UW-Madison Center for Pre-Health Advising

Exciting updates for our EMT Experience Program:

The next EMTEP cohort is in! We are so excited to welcome and support another group of incredible undergraduate students as they train and serve as EMTs in local rural communities.

This program wouldn’t be possible without the support of our community partners, including the Fire Department of Mt. Horeb, Cross Plains EMS, the Mount Horeb Rotary Club and Alliant Energy.

Alliant and the Rotary recently awarded EMTEP with a community grant that will directly support transportation for students serving as EMTs at the Fire Department of Mount Horeb (FDMH). Thank you for investing in our students and communities!

📷 Photo of UW-FDMH EMT Experience Program members and staff at the annual FDMH banquet and pinning ceremony in February 2026



Friends of Mount Horeb Rotary

👨‍🏫 Led by our First-Year Specialist, Mike Hill, Planning Sessions for First-Year Students are a great opportunity for both first-year and transfer students to begin developing a personal four-year (or more) plan to prepare for a healthcare career.

📝 The Activities Planning edition: Learn about the activities that will make you a competitive candidate for health professions programs.

🗒️ The Course Planning edition: Get help planning pre-health pre-requisites and other important coursework for each semester of college.

Attend one or all!

🔗 Learn more and register now: https://prehealth.wisc.edu/first-year-planning-sessions/

Congrats to our 3 EMT Experience Program students in this cohort, and to the all the summer EMT graduates! Madison College’s EMT program is a fantastic option for pursuing EMT certification.

Looking for more info on obtaining different healthcare certifications? Check out our Jobs & Certifications page: https://prehealth.wisc.edu/clinical-community-experience/jobs/

Another successful cohort of EMT in the books! Congratulations to our summer EMT graduates! Well done! Go do good things and be safe out there!

The Center for Pre-Health Advising is grateful to have received a grant in partnership with the Fire Department of Mount Horeb from the Mt. Horeb Rotary this past week! The grant will fund two years of round trip transportation between campus and Mt. Horeb for students serving the community as EMTs with FDMH as part of our EMT Experience Program (EMTEP).

Earlier this week, our own Dr. Dija Selimi was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award from UW-Madison’s Office of Academic & Career Success for her 15 years of exceptional dedication to Pre-Health Advising.

Dija has been with the office since its start in 2010, working as a direct advisor, supervisor, Canvas course developer, committee chair, data steward/scientist/artist, curriculum consultant, unflinching advocate for a more just and equitable education system, and so much more. She has supported thousands of students over the years through direct advising and broader resource development. We are so lucky to have you, Dija!

🎓 Graduating students can help support future Badgers by spending less than five minutes filling out UW–Madison’s First Destination Survey.

This survey will ask you to report your post-graduation plans, no matter what they are.

🔗 Take the survey today!: https://go.wisc.edu/gradplans

Next Tuesday, join and pre-health student orgs for Exploring the Pathways to Healthcare: Opportunities, Careers, and Connections! Expand your pre-health network, ask questions of CPHA from 3-4:30, and get to know other pre-health students at UW. Food and Pre-Health Org Fair will run from 4:30-6pm.

🔗 RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdSJaNNBOby80QwUnEh_Pk61ciVn42mkqL61oHHKKOWtFLWA/viewform

Heads up: pre-health appointments and drop-ins are reserved for active applicants only in the month of May.

May marks peak advising season for pre-health. We make a couple operations changes during this time to be accessible and helpful to as many applicants as possible.

Fear not, future applicants - we're still here for you! We spend a lot of time keeping our website up to date with essential information. Be sure to also take advantage of our curated Canvas courses, send questions to [email protected], and keep following along right here on Instagram. We look forward to meeting with you 1:1 again in June!

🐶 Join the Yale University School of Medicine to learn about the program, ask questions, and connect with staff!

🔗 Register by April 1st at the link: https://wisc.joinhandshake.com/events/1703603/share_preview

Two more of our remarkable EMT Experience Program (EMTEP) members earned their 'pins' at last month’s FDMH Awards & Recognition Ceremony! This achievement marks the successful completion of their first year at FDMH, symbolizing the certification and training they've undergone to become practicing Emergency Medical Technicians. Go team!

The UW-FDMH EMT Experience Program is an approximately two-year long program that offers a combination of EMT certification, transportation, and hands-on, mentored professional development experiences to undergraduates committed to serving as volunteer EMTs within local rural communities. EMT experience is one pathway for students to gain direct patient care experience and enhanced professional networks, both of which are crucial to reaching their health career goals. This program could not happen without the strong support of the Fire Department of Mount Horeb and the Mt. Horeb Rotary Club. Thank you to these partners and our students for another successful year!