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Premed and health careers advisers provide services for Harvard College students and alumni pursuing health-related fields: human medicine (allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine), public and global health, dental medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing, and other health fields such as optometry, pharmacy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy.  Due to specific funding regulations arranged through Harvard College, OCS cannot offer Harvard Extension School students premedical advising.

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Pre-Health Start-of-Term Office Hours

These 10-minute appointments are held for the first week of each term leading up to Study Card day. Questions should primarily be about course planning for the coming semester and other quick premed/pre-health-specific questions. Sign up through Crimson Careers is required for these appointments.

Pre-Health Drop-Ins

To assist as many students as possible, premed advisers offer 10-minute drop-in appointments after Study Card day. Drop-ins will be held Thursday from 3-4pm and Friday from 11am-12pm.

Appointments

All undergraduates and alumni seeking an appointment for advice about premed or health professions plans are eligible for in-person 30-minute individual appointments, scheduled through Crimson Careers.

Please follow these class- and alumni-specific steps to activate your Crimson Careers advising calendar access:

  • First Years: First year students must attend a Pre-Health 101 orientation workshop before they are allowed to attend premed drop-ins or to schedule a 30-minute individual appointment in Crimson Careers with a premed/pre-health adviser. We encourage first year students to book a Navigating Premed and Pre-Health at Harvard advisng appointment as their first advising appointment and complete the related form.
  • Sophomores and Juniors: Please email the OCS Reception Desk and ask to have your Crimson Careers calendar access activated for premed and pre-health advising. If you are already activated in the system for making appointments, you may log in to Crimson Careers to schedule your appointment with a premed/pre-health adviser. Please note that to make an appointment with non-premed advisers at OCS, you will need to first attend general OCS drop-in advising, 1:00-4:00pm, Monday-Friday.
  • Seniors: Your Crimson Careers calendar access is already activated. Please log in to Crimson Careers to schedule your appointment.
  • Alumni: Recent alumni may log in to their existing Crimson Careers accounts. If you do not have access to Crimson Careers, you will need to register using your @alumni.harvard or @post.harvard email address (you can set up this address through the Harvard Alumni Association website). Once you have successfully activated your Crimson Careers account, contact the OCS Reception Desk at 617-495-2595 or ocsrecep@fas.harvard.edu to have your premed advising calendar access activated. You may then schedule an appointment through Crimson Careers.

More information about how to get advice from the OCS Premed Advisers. (pdf)