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Fall 2008
#13
– November 17, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Chess
Prodigy 2008: A fund-raiser for St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America
(MAA).
3. Submit a
2-minute video to AspiringDocs.org telling them why you are an aspiring to
win 1 of 10 $1,000 toward medical school application costs.(!)
4. The
United States National Institutes of Health is sponsoring a Biomedical
Scholars doctoral training program with colleagues in Oxford and Cambridge.
5. Seminar
sponsored by Rhodes College Department of Biology, November 17, 2008.
6. Received this
week.
7. Summer
Student Fellowship offered at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for sending me this.)
8. The
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program of Weill Cornell Medical College,
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and the Rockefeller University (New York) will
be sponsoring its 10-week Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program this
summer.
9. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November
10, 2008 issue.
10. Ya know, Christmas isn’t that far away. Here’s this week’s suggestion for a
Christmas gift for the person who has everything. (I did get carried away with the
$110,000 motorcycle last week, didn’t I?)
#12
– November 10, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Summer
research programs at Vanderbilt Medical Center (Nashville, TN)
3. Recommendations
of the Educated Citizen and Public Health Initiative encourage the teaching
of Public Health 101, Epidemiology 101, and Global Health 101 by all colleges
and universities.
4. From the
NAAHP: The Mabelle Arole Fellowship
supports a year at one of the best community based primary health projects in
the world.
5. Biomedical
research at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN)
6. A Short Primer
for those of you planning to attend Graduate School in Biomedical Sciences,
from Bharati Mehrotra,Ph.D., Graduate Program Student Adviser, Vanderbilt
University (Nashville, TN)
7. An
interesting Webcast Video Commentary:
Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View.
8. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November 1, 2008 - Annual Meeting Issue #1 edition.
9. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November
3, 2008 - Annual Meeting Issue #2 edition.
10. Ya know,
Christmas isn’t that far away.
Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who
has everything.
11. Marginalia:
Sand castle competition-Harrison Hot Springs, B.C
#11
– November 3, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AWARDS GRANT TO THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU for forwarding this to me.)
3. The
2009 Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Schedule and related resources
from AAMC.
4. New
U.S./Australia Medical School Program – 20 Seats Available for January 2009
5. The
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) allows for health-related
accommodations during Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) administrations.
6. Dedication
and blessing ceremony for the Cooper-Wilson Science Center, October 28, 2008.
MANY thanks to Cory Dugan,
Director of Publications for sharing these photos with me.
7. The
University of Texas Southwestern (Dallas) Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences is sponsoring summer research programs for undergraduates.
8. Ya know, Christmas isn’t that far away. Here’s this week’s suggestion for a
Christmas gift for the person who has everything.
#10
– October 27, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. What?!!? Fall Break is HISTORY, and YOU STILL
HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR TERM PAPER? DID
YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN BE BAD FOR YOU??
3.
While we’re on the subject of
procrastination, if you ever key in “procrastination” into the Search box of http://www.pubMed.gov , you’ll get
165 hits!
4. The
University of Memphis will be hosting its Pre-Health Sciences Day on
Thursday, October 30, 2008.
5. The
Church Health Center will be sponsoring its annual Race for Grace on
Saturday, November 8, 2008, starting at 9 a.m. from Shady Grove Presbyterian
Church.
6. Received this
week.
7. The
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (Tempe, AZ) will be hosting its
two annual Discovery Day programs.
8. St. George’s
University (Grenada, West Indies) will be sponsoring 10-day Summer Academies
for medicine and veterinary medicine.
9. Ya know,
Christmas isn’t that far away.
Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who
has everything.
10. Marginalia: Hubble Telescope’s top ten space
photographs.
#9
– October 20, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The
Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program is a nine-week program (May
18-July 27, 2009) where college seniors and recent graduates gain knowledge
about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further
developing their critical thinking and leadership skills.
3. A brief
summary of Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald’s research and of her presentation at last
month’s International Congress of Eye Research in Beijing, China.
4. The
subject was “Facebook and med school”:
It is a good idea to exercise a degree of professionalism now to avoid
possible issues in the future. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this.)
5. Is beer
bad for science? From nytimes.com,
August 19, 2008.
6. Ya know,
Christmas isn’t that far away.
Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who
has everything.
7. Marginalia:
HERE IS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION THAT HAS PERPLEXED US FOR YEARS!
#8
– October 13, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Yale University
will host the Unite For Sight 6th Annual Global Health &
Development Conference, April 18-19, 2009.
3. "Condom"
Ring-Tone a Hit in India .
4. Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory (NY) offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Program
.
5. Received this
week .
6. The West
Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg) is sponsoring its Fall
Open House on Saturday, November 15, 2008.
7. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
October 6, 2008 edition.
8. Ya know,
Christmas isn’t that far away.
Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who
has everything.
9. Marginalia: This is what sorry looks like…
#7
– October 6, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The Saint
Louis University School of Public Health sponsors monthly Open Houses,
starting in November, 2008.
3. The
question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was “I am looking for works of
fiction that involve disease in the plot. I will be using them in a
course on infectious disease. Do
any of you have any titles that you can suggest (Title, author, and a bit of
a description would be great, but just the title and author would work)”
4. Career and
Graduate Programs for B.S./M.S. Scientists:
An AAAS/Science Business Office Feature by Jacqueline
Ruttimann, also accessible via DOI:
10.1126/science.opms.r0800057 .
5. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
September 29, 2008 edition.
6. Computers
as good at reading mammograms as second eyes, from http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/01/computer.mammogram.help.ap/index.html
7. The
American Academy of HIV Medicine announces its offer to medical students to
become full members of the Academy at no charge.
8. October 6
through 12 is National PA (Physician Assistant) Week.
9. Marginalia:
Don’t EVER complain about your job.
It could be worse, you know…
#6 –
September 29, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The United States
Air Force Medical Scholarship offers considerable benefits.
3. Received this
week (and placed in the BBB/PHP room, AH 114)
4. The University of
Arkansas Medical School is sponsoing their Eighth Annual Career Day for
Biomedical Sciences, October 30, 2008.
5. Dr. Linda Pifer
will present her annual HIV/AIDS Seminar on September 30, 2008, starting at 1
p.m., in the University Theatre.
6. Marginalia
1: Good heavens, the faculty have gone
to the (sea)dogs! (Having honored
International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19, 2008)
7. Marginalia
2: Just in case someone gets hurt
talking, walking, or acting like a pirate.
(MANY thanks to Aimee Lewis, Director, The Fund for CBU.)
#5
– September 22, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. On
Thursday, September 25, Mr. Bernard Backer, Director of Admissions at the St.
Louis University School of Public Health will give a presentation on their
programs in Public Health and in Health Administration.
3. The
Admissions Department of the James H. Quillen College of Medicine (East
Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN) will be sponsoring a Medical
School Application Workshop on October 9, 2008 at the University of Memphis.
4. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
September 15, 2008 edition.
5. Church
Owes Darwin Apology Over Evolution, Says Senior Anglican, from the September
15, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
6. GuluWalk
(Saturday, November 1, 2008) is an event to benefit the children of War-Torn
Northern Uganda
7. Rhodes
College announces its Health Careers Fair, Thursday, September 25, 2008.
8. Marginalia: Valuable words of wisdom from ancient Rome
#4 –
September 15, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta
Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The
Pasteur Foundation (Paris, France!) offers a summer research program for
undergraduates.
3. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
September 8, 2008 edition.
4. Northwestern
Health Sciences University (Bloomington, MN) is offering a Career Day on
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to Noon.
5. America
Needs a More Diverse Physician Workforce:
A report from AspiringDocs.org, An AAMC Campaign to Increase Diversity
in Medicine.
6. Dr. Jane
Ann Munroe, O. D., Director of Admissions, Southern California College of
Optometry has created a Facebook group for Pre-Optometry students.
7. Students in
Dr. Kristin Prien’s Management 352 (Organizational Behavior and Management)
class are conducting a drive to help raise supplies for the American Red
Cross and recent hurricane victims.
8. Marginalia: Perishable Art
#3
– September 8, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. The University
of Health Sciences Antigua School of Medicine offers two separate programs
for a M.D. degree.
3. The 2009
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Competition is now
open. (Thanks to Cory Dugan, CBU
Director of Publications for forwarding this to me.)
4. Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) is sponsoring
an open house of their graduate programs on Saturday, September 27, 2008.
5. The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School (Little Rock, AR)
will be hosting the 8th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences
on Thursday, October 30, 2008.
6. Gaming
Evolves, from the September 3, 2008 issue of Science in the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
7. The University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers an MD/PhD program.
8. Students
applying to podiatric schools can access the on-line web application in
several ways.
9. The Indian
Health Service offers a Student Externship program for 3rd-year
dental students.
10. Marginalia: Cat got your tongue?
#2
– September 1, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Buckman Laboratories is looking for tutors for its
onsite adult (over 25) Reading Enhancement Program.
3. Northeastern
University (Boston, MA) offers a Master of Sports Leadership degree.
4. The
University of Memphis will be hosting the Sustainable Tennessee Regional
Opportunity Forum, Friday, September 19.
5. Sherman
College of Straight Chiropractic (Spartanburg, SC) will be hosting an open house
October 23 and 24, 2008.
6. The CBU Chapter of
Zeta Tau Alpha will be hosting the 5th annual Mr. CBU pageant, a
fund-raiser for breast cancer research and awareness, September 27, 2008.
7. Case Western
Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) offers a tuition-free program, called the
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM), for individuals
interested in becoming physician investigators.
8. von
Bourgondien, one of the largest flower bulb and perennial supplies in the
United States, offers a Fundraising with Flowerbulbs program.
9. Marginalia: Real answers to real test questions
#1 – August
25, 2008
1. Welcome
back!
2. The
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine (Guadalajara, Mexico) will
be conducting several student information sessions in the continental United
States this coming semester.
3. Student
research position involving either retinal pathology or basal ganglia
disorders, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
4. Marginalia: First Kiss
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