{"id":26916,"date":"2019-02-24T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=26916"},"modified":"2019-02-24T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T19:35:20","slug":"want-to-be-a-doctor-check-out-austin-peay-state-universitys-pre-professional-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2019\/02\/24\/want-to-be-a-doctor-check-out-austin-peay-state-universitys-pre-professional-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to be a doctor? Check out Austin Peay State University&#8217;s pre-professional programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Austin Peay State University (APSU)<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-324279\" title=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Austin-Peay-State-University-APSU.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Peay State University - APSU\" width=\"250\" height=\"64\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The journey to becoming a health care professional, such as a dentist or a medical doctor, begins with a student\u2019s freshman year in college. That\u2019s when they plan out their undergraduate careers, making sure they take the right courses and complete the needed volunteer hours to get into a graduate program. It\u2019s often a daunting process, but at Austin Peay State University (APSU), students have a partner in their journey thanks to the school\u2019s pre-professional health program.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445279\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Check-out-APSUs-pre-professional-programs-1.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445279\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-445279\" title=\"Recent APSU graduate Waqas Ahmed was a pre-professional student at APSU.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Check-out-APSUs-pre-professional-programs-1-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Recent APSU graduate Waqas Ahmed was a pre-professional student at APSU.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-445279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recent APSU graduate Waqas Ahmed was a pre-professional student at APSU.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The program, which offers a pre-professional health minor, guides students looking to specialize in the pre-professional areas such as pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-physician\u2019s assistant, pre-veterinary and other medical fields.<\/p>\n<p>By discussing their interests and abilities with the program\u2019s academic adviser, students may also discover other professional options they hadn\u2019t previously considered.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445281\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/APSU-Grayson-H.-Elmore.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445281\" class=\"wp-image-445281\" title=\"Grayson H. Elmore is director of APSU\u2019s pre-professional health program.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/APSU-Grayson-H.-Elmore-320x480.jpg\" alt=\"Grayson H. Elmore is director of APSU\u2019s pre-professional health program.\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-445281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grayson H. Elmore is director of APSU\u2019s pre-professional health program.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA student might start out wanting to be a veterinarian because of their love of animals, when something like Austin Peay\u2019s veterinary technician program is more suited for them,\u201d Grayson H. Elmore, director of APSU\u2019s pre-professional health program, said.<\/p>\n<p>The program also helps ensure students figure out what they need to do to get into graduate programs. Many professional health graduate programs mandate that students complete a certain number of volunteer hours and job-shadowing experiences before they apply for admission. Elmore has worked to identify and form agreements with sites, such as local medical offices, where students can earn this experience.<\/p>\n<p>The University also offers a Pre-Professional Health Society, allowing members to develop a support network with like-minded students, and a Pro-Professional Health Office in Sundquist Science Complex E107. The office is staffed by other pre-professional health students and is a place to research professional schools, study for professional school entrance exams, meet with representatives from professional schools and connect with other students.<\/p>\n<p>For information on the program, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/costem\/pre-professional-health\" >http:\/\/www.apsu.edu\/costem\/pre-professional-health<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Peay State University (APSU) Clarksville, TN &#8211; The journey to becoming a health care professional, such as a dentist or a medical doctor, begins with a student\u2019s freshman year in college. 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