Please note that the office of Student Advising Services/Prehealth Advising Services in 109 Norton Hall will be CLOSED on Tuesday, December 26, 2006. Student Advising Services will re-open on Wednesday, December 27th at 8:30 a.m.
The Princeton Review is offering UB students $100 off their full, 102 hour, MCAT Course when they sign up by January 1st.
Students can enroll by calling 1-800-2-Review or online.
As per Princeton, The MCAT course price will not be increasing in the new year.
The Princeton Review
Phone: (716) 839-4391
If you are a pre-optometry student approaching application/applying for fall 2007 who would be willing to talk with another applicant who wanted the “student perspective”, please email me at etm3@buffalo.edu.
Thanks to all!
DO Announcement - Touro in NYC
The accrediting body for osteopathic medical schools, COCA awarded provisional accreditation to Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York located in Harlem, New York City on December 9. TouroCOM became a member of AACOM on December 11. Effective immediately, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York has become the 24th osteopathic medical school or program currently available for designation through the AACOMAS application service. (Michigan State University COM’s deadline has passed and the University of North Texas Health Science Center COM accepts applications through the Texas application service.)
Current applicants may add TouroCOM-NY by logging in to the AACOMAS site and adding a designation. An email message with this information is going out tonight to all applicants currently in the AACOMAS system.
More information on TouroCOM will soon be available on their www site – www.touro.edu/med (although nothing is posted yet) and on the AACOMAS site.
UB Dental School Tour
Friday, February 9, 2007 from 3:00-5:00 at UB’s Squire Hall, South Campus (Meet on 1st Floor Lobby area)
Tour UB’s dental school and clinics, hear a presentation from the Director of Admissions, talk with current dental students and have your questions answered! Food and refreshments will be served.
Space is LIMITED so please RSVP by emailing etm3@buffalo.edu beginning January 16.
You will receive email confirmation.
A wait-list will be started if the session is over enrolled.
Summer Undergrad Research Fellowship (SURF)
The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine provides a wide variety of summer research opportunities for undergrad students interested in careers in medicine or biomedical research. To be eligible, applicants need: solid academic records, beginning their senior year in 2006, or are outstanding juniors or recent graduates.
SURF Specifics:
8 weeks
8 Ohio University biology credits
$1750 stipend
Room and board provided
At opportunity to interview at OU-COM if eligible
Deadline for applications is February 1
Details HERE or by calling 1-800-345-1560.
Please note that the scheduled MCAT OPEN REGISTRATION date and time of this Wednesday, December 13 at 9:00 HAS BEEN CHANGED.
The NEW DATE by which you can register for the April/May 2007 MCAT dates is Wednesday, DECEMBER 27 at approximately 9:00 a.m.
Please see text from the MCAT Administrators below:
Dear Advisors,
We intend to open the April and May dates December 27, “on or about 9 am, Eastern time.” To further clarify, we expect to open promptly at 9:00, but we say “on or about” because our technical team is testing the system until the moment we open.
Cordially yours,
Michelle Sparacino
Director of Test Administration & Operations
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
Association of American Medical Colleges
Please go to the Association of Schools of Optometry website for current information of those applicants admitted for fall 2006.
Also, you can see the Student Profile for 2006 as well as all the prereq courses for all 17 US optometry schools.
Excellent Career Exploration Sites
As you research future career options in health and/or human services, please consider consulting the following sites.
Syracuse University Prehealth Website
Explore Health Careers Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006-2007
New York Career Zone - Go to “Health Services”
Podiatric Summer Program
Live, study, and experience New York City with students from around the country!
The New York College of Podiatric Medicine would like to invite you in their 2007 Summer Pre-Matriculation Program from July 9th-August 17th. The program consists of three aspects:
Taking pre-clinical courses taught by NYCPM faculty
Shadowing in our clinics for hands-on exposure to podiatric medicine
Developing study skills specific for success in medical school
Housing options are available, including free transportation to and from the college each day.
Tuition costs $700. Qualified undergraduate students may apply for exemption by sending transcripts with their application.
If you are interested, please contact:
Joanne Snapp
1800 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10035
212-410-8474
jsnapp@nycpm.edu
Don’t miss the opportunity to spend six weeks in the City, developing your pre-clinical science knowledge, and learning more about medical school.
