COSIGN/SBNS (College Student Interest Group in Neurology/Student Behavioral Neuroscience Group) will hold its first meeting on THIS Wednesday, September 17 at 6:00 p.m. in Park 366. Come meet people with similar interests and enjoy free pizza and soda. We’ll be discussing upcoming events, fundraisers, etc. Hope to see everyone there!Eddie Yeung
COSIGN President
2 Upcoming Opportunities for Students Interested in Chiropractic Medicine
Visit from Life University College of Chiropractic – Sept 25
Dr. Mary Flannery, Director of Recruitment at Life University’s College of Chiropractic (Georgia), will be at UB on Thursday, September 25th from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in room 145E Student Union. Joining her will be Dr. O’Neill, a local chiropractor who has worked with cases from family care to personal injury (including being called as an expert witness at trial).
Dr. O’Neill will discuss why people choose a career in chiropractic, as well as the benefits of the profession. Dr. Flannery will be prepared to help students understand the questions you should ask when choosing a chiropractic school and how to find the best academic fit for your personal needs and ambitions within the profession.
Information Session/Luncheon with Representatives from Life University College of Chiropractic – Sept 27
Attend this informative session to learn about a rewarding career in Chiropractic:
Hear a ‘real-world’ perspective from DCs. Receive answers to all your questions from Dr. Mary Flannery, Director of Recruitment at Life University’s College of Chiropractic (Georgia). BONUS: $50 application fee waived for attending the event! Lunch will be provided, compliments of Life University!
Saturday, September 27th at 1:00 p.m.
The Olive Garden, 3951 Maple Rd. in Amherst
Please R.S.V.P. by 9/22 to Dr. Mary Flannery at 770-880-3934 or mflannery@life.edu
This message is from Shannon Palermo, president of APMS
Just a reminder that tonight from 6-9pm is our first meeting of the semester, in room Hochstetter 114. The topic of the meeting will be our shadowing program, and we will be featuring Dr. Spurgeon as our guest speaker. We will also be demonstrating how to correctly fill out the online application. There will also be opportunities to sign up for community service events, and as always, there will be plenty of food!
Hope to see everyone there!
Shannon Palermo
APMS President
Students are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations related to medicine, public health, global health, international development, social entrepreneurship, among other topics for the Global Helath Conference at Yale on April 18-19. The abstract deadline is September 15.
Register and/or submit an abstract. Abstract deadline is September 15. Registration rate increases monthly.
Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health & Development Conference
Yale University
“Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation”
When: April 18-19, 2009
Where: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
What: Join 2,500 conference participants for a stimulating international conference
As Featured On CNN: The Unite For Sight Conference Is What CNN Calls “A Meeting of Minds”
NOW OPEN: Registration and Abstract Submission - Abstract deadline is September 15
Register For Conference REGISTER NOW TO SECURE LOWEST RATE. Rate escalates each month.
Interested in submitting an abstract? Anyone may submit an abstract. Abstract submitters range from students to professionals.
Who should attend? Anyone interested in international health, public health, international development, medicine, nonprofits, eye care, philanthropy, microfinance, social entrepreneurship, bioethics, economics, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, environmental health, service-learning, medical education, and public service.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Susan Blumenthal, MD, MPA, Former US Assistant Surgeon General, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown School of Medicine and Tufts University Medical Center; Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR (The Foundation for AIDS Research
Allan Rosenfield, MD, Dean Emeritus, Mailman School of Public Health; Professor of Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health; Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon
Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project
Harold Varmus, MD, President and Chief Executive, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Former Director of the NIH; Nobel Prize Recipient
Confirmed Leaders of Social Innovation Speakers
Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Directors, mothers2mothers
“The HealthStore Foundation: Improving Access to Life-Saving Medicines through Micro-Franchising,” Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation
“The Impact of the Food and Nutrition Crisis on the Global Health Agenda,” Charles MacCormack, PhD, President and CEO, Save The Children
Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Plus many confirmed featured speakers including:
“Progress Towards Eliminating Blindness Due To Trachoma: Findings of Post-Intervention Impact Trachoma Prevalence Surveys in Seven Countries,” Sam Abbenyi, MD, MSc, Director, Programs and Logistics, International Trachoma Initiative
“Unearthing Local Definitions of Child Protection and Well-Being,” Alastair Ager, PhD, Professor of Clinical Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Jared Ament, MD, MPH, Clinical Research Fellow, Ophthalmology & Corneal Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School; Harvard School of Public Health
“Holistic Children’s Services For Orphans Abroad,” Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
“Workshop: How To Create An Organization To Do Community Work Abroad,” Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Elizabeth Ashbourne, Results Secretariat, OPCS, World Bank
Thomas Baah, MD, MSc, Ophthalmologist, Our Lady of Grace Hospital, Ghana
Richard Baraniuk, PhD, Founder, Connexions; Victor E. Cameron Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
Sheri Berenbach, MBA, Executive Director, Calvert Foundation
And Many Others…
In your planning for next summer or to research various health careers, please click on the links!
Health Related Job Fair Monday, September 29, 2008
11 am – 2 pm
105 Harriman Hall, South Campus
Join us as more than 40 health-related employers will be available to talk with you about job opportunities. This event is the primary on-campus opportunity to talk with employers in the health field during the 2008-2009 academic year, so don’t miss it! All majors are welcome. Bring multiple copies of your resume.
Participating employers include:
Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo, NY
Cape Fear Valley Health System, Fayetteville, North Carolina
CareOne LLC, Fort Lee, New Jersey
Catholic Health System, Cheektowaga , New York
Elderwood Senior Care, Williamsville, New York
Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York
Finger Lakes DDSO, Rochester, New York
The Hamister Group, Inc., Williamsville, New York
Health Force, Buffalo, New York
Heritage Centers, Buffalo, NY
Horizon Health Services, Buffalo, NY
Immco Diagnostics, Inc., Buffalo, New York
Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York
Lancaster General, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center, Jamestown, New York
The McGuire Group, Buffalo, NY
Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College, PA
Niagara Lutheran Health System, Buffalo, New York
North Shore LIJ Health System, Lake Success, New York
NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY
Oswego Hospital, Oswego, New York
People Inc., Williamsville, NY
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Sports Physical Therapy of NY, PC, Tonawanda, New York
Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY
Trusted Nurse Staffing LLC, Buffalo, NY
United Health Services Hospitals (UHSH), Johnson City, New York
Unity Health System, Rochester, NY
USA Staffing Network, Webster, NY
US Air Force Health Professions, North Syracuse, New York
U.S. Health Care Recruiter, Amherst, NY
US Navy Medical Officer Programs, Amherst, New York
VA Western New York Healthcare System, Buffalo, New York
Willcare, Buffalo, New York
Wyoming County Community Health System, Warsaw, New York
The Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the largest and most diverse MD/PhD programs in the nation. Students are currently pursuing graduate work in over 30 academic disciplines including the traditional biomedical sciences, social sciences and humanities, engineering, nutritional sciences, physical sciences and much more. Many of our PhD programs are ranked in the top 10 in their respective disciplines. The application deadline for the Entering Class of 2009 is December 31st. To learn more about the MSP please click on the link.
Questions? Contact Amanda Cuevas, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & The Medical Scholars Program at acuevas@uiuc.edu.
Amanda Cuevas
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs/Medical Scholars Program
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
125 Medical Sciences Building
506 South Mathews
Urbana, Illinois 61801
217/244-7800
acuevas@illinois.edu **Please note new e-mail address**
UB Mini Med School and Mini Vet School
Please go to mini-med/vet school link at for information on the lecture series pertaining to “Emergency 911″ on October 7, 14, 21 and 28. Also see topics related to veterinary care including the session scheduled for Thursday, October 23 titled “Dreaming of a Career with Animals?” Please 
see all programs listed along the right hand side of web page.
The Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University partnered to establish an exciting medical school program called the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM) of Case Western Reserve University. The goal of this innovative program is to educate a small group of highly qualified students who seek to become physician investigators. The first class of 32 students matriculated in July 2004, and our fifth class entered this July.
On May 14, 2008, Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D., President and CEO of Cleveland Clinic and the Board of Trustees, announced that the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University is providing all our students with full tuition scholarships, beginning with the 2008 –2009 academic year. Students enrolled in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University will receive a full scholarship covering tuition and fees. We recognize that significant debt hinders the potential for a medical school graduate to pursue a career as a physician investigator. We want to ensure that financial constraints do not preclude our graduates from following their dreams.
The CCLCM (College program) is a distinct program within the CWRU School of Medicine with a unique curriculum aimed at integrating basic science, research, and clinical training. The College program will extend over 5 years in order to ensure a substantive research experience. The 5-year curriculum will culminate in a MD degree with an optional master’s degree. We offer extensive small group teaching and hands-on experience in both basic/translational and clinical research.
Following research in the summer, an innovative organ-system based MD curriculum with substantial clinical experience begins the first year in September. A research thesis is required and our students will have the opportunity to identify a thesis adviser from a large number of top clinical and basic science investigators at the Cleveland Clinic, the CWRU School of Medicine, and CWRU’s other clinical affiliates. All research advisers will be individuals who are dedicated to developing a close mentoring relationship with medical students.
Students interested in applying to the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine must apply to Case Western Reserve University through the American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS). Information about AMCAS is available at the link. Once the AMCAS application is received, applicants will be encouraged to complete CWRU’s on-line secondary application, which includes instructions on applying for the new 5-year research-oriented College program, the existing 4-year University program, the MSTP program or all three.
Information about the CCLCM program is available at the link.
The dates have been set for the Fall 2008 Admissions Presentations and Tours at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine:
* September 12th (3:00-5:00)
* October 24th (3:00-5:00)
* November 7th (3:30-5:30)
More information about the programs and how to register are in the attached flyer or can be found on the web site. Dates for the Spring 2009 Presentations and Tours will be available after the first of the year.
