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Position Description
Pre-Professional Health Advising (PPHA) at James Madison University is accepting applications for a Health Professions Advisor; a full-time, twelve-month administrative and professional faculty position. Our office provides aspiring health professionals with the information and guidance necessary to engage in career exploration, excel academically, demonstrate growth in core competencies, and apply to masters and doctoral health professions programs. We foster informed decision-making, initiative, growth in core competencies, and reflecting on experiences. PPHA supports students with interests in nine PPH minors (pre-athletic training, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physician assistant, pre-physical therapy, pre-veterinary medicine) and who are concurrently completing degree/major programs in all colleges.
Duties
Health Professions Advising
• Serve as knowledgeable and skilled health professions advisor. Advise students on strategies for exploring academic and career interests, incorporating PPH coursework into academic planning, and preparing with the goal of becoming a competitive applicant.
• Utilize MyMadison CRM software for appointment scheduling and documentation.
• Plan and implement advising programming, activities, and workshops. Assist with writing and editing informational materials in electronic and print formats.
• Respond to inquiries from students, faculty, advisors, and other stakeholders regarding program policies, procedures, and requirements, making referrals as appropriate.
• Support students and recent graduates during the application process including application materials, timelines, admissions tests, essays, letters, school selection, and interviews.
• Maintain active membership in the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP). PPH Program Coordination Coordinate advising for a subset of PPH minor programs.
Responsibilities include:
• Monitor applications to health professions programs through the advisor portal established by centralized application services. Collect and maintain outcomes data pertaining to admission of students and alumni to health professions programs.
• Report application outcomes and student success profiles. Communicate student success patterns with students to inform self-assessment and decision-making.
• Review admissions requirements at health professions schools and monitor changes. When necessary, propose revisions to minor programs including coursework, and standards for admission and progression.
• Monitor student progress and review performance for minors with approved standards for admission and progression. Author Admission and Progression Standards proposals (new and renewal) that incorporate pre-requisite coursework patterns, admissions requirements, and application outcomes.
• Work in collaboration with the Registrar to manage PPH minor programs in the student information system. Review graduation applications.
• Work in collaboration with Student Academic Success and Enrollment Management, Admissions, Orientation and Transition, University Advising, and the Career Center to insure PPH advising resources are shared with first-year, transfer, exploratory, international, athletic and major advisors.
• Coordinate communications and event announcements.
• Collaborate with Student Activities & Involvement to support PPH-related student organizations and their faculty/staff advisors.
• Represent department at events hosted by Admissions (Explore JMU: Academic Open Houses, Choices) and First Year and Transfer Advisor training.
Application Process
To learn more and to apply, go to jobs.jmu.edu/home and reference posting number 20000545. Review of applications begins 8/9/2024. Pay is commensurate with experience.
Institution Information
About JMU: Mission We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives. Vision To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world. Who We Are Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
Additional Information
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.
Contact Information
Sharon Babcock, PhD. Director, Pre-Professional Health Advising Email: [email protected]
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