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Summer 2008
#4 – August,
2008
1. Beginning
with the 2009 application year, the James H. Quillen College of Medicine of
East Tennessee State University will be a participant in the AMCAS letters
project.
2. 3. An invitation to the 4th Annual
Naturopathic Medical Student Association Conference: Celebrating Collaboration in Healthcare,
Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Phoenix, AZ.
4. An example
of research in alternative medicine, appearing in the July issue of Mayo
Clinic Proceedings. (Thanks to
Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
5. If you
are applying to veterinary school, here are some updates regarding policies
pertaining to evaluations.
6. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, July
21, 2008 edition.
7. Applicants to
Washington University School of Medicine can check the status of their
application via the Internet.
8. An
interesting glimpse at health care in other countries.
#3 – July,
2008
1. Summer
Research by Michelle Paul at Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
2. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, June 2, 2008 edition.
3. Received this
week (mostly from the recent biennial NAAHP convention in Chicago)
4. For
those of you applying to health-related graduate programs and have NOT filled
out an Evaluation Request Form, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
5. Marginalia: Weekly food consumption in selected
countries.
#2
– June, 2008
1. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May
5, 2008 edition.
2. The
question posted to the HLTHPROF listserv was:
“Could someone direct me to a useful web site or provide some
information about program requirements [pertaining to Sports Medicine]?
3. The
New York College of Podiatric Medicine offers a 2008 Pre-Matriculation Summer
Program, July 7 through August 15.
4. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May
12, 2008 edition.
5. The Leaky Pipeline: Factors Associated With Early Decline in Interest
in Premedical Studies Among Underrepresented Minority Undergraduate Students.
Academic Medicine. 83(5):503-511, May 2008. Barr, Donald A. MD, PhD; Gonzalez, Maria Elena MA; Wanat,
Stanley F. PhD
6. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, May 19, 2008 edition.
7. Marginalia: Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
#1 – May,
2008
1. The
2009 VMCAS (Veterinary Medical College Application Service will launch early
June 2008.
2. The makers of
Tylenol® will be awarding a total of $250,000 in scholarships to students
pursuing health-related studies.
3. Stomach-Proof
Gel Hints at Jab-Free Diabetes Treatment, from New Scientist: Appearing in the April 23, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
4. Panel Says
Link Between Smog and Premature Death Is Clear, from the Chicago Tribune
(Registration Required): Appearing
in the April 23, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
5. The University
of Medicine and Health Sciences at St. Kitts (in the Caribbean) offers M.D.
and Nurse Practitioner programs.
6. The
University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston) offers M.D.-Ph.D. programs in
a variety of disciplines.
7. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April
28, 2008 edition.
8. The Bone
Detective, from the Guardian (UK): Appearing
in the May 1, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
9. Marginalia
1: YOU Choose in November…
10. Marginalia
2: Holding the Sun
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Spring 2008
#16
– April 21, 2008
1. World
peace through Godiva Chocolates: The
results.
2. Let’s just say,
hypothetically of course, that you decide to visit the American University of
Antigua College of Medicine…
3. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April
14, 2008 edition.
4. More
proposed signage for the newly-renovated
Assisi (formerly) Science Hall.
5. Marginalia: How was your cereal this morning?
#15
– April 15, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Once again,
students WIN in the annual Young Whipper Snappers vs. Old Geezers Charity
Volleyball Game for the Church Health Center.
3. In
Shift to Digital Mammograms, More Recalls With Nothing Wrong, from the New
York Times (Registration Required):
Appearing in the April 10, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
4. Dartmouth
College offers 1-year MPH and MS degrees through the Dartmouth Institute for
Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
5. The
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) will host its Free Hispanic
Student Medical School Recruitment Fair on Saturday, April, 19, 2008, at
the Washington Hilton, DC.
6. Hands-Only
CPR Greatly Increases Survival Odds, from the San Francisco Chronicle: Appearing in the April 1, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
7. The
Illinois College of Optometry announces a summer program for underrepresented
minority undergraduate students.
8. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
31, 2008 edition.
9. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April
7, 2008 edition.
10. The
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team is hiring both summer interns and
year-long positions.
11. It takes
a very special kind of person to do this type of research: Fossil Feces Is Earliest Evidence of N.
America Humans, from National Geographic News: Appearing in the April 4, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
12. Marginalia: In case
you’re having a crummy, no-good, rotten day…
#14
– April 7, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Reminder: It’s the 6th Annual Young Whipper Snappers vs. Old
Geezers Charity Volleyball Game benefiting the Church Health Center, starting
at 6 p.m., in the Canale Arena!
3. About this “Old
Geezer Dress-up Contest”…
4. Special
presentation regarding the American University of Antigua College of Medicine,
Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
5. The 5th
Annual Godiva Chocolate Tasting Session will be THIS Thursday, April 10,
2008, in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall, starting at 3 p.m.
6. The AAMC
has announced the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) CBT Test Dates for
2008.
7. Marginalia: Rice Field Art .
#13
– March 31, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. It’s the
6th Annual Youth & Vitality vs. Old Age Charity Volleyball
Game, benefiting the Church Health Center, Wednesday, April 10!
3. The
Princeton Review is currently hiring part-time teachers for upcoming MCAT
courses in Memphis.
4. If, and when, you
take the MCAT, make sure the exam center administrator sprays the
classroom’s chairs and door handles with WD-40 to eliminate squeaky chairs
and noisy doorknobs -- From the
March 2008 WD-40 Fan Forum.
5. Weighing
Cancer's Price, from the Baltimore Sun:
Appearing in the March 25, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
6. U.S.
Researchers Create Protein Map of Human Spit, from the San Diego
Union-Tribune (Registration Required):
Appearing in the March 26, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. Genetic
Testing Gets Personal, from the Washington Post (Registration Required): Appearing in the March 26, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
8. Marginalia: What it’s like to fly in a F-14 Tomcat.
#12 – March
24, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. San
Diego State University announces a new Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics
(BMI) Graduate Program
3. East
Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine announces its results
of the National Residency Matching Program.
4. The
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) is still looking to fill
Summer Associates positions.
5. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
17, 2008 edition.
6. Heparin
Discovery May Point to Chinese Counterfeiting, from the New York Times
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the March 20, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. Marginalia
1: A post-script to this year’s St.
Patrick’s Day --
8. Marginalia
2: Hey, Bullwinkle! Is that really you? (An albino moose in Summit County,
Colorado.)
#11
– March 17, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta
Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The Public
Water Works of Memphis is offering 5-6 Summer Internships.
3. Drexel
University (Philadelphia, PA) offers Master’s Degrees in Forensic Science and
Criminalistic Science.
4. Nintendo Wii being used as part of rehab
therapy: Appearing in AMA eBookNews,
March 6, 2008.
5.
==== AAMC STAT ====, News
from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 10, 2008 edition.
6. AP
Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water, from the Miami Herald (Registration
Required): Appearing in the March
10, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. The Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine will be sponsoring its 10th
annual Summer Internship Program, June 6-13, 2008.
8. Study: 1 in
4 Teen Girls Has STD, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the March 12, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
9. Creativity
Soars When Inhibition Takes 5, from the San Diego Union-Tribune (Registration
Required): Appearing in the March 12,
2008 issue of Science in the News.
10. The
Geometry of Music, from Science News:
Appearing in the March 11, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
11. Marginalia:
Coffee Art
#10
– March 10, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Presentation
by Lorie Franck, Student Recruiter for the Ohio College of Podiatric
Medicine, March 13, 2008, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
3. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
3, 2008 edition.
4. Prozac Does Not Work
in Most Depressed Patients, from New Scientist: Appearing in the February 29, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
5. Marginalia: Dinner in the sky (in Brussels).
#9 – March
3, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Medical
Schools in the University of California system offer 5-year programs for
applicants interested in working with the medically underserved.
3. There
is a new program in "Community Medicine" being established at
the University of Oklahoma.
(Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for forwarding
this information to me.)
4. The
Student Fulbright grant season opens March 1. (Thanks, again, to
Barbara Huntington, PHP Director of SDSU, for forwarding this information to
me.)
5. Received this
week.
6. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
February 25, 2008 edition.
7. Georgetown
University is pleased to announce the fourth Georgetown Summer Medical
Institute for college students (rising juniors and seniors) and post-baccs.
8. The University of
Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-Ph.D. Combined Degree
Study Program.
9. The West
Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is sponsoring its Spring Open House
on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
10. The
University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry is offering a summer
“Opto-Camp” for pre-health science majors interested in optometry.
11. Google
to Test Online Medical Records Service, from the Dallas Morning News
(Registration Required): Appearing
in the February 22, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
12. Hospitals'
Graveyard Shift Can Be Peril for Patients, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the February 20, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
13. Marginalia
-- Massive Kill from Bird Flu at Trailer Park in Florida!!
#8
– February 28, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. West
Tennessee Healthcare will again sponsor the Pre-Med Internship Volunteer
Program. This program will begin on
June 9 and conclude August 1, 2008.
3. MWU
(Midwestern University) Announces Class Size Increase for AZCOM (Arizona
College of Osteopathic Medicine.)
4. Lipscomb University
College of Pharmacy (Nashville, TN) announces their advancement toward
pre-candidate status.
5. Des Moines
University’s College of Podiatric Medicine is sponsoring an Open House, April
9-11.
6. TULSA OILERS
DESTROY RIVERKINGS 10-3, but a good time was had by all at the “Pink at the
Rink”, anyway…
(Thanks to Kelly
Towns for sending me
these photos.)
7. ETSU
Celebrates National "Program of the Year" Award from the National
Rural Health Association (NRHA).
8. APMA (American Podiatric Medical
Association) Workforce Study Predicts Large Influx Needed in Podiatric
Medicine.
9. The Fifth
Pathway program, an integral part of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
School of Medicine, is in jeopardy of no longer being sponsored by the
American Medical Association (AMA).
10. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
February 18, 2008 edition.
11. The
University of Mississippi will be one of 20 participating in a pilot program
for electronic submission of evaluation letters for 2009 AMCAS applications.
12. Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine – Bradenton (FL) is still are accepting
applications until April 1st for the new class starting in August.
13. The Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) is accepting applications for a Summer Medical and Dental
Education Program (SMDEP) for freshman and sophomore college students.
14. Asthma,
Cancer Diagnoses May Be Just a Breath Away, from the Rocky Mountain News,
appearing in the February 20, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
15. Marginalia: It takes a very special person to
work on sewage removal…
#7 –
February 18, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Congratulations
to all the contestants in this year’s Annual Ape Olympic Biathlon! (Many thanks to John Legge and Michael
Herr for sending me these photos!)
3. The
Mississippi RiverKings will be hosting a fund-raiser, Pink At The Rink, for
the Susan B. Komen Foundation, during the game on Friday, February 15, 2008.
4. U.S.
Medical Schools Prepare for 'Silver Tsunami', By Richard C. Lewis. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for forwarding this to me.)
5. The Virginia
College of Osteopathic Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) is sponsoring an Open House
on April 12, 2008.
6. The
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is hosting two summer camps for
pre-medical students who want an intense experience that is both intellectual
and experiential.
7. The University
of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts (UMHS) will open in May, 2008.
8. The
deadline has been extended for the Equity Summer Research Program, one of the
Diversity Achievement programs at Oregon Health & Science University
(OHSU) in Portland.
9. The deadline
for applicants to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) – Summer
Medical Education Program is March 1, 2008.
10. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
February 11, 2008. (See the
first article, in particular: AAMC
says Bush budget will cripple hospitals and erode medical progress)
11. The
University of Central Florida’s M.D. Program (Orlando) has received
provisional accreditation from the AAMC/LCME.
12. Just
Desserts: Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain, from Scientific
American: Appearing in the February
12, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
13. The Association of American
Veterinary Medical Colleges will be hosting a Veterinary Medical Information
Session and Career Fair on March 14, 2008.
14. Humboldt
State University (Arcata, CA) is offering a National Science
Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP
Director at SDSU, for forwarding this to me.)
15. There will
be a total lunar eclipse visible throughout the United States on the evening
of February 20, 2008. (Thanks to
Brother Kevin for sending me this information.)
#6 –
February 11, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) College of Allied
Health Sciences will be hosting an open house for prospective students on
Friday, February 22, 2008.
3. In
anticipation of our Ape Olympic Biathlon honoring Charles Darwin’s 199th
birthday anniversary, here is a short biographical sketch of our honoree.
4. Union
College in Schenectady, NY will be hosting the 11th Annual
National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference April 4 & 5, 2008.
5. The
University of California – Berkeley Center of Integrated Nanomechanical
Systems is sponsoring an 8-week summer internship program, June 23-August 15.
6. Auburn
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