Clubs depict career challenges
Chelsea Cox
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: Culture
Pre-professional clubs can help prepare students for their future careers according to Tyler Holley, a post-baccalaureate student from Cleveland, Tenn., and president of the pre-dental club.
"I got involved last year because I wanted a leadership role," Holley said.
Holley said the club hosts guest speakers and organizes opportunities for students to shadow professionals in their field.
"We have new dentists speak about the application process and how it was in dental school," he said.
"We also give out shadowing lists of dentists in an area. You get to watch a professional in the discipline."
Holley said the club has been a great help in getting him contacts in his field.
"It would be very time consuming to call up dental offices and ask them if we can shadow," Holley said.
"Here [at the club] we've done the hard work for you in finding a dentist that wants students to shadow them." he added.
"At the university I attended prior to UTC, we were pretty much on our own with contacts," Holley added. "[The club] builds great relationships within your career field."
Crystal Brand, a Memphis senior and president of the pre-med club said the club has helped her get involved on campus and given her insight to her future career.
"I want to engage the group more on campus," Brand said.
"We've been able to tour medical schools. There was a trip to Vanderbilt with this club that was very beneficial for me.
"I've been able to shadow surgeries," Brand added.
"It was then that the childish ideologies I'd had took the back seat," she said. "You get to see and talk to people at your level. It's encouraging to know there are people right there with you.
"We provide both information and inspiration," Brand said. "We also have guest speakers from various medical schools. I've gained incredible insight into the application process [for medical school]," she added.
"I got involved last year because I wanted a leadership role," Holley said.
Holley said the club hosts guest speakers and organizes opportunities for students to shadow professionals in their field.
"We have new dentists speak about the application process and how it was in dental school," he said.
"We also give out shadowing lists of dentists in an area. You get to watch a professional in the discipline."
Holley said the club has been a great help in getting him contacts in his field.
"It would be very time consuming to call up dental offices and ask them if we can shadow," Holley said.
"Here [at the club] we've done the hard work for you in finding a dentist that wants students to shadow them." he added.
"At the university I attended prior to UTC, we were pretty much on our own with contacts," Holley added. "[The club] builds great relationships within your career field."
Crystal Brand, a Memphis senior and president of the pre-med club said the club has helped her get involved on campus and given her insight to her future career.
"I want to engage the group more on campus," Brand said.
"We've been able to tour medical schools. There was a trip to Vanderbilt with this club that was very beneficial for me.
"I've been able to shadow surgeries," Brand added.
"It was then that the childish ideologies I'd had took the back seat," she said. "You get to see and talk to people at your level. It's encouraging to know there are people right there with you.
"We provide both information and inspiration," Brand said. "We also have guest speakers from various medical schools. I've gained incredible insight into the application process [for medical school]," she added.
