About Us

The Office of Health Professions Advising serves students and alumni of Princeton University who are planning or considering a career in health care. While most of our work is directed toward the pre-medical student, those interested in osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, public health, or any of the other health professions may also find helpful information here.

We are located at 36 University Place, Suite 230. For an interactive campus map, click here.

Advisers are available for drop-ins at the following times, while classes are in session and throughout exam periods.

• Monday
  2:00pm – 4:00pm (Ms. Deutsch)

• Tuesday
  2:00pm - 3:30pm (Ms. Deutsch)

• Wednesday
  2:00pm - 4:00pm (Dr. Cummings)

• Thursday
  1:00pm - 2:30pm (Dr. Cummings)

• Friday
  11:00am – 12:30pm (Dr. Cummings and Ms. Deutsch alternate)

Staff

Glenn N. Cummings, Ph.D. is Director of Health Professions Advising at Princeton, advising undergraduates and alumni interested in the health professions, particularly medicine. He is also the University’s primary liaison to medical school admissions personnel. Dr. Cummings serves on Princeton’s Committee on the Health Professions and is a member of the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. He received his undergraduate degree from Colby College and his doctorate at the University of Virginia.

Jess Deutsch, Ed.M, MSW is Assistant Director of Health Professions Advising at Princeton. Ms. Deutsch counsels undergraduates and alumni considering careers in the health professions and develops programming to enhance students’ preparedness.  She is a member of the Committee on the Health Professions at Princeton and the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. A 1991 alumna of Princeton University, she holds Masters degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Rutgers School of Social Work.

Daniel A. Notterman, M.D. is Chair of Committee on the Health Professions at Princeton, where he is a Senior Research Scientist in Molecular Biology. Former Chief of the Department of Pediatrics at UMDNJ-RWJ Medical School and physician-in-chief of The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, Dr. Notterman holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A in Philosophy from Tufts University, and an M.D. from New York University School of Medicine.

Jennifer Brown is the Administrative Assistant in the Office of Health Professions Advising. She provides support to Dr. Cummings and Ms. Deutsch, helping to answer student and alumni questions, maintaining office databases, processing annual committee letters, and developing systems to serve HPA students effectively and efficiently.

Our Mission

The staff at Health Professions Advising have three main objectives:

• To help pre-health students make informed decisions about their career choices and about their candidacy for admission to health professional school
• To promote academic excellence by providing accurate guidelines for completing pre-health coursework, for understanding admission requirements, and for using all available advising resources on campus
• And lastly, to encourage student involvement in the health care community, primarily through clinical work, service, and research

Suggested Reading

Articles about health care, both in the U.S. and globally, have been chosen as worthwhile reading by the pre-health advisers. Please take the time to read through these selections. Your Princeton user i.d. and password will be required to access. A larger selection of articles is available in the HPA library, along with other resources.  

Pre-Med Listserv

All pre-med students at Princeton should be subscribed to the Health Professions Advising listserv in order to receive emails containing vital information for those planning a career in medicine. If you are a current pre-medical student at Princeton and are not receiving our Questions of the Week and other important emails pertaining to your class year, email the office at HPA@princeton.edu or call 258-3144 and request to be placed on the list!
 

HPA Library

Click here for a list of resources available at the HPA Library. It is possible to check out most of the books in our library for one week. 

Contact Us

Health Professions Advising
36 University Place, Suite 230
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544-0001

Email: HPA@princeton.edu
Phone: (609) 258-3144
Fax: (609) 258-6170