Pre-Health Tips and Tricks

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Sep 5 2023 • 22 mins

Neuroscience major Caleb Lau discusses his pre-health experience so far at ASU. We cover: how he went from pre-med to pre-PA; tips on finding lab and research positions; choosing a major outside the life sciences; and how to get involved in volunteering.

From Pre-Med to Pre-PA: Push and Pull Factors (0:20)

Finding Lab/Research Positions (2:15)

Tips for Cold-Emailing (4:25)

How PIs Think About Pre-Health Students (6:45)

Extracurricular Activities: Clinical Hours, Volunteering (8:45)

How Leadership Positions Enable Growth and Networking (10:40)

What Caleb would tell his freshman self (14:10)

Flexibility of Being a PA (17:00)

How to Get Involved in Hospice Volunteering (18:10)

Why Neuroscience Major instead of Biological Sciences (18:45)

A Gap Year (or Three) (20:30)