Health Professions Advising Center

What is HPAC?

The Health Professions Advising Center provides information, advising, and support for students who aspire to graduate/professional programs in the health professions and wish to enhance their academic and extracurricular preparation. Professional staff and peer mentors are available to guide students as they plan their pre-health professions course work, health related experiences, service work, and research in preparation for applying to programs. We invite you to join this community of pre-health professions students.

HPAC offers:

• Information about health professions
• Individual and small group health professions advising
• Peer mentors
• Speakers, workshops, conferences and events
• Graduate/professional school application assistance
• Electronic newsletter The Stethoscope and email updates
• Student resource room

How To Register:

HPAC is open to all UCR students and alumni. We ask that you register on our website and attend a one-time, one-hour orientation about health professions preparation and our services.

Schedule an Advising Appointment:

To schedule an advising appointment contact us:

• We are located in Pierce Hall 1114 just around the corner from CNAS Advising
• Our phone number is (951) 827-6233

NOTE: You must first register with HPAC and attend an HPAC orientation before meeting with a staff member.

HPAC Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
HPAC Advising Appointments: Monday-Friday 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm