Pre-Health and Test Prep Resources

Welcome to the pre-health resource hub at Rice! Use this page to find all of the links and resources you need. As you get involved, we strongly encourage you to log your pre-health experiences in our Pre-Health Professions Extracurricular Log.

Exploring Health Professions (Is a career in health care right for me?)

• Explore Health Careers
• Unpack, Expose, Explore

Test Prep Resources

For pre-med students, the best place to begin to understand what is required of you on the MCAT is the AAMC's "What's on the MCAT?" page. Additionally, the OAA has MCAT and DAT books for rental. These books can be borrowed for two weeks at a time and extended if there are no requests at the time an extension is requested. To borrow a book, email hpa@rice.edu.

• Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) | Dental Admission Test (DAT)
  • 85+ FREE MCAT Resources
  • JoVE FREE MCAT Prep Resource for Rice Students
• Guide to FREE Test Prep Resources for the Allied Health Professions: GRE, OAT, PCAT
• CASPer Situational Judgment Test

Student Organizations

• Rice Pre‐Medical Society (RPMS)
• Rice Pre‐Dental Society (RPDS)
• DAWA Pre-Health Society

Find student organizations at Rice related to the health professions

Suggested Reading

• Recommended Reading for Pre-Health Students (curated by Johns Hopkins University)

Off Campus Opportunities

• Database of Pre-Med Research and Internship Opportunities (curated by Rochester Institute of Technology)
• Medical Assistant Certification

COVID-Related Pre-Health Information

• Remote ideas for Pre-Health Students
• Health Professions Online Resources List
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Student Resources

Medical and Dental Professional Associations

Medical/ Dental (M.D)

Professional Association:

• AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges

Application Services:

• TMDSAS
  • Application Open: May 1, 2024
  • Submission Opens: May 15, 2024
• AMCAS
  • Application Opens: May 2, 2024
  • Submission Opens: May 30, 2024

Dental Only (M.D)

Professional Associations:

• ADA - American Dental Association
• ADEA - American Dental Education Association

Application Services:

• AADSAS
  • Application Opens: May 1, 2024
  • Submission Opens: May 15, 2024

Osteopathic Medicine (D.O)

Professional Association:

• AACOM - American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Application Service:

• Application and Submission Opens: May 6, 2024

Allied Health Professional Associations

Nursing

Professional Association:

• AACN ‐ American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Application Service:

• NursingCAS
  • Application Cycle Opens: August 8, 2024

Veterinary Medicine

Professional Association:

• AAVMC - Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

Application Service:

• VMCAS
  • Application Cycle Opens: January 23, 2024

Sports Medicine

Professional Association:

• ACSM - American College of Sports Medicine

Application Service:

• ATCAS
  • Application Cycle Opens: July 1, 2024

Public Health

Professional Association:

• APHA ‐ American Public Health Association

Podiatry

Professional Association:

• AACPM - American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

Application Service:

• AACPMAS
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: August 1, 2024

Physician Scientist (MD/PhD)

Professional Association:

• APSA - American Physician Scientists Association

Physician Assistant

Professional Association:

• AAPA ‐ American Academy of Physician Assistants

Application Service:

• CASPA
  • ​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: April 15, 2024

Physical Therapy

Professional Association:

• APTA - American Physical Therapy Association

Application Service:

• PTCAS
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: June 17, 2024

Pharmacy

Professional Association:

• AACP - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Application Service:

• PharmCAS
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: July 11, 2024

Optometry

Professional Association:

• ASCO - Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Application Service:

• OptomCAS
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: June 27, 2024

Occupational Therapy

Professional Association:

• AOTA - American Occupational Therapy Association

Application Service:

• OTCAS
  • ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Application Cycle Opens: July 19, 2024