About the Center for Health Profession Studies & Advising Information
CHPS Mission
The Center for Health Profession Studies assists students and alumni across all colleges in exploring and successfully transitioning to post-graduate education in health professions. We support students in academic and co-curricular preparation to enter health profession programs through advising and partnerships with academic units, student organizations, and affiliated programs.
CHPS Advisors
Saskia Richter, Ph.D., ATC
Assistant Professor (Kinesiology and Applied Physiology) & Director of Center for Health Profession Studies and Medical Scholars Program
Dr. Richter’s office is located at 210V Health Sciences Complex. She can be reached at 302-831-6090 or srichter@udel.edu. For more information, read Dr. Richter’s faculty profile.
Jennifer Nauen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Biological Sciences) & Director of the Health Professions Evaluation Committee
Dr. Nauen’s office is located at 239 Wolf Hall. She can be reached at 302-831-4439 or jnauen@udel.edu. For more information, read Dr. Nauen’s faculty profile.
Caroline Tillman
Academic Program Coordinator
Caroline’s office is located at 111B Health Sciences Complex. She can be reached at 302-831-4949 or cwwest@udel.edu.
John Buckley
Health Professions Advisor
John is available for advising appointments virtually and in person at 111A Health Sciences Complex. He can be reached at buckleyj@udel.edu. For more information and links to general Pre-Health advising resources, see John’s About Me profile.
Pre-Health Pathways
Our Center supports students in building a strong profile to apply to programs in:
Medicine – ALL specialties
Dentistry
Physician Assistant/Associate
Optometry
Podiatry
Pharmacy
Chiropractic
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Athletic Training
Anesthesiology Assistant
Referrals will be made for students who are interested in other health professions not advised by CHPS. This includes Veterinary, Nursing, Environmental Health, Health Administration, Mental Health not requiring medical school (Counseling or Social Work), Nutrition & Dietetics, Orthotics/Prosthetics, Public Health, Speech Language Pathology.
CHPS Advising Syllabus
See our Advising Syllabus for key information on how to get started with Center programs, appointment scheduling, advising policies and expectations, and additional Pre-Health resources including our advising model, course chart, and interest declaration form.
CHPS' Advising & Appointment Policies
Advising Policy:
The Center for Health Profession Studies provides advisement services for actively enrolled University of Delaware students and alumni within three years of their graduation date. Prospective students are encouraged to connect with us through admissions-sponsored events. Alumni who are outside of our three year advising window but are interested in obtaining advising services can request a volunteer health professions advisor through the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions.
Appointment Policy:
Appointments with the Center for Health Profession Studies at times are in high demand. For this reason we ask that you respect the staff and fellow students and arrive on time for your appointment or cancel with reasonable notice.
- If you are more than 10 minutes late to your scheduled advising appointment, you may be asked to reschedule
- If you need to cancel your appointment, contact your scheduled advisor at least 24 hours in advance. This will allow your appointment to be utilized by another student.
Students who have three or more late or “no show” appointments in an academic year will not be able to schedule again with the Center for Health Profession Studies. Students may schedule again with the Center for Health Profession Studies after completing OAE’s Time Management Workshop and sending confirmation of completion to chps-advising@udel.edu.