Practice common formats and receive feedback.
- Suturing and Stop the Bleed clinics – Hands-on medical skills guided by professionals.
- Mindfulness and self-care – Strategies to handle stress, rejection and burnout.
- Admissions panels – Hear directly from professional school representatives.
- Diversity and inclusion in health care – Learn how identity, equity and advocacy shape health care careers.
- Test prep (MCAT, GRE, etc.) – Tips and tools to prepare for exams.
- Simulation and clinical experience workshops – Explore tools and learn how to find clinical internships.
- Exploring Professions – Sessions on physician assistant careers, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, dentistry, chiropractic, and medicine.
- Financing your future – Learn about loan repayment, scholarships and service programs.
Past bootcamp sessions
Highlights included
- Hands-on suture clinic (Midwestern University)
- PA school admissions: Insights from NAU
- Using Mappd to track pre-PA & pre-med progress
- Pro bono OT/PT clinic overview (A.T. Still University)
- Mindfulness and self-care: Navigating burnout, rejection and impostor syndrome
- Loan repayment options for health professionals (AZDHS)
- Insights from a Mayo Clinic urologist (Zoom)
- Chiropractic medicine: Demonstration and Q&A (Life University)
- CHS internship support: Health and safety requirements
- Muscular Dystrophy Association camp: How to get involved
- The Princeton Review: Test prep for GRE, MCAT, and more
- Pre-health clinical internship opportunities (PHIP, ASU)
Highlights included
- Tips for preparing strong applications, coursework and study strategies (Midwestern University)
- Pre-health internship resources (ASU Office of Clinical Partnerships)
- MCAT trivia with The Princeton Review
- Suture workshop and podiatry career presentation (Midwestern University)
- PA school presentation (NAU)
- Life niversity and guest physician Q&A
- The personal statement (St. George’s University)
- Diverse journeys in health professions (Midwestern University)
- Stop the Bleed (Dignity Health)
- ASU getting into medical school summer workshop (Princeton Review)
Highlights included
- Admissions representative panel
- Faculty panel (practitioners and researchers)
- Professional school student panel
- Practitioners panel (mentoring program/Mirabella)
- Pre-health 301 series
- Letter of recommendation workshop
- Diversity, equity and inclusion in health
- Clinical internship program and student panel
- Personal statement workshop
- Application workshop
- Simulation workshop/anatomage table
- Director of admissions panel