JOHNSON CITY (Feb. 17, 2021) – The East Tennessee State University Office of Medical
Professions Advisement (MPA) is hosting a free webinar to assist college students
who are interested in applying to health programs.
The Pre-Health Applications Made Easy (PHAME) webinar on Saturday, March 6, will include
application workshops for students interested in applying for medicine (DO & MD),
dentistry, physician assistant, pharmacy, podiatry, chiropractic, veterinary and optometry
programs. Registration for the webinar, to be held on Zoom, is now open.
This is the first year ETSU’s MPA has offered this Zoom webinar, which is open to
college students from ETSU and other two- and four-year institutions in the region.
“Because of COVID-19, the application season is different this year,” said Martha
Edde, MPA director and assistant dean for student success in ETSU’s College of Arts
and Sciences. “Students have so many questions. For example, students are not sure
what to do because of their lack of ability to shadow in their areas of interest.
We will have admissions experts from each area who can share advice about how to rectify
those situations and overcome some of the application challenges students are facing
during the pandemic.”
Representatives will be on hand from all of the health programs represented, including
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy and Quillen College of Medicine.
The webinar begins at 9 a.m. with a welcome that will be followed by sessions covering
academic vitae/résumé development and interview practice. After a short break, there
will be a session to help students construct their personal statement needed for the
application process.
Finally, students will break into program-specific sessions for application workshops in their area of interest. The day will conclude with a situational judgement testing review.
“Our hope is that students will come away from this day with their questions answered
and more confidence as they navigate the application process for these competitive
health programs,” Edde said. “While things might look different during the pandemic,
we want to ensure that students have all the tools they need to be successful.”
Pre-registration is required and will be closed at 200 participants. Registration
is available at https://bit.ly/2ZpVCQc. After registering, students will receive a Zoom link and additional details. To
find out more, call 423-439-5602.