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Academic Year:

2011-2012:  Fall 2011, Spring 2012

2010-2011:  Fall 2010, Spring 2011 , Summer 2011

2009-2010:  Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010

2008-2009:  Fall 2008,  Spring 2009, Summer 2009                          

2007-2008:  Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008

2006-2007:  Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2007

2005-2006:  Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Summer 2006

2004-2005 Fall 2004, Spring 2005, Summer 2005

2003-2004: Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Summer 2004

2002-2003: Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Summer 2003

2001-2002: Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Summer 2002

2000-2001: Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Summer 2001

1999-2000: Fall 1999, Spring 2000, Summer 2000

 

Spring 2012  

#4 – January 30, 2012  
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  The University of South Carolina School of Medicine—Greenville has accepted its application deadline to February 1, 2012. 
3.  The Department of Immunology and Microbial Sciences at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA) offers a Summer Immunology and Virology Undergraduate Fellowship. 
4.  Unite for Sight presents its 9th Annual Conference, Global Health & Innovation Conference 2012, at Yale University. 
5.  Introducing News from PATH, a new blog from Program for Appropriate Technology in Health, January 2012 edition.   
6.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 23, 2012 edition. 
7.  Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program in New York City for Pre-MD/PhD Students is a program sponsored by the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.   
8.  A plethora of summer research programs.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for forwarding this information to me.)   
9.  The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) is a 10-week summer program to increase the diversity of the public health workforce. 
10.  Prairie Rivers Network and the Mississippi Campaign are sponsoring an essay contest:  “Our Upper Mississippi River:  Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.” 
11.  Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine offers its 2012 Adventures in Veterinary Medicine Program. 
12.  The University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts will be holding information seminars in Atlanta in February and March, 2012.  
13.  National University of Health Sciences offers a Doctor of Chiropractic degree on the campus of St. Petersburg College. 
14.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine offers a Computational Systems Biology program that is funded by the National Science Foundation.  (Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for forwarding this information to me.) 
15.  Marginalia:  Roads and paths.  (Thanks to Michael J. for sending me these photos.)   

 

#3 – January 23, 2012
1.   Events coming up.  
2.  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Snapshot of the 2011 Applicants & Matriculants, and National Residency Match Results. 
3.  The University of Michigan Program in Biomedical Sciences offers a plethora of summer programs. 
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 9, 2012 edition.   
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 16, 2012 edition.  
6.  The University of Massachusetts offers its 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Program. 
7.  The Illinois College of Optometry will host the 5th annual Focus on Your Future Summer Program for underrepresented minority undergraduate students.  
8.  Health Careers Connection ( HCC ) places largely minority pre-health professional students in 10 week full time internships at health facilities throughout California. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)  
9.  Ten Books to Look Out for in 2012, appearing in the January 18, 2012 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.  
10.  Drexel University School of Public Health (Philadelphia, PA) will host a class visit for prospective students on Thursday, February 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.   
11.   Marginalia:  World Book Day is 1 March 2012! 

 

#2 – January 16, 2012
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  The Philadelphia College of Medicine – Georgia campus will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, February 2. 
3.  This is scary:  Drug industry is now biggest defrauder of US government, from the British Medical Journal.    
4.  Press release from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM):  AACOM Announces Participation in New White House-Sponsored Joining Forces Initiative.  
5.  San Francisco State University is launching a Pre-Nursing Post-Bac Program.  
6.  The University of Pittsburgh is offering a variety of Summer 2012 research and enrichment programs. 
7.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences will be hosting an Open House on Friday, February 17. 
8.  The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA offers 3 different summer enrichment programs.   
9.  Inside OME:  AACOM News on Osteopathic Medical Education, Volumes 5, No. 12/6, No. 1. 
10.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School and Center for Diversity Affairs will offer a new NHLBI funded summer program entitled the UAMS Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Increase Diversity in Research beginning June 2012.  
11.  Marginalia:  Remember that contest we had last year, to come up with the 3-song set of the World’s Worst Music?  Well, here’s Yahoo.com’s take in it.  

 

#1 – January 9, 2012
1.  Welcome back! 
2.  Medical School for International Health (MSIH) e-news, December 12, 2011.  (The MSIH is a collaboration of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Health Sciences and Columbia University Medical Center).  
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 12, 2011 edition.   
4.  The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine offers the Iowa Summer Undergraduate MSTP Research Program for highly motivated undergraduates interested in a career and training pathway for a physician-scientist.      
6.  The University of California Berkeley announces the 2012 Amgen Scholars Summer Research Program in Science and Biotechnology. 
7.  The Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond) announces a new, interdisciplinary Summer Academic Enrichment Program.  
8.  Footsteps, the e-mail newsletter for the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, November/December 2011 edition. 
9.  Des Moines University (Des Moines, IA) announces the 3rd Health Professions Advanced Scholars Summer Program.    
10.  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine will be holding a Health Professions Fair and medical Career Workshops event on Saturday, March 31, 2012 for individuals interested in health professions educational opportunities and careers. 
11.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 19, 2011 edition.
12.  Marginalia:  It’s a lovely little poem, really, entitled English Pronunciation. 

Fall 2011 

#14 – December 12, 2011
1.  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore) offers a summer course in Human Anatomy for undergraduates.   
2.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 5, 2011 edition.  
3.  The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is pleased to announce an ADEA GoDental Workshop and Recruitment Fair for Predental Students and Advisors on March 16, 2012 in Orlando, FL.
4.  The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) announces the dates for their Spring 2012 Information 2012 Information Sessions. 
5.  February 1, 2012 is the deadline for most Osteopathic Medical Colleges.  
6.  The Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program (New York, NY) offers a Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program for Pre-MD/PhD Students.  
7.  Music as a Psychotherapeutic Modality -- An Expert Interview With David Horvath, PhD, PMHNP-BC by Elizabeth McGann, DNSC, RN-BC.     Reprinted with permission from Medscape.com, 2011. 
8.  News from the Church Health Center, December 2011 edition.  
9.  Changes are coming to the MCAT by 2015.  
10.  Marginalia:  Sign of the apocalypse – Ugly Christmas sweaters have become…chic.  

#13 – November 28, 2011
1.  OK, this being Thanksgiving week may NOT be the most opportune time to bring this up, but Americans are fat, and expected to get much fatter, according to an article recently aired on NPR.  
2.  Your Thanksgiving Turkey Is Probably A Product Of Artificial Insemination – a transcript of a conversation between Kai Ryssdall, host of NPR’s Marketplace, and Stephen Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics series of books and the blog of the same name, Wednesday, November 16. 
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 21, 2011. 
4.  Inside OME:  AACOM (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, November 2011 edition, Volume 5, No. 11. 
5.  The application deadline for the Anesthesiologist Assistants program at Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) has been extended to December 1 for admission in June 2012. 
6.  The Gilman International Scholarships offer summer scholarships to study abroad programs.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)  
7.  The Department of Microbiology at The University of Iowa announces a summer research opportunity for talented undergraduates interested in a career in the biological sciences. 

8.  Marginalia:  Here is an idea for those of you who just don't take the time to decorate for the Holidays. 

 

#12 – November 21, 2011
1.   ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 14, 2011 edition. 
2.  For those of you interested in clinical health-related programs, this is REALLY important:  Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on ACA Individual Mandate – from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/753302?sssdmh=dm1.733018&src=nl_newsalert .  
3.  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine offers Summer 2012 Undergraduate Research Opportunities.  
4.  The Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program will be sponsoring a webinar which will focus on the admissions process for those interested in PhD and/or MD-PhD admissions, Monday, November 28. 
5.  Summer research opportunities at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.   
6.  Marginalia:  A course that will be offered at the Gulf Coast Research Lab during their July 2012 session.  (As you may guess, I’m rather proud of this.)  

 

#11 – November 14, 2011
1.   The Annual Health Career Opportunities Fair is THIS Thursday.(!)   
2.   The Official Guide to the MCAT® Exam is available from the Association of American Medical Colleges.  
3.  Speaking of the MCAT, here is the 2012 test schedule. 
4.  The AAMC offers financial assistance in the form of Fee Reductions for both the MCAT Exam and AMCAS.  
5.  The Trinity School of Medicine campus is located in the Ratho Mill district of Kingstown, the capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 
6.  Podiatrist profile:  Dr. Sara Suttle.      
7.  Saints and Seiners:  A view of last weekend’s annual trip to the Gulf Coast Research Lab.  
8.  Marginalia I.  A brochure, taken from the I-55 Mississippi Information Center.  
9.  Marginalia:  A scary, and yet profound, observation… 

 

#10 – October 31, 2011
1.   Events coming up. 
2.   2010 Enrollment Statistics for the Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN) College of Pharmacy. 
3.   Harvard Medical School welcomes applications from disadvantaged & underrepresented students.  
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 24, 2011 edition.  
5.  Received this week.  
6.  Marginalia:  MEN CAN FIX ANYTHING.   

 

#9 – October 24, 2011
1.   Events coming up.  
2.   ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 10, 2011 edition.  
3.   West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will be hosting its Fall Open House on Saturday, November 19, 2011. 
4.  National University of Health Sciences (Lombard, IL) will be hosting its Campus Visit Day on Saturday, November 5, 2011.  
5.  The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD/PhD program. 
6.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, October 2011 (Vol. 5, #10) edition.  
7.  Belmont University’s School of Occupational Therapy (Nashville) will be sponsoring its Preview Day on Friday, November 11, 2011.  
8.  Marginalia:  International Sticker Shock:  World’s Most Expensive Cities, based on how much it will cost you to get a quick lunch and get a movie ticket.  (Information from Money Talk, a newsletter from Crye-Leike, Realtors.)  

#8 – October 10, 2011
1.   Events coming up. 
2.   The American Association of Natural Medical Colleges (AANMC) launches its Centralized Application Service. 
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 3, 2011 edition.  
4.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is sponsoring Diversity Day on Saturday, November 12, 2011.  
5.  Marginalia:  Whatever you do in life, do NOT give a loaded AK-47 to a chimpanzee. 

 

#7 – October 3, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.   The American Public Health Association will host a Schools of Public Health VISIT DAY on Wednesday, November 2.  

3.  International Service Learning (ISL) offers a Health Team experience in Costa Rica over Thanksgiving Break, November 19-27.   
4.  Rhodes College will have its UTHSC program on Tuesday, October 4.   (Thanks to Dr. Alan Jaslow,

Director of Health Professions Advising, for sending me this.)    
5.  Premed students are invited to the 2011 Illinois Medical School Admissions Seminar, Saturday, October 29.  
6.  Authors of Campbell Biology invite students to participate in a Citizen Science project to record the timing of the leafing, flowering and fruiting of plants.  
7.  Marginalia:  “It took paramedics over 3 hours to pull cactus out before he could go in an ambulance to the hospital.”      

#6 – September 26, 2011
1.  Events coming up.  
2.   ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, September 19, 2011 edition. 
3.   Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, September 2011, Vol. 5, No. 9.   
4.  The University of Southern California offers a Somos Hermanos Program, a six-month language and cultural immersion experience in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. 
5.  The School of Medicine at Washington University (St. Louis) offers a Master of Science in Biostatistics (MSIBS) degree program.  
6.  The Saint George’s University School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation from the AVMA. 
7.  Highest paying private-industry occupations:  2008 data.  
8.  Marginalia:  HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR THEOLOGY?

#5 – September 19, 2011
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  Sergeant Martel Todd will give a presentation on US Army Healthcare Scholarships on Thursday, September 22 in CW 105, 12:45 to 1:45. 
3.   The Mid-South Coalition for Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) Projects Symposium and Wrap-up for Summer 2011 will be held Saturday, September 24, 9:00 a.m.-noon, in Cooper Wilson 105.
4.   Joe Shuster, Chemical Engineer, Businessman, and Author, will address Energy Foolishness to Energy Independence, Thursday, September 29.   
5.  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, TN) is holding its fourth annual Levi Watkins, Jr. MD Premedical Conference on Saturday, October 29, 2011 for students from underrepresented minority groups who are planning to pursue a career in medicine. 
6.  Leadership Opportunity: Global Health and International Development work in Latin America.  
7.  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now actively recruiting candidates for the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) for the 2012-2013 academic year.  
8.  The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) School of Medicine Ochsner Clinical School is hosting an Open House in New Orleans on October 15, 2011.  
9.  The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-PhD program.  
10.  Marginalia:  Prolonged periods of drought + prolonged periods of 100-plus temperatures = destructive brush fires.   

 

#4 – September 11, 2011
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  Mackel Harris, Director of Recruitment for Life University’s School of Chiropractic, will be on campus to answer questions on Monday, September 12. 

3.  The University of Tennessee will sponsor a conference, Health Care Reform & New Frontiers in the College of Medicine:  Preparing the Next Generation of Physicians, on Friday, September 16, 2:30-4 p.m. 
4.   Professors' Pet Peeves, by Jodi R. R. Smith, Posted to the Huffington Post on 8/31/11 06:50 PM ET.    
5.  Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) now offers an anesthesiologist assistant program.   
6.  Marginalia:  Some jobs require a really good sense of humor.  

 

#3 – September 4, 2011
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is hosting a Virtual Pharmacy School Fair, October 4-5, 2011.       
3.   ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, August 29, 2011 edition.  
4.  Rosalind Franklin University (North Chicago, IL) is sponsoring an All University Open House on Saturday, October 1. 
5.  The UTHSC Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology announces its Fall 2011 Neuroscience Seminar Series Schedule.  
6.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School (Little Rock) will be hosting the 11th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences on Thursday, October 13, 2011. 
7.  Marginalia:  A Brief History of the Toilet [Slide Show]

 

#2 – August 29, 2011
1.   Events coming up. 
2.   American University of Antigua College of Medicine (AUACOM is hosting a series of Information Seminars for its U.S.-modeled, hospital-integrated MD-program.  
3.   The Medical University of South Carolina College of Health Professions both a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  
4.  Volunteers needed to serve as instructors at the upcoming Eco-Trek program, sponsored by the Memphis Botanic Garden, during the week of October 4-7. 
5.  Marginalia:  Another sign that the apocalypse is upon us.  How many is 15?  

 

#1 – August 22, 2011
1.   Events coming up.     
2.  Christian Brothers University will be hosting a wine and cheese Open House for its Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies on August 23.  
3.  Two announcements from the American Dental Education Association. 
4.  Schools of Public Health will be holding a Virtual Fair September 7-8, 2011.  
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, August 8, 2011 edition.  
6.  Contact information for a Study Abroad program in Jamaica, sponsored by the University of Southern Mississippi.  
7.  The Association of American Medical Colleges announces the launch of the most recent AAMC financial literacy offering:  The Financial Aid Tool Kit. 
8.  International Service Learning Health Teams provide valuable patient care experience in Third World Countries for students.  
9.  “In the wake of the shooting, [Police Detective] Tyler warned residents to use holsters, not waistbands, if they're going to carry a handgun”, the article said.    
10.  Marginalia:  Don’tcha just hate it when this happens?  -- From the July 17, 2011 issue of The Mississippi Press.      

 

Summer 2011

#3 – August, 2011
1.  Welcome back (almost!)
2.  The University of Queensland School of Medicine Ochsner Clinical School is a new global model for medical schools.
3.  The Medical University of South Carolina announces a series of Fall 2011 Information sessions. 
4.  The University of Indianapolis programs in Occupational and Physical Therapy will be hosting an Open House on Saturday, September 10, 2011. 
5.  For those of you interested in podiatry, the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine announces the launch of its 2012 AACPMAS Application cycle.  
6.  Marginalia 1:  NYC rationing toilet paper at Coney Island.    
7.  Marginalia 2:  Don’t just sit around the house…Get out and enjoy nature!  

 

#2 – July, 2011
1.  Contact information for volunteering opportunities.  
2.  Premed of Color monthly E-newsletter, June 2011 edition. 
3.  The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens, OH) has received a $105 million gift from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations.  
4.  Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) News:  June, 2011 edition.  
5.  The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences also has an online e-magazine, “SCNM Now”.    
6.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, June 13, 2011 edition.  
7.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has reinstated an Early Decision Program (EDP). 
8.  Received this month. 
9.  If this isn’t news you can use, I have no idea what is:  Erection-boosting condom gets EU backing. 
10.  Northeastern State University College of Science and Health Professions (Tahlequah, OK) announces a Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy, beginning Fall 2012. 
11.  Marginalia:  Why I keep saying that Americans are functionally illiterate.    

 

#1 – June, 2011
1.   Information for individuals interested in applying to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine (Little Rock).  
2.  West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) is sponsoring an Open House on June 24, 2011.  
3.  ====AAMC STAT====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  May 9, 2011 edition.   
4.  “St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) has contributed more doctors to the US Health Care System than two-thirds of the US medical schools.”      
5.  Saint Louis University (St. Louis, MO) offers a Master of Public Health and Certificate Program in emergency Management and Crisis Leadership. 
6.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 16, 2011 edition.  
7.  The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is undergoing changes which will be implemented in 2015. 
8.  ===AAMC STAT===, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 23, 2011 edition.  
9.  Shadowing opportunities in podiatry are available.   
10.  The CBU RN to BSN Nursing Program is planning an Open House for June 21. 
11.  The Belmont University School of Physical Therapy has an August 15, 2011 Early Decision Deadline. 
12. Marginalia:  What some men (and occasionally women) will do for promoting pediatric cancer research…   

 

Spring 2011  

#16 – May 2, 2011
1.  This is the last weekly issue until the Fall 2011 semester.  
2.  Creatures washed up onto the shore as a result of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. 
3.  We have TWO winners of the First Ever World’s Worst Music competition!!
4.  Marginalia:  PRAISE THE LORD!!  MIRACLE IN THE ALCOHOL AISLE!!! 

 

#15 – April 25, 2011
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  Child Family Health International is offering ten scholarships for students interested in health and medicine. 
3.  You better hope that the judge reviews your case right after having a snack.  From the April 18, 2011 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.  
4.  Marginalia:  Here are the entries for the World’s WORST music!  

 

#14 – April 18, 2011
1.  Events coming up.   
2.  The Church Health Center is offering a Church Health Scholars Program for educating and training recent college graduates in their area of interest and introducing them to the larger topics of faith and health.  
3.  The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy-Georgia campus will be sponsoring its third Spring 2011 Virtual Open House on April 22, 2011.  
4.  From DiscoveryNews.com:  How the Civil War changed modern medicine. 
5.  Received this week.    
6.  Job opening at Sea World for a lab technician.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this.)   
7.  Marginalia:  An end-of-the-semester contest!  Can you come up with a short list of the three WORST songs ever recorded?  A package of Hershey’s Kisses is the prize!  (AND it’s open to Barbara Huntington’s advisees at SDSU!!)    

 

#13 – April 4, 2011
1.  Events coming up.
2.  Updated information about the “Meet the Deans” Event, Saturday, April 9, for students interested in health professions. 
3.  SCNM Now, the National Newsletter of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (Tempe, AZ) is now digital!  
4.  Webcast, “Careers in Public Health”, sponsored by the Association of Schools of Public Health, Monday, April 4, 3-4 EDT. 
5.  Received this week.  
6.  Marginalia:  Travelogue to Reelfoot Lake, March 25-26, 2011, by the Dr. Eisen’s Limnology and Dr. Joy Layton’s Entomology classes (photographs courtesy of Carey Bowen).  

 

#12 – March 28, 2011
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  The question to the HLTHPROF listserv was whether there were programs available for students to pursue a career in genetic counseling.  
3.  The University of Medicine and Health Sciences – St. Kitts (UMHS) offers an alternative pathway to the M.D. degree. 
4.  The University of Maryland School of Nursing (Baltimore, MD) is sponsoring an Open House, Saturday, April 2.  
5.  An interesting insight into who is using Facebook, from a Diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry. 
6.  Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA) announces an Informational meeting about its rural Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP) on Friday, May 13, 2011.  
7.  Marginalia:  The results of the Dinstuhl’s Chocolate Survey are IN!   

 

#11 – March 21, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  The Georgetown School of Medicine (Washington, D.C.) will be offering its Summer Medial Institute for undergraduate and post-bacc premedical students.  
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 14, 2011 edition.  
4.  University of Tennessee Health Science Center Neuroscience Institute Seminar:  “Gene-Environment Interactions in Neurodegenerative Disease”, Tuesday, March 22.  
5.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is offering a MCAT Prep Program, May 16 – June 1, 2011. 
6.  The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) is hosting a Spring Open House on Saturday, April 30, 2011.  
7.  The Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions is sponsoring a Meet the Deans Event for students interested in clinical health-related programs on Saturday, April 9.  
8.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, March 2011, Vol. 5, No. 3. 
9.  Marginalia:  It’s EARTH WEEK at Shelby Farms, Sunday, April 17 through Thursday, April 21!  

 

#10 – March 14, 2011
1.   Events coming up.   
2.  The University of South Carolina offers its APEX program, an intense application preparation program for med school applicants. 
3.  The Neuroscience Institute of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center presents a brain trauma symposium, “Sports Concussions:  The Hidden Risks”, Thursday, April 28th 2011.  
4.  The University of Michigan Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology offers a Master of Science Program in Physiology.  
5.  The Quotidian Life of a Medical Examiner:  Dr. Karen Chancellor, Shelby County Medical Examiner, Monday, March 28.  
6.  Marginalia:  The Brooks Museum of Art, 1934 Poplar Avenue, is sponsoring a Cork Sculpture Contest on Thursday, March 24, starting at 6 p.m.   

 

#9 – March 7, 2011 
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  Information for Applicants to Dental School for the 2012 Entering Class, from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA).  
3.  Received this week.  
4.  The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia Campus School of Pharmacy will be hosting a series of Virtual Open Houses during the Spring 2011 semester.  
5.  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will be offering a four-week course in Human Anatomy for Undergraduates. 
6.  The University of Maryland School of Public Health announces its 2011 Summer Training and Research (STAR) Program. 
7.  Ya know, a casual sexual encounter during Spring Break, or at any time, really, may not be in your best interest.  Here are some reasons why. 
8.  The question to the HLTHPROF listserv was:  “Is there a value to getting a Master’s Degree in Forensic Sciences in order to go to medical school and become a Medical Examiner?  
9.  Marginalia:  The first Monday in March is National Casimir Pulaski Day.   (Do you know who Casimir Pulaski is?)  

 

#8 – February 28, 2011

1.  Events coming up. 
2.  The Tennessee Solar Conversion using Outreach, Research and Education (EPSCoR) National Science Foundation Grant is offering summer research experiences for undergraduates. 
3.  The question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv, in a nutshell, was:  “What do you know about 3-year medical schools?”   
4.  There will be a Meet the Deans session at the upcoming meeting for the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (SAAHP), from 1:00-3:45 on Saturday, (9 April 2011) at the Sheraton Music City Hotel, Nashville, TN.  
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 21, 2011 edition.  
6.  Marginalia:  Don’t believe everything you hear…or read. 

 

#7 – February 21, 2011
1.  Events coming up.
2.  The question was:  “How are repeated courses treated when calculating GPAs?” 
3.  The Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CHDMM) of Loma Linda University School of Medicine will host its Undergraduate Training Program (UTP) from June 13 to August 5 of 2011.
4.  The Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, part of Florida Atlantic University, has received accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) as a new and independent medical school and is now accepting applications for the 2011 entering class.  
5.  Western University of Health Sciences will be sponsoring its next Preview Day on March 5, 2011.   
6.  ===AAMC STAT====, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 14, 2011 edition.  
7.  The Neuroscience Institute of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announces its annual Brain Awareness Symposium on March 24, 2011. 
8.  The Global Health Corps is now soliciting applications for individuals interested in spending a year working in global health. 
9.  The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences (Tempe, AZ) is sponsoring two Discovery Day and Medical Center Tours, on Wednesday, March 9, and on Saturday, March 12.   
10.  Marginalia:  The “Ew-w-w” factor of field courses.   

#6 – February 15, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Top Hospitals Across United States Ranked Based on Patient Mortality.   From medscape medical news.com.  
3.  Dr. Peter Rhee:  Battlefield Background Provides Composure Amid Tucson Shootings.  From the January 25, 2011 issue of Medscape Medical News. 
4.  The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine will hold a Spring Open House on Saturday, March 19, 2011 to highlight its Virginia and Carolinas campuses.  
5.  Rocky Vista University releases an e-newsletter called Vista View. 
6.  Prerequisites for the Masters in Occupational Therapy (MOT) program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis). 

 

Saint George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) toots its horn: 

7.  St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) announces that the School of Veterinary Medicine is now provisionally approved to participate in any US Title IV, HEA Program. 
8.  St. George’s University School of Medicine (Grenada) is awarding one-third tuition scholarships—automatically—to 50 accepted students who have a minimum undergraduate 3.7 cumulative GPA, a 3.5 science GPA and a 29 MCAT as part of its Legacy of Excellence Scholarship Program.  
9.  Saint George’s University School of Medicine has the Highest 10-year Average Pass Rate on the USMLE I exam among Caribbean medical schools. 

10.  Inside OME – American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s News on Osteopathic Medical Education, February 2011-Vol. 5, No. 2.  
11.   The University of Alabama – Birmingham will be offering a Summer in Biomedical Science Undergraduate Research Program, June 6-July 29, 2011.  
12.  Marginalia:  Malawi to debate public farting ban.   

 

#5 – February 7, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Cal Tech is offering an Amgen Scholars Program.    
3.  The launch date for CBU’s Physician Assistant Program has been postponed to Spring 2012.    
4.  Received this week.        
5.  Harvard University will offer a summer program in quantitative sciences for students interested in public health, epidemiology and biostatistics.  
6.  The Albert Einstein College of Medicine Center for Public Health Sciences offers a Summer Institute in Global Health.  
7.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 31, 2011 edition.  
8.  The Illinois College of Optometry cordially invites you to attend our Spring Admissions Open House on Saturday, March 19th, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM.   
9.  West Tennessee Healthcare will again sponsor the Pre-Med Internship Volunteer Program.  This program will begin on June 7 and conclude July 29, 2011.  
10.  The American Medical Association Medical Education Department is seeking applications for an open student intern position at their Chicago headquarters.  
11.  The Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CHDMM) of Loma Linda University School of Medicine will host its Undergraduate Training Program (UTP) from June 13 to August 5 of 2011.  
12.  Marginalia.  Some Valentine’s Day ideas for your snuddely dumpkin.

 

#4 – January 31, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine will again host its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program.  
3.  The Consortium for Optometry Summer Enrichment Programs offers a variety of programs for underrepresented and first generation pre-health science majors interested in optometry.  
4.  Pearson Educational, Inc. is introducing a new computer-based test (CBT) version of the PCAT.  
5.  The University of California – Davis Health System Department of Surgery offers a Pre-Medical Surgical Intern Program for pre-medical students.  
6.  Marginalia.  There’s a reason why states are now passing legislation to ban the use of cell phones while driving. 

 

#3 – January 24, 2011
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Memphis Branch, announces a Recruitment Opportunity for a Wildlife Inspection Assistant.  The deadline for receipt of application materials is JANUARY 27. 
3.  Ten MD-PhD Programs which run their own undergraduate summer programs. 
4.  Why health reform won’t be repealed:  An editorial by Aaron Carroll for CNN news, January 19, 2011.
5.  Drexel University School of Public Health (Philadelphia) will be sponsoring an open house on Saturday, February 5, 2011.    
6.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences will be sponsoring an Open House on Friday, February 18, 2011.  
7.  American University of Antigua College of Veterinary medicine and Biomedical Sciences is hosting a series of Information Seminars between February 27 and May 7, 2011.  
8.  Marginalia:  The article describes the turf color as “cornea-blazing”.     

 

#2 – January 17, 2011
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is offering a Summer Research Program, with research opportunities in Biomedical Engineering, Epidemiology, Health Outcomes and Policy Research, Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Nursing, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  
3.  The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is offering a plethora (that means “a whole bunch”) of Summer 2011 Undergraduate Research Opportunities. 
4.  The University of Pittsburgh Intramural Research Award program os offering 2 grant-funded research spots in Infectious Diseases.  
5.  The University of Michigan is offering a Summer Enrichment Program designed to familiarize undergraduate students in health and health care that confront low-income communities across the U.S. 
6.  There will be a Meet the Deans session on Saturday, April 9, 2011, from 1:00 – 3:45 p.m., for individuals interested in applying to clinical health-related programs at the upcoming meeting of the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions in Nashville.  
7.  The University of Michigan Dental and Medical Schools, through funding from HCOP (Health Career Opportunities Programs) is continuing two pre-medical/pre-dental programs.  
8.  Washington University (St. Louis, MO) is sponsoring three separate summer research programs. 
9.  Marginalia:  For those of you who are members of Zeta Tau Alpha and are active in the breast cancer awareness service project…  

 

#1 – January 10, 2011
1.  Welcome back!  
2.  Spring Science Celebrations, mostly from the December 2010 issue of NSTA Reports.
3.  Today’s Podiatrist – December, 2010 edition:  Nadia Sadeghi.      
4.  The University of California, San Diego is sponsoring an AMGEN Scholars Program.  

5.  The Weill Cornell Medical College (New York, NY) will be offering The 2011 Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students. 
6.  Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg) will be offering a 2011 undergraduate summer program in bioinformatics.  
7.  The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) announces a series of Information Sessions for their allied health programs.  
8.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 13, 2010 edition.   
9.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 20, 2010 edition.   
10.  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH) announces its list of Summer 2011 Undergraduate Research Opportunities.  
11.  The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine will be offering a Summer Veterinary Exploration Through Science (VETS) program.  
12.  Washington University (St. Louis, MO) will be offering three summer research programs through its Medical Scientist Training Program.  
13.  The University of Pittsburgh Intramural Research Award Program has 2 grant-funded research spots available in Infectious Diseases and up to 3 positions in autism research.  
14.  International Darwin Day (February 12) 2011 will celebrate the 202nd anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth.  From:  http://www.darwinday.org/about/  
15.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, Dec. 2010 – Vol. 4, No. 12/Jan. 2011 – Vol. 5, No. 1. 
16.  Marginalia:  What is read cannot be un-read. 

 

Fall 2010

#14 – December 13, 2010
1.  The deadline for CBU MHIRT applications is December 17th. 
2.  The Department of Biological Engineering (BE) at MIT is sponsoring a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program during the summer term of 2011. 
3.  The Consortium for Optometry Summer Enrichment Programs is pleased to share upcoming dates for programs at the Illinois College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Pacific University, and the University of California, Berkeley.  
4.  The West Tennessee Collegiate Division of the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS) will be held on April 9th at UTHSC. 
5.  The weaker sex, did you say?  I don’t think so!  Gladys Ingles, a member of a barnstorming troupe in the 1920’s, saves an airplane that has lost one of its main wheels…while it’s in flight.(!)  
6.  Veterinary degree offers graduates many career paths.  From the November 11, 2010 edition of ClintonNews.com. 
7.  Marginalia:  The Pee-in-a-Cup Test, circa 1500.  

 

#13 – December 9, 2010
1. Application Requirements for the proposed Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies program.
2.  The importance of shadowing as a first step in pursuing a clinical health-related career. 
3.  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has launched a new Master of Public Health (MPH) program. 
4.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) is offering an 8-week Summer Research Program.     
5.  The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has launched a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at MCPHS-Worcester.  
6.  The Accredited Schools of Public Health (ASPH.org) will be sponsoring a webinar on December 6 regarding graduate programs in Public Health.  
7.  Received this week.  
8.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 22, 2010 edition.  
9.  The Child Family Health International (CFHI) offers 1-3 month clinical rotations with physicians in developing countries working in underserved communities. 
10.  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will be offering its Human Anatomy Course for Undergraduates, June 6-July 1, 2011.   
11.  Freshman and sophomore Pre-MD/PhD students are invited to apply to the Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program, sponsored by the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City. 
12.  As we gather with friends and family for joyous occasions during the Holiday season, let us remember that there are men and women who are serving their country in far-off lands, separated from their loved ones.       
13.  Marginalia:  You would think that “Also Spruch Zarathustra”, which was the opening theme to 2001:  A Space Odyssey, would be pretty simple and straight-forward to play.   

 

#12 – November 15, 2010
1.  Events coming up.   
2.  Pediatric Research Day, November 17, 2010, is sponsored by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Children's Foundation Research Center of Memphis, The University of Tennessee Department of Pediatrics, The Morgan Foundation, and the UT-Clinical & Translational Science Institute.  
3.   ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 6, 2010 edition. 
4.  AACOM’s Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s e-newsletter, November 2010 edition, Vol. 4, No. 11.   
5.  Top 50 Jobs, by MONEY and PayScale.com.  It’s undated, but it states “Job growth is estimated for 2008-2018.”  Notice how many are biomedical. 
6.  Marginalia I:  I keyed in “Male Brain” into the images.google.com search box, and this is one of the entries that got returned…  
7.  Marginalia II:  THIS is why I have the BEST job on the planet. 

 

#11 – November 8, 2010
1.  This week is the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and special break-out sessions (Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) 
2.  An open invitation to the Memphis Orthopaedic Research Lecture, Monday, November 8.   
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 1, 2010 edition. 
4.  Skin is No Barrier to BPA, Study Shows:  from the November 4, 2010 edition of Science in the News, a daily science digest of Sigma Xi. 

#10 – November 1, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.)   
2.  Special presentation:  Introduction to the Lipscomb University (Nashville) School of Pharmacy, Thursday, November 4. 
3.  Who’s coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
4.  The University of Memphis will host its annual Pre-Health Sciences Day on Monday, November 8, 2010.    RSVP for the dinner is required by October 31. 
5.  Saybrook University (San Francisco, CA) offers degree programs in Mind-Body Medicine. 
6.  Received this week.      
7.  The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) School of Brisbane is ranked #28 in the world, according to US News.  
8.  CBU will be hosting a Religions of Abraham course during the Summer 2011 session, which will include a week-long visit to Israel.  You can also participate in the tour separate from the course.  
9.  Marginalia:  A Halloween post-script…  

#9 – October 25, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Who’s coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
3.  See?  Here’s a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why professors stick their students with tests:  it’s for their own good.(!)  
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 18, 2010 edition.  
5.  Unite for Sight’s Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals. 
6.  Marginalia:  Looking for a research project?  At least this scientist won an award for her efforts. 

#8 – October 18, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Whos coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
3.  Inside OME, e-newsletter of the AACOM (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine), October 2010, Vol. 4, No. 10 edition.  
4.  Some Insured Kids Miss Proper Health Care Due to Costs, from USA Today, appearing in the October 8, 2010 issue of Science in the News.  
5.  Report Critical of Gulf Oil Spill Response, from the Los Angeles Times, appearing in the October 8, 2010 issue of Science in the News.  
6.  Practice MCATs are available from the AAMC.  
7.  Students are invited to attend the St. Jude Careers in Research event, sponsored by The Postdoctoral Association at St. Jude Children's Research, November 2, 2010 from 10:30am-1:30pm.
8. ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 11, 2010 edition. 
9.  National University of Health Sciences (St. Petersburg, FL) is sponsoring a Campus Visit Day for students interested in chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, and oriental medicine on Saturday, November 6. 
10.  The University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is sponsoring its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. 
11.  Condom Use is Highest for Young Study Finds, from the New York Times, appearing in the October 13, 2010 issue of Science in the News. 
12.  Marginalia:  The gametes of S. cerevisiae are called SHMOOS?  Really?    

#7 – October 11, 2010
 1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Yes, friends, its that time again Eisens Annual Halloween Lunchtime Benefit Concert for LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center featuring DEATH WARMED OVER, Tuesday, October 26, starting at 12 noon.
3.  Whos coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
4.  The Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine is now enrolling students for a new Masters Program in Conservation Medicine.  
5.  PRE-MED OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA 
6.  Marginalia:  The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory is offering a Spring Mini-Session, Jan. 3-14, 2011, with courses entitled:  1)Coastal Ornithology; 2)Gulf of Mexico: Impacts, Status, Future; and 3)Marine Toxicology.  

#6 – September 27, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Whos coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
3.  In case youre interested in public health as a career, heres an update on the Schools of Public Health Application Service (SOPHAS).  
4.  The University of Pennsylvania offers VMD-Ph.D. Combined Degree Studies.  
5.  CBU students are invited to attend the information session at Rhodes College with representatives from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Tuesday, October 5, 2010.  
6.  Dr. Scott Heldt, who recently joined the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology is seeing undergraduates interested in conducting research in his lab.  (From Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald.) 
7.  For those of you applying to occupational therapy programs, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has launched its Centralized Application Service (OTCAS), with 56 programs participating. 
8.  $93,000 Cancer Drug:  How Much is a Life Worth?:  From the (Raleigh, NC) News and Observer, appearing in the September 28, 2010 edition of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
9.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, September 27, 2010 edition.   
10.  Catholic University of America now offers a graduate M.S. degree or graduate Certificate in biotechnology. 
11.  Western University of Health Sciences (Lebanon, OR) now offers a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program. 
12.  Marginalia:  Bales of straw as an art medium.  Pretty amazing, huh?    

#5 – September 20, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Whos coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, September 13, 2010 edition.   
4.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School will be hosting the 10th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
5.  Wheres the Oil?  On the Gulf Floor, Scientists Say.  From the September 14 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi. 
6.  Few women win the Nobel Prize.  Fewer recipients live to 100.  (Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for sending me this.) 
7.  Unite for Sight will hold its 8th Annual Conference at Yale University, Saturday, April 16 through Sunday, April 17, 2011.  
8.  30 Ways to Cut Fat at Mealtimes: Cut Fat at Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, By Fiona Haynes, About.com Guide  
9.  The AMSA ARC/University of California Davis Health System Department of Surgery offers a Pre-Medical Surgical Intern Program. 
10. Marginalia:  Pirate humor theyre all one-liners so that pirates can understand them.  

#4 – September 13, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  Whos coming to the Health Career Opportunities Fair (Thursday, November 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and associated events (Wednesday evening, November 10 in the Montesi Room, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Thursday evening after the Fair, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., J-10).   This list will be updated as I get new information.  
3.  Received this week (placed in the BBB/PHP Lounge bookcase, unless otherwise noted.) 
4.  A brief review of the 2010 first year class of medical students at Washington University (St. Louis) School of Medicine.  
5.  A heads-up for students planning on applying to Pharm.D. programs, starting in the 2011-2012 application cycle.      
6.  St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital sponsors a NIH/NCI-funded Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program.
7.  The University of Southern Mississippi offers a variety of courses in their Jamaica Caribbean Studies.  (Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for sending me this).    
8.  The Tennessee Physiological Society will hold its annual meeting on Friday, October 15, in Memphis. 
9.  Inside OME:  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine e-newsletter, September 2010, Vol. 4, No. 9 edition.   
10.  Marginalia:  Oh, so YOU think YOURE having a lousy day, eh?  Be glad, be very glad youre not infected with Wuchereria bancrofti. 

#3 – September 6, 2010
 1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, August 30, 2010 edition.  
3.  Potential cancer drug arises from sponges:  From the R+D Daily, August 30, 2010 edition. 
4.  The Association of Schools of Public Health is sponsoring a Visit Day on November 10, 2010 in Denver Colorado.    
5.  Marginalia:  Ahoy, me hearties!  Tis time to plan for this years International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19!    

#2 – August 30, 2010
 1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  U.S. News and World Report Rankings Highlight Osteopathic Medical Educations Contributions to Primary Care:   From the April/May 2010 issue of Inside OME.       
3.  National University of Health Science (St. Petersburg, FL campus) is hosting a Campus Visit Day to learn more about their Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine degree, Saturday, September 25.   
4.  The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy is consistently ranked as one of the top Colleges of Pharmacy in the United States.  BTW, roughly 40% of its students are from out-of-state. 
5.  Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds:  From the August 20, 2010 issue of Science in the News, the daily science digest from Sigma Xi. 
6.  Marginalia:  SO, little grasshopper, you wish to know what fish printing is?   

#1 – August 23, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  (This feature is updated as I get new information.) 
2.  What you YOU doing this year for International Talk Like a Pirate Day Weekend (Saturday, September 18—Sunday, September 19)?
3.  The Washington Post has just released Landmark:  The Inside Story of America’s New Health Care Law and What it Means for All of Us”. 
4.  St. George’s University Public Health program has accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health, the US accreditation authority. 
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, August 9, 2010 edition.    
6.  For those of you interested in medical school:  The 2011-2012 Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) is now available from the Association of American Medical Colleges.  
7.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, August 16, 2010 edition.     
8.  Received this month.    
9.  Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA) welcomes applications from disadvantaged & underrepresented students.  
10.  The White House Internship Program is dedicated to giving emerging leaders the opportunity to serve the Administration and gain invaluable experience in public service.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at San Diego State U for sending me this.)  
11.  The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) has scheduled a series of Fall 2010 Information Sessions for their clinical health-related programs.  
12.  The American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) now has a fan page on Facebook!   
13.  Marginalia:  Creatures that you just might see if you take Marine Invertebrate Zoology at the Gulf Coast Research Lab.   

Summer 2010

#3 – August, 2010
1.  Welcome back!
2.  Some sad news:  The passing of Dr. Wisdom Coleman . 
3.  The reasons to attend St. George’s University School of Medicine (Grenada, West Indies).   
4.  Received this month.  (On the BBB/PHP bookshelf, unless otherwise noted.)  
5.  Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has campuses in Lake Erie, PA and in Bradenton, FL.
6.  ===AAMC STAT===, E-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, June 28, 2010 edition.   
7.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the American Association of Medical Colleges, August 2, 2010 issue. 

8.  William Carey University (Hattiesburg, MS) will be admitting its first class later this month.  Here are some view of the gross anatomy lab and the osteopathic principles and practices lab. 

#2 – July, 2010 
1.  From Medscape Internal Medicine:  Surgeon General Urges Exercise for Optimal Health, by Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, Posted: 06/17/2010.  
2.  Received this month.          
3.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, June 7, 2010 edition.       
4.  Inside OME:  The monthly e-journal from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic medicine on Osteopathic Medical Education, June 2010 edition.   
5.  Some information about the South Carolina College of Pharmacy (Charleston).        
6.  The Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System announces the 133rd allopathic medical school in the U.S.       
7.  ===AAMC STAT===. e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, June 14, 2010 edition. 
8.  Sources of information for post-baccalaureate programs.     
9.  E-mail Feasible Inexpensive Way to Screen for Depression in College Students, by Caroline Casels, from Medscape Medical News. 

10.  Marginalia:  Got time on your hands?  Want to do a service project?  Here’s an idea from the Spring 2010 issue of Outlook, the quarterly journal from the Washington University School of Medicine.   

#1 – June, 2010
1.    The College Information Book (CIB) of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) contains information pertaining to the osteopathic medical profession and to the admissions requirements, tuition, fees, deposits, deadlines and special programs of the 26 osteopathic medical colleges.      
2.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 3, 2010 edition. 
3.  The University of Arkansas College of Arts and Sciences (Fayetteville) announces its INBRE Research Conference for Biological Sciences, Physics, and Chemistry and Biochemistry, October 16-16,2010.   
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 10, 2010 edition.   
5.  Environmental Cancer Risk ‘Grossly Underestimated’?, from WebMD Health News, May 7, 2010 edition. 
6.  The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston) is offering two Summer 2010 Information Sessions on Friday, June11th and Thursday, July 15.        
7.  St. George’s University (Grenada) Schools of Medicine and of Veterinary Medicine are sponsoring a series of Open Houses in June and July. 
8.  Medical Societies Have Mixed Reactions to Medicare Payment Bill.  From Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2010 edition.   
9.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 24, 2010 edition.  
10.  The Saint Louis University School of Medicine offers M.D., M.D.-Ph.D., M.D.-M.P.H., and M.D.-M.B.A. programs. 
11.  Indoor Tanning Poses Melanoma Risk; There Are No Safe Devices – from Medscape Medical News, by Nick Mulcahy, May 28, 2010.  
12.  Marginalia:  One physician’s answer to the age-old question, “Hey, I’m premed, why must I take organic chemistry?      

Spring 2010  

#17 – May 3, 2010
1.  If you are a graduating senior, and wish to continue being on the listserv for the Caduceus Newsletter, you need to send me a new e-mail address.  
2.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, April/May 2010 edition, Vol. 4, No. 4/5.  
3.  The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (Independence, OH) offers a Summer Pre-Professional Internship Program.  
4.  Received this week.  (All magazines are available for review in the BBB/PHP Lounge.)    
5.  The American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) will be offering two Student Scholarships to cover the cost of attending its 70th Annual Conference, November 11-13, 2010, in Milwaukee, WI.   
6.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April 26, 2010 edition.    
7.  Marginalia:  Combined Unhealthy Behaviors Associated With 4-Fold Increased Risk for Death, by Emmat Hitt, Ph.D., from Medscape news. 

#16 – April 26, 2010
1.  Events coming up.   
2.  Yes, it’s the Annual Chocolate Tasting Session, featuring Dinstuhl’s Gourmet Chocolates, Thursday, April 29!
3.  Saving Limbs and Saving Lives through Surgery and Research:  A biographical sketch of Dr. Lee Rogers, DPM.   
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April 19, 2010 edition.  
5.  The Ross University Seminar will be held in Nashville, TN on May 8, 2010. 
6.  The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) will be sponsoring its Summer Open House on Friday, June 25, 2010.  
7.  F.D.A. is Urged to Set Limits for Levels of Salt in Food, from the April 21, 2010 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.  
8.  Marginalia:  A Strange Old Tool . . . Do you know what this is?  (Sent to me by a pharmacist, so he oughta know about these things.)   

#15 – April 19, 2010
1.   Events coming up.   
2.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), April 12, 2010 edition.  
3.  VMCAS Application Testers Needed!!!  
4.  The California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University (Oakland, CA) is offering a 3-day workshop on podiatry, July 28-30, 2010. 
5. Marginalia:  April 22 is Earth Day, 2010, and there’s plenty going on in and around Shelby Farms.  

#14 – April 12, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has issued a call for Undergraduate Research Poster Submissions for their Annual Meeting coming up 17-21 February 2011 in Washington, D.C.       
3.  Drexel University College of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA) will be offering 15-25 additional seats in their Interdepartmental Medical Science (IMS) special masters program.  
4.  Registration is now open for the first University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) Dental Information Day to be held in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, May 8, 2010.  (Sent to the HLTHPROF listserv by James C. Betbeze, Jr., MPA, Director of Admissions.)   
5.  Marginalia:  It’s that time of year again, for the Annual Chocolate Tasting Session, featuring Dinstuhl’s Gourmet Chocolates, presented by the students of BIOL 103, the Biology of Addiction, Thursday, April 29, 2 to 4 p.m.

#13 – April 5, 2010
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Graduate Health Sciences sponsors the Summer Research Scholars Program to provide research experience to exceptionally well-qualified undergraduate students.  
3.  ===AAMC STAT====, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 29, 2010 edition.    
4.  Georgetown University Medical Center will be hosting an Open House on Friday, April 16, 2010, for people interested in applying (or who are currently applying) to a biomedical master's program at Georgetown.   
5.  Marginalia:  You’ve heard of the iPod, the iPhone, and iPad, yes?  INTRODUCING:  The New iStan. 

#12 – March 29, 2010
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Updated launch dates for clinical health-related graduate programs.     (Other dates to be added as information becomes available.)   
3.  NYU Dental Professor Dr. Timothy Bromage Selected to Receive Max Planck Research Award.    
4.  Something to think about for next year’s Saint Patrick’s day – shaving your head as a fundraiser for pediatric cancer.  (It’s sponsored by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.)  
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter of the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 21, 2010 edition.    
6.  The Ohio State University College of Optometry will sponsor its annual Open House & Career Day, Saturday, April 17, 2010, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.  
7.  “For instance, mutations in the RB1 gene are associated with eye cancer in humans but cause worm genitalia to develop in the wrong place”, the article says…         
8.  Marginalia:  The transformation of one particular St. Baldrick’s Day volunteer: Dr. Keith Bradley, Director, Research Associate Program, http://raprogram.org/ .   

#11 – March 22, 2010
1.  Events coming up.     
2.  On April 1 Vanderbilt University will hold its 4th Annual Health Professions Graduate School Fair from 2-6 PM in the ballrooms of the Student Life Center. 
3.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (Little Rock) will be sponsoring its annual Spring Tour on Friday, April 16.   (Please let me know if you’re interested in attending by sending me an e-mail, at seisen@cbu.edu .)   
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 15, 2010 edition.    
5.  What you need to know about raising a family and attending medical school, from AspiringDoc.org, a division of the Association of American Medical Colleges.  
6.  The Office of University Recruitment at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA is pleased to announce our upcoming WesternU Preview Days scheduled for Saturday, May 1st and Wednesday, June 9th, 2010.    
7.  Washington University (St. Louis, MO) offers a Genetic Epidemiology Masters of Science (GEMS) MS degree.  
8.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine’s e-newsletter, March 2010, Vol. 4, No. 3.  
9.  Launch dates for application services (Allopathic Medicine, Optometry, Osteopathic Medicine, Physician Assistant, Podiatric Medicine)       
10.  Marginalia:  An actual conversation between an amputee patient and his podiatrist, who happens to be a CBU alum.   

#10 – March 15, 2010
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-PhD Combined Degree.          
3.  The University of Michigan School of Dentistry and Medical School offers its Pipeline Program, a six-week residential program for college freshmen and sophomores interested in pursuing a career in medicine or dentistry. 
4.  ===AAMC STAT===, e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 8, 2010 edition.   
5.  Pacific University (Oregon) College of Optometry invites applicants to attend InSight 2010 residence experience, slated for July 7-9, 2010.  
6.  The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ) is pleased to announce the launch of its NEW masters programs in biomedical sciences.   
7.  Marginalia:  Do NOT mess with these animals!   

#9 – March 8, 2010
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) will be offering a Multidisciplinary Summer Research Experience (REU) in Computational

Mathematics and Nonlinear Dynamics of Biological, Biologically Inspired and Engineering Systems this summer. 
3.  Brain Awareness Week Special Presentation – Brain and Body:  How the Immune System Makes a Smarter Brain, sponsored by the Neuroscience Institute of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.   
4.  ===AAMC STAT===:  E-Newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 22, 2010 issue. 
5.  ===AAMC STAT===:  E-Newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 1, 2010 issue.      
6.  The University of Maryland School of Public Health offers a Summer Training and Research (STAR) program.    
7.  George Mason University and Georgetown University Medical Center announce a joint program, the Advanced Biomedical Sciences Certificate.  
8.  The University of Massachusetts Medical School offers two types of summer research opportunities.  
9.  Loma Linda University offers a Summer Health Disparities Research Undergraduate Training Program.           
10.  The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers Fee Reductions for the MCAT Exam and AMCAS.   
11.  Marginalia:  Ya know, a casual sexual encounter during Spring Break, or at any time, really, may not be in your best interest.  Here are some reasons why.    

#8 – March 1, 2010
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Loyola University – Chicago offers a MA in Medical Sciences program.     
3.  The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC), I am pleased to invite you and your students to the 2010 AAVMC Veterinary Medical Career Fair & Information Sessions.
4.  The University of Memphis School of Public Health offers Masters Degrees in Public Health and in Health Administration.   
5.  The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) will be sponsoring its 2010 AAVMC Veterinary Medical Career Fair & Information Sessions on Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Alexandria, VA.  
6.  ===AAMC STAT===;  Weekly e-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 22, 2010 edition.   
7.  The Application Preparation EXtreme (APEX) summer residential camp, sponsored by the University of South Carolina, is an intensive five-day program designed to assist upperclass pre-med students prepare for their med school application.   
8.  Received this week.   
9.  American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS):  Information for Applicants Applying to the 2011 Entering Class of Dental Schools. 
10.  The University of Alabama – Birmingham offers a Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program 2010.   
11.  The Oregon Health & Science University (Portland) offers a Graduate Studies Equity Summer Research Program for college students.   
12.  The University of California – Berkeley will be celebrating its 5th year of offering a summer Opto-camp.  
13.  The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) will again host the Summer Scholars Program on the Ohio University campus.   
14.  Marginalia:  ZZ Top was right!  Every girl is crazy about a sharp-dressed man!    

#7 – February 22, 2010
1.   Events coming up.   
2.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine News on Osteopathic Medical Education, February 2010 issue – Vol. 4, #2.   
3.  The deadline for applying to the Tennessee Institutes for Pre-Professional (TIP) is February 28.       
4.  Tennessee Health Care Campaign’s 5th Annual Regional Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.   
5.  ===AAMC STAT===. E-newsletter from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 15, 2010 edition.    
6.  The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) is holding an Open House at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 6, at the School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201.   
7.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) offers an 11-month, 34-credit hour Masters in Pharmacology.  
8.  The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia campus announces its annual Biomedical Sciences Program Open House, Friday, March 5.  
9.  After Years of Quiet, Expecting a Boom in U.S. Medical Schools – an e-article in the New York Times.com.  
10.  Nearly 1 in 5 Medical Students in the United States is Attending an Osteopathic Medical School. 
11.  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to announce our Health Professions Recruitment Fair and Workshops in conjunction with AACOM’s Annual Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.  
12.  The University of Alabama – Birmingham offers an eight-week summer mentored research program. 
13.  Marginalia:  The good news is that the security panel in Cooper-Wilson says “System is normal”…    

#6 – February 15, 2010
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Shirl Sharpe, Academic Service Coordinator for the University of Memphis Department of Public Health, will be discussing their Masters Programs in Public Health and in Health Administration on Thursday, February 18.   
3.  Zeta Tau Alpha will hold their 2nd Annual Pink Out basketball game on Thursday, February 18.   
4.  The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Piscataway, NJ) offers Summer Clinical Internships. 
5.  International Human Cadaver Prosection Program, August 3-5, 2010, at Indiana University School of Medicine – Northwest (Gary).   
6.  ===AAMC STAT====:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 8, 2010 edition.       
7.  Tufts University (North Grafton, MA) offers its 2010 Adventures in Veterinary Medicine program at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. 
8.  The 7th Annual Global Health & Innovation Conference, presented by Unite for Sight, will be held on the campus of Yale University, April 17-April 18, 2010. 
9.  The Illinois College of Optometry will host the third annual Focus on Your Future Summer Program for underrepresented minority undergraduate students, from Monday, July 19 through Friday, July 23, 2010.  
10.  Global Medical Health Programs,  from William P. King, Associate Dean for Student Services, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.    
11.  The Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine (CHDMM) of Loma Linda University School of Medicine (CA) will host its Undergraduate Training Program (UTP) from June 14 to August 6 of 2010.            
12.  The University of Illinois will be sponsoring a 5-day Summer Neuroscience Institute from May 18-21, 2010.    
13.  Marginalia:  What’s V-day without “In-the-Mood” foods?  From CNN Living, February 11, 2010.     

#5 – February 8, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  Michigan State University will be hosting a Summer 2010 Premedical Achievement Program (PMAP), June 11-July 24.    
3.  The Native Americans into Medicine program is for Native American students who are pursuing an education that will enable them to become health professionals, and will take place on the University of Minnesota- Duluth Campus from June 21st – July 30th.    
4.  Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg, VA) offers a 2010 Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institute (BSSI).  (Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for sending me this.)   
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, February 1, 2010 edition.         
6.  Three great opportunities to learn about American Indian/Indigenous Health.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
7.  International Service Learning (ISL) has arranged several trips to provide “hands to help” Haitian children, most of whom are orphans, displaced by the devastating effects of the recent earthquake.     
8.  California State University, Sacramento, announces a new Professional Science Master's (PSM) Program leading to an MA in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Stem Cell Research.   
9.  The University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Program.  
10.  Footsteps:  The Newsletter for the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, January 2010 edition.   
11.  Western University of Health Sciences (Pomona, CA) announces the opening of a new Health Education Center.   
12.  The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (Iowa City) offers an 8-week Summer Undergraduate Medical Research (SUMR) Program, targeting students who will graduate in the 2010-2011 academic year.   
13.  West Tennessee Healthcare will again sponsor the Pre-Med Internship Volunteer Program.  This program will begin on June 7 and conclude July 30, 2010. 
14.  The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine will be hosting a Webinar Open House, February 10, 2010 at 1 p.m. EST and at 6 p.m. EST. 
15.  Marginalia:  A follow-up to last week’s snow day – what did your parents, siblings, grandparents say you had to do in order to guarantee a snow day?  

#4 – February 1, 2010
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  On Thursday, February 18, Shirl Sharpe, Academic Service Coordinator for the University of Memphis School of Public Health will be speaking on their Masters Programs in Public Health and of Health Administration.  
3.  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine offers a 7-week long Premedical Academic Enrichment Program (SPAEP).    
4.  Global Vision International (GVI) offers 5- to 20- week internships within the fields of environment and wildlife research.      
5.  ===AAMC STAT===, January 25, 2010 edition.        
6.  The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at The University of Southern Mississippi is continuing its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience for undergraduates who will begin their senior year in the fall of 2010.           
7.  Applications are available for the Tennessee Institutes for Pre-Professionals, a program hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for increasing the pool of underrepresented groups in its health profession programs.    
8.  Drexel University School of Public Health (Philadelphia, PA) is sponsoring an Open House for Prospective Graduate Students, February 20, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.     
9.  Marginalia:  Joe Alfonso’s experience taking a Marine Biology course at the Gulf Coast Research Lab last summer.  (BTW, in case you’re interested, enrollment for this summer’s course has started.)  

#3 – January 25, 2010
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) College of Allied Health will be sponsoring a Prospective Student Open House on Friday, February 12, 2010.  
3.  The University of Michigan offers an 8-week Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) in Health Management and Policy.  
4.  Yale University will be hosting its 8th Annual Unite For Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, Saturday, April 17-Sunday, April 18, 2010.  
5.  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to announce our Health Professions Recruitment Fair and Workshops in conjunction with AACOM’s Annual Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.   
6.  ===AAMC STAT===  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 18, 2010.    
7.  The University of Southern California (USC) Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program is currently accepting applications for both the July – December 2010 and January – June 2011 program sessions. 
8.  The East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine offers a 4-week Medical Horizons Program.  
9.  Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program offers a 10-week Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program in New York City for freshmen and sophomores. 
10.  The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Athens) will again host the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program.  
11.  Most osteopathic medical schools have a February 1, 2010 deadline – a note from Gina Moses, M.Ed., Associate Director of Application Services.   
12.  Marginalia:  Medical clowning as a therapy modality.           

#2 – January 18, 2010
1.  Events coming up.  
2.  ===AAMC STAT===:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – January 11, 2010 edition. 
3.  Inside OME:  December 2009/Jan. 2010 combined issue, from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM™)     
4.  The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) announces an ADEA Workshop and Recruitment Fair for Predental Students and Advisors in conjunction with ADEA’s Annual Session and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., Saturday, February 27, 2010.  
5.  The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has a special admissions program called R.O.S.E. for Ohio residents.    
6.  Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical College offers a Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship Program.  (They sent the announcement on January 12, with a deadline of January 15, so I have sent an e-mail inquiry for clarification.)  
7.  Differences remain over what health care bill will look like.  From CNN news.com.  
8.  The situation in Haiti is that bad…really. 

#1 – January 11, 2010 
1.  Welcome back!   
2.  The Department of Biological Engineering (BE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program during the summer term of 2010.  
3.  Call for Applications for the American Society of Microbiologists Undergraduate Fellowship Opportunities.  
4.  For applications to Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, the applicant is allowed to make changes after submission:  from Gina Moses, Associate Director of Application Services.      
5.  America’s Best Careers 2010:  Healthcare, from the U.S. News and World Report. 
6.  The University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester) offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Program, May 31, 2010-August 6, 2010.   
 7.  Marginalia:  Art therapy -- Mandalas created by cystic fibrosis and lung transplant patients at Washington University Medical Center. 

Fall 2009

#17 – December 13, 2009
1.  The United States Air Force offers 3- and 4-year scholarships for medical school.    
2.  ====AAMC STAT====:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 7, 2009 edition. 
3.  The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program of Weill Cornell Medical College, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University offers a10-week Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program in New York City. 
4.  An invitation from the Drexel University School of Public Health     
5.  The Folklore of Mistletoe.         
6.  Still having trouble finding that special gift for your significant other?  Here are some suggestions!  
7.  Traditional workshops go electronic for Christmas, from the R&D Daily, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 edition.    
8.  Living the Christmas spirit…   
9.  Marginalia 1:  Researcher explains science behind St. Nick’s Christmas magic.  Reprinted from The R&D Daily, December 7, 2009 edition.   
10.  Marginalia 2:  Jeff Foxworthy and Ron White would be proud of this fellow.      

#16 – December 7, 2009
1. Dr. Russell Gelder from the University of Washington School of Medicine will be presenting a lecture entitled "Adventures in Non-Visual Ocular Photoreception", Tuesday, December 8. 
2.   Dr. Peter Doherty, 1996 Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine, will be the keynote speaker at UTHSC Post-Doc Research Day, Thursday, December 10.    
3.   Parasite Rex:  An exhibit of the wonderful world of parasites – Thursday, December 10, 2 to 3 p.m. in the Sabbatini Lounge.   
4.   Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) is offering a 10-week summer internship program for students in Environmental studies, Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, and other related majors.  
5.  The Tropical Disease Institute at Ohio University is pleased to announce its Tropical Disease Research program in Ecuador for the upcoming summer.  
6.  The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is hosting its Second Annual Levi Watkins Jr. Pre-Medical Conference on February 6, 2010.  The conference is designed to help prepare minorities and students from disadvantaged backgrounds successfully navigate through the medical school application process. 
7.  Case Western Reserve University will offer a variety of undergraduate research opportunities for the upcoming summer. 
8.  Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) now offers a Pharmacy program at their Georgia Campus (Suwanee, GA).   
9.  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will offer its Human Anatomy Summer Course for Undergraduates June 7-July 2, 2010. 
10.  Marginalia:  Interesting college mascots.           

#15 – November 30, 2009
1.   Events coming up.   
2.  ====AAMC STAT====:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 23, 2009 edition.  
3.  The East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine received 1,586 applications to fill 60 slots.(!)  
4.  International Service Learning offers clinical experiences in the Dominican Republic and in North Central Mexico.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at San Diego State for sending me this.)  
5.  Inside OME:  American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) News on Osteopathic Medical Education – November 2009, Vol. 3, No. 11.        
6.  Marginalia I:  An impressive half-time show!    (Ignore the ad that starts the clip.)
7.  Marginalia II:  This is what happens when:  A) You’ve been married to the same person for 33 years; and B)Your birthday falls at Thanksgiving time.   

#14 – November 23, 2009
1.  “The Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program is designed to give 25 premedical students deeper insights into the field of medicine, including issues that greatly affect the health of traditionally underserved groups.”    
2.  Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia Campus School of Pharmacy (Suwanee, GA) is hosting an Open House on Friday, December 4, 2009.
3.  Des Moines University (Iowa) offers a Health Professions Advanced Summer Scholars Program for individuals interested in medical, physician assistant, or physical therapy school…and it’s free.   
4.  Des Moines University offers a variety of health-related programs at the Master’s and Doctoral level.  
5.  Results of a recent Medscape survey among selected healthcare professionals regarding The Obama administration’s decision of telling federal prosecutors not to pursue patients who use medical marijuana in states where it is legal, unless they are using it for illegal purposes. 
6.  The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam is available from the Association of American Medical Colleges web site.   
7.  Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) will be offering its tenth annual summer course in Human Anatomy for Undergraduates.  
8.  Marginalia:  The study of biology involves more than just white lab coats, stethoscopes, and micropipettors, you know…  

#13 – November 16, 2009
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  The question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was “I was hoping that you would write back with information on Medical Physics programs that your institutions offer.”  
3.  ====AAMC STAT===:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 7, 2009 – Annual Meeting Issue #1.         
4.  Dr. Alvin Holder from the Chemistry Department of the University of Southern Mississippi, has invited CBU students to enroll in a course on medicinal plants indigenous to Jamaica.  
5.  ====AAMC STAT====:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges November 9, 2009.            
6.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing presents the 6th Annual Forensic Nursing Conference, Monday, December 7, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
7.  PRE-MED OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA.             
8.  “The AAMC is your #1 source for information about the MCAT and applying to medical school”.  
9.  The 2010 Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Schedule and Registration Tips. 
10.  “Essential Essentials”, i.e. what you NEED to know about the MCAT.   
11.  Marginalia:  Most people are familiar with the quote “Don’t mess with Texas.”  May I add “Don’t mess with Texans, or with anything IN Texas.”  From Dr. Ronald B., an emergency room physician living IN Tyler, Texas.  

#12 – November 9, 2009
1.   Events coming up.  
2.  The University of Queensland-Ochsner Program allows students to complete their first two years at the University of Queensland’s medical school, located in Brisbane, Australia.   
3.  The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy Accepts applications from all qualified individuals.  

4.  Marginalia:  Behold Le Comte du Monet (pr. Count da Money)  (AKA Matt Vincent, vocalist for Death Warmed Over).      

#11 – November 2, 2009
1.   Events coming up. 
2.  The University of Memphis will hold its annual Pre-Health Sciences Day on Thursday, November 5, 2009. 
3.  Announcement of NIH-MD/PhD Programs.    
4.  Today’s podiatrist does it all; that’s what a new video developed by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) is promoting.   
5.  Robert Woods Johnson Foundation News Digest – October 30, 2009.  
6.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 26, 2009 edition. 
7.  Marginalia:  Death Warmed Over returns to CBU!    

#10 – October 26, 2009
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  Thinking of Osteopathic Medicine?  Information Sessions are scheduled at CBU, Rhodes College and the University of Memphis Tuesday, October 27 through Thursday, October 29.  
3.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 19, 2009 edition.     
4.  Marginalia:  According to Roto-Rooter’s October 2009 Pipeline Newsletter, millions of pounds of pumpkin pulp are scraped from pumpkins throughout the Halloween season, resulting in yummy pies, creative jack-o’-lanterns…and plumbing nightmares!!  (AARGH!!)    

#9 – October 19, 2009
1.  Events coming up. 
2.  CBU, along with the University of Memphis and Rhodes College, will be hosting Information Sessions about Osteopathic Medical Education, October 27-29. 
3.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, October 9, 2009 edition. 
4.  Premed of Color Monthly E-Newsletter, October 2009 edition.  
5.  Interested in cancer-related research training?  The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-Ph.D. program.    
6.  Halloween Day Lunchtime Benefit Concert for LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center and Faculty/Staff Costume Contest in the Alfonso Dining Hall, Friday, October 30, starting at 12 noon! 
7.  Marginalia:  Your Honor, all I did was key in the phrase “Male Brain” into the Search box of images.google.com , and this is one of the “hits” that popped up…so to speak.  HONEST! 

#8 – October 12, 2009
1.   Events this week.   
2.  Minutes of the most recent ACS meeting (from Ting Wong).  
3.   Where Physicians Stand Now on the Healthcare Debate:  An Expert Interview With Robert J. Blendon, ScD.  From Medscape Medical News, September 29, 2009.  
4.  The recipient of the Physics Ig Noble 2009 award explains why pregnant woman don’t tip over.       
5.   Applications available now for the Tennessee Institutes for Pre-Professionals (TIP).       
6.   Received this week.   
7.  The University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Graduate Training Program will be hosting an open house on Friday, October 23, 2009, from 3-5 p.m. 
8.  The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry is offering a 1-day externship, November 6, 2009.  
9.  New Volunteer Opportunities at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center.    (Thanks to Ting Wong for forwarding this to me.) 
10.  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is pleased to announce the launching of its Facebook page.  
11.  The University of Memphis will be hosting its annual Pre-Health Sciences Day on Thursday, November 5, 2009.   
12.  Marginalia:  Let me get this straight – you’d like to insult someone, but you just can’t find the right words?  

#7 – October 5, 2009
1.   Events this week.      
2.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, September 21, 2009 edition.  
3.  The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine offers a student advising resource:  Osteopathic Medical Student Profiles – In their Own Words:  A Snapshot of the Osteopathic Medical Student.      
4.  The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and CE Webinar are offering a synchronous (live) online DAT / MCAT Preparatory Course. 
5.  The Pasteur Institute in Paris, France is sponsoring a summer research experience for Undergraduate Students.      
6.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges – September 28, 2009 edition.  
7.  Excreted Tamiflu Found in Rivers:  From the October 1, 2009 edition of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.   
8.  National Physician Assistant (PA) Week will be celebrated during the week of October 6-12, 2009.    
9.  Halloween Benefit Concert and Faculty/Staff Costume Contest, Friday, October 30, starting at 12:00 p.m. in the Alfonso Dining Hall.     
10.  Marginalia:  MedEvac…IN ANTARCTICA!!!      

#6 – September 28, 2009
1.   Events this week.    
2.  The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority is sponsoring its annual Think Pink Week for breast cancer awareness, September 28 through October 3. 
3.  Dr. Linda Pifer will give a presentation on HIV, AIDS, and STD awareness on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in the University Theatre.    
4.  William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (Hattiesburg, MS) has received provisional accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. 
5.  How to bargain hunt for health care – from cnn.news com, September 10, 2009.   
6.  Northwestern Health Sciences University (Minneapolis, MN) sponsors its annual Career Day, Saturday, October 17, 2009.        
7.  Received this week.        
8.  American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) 2-Minute E-News:  August 2009 edition.   
9.  “Slipping through the Net:  Social Vulnerability in Pandemic Planning”, a publication pertaining to the social ramifications of minimizing morbidity and mortality from disease outbreaks.  (Thanks to Dr. Anna Ross for forwarding this to me.)   
10.  Samuel Merritt University (Oakland, CA) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announce funding for students in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program.  
11.  Marginalia:  Got (coconut) crabs?  

#5 – September 21, 2009
1. Events coming up this week.    
2.  Rhodes College will be sponsoring its Health Careers Fair at the Grad. Expo, Thursday, September 24.   
3.  The University of Texas Southwestern (at Dallas) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is sponsoring its Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program.   
4.  AANMC (American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges) 2-Minute E-News – September 2009 edition.     
5.  AAMC-STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges – September 14, 2009 edition.  
6.  Is Happiness Catching?  -- From the September 16, 2009 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.      
7.  Logan College of Chiropractic (Chesterfield, MO) is offering a Fall Open House Event, “Slice of Logan”, Saturday, October 3. 
8.  The University of Maryland School of Nursing (Baltimore) is offering an Open House on October 3, 2009.   
9.  LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center will host its 2nd Annual Pediatric Research Day on Wednesday, September 23.    
10.  Marginalia:  The question was:  How many songs have cowbells in them? 

#4 – September 14, 2009
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 26th 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.    

#3 – September 7, 2009 
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP Activities.   
2.  Research Seminars in the Memphis area.     
3.  The question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was “Is anyone aware of short-term (summer, spring break, winter break), service-related trips within the United States?”    
4.  Cancer Research Training Opportunities at U-Penn.     
5.  When heated, high-fructose corn syrup can be dangerous, from R&D Daily, August 26, 2009.     
6.  Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine offers a Physician Assistant Program.           
7.  A short biographical sketch of the 2009 first year class of medical students at Washington University – St. Louis.   
8.  Received this week.      
9.  Vanderbilt University (Biomedical Research Education and Training) offers an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program.   
10.  The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School (Little Rock) will be hosting its 9th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences, Thursday, October, 29, 2009.   
11.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges – August 31, 2009 edition.   12.  Marginalia:  Honolulu Seeking to Ban 'BO' on Buses – Associated Press, appearing on AOL News.com     

#2 – August 31, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP Activities.     
2.  Research Seminars in the Memphis area.   
3.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges – August 17, 2009 edition. 
4.  Physicians are talking about:  What to do to reform healthcare, from medscape.com    
5.  The Ponzi Scheme That Is Health Insurance, from medscape.com. 
6.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical College – August 24, 2009 edition.              
7.  American University of Antigua (AUA) Partners with Virginia Tech and Opens New Vet School.       
8.  Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine will be holding two Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conferences this year.   
9.  The University of Indianapolis will be holding an Open House for the College of Health Sciences on Saturday, September 12, 2009, to highlight their programs in Physical Therapy and in Occupational Therapy.   
10.  Received this week.       
11.  Senator Edward Kennedy Dies from Malignant Glioma.   
12.  Marginalia:  A Short Safari Story.   

#1 – August 24, 2009
1.  Welcome back!   (Echoing an e-mail from Dr. Anna Ross)
2.  ACS/BBB/PHP Activities
3.  Research Seminars in the Memphis area
4.  Getting past the lingo of the health care debate
5.  The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (Baltimore, MD) is holding an Open House on Saturday, September 12, 2009.    
6.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  August 3, 2009 edition.   
7.  The AAMC has developed a new financial assistance program for MCAT examinees applying for accommodations. 
8.  Scientific American is proud to be a co-presenter of GoingGreen West 2009.  
9.  The University of Queensland School of Medicine (Brisbane) has partnered with Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. 
10.  The Stony Brook University Medical Center (Stony Brook, NY) offers a MSTP (Medical Scientist Training) Program. 
11.  Radio Rounds, the first-ever medical radio talk show, returns August 9 for a second season.    
12.  Currently, DOs have full practice rights in roughly 50 countries and partial practice rights in many more.   
13.   Inside OME:  AACOM (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine) News on Osteopathic Medical Education, July/August 2009 edition. 
14.  Naturopathic Medical School E-Newsletter, Issue 23 – July 29 (from the AANMC, Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges).   
15.  AAMC STAT -- News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  August 10, 2009 edition.  
16.  This September 4 and 5 will be the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Burgess Shale in Canada.  17.   Marginalia:  It’s like the Peabody ducks…only super-sized…( “Naturally, the lodge becomes busier for both elephants and guests during November”, the article sez…) 

Summer 2009

#3 – August, 2009
1.  These allopathic medical schools WILL be using AMCAS to facilitate the delivery of Letters for 2010.  
2.  These allopathic medical schools are NOT participating in AMCAS Letters for 2010.   
3.  Mississippi is NUMBER 1…for obesity…again.  (from cnn.com news)   
4.  Swearing Makes Pain More Tolerable, from yahoo.com news.           
5.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  July 13, 2009 edition.   
6.  Received this month.    
7.  Doctors Express hopes to franchise urgent care in the United States, by Charisse Jones.  Appearing in USA TODAY.    
8.  The official website of the MD-PhD Section of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).          
9.  The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) announces the inaugural launch of Optometry’s Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS) as of July 15, 2009.  
10.  The Medical College of South Carolina offers a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science in Occupational Therapy (OT) and a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) programs.   
11.  Final Analysis Shows HPV Vaccine Is Effective and Safe:  From Medscape Medical News  
12. Can the U.S. afford health care reform?:  From cnn.com, July 14, 2009.  
13.  I guess some women like their men to have that sporty, uh, gamey scent…  
14.  Marginalia:  This August 15-17 will mark the 40th (!) anniversary of Woodstock.   

#2 – July, 2009
1. 'Competencies,' Not Courses, Should Be Focus of Medical-School Curricula, Report Says.  
2.  The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has received preliminary accreditation from the LCME Board.  
3.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) offers a 1-year Masters in Pharmacology.     
4.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  June 15, 2009 edition.    
5.  Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) offers a dual DMD/DO (Doctor of Dental Medicine/Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) degree.     
6.  Revision to the Score Scale for the Optometry Admission Test (OAT), Effective May 1, 2009.      
7.  PharmCAS is now OPEN for Fall 2010 Matriculation!   
8.  VMCAS Web Application for 2010 Matriculation is Now Available!    
9.  The 2010 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) application service (AADSAS) has been launched.       
10.  Received this week. 
11.  The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD/PhD Program for future veterinarian-scientists.    
12.  AAMC STAT, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  June 29, 2009 edition.  
13.  Marginalia:  The article mentions “Don't swim when you have diarrhea” as the FIRST rule of Pool Etiquette.      

#1 – June, 2009
1.  The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) proudly announces the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service  (PTCAS). 
2.  Are foot and ankle problems worse for women?  From:  http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/mar08/clinical2.asp    
3.  Received this month.       
4.  Global Vision International offers students valuable fieldwork experience as an active member of a conservation and community research expedition. 
5.  Women ‘fight off disease better’ by virtue of a stronger immune system.  From:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8047321.stm
6.  The Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Alabama – Birmingham (UAB) is funded by the National Institutes of Health.  
7.  The Commonwealth Medical College (Scranton, PA) is offering a Masters of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) Program. 
8.  The Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC) offers a Ph.D. in Health and Rehabilitation Science.       
9.  AAMC STAT:  News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May 25, 2009 edition.  

10.  Marginalia:  This cat is just too cool to be called “Porky”, but that IS its name.     

 

Spring 2009 

#16 – May 4, 2009
1.  Final exams start on Wednesday!  Are you ready?    
2. If you are a graduating senior and wish to continue receiving the Caduceus Newsletter…      
3.  Drexel University offers two graduate programs in veterinary science.  
4.  The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg) announces is Summer Open House, Friday, June 26, 2009.  
5.  The American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) 2010 cycle will launch on June 1, 2009.   
6.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April 27, 2009 issue.            
7.  You’re invited to Lyceum Career Day at Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic (Spartanburg, SC)!     
8.  The Logan College of Chiropractic (Chesterfield, MO) is sponsoring an Open House Event on June 27, 2009.      
9.  U.S. News and World Report Puts Osteopathic Medical Colleges at Top of List of Primary Care Resident Producers.  
10.  Suggested summer reading for PHP students.        
11.  Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA) is hosting an informational meeting on Friday May 15, 2009 (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM) for pre-medical students who are interested in the rural Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP).    
12.  Marginalia:  Inflation Burst Test of Selected Condoms 2009, or, Consumer Reports Revisited.(!)     

 

#15 – April 27, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.     
2.  Pearson Higher Education announces its 2009 Allied Health Student Scholarship Contest.      
3.  The Florida International University (FIU) College of Medicine (Miami) will be welcoming its inaugural class this August.    
4.  The Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine will have a Student Information at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami on Saturday, May 2. 
5.  Chili peppers add spice to life, from http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/14/chili.record/index.html .      
6.  RateADrug.com offers internships and scholarships as part of their PreMed Prescription Rating and Experience Program (PPREP).   
7.  The “morning-after pill” will be available without a prescription to women 17 and older, from http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/22/plan.b.age/index.html
8.  The question is:  Just how much in debt will I be when I graduate from medical school?  Here’s one example:  The University of Arkansas College of Medicine (Little Rock).  (Just remember – if it were that easy, everybody would be doing it.)  
9.  Marginalia:  Hip Hop Darwin, from http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55622/    .

 
#14 – April 20, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  Received this week.    
3.  The applicant pool for this past 2009 American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine has increased by 8.79%, reflecting a growing trend among students who are attracted to the osteopathic philosophy of practicing medicine. 
4.  CBU Students can take summer courses at the Gulf Coast Research Lab of the University of Southern Mississippi for CBU credit.  
5.  Marginalia:  Today’s safety lesson  (Thanks to Michael R. for alerting me to this SIGNIFICANT safety tip.)  

#13 – April 6, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.      
2.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 30, 2009 edition.   
3.  The Georgetown Summer Medical Institute (GSMI), a program of the Georgetown School of Medicine, will be offering medical school courses,
seminars and workshops for premedical (rising juniors and seniors), post-bacc, graduate and medical students this summer.      
4.  Facebook users wage condom campaign against Pope, from cnn.news, March 30, 2009.     
5.  Jefferson Medical College (Philadelphia, PA) is hosting an informational meeting on Friday, May 15, 2009, for pre-medical students who are interested in the rural Physician Shortage Area Program (PSAP).    
6.  A day in the life of a 2nd year medical student at St. George’s University (Grenada).  Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this.       
7.  The Research Associates (RA) Program (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport CT) now has two positions available for Chief Research Associates.   
8.  The Southern California College of Optometry cordially invites you to attend our annual Spring Admissions Open House on Saturday, April 11th, 2009.       
9.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) offers an online Certificate in Clinical Research.  

#12 – March 30, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  The Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (North Chicago, IL) College of Health Professions sponsors a series of Open House events for prospective students.    
3.  St. George’s University (Grenada, West Indies) is awarding one-third tuition scholarships, as part of their Legacy of Excellence Scholarship Program.    
4.  Received this week.   
5.  Logan College of Chiropractic (Chesterfield, MO) offers programs in Chiropractic and in Sports Science and Rehabilitation.   
6.  The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) announces a centralized application service for optometry (OptomCAS), to be launched on July 2009 for the 2009-2010 application cycle.        
7.  The California School of Podiatric Medicine (Oakland, CA) will be sponsoring its annual Immersion Week, July 20-24, 2009.     

8.  Marginalia:  British words for drunk – 141 of them!

 

#11 – March 23, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) E-Newsletter, Issue # 22, January 2009.       
3.  The University of Queensland School of Medicine (Brisbane, Australia) will be hosting an Information Session for prospective students at The Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Saturday, May 2.           
4.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 16, 2009 edition.    
5.  (CNN) -- Americans are forgoing medical attention in the face of high health-care costs, a new consumer health survey has found.     
6.  Received this week.     
7.  Marginalia:  True, most recipients of the Darwin Awards are men, but I can’t think of too many men who would be willing to tolerate this kind of punishment.    

#10 – March 16, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.    
2.  Details about the upcoming University of Arkansas (Little Rock) for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Annual Spring tour for prospective medical students and premedical advisors.          
3.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis, TN) College of Dentistry will be sponsoring its annual Dental Externship on April 3, 2009. 
4.  Received this week. 
5.  The plight of young, uninsured Americans.  From cnn news.com, March 7, 2009.   
6.  The online application service for osteopathic medical schools, AACOMAS 2010, will become available in May. 
7.  The Research Associates (RAs) program of the Department of Emergency Medicine at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT is a summer program for college students and post-bacs.  
8.  Interested in a health-related career?  ExploreHealthCareers.org is an excellent source of information.  9.  Marginalia:  WHAT?!!?  Spring Break is HISTORY, and you still haven’t started your term paper??  DIDN’T YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN BE BAD FOR YOU?   

#9 – March 9, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Graduate Research Education and Training (GREAT) has a list of summer undergraduate research programs.   
3.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 2, 2009 edition. 
4.  Medical Horizons is a new program being offered through the Quillen College of Medicine at East Tennessee State University, for those considering a career in medicine. 
5.  The AAMC will be releasing its inaugural Official Guide to the MCAT(R) Exam. 
6.  Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) will be sponsoring its 3rd annual Health Professions Graduate School Fair on Wednesday March 11 from 2-6 PM in the ballrooms of the Student Life Center. All interested students are welcome to attend. 
7.  The new U.S. Student Fulbright grant recruitment season has started.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)  
8.  Study: 86.7 million Americans uninsured over last two years, from cnn.com. 
9.  If you’re pre-med, mark your calendars for the Annual Spring Tour sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. 

#8 – March 2, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  The CBU Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society offer chemistry tutoring.        
3.  Received this week  
4.  The National Hispanic Medical Association will be hosting a career fair for high school and undergraduate students interested in medicine, March 18-22, 2009 in New York City.  
5.  The Color the Future of Medicine Fellowship (CMF) is a newly created program to assist prospective dental and medical students with the financial expense associated with the dental/medical school application process.  
6.  Yes, I know you’re looking forward to Spring Break, but a casual sexual encounter during Spring Break, or at any time, really, may not be in your best interest.  Here are some reasons why. 
7.  In case you’re traveling to Mexico, particularly the border region and Tijuana, for Spring Break, here’s a travel alert.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for forwarding this to me.)         

8.  Marginalia:   Indiana Woman Said "I Do" 23 Times -- 68-year-old Guinness world record holder would get married again – from:      http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/weird/Indiana-Woman-Said-I-Do-23-Times.html?yhp=1

#7 – February 23, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  On Tuesday, March 10, we will have a tour of Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, starting at 10 a.m.      
3.  The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Veterinary Medical Information Sessions event, March 13, 2009, at the Westin Washington DC City Center. 
4.  The American Association of Dental Schools Application Service will become available online on June 1, 2009.  
5.  The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine is sponsoring a Summer Scholars program which includes course work in biochemistry, gross anatomy, immunology, histology, integrated pharmacology, osteopathic principles and practices.  
6.  Wanted: You! 10 Jobs Where Employers Come Looking For You, from hotjobs.yahoo.com        
7.  Tufts University (North Grafton, MA) offers a Master’s Degree in Animals and Public Policy.    
8.  Received this week.      
9.  Marginalia:  The Tesla Roadsters, featuring Tela Thigpen, had a SUCCESSFUL debut, Friday, February 13!     

#6 – February 16, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.  
2.  Saint George’s University School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine are sponsoring a series of Open Houses, including one in Memphis. 
3.  Report: 'Shocking' number don't know obesity causes cancer, from cnn news.com    
4.  Naturopathic Medical School E-Newsletter, Issue 21, December 2008.  (Sorry for the late inclusion.) 
5.  The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ) offers a Summer Clinical Intership Program.      
6.  The Illinois College of Optometry will again host its Focus on Your Future Summer Program for underrepresented minority undergraduate students, July 6-10, 2009.
7.  West Tennessee Healthcare will again sponsor the Pre-Med Internship Volunteer Program.   
8.  Marginalia:  Got the blues?  You’re not alone.     

 

#5 – February 9, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  Are you curious about the evolution of “Evolution”?  Then join Scientific American’s Evolution Emanation cruise!  (Cruise prices start at a mere $1,529!!) 
3.  The University of Alabama – Birmingham will be sponsoring a Summer in Biomedical Science (SIBS)  undergraduate research program.   The application deadline is March 13, 2009.       
4.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 2, 2009 edition.  
5.  The University of Michigan offers a variety of Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities. 
6.  Some interesting sources of information regarding health care costs.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for forwarding this to me.) 
7.  Global Vision International is looking for volunteers and students to join its South African Wildlife Research Expedition… 
8.  The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a free six-week summer academic enrichment program for freshman and sophomore college students who are interested in a career in medicine or dentistry.   
9.  Study: Hormone therapy caused breast cancer for thousands.   
10.  I feel SO-O-O-O-O-O relieved!  The condition “Cello scrotum” has been exposed as a hoax. 

 

#4 – February 2, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities. 
2.  The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine offers two-week Summer Surgery and Summer Neurosciences Experiences. 
3.  Yale University sponsors its annual Global Health and Innovation Summit, a conference presented annually by Unite For Sight, April 18 – 19, 2009.    
4.  The American Medical Student Association  will sponsor its 59th annual convention, with the theme of “Win Back Our Profession.”  
5.  Received this week  
6.  The University of South Carolina’s Office of Pre-Professional Advising is hosting its third annual intensive five-day program for pre-med students.     
7.  The Oregon Health & Science University in Portland offers an Equity Summer Research Program. 
8.  One reason why the feminizing of medicine is a good thing:  Female Doctors Provide Best Heart Failure (HF) Care:  from the January 26, 2009 issue of Medscape News.           
9.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 26, 2009 edition. 
10.  Help support Darwin Day at SIU Carbondale and buy the one and only original Charles Darwin Bobblehead!   
11.  The Abaton is a medical humanities literary journal published annually by Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. 
12.  Marginalia:  Four Icons of Fear 

#3 – January 26, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.     
2.  Kathryn Fields Seely, CBU Alum will be talking about the graduate program and summer SURF program at the University of Arkansas Medical School, Monday, January 26. 
3.  Yes, friends, we continue the fine tradition of a lunchtime benefit concert for LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, THIS TIME for Valentine’s Day.
4.  Journal Club Meeting at the University of Memphis:  Why Public Health Is Important, Tuesday, February 3, 2009. 
5.  The University of Nebraska offers a summer research program in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. 
6.  Graduate Student Assistantship in Bioinformatics and Entomology available at Wichita State University (KS)  
7.  Two member Osteopathic Medical Schools have received approval to open additional sites for students to pursue their osteopathic medical school education studies. 
8.  Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine will again host the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. 
9.  Received this week.  
10.  The University of Massachusetts Medical School is offering a 2009 Summer Undergraduate Research Program.      
11.  Marginalia:  When was the last time someone told you “Do as I say, not as I do!”?      

#2 – January 19, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.       
2.  Reempowering Primary Care:  Brian Klepper, PhD, a healthcare analyst from Atlantic Beach, Florida, offers a solution to the primary care problem.
Medscape J Med 10(12) 2008   
3.  Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says.   Appearing on yahoo news.com, January 7, 2009.   By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
4.  The deadline for applying to the CBU Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) Program is Tuesday, January 27.  
5.  The University of Southern California Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program is currently accepting applications for both the July – December 2009 and January – June 2010 program sessions.  
6.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, January 12, 2009 edition. 
7.  The deadline for most osteopathic medical schools and branch campuses is February 1. 
8.  The University of Arkansas Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. 
9.  Harvard Medical School announces the launch of a new summer program, the Summer Clinical and Translational Research Program . 
10.   The Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program will be offering its Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program in New York City. 
11.  The Gulf Coast Research Lab (Ocean Springs, MS) offers a two-term Research Study Program.  

12.  Marginalia:  Women paints entire car with nail polish.  From http://bellasugar.com/2627519 . 

 

#1 – January 12, 2009
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.   
2.  Thanks to those of you who responded to last semester’s survey pertaining to beverages and refreshments in the BBB/PHP lounge.
3.  I’m confused.  The importance of handwashing has been established for over 150 years… 
4.  WHO: Cancer to surpass heart disease as world's leading killer, from cnn news.com.  
5.  Study Finds Non-Drug Meditation Treatment Beats Depression, from http://www.naturalnews.com/024986.html  
6.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 15, 2008 edition. 
7.  New Study Firmly Ties Hormone Use to Breast Cancer.  (Members of Zeta:  You may want to tell your moms about this one.)    
8.  Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School are offering a Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) Program for underrepresented minority (URM) undergraduate juniors and seniors or first year medical students.    
9.  So, you wanna be a physician, eh?  Try these USMLE sample questions from USMLEasy. 
10.  Commentary by David Paterson, Governor of New York: Why we need an obesity tax, appearing in cnn health.com 
11.  The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta offers a Summer Undergraduate Environmental Health Internship.  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)    
12.  Tufts University offers its Summer 2009 Adventures in Veterinary Medicine program for college students June 1-5 and June 8-12, 2009.  
13.  The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute (Mountain View, CA) offers a 2009 Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program in Astrobiology.         
14.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, December 22, 2008 edition.    
15.  The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is offering a Summer Research Internship Program for undergraduates interested in cardiology and/or research. 
16.  Marginalia 1:  While we’re on the subject of Woodstock, the title of this video clip is “Birthday greetings From Joe Cocker”.    
17.  Marginalia 2:   Lenticular cloud formation over Mt. Rainier, Dec. 5, 2008.   

Fall 2008  

#16 – December 8, 2008
1.  Dirty jobs that pay well, from Yahoo hot jobs (2007).  (Health-related jobs are in bold print.)  
2.  George Washington University’s School of Public Health and Health Services is introducing a new MPH program. 
3.  Future doctors share too much on Facebook, UF researchers say.  
4.  Calming the Mind’s Chatter, from the Baltimore Sun; Appearing in the December 4, 2008 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi. 
5.  One of the more precious Christmas gifts you can give – a note that says “Thanks” to the members of our armed forces.  

#15 – December 1, 2008
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities. 
2.  Half of primary-care doctors in survey would leave medicine, from cnn news.com, 11/18/2008 edition.     
3.  Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital offers a 10-week summer research program called the Pediatric Oncology Education (POE) Program.  
4.  The question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was “How does one identify a respected [acupuncture] program?  
5.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  I.  Master of Cytopathology Practice.        
6.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  II.  Bachelor of Medical Technology.           
7.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  III.  Master of Science Program in Clinical Laboratory Science – Advanced Practice Track.        
8.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  IV.  Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics & Information Management.               
9.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  V.  Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene.           
10.  Programs offered by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health Sciences.  VI.  Master of Occupational Therapy.          
11.  The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE six week summer academic enrichment program for freshman and sophomore college students interested in medicine or dentistry.    
12.  The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) College of Pharmacy offers the Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) Degree.  
13.  Received this week  

14.  Ya know, Christmas isn’t that far away.  Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who has everything.   

 

#14 – November 24, 2008
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities. 
2.  “And a fun time was had by all.” – Selected photos of collection taken by Julia Hanebrink at Beta Beta Beta’s Bowling for Uganda Event.  
3.  Win a trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the fourth annual One Voice:  Reproductive Health and Population Summit  (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU for sending me this.)       
4.  The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine offers a summer course in Human Anatomy, June 1 – 26, 2009.
5.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, November 17, 2008 issue.   
6.  The American Association of Colleges of OsteopathicMedicine reports a 10% increase in the number of applicants, and a 16% of the number of designations to individual medical schools.  
7.  Mockingbird Specimens Sparked Darwin’s Theory:  From the November 17, 2008 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi. 
8.  While we’re on the subject of Charles Darwin’s birthday anniversary, there are currently 57 events scheduled in 11 countries for Darwin Day 2009. 
9.  Received this week. 
10.  The Tennessee Institutes for Pre-Professionals (TIP) was created in response to the need for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to diversity its student population.  
11.  Ya know, Christmas isn’t that far away.  Here’s this week’s suggestion for a Christmas gift for the person who has everything.   

 

#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

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.  VMCAS (Veterinary Medical College Application Service) WEB APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE!!! 
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 

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 University is hosting a Summer 2008 National Science Foundation-supported Research Experiences Program for Undergraduates in Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices.
7.  The University of California – Santa Cruz is sponsoring a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology (SURF-IT). 
8.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February 4, 2008 edition.  
9.  You would think that doctors and nurses would know this by now:  Hand Washing May Reduce Episodes of Diarrhea by 30%. 
10.  The American University of Antigua College of Medicine will be sponsoring a series of Spring 2008 Information Seminar programs. 
11.  You don’t see one of these every day – an ALBINO peacock. 

#5 – February 4, 2008
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.    
2.  Join us for the 2nd Annual Ape Olympic Biathlon, honoring Chuckie Darwin’s 199th (!) birthday anniversary!
3.  St. George’s University Schools of Medicine and of Veterinary Medicine (Grenada, West Indies) will be sponsoring a series of Open Houses, including one in Memphis, February 13, 2008. 
4.  Most in U.S. Back Mandatory Health Coverage:  Study – from Reuters, Ltd., January 15, 2008.
5.  One Strain May Be Link to MRSA Infection Epidemic, from Newsday:  Appearing in the January 23, 2008 issue of Science in the News.  
6.  The Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City sponsors a Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program.
7.  The University of Michigan School of Dentistry and Medical School is sponsoring Profile For Success, an intensive DAT & MCAT preparation program. 
8.  White coat ceremony at St. George School of Medicine, London.  (Thanks to Sheharyar Minhas for sending me these photos.) 
9.  The Southern College of Optometry (Memphis, TN) extends an invitation for pre-optometry students to attend an Open House on Friday, April 11, 2008. 

#4 – January 24, 2008
1.  ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.      
2.  On Thursday, January 31, Josh Clarke, Pharmacy Admissions Coordinator for Union University will be available to answer questions about their new Pharm.D. Program.
3.  News from Des Moines University and an invitation to attend their Discover DMU! Open House Wednesday, March 5.   
4.  Calcium Pills Bad for Heart? Not So Fast, from the Columbus Dispatch:  Appearing in the January 16, 2008 issue of Science in the News. 
5.  Gene Combo May Hike Prostate Cancer Risk, from the San Francisco Examiner:  Appearing in the January 17, 2008 issue of Science in the News. 
6.  ‘Wii warm-up’ good for surgeons:  from the BBC News.com, January 17, 2008 edition. 
7.  An interesting perspective on the hydrogen atom.  Thanks to Bonnie Burgette for sending this to me. 
8.  The University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester) will be offering NIH and Howard Hughes Institute Summer Research Fellows Programs. 
9.  Summer 2008 research opportunities at the University of California – Santa Barbara.
10.  ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges:  January 21, 2008 edition. 
11.  Ortho Evra contraceptive patch gets a new warning:  From cnn.com, Friday, January 18, 2008. 
12.  Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Little Rock). 
13.  The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team is currently