Off-Shore/International Medical and Veterinary Schools: What Applicants Should Consider
NEXT Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:30-5:00 p.m.
145D Student Union
The off-shore medical schools are an option for students seeking admission to an MD school. Come to this workshop to learn the practical considerations associated with applying to schools outside of the US most notably those in the Caribbean and Mexico.
Come learn about the opportunities that Life University (Georgia) has to offer you.
Join Mr. Mackel Harris from Life University on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (ROOM TO BE ANNOUNCED) to learn more about the field of chiropractic as well as admissions’ requirements and details about Life University. Chiropractors, also known as doctors of chiropractic or chiropractic physicians, diagnose and treat patients with health problems of the musculoskeletal system and treat the effects of those problems on the nervous system and on general health. Many chiropractic treatments deal specifically with the spine and the manipulation of the spine. Chiropractic medicine is based on the principle that spinal joint misalignments interfere with the nervous system and can result in lower resistance to disease and many different conditions of diminished health.
A total of six prehealth students are needed to help meet and greet prospective UB students and their parents on Saturday, March 29 from 11:00-3:00 for the annual UB spring Open House. There are two shifts available: 11:00-1:00 and then from 1:00-3:00. You would be interacting with students and their families to help in answering their questions regarding prehealth preparation at UB. The first six students who repond will be selected and you will receive an email confirmation of your participation. We will have a UB t-shirt for you to wear that day.
Effective February 21, both Dalene Aylward and Libby Morsheimer in the Office of Prehealth Advising Services will be advising students intended toward Early Assurance programs (medical and dental) or for information pertaining to the Combined BS/DDS Program.
Please remember that students can set an appointment by calling 645-6013 or by stopping by the main office in 109 Norton Hall.
An additional request has come in for a tutor for Organic Chemistry - CHE 202. 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.
If you have completed the courses PMY 302 - Intro to Pharmacology and/or PGY 451 - Human Physiology, and have earned grades of “A” in either or both of these courses and are interested in providing tutoring services to a UB student, please contact Libby Morsheimer at etm3@buffalo.edu to provide you with contact information.
If you plan on coming through the Prehealth Committee for APRIL 1, 2008 in support of your 2009 professional health school application, please carefully read the following information. Again, you will need at least 4 individual letters of recommendation by APRIL 15, 2008
Please turn in your materials to Virginia Majewski in 109 Norton Hall. Her phone is 645-6012; email – vmajewsk@buffalo.edu. You will need to set aside at least 10 minutes so that she can review your packet with you. Please do not simply drop off your materials to the office and leave.
If your last name begins with A-L, please turn in all your materials by 4:30 p.m. TUESDAY, APRIL 1.
If your last name begins with M-Z, please turn in all your materials by 4:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2.
YOU ARE SUBMITTING:
1) A printed copy of Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet - http://www.prehealth.buffalo.edu/pdfs/datasht2.pdf
2) Unofficial Transcripts from UB (My Grades off of MyUB) and any transcripts from transfer work.
3) Items #7-9 from the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet
4) Personal Statement - #10 on the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet
5) Be sure to read and answer appropriately #12 on the Prehealth Committee Application/Data Sheet. Please be sure to read the question carefully and contact us if you are unsure how to answer it. You want to report any disciplinary action/academic integrity issue regardless of whether you completed the required community service hours or regardless of whether you applied for the record to be expunged or you believe any record has already been expunged.
6) $40 fee.
If you are applying to two types professional health schools (i.e., MD and DO), the fee is $45 to cover the costs of transmitting your letters electronically through VirtualEvals to the MD and DO schools. The fee covers the expense overall of paper, copy services, and envelopes.
7) A black and white headshot (if possible). If not, we will take a quick photo here to be sure we are appropriately tracking all your Committee info.
The ONLY materials sent on to the professional schools from our office include your individual letters of recommendation and Prehealth Committee composite letter. We do not forward your essay, Prehealth Committee application, photo, transcripts, etc.
The SRC in 232 Capen must forward your official transcripts to the centralized application services or individual schools (whichever is applicable for you).
Setting the Interview
Once you have submitted all your materials and have at least four letters in, you will be assigned a Prehealth Committee interviewer. In 3-5 days, you will be emailed your interviewer’s name and contact information. It is important that you contact this person promptly. They will be expecting to hear from you to arrange the date and time of your interview. Please do arrive more than 10 minutes early for your interview but strive to be on time.
Please do not ask us to accept your application past the deadline or assign your interviewer without at least 4 letters by April 15. Doing so holds up the process for the entire pool. Our goal is to complete your letters by mid-to-late June so you are all very timely in having a completed packet. Early, complete applications to the professional health schools are highly advocated.
Facebook Us!
We now have a group on Facebook: UB Prehealth
~Get info on what you need to do
~Find our about upcoming events
~Discuss aspects of being Prehealth with advisors & students
For more information:
Join on Facebook: UB Prehealth
Questions? Email: dmg8@buffalo.edu
Sponsored by Student Advising Services
Tour UB’s dental school and clinics, hear a presentation from Dr. Brown, the Acting Director of Admissions, talk with current dental students and have your questions answered! Food and refreshments will be served.
Friday, February 8, 2008 from 3:00-5:00 at UB’s Squire Hall, South Campus (Meet on 1st Floor Lobby area)
Space is LIMITED so please SIGN-UP by emailing Jinny Majewski at vmajewsk@buffalo.edu. You will receive email confirmation when you have been added to the list.
A wait-list will be started if the session is over-enrolled.
ATTENTION: Those applying for fall 2009 admission to the professional health schools.
If you are a junior this year and/or plan on applying for the entering class of 2009 to medical school (MD or DO), dental school, veterinary school, optometry, etc., please read below. You also will want to consider making an appointment for prehealth advisement several weeks prior to the April 1 Prehealth Committee deadline to be sure you are well informed and prepared to come through the Committee in support of your fall 2009 application.
DEADLINE: APRIL 1, 2008 with at least 4 individual letters due NO LATER THAN April 15, 2008
Four to seven individual letters of recommendation can be sent to the office in 109 Norton Hall anytime in support of your application.
If you are unclear as to what is involved in applying to the Committee, please go to the website.
All necessary forms are located here.
All forms, aside from the Preprofessional Data Sheet/Application, are also available in 108 Norton.
**There is a detailed checklist of what you need to assemble for the Prehealth Committee on the shelves in 108 Norton.**
A minimum of FOUR letters of recommendation MUST BE RECEIVED for you by APRIL 1, 2008.
**Please remember that applications to these professions school have been on the rise and; therefore, they are extremely competitive schools in which to gain admission. If your overall or science/math GPA is around or below a 3.0 (e.g., 2.9 to 3.3/3.4), please make an appointment to see the prehealth advisor prior to applying to the Prehealth Committee***
Please call 645-6013 to set up an appointment if you need more information regarding this process.
