About Us
Meet your Advisors
We have Pre-Health Professions and Pre-Law Advisors at USF to assist students from all majors in course selection, career advisement, professional program requirements, recommendations, and more.
The Pre-Professional Advising office
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Jessica Hoffmann
Pre-Health Chair
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Alina Thompson
Pre-Law Chair
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Health Professions Certified Advisors
Select academic advisors are officially recognized by the USF Office of Pre-Professional Advising: Pre-Health & Pre-Law as Health Professions Certified and can provide pre-health professions advisement to students in their major/designated areas.
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Dr. Ana Torres-Ayala
Science Transfer Students
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Arnaldo (Arnie) Mejias
Tampa campus Honors Students
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Astrid hilson
All Majors & RHP LLC Students
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Audra Santerre
National Merit Scholars Students
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Carter Harbert
Tampa campus Honors Students
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Christopher (Chris) Kerr
Biomedical Sciences & Chemistry Majors
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Cristina Yelvington
Biomedical Sciences Majors
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Dani Soluna
St. Pete campus Honors Students
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Desarae Pointer
Biomedical Sciences & Chemistry Majors
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Kareem Rhodd
Biomedical Sciences Majors
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Mary Collins
Biology Majors
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Sabrina Hansen
St. Pete campus Psychology, Anthropology, English, History, Political Science Majors
Special Thanks!
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Dr. Melvin James
We would like to thank Dr. James for his 37 years of service. In December of 2020, Dr. James retired from USF. He was integral to the design of Health Professions Advising at USF. In addition, he served as an adjunct professor teaching courses in the Judy Genshaft Honors College and portfolio courses for pre-health students. At USF, Dr. James was an expert in the area of student success, assessment, diversity and strategic planning. Congratulations to Dr. James on an amazing career and we wish him the best of luck with everything that he will continue to accomplish during his retirement!
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Lauren Albaum
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Anthony Iannelli
We would also like to thank Anthony Iannelli for his 10 years in College of Arts and Sciences advising our Pre-Health Students. He has created many programs over the years, including the Rising Health Professionals LLC. He also served as an adjunct instructor assisting USF students on their pre-health journey, whether through Academic Foundations or Devleoping the Health Professions Portfolio. He is a USF Bull through and through, so he did not go far! We wish him all the best at USF Health!