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Caduceus Newsletter: Fall 2009.04, Week of September 14 Dr. Stan Eisen, Director Preprofessional Health Programs Christian Brothers University 650 East Parkway South Memphis, TN 38104 Home page: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html

Table of Contents:

1. Events coming up this week.
2. Professional Image & Interviewing Skills Workshop: Especially useful for those of you expecting interviews.
3. The Midsouth Adaptive Sports & Recreation, Inc. is offering its first Paralympic Sport Academy in conjunction with U.S. Paralympics on Saturday, September 26^th at Hope Presbyterian Church in Germantown, TN.
4. Interested in being an Exhibitor at the Paralympic Sport Academy?
5. Received this week.
6. It’s a question of attitude, isn’t it?

7. Marginalia: The difference between black bears and grizzly bears, according to the British Columbia Fish and Wildlife Branch.

1. Events coming up this week.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

· Neuroscience Seminar Series at UTHSC, starting at 12 noon -- Tonia S. Rex, Ph.D., Ophthalmology, UTHSC, Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Degenerative Diseases

Thursday, September 17, 2009

· ACS: Elections, starting at 12:30 p.m. in CW 105.

· Professional Image Workshop, sponsored by Career Placement and Planning, Buckman Hall 112, 1 to 1:50 p.m. If you are anticipating an interview, participation in this workshop will be extremely helpful to you. (See article #3).

· Biology Seminar at the University of Memphis: Dr. Kevin Boggs (host, Dr, Cole), Office of Technology Transfer, U of M: “Working to Bring your Inventions to the Market” – Department of Biology, 4 p.m., Ellington Hall Auditorium.

Friday, September 18, 2009

· Information session at CBU about the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine: Adam Robinson (Rhodes College class of 2007) is a M-2 at VCOM, and will be presenting an information session on our campus 1-2 p.m. Room TBA.

· Information session at Rhodes College about the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine: Adam Robinson (Rhodes College class of 2007) is a M-2 at VCOM, and will be presenting an information session 3-4 p.m in Frazier-Jelke 140e. For more information contact Dr. Alan Jaslow, ajaslow@rhodes.edu .

2. Professional Image & Interviewing Skills Workshop: Especially useful for those of you expecting interviews.

Thinking about clinical health-related graduate programs?

Want to put your best face forward?

Professional Image & Interviewing Skills Workshop:
Thursday, September 17 - 1:00 pm, Buckman 112

Topics covered will include:

· The DOs and DON’Ts of dressing and grooming for an interview

· What items you should and should not take with you

· Preparing and practicing for an interview

· Types of interviews

· Commonly asked questions

· Handling illegal questions

· Follow-up

3. The Midsouth Adaptive Sports & Recreation, Inc. is offering its first Paralympic Sport Academy in conjunction with U.S. Paralympics on Saturday, September 26^th at Hope Presbyterian Church in Germantown, TN.

4. Interested in being an Exhibitor at the Paralympic Sport Academy?

Saturday, Sept 26, 2009 w 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Hope Church, 8500 Walnut Grove Rd w Cordova, TN w 38018

Exhibitor Registration

Organization Name: _____________________________

Address: __________________________

Contact Person:

Email Address: ______________

Website: ______________

We will provide you with one table and 2 chairs. Please list any specific needs you require for your booth.

_________________________________

Please identify what you will contribute to the participants’ bags if you are able (50-75 participants expected).

_________________________________

820 Herbert Road, Suite 112, Cordova, TN 38018 ∙ office: 901.309.3400 ∙ fax: 901.309.3400 ∙ cell: 901.355.6005

www.MASRteam.org ∙ 501(c)3 Charitable Organization

5. Received this week.

School for Field Studies Semester & Summer Programs Viewbook (in PHP Lounge)

· Kenya: Field Practicum in Public Health and Environment – Summer, 2010

· Kenya: Wildlife Management Studies – Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

· Bhutan: Eastern Himalayan Forests and Rural Livelihoods – Summer, 2010

· Costa Rica: Sustainable Development Studies – Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

· Mexico: Conserving Marine Resources & Coastal Ecosystems – Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

· Australia: Tropical Rainforest Studies – Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

· Turks & Caicos, British West Indies: Marine Resource Management Studies – Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters

6. It’s a question of attitude, isn’t it?

7. Marginalia: The difference between black bears and grizzly bears, according to the British Columbia Fish and Wildlife Branch.

…just in case you didn’t know…

Dr. Stan Eisen, Director
Preprofessional Health Programs
Biology Department
Christian Brothers University
650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
E-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/
Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html