ADVANCING GENETICS: Understanding of the interaction between human genes and those of microbes in the human gut, key to improved disease diagnosis and treatment, has taken a major step forward with research reported by a microbiologist affiliated with the School of Dental Medicine and UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences.
TARGETING DRUG DELIVERY: UB researchers have used a magnetic field as a “remote control” to deliver to tumor cells customized nanoparticles containing a powerful drug activated by exposure to laser light, underscoring the university’s strategic strength in work involving integrated nanostructured systems.
IMPROVING ADHD TREATMENT: Professor William E. Pelham, Jr., one of the world’s leading experts in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, has received a total of $5.8 million in federal funding for two new studies designed to help determine the best treatment plan for each child affected by ADHD.
VirtualEvals
You can find general information about VirtualEvals here.
Please read if you are applying to US MD, DO or OD (optometry schools) for fall 2007 admission.
Participating (MD, DO and OD - optometry) Schools for fall 2007 Applications
The listing of schools participating VirtualEvals for 2007 application is available. UB’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will *not* be participating for this year.
SAVE THE DATE!
UB PREHEALTH STUDENT CLUB PICNIC
Sunday, September 10, 2006 at the Ellicott Complex Picnic Grounds near tennis courts
Save The Date! NEXT Sunday, September 10, 2006
Rain location: Student Union Lobby and patio area. Look for announcements regarding rain later in the week on the listserv.
ALL prehealth interested students welcome!
Feel free to bring a folding chair or blanket.
12:00-4:00 p.m.
All prehealth interested students welcome!
VirtualEvals is a secure, web-based system through which health professions advisors can transmit letters of evaluation to health professions schools. Currently, several MD, DO and OD (optometry) schools are preferring letters transmitted through VirtualEvals. You can go to their site for a listing of all the participating schools. The optometry schools have recently jumped on board, so there may not be a complete listing yet. VirtualEvals is designed to improve the efficiency with which letters of evaluation are transmitted by undergraduate schools (senders) as well as the efficiency with which they are received and processed in admissions offices at health professions schools (receivers). This also will mean that if the schools to which you are applying accept letters through VirtualEvals, you no longer have to pre-address and stamp envelopes for each MD, DO or OD (optometry) schools. Again, be sure to check the VirtualEvals site to see what schools are participating. You would still need to complete a Release Form or grab one from the outside office area of 108 Norton. We still need your written permission to release your letters.
We will begin to use VirtualEvals this summer for transmission for letters in support of fall 2007 admission.
Because of the costs incurred to use VirtualEvals, there will be a minor increase in the Prehealth Committee fee effective Sept 1 from $35 to $40.
If you are applying through two separate professional school application services (e.g., AAMCAS for MD and AACOMAS for DO), there is an additional fee of $5 to cover the costs associated with applying through two central services.
Fall 2006 (Sept 1) Prehealth Committee Process
This is the LAST Committee cycle for fall 2007 (regular) application
ATTENTION: Those applying for fall 2007 admission to the professional health schools.
If you are a junior this year and/or plan on applying for the entering class of 2007 to medical school (MD or DO), dental school, veterinary school, optometry, etc., please read below. You also will want to consider making an appointment for prehealth advisement several weeks/months prior to the Sept 1 Prehealth Committee deadline to be sure you are well informed and prepared to come through the Committee in support of your fall 2007 application.
DEADLINE: SEPT 1, 2006 (Note: Sept 1 is the Friday of the FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES FOR THE FALL 2006 SEMESTER. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD).
Four to seven individual letters of recommendation can be sent to the office in 109 Norton Hall anytime in support of your application.
If you are unclear as to what is involved in applying to the Committee, please go to:
http://prehealth.buffalo.edu/prehealth.html
All necessary forms are located at:
http://prehealth.buffalo.edu/forms.html
All forms, aside from the Preprofessional Data Sheet/Application, are also available in 108 Norton.
**There is a detailed checklist of what you need to assemble for the
Prehealth Committee on the shelves in 108 Norton.**
A minimum of FOUR letters of recommendation MUST BE RECEIVED for you by SEPT 1, 2006.
**Please remember that applications to these professions school have been on the rise and; therefore, they are extremely competitive schools in which to gain admission. If your overall or science/math GPA is around or below a 3.0 (e.g., 2.8 to 3.3), please make an appointment to see the prehealth advisor prior to applying to the Prehealth Committee***
Please call 645-6013 to set up an appointment if you need more information regarding this process.
On May 1, the Florida Senate approved new medical schools at Florida International University and University of Central Florida in Orlando, with a 32-5 vote. House passage is expected soon. Supporters of the legislation cited studies demonstrating a statewide need for more doctors.
Click here for full article. from AAMC Stat May 8, 2006
Looking for a rewarding, fun and educational volunteer experience?
Choose from our many opportunities and join the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association as they fight heart disease and stroke.
General office volunteer- receptionist, clerical, and special projects
Health Initiatives volunteer or Internship- Work with community education, quality improvement, stroke education and awareness programs. Would you like to gain valuable experience in public health education, public speaking, and target populations program development? If so, please call, Roseanne Stephan, Director of Health Initiatives at 716-614-1986 or Roseanne.stephan@heart.org
Special events- assist with day of event activities for Heart Walk on September 23, 2006. If interested call Charmaine Rech at 716-614-1997
This announcement is from Ellen Julian, PhD., Associate Vice President, Director/MCAT
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is pleased to announce that registration for the computerized August 19th MCAT will open by June 14, 2006. A regular paper-and-pencil administration also will be offered on August 19th, but given the positive feedback from students who have taken the computerized MCAT, there is sure to be a healthy demand for the 4000 seats available in the August computerized administration. Therefore, alert your students today and encourage them to register (on or after June 14) for the August 19th computerized MCAT
The computerized version of the August 19, 2006 MCAT will be identical to the paper-and-pencil version offered the same day. However, the testing day for the computerized version is often about two hours shorter than the paper-and-pencil test day, due to greater efficiencies and less overhead related to computerized testing.
Ellen R. Julian, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, AAMC
Director, MCAT
The AAMC will release the first of the new MCAT Practice Tests, reflective of the upcoming 2007 MCAT, shortly after the August 2006 administration. The existing online Practice Tests will be released as soon as they can be modified, between August and January.
Please see binding agreement with this Early Assurance Program.
For more information, please contact their Office of Admissions directly at 315-464-4570
