Please remember to check out all the Career Service events this spring. They include an “All Majors Job and Internship Fair”, a “Human Services Career Fair” as well as a “Summer Job Fair” in addition to their regualrly scheduled workshops on resume writing, internships, interviewing and so on.
The Office of Admissions at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School invites you to apply for the Summer Clinical Internship Program for undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students interested in careers in medicine.
Program Description
Participants will have the opportunity to shadow clinical faculty members at the medical facilities in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Distinguished faculty from a variety of specialties will host students. Students will be paired with faculty in specialties representing students’ interests. Students are encouraged to keep the hours of the clinicians in order to get a real sense of the specialty, the issues in patient care and the practice of medicine. A lunchtime seminar series will complement the clinical experiences. Students will also take part in a pedagogic exercise at the end of the program. Students will make brief presentations to their peers on topics selected and researched with the guidance of the faculty preceptors.
Dates June 2, 2008 to June 18, 2008
Requirements: Applicant must be at least a sophomore undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student. Please have COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT AND ONE ACADEMIC LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, sent to Ms. Maggie Lyons, c/o Summer Clinical Internship Program Coordinator, Office of Admissions UMDNJ-RWJMS, TC 118, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854.
Deadline for completion of your file is MARCH 03, 2008. Due to the number applicants, we will notify you only if you are accepted into the program by April 4, 2008
Housing is not provided. Transportation and lodging will be participant’s responsibility. There is a train station several blocks from the campus. There is no fee to participate in the program and no stipend. Students will be responsible for the fee for criminal background checks.
Information and application form will be posted in January 2008 or contact Ms. Lyons at 732-235-4587.
Many national summer internship and research opportunities begin to post announcements in Dec-Feb. Please check the listserv as well as this “Prehealth Bulletin”. Please also consider looking at the category – “Summer Opportunities” on the right side of the “Bulletin” and look at past postings. Many programs from last year will be conducted again for the summer of 2008, but the programs may have not yet updated their site. Continue to the look at future “Bulletin” announcements or go directly to the site noted for updated information for 2008.
United Way
You can search nationally under the United Way site . Simply type in your zip code to get to specific regional United Way sites. This is an excellent way to begin your search and you will find that volunteers are needed in multiple contexts of life; your help is needed.
Other Summer Resources
Please check the following website for a state by state listing of other summer opportunities.
You may need to check with some of the programs to see if eligibility requirements have changed or if they are still in existence. Be sure to pan down all the way to the bottom past the state listings for additional sources.
Summer Research Opportunities at National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Sponsored by National Science Foundation
Nationwide summer research opportunities for undergraduates in science
(last maintained in 1999 but will provide some good leads)
International Opportunities
In addition to sites provided on previous “Prehealth Bulletin” listings, please feel free to review these as well for international volunteering opportunities.
Many students ask about well known service programs abroad and language immersion programs, notably Spanish. Please see following list obtained at a regional prehealth advisor conference in April of 2007. The last site also provides information regarding international opportunities in medical education.
Child and Family Health International
Uganda Village Project (several UB students have participated)
International Alliance in Service and Education (IASE)
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL)
International Medical Volunteers Association
International Opportunities in Medical Education
CSTEP is now accepting applications for their spring 2007 internship program, at the SUNY School of Optometry from Tuesday, May 29 to Saturday, June 9 at the school located in Manhattan. CSTEP provides the opportunity to explore the profession of optometry in the a number of ways. You will have the opportunity to observe actual clinical rotations, observe various clinical examinations and procedures and see different optometry specialties firsthand. You will also visit a hospital, a private and/or group practice, a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and neighborhood health center. Additionally you will have the opportunity to compose your own research paper and review the day-to day schedule of optometry students.
You must be a NYS resident currently attending an accredited college or university full-time. Only underrepresented minority students or economically disadvantaged students will be considered and preference is given to sophomores and juniors.
CSTEP is free. Applications can found on top of the gray file cabinet in 108 Norton Hall. More information and additional applications can be obtained by calling or writing Carlos Restrepo or Edward R. Johnston, O.D. at the SUNY College of Optometry 33 West 42 Street, NY, NY 10036. Tel (212) 938-5505 or email restrepo@sunyopt.edu
Are you certain you want to be a doctor? If so, how will you submit a competitive application to US medical school? Do you know how to write a compelling personal statement? How will you prepare to answer the tough interview questions?
You are invited to submit an application to participate in the First Pre-Medical Academic and Career Exploration Regional Series (PACERS) camp. PACERS is held at the University of South Carolina. USC is a large university with over 16,000 undergrads and PACERS comprises a summer residental program running from May 20-May 25. All relevant information and an application can be found at the PACERS website - click on “PACERS” on far left side of the page.
Mentoring in Medicine (MIM), is a national nonprofit organization created by minority physicians passionate about addressing health care disparities. Please go to this site and click on “Events” and then “Upcoming Events” for specific announcements regarding a “Mentoring Minority Medical Student Luncheon” on Saturday, March 24 as well as “The Emergency Department Clinical Exposure and Mentoring Program.”
MCAT TEST PREP
Dates: May 20 - June 30, 2007
Expected program size: 10 participants
Requirements: Completed ALL the pre-req coursework necessary for the MCAT. Complete Participant Application, provide a copy of all college transcripts, submit two evaluations, and intend on taking the MCAT within six months of participation.
Program Info: For MCAT, we are considering a computer-based program from Dr. Flowers MCAT. In addition to test preparation, there will be workshops focusing on the admissions process. Typical weekly schedule will be Mon-Fri from 8:30 - 3:30 with full-length practice exams administered on Saturdays.
Expenses: Housing will be provided in Buc Ridge or Campus Ridge, $600 Food Allowance, Travel Allowance (TBD), and $1200 participation stipend.
DOCTORS OF TOMORROW CAMP
Dates: DOT-I: June 3 - June 16 or DOT-II: June 17 - 30
Expected Program size: 8 participants for each camp
Requirements: Applicants must have successfully completed a minimum of 30 college semester hours. Complete Participant Applicantion and provide copies of all college transcripts.
Program Info: This is a condensed version of our Doctors of Tomorrow programs from previous summers. The first week is a didactic week where participants will learn clinical skills and participate in “Planning for Professional School” workshops. The second week is a clinical week where participants will shadow physicans and residents in primary care facilities associated with Quillen College of Medicine. Students interested in health professions other that medicine will also have the opportunity to shadow in their discipline of interest.
Expenses: Housing will be provided in Davis Apts, $200 Food Allowance, Travel Allowance (TBD). NO Participation Stipend will be provided given the short length of the program.
Priority Deadline is March 15, 2007
More information will be available on our website (www.etsu.edu/hcop) on Monday, Feb 19th, 2007.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
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Celeste Crowe
Assistant Director
Pre-Health Outreach Programs
East Tennessee State University
423-439-2034 (phone)
423-439-2060 (fax)
The Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Program of the Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCOE) at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) is a 6 week program that offers students a unique opportunity to become exposed to the realities and nuances of the medical profession through a one-on-one “shadowship” with a physician. For more information please click the link above.
The program is a minimum 30 hour weekly commitment. The student will be expected to attend 14 hours of lecture per week and spend at least 6 hours per week with their assigned mentor. Participants in the program will be awarded a stipend at the end of the 6 week program. The program will start June 25, 2007.
Eligible Participants Must:
Be a US citizen or permanent resident
Be from an underrepresented group in medicine or come from a disadvantaged background
Must be rising sophomores with at least one year in science
Have a GPA of at least 2.5
Provide an official transcript, obtain a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and obtain medical clearance.
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1
St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is inviting college students considering the health professions to join their research team in the emergency department (ED) as Research Associates (RA).
From 2 June to 12 August, RAs will be volunteering a minimum of one 4-hour shift per week in the ED:
• identifying and enrolling patients who are eligible for various research studies
• obtaining demographic and historical data
• being involved in the informed consent process
• facilitating the production of the research
In the summer semester, RAs are allowed to serve additional shifts as long as they are not taking more than one other summer school course. Since studies looking at primary health care screening in the ED form the core of the research effort, RAs will be interacting with large numbers of patients presenting with the range of problems seen in an inner city ED. Their performance will be evaluated on each shift by emergency physicians and nurses. These shift evaluations will be collated into an end-of-semester letter of assessment that will be sent on to their pre-health adviser.
From this basic activity, the potential for additional research and didactic opportunities at this major teaching affiliate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine is limited only by the student’s initiative.
With the addition of the academic components of a formal internship, the summer program will be offered as a pass/fail, one credit course through the St. Vincent’s College. The cost for the course is $330, with an $80 administrative fee, which includes drug testing, and a $25 application fee.
On-campus housing will be available at the University of Bridgeport.
Complete information is here. This includes application materials and required health forms. Potential RAs will need a simple letter of endorsement from their pre-health adviser on official stationary. A sample letter with the elements that we require is also on the web site.
