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?)
Test Prep Resources
For pre-med students, the best place to begin to understand what is required of your on the MCAT is the AAMC's "What's on the MCAT?" page.
- Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) | Dental Admission Test (DAT)
- Guide to FREE Test Prep Resources for the Allied Health Professions: GRE, OAT, PCAT
- CASPer Situational Judgment Test
Student Organizations
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
Professional Associations
Medicine and Dentistry
- AAMC - Association of American Medical Colleges ‐ https://www.aamc.org/
- AACOM - American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine ‐ http://www.aacom.org/
- ADA - American Dental Association ‐ http://www.ada.org/
- ADEA - American Dental Education Association ‐ http://www.adea.org/
Application Services
- TMDSAS - Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service - http://www.tmdsas.com/
- AMCAS - American Medical Colleges Application Service ‐ https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/amcas/
- AACOMAS - American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service ‐ https://aacomas.liaisoncas.com/
- AADSAS ‐ Associated American Dental Schools Application Service - http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/aadsas/Applicants/Pages/de...
Nursing
- AACN ‐ American Association of Colleges of Nursing ‐ http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
Occupational Therapy
- AOTA - American Occupational Therapy Association - https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers.aspx
Optometry
- ASCO - Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry ‐ http://www.opted.org/
Pharmacy
- AACP - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy ‐ http://www.aacp.org/Pages/Default.aspx
Physical Therapy
- APTA - American Physical Therapy Association ‐ http://www.apta.org/ProspectiveStudents/
Physician Assistant
- AAPA ‐ American Academy of Physician Assistants ‐ http://www.aapa.org/
Physician Scientist (MD/PhD)
- APSA - American Physician Scientists Association ‐ http://www.physicianscientists.org
Podiatry
- AACPM - American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine ‐ http://www.aacpm.org/
Public Health
- APHA ‐ American Public Health Association ‐ http://www.apha.org/
Sports Medicine
- ACSM - American College of Sports Medicine ‐ http://www.acsm.org/
Veterinary Medicine
- AAVMC - Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges ‐ http://www.aavmc.org/