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Dr.
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Preprofessional
Health Programs at CBU: |
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Who
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Sources of information about
health-related careers: · Health Careers - A guide to health-related professional school programs and prerequisites, web sites, e-mail and physical addresses · Caduceus Newsletter – A weekly newsletter on current events, opportunities, and announcements pertaining to the health professions · AAMC’s Inaugural Official Guide to the MCAT(R) Exam: Please order via the AAMC publications page at www.aamc.org/officialmcatguide. Individual and bulk orders may be placed online using a credit card. If you need to pay by check or simply prefer to speak with someone to place your order, you may contact the publications department at 202-828-0416. · Acceptance rates for health-related professional schools · Advice to pre-meds, from people who have “been there, done that.” · Campus Events pertaining to Preprofessional Health Programs · Competitive Post-baccalaureate programs: Some offer some type of articulation or acceptance agreement. · Entering Medical Student Expectations – excerpted from a joint report from Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians, a joint publication of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) – 2009. ·
Image
management, and why posting everything
on Facebook may not be in your best interest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=nrlSkU0TFLs
· Student Preprofessional Organizations · What Makes an “Ideal” Healthcare Provider?: From http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/579616 · http://www.explorehealthcareers.org is an excellent source of information for students interested in any type of health-related career. · World Wide Web Sites Related to the Health Professions |
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Information about national exams Test descriptions and dates – ·
MCAT ·
OAT ·
PCAT ·
DAT ·
GRE Do MCAT Preparation Courses Really Help?: A Discussion which came up in May 2002 on the HLTHPROF listserv. Comparison of Kaplan and
Princeton Review MCAT Prep Courses: |
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Application services · · · · Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service · |
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The application process Notes
on the application process: Premed timeline - Reprinted with
permission from the 1998-1999 issue of Keepsake (Vol. 7, No. 1). Actually,
this timeline is applicable to anyone interested in applying to
health-related professional schools. Having an interview? · Interview suggestions: Do’s and Don’ts, From the Osteopathic Medical College Information Book: Entering Class 2003, published by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. ·
Special
edition of the Caduceus Newsletter pertaining to interviews: Need
help writing your personal statement? Procedure for Preparing and Distributing Your Composite Evaluation Packet Need
evaluations from faculty? Please fill
out an Evaluation Request Form: If
you’re applying to a health-related program, then you need a Plan B in case
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Financial aid and resources for students
in health-related graduate programs Military Scholarships - Scholarships offered by the Air Force, Army, and Navy for students attending professional schools in dentistry, medicine, nursing, and veterinary medicine. |
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Miscellaneous ·
WEBSITES FOR
PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WORK TO DO ·
You've heard of
bad hair days -- what if you have a bad MCAT day? http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BadMCATDay.htm ·
The types of
research that CBU students conduct.
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Be very careful with what you and your
friends post on Facebook. ( http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/FacebookConcern.htm
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Hobbies , OR, An aging rocker is NOT a pretty sight…
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It's not that I hate Valentine's
Day…it's just that I can't take it seriously: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/CadValentine2009.htm
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/CadValentine2008.htm
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Events Pertaining to Preprofessional Health Programs
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Tuesday, October 27 and Wednesday, October
28: Information Session on Osteopathic Medicine
and Osteopathic Colleges of Medicine,
J-10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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BTW, for the
Wednesday evening panel discussion, Smoothies will be served 5 to 6 p.m. in the
Auditorium lobby.
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Thursday,
October 29: Annual Health Career
Opportunities Fair, Sabbatini Lounge, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. So far, the following institutions will be
attending:
American Association of Colleges of
Osteopathic Medicine & Member Colleges:
· A.T. Still University–Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU/KCOM)
· A.T. Still University–School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU/SOMA)
· Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM)
· Georgia Campus–Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM)
· Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
· Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCUMB-COM)
· Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Erie
· Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus (LECOM-Bradenton)
· Lincoln Memorial University–DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM)
· West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)
Bethel University (McKenzie, TN) PA Program (Ms. Sandy Atwill)
Scholl School of Podiatric Medicine (Ms. Mandy Meinhardt)
Southern College of Optometry (Ms. Sunni Ewing)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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College
of Allied Health
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College
of Dentistry (Dr. Wisdom Coleman)
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College
of Graduate Health Sciences
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College
of Medicine (Nelson Strother)
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College
of Nursing
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College
of Pharmacy (Dr. James Eoff)
University of Memphis School of Audiology
and Speech-Language Pathology (Dr. Maurice Mendel)
U.S. Navy Medical Scholarship Program
(Officer Victor Gooden)
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Thursday,
October 29: The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School (Little Rock) will
be hosting its 9th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences. (See article #10 below)
For
the Spring 2010 semester –
TBA
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Important
Below are the Pharmacy
College Admissions Test (PCAT) examination dates
and registration fees for the
2009-2010 cycle. Visit the PCAT web site (http://pearsonassess.com/haiweb/Cultures/en-US/site/Community/PostSecondary/Products/pcat/pcathome.htm
) for additional information:
PCAT CONTACT INFORMATION:
The Psychological Corporation
Phone: 1-800/622-3231
Fax: 210/921-8861
M-F, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Central Time.
PCAT Registration and Information: http://tpc-etesting.com/pcat/
PCAT and
The Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) was launched is early May 2003. If a student is planning to apply to a participating PharmCAS school for fall 2004 enrollment - AND - at least one of the PharmCAS schools requires the PCAT, the student must request The Psychological Corporation to release the test scores directly to PharmCAS at CODE 104.
Students who has taken the PCAT more than once must arrange for PharmCAS to receive a score report for every test completed. Failure to submit all scores may jeopardize a student's eligibility for admission to pharmacy school. PharmCAS will forward PCAT scores to all of the designated colleges and schools, regardless of institutional requirements.
PCAT and NON-PharmCAS SCHOOLS:
Students applying to a pharmacy schools that do not participate in PharmCAS should arrange for PCAT test scores to be sent directly to the institution, if the PCAT is required for admission.
PharmCAS provides the following:
- One application to multiple pharmacy schools and colleges broadens
your "reach" as you are considered by several institutions at
once.
- One application eliminates duplicate information and transcripts
- One application saves you time
- One application = one point of contact
For more information, visit http://www.PharmCAS.org .
Candidates now have the option of registering for the MCAT electronically through the AAMC's web site at http://www.aamc.org/mcat .
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“The AAMC is your #1 source for information about the MCAT and applying
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The 2010 Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Schedule and
Registration Tips. |
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“Essential Essentials”, i.e. what
you NEED to know about registering for the MCAT, reporting on test day, and
releasing your test scores. |
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For more information, go
to http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/mcatschedule.htm
On the wish list for far
future is a way to assess communication beyond writing sample.
AAMC now has the Fee Reduction application form and instructions on its World Wide Web site, http://www.aamc.org . This form will no longer be included as a registration packet insert and is only accessible through the AAMC World Wide Web site. Candidates considering applying for a fee reduction should be advised that the program is intended for use by only those candidates with extreme financial limitations.
For more information, visit http://www.aamc.org
The Optometry
Admission Test (OAT) is now
available year round:
The Optometry Admission Test is
offered in a computerized format. Testing
is available year round – you select the date, time, and place that is most
convenient for you to test. You receive
your scores immediately after the completion of the test. Schools receive official score reports within
two weeks.
Information about the OAT can be
obtained online at http://www.opted.org
. This site contains information about
the test, application process, fees, test content, and a sample test. Use this site to register online for the test
and to request additional score reports.
A credit card is required for online registration or two request
additional score reports.
Information is also available by
calling the Optometry Admission Testing program at 1-800-232-2159. Automated information lines provide select
information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Print
application materials are available for those special situations where applying
online is not possible. This material
can be requested by calling the 800 number.
For information about the OAT, visit http://www.opted.org .
Additional information and application forms
are available from :
Optometry Admission and Testing Program (OAT)
211
(312) 440-2693
FAX: (312) 587-4105
Toll-free number for students' inquiries: 1-800-232-2157.
Revision to the Score Scale for the Optometry Admission Test (OAT)
Effective
May 1, 2009
When an examinee
takes the OAT, a raw score is produced for each area of the test that equals
the number of correct answers. This raw score is converted to a standard
score so that examinees’ performance on the test can be compared to other
examinees’ performance. In the OAT, the mean is assigned a standard score
of 300. The range of scores for the OAT is 200 to 400.
Recently, the mean
may has exceeded 300 in all sections, and has exceeded 330 in certain
instances. As part of the ongoing validation process for the OAT, a request was
made by ASCO to recalibrate the score scale so that the score scale mean is
again close to 300 and the standard deviation is 40. The data for this
rescaling study were responses from 2,520 examinees taking the OAT for the
first time in 2008. The rescaling for each of the OAT sub-tests was
accomplished through the use of logits from the Rasch model, which takes both
examinee’s ability and item difficulty into account. As a result, the
average mean of each of the OAT sub-test is as close as possible to a mean of
300 and standard deviation of 40.
Interpretation
of the New Score Scale
This new score scale
will take effect May 1, 2009 and has several major implications for anyone involved
in interpreting OAT scores. Please pay particular attention to the
bulleted items:
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The new
score scale and the old score scale are not comparable. Scores from the
new scale cannot be compared to the old scale.
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A 300 on
the old scale is not the same as a 300 on the new scale.
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If an
examinee tested in January 2009 and then retested in July 2009, the two sets of
scores cannot be compared to each other.
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The OAT
is not a harder or more difficult test but overall the scores will
appear to be lower than they have been in recent years because the mean has
been set back as close as possible to 300.
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Going
forward scores will be able to be compared as they have been in the past.
For example, an examinee that tests in May 2009 and December 2009 will be
scored on the same score scale and those sets of scores can be compared to each
other.
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When
reviewing an examinee’s score, it will be important to note the date the test
was taken to compare the scores to the correct scale.
Paige Pence,
Director, Student and Professional Affairs
Association of Schools & Colleges of Optometry
6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 420
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 231-5944, x3019
(301) 770-1828 Fax
http://www.opted.org
For the Graduate Record Examinations
*General Test - Year-round computer
based testing at centers worldwide. Convenient scheduling - Call 1-800-GRE-CALL
*Subject Tests - Register Online
*Introducing Writing Assessment - Year-round computer based testing at centers
worldwide. Convenient scheduling - Call - 1-800-GRE-CALL.
For more information, visit http://www.gre.org
For the Dental Admission Test (DAT)
Applicants may be scheduled
for the DAT on virtually any date. There
is no application deadline. Once a DAT
application is received in the Department of Testing Services, a notice will be
sent to the applicant that he or she can call the
Please note that for
applicants taking the DAT, the basic application fee is $170.00. “Walk-in” registration for the examination is
not available. The fee for additional
score reports (beyond the five requested on the application is $15.00 per copy.
Applicants may submit their
DAT applications and/or their DAT score report requests online. Information about the DAT testing program,
online application, and online score report request is available on the
American Dental Association’s website, http://www.ada.org . Fees are payable by credit card (Visa or
MasterCard).
Online DAT applications and
printed DAT applications are processed weekly.
Applications received by 5 p.m. (Central Time) on a Monday are processed
on Tuesday and if the applicant is eligible, an eligibility file is sent to
Prometric. Then letters are sent to the
eligible applicant on Thursday, telling them that they may now call Prometric’s
Currently, Dental Admission
test preparation material is available online and in the printed registration
booklet. Applicants who submitted an
online application can obtain a copy of the printed preparation material by
requesting the printed registration booklet from the DAT office or a dental school.
Student Preprofessional Organizations
American Student Dental Association
211
(312) 440-2795
Fax: (312) 440-2820
e-mail: ASDA@ASDAoffice.org
Website: http://www.ASDAnet.org
- BIOL 103: Biology of Addiction
Lecture and Lab
- BIOL 109:
Human Biology Lecture
- BIOL 109L:
Human Biology Lab
- BIOL 111:
Principles of Biology I lecture
- BIOL 111L: Principles of Biology I
Lab
- BIOL 112:
Principles of Biology II Lecture
- BIOL 112L:
Principles of Biology II Lab
- BIOL 335:
Invertebrate Zoology
- BIOL
413: Parasitology, course description at http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/BIOL413LcLbDesc.htm
Procedure for Preparing and Distributing Your Composite Evaluation Packet
Most professional schools either require, or at least prefer a composite evaluation form to be filed in support of your application. It is to your advantage to begin asking people to write evaluations on your behalf as soon as you start sending applications to the professional schools of your choice. That way, the composites will be ready to be sent if and when you receive secondary requests. Here is the procedure:
- Ask the people from whom you would like references whether they would be willing to write you a good evaluation before they receive the form. Not only is this common courtesy, it is also practical. If they tell you something like, "I'm sorry, but an evaluation form from me will probably hurt more than help", then you know they've just done you a favor. I recommend 4 or 5 people: 2 science professors, 1 non-science professor and 1 or 2 other individuals who are outside of academe, such as a work supervisor or research mentor.
- Pick up an evaluation request form so that you can provide me with the following information: Your name, your social security number (so that the Admissions Committee can quickly match your evaluation packet with your application file), the program you are applying to, and the names and addresses of your references. You will also indicate at the appropriate space whether you waive the right to view your evaluation packet.
- I send blank evaluation forms to the
references you specify, with a cover letter asking to fill it out and
return it to me as soon as possible. (I enclose a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to those references who are off-campus.) When I receive all the
evaluation forms, I transcribe the comments onto a single composite. At
the appropriate time, I make a xerox copy of the entire file to send to
the professional schools you specify. If you are using an application
service such as AMCAS , please wait until you start receiving secondary
requests before asking to have evaluation packets sent.
- When
you receive either a secondary application or a request for references, please
pick up a large CBU mailing envelope from me, write in the address of the
school to which you want your evaluation packet to be sent, apply $1.25
worth of postage on the envelope, and return it to me. (I'm sorry, but my
budget will not allow me to absorb the cost of postage.) When you return
the envelope to me, I shall then send out your evaluation packet.
Education
- 1978: Ph.D. in Zoology, Indiana
University -
- 1974: M.A. in Zoology, Indiana University - Bloomington
- 1972: B.S. in Biology, SUNY at Stony Brook
Publications
- Composite ACT Scores as a Predictor of MCAT Scores and of the
Likelihood of Acceptance to Medical School. The Advisor 22(3):34-36. June
2002.
- Distribution Patterns of Posthodiplostomum mimimum centrarchi
metacercariae among juvenile and mature bluegill sunfish, Lepomis
macrochirus. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
74(3-4):75-77. July - October 1999
- Parasitic Diseases Reported in Memphis Area Hospitals in 1984 and 1989. Journal of the Tennessee Medical
Association, 84(4):171-172. 1991
- Decreased Yield of Pneumocystis carinii from Cortisonized
Rats. Journal of Parasitology, 75(1):82-85.
1989
- Statistics and Their Significance. Fish Health Section Newsletter, Volume 13. January 1985
- An Alternative Model Based on Random Distributions For Density-Dependent Regulation in Host-Parasite
Systems. American Midland
Naturalist, 109(9):230-239. 1983
- Characteristics of Anchor Parasites From Fishes of North Pond, Kelleys Island, Ohio. The Ohio Journal of
Science, 81(4):180-181. 1981
- Incidence of Lernaea cyprinacea Among Goldfish of North
Pond, Kelleys Island, Ohio. The Ohio
Journal of Science, 77(1):48-49. 1977
Hobbies, OR, An aging
rocker is NOT a pretty sight
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Sometime in 1954, just a little tyke and already giving people the finger |
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Spring 1975, bass player for Barnacle Gonzo and the
Chianti Brothers, (and singing lead on “Red Necks, White Socks, and Blue
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Spring 1980 (solo performance at Serendipity talent show on CBU campus) |
October 2001 (Keyboard player for KISS…MyTuchas) |
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Spring 2002 (Solo performance in the CBU cafeteria) |
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“Death Warmed
Over”, playing a
Halloween Day Lunchtime Benefit Concert in the CBU Alfonso Dining Hall,
October 2003 |
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(L-R: Dr. Beetlejuice, Dr. Janet McCord, Garrett Smithson, Whitney Appling, BJ, Jennifer Paxson Saputra, Eon Mostert, Christy Harwell Mostert) Question: What was your songlist? Answer:
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As a
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A word of explanation about this photograph: è In
Orthodox Jewish weddings, it is customary for men to dance with men, women to
dance with women. I was having such a good time that I started to
dance with one of the photographers.
Little did I realize, until it was too late, that Chris, the strapping
young man to my right, lifts weights.
This young lad lifted me up and started to spin me around like a
Chanukah dreidl, bringing me down for a landing just in time for the other photographer to snap this picture. To this
day, I am not exactly sure whether I was just posing as if I were about to throw up, or whether I really meant it… |
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(Pre-)Valentine’s Day Lunchtime Benefit Concert for
Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
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Halloween Lunchtime Benefit Concert for LeBonheur
Children’s Medical Center (L-R): Steve
Ritter, myself, Screamin’ Matt Vincent, Kathleen “Grace O’Malley” Nelson, Rex Browning, Larry “Werewolf”
Anderson
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Music. Plain and simple.