Interview Like a “Pro” for the Professional Health Schools
Thursday, September 14, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room 145E Student Union
A Life and Learning Workshop - sign up online. How you interview is an important part of the professional health school admission’s process. Learn strategies to interview like a “pro” from UB’s Prehealth Advisor and a specialist from the Career Services. Hear from a panel of students who have successfully interviewed for admission to the professional health schools.
So, You Want to Be a Doctor, Dentist, Vet, Chiropractor, Optometrist or Podiatrist?
Thursday, September 14, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room 145A Student Union
A Life and Learning Workshop - sign up online. If you are JUST BEGINNING to explore these health professions, come to this workshop to learn what you can be doing NOW to prepare! Learn how you can improve your chances for admission to these professional health schools by knowing the prerequisite courses, information about clinical experiences, recommendation letters and admissions’ tests. An essential list of “to do” items will be distributed and time will be reserved for questions.
University of Cincinnati Announces Systems Biology and Physiology PhD Program
The University of Cincinnati announces a Systems Biology and Physiology PhD program featuring an extensive faculty (over 50), a full range of facilities, and offers research opportunities in 6 major areas: Cardiovascular Systems, Epithelial Biology, Reproductive Biology, Metabolism and Stress, Signal Transduction Systems, Computational Biology and Physiological Genomics. Students in this program will be able to choose a dedicated mentor recognized as a leader in the chosen field, and select coursework tailored to their interests.
The following is an announcement from Matthew Thompson at LECOM.
LECOM is currently accepting applications for consideration of admission into the Class of 2011. A grand total of 250 new medical students will start classes at the LECOM main campus in Erie, PA in August 2007, making LECOM the largest medical school in the country, bar none (considering both allopathic and osteopathic institutions).
Allow us to remind you that the medical applications process starts at AACOMAS once you’ve completed the AACOMAS app, please remember that you will need to also complete our Supplemental App.
Before you apply, be sure to review our admissions requirements in order to be sure that nothing is left unconsidered/incomplete. LECOM operates on a “rolling” admissions basis, every October through March; therefore, the sooner you send in your application, the sooner you might be called in to interview (and, consequently, the sooner you might be accepted)!
The following is a schedule of On Campus Days for the 2006/2007 school year. These events provide interested potential applicants with the best opportunity to experience LECOM up-close and in-person. An attendee can expect a tour of our facilities, a demonstration of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, and the chance to chat with our faculty, staff and current students. If you’re at all interested in possibly attending LECOM in the future (or simply curious about Osteopathic Medicine), you’ll want to make sure that you do not miss out on these opportunities:
Tuesday, September 19th (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
Saturday, October 28th (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST)
Tuesday, November 28th (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
Tuesday, December 19th (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
Tuesday, January 23rd (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
Tuesday, February 20th (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
Tuesday, March 20th (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST)
After you have chosen which On Campus Day that you would like to attend, please RSVP by email only to Elaine Morse at emorse@lecom.edu
MORE NURSES: An innovative accelerated bachelor’s degree designed to address the chronic nursing shortage will expand and focus on meeting the needs of underserved urban and rural areas under a three-year, $1.36 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Read more about how UB is addressing the nursing shortage.
WELLNESS WORKS: Western New York Wellness Works, a $1 million initiative funded by State Senator Mary Lou Rath to promote company-sponsored wellness programs, will receive another $500,000 to support the program in its second year.
Read more about UB’s wellness efforts.
The Harvard School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Yale School of Public Health invite academic advisors, health professionals and students to learn more about how our graduate programs fit into your academic and professional goals.
Date: Monday, September 18, 2006
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location:
Kenney Auditorium
Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies 1740 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036
Registration required.
FINGERTIP INFORMATION: A new “Fingertip Digitizer” developed by UB engineering researchers helps computers read hand gestures and someday may play an important role in diagnosing medical problems.
Read more about UB’s fingertip digitizer.
DEFEATING INFECTIONS: An innovative UB air sterilization technology that the U.S. Department of Defense is funding to protect troops on the battlefield soon may be protecting patients from deadly infections acquired in hospitals.
Read more about air sterilization technology.
DOUBLY DANGEROUS: UB researchers have presented the first evidence that use of the addictive drug methamphetamine, which increases the likelihood of risky sexual behavior because it reduces inhibitions, also promotes the spread of the HIV-1 virus in infected users.
Read more about methamphetamine use.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Student Admissions Open House
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
5:30-8:00 p.m.
395 Lenox Road (at New York Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11203
The following programs will be represented:
Transfer BS Programs
Nursing (RN to BS)
Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Physician Assistant (PA)
Physical Therapy (DPT)
Graduate Programs
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Midwifery
- Nurse Practitioner
- Medical Informatics
- Midwifery
- OT
- Public Health (MPH)
Second BS programs
- Accelerated Nursing (requires prior BA/BS)
Please RSVP online at http://sls.downstate.edu/admissions/openhouse.asp
Announcement from Student Immersion Program (SIP)
Dear Students,
USC’s Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program (SIP) is offering you (students at all universities) the opportunity to become fluent in Spanish and competent in Latin American culture in order to address the health care disparity that occurs when health care providers do not speak the same language or come from the same culture as their patients. This program is geared towards students who have completed their undergrad education and choose to defer medical school for a year. Please contact us for more information.
We hope to hear from you soon!
Elise Wach & Joe Herrold
Somos Hermanos Program Directors and Coordinators
Please email herrold@usc.edu
Minority Student Medical Career Awareness Workshops and Recruitment Fair
The AAMC’s Annual Meeting will be held October 27-November 1, 2006, in the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA. During this time, the Group on Student Affairs-Minority Affairs Section (GSA-MAS) and Division of Diversity Policy and Programs are sponsoring the Minority Student Medical Career Awareness Workshops and Recruitment Fair. This is a free event, on Saturday, October 28, from 2:45–6:30 pm, in Level 6-West Lobby of the convention center.
The workshops and fair are targeted to minority college and high school students, as well as other individuals interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Parents are also invited to attend. All attendees are required to register online by October 16, 2006.
Registration is free.
