If you are interested in the Early Assurance Program at the School of Dental Medicine, please click on the link for the latest requirements as the website has been recently revised for 2008. Please recall that only second semester sophomores can apply to this program.
Please note that the deadline for applying to the formal program at the School of Dental Medicine is June 1, 2008. If you have questions after reviewing the site noted above, please schedule an appointment with one of the prehealth advisors by calling 645-6013.
The SUNY College of Optometry is hosting an Open House Thursday, May 15 from 9:45 a.m. -12:30 p.m. You will receive answers to your querstions about requirements, procedures, and costof attending. Please RSVP to Admissions@SUNYOPT.EDU by Tuesday, May 13 with your total number of guests. LIMIT of TWO Guests per person.
State University College if Optometry
33 West 42nd Street
NY, NY 10036
Phone: 800-291-3937
Email: admissions@sunyopt.edu
This message is from Idrees Mian, from the Undergraduate Biology Association (UBA)
Elections for the Biology Club will be held TODAY, Thursday April 17 at 6:00PM in 145D Student Union. The following positions need to be filled:
1) President: The president is responsible for arranging meetings and deciding on which activities to pursue for the club. They also must lead meetings and keep members informed about updates to the club
2) Vice-President: The vice-president aids the president in running the club. They also carry on duties of the president when they are not available.
3) Treasurer: The treasurer is responsible for managing the budget and requesting funds for activities. To do this, they must deal with the Student Association and Sub-board for club businesses.
4) Secretary: The secretary is responsible for turning in track sheets and keeping track of minutes/attendance at every meeting or event. They must also keep a record of contacts for the club.
The latest Medical School Admission Requirement Guide from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is now available. You may click on the link above to purchase.
Congratulations to 2008-2009 AED Officers!!
President: Katya Merkulova; Vice President: Mark Niec
Treasurer: Melitta Mendonca; Secretary: Ruxy Pascanu
Membership: Melissa Chrites; Historian: Rachel Steere
Web master: Rachel Steere
A request has come in for a tutor for Cellular Biology - BIO 201. If you have completed this course and earned a grade of “A” and wish to offer your services as a tutor for a fellow UB student, please email Libby Morsheimer at etm3@buffalo.edu. With your permission, we will then forward your name and email to the student seeking tutoring services. You can then work out any arrangements with this individual.
This message is from Ewelina Kotowska, president of CO-SIGN
We are having a meeting this Monday April 7 at 5pm in Baldy 111. We are going to introduce the 2008-2009 executive board members and announce the last few things we would like to get done to finish the semester. We will also have Dr. Xu-Friedman (neuroscience Ph.D.) come in to answer any questions you may have regarding neuroscience.
American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) 2009 Resources
Many of the AMCAS 2009 resources to help guide you through the application process for MD admission are now available by clicking on the above link.
However, as many have been rolled over from 2008, the date of 2008 is still present on some documents. We will contact AMCAS regarding this.
Remember that the AMCAS application for 2009 admission is expected to be available on or around May 6, 2008.
**EARLY AND ERROR FREE SUBMISSIONS ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED**
This message is from Jenn Stabel, president of APMS.
Congratulations to next year’s executive board:
President- Shannon Palermo
Vice President- Lindsay Guzzetta
Treasurer- Chrissy Chan
Secretary- Sydney Domanowski
Shadowing Coordinator- Forrest Crawford
Shadowing Coordinator- Katie Luce
This Saturday April 5 from 12- 4 PM we are having a prehealth social with students from AED, PreDental, and Prepharmacy. Stop by the Hadley Village community room for some food, games, and a chance to meet other prehealth students.
Last volunteering opportunity- Ronald McDonald House
Saturday, April 19
2- 5 PM
If you would like to sign up, contact jstabel@buffalo.edu and indicate if you are willing give a ride to other students or if you would like one.
The APMS banquet tickets are on sale now at the Sub-board ticket office on the second floor of the Student Union for $5. This includes a dinner buffet of chicken marsala, roast beef and gravy, baked penne with mozzarella, chef salad, oven roasted baby red potatoes, vegetable medley, cake and ice cream. There will also be live music and free raffle drawings. Tickets are limited to 50 people, so get yours now!
Saturday April 12
Banchetti by Rizzo’s Banquet facility (*note this is not in Cafe Banchetti, which is located next
door to the Banquet building)
Doors open at 5:30
Dinner starts promptly at 6:00 PM
See directions below:
From: 15 Capen Hall, Amherst, NY 14260-1609 US
To: Banchetti By Rizzo’s, 550 N French Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 US
DRIVING DIRECTIONS from North Campus
Capen Hall, Amherst, NY 14260-1609 US
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1. Start out going WEST on PUTNAM WAY. (go 0.2 miles)
2. Turn RIGHT. (go 0.0 miles)
3. Turn LEFT onto HADLEY RD. (go 0.1 miles)
4. Turn RIGHT onto RENSCH ENTRANCE. (go 0.2 miles)
5. Turn RIGHT onto SWEET HOME RD/CR-301. (go 2.4 miles)
6. Turn LEFT onto N FRENCH RD/CR-299. (go 0.3 miles)
7. End at 550 N French Rd Amherst, NY 14228
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B) Banchetti By Rizzo’s, 550 N French Rd, Amherst, NY 14228 US
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TOTAL ESTIMATED TIME: 7 minutes | DISTANCE: 3.17 miles
There is a Prehealth Mixer THIS WEEKEND!! There will be pizza, games and a chance to meet students from other prehealth clubs! THIS Saturday, April 5th from 12-4pm in the Hadley Community Building.
The next AED meeting will take place in 145C Student Union on Wednesday, April 9th at 5pm. We will be hosting Dr. Myers as our guest speaker to discuss D.O. medicine and education. Also, we will be holding elections for next year’s officers.
AED is volunteering at St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen on Saturday, April 12th. We will be meeting in front of Starbucks in UB Commons at 8:45 to carpool and we will be done around 12:30pm. If you are interested in going, please e-mail me and let me know. For more information about this click on the link provided above.
We will be selling AED Sweatshirts for $22 at the meeting, but if you can’t make it and would still like a sweatshirt, please contact Manu at rgp4@buffalo.edu.
Katie Brewer
AED President 2007-08
