Interview, Evaluation, and Recommendation Letter
The Pre-health Professions Advisory Committee is composed of faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health Professions, and the College of Pharmacy at ISU who have an interest in educating health professionals. One of the functions of the committee is to evaluate a student's preparation for application to a health professions program by reviewing each student's credentials and interviewing the student. The comments of committee members who participate in a student's interview are combined into a letter of recommendation called a committee letter. Many health professional schools require a committee letter to accompany the student's application materials in addition to letters of recommendation from individuals who know the student well. The committee highly encourages students to apply for a committee interview in the semester prior to submitting their applications to the health professional schools.
In addition to providing evaluative interviews, the Pre-health Professions Advisory Committee members serve as sources of information and advice about developing successful health professional school applications for students with academic majors in many different departments.
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