Duties include:

1- Sample processing and storage

2- Platelet function analysis and Flow Cytometry

3- Cell extraction

4- Manuscript proofreading and submission

5- Chart reading and data extraction

6- Data Entry and storage

The Research Assistant position offers exposure to wide range of skills that are critical for independent research. Most importantly it offers research experience in both the clinical and lab genres. Training is provided for each of the duties listed above. Hours are 9:00-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday though hours are flexible. It is a paid internship although specific details would need to be worked out between the candidate and the principal investigator depending on the hours that the final candidate could be available. Interested students may contact Erica Westphal at esw5@buffalo.edu for more information. If you are particularly interested in this position and feel you are qualified, please also attach your resume to the email; please do not call.Â
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The AMCAS Letter Pilot site can be accessed here.

UB PREHEALTH STUDENT CLUB PICNIC

When: Sunday, September 7, 2008 from 12:00-4:00 p.m.

Where: South Lake Community Room and patio area (North Campus). 

More details to come! All prehealth interested students welcome!

Effective TOMORROW Tuesday, June 10 – Libby Morsheimer will be located in room 107F Norton Hall.  *Her direct line will be 645-6020 and no longer 645-6026 

Effective Thursday, June 12 – Dalene Aylward will be located in room 108A Norton Hall. *Her direct line will be 645-6026 and no longer 645-5417.

Information regarding the location/phone of the newest member to the prehealth advising team will be available over the next several weeks. 

* As always, please call 645-6013 for a prehealth advising phone or in-person appointments.

Effective Tuesday, June 10 – Libby Morsheimer will be located in room 107F Norton Hall.
Effective Thursday, June 12 – Dalene Aylward will be located in room 108A Norton Hall.

Information regarding the location of the newest member of the prehealth advising team will be available over the next several weeks. 

The number to call for a prehealth appointment remains as 716-645-6013.

 The Department of Emergency Medicine is looking for a clinical data collector to work in the Erie County Medical Center Emergency Department located at 462 Grider Street. The clinical data collector will be responsible for identifying any emergency department patients who meet inclusion criteria for on-going clinical research.  The data collector will be responsible for interacting with patients and emergency department staff to gather relevant study data.  The data collectors will also screen all female patients for domestic violence and will present all patients with care satisfaction surveys. 

The shifts that will become available are:

Mondays 8a-4p starting July 21
Wednesdays 4p-12a starting July 16
Thursdays 4p-12a starting July 17
Sundays 4p-12a starting July 20

The pay is $7.50 per hour and assigned shifts are constant.  If you are interested in this position please forward resume to Liana Dypka at ldypka@ecmc.edu.

1) VMCAS
2) VMSAR
3) General Announcements

1) The VMCAS Web Application for 2009 Matriculation Is Now Available!

The VMCAS Web Application for 2009 matriculation is now available. Applicants can now create an account to receive their VMCAS ID. After creating an account, students can register their evaluators for the online evaluation process. Once an evaluator is registered, the evaluator will automatically receive an email with details on how to access the eLOR system.

The application deadline this year is noon eastern daylight time on Thursday, October 2nd, 2008.

The VMCAS website contains complete details about the application process to colleges of veterinary medicine:

• Application instructions
• Application Tips
• Sample application
• Details on each member college, including prerequisites
• College Comparison Chart
• Instructions for the easy-to-use online letters of evaluation system (e-LOR)

As a reminder, please be sure to direct any questions or concerns you receive regarding the application process to the VMCAS toll-free Student and Advisor Hotline at 1-877-862-2740 or to vmcas@aavmc.org.

2) VMSAR 2008
The 2008 edition of the Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) is now available. This publication provides admissions information for all schools of veterinary medicine in the United States, and AVMA-accredited international schools.

Additionally, in this year’s edition, you will find a section highlighting application and enrollment statistics. Applications by Residency, Age Distribution, Gender Distribution, and Ethnicity Distribution are just a few of the tables included in this section of the VMSAR.

Please click here for for more information and purchasing instructions for the VMSAR.

3) General Announcements

Murdoch University Joins VMCAS
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges is pleased to announce that Murdoch University in Australia has become a member of VMCAS! This brings the VMCAS membership total to 32 institutions.

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
1101 Vermont Ave NW #301
Washington, DC 20005
vmcas@aavmc.org

As per the website you may begin submitting your AMCAS application effective yesterday, June 4 at 9:30 a.m.  Early is good, but error free is better…

To meet the growing demand for advanced training in human nutrition, Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition has developed three tracks for its M.S. degree in nutrition.  In addition to the core M.S.  courses that can be completed on a full-time basis in one year, they offer electives in one of the three tracks or areas of focus.  This allows graduate students to focus on: 1) basic nutrition science  research; 2) nutrition and public health; or 3) clinical nutrition.   Students complete their MS thesis in either basic science or clinical research under the mentorship of faculty from any of twenty-five departments and affiliated institutions.

The MS program currently enrolls 70 students from diverse academic backgrounds and nationalities including the U.S., China, Canada and Turkey.  Graduates of the Institute of Human Nutrition MS program go on to medical and dental school, the health care industry, healthcare communications, and public health. Admissions are done on a rolling basis and financial aid is available to qualified students.   Applicants to the MS program are required to have completed two years of chemistry, one year of biology, and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT).

If you would like to speak with a program representative, please contact the Institute of Human Nutrition at (212) 305-4808, or  Mandy Bischel or visit our website at to download an application.