Health Professions Workshops, Speakers & Courses

At Whitman College, you can build skills, learn about health care careers and make professional connections through Health Professions Advising Workshops, the Health Speaker Series, and a variety of courses for credit. 

Health Professions Advising Workshops

Advising workshops are available throughout each semester, focusing on a wide variety of health professions topics, such as prerequisite coursework, graduate school applications, entrance exams and more. Contact your pre-health advisor to join the Health Professions email list. 

Health Speaker Series

The Health Professions Advising Office hosts a popular speaker series featuring medical professionals and medical school admission representatives. You’ll learn what it is really like to be a health care provider, what admission officers look for and how to thrive in graduate programs.  

Past speakers

Health-Related Courses

Whitman offers a wide range of health-related courses for credit. You can explore Health Care and Professions (IDSC-100); build skills like Wilderness First Aid (SSRA-240); dig into issues in Bioethics (PHIL-217); learn about Environmental Health (ENVS-329); and much more. 

Explore the course catalog