*** WE HAVE MOVED ***
(As of March 23, 2018, we are not longer located on Edgehill Ave.)
Our NEW Address is:
310 25th Ave. South, Suite 220
Nashville, TN 37240
Student Life Center Bldg - 2nd Floor Career Center
The Health Professions Advisory Office (HPAO) is here to assist Vanderbilt undergraduate students (and others with a Vanderbilt affiliation) interested in attending health professions graduate schools. We meet with students interested in medicine (both allopathic and osteopathic), dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, podiatric, etc. (Students interested in an advanced career in NURSING are encouraged to contact
Dr. Jana Lauderdale
at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing for advice and counseling.)
Instructions for Scheduling Appointments:
Dr. Grundy and Mrs. Rains will have 30 minute GENERAL ADVISING MEETINGS throughout the FALL semester, and Mrs. Rains ONLY will have General Advising Meetings in the SPRING semester. Those may be scheduled from the “book now” button below. In the SPRING semester, Dr. Grundy will ONLY have 120 minute COMMITTEE LETTER REVIEW MEETINGS for approved students applying to health professions programs this summer/early fall. There will also be posted walk-in hours below.
While our team will make every attempt to meet with all walk-ins, depending on the volume of students waiting, we cannot guarantee a walk-in meeting .
WALK-IN HOURS (Dr. Grundy is NOT available for Walk-in Hours during the Spring semester.)
Apr 20 (Fri): 9:30-11:00 am (Lauren Rains ONLY)
Apr 23 (Mon): 2:30-3:30 pm (Lauren Rains ONLY)
Apr 24 (Tues): NO Walk-in Availability
Apr 25 (Wed): 1:15-2:45 pm (Lauren Rains ONLY)
Apr 26 (Thur): 1:30-3:00 pm (Lauren Rains ONLY)
Apr 27 (Fri): 9:30-11:00 am (Lauren Rains ONLY)
Apr 30 (Mon): 1:30-3:00 pm (Lauren Rains ONLY)
May 1 (Tues): 8:30-10:00 am (Lauren Rains ONLY)
The website will be routinely updated with additional walk-in hours
Review/approval of shadowing paperwork may be done during the following times (but
CANNOT
simply be “dropped off” since the approval process takes approx. 15 minutes).
1) During walk-in hours posted on website
2) During scheduled visits (The approval process takes approx. 15 minutes and could take the entire appointment slot.)
THE BELOW "BOOK NOW" BUTTON WILL REDIRECT YOU TO DOREWAYS. THERE WILL BE AN OPTION ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE UNDER "SHORTCUTS" TO "SCHEDULE A COACHING APPOINTMENT."
We relay valuable information via email. In order to be added to our ListServ email distribution list, students should send an email (from their Vanderbilt email address) to hpao@vanderbilt.edu and request to be added.
Click here to view the 2017 HPAO Annual Report with ACCEPTANCE STATISTICS