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Posted: 10-Jan-25
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Employment Type:
Organization Type:
Internal Number: AF9509-0301-1824
Position Classification
FT Administrator
Position Summary
The College of Engineering & Science is seeking a Pre-Health Program Coordinator and Advisor to develop, coordinate and implement infrastructure and programming to: support students interested in pursuing a professional health career, to improve and promote the program, to assist in marketing and recruiting, and to administer and expand affiliation agreements with professional programs at Detroit Mercy and other institutions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Pre-Health Advisor Duties
- Provide early and on-going support and advising to students to increase students’ understanding of application process, timelines, and professional program expectations.
- Ensure that the process for applying to medical and professional schools run efficiently and effectively for student applicants.
- Provide recommendations on support/programming needed to improve students’ scores on MCAT/DAT, etc.
- Year-round Individual & group advising for prospective students, current students (in and outside of the College of Engineering & Science) and alumni.
- Career Workshop facilitation for Freshmen and New Students in Fall.
- Prepare Individualized pre-health engagement plans with students.
- Provide instruction for SCIE 2300.
- Provide proactive outreach for pre-health student population urging active participation in required activities: clinical engagement, shadowing, community service and research.
- Coach each committee letter student in application completion prior to faculty interview.
- Career counseling for undecided and redirected students with change of pre-health plans.
- Classroom visits as invited by faculty to share events/services as well as connect with pre-health students.
Pre-Health Coordinator Duties
- Coordinate events and projects paying attention to the logistics and details.
- Provide students guidance in developing their “personal brand” and their ability to articulate a consistent, reflective commitment to this career choice starting freshmen year. (Move students away from “check-boxing”).
- Assist students with developing a quality personal statement based on competencies in alignment with the university mission.
- Planning and hosting Information Sessions and events with external stakeholders collaborating with student organizations.
- Compose reports on application data.
- Facilitate SCIE 2400 Test Prep course.
- Analyze application, enrollment data and industry trends to develop and direct resources.
- Create digital resource library and in-office resources for students, Advisors, and Faculty, disseminate materials regularly.
- Construct original content for website beyond accelerated programs.
Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: college degree and a professional certificate or graduate degree; or 10 or more years of work experience in a related field.
- Experience: Two years to five years (Equivalent combination of Education and Employment).
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Certification in Career Guidance preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to take initiative, be self-directed, and see projects to completion.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of best practices for supporting under-represented groups of best practices for academic advising in STEMM disciplines.
- Interest, empathy, and ability in helping students develop intellectually, socially, ethically, and spiritually.
- Sense of humor, flexibility, patience, creativity.
- Attention to details.
- Ability to use technology to keep accurate records.
- Ability to analyze, interpret and utilize data for recruiting and program improvement.
- Ability to problem solve, think critically.
Work Environment
Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.
Salary/Pay Information
Commensurate with experience
Anticipated Schedule
Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Employee Benefits
At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits:
• Medical -
o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network
•Dental -
o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents
o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM
•Vision –
o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months
o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months
(Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered
• Employee Assistance Program -
o Provided to everyone in your household
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life and AD&D
o 1x base salary up to Dollar One Hundred Thousand.
• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance
• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children.
• Retirement Plan -
o UDM provides matches up to 8%
Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds.