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1. This year’s
annual Health Career Opportunities Fair is scheduled for Thursday, October 5,
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall.
2. St. George’s
University’s School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine are
sponsoring a series of Open Houses in October and November.
3. The University of
Illinois offers a unique MD/PhD opportunity through their Medical Scholars
Program (MSP).
4. Admissions
Factoids about Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences -
Fall 2006Vanderbilt University offers graduate degrees
in Biomedical Sciences.
6. The Georgia
Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announces its Fall Open
House, Friday, October 13, 2006, 4 – 7 p.m.
7. Emory
University’s Rollins School of Public Health announces its Fall Open House,
Saturday, October 14, 2006.
8. The American Medical
Student Association sponsors an annual series of regional Student Leadership
Institutes.
9. The University of
Memphis is sponsoring its Pre-Health Sciences Day on Tuesday, October 10,
2006
10. One
interesting contribution by an SDSU alum to Barbara
Huntington’s “A Day in the Life” series.
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1. This
year’s annual Health Career Opportunities Fair is scheduled for Thursday,
October 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall.
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We will have representatives from the following universities and
programs:
Baptist College of Health Sciences
Southern College
of Optometry
University of Arkansas Medical School (Little
Rock)
·
College
of Graduate Health
Sciences
·
College
of Medicine
University of Tennessee
Health Science
Center
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College of Allied Health Sciences
(Cytotechnology, Dental Hygiene, Health Information Management, Medical
Technology, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy)
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College
of Dentistry
·
College
of Graduate Health
Sciences
·
College
of Medicine
·
College
of Nursing
·
College
of Pharmacy
Union University
(Jackson, TN
and Germantown, TN)
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Accelerated BSN Program, Germantown, TN
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Master’s in Nursing
Military Scholarship programs
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US Air Force
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US Army
·
US Navy
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2. St. George’s University’s
School of Medicine and School of Veterinary
Medicine are sponsoring a series of Open Houses
in October and November.
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All meetings are 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Rservations are required for US and Canadian Open Houses.
RSVP: 1-800-899-6337, extension
280, or visit their website: www.sgu.edu
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Date
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Location
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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Millennium Maxwell House House Nashville
2025 MetroCenter Blvd.,
Nashville, TN 37228
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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The Cincinnatian Hotel
601 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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Hyatt Regency
420 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
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Hyatt Regency
401 West High Street,
Lexington, KY 40507
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Detroit Marriott
Renaissance Center,
Detroit, MI 48243
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006
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Hyatt Regency
1 St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO 63103
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Thursday, November 9, 2006
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The Cantebury Hotel
123 South Illinois Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46225
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3.
The University of Illinois offers a unique MD/PhD opportunity
through their Medical Scholars Program (MSP).
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We are writing to send you information about the
unique MD/PhD opportunities available to your students through the Medical
Scholars Program (MSP) at the University
of Illinois (
http://www.med.uiuc.edu/msp). If you have students who have done
undergraduate research and plan to pursue a career in academic medicine and
medical research, we encourage them to apply at https://www-s.med.uiuc.edu/msp/application/welcome.asp
. We also ask that you print off this e-mail and poster http://www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/Poster.pdf
and place it either on a bulletin board or perhaps in a programs binder in
your office for students to reference.
Please note that only U.S.
citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply to the College of Medicine, and thus to the Medical
Scholars Program. Our MSP on-line application deadline is December
31, 2006. Students must also designate school code #128 University of Illinois
at Chicago on
their AMCAS application by December 31, 2006. For more
information, please visit our MSP Admissions website at http://www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/Admissions.asp
. The MSP web site provides additional information about the MSP and
has links to most graduate departments. A few highlights about the MSP:
- The MSP is one
of the largest MD/PhD programs in the country with over 150 MD/PhD
students currently enrolled. The average MCAT score is 32 and the
average GPA is a 3.5 for our MSP Entering Class.
- The MSP
provides a diverse offering of PhD fields to combine with the MD - we
have students pursuing PhDs in the humanities, social sciences,
engineering, physical sciences and, of course,
in the biomedical sciences.
- All of the MD
and PhD training is done at the Urbana-Champaign campus (http://www.uiuc.edu). The University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign boasts the third largest library in the country, is
the home of National
Center for
Supercomputing Applications, and the Beckman Institute for Advanced
Science and Technology, which provides unique opportunities for
interdisciplinary research.
- Our clinical training
program provides many opportunities for 1-on-1interaction with
practicing physicians.
- Scheduling - The
primary scheduling requirement of the MSP is that students begin their
studies in the graduate program. After completing the first year
of graduate school, students, in consultation with their faculty
advisors, and in accordance with MSP policies choose the appropriate
sequencing of disciplines.
- Funding opportunities
available for all MD/PhD students generally include a tuition and fee
waiver along with a stipend. Funding is usually provided through
the student’s graduate department in the form of a research or teaching
assistantship, and/or fellowship.
- The MSP also offers an
MD/JD and an MD/MBA program, although funding for students in these two
programs is limited.
We pride ourselves on the friendliness of our staff.
We encourage you and/or your prospective students to call Amanda Cuevas, MSP
Assistant Dean, with any questions you might have. She can be reached
by phone at 217-333-8146 or by e-mail at acuevas@uiuc.edu.
Amanda Cuevas
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs/Medical Scholars Program
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
125 Medical Sciences Building
506 South Mathews
Urbana, Illinois 61801
217/244-7800
acuevas@uiuc.edu
fax 217/333-2640
www.med.uiuc.edu/msp/
Student Affairs/Medical Scholars Program
Mission Statement
“We will work collaboratively with students, faculty and staff to
serve our students with enthusiasm and to support, encourage, and empower our
students and each other to achieve excellence while treating everyone with
dignity and respect."
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4.
Admissions Factoids about
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Class
of 2010
On
August 21, we enrolled 147 first year pharmacy students as the Class
of 2010. Their average overall undergraduate GPA is 3.43 and
their average PCAT composite percentile score is 82. Additionally, 82 percent
of them have prior experience in a pharmacy setting and more than half the
class have undergraduate degrees (as you know, both of these are not
requirements; but are more commonplace as competition increases).
Admissions
– Class of 2011
As
unbelievable as it seems, we are now in the process of admitting our class
that will graduate in May 2011. Our deadline for applications
is Friday, January 5, 2007. However, I do strongly encourage applicants to
submit their materials well before that date. We just began interviews last
Friday and we will begin accepting applicants into the class next month.
PharmCAS
Advisors Portal
I
hope you all will continue using the PharmCAS Advisor Portal. This portal can
be used as a real-time dynamic tool to view, search, and print data on
students who have attended their institution and have authorized PharmCAS to
release their information to pre-health professions advisors. Advisor
accounts activated in previous years are carried forward each cycle.
The
secure portal is accessible at the following URL: https://portal.pharmcas.org/advisors/advisors.htm.
Since the Advisor Portal is private, AACP asks us to not release the link
(URL) to unauthorized individuals. Please contact the PharmCAS office if you
have questions regarding Advisor Portal and feel free to provide us feedback
regarding that process.
Day
at Mercer for Pre-Pharmacy Advisors
Please
mark your calendars for the next Day at Mercer for Pre-Pharmacy Advisors. It
will be held on Friday, March 23. We will have the meeting on campus
that afternoon and will follow up with a reception and dinner at the Marriott
Century
Center.
Accommodations will also be provided at the Marriott. We will be
sending you more detailed information about the event in January.
As
always, if you or your students would like to have someone come to talk to
them about pharmacy school and admissions, I am willing to include a visit to
your school in my recruitment travel. Please let me know if you indeed think
a visit would be beneficial to you and your students. I also encourage you to
let me know if we may be of further assistance to you.
Respectfully,
Jordana
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Mrs. Jordana Stephens Berry, MBA
Associate Director for Student Affairs and Admissions
Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
3001 Mercer University Drive, Suite PAC-121
Atlanta, GA 30341
678.547.6232 ~ fax: 678.547.6063
stephens_jl@mercer.edu
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Vanderbilt University offers graduate degrees in Biomedical
Sciences.
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The graduate program at Vanderbilt University
in Biomedical Sciences has made great strides over the last 10-15 years, and
we are proud to be one of the top twenty programs in the nation. All graduate
students are provided special support and help during their first year of
graduate education when they are adjusting to the transition from
undergraduate school to graduate education. The first year of our program is
an umbrella IGP (Interdisciplinary Graduate Program). This allows students to
“shop around” widely until they find the best possible fit for their research
interests. Additionally, students from diverse background are given special
care and guidance. Dr. Roger Chalkley, Senior Associate Dean of Graduate
Studies designed the IGP program and he directs both IGP and MD/PhD Programs
at Vanderbilt University. I work on Dr. Chalkley’s
team and have had an opportunity to work with a wide breath of diverse
students in the graduate program.
If you have students who may be interested,
please ask them to look at our Website http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret to get more details about the graduate program at Vanderbilt University. They can also apply online
without incurring any application fee at http://mc.vanderbilt.edu/igp/
Graduate students receive a yearly stipend of
$24,000 in addition to tuition, fees and medical insurance.
We also offer a Summer Research Program for
post junior undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. Information
about the summer program can be found at the website http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret. An application is also available online.
If there are any questions with which I can
help; please contact me through email at Bharati.Mehrotra@Vanderbilt.edu
or you can also call me at 615 343 1021. For general information on
applications you can also contact Dr. Michelle Grundy, Director of Admissions
for Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences in the BRET office. Her
Email address is Michelle.Grundy@Vanderbilt.edu
and phone no. 615 343 2573.
With best wishes
Bharati Mehrotra,Ph.D., Graduate
Program Student Adviser
Biomedical Research and Education Training Program
340 Light Hall
Vanderbilt university
Nashville, TN 37232.
Phone No. 615 343 1021
Email add. Bharati.Mehrotra@Vanderbilt.edu
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6. The Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic Medicine announces its Fall Open House, Friday, October 13,
2006, 4 – 7 p.m.
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From a note sent by
Aisha DeBerry, Admissions Coordinator/Recruiter:
Dear Pre-Health Advisor:
Greetings from Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic Medicine! This is an
exciting time for our institution.
Fall 2005 we opened our 150,000 square foot building that is one of
the most modern and innovative state-of-the-art educational facilities. We now offer the Doctorate of Osteopathic
Medicine as well as a Masters in BioMedical Sciences.
I want to personally invite you and your students to our
Fall Open House which will be held Friday, October 13, 2006 from 4-7
p.m. This event will be an excellent
opportunity to come see the campus, learn about osteopathic medicine, observe
osteopathic manipulative theray, and meet the current students.
For more information, contact:
Aisha DeBerry, Admissions Coordinator/Recruiter
Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
625 Old Peachtree Road NW
Suwanne, Georgia 30024-2937
Telephone: 678-225-7531
http://www.pcom.edu
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7. Emory University’s Rollins
School of Public Health announces its Fall Open House, Saturday, October 14,
2006.
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From the promotional letter:
Now is an exciting time to join the field of public health. Today, our public health professionals face
issues such as bioterrorism, AIDS, violence, environmental hazards, access to
health care, and the re-emergence of infectious diseases. The Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH)
of Emory University prepares our students to
meet these challenges. In order to
introduce students to our programs at Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health
and the many wonderful public health connections in Atlanta, we would like to invite them to
join us on Saturday, October 14, 2006 for
our annual Fall Open House. If you have students who are interested
in graduate studies in health or social sciences, we hope they will consider Emory University’s Master of Public Health
Program.
U.S. News and World Report rates the Rollins School of Public
Health at Emory among the top ten schools of Public Health in the United States. In addition to our exciting academic
programs, we are within walking distance to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, as well as the national headquarters of the American Cancer
Society. Within a short drive across
town are the offices of CARE International, The Carter Center, The Task Force
for Child Survival, and many collaborating agencies and universities. We are also very proud to introduce you to
our bright and energetic student body, alumni, and faculty.
We hope your students will join us for our Fall Open House.
For more information, contact:
Shannon Shelton, M.A., Associate Director
Office of Admissions
e-mail: sshel01@sph.emory.edu
Rollins School of Public Health
Emory University
1518 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Telephone: 404-727-3956
FAX: 404-727-3996
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8. The American Medical Student
Association sponsors an annual series of regional Student Leadership
Institutes.
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Hi all!
Apply now to participate in an AMSA Student Leadership Institute at your
Regional Conference! Apply via http://www.amsa.org/region/sli.cfm
or see the attached ‘06 SLI application.doc’ application file!
SLIs are one-day leadership trainings organized by AMSA’s national student
office staff held immediately before or after AMSA Regional
Conferences. These seminars will involve an overview and important
concepts regarding the theme of the SLI (Global AIDS, Universal
Healthcare, and Cultural Competency), community-building
exercises, interactive strategy sessions and opportunities to take immediate
action. Students will then be equipped to further implement projects in
their local communities with the continued support of the AMSA national
leadership. Furthermore, participants will receive an introduction to AMSA,
its mission, priorities, and history in student activism and social
change. See the attached SLI Overview-06.pdf and 06 SLI
descriptions.pdf files for more information!
This year’s SLIs are:
Regions 1, 2, & 3
Eliminating Global AIDS
Thursday November 30, 2006
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
SLI Application Deadline: October 27th
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/123conf.cfm
Regions 4 & 6
Universal Healthcare
Friday November 3, 2006
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
SLI Application Deadline: October 6th
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/46conf.cfm
Regions 5, 7, & 9
Eliminating Global AIDS
Sunday November 12, 2006
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL
SLI Application Deadline: October 13th
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/579conf.cfm
Regions 5, 7, & 9
Cultural Competency
Sunday November 12, 2006
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL
SLI Application Deadline: October 13th
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/579conf.cfm
Region 8
Cultural Competency
Friday October 13, 2006
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA
SLI Application Deadline: October 2nd
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/8conf.cfm
Region 10
Universal Healthcare
Thursday November 9, 2006
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
SLI Application Deadline: October 13th
Conference Registration: http://www.amsa.org/region/10conf.cfm
Interested applicants may only apply to ONE SLI. Submit applications
via http://www.amsa.org/region/sli.cfm, or by email to dsp@amsa.org.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Brian Hurley
Director of Student Programming
American
Medical Student Association
phone: 703.839.8413
fax: 703.620.5873
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9. The University of Memphis
is sponsoring its Pre-Health Sciences Day on Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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Pre-Health Sciences Day
Tuesday, Oct. 10
For students preparing for one of the below professions. Students from the U of M, CBU, LeMoyne
Owen, Rhodes, Southwest TN Community College
and Crichton are invited to attend.
Medicine,
Dentistry, Optometry, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Audiology &
Speech-Language Pathology, Health
Sciences Engineering, Allied Health (Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy,
Medical Technology, Cytotechnology, Dental Hygiene, Health Information
Management) Diagnostic Medical Sonography (Ultrasound), Health Care
Management, Health Administration, Nuclear Medicine Technology,
Radiological Sciences, Respiratory Care
- 12:00 Noon -
1:30 PM - Free Lunch - with professional school admissions
officials and program representatives - University Center Ballroom, Room
310
- 12:25 PM -
Luncheon Address, “Where Your Health Care Career Can
Take You” by James “Chris” Fleming, M.D., Professor and Vice Chairman
of Ophthalmology, UT Center for the Health Sciences
- 1:30-3:00 PM
- Health Sciences Info Fair, University Center
Faulkner Lounge, Room 311
- 3:00-5:00 PM
– Pre-Health Workshop with Deans and Admissions Officials from
Tennessee Health
Sciences Schools,
University
Center, Rooms
310-G,H,J
Pre-registration for the lunch is required.
Please RSVP
by signing up in Scates Hall 107, calling 901/678-5454, or via e-mail: cywshngt@memphis.edu
by no later than Wednesday, Oct. 4.
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10. One interesting
contribution by an SDSU alum to Barbara
Huntington’s “A Day in the Life” series.
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Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, asks her alums to write back and
describe “A Day in the Life” whenever they get the chance. Here is the contribution of
one alum, now in his 3rd year at the Ross University School
of Medicine (Dominica).
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