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Fall 2009
#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 School8. 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…)
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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.
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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.
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#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
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#4 – August,
2008
1. Beginning
with the 2009 application year, the James H. Quillen College of Medicine of
East Tennessee State University will be a participant in the AMCAS letters
project.
2. 3. An invitation to the 4th Annual
Naturopathic Medical Student Association Conference: Celebrating Collaboration in Healthcare,
Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Phoenix, AZ.
4. An
example of research in alternative medicine, appearing in the July issue of
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
5. If you
are applying to veterinary school, here are some updates regarding policies
pertaining to evaluations.
6. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, July
21, 2008 edition.
7. Applicants to
Washington University School of Medicine can check the status of their
application via the Internet.
8. An
interesting glimpse at health care in other countries.
#3 – July,
2008
1. Summer
Research by Michelle Paul at Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
2. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, June 2, 2008 edition.
3. Received this
week (mostly from the recent biennial NAAHP convention in Chicago)
4. For
those of you applying to health-related graduate programs and have NOT filled
out an Evaluation Request Form, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
5. Marginalia: Weekly food consumption in selected
countries.
#2
– June, 2008
1. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May
5, 2008 edition.
2. The
question posted to the HLTHPROF listserv was:
“Could someone direct me to a useful web site or provide some information
about program requirements [pertaining to Sports Medicine]?
3. The
New York College of Podiatric Medicine offers a 2008 Pre-Matriculation Summer
Program, July 7 through August 15.
4. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, May
12, 2008 edition.
5. The Leaky Pipeline: Factors Associated With Early
Decline in Interest in Premedical Studies Among Underrepresented Minority
Undergraduate Students. Academic Medicine. 83(5):503-511, May 2008. Barr, Donald A. MD, PhD; Gonzalez, Maria
Elena MA; Wanat, Stanley F. PhD
6. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, May 19, 2008 edition.
7. Marginalia: Picture from 1954 Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
#1 – May,
2008
1. The 2009
VMCAS (Veterinary Medical College Application Service will launch early June
2008.
2. The makers of
Tylenol® will be awarding a total of $250,000 in scholarships to students
pursuing health-related studies.
3. Stomach-Proof
Gel Hints at Jab-Free Diabetes Treatment, from New Scientist: Appearing in the April 23, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
4. Panel Says
Link Between Smog and Premature Death Is Clear, from the Chicago Tribune
(Registration Required): Appearing
in the April 23, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
5. The University
of Medicine and Health Sciences at St. Kitts (in the Caribbean) offers M.D.
and Nurse Practitioner programs.
6. The
University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston) offers M.D.-Ph.D. programs in
a variety of disciplines.
7. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April
28, 2008 edition.
8. The Bone
Detective, from the Guardian (UK): Appearing
in the May 1, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
9. Marginalia
1: YOU Choose in November…
10. Marginalia
2: Holding the Sun
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Spring 2008
#16
– April 21, 2008
1. World
peace through Godiva Chocolates: The
results.
2. Let’s just say,
hypothetically of course, that you decide to visit the American University of
Antigua College of Medicine…
3. ==== AAMC
STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April 14,
2008 edition.
4. More
proposed signage for the newly-renovated
Assisi (formerly) Science Hall.
5. Marginalia: How was your cereal this morning?
#15
– April 15, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Once again,
students WIN in the annual Young Whipper Snappers vs. Old Geezers Charity
Volleyball Game for the Church Health Center.
3. In
Shift to Digital Mammograms, More Recalls With Nothing Wrong, from the New
York Times (Registration Required):
Appearing in the April 10, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
4. Dartmouth
College offers 1-year MPH and MS degrees through the Dartmouth Institute for
Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
5. The
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) will host its Free Hispanic
Student Medical School Recruitment Fair on Saturday, April, 19, 2008, at
the Washington Hilton, DC.
6. Hands-Only
CPR Greatly Increases Survival Odds, from the San Francisco Chronicle: Appearing in the April 1, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
7. The
Illinois College of Optometry announces a summer program for underrepresented
minority undergraduate students.
8. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
31, 2008 edition.
9. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, April
7, 2008 edition.
10. The
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team is hiring both summer interns and
year-long positions.
11. It takes
a very special kind of person to do this type of research: Fossil Feces Is Earliest Evidence of N.
America Humans, from National Geographic News: Appearing in the April 4, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
12. Marginalia: In case
you’re having a crummy, no-good, rotten day…
#14
– April 7, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Reminder: It’s the 6th Annual Young Whipper Snappers vs. Old
Geezers Charity Volleyball Game benefiting the Church Health Center, starting
at 6 p.m., in the Canale Arena!
3. About this “Old
Geezer Dress-up Contest”…
4. Special
presentation regarding the American University of Antigua College of
Medicine, Wednesday, April 9, 2008.
5. The 5th
Annual Godiva Chocolate Tasting Session will be THIS Thursday, April 10,
2008, in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall, starting at 3 p.m.
6. The
AAMC has announced the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) CBT Test Dates
for 2008.
7. Marginalia: Rice Field Art .
#13
– March 31, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. It’s the
6th Annual Youth & Vitality vs. Old Age Charity Volleyball
Game, benefiting the Church Health Center, Wednesday, April 10!
3. The
Princeton Review is currently hiring part-time teachers for upcoming MCAT
courses in Memphis.
4. If, and when, you
take the MCAT, make sure the exam center administrator sprays the
classroom’s chairs and door handles with WD-40 to eliminate squeaky chairs
and noisy doorknobs -- From the
March 2008 WD-40 Fan Forum.
5. Weighing
Cancer's Price, from the Baltimore Sun:
Appearing in the March 25, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
6. U.S.
Researchers Create Protein Map of Human Spit, from the San Diego
Union-Tribune (Registration Required):
Appearing in the March 26, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. Genetic
Testing Gets Personal, from the Washington Post (Registration Required): Appearing in the March 26, 2008 issue of Science
in the News.
8. Marginalia: What it’s like to fly in a F-14 Tomcat.
#12 – March
24, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. San
Diego State University announces a new Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics
(BMI) Graduate Program
3. East
Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine announces its results
of the National Residency Matching Program.
4. The
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team (ACCWT) is still looking to fill
Summer Associates positions.
5. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
17, 2008 edition.
6. Heparin
Discovery May Point to Chinese Counterfeiting, from the New York Times
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the March 20, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. Marginalia
1: A post-script to this year’s St.
Patrick’s Day --
8. Marginalia
2: Hey, Bullwinkle! Is that really you? (An albino moose in Summit County,
Colorado.)
#11
– March 17, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta
Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The Public
Water Works of Memphis is offering 5-6 Summer Internships.
3. Drexel
University (Philadelphia, PA) offers Master’s Degrees in Forensic Science and
Criminalistic Science.
4. Nintendo Wii being used as part of rehab
therapy: Appearing in AMA eBookNews,
March 6, 2008.
5.
==== AAMC STAT ====, News from
the Association of American Medical Colleges, March 10, 2008 edition.
6. AP
Probe Finds Drugs in Drinking Water, from the Miami Herald (Registration
Required): Appearing in the March
10, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
7. The Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine will be sponsoring its 10th
annual Summer Internship Program, June 6-13, 2008.
8. Study: 1 in
4 Teen Girls Has STD, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the March 12, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
9. Creativity
Soars When Inhibition Takes 5, from the San Diego Union-Tribune (Registration
Required): Appearing in the March 12,
2008 issue of Science in the News.
10. The
Geometry of Music, from Science News:
Appearing in the March 11, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
11. Marginalia:
Coffee Art
#10
– March 10, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Presentation
by Lorie Franck, Student Recruiter for the Ohio College of Podiatric
Medicine, March 13, 2008, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
3. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, March
3, 2008 edition.
4. Prozac Does Not
Work in Most Depressed Patients, from New Scientist: Appearing in the February 29, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
5. Marginalia: Dinner in the sky (in Brussels).
#9 – March
3, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Medical
Schools in the University of California system offer 5-year programs for
applicants interested in working with the medically underserved.
3. There
is a new program in "Community Medicine" being established at
the University of Oklahoma.
(Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for forwarding
this information to me.)
4. The
Student Fulbright grant season opens March 1. (Thanks, again, to
Barbara Huntington, PHP Director of SDSU, for forwarding this information to
me.)
5. Received this
week.
6. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, February
25, 2008 edition.
7. Georgetown
University is pleased to announce the fourth Georgetown Summer Medical
Institute for college students (rising juniors and seniors) and post-baccs.
8. The University of
Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-Ph.D. Combined Degree
Study Program.
9. The West
Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine is sponsoring its Spring Open House
on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
10. The
University of California – Berkeley School of Optometry is offering a summer
“Opto-Camp” for pre-health science majors interested in optometry.
11. Google
to Test Online Medical Records Service, from the Dallas Morning News
(Registration Required): Appearing
in the February 22, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
12. Hospitals'
Graveyard Shift Can Be Peril for Patients, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the February 20, 2008 issue of
Science in the News.
13. Marginalia
-- Massive Kill from Bird Flu at Trailer Park in Florida!!
#8
– February 28, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. West
Tennessee Healthcare will again sponsor the Pre-Med Internship Volunteer
Program. This program will begin on
June 9 and conclude August 1, 2008.
3. MWU
(Midwestern University) Announces Class Size Increase for AZCOM (Arizona
College of Osteopathic Medicine.)
4. Lipscomb
University College of Pharmacy (Nashville, TN) announces their advancement
toward pre-candidate status.
5. Des Moines
University’s College of Podiatric Medicine is sponsoring an Open House, April
9-11.
6. TULSA OILERS
DESTROY RIVERKINGS 10-3, but a good time was had by all at the “Pink at the
Rink”, anyway…
(Thanks to Kelly
Towns for sending me
these photos.)
7. ETSU
Celebrates National "Program of the Year" Award from the National
Rural Health Association (NRHA).
8. APMA (American Podiatric Medical
Association) Workforce Study Predicts Large Influx Needed in Podiatric
Medicine.
9. The Fifth
Pathway program, an integral part of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
School of Medicine, is in jeopardy of no longer being sponsored by the
American Medical Association (AMA).
10. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
February 18, 2008 edition.
11. The
University of Mississippi will be one of 20 participating in a pilot program
for electronic submission of evaluation letters for 2009 AMCAS applications.
12. Lake Erie
College of Osteopathic Medicine – Bradenton (FL) is still are accepting
applications until April 1st for the new class starting in August.
13. The Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) is accepting applications for a Summer Medical and Dental
Education Program (SMDEP) for freshman and sophomore college students.
14. Asthma,
Cancer Diagnoses May Be Just a Breath Away, from the Rocky Mountain News,
appearing in the February 20, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
15. Marginalia: It takes a very special person to
work on sewage removal…
#7 –
February 18, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP
(American Chemical Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
Activities.
2. Congratulations
to all the contestants in this year’s Annual Ape Olympic Biathlon! (Many thanks to John Legge and Michael
Herr for sending me these photos!)
3. The
Mississippi RiverKings will be hosting a fund-raiser, Pink At The Rink, for
the Susan B. Komen Foundation, during the game on Friday, February 15, 2008.
4. U.S.
Medical Schools Prepare for 'Silver Tsunami', By Richard C. Lewis. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for forwarding this to me.)
5. The Virginia
College of Osteopathic Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) is sponsoring an Open House
on April 12, 2008.
6. The
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is hosting two summer camps for
pre-medical students who want an intense experience that is both intellectual
and experiential.
7. The University
of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts (UMHS) will open in May, 2008.
8. The
deadline has been extended for the Equity Summer Research Program, one of the
Diversity Achievement programs at Oregon Health & Science University
(OHSU) in Portland.
9. The deadline
for applicants to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) – Summer
Medical Education Program is March 1, 2008.
10. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
February 11, 2008. (See the
first article, in particular: AAMC
says Bush budget will cripple hospitals and erode medical progress)
11. The
University of Central Florida’s M.D. Program (Orlando) has received
provisional accreditation from the AAMC/LCME.
12. Just
Desserts: Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain, from Scientific
American: Appearing in the February
12, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
13. The Association of American
Veterinary Medical Colleges will be hosting a Veterinary Medical Information
Session and Career Fair on March 14, 2008.
14. Humboldt
State University (Arcata, CA) is offering a National Science Foundation-funded
Research Experience for Undergraduates.
(Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for
forwarding this to me.)
15. There will
be a total lunar eclipse visible throughout the United States on the evening
of February 20, 2008. (Thanks to
Brother Kevin for sending me this information.)
#6 –
February 11, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) College of Allied
Health Sciences will be hosting an open house for prospective students on
Friday, February 22, 2008.
3. In
anticipation of our Ape Olympic Biathlon honoring Charles Darwin’s 199th
birthday anniversary, here is a short biographical sketch of our honoree.
4. Union
College in Schenectady, NY will be hosting the 11th Annual
National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference April 4 & 5, 2008.
5. The
University of California – Berkeley Center of Integrated Nanomechanical
Systems is sponsoring an 8-week summer internship program, June 23-August 15.
6. Auburn
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. .
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 recruiting students for
a Summer Internship program.
14. Marginalia: All entries for this art contest at the
Hishhorn Modern Art Gallery in DC had to follow one rule: The artist could use only one sheet of
paper.
#3
– January 21, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta
Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. The University
of Nebraska Medical Center is offering a Summer Medical and Dental
Education Program (SMDEP) for the third year in a row.
3. The National Society for
Nontraditional Premedical and Medical Students is proud to announce the
OldPreMeds 2008 Conference & Workshops, Radisson Hotel at Reagan National
Airport, Washington, DC, June 19-21, 2008.
4. Yale University
will host the Unite For Site Fifth Annual International Health &
Development Conference, April 12-13, 2008.
5. More problems with products manufactured in China. This
time, it’s flip-flops.
6. AAMC
fee assistance program now accepting applications.
7. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
January 14, 2008 edition.
8. Clear
Results, Disputed Method, from the Baltimore Sun, appearing in the January
14, 2008 issue of Science in the News.
9. The University
of Colorado at Boulder is accepting applications for the
2008 SMART (Summer Multicultural Access to Research Training) program.
10. ISL (International
Service Learning) sends medical/dent/opt/public health/PT/vet/pharmaceutical
teams to countries in Latin America, Central America, and Africa.
11. The Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medicine will again host the Summer
Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program.
12. The University of
Alabama – Birmingham is sponsoring an 8-week research program for undergraduate students.
13. The
U.S. Student Fulbright grant cycle will resume in March, 2008.
14. UCLA is
currently accepting applications for its Premedical/Predental Enrichment
Program (UCLA PREP) 2008 for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
15. Marginalia:
This, too, is SPORT!
#2 – January
14, 2008
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta
Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. A
presentation regarding U.S. Navy Healthcare Scholarships, Thursday, January
17, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
3.
==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, January 7, 2008 edition.
4. The
University of Indianapolis will be sponsoring an Open House on Saturday,
February 23, 2008 on behalf of their programs in Occupational Therapy and in
Physical Therapy.
5. The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
(New Brunswick, NJ) offers a Summer Clinical Internship Program for
undergraduates and post-baccalaureate students interested in careers in medicine.
6. Stanford
University offer an 8-week residential Stanford Summer Research Program
(SSRP)/Amgen Scholars Program.
7. The German
government is offering summer 2008 internship opportunities for students in
science and engineering.
8. The
Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in
New York City will be offering its ten-week Gateways to the Laboratory Summer
Program.
9. Received this
week.
10. Marginalia: I keep telling you: “An aging rocker is NOT a pretty sight!”
#1
– January 7, 2008
1. WELCOME
BACK!! ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical
Society, Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) and Biology
Department Activities.
2. Received this
week.
3. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges: December 3, 2007 edition.
4. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
December 10, 2007 issue.
5. The
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine offers a VMD-PhD
Combined Degree Studies Program.
6. Reminder from Harvard Medical School.
7. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of
American Medical Colleges,
December
17, 2007 edition.
8. Logan University’s
Pre-Health Advisor Connection, November 2007, Vol. 3, Issue 1.
9. Vanderbilt
University (Nashville, TN) offers a variety of 8-10 week research experiences.
10. Marginalia
-- Don Marco, The Master Crayola Artist, from The Idaho Examiner: http://www.idahoexaminer.com/dailymail/1357/the-master-crayola-artist
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Fall 2007
#16 –
December 3, 2007
1.
2. After
Stem-Cell Breakthrough, the Work Begins:
From the New York Times (Registration Required), appearing in the
November 27, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
3. Inside Story
of Your Body Revealed in a Couple of Heartbeats: From the Times (London), appearing in the
November 27, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
4. Tracking How
Lack of Milk, Sunshine and Exercise Hurts Kids' Bones: From the Dallas Morning News, appearing in
the November 27, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. CAVE
DRAWINGS FOUND IN MEMPHIS! Exclusive
photos!!
#15 –
November 26, 2007
1. Status
Report from the Burma and Thai Border, a presentation by Meredith Walsh, A
MHIRT mentor, and Andrew Trent, a second year UTHSC medical student, November
29.
2. The Health Professionals Workshop on
Health Disparities and HIV/AIDS Awareness will be hend on World AIDS Day,
December 1, 2007 from 10am to 1:30pm in the Auditorium at LeBonheur
Children’s Hospital, 50 N. Dunlap.
3. Niti Patel
will be presenting her research paper, "Categorization of the prevalence
of domestic violence in a pregnant population that was located in an urban
inner city hospital in Memphis" on Tuesday December 4, 2007 in S155.
4. Received this
week.
5. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November 19, 2007 edition
6. Adventures
in Veterinary Medicine is a unique, close-up exploration of the realities and
opportunities of a rewarding professional careers, sponsored by the Cummings
School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.
7. Saint Louis
University now offers a five year entry-level Master’s Program in Athletic
Training.
#14
– November 19, 2007
1. The
University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will be
offering two summer undergraduate research programs.
2. ====
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November 12, 2007 edition. Decades-Long
U.S. Decrease in Smoking Rates Levels Off, from the Washington Post
(Registration Required): Appearing
in the November 13, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
6. HPV Common in Sexually Active Male College
Students, from the November 13, 2007 issue of Medscape News.
7. In 2008,
the Duke-Engineering World Health Summer Institute will be offering a for
one-year
abroad program.
8. You have
to admit, it IS a catchy tune: The
Singing, Dancing Indian Condoms.
#13 –
November 12, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Lasallian Volunteers Surpass O’Shaughnessy
Foundation Challenge beyond the three year, $300,000 goal.
3. Received this
week.
4. New books in
the library.
5. === AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association
of American Medical Colleges: November
4, 2007 - Annual Meeting Issue #1 edition.
6. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
November 6, 2007 - Annual Meeting Issue #2 edition.
7. F.D.A. Is
Unable to Ensure Drugs Are Safe, Panel Is Told, from the New York Times
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the November 5, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
8. Kill the
Virus, Stop the Cancer, from Scientific American: Appearing the November 5, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
9. Nanotubes Zap Cancer, from Nature News: Appearing in the November 6, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
10. The
top classic books everyone should read, from an Indiana University press
release, Monday, November 05, 2007:
http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/6677.html
11. A
Halloween Postscript…
#12
– November 5, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society, Beta Beta
Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Reminder of the
University of Memphis’ Pre-Health Sciences Day, Thursday, November 8, at the
Rose Theater.
3. .
5. The eighth
annual summer course in Human Anatomy for Undergraduates will be offered by
the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine this year.
6. The CBU Alumni
Association is sponsoring the Networking Equation, for students to learn some
tips in networking, on Thursday, November 8.
7.
Analysis Clarifies Route of AIDS, from the
Los Angeles Times (Registration Required):
Appearing in the October 30, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
8. Peppers a Hot
Topic for Anesthesia Researchers, from the Denver Post: Appearing in the October 30, 2007 issue
of Science in the News.
#11 –
October 29, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society/Beta
Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs) Activities.
2. Three
research mentors from Brazil will discuss their research and involvement with
MHIRT at a seminar on November 1, 2007, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
3. M.L.
Seidman Lecture, Tuesday, November 6, 7 p.m., in the Spain Auditorium,
featuring Dr. Bill Evans, Director and CEO of St. Jude Childrens Research
Hospital: “Future of Biomedical
Research”.
4. The University of
Memphis announces its 2007 Pre-Health Sciences Day, Thursday, November 8,
2007 in the Rose Theatre.
5. Part-time
job opportunity at the optometry clinic of Brenta Medley, O.D. Advanced Eye
Care Group. (E-mail Applications only,
please!)
6. CBU will
be piloting a hybrid pharmacology course during the upcoming Spring 2008
semester.
7. Summer 2008 research opportunities at Case Western
Reserve University.
8. The 2008 MIT
summer research program will take place from June 2 to August 8, 2008.
9. Ashley
Prevost is among 18 Lasallian Volunteers, alumni and friends who ran in the
Chicago Marathon on October 7, 2007.
10. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
October 22, 2007 edition.
#10 –
October 22, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP Activities (American Chemical
Society/Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
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. A
presentation by Technical Sergeant Frank Rawls regarding the United States
Air Force medical and health-related scholarship programs, Thursday, October
25, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
4.
Bioethics lecture at the Rose
Theatre of the University of Memphis, on October 25, 2007, starting at 3 p.m.
5. The Race
for Grace 5k walk/run benefiting the Church Health Center is scheduled
for Saturday, November 3, 2007, starting at 9 a.m.
6. Open
House at West Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Saturday, November
17, 2007.
7. Scientists
Explain Chocolate Cravings, from the Chicago Tribune (Registration Required):
Appearing in the October 12, 2007
issue of Science in the News.
8. Brits resort to pulling own teeth, from a
news alert from cnn.com.
9.
=== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical
Colleges, October 15, 2007
10. Received this
week.
11. Annual
Physical Under Examination, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the October 18, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
#9 – October
15, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP Activities (American Chemical
Society/Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
2. Something to
celebrate: October is a busy time for
observances of health professions.
3. Chilli Opens the
Door to Targeted Pain Relief, from Nature News: Appearing in the October 8, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
4. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
October 5, 2007 edition.
6. The
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Georgia Campus is sponsoring
an Open House on Friday, October 26.
7. Study: Bad
marriage could damage heart, from cnn.com .
8. Blood
Vessels Grown From Patient's Skin, from the New York Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the
October 9, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
9. In cooperation
with the Mazda Corporation, the Student Conservation Association is offering
a Multimedia Competition.
10. Godfrey
Daniels, it’s INTERNATIONAL DINOSAUR MONTH!!
#8 – October
8, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP Activities (American Chemical
Society/Beta Beta Beta/Preprofessional Health Programs)
2. Tentative plans
for visiting the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Physical
Therapy at ETSU:
3. A note from
Julia Hanebrink, Professor of Forensic Anthropology, on the upcoming Gulu Walk
to support Ugandan children in displaced persons camps.
4. Fallacies
on Breast Cancer Persist, from the Chicago Tribune (Registration Required): Appearing in the October 1, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
5. U.S.
Military Hospitals in Iraq Fight Bacteria Resistant to Most Drugs, from the
Dallas Morning News: Appearing in
the October 1, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
6. Food
Animal Education at the Michigan State University: College of Veterinary Medicine Newsletter.
7. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
October 1, 2007 edition.
8. How
does something depart from the environment?
9. Science Since
Sputnik, from the Seattle Times:
Appearing in the October 3, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
10. Received this
week.
11. Finger-painting…with
a twist.
#7 – October
1, 2007
1. ACS/BBB/PHP Activites
2. 'Cancer-Resistant'
People Lend Out Their Killer Cells, from New Scientist: Appearing in the September 21, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
3. AACOM (American
Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine): Inside OME -September 2007
edition
4. The
American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges has released its
Summer/Fall 2007 issue of its Naturopathic Medical School E-Newsletter.
5. Five ways to go
green from Al Gore, from Oprah.com, via cnn news.com, September 24, 2007.
6. NASA-USRP offers
undergraduate students across the United States internships at NASA centers
under the supervision of technical mentors.
7. Study
Shows Music Instruction May Improve Language-Processing Skills, from
Scientific American: Appearing in
the September 25, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
8. Study:
Acupuncture Works for Back Pain, from the Chicago Tribune (Registration
Required): Appearing in the
September 25, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
9. Health
groups backing children's insurance bill in face of veto threat
10. The University of
Alabama at Birmingham offers a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
#6 –
September 24, 2007
1. New
Scholarship Opportunity for Undergraduate Students in Science and Technology
Research at The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is
being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research
university.
2. An open letter
to students from Paul Jones, North American Regional Manager of Global Vision
International, regarding summer research opportunities in Kenya.
3. The
National Science Foundation (NSF) offers a summer program for U.S. graduate
students in science and engineering to study abroad with foreign researchers
in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, or Taiwan.
4. Is 'Do Unto
Others' Written Into Our Genes?, from the New York Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the September
18, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. Eating
Less Meat May Slow Climate Change, from the Boston Globe (Registration
Required): Appearing in the September
18, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
6. Red Meat Intake Increases
Risk for Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women CME/CE
7. Minority students encouraged to attend AAMC medical
career fair on November 3, 2007 in Washington, D.C.
8.
Received this week.
9. Survey
Picks 41 Top Hospitals in U.S., by Todd Zwillich, appearing in WebMD Health
News 2007. (BTW, none of them are in
TN.)
10. Cow pill could
cut methane emissions. From (26
March 2007): http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=12810&channel=6
#5 –
September 17, 2007
1. Special presentation regarding mountaintop
removal coal mining, Thursday, September 20, 2007, starting at 12:45 in
S214: The hidden destruction of the
mountains of Appalachia.
2. Study:
Black Women's Tumors Tougher to Treat, from the Seattle Times: Appearing in the September 6, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
3. ConAgra to Drop
Popcorn Flavoring, from the Baltimore Sun:
Appearing in the September 6, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
4. Some Food
Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study Finds, from the New York Times
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the September 6, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. The Mercer
University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announces its annual Open
House on Thursday, September 20, from 5 to 8 p.m.
6. The University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the largest and most diverse MD/PhD
programs in the nation.
7. The MD/PhD
Program at Wayne State University offers a stipend of $20,000 per year,
tuition scholarship, and a subsidy for health, dental and vision insurance
for the entire training period.
8. Ya
gotta be really careful with what you pray for…YOU JUST MIGHT GET
IT! (Woman gives birth to sextuplets
after daughter asks for a sibling.)
#4
– September 10, 2007
1. DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate will be sponsoring its first
Osteopathic Medical Awareness Conference on Saturday, September 15.
2. The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School will be hosting
the 7th annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences on Thursday,
November 1, 2007.
3. Rabies
Survivor Moves on with Life, from the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Appearing in the August 31, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
5. The makers of Tylenol® are offering $250,000 in
scholarships to students who are pursuing health-related studies.
6. Sniffing
at What the Nose Knows, from the Baltimore Sun: Appearing in the September 4, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
7. The American
Podiatric Association offers a CD/ROM on careers in podiatric medicine which
can be previewed on YouTube.
8. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
August 31, 2007 edition.
9. See what
you can do with cans of food?
Structures built at Canstruction, the 13th annual NYC
Design and Build competition in New York City.
#3 –
September 3, 2007
1. SACNAS
(Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)
e-nouncements, Published on August 29,
2007 .
2. An Increase in Diagnoses May Not Mean a
Higher Rate of the Disease, from the New York Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the August 20,
2007 issue of Science in the News.
3. Forget
Eating Your Greens: Red and Blue Foods Are the Cancer Fighters, from the
Guardian (UK): Appearing in the August
20, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
4. Snapshot of
the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine 2007
Entering Freshman Class.
5. A note
from the Tom South, Director of Admissions at the University of Arkansas
Medical Sciences College of Medicine.
6. Sales soar for morning-after
pill, from yahoo.com, August 22, 2007.
7. The St. George’s
University Schools of Medicine and of Veterinary Medicine announce a schedule
of Open Houses in October, 2007.
8. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry is
offering a one-day Dental Externship on October 15, 2007.
9. Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing now offers
a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
10. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges: August 27, 2007 edition. (Please note ‘AMA launches “Voice For the
Uninsured”’ article.)
11. Vanderbilt University is sponsoring an open
house for faculty members and undergraduate students interested in
biomolecular and biomedical graduate study, Saturday, October 6, 2007.
12. Dr.
Kenneth Iserson, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona,
and Director of the Arizona Bioethics
Program has produced a series of videos pertaining to Healthcare Allocation
in Disasters, accessible via YouTube.
13. The American Public Health Association
(APHA) will be sponsoring its inaugural Public Health Day in Washington,
D.C., on Wednesday, November 7 from
8:30 - 12:30.
14. Ya gotta admire
the guy’s honesty…
#2 – August
27, 2007
1. MARK
YOUR CALENDARS!! Meeting for Biology
majors and for Pre-Health students:
August 30, 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in S153.
2. Mini-Telescope Implants May Save Vision
Damaged by Eye Disease, from Scientific American: Appearing in the August 17, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
3. Cat Thyroid
Disease Linked to Chemicals, from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the August 17,
2007 issue of Science in the News.
4. The University of
Indianapolis is sponsoring an Open House for the Occupational Therapy and
Physical Therapy programs on September 15, 2007.
5. The
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry is sponsoring an Open
House on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
6. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges,
August 20, 2007.
7. ETSU
researchers develop first-ever abdominal simulator used for teaching surgical
procedures.
8. U.S. Student
Programs Division announces FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM CRITICAL LANGUAGE
ENHANCEMENT AWARDS 2008 – 2009.
9. Received this
week.
10. Police in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, end fake dentist's 29-year career, from ccn.com, August 16, 2007.
#1 – August
15, 2007
1. Welcome
back!
2. The
AAMC now has a list of medical schools accepting the September 2007 MCAT
administrations for application to the 2008 entering class.
3. The Whys of
Mating: 237 Reasons and Counting – from NYTimes.com, July 31, 2007
4. Stony
Brook University Medical Center (Stony Brook, NY) and Southern Illinois
University (Urbana-Champaign) offer MD-Ph.D Programs.
5. Subject:
Opportunities to conduct research at the Institut Pasteur in Paris during
Summer 2008.
6. Newsletter
of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): Inside OME -July/August 2007===
AAMC STAT ====: News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges -- August 6, 2007
8. Factoids
from the August 2007 issue of
Roto-Rooter’s Toilet Care Tips e-newsletter. (What??
You never knew that such a newsletter existed?”
9. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges: August 13, 2007 edition
10. Good
Germ Warfare, from the Baltimore Sun (Appearing in the August 15, 2007 issue
of Science in the News)
11. One very
lucky guy.
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|
Summer 2007
#4 – August,
2007
1. Some health-related professional
schools have partnered with Teach For America to provide deferments.
2. An
Internet resource pertaining to compounds associated with breast cancer: Appeared in the 1 June 2007 issue of
Science.
3. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, July
2, 2007 (Please note the
announcement regarding LCME accreditation awarded to San Juan Bautista School
of Medicine in Puerto Rico.)
4. “Applicants
to Washington University School of Medicine (Saint Louis, MO) can access our
web site and check the status of their application.”
5. ===
AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of American Medical Colleges, July
9, 2007
6. An
interesting study in engineering forensics:
'Epoxy Creep' Blamed in Big Dig Death, from the Miami Herald
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the 11 July 2007 issue of Science in the News.
7. === AAMC
STAT ====, July 16, 2007 edition
8. Diet Soda,
Metabolic Syndrome Linked, from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the July 25,
2007 issue of Science in the News.
9. The
following medical schools will consider September 2007 MCAT scores for Fall
2008 admissions.
10. You
know, there IS a logical explanation for this photo…
#3 – July,
2007
1. Construction
has begun for the new Cooper-Wilson
Center for the Life Sciences Building Project.
2. Doctors,
Legislators Resist Drugmakers' Prying Eyes, from the Washington Post
(Registration Required): Appearing in
the May 22, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
2. === AAMC STAT ====, May 28, 2007 edition.
3. An
interesting contrast in cultural standards -- Brazil to subsidize birth control pills – from cnn.com.
5. The Lipscomb
University (Nashville) College of Pharmacy will admit a class of 75 students each
fall semester.
6. In case you
were wondering why ITM 153 is a good course to take, here’s a link to an
article at nytimes.com.
7. The Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation is
offering a preceptorship program.
8. Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences now offers a part-time evening Master
of Applied Natural Products (MANP) degree program.
9. === AAMC
STAT ====, June 4, 2007 edition
10. If you’ve never
experienced a colonoscopy…
#2 – June,
2007
1. ====
AAMC STAT ====, May 7, 2007 edition
2. The
AAMC's website contains the 2008 AMCAS PowerPoint presentation
3. This e-article
will explain why knowing organic chemistry may be handy…
4. The road to
attaining a medical degree can be circuitous. (Thanks to Stephanie Cole, Admissions
Counselor at East
Tennessee State
University, for sending
me this.)
5. Breast
Cancer in a Test Tube, from BBC News Online:
Appearing in the May 9, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
6. The
Robert Ross International University of Nursing (St. Kitts, West Indies)
partners with accredited U.S. nursing schools to offer the Associate and
Bachelor’s degrees in nursing.
7. Students and their families are
cordially invited to attend an Open House at Robert Wood Johnson Medical
School (Piscataway, NJ), Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.
8. Study
Casts New Doubts on HPV Vaccine, from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the May 14, 2007
issue of Science in the News.
9. Logan
University College of Chiropractic (Chesterfield, MO) is sponsoring an Open House on June 16,
2007. (Don’t ask me how they
customized the e-flyer with my name. I
have NO idea.)
10. Global
Vision International offers a wildlife research and community development
expedition in Kenya
11.
AMA Health
Professions e-Letter May 2007. . (By
the way, the music therapy program looks intriguing to me.)
12. Mercer
University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Atlanta is currently
developing a Physician Assistant program
13. === AAMC
STAT ====, May 21, 2007 edition.
14. THE
SOUL OF BIOETHICS (May 22, 2007 edition)
15. National
award given to East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN) rural
health program.
#1 – May,
2007
Table of Contents:
1. Construction
of the new Cooper-Wilson Center for Life Sciences began with a Groundbreaking
Ceremony on May 4, 2007.
2. Young
Children Getting More Cavities, CDC Says:
from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, appearing in the May 1, 2007 issue
of Science in the News.
3. The Illinois
College of Optometry is sponsoring its annual Admissions Open House on
Saturday, June 9th, 2007 from 8:30 AM to 1 PM.
4. If you’re
interested in veterinary medicine, Joe Piekunka, former Director of
Admissions at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine has written a book
entitled Get Into Veterinary School: Insights by an Admissions
Expert.
5. The West Virginia School
of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) is sponsoring an Open House for
prospective students on Friday, June 8.
6. Inside OME,
from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, May 2007
edition.
7. Funding
options for students interested in studying abroad. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for sending
me this.)
8. The Office of
Admissions at Temple University School of Medicine will be holding an Open
House on Friday, June 1st from 10 am until 2 pm.
9. The University
of California – San Francisco (UCSF)
is hosting its 9th Annual Integrative Medicine Forum on Friday, May
18, and Saturday, May 19.
10. Some
light summer reading…
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#15 – May 1,
2007
1. http://www.explorehealthcareers.org
is an excellent source of information for students interested in any type of
health-related career.
2. A new college of Osteopathic Medicine in Colorado breaks
ground.
3. ==== AAMC STAT
====, April 23, 2007 edition.
4. Regarding all
things wooly…
#14 – April
23, 2007
1. The 4th
annual Godiva Chocolate Tasting Session is Thursday, APRIL 26.
2. T. Rex Tissue Shows They Are Related to Chickens, from the
Los Angeles Times (Registration Required):
Appearing in the April 13, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
3. ==== AAMC STAT ====, April 16, 2007 edition.
4. Every time I see
this videocassette on the shelf in the lab room, I think, “I’M SUCH A
DUMMY! I CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE!!”
#13 – April
15, 2007
1. ==== AAMC STAT ====, April 2, 2007
edition
2. The 2008 AMCAS application season is almost here.
3. Regis University
(Denver, CO) announces the start of a Doctor of Pharmacy program at the
Rueckert-Hartman School for Health Professions.
4. Veterans
Administration Adds Anesthesiologist Assistants to List of Qualified
Anesthesia Providers
5. Received this
week.
6. The
deadlines for 2007 Premed of Color Community Service Scholarships have been
extended to 4/23/2007.
7. ====
AAMC STAT ====, April 9, 2007 edition
8. Scientists Find Key to Kinder Cancer Drugs,
from the Times (UK): Appearing in the
April 12, 2007 issue of Science in the News
9. SACNAS
e-nouncements, Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Published
on April
11, 2007
#12 – April
1, 2007
1. Lipscomb
University (Nashville, TN) will have an Open House on Thursday, April 19, at
Owen Brennan’s Restaurant in Memphis to announce its new College of Pharmacy
that will commence with its first class in the fall of 2008.
2. College
students to pay more for birth control pills, from an Associated Press
article appearing on cnn.com.
3. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the
Association of American Medical Colleges, March 26, 2007 edition
4. The
University of California-Berkeley's School of Optometry is sponsoring a
summer "Opto-Camp" program to introduce underrepresented pre-health
science majors to Optometry.
5. Texas
Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) – 2008 Application
Updates
6. Breast MRIs urged for high-risk women, from cnn.com, March
28, 2007.
7. Procedure Treats Asthma Without Drugs, from
the Globe and Mail (Canada): Appearing
in the March 29, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
8. A
physician sent me this, so it must be true…
#11
– March 26, 2007
1. This
year’s Youth and Vitality vs. Old Age and Deceit Charity Volleyball Game is
scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, starting at 6 p.m.!
2. You can save a
life by signing up as a potential bone marrow donor on Tuesday, March 27,
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the East Lounge.
3. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that CDC: Few Americans meet fruit, veggie
guidelines. (From cnn.com, March 16,
2007.)
4. A New Look into Cancer's Roots, from the
Baltimore Sun; appearing in the March 19, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. Pet
Deaths Prompt Recall of Pet Food, By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP
6. AAMC STAT,
March 19, 2007 edition.
7. They say that
taking Flomax provides immediate relief…
#10 – March
19, 2007
1. A clarification of one detail regarding the
surgery of Cranbeary, the (female) polar bear at the Memphis Zoo.
2. The
Western Washington University Department of Sociology (Bellingham, WA) is
offering an undergraduate Summer Interdisciplinary Training Program on
Population, Health and Aging.
3. Global
Pulse, the International Health Journal for AMSA, the American Medical
Student Association, now has its own web page.
4. AAMC STAT,
March 12, 2007 edition.
5. The
Urban Child Institute in Memphis is sponsoring a series of presentations
entitled ADD and ADHD: Advances in
Understanding and Treatment on Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:30-8:30
pm.
6. Veterinary Medical
College Application Service (VMCAS) Welcomes Applicants and Advisors to VMCAS
2008!
7. Ya know,
squirrels get such bad press for raiding bird feeders. Maybe we ought to make positive
identification before jumping to conclusions…
#9 – March
12, 2007
1. What?!!? Spring Break is HISTORY, and YOU STILL
HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR TERM PAPER? DID
YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN BE BAD FOR YOU??
2. Polar bear undergoes orthopedic surgery at the
Memphis Zoo.
3. Health
care spending to double to $4.1 trillion
over the next 10 years. (From
a Reuters article which appeared February 21, 2007 in CNNMoney.com.)
4. Received this
week.
5. University of Nebraska Medical Center
(Omaha, NE) Physician Assistant Program Class Profiles 2002-2006.
6. Garlic
May Lower Kissability, But Not Cholesterol, Study Says: from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required), appearing in the February 27, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
7. The
University of South Carolina will be offering a weeklong summer residential
program, May 20 – May 25, 2007, for
individuals interested in medical school.
8. The
question posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was:
“Is there anyone who is familiar with how someone can prepare to be a
veterinary pharmacist?”
9. AAMC STAT,
March 5, 2007 edition.
10. St.
Matthew’s University (Grand Cayman/British West Indies) is an accredited
insitution offering basic science education for degrees in Medicine and in
Veterinary Medicine.
11. The
University of Louisville is offering several Undergraduate Summer Research
Opportunities.
#8 –
February 26, 2007
1. You
know, a casual sexual encounter during Spring Break, or anytime, may not be
in your best interest. Here are some
reasons why.
2. The
University of Michigan Medical School is sponsoring an Information Fair, on
Wednesday, March 14.
4. From Video
Gamer to Surgery Ace? It Could Happen, Study Suggests: from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required) – Appearing in the February 20, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. Lab-Grown
Ligaments May Help Injured Sports Stars, from NewScientist – appearing in the
February 20, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
6. A reminder
about Open House programs, sponsored by St. George’s University (Grenada),
for their School of Medicine and their School of Veterinary Medicine.
7. The
Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Elkins Park, PA) is now offering a Master
of Medical Science (MMS) in Physician Assistant Studies.
9. Vanderbilt
University’s Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity in Biomedical
Research (IMSD) is designed for underrepresented students interested in a
career in research.
10. The Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine will be offerings its annual summer course in Human Anatomy for
Undergraduates this June.
#7 –
February 19, 2007
1. Pictures
at an Exhibition, or maybe it’s Pictures Of Exhibitionists – photos from the
FIRST-EVER Ape Olympic Biathlon!
2. St.
Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, invites college students
considering the health professions to join their research team for a Summer
2007 experience in the emergency department (ED) as Research Associates (RA).
3. One student’s observations on the January
MCAT CBT administrations. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
4. San Diego
State University offers a summer MHIRT program at the University of Cape
Coast, Ghana to do ethnobotanical research. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for sending me this.)
5. The University
of Colorado at Boulder is accepting applications for the 2007
SMART (Summer Multicultural Access to Research and Training) program.
6. SACNAS
e-nouncements: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Published
on February 14, 2007
7. I can think
of two captions: 1)What it feels like
to have Giardia lamblia; 2)Possible
consequences to being a Chili Cook-off Judge.
#6 –
February 12, 2007
1. Events
are SET for Charles Darwin’s 198th Birthday Anniversary – the
first-EVER Ape Olympic Triathlon!!
2. PREMED OF
COLOR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER- February 2007
3. The
Office of Graduate Studies at Mississippi State University invites students
interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to
participate in one of Mississippi State University's newest recruiting
programs - IMPETUS-PGE.
4.
The CBU Counseling Center, Alpha Sigma Tau and Sigma Alpha Epsilon are
sponsoring a forum on eating disorders awareness on Tuesday, February 13,
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the Spain Auditorium.
5. The
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program (IGERT) of the
National Science Foundation (NSF) offers Graduate School and Summer research
opportunities.
#5 –
February 5, 2007
1. The
Rotary Foundation is offering 2 scholarships for a year’s study and travel
abroad.
2. The
Germantown Village, a retirement community in Germantown, is offering an
internship opportunity for students interested in business and in physical
education and health services.
3. A unique
opportunity exists for your students to STUDY ABROAD with Harvard this summer.
4. You can get CBU
credit for courses taken at the Gulf Coast Research Lab in Ocean Spring, MS!
5. Recent
feedback regarding the MCAT administration of Saturday, January 27th,
2007. (The fact that it came from
Kaplan is a sore point with health advisors.)
6. The
official response from AAMC regarding the errors that occurred during the
Saturday, January 27, 2007 administration of the MCAT.
7. The A.T. Still
University College of Dentistry, located in Mesa, AZ, is sponsoring an Open
House on Saturday, March 31, 2007.
8. The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Allied Health
Sciences (Memphis) is sponsoring a Prospective Student Open House on Friday,
February 23, 2007.
9. SACNAS
e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native
Americans in Science)
Published on January 31,
2007
10. PRESENTING THE
WINNER OF THE 2007 "NOT MY JOB" AWARD…
#4 – January
29, 2007
1. The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
is looking for motivated individuals - college grads or students on a leave
of absence – for environment-oriented service positions.
2. Stanford University School of Medicine is sponsoring
a GLOBAL HEALTH & INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE, April 14-15, 2007.
3. Nicotine
Boost Was Deliberate, Study Says, from the Boston Globe (Registration
Required): Appearing in the January
19, 2007 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
4. Audiology is
rapidly becoming the newest doctoring profession in the U.S. healthcare
industry.
5. The
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine offers two residental Summer
Premedical Academic Enrichment Programs.
6. The
Association of Schools of Public Health will have an internship position
available for the summer of 2007.
7. Child
Family Health International (CHFI, website:
www.cfhi.org) offers global health service learning programs in
Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, India and South Africa, particularly
for students interested in health issues pertaining to women.
8. Ideas are
EVOLVING for activities pertaining to Chuckie Darwin’s birthday, Monday,
February 12!!
#3 – January
22, 2007
1. Interested in clinical work? Find out about the Experience Clinical
Campaign program of Baptist Memorial Hospital, Thursday, January 25, 12:45 to
1:45 p.m. in S214. .
2. Touro
University-California, located on Mare Island in the northeast part of San
Francisco Bay, is now accepting applications for students wanting to begin
their Masters in Public Health (MPH) in August 2007.
3. The Dolphin
Research Center (DRC), located on Grassy Key, in the heart of the Florida
Keys, is currently accepting applications for Research Interns for the Summer
2007 term.
4. The University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology is offering a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program
from June 4, 2007 to August 10, 2006 (10
weeks).
5. The Southwest
College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) in Tempe, AZ, is sponsoring two
Discovery Day events: Saturday, March
10, 2007, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 13, 2007, 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
6. SACNAS
e-nouncements (Society for
Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science): January
17, 2007 edition
7. WAY TA GO,
GRANNY!!
#2
– January 15, 2007
1. The Stanford University School of Medicine
will be sponsoring a Global Health Conference, April 14-15, 2007.
2. Milestones That Showed the Way to Modern Medicine,
from the Guardian (UK): Appearing
in the January 5, 2007 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
3. WORKSHOP
SESSIONS FOR ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT, led by Ms. Sadie Lisenby, Director of
Counseling.
4. Stem
Cells in Amniotic Fluid Show Promise, from the Los Angeles Times (Registration
Required): Appearing in the
January 8, 2007 issue of Science in the News.
5. Blood Test Can
Predict a Cardiovascular Event, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Appearing in the January 10, 2007 issue of
Science in the News.
6. East Tennessee
State University, James H. Quillen College of Medicine (Johnson City, TN) is
sponsoring its second annual Invitational Visit for Juniors, Seniors, and
Recent Graduates of Color, March
11-13, 2007.
#1
– January 8, 2007
1. WELCOME
BACK! Here are some PHP-related events
to note on your calendar.
2. Some notes from Dr. Roger Hiatt’s recent (November,
2006) lecture on the future of health care in the U.S.
3. The
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, located in Harlem, New York City, has
been awarded provisional accreditation.
4. Received this
week
5. The
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is pleased to announce the
Summer Surgery Experience will be offered again (our third year) in 2007.
6. Tennessee now has an Osteopathic medical
school: DeBusk College of Osteopathic
Medicine in Harrogate, TN
7. Scan May
Identify People at Risk for Alzheimer's, from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Appearing in the December 21, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
8. The
University of Wisconsin – Madison is offering two Summer Undergraduate
Research Programs.
9. The Tufts
University School of Medicine (Boston, MA) announces a new MS in Biomedical Sciences (MBS)
program
10. The question
posed to the HLTHPROF listserv was “If we decide not to do a dissection lab,
how would this affect students who are planning to go to medical
school? Do schools generally require that students have done
dissections in undergraduate biology courses?" Here is Bob
Blystone’s reply.
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#15 –
December 11, 2006
1. SACNAS (Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) e-nouncements,
December 6, 2006 edition.
2. A chewable birth-control pill, Femcon Fe, is now
available in pharmacies. From cnn.com,
December 7, 2006.
3. Belief in
Placebos Can Release Natural Painkillers in Patients, from the Baltimore Sun
– Appearing in the December 8, 2006 issue of Science in the News.
4. When it’s time
for a break from studying for final exams, here are Websites for people who don’t have enough work to do, OR, they DO
have enough work to do but just don’t want to do it.
#14 –
December 4, 2006
1. Gorilla Staple Adds Spice to New Drugs,
from the Washington Post (Registration Required) – Appearing in the November
27, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
(Baltimore, MD) will be offering its annual summer course in Human Anatomy
for Undergraduates in June 2007.
3. The Weill
Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New
York City will be offering a 10-week Gateways to the Laboratory Summer
Program for freshman and
sophomore underrepresented minority and/or disadvantaged students.
4. The
University of Cincinnati (OH) offers 4 different undergraduate summer research
programs.
5. Through
the generous support of the Amgen
Foundation, Columbia University/Barnard College now offer a summer
research program to a select group of motivated undergraduate students.
6. Tel Aviv
University (Israel) and its Sackler School of Medicine-New York
State/American Program offers an outstanding four-year program leading to
M.D. degree.
7. The 2007
Tennessee Academy of Science Western Collegiate Meeting will be hosted by
LeMoyne-Owen College, in Memphis on Saturday, March 24, 2007.
8. The
Institut Pasteur offers opportunities for U.S. undergraduates to work at the
Institut Pasteur in Paris and to conduct basic research.
9. You guys said
it! (Statements by students made to or
overheard by professors.)
#13 –
November 27, 2006
1. Breast Cancer Risk Linked To Red Meat,
Study Finds, from the Washington Post (Registration Required); Appearing
in the November 14, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
2. Important MCAT
information (Especially class of 2008, but important for all who will
take the MCAT)
3. Gene
Sequence Grant Aims to Fight Cancer, from the Boston Globe (Registration Required): Appearing in the November 21, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
4. The only
thing that is constant is change – Photos from the Gulf Coast Research Lab
trip, November 16-18, 2006
5. Received this
week.
6. A proposal for a
new logo for faculty t-shirts when we play our annual Youth & Vitality
vs. Old Age & Deceit Charity Volleyball game.
#12 –
November 20, 2006
1. The
question to the HLTHPROF listserv was “Will osteopathic medical schools
accept scores for MCAT’s taken in January 2007 for students applying for
admission in the Fall 2007?”
2. The Mayo
Clinic (Rochester, MN) offers a Summer Undergraduate Rsearch Fellowship
Program, sponsored by Mayo Graduate School.
3. Georgia Tech
and Emory University offer a joint Research Experience for Undergraduates to
integrate engineering and molecular and cell biology
4. Amgen
Foundation Launches Undergraduate Research Program
5. PREMED OF COLOR E-NEWSLETTER- November 2006 issue: http://premedofcolor.org
6. Notes from
Monday’s (November 13, 2006) webcast regarding the MCAT, sponsored by the
American Association of Medical Colleges.
7. Gifts
for Christmas, Part III: “It's just a small, white envelope
stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree.”
#11 –
November 13, 2006
1. World AIDS Day is Friday, December 1, 2006
2. Columbia
University (NY) offers a Master of Science degree in Nutrition.
3. Summer Program
Applications Being Accepted for the 2007 Duke-EWH (Engineering World Health)
Summer Institute
4. The Appalachian Coal Country Watershed
Team is looking for exceptional individuals to fill national service
positions.
5. SACNAS e-nouncements: Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science -- November 8,
2006 issue
6. Thanks to Sonia for
this "A Day in the Life of a SDSU alum who is now a second year student
at VCU”, from Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU.
7. Gifts
for Christmas, Part II: Anatomical
Gifts from Simulaids.com – anatomical caps, socks, mugs, ties. AWESOME!!
#10 – November
6, 2006
1. Special
lecture: Future of health care in the
United States, presented by Dr. Roger Hiatt, M.D., retired Chairman of the
UTHSC Department of Ophthalmology, Thursday, November 9.
2. Elective
courses to be offered during the Spring 2007 semester.
3. Application materials for the 2007 Barbara Jordan
Health Policy Scholars are now available
4. Mercury
will transit across the sun over a five-hour period November 8-9, 2006.
5. The East
Tennessee State University College of Pharmacy (Johnson City, TN) is forming
its inaugural class.
6. The Truth About Sex,
from the Chicago Sun-Times: Appearing
in the November 1, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
7. Wake Forest
University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will be offering a Summer
Research Opportunities Program (SROP) for rising undergraduate junior and
senior science majors, from May 30, 2007 – July 27, 2007.
8. You won’t
find this pendant in the Ross-Simons
gift catalogue!: Unique gifts for
Christmas, Part I.
#9 – October
30, 2006
1. Special
lecture: Future of health care in the United
States, presented by Dr. Roger Hiatt, M.D., retired Chairman of the UTHSC
Department of Ophthalmology, Thursday, November 9.
2. Darwin's Entire Works Go Online, from the Guardian: Appearing in the October 19, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
3. The
Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts, affiliated with the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is calling for papers
and projects to be presented at the 13th annual meeting, April
18-19, 2007, to be held at the University of Houston - Clear Lake.
4. Frosh Fat Good
News Comes with a Downside, from the Chicago Tribune (Registration
Required): Appearing in the October
23, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
5. NIH
Fully Funded PhD and MD/PhD Scholarships Available through the
NIH/Oxford/Cambridge Scholars Program
6. Shenandoah
University (Winchester, VA) is pleased to announce Graduate Open House events
for the 2007-2007 academic year.
7. WHAT?!!? It’s Halloween Eve, and you DON’T know the
lyrics to Monster Mash?
#8 – October
23, 2006
1. What?!!? Fall Break is HISTORY, and YOU STILL
HAVEN'T STARTED YOUR TERM PAPER? DID
YOU KNOW THAT PROCRASTINATION CAN BE BAD FOR YOU??
2. New Test for TB
Speeds Detection, from the Baltimore Sun:
Appearing in the October 12, 2006 issue of Science in the News.
3. SACNAS
e-nouncements: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Published
on October 11,
2006
4. In case
you’re interested in becoming a PA (Physician Assistant), here is Mario
Lopez’s entry to Barbara Huntington’s “A day in the life” series. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for sending me this.)
5. Received this
week
6. The University
of Pittsburgh offers a NIH-funded summer undergraduate program for
underrepresented students.
7. Life on Mars?
NASA Orbiter Starts Its Search, from the Christian Science Monitor: Appearing
in the October 17, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest
from Sigma Xi.
8. The Joan
and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University will host the 2007
Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students.
9. It pays to be a CEO…really! (From page A-1 of the October 12, 2006
issue of the Wall Street Journal).
#7 – October
16, 2006
1. The
West Virginia College of Ostepathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) announces its
Open House on
Saturday, November 18, 2006
2. Additional Seats Have
Been Approved for the Accelerated Bachelor of Science (BS) Program at the
University at Buffalo (UB) for Second-Degree Students. The deadline is November 15.
3. The Commission
on Osteopathic College Accreditation has awarded provisional accreditation
status to two new osteopathic colleges.
4. The National
Institutes of Health (NIH) offer Medical Scientist Training Programs (MSTP)
at their Bethesda, MD campus.
5.
2007 SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR
UNDERGRADUATES IN CLEVELAND, OHIO at the Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine Office of Admissions
6. Saint Jude
Children’s Research Hospital (Memphis, TN) is sponsoring its Second Annual
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM on Friday, November 10, 2006. Its Theme:
Stem Cell Biology and Therapeutics
(Thanks to Dr. Malinda Fitzgerald for sending me this.)
7. Received this
week. (Most materials were from
the Health Careers Opportunities Fair held earlier this month, on Thursday,
October 5.
8. Pictures
taken at the Health Careers Opportunities Fair, Thursday, October 5, in the
Montesi Room of Buckman Hall.
#6 – October
9, 2006
1. Representatives
of the Quillen School of Medicine at East Tennessee State University will be
on campus on Monday, October 9, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in S201.
2.
3. The
American Podiatric Medical Association Announces the 2006 Top 10 U.S. Walking
Cities: Study Reveals What Makes a
City Walker-Friendly.
4. The Mabelle
Arole Fellowship Program provides a year at one of the best community-based integrated
health projects in the world.
5. SACNAS e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and
Native Americans in Science) Published
on September 27,
2006
6. In Europe It's
Fish Oil After Heart Attacks, but Not in U.S.: from the New York Times (Registration
Required), appearing in the October 3, 2006 issue of Science in the News.
7. Two
Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine, from Newsday: Appearing in the October 3, 2006 issue of
Science in the News.
8. Wildlife research and community
development expedition in Kenya, sponsored by Global Vision International
9. Isn’t this
like bringing coal to Newcastle?: Blasting A/C in the Arctic, from the Chicago Tribune
(Registration Required), from the September 29, 2006 issue of Science in the
News.
#5 – October
1, 2006
1. This
year’s annual Health Career Opportunities Fair is scheduled for Thursday,
October 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall.
2. St. George’s
University’s School of Medicine and School of Veterinary Medicine are
sponsoring a series of Open Houses in October and November.
3. The University of
Illinois offers a unique MD/PhD opportunity through their Medical Scholars
Program (MSP).
4. Admissions
Factoids about Mercer University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences -
Fall 2006Vanderbilt University offers graduate
degrees in Biomedical Sciences.
6. The Georgia
Campus – Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine announces its Fall Open House, Friday, October 13, 2006,
4 – 7 p.m.
7. Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
announces its Fall Open House, Saturday, October 14, 2006.
8. The American Medical
Student Association sponsors an annual series of regional Student Leadership
Institutes.
9. The University of
Memphis is sponsoring its Pre-Health Sciences Day on Tuesday, October 10,
2006
10. One
interesting contribution by an SDSU alum to Barbara Huntington’s “A Day in the
Life” series.
#4
– September 25, 2006
1. Ohio
College of Podiatric Medicine (Cleveland, OH) announces its 5th
Annual Pre-Professional Health Advisors Open House, November 2 & 3.
2. Japan's Nissan to develop
anti-drunk driving cars, from YahooNews.com, Wednesday, September 13, 2006.
3. Vitamin
D Appears to Cut Risk of Pancreatic Cancer, From The Washington Post
(Registration Required) – appearing in the September 14, 2006 issue of
Science in the News.
4. SACNAS e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science), September 13, 2006 issue.
5. A day in the life of William Barret, SDSU alum now
attending the Wake Forest School of Medicine. Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU for sending me this.
6. The
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (Piscataway, NJ) announces its annual Open
House, Saturday, January, 6, 2007.
7. And you were
wondering what the big deal is about public health and epidemiology? Bad
spinach sign of wider problem?, from The Chicago Tribune (Registration
Required), appearing in the September 18, 2006 issue of Science in the News.
8. Logan
University announces the September 2006 edition of its newsletter, featuring
its Doctor of Chiropractic and new MS/CD in Sports Science and Rehabilitation
programs.
9. The
Princeton Review is offering free full-length practice MCATs in the month of
October.
10. Now, this is interesting piece of marketing.
#3 –
September 18, 2006
1. Gene Therapy Used to Zap Melanoma, From San
Francisco Chronicle, appearing in the September 11, 2006 issue of Science in
the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. Food As
Medicine, a nutrition training program for physicians, medical school faculty
and other health professional: Next
Training is June 23 - 29, 2007, Baltimore, MD
3. The 2007 Osteopathic Medical College Information Book is available online.
4. The
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) is pleased to
announce the launch of the new 2007 AACPMAS web application.
5. To Fight
Stuttering, Doctors Look at the Brain:
From The New York Times (Registration Required), appearing in the
September 12, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
6.
Baptist Memorial Health Care is relaunching its Experience Critical
program, a nontraditional volunteer corps targeting mostly area college students
or recent graduates interested in pursuing health care careers. (Thanks to Dee Beard for sending me
this.)
7. Orthotists
and prosthetists are specifically trained and educated to provide custom designed
external othopedic braces and/or artificial limbs and related patient care.
8. Received this
week
9. For Jackson
Pollock wanabees…
#2 – August
28, 2006
1. Report
Says Sugary Drinks Pile on Pounds -- from Newsday, appearing in the August 10,
2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. Study Finds Type
of Cancer in Dogs is Contagious, from the Washington Post (Registration
Required); appearing in the August 11, 2006 issue of Science in the News
a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
3. The Church
Health Center will be sponsoring its 10th Annual Race for
Grace 5k walk/run on Saturday,
November 4, 2006.
4. SACNAS
e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
): Published on August 16, 2006
5. The
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Graduate School announces its 6th
Annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences, to be held Thursday, November 2,
2006
6. SACNAS
e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science ) Published on August 30, 2006
7. Be careful with
what you post on Facebook.com or myspace.com – potential employers may read
what you write. (Here’s a letter
sent to the HLTHPROF listserv.)
#1 – August
21, 2006
1. Welcome
back!
2. The online
and printed versions of Health Careers have
been updated.
3. The
question was: “Are distance learning
courses, particularly of science prerequisites with labs, accepted by
Admissions Committees of health-related professional schools, e.g. medicine,
dentistry, pharmacy, physical and occupational therapy, nursing, and
optometry?”
4. The University
of Indianapolis will be sponsoring an Open House for their School of
Occupational Therapy and their Krannert School of Physical Therapy on
Saturday, September 9, 2006.
5. SACNAS (Society for
Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science)
e-nouncements, Published on August 2,
2006
6. The Boston
University School of Public Health announces a series of Prospective Student
Days, and a seminar, Studying Public Health in Massachusetts.
7. Received this
week
6. The size of
the Health Careers booklet has
taken on a life of its own, as indicated by the following graph:
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#3 – August,
2006
1. A review of the conference
2. The need for healthcare professionals is projected to
remain strong for the foreseeable future
3. Median salaries
for selected healthcare professionals (most data is from the National Institute of
Health Office of Science Education, http://science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/salary.htm)
4. An increasing
number of application services and health-related professional schools are
requiring criminal background checks of accepted applicants.
5. The MCAT will
changing to a computer-based format in 2007.
(Thanks to Dr. Alan Jaslow, biology professor and pre-health advisor
at Rhodes College in Memphis for compiling this information.)
6. Brochures,
booklets, DVDs picked up at the conference
7. Received this
month
8. Ya know, I
hate to remind you of this, but classes start later this month…
#2
– July, 2006
1.
Registration
Opens for the August 19th, 2006 Computerized MCAT®!
2. Manny Patel’s (M-4 at University of Tennessee
Health Science Center) report from Uganda (sent while the World Cup
Soccer Games were in progress.)
3. Mosquitoes Breed in Katrina-Flooded Pools,
from the Miami Herald, appearing in the June 16, 2006 issue of Science in
the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
4. SACNAS e-nouncements (Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science), released June
21, 2006.
5. Magnets
Zap Migraines, from Nature News – appearing in the June 22, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
6. Paralyzed Rats
Walk in Stem Cell Study, from the Baltimore Sun – appearing in the June
22, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma
Xi.
7. More than 14 percent lack
health insurance in U.S.: from a
Reuters article released June 21, 2006.
8. Innovation, Advancement, and Best Practices To
Achieve Global Goals: Unite For
Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference, APRIL
14-15, 2007 - STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, CALIFORNIA, USA
9. The
question on the geometry exam was “Find x”, the hypotenuse of a right
triangle whose sides forming the right angle were 3 cm and 4 cm. Here is the student’s answer:
#1 – June, 2006
1. Therapeutic Coordinator position available at
the Hope and Healing Center, a division of the Church Health Center, Memphis,
TN
2. Case Western Reserve University School of Dental
Medicine now offers a D.M.D./M.D. (Dentist-Physician) Program.
3. Some
responses from individuals taking the MCAT during the April 2006
administration, reported by Kaplan at
http://surveys.kaptest.com/instantanalysis/mcat/blog
.
4. According to an Associated Press article
released in May, 2006. blood tests for the AIDS virus could become part of
routine physical exams for adults and teens.
5. SACNAS (Society for Advancement of
Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) e-nouncements for May 10, 2006
6. Received this
month
7. Craving
For Food Lights Up the Brain: From the
Guardian (UK), appearing in the May 18, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a
daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
8. Dental Admission
Test examinees will be limited to three opportunities to participate in the
testing program.
9. SACNAS
e-nouncements (Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native
Americans in Science, Published on May 24, 2006 .
10. A CROWNING
artistic achievement! -- French Fry
Art!!
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#14 – May 1,
2006
1. We have a winner for the Godiva Chocolate Raffle!
2. If you are
engaged in research out of town (as in MHIRT) or in traveling to interesting
places, please consider sending pictures for inclusion in summer issues of
the Caduceus Newsletter.
3. If you are
graduating or transferring and wish to continue receiving the Caduceus Newsletter, please send me an
alternate e-mail address!
4. Rick Reilly’s
experience in flying in a F-14 Tomcat. (Apparently, the experience is NOT for the
faint of heart…or stomach.)
5. Final Exam
Week is coming up, and you KNOW what that means!!
#13 – April
24, 2006
1. Premed of
Color Monthly E-Newsletter- April 2006
2. SACNAS (Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) e-nouncements,
April 12, 2006
3. Some notes about Ross
Medical School, a Caribbean school, from Joshua Henry, SDSU alum. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for
forwarding his 2 e-mails to me.)
4. You're invited to
the 3rd annual Godiva Chocolate Tasting Session, Wednesday, April 26
5. Where’s
Eisen? (New Rochelle High School
Orchestra, May 1968).
#12 – April
10, 2006
1. Low-Calorie Diet May Lead to Longer Life, from
the New York Times (Registration Required), via the April 5, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. Obesity Among U.S. Women Leveling Off, Study Shows,
from the Washington Post (Registration Required), via the April 6, 2006 issue
of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
3. Drilling teeth is at least 9,000 years old.(!) From an article appearing in the Boston
Globe.
4. Questions (and
answers) that professors subscribing to the BIOLAB listserv will vouch for!
#11 – April
3, 2006
1. You
are invited to participate in the FIRST EVER CBU Bottle Rocket Contest,
Thursday, April 6!
2. St. George’s University announces a series of Open
House receptions for their Schools of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine.
3. The
Benjamin Cummings Publishing Company will donate four $1,000 grants to
students across the country who have shown a passion for biology, dedication,
and a commitment to learning.
4. Fewer physicians offer free
care: AMA president says doctors constrained by time and money.
Posted at cnn.com, Friday, March 24, 2006; Posted: 9:08 a.m.
EST (14:08 GMT)
5. The
Breast Cancer site offers free mammograms to underprivileged women…if you
click onto their web site, http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/.
6. The Spring
2006 Day Final Exam Schedule is now online.
7.
#10 – March
27, 2006
1. It's
a Leap, But Scientists Find Threat to Humans in Avian Flu, from the
Chicago Tribune, via the March 17, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily
science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. Turpentine
Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, AR offers full-time Intern Positions
to work with Exotic Cats.
3. Tackle Your
Cholesterol Early, from Nature News, via the March 23, 2006 issue of Science
in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
4. Computing and
Science in 2020, from Nature
5. TEN BEST THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT
YOUR DESK (Thanks to Leah A. for sending me this.)
#9 – March
20, 2006
1. The West Virginia
School of Osteopathic Medicine (Lewisburg, WV) is sponsoring its annual Open
House on Saturday, April 8.
2. The University of California – Berkeley School of
Optometry is offering a summer “Opto-camp”.
3. Temple
University’s School of Podiatric Medicine (TUSPM) is offering a two-day
Podiatric Medicine conference on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25.
4. SACNAS (Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) e-nouncements: March 15, 2006 edition
#8 – March
13, 2006
1. Virus
Found in Prostate Cancer Patients, from the February 24, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. SACNAS (Society for
Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science ) e-nouncements,
March 1,
2006 edition
3. PREMED
OF COLOR
MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER- March 2006
4. In case you’re
interested in touring the University of Arkansas College of Medicine…
5. Bird Flu Could
Migrate to U.S., from the Baltimore Sun, appearing in the March 6, 2006
issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
6. Coffee Drinkers
Get a Jolt in Study, from the Los Angeles Times (via seattletimes.com): Appearing in the March 8, 2006 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
7. The University
of Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis) College of Dentistry is offering
a 1-day Dental Externship on April 21, 2006.
8. The University
of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health offers Summer Research
Internships.
9. The University
of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine offers online courses.
10. NEW WORDS FOR
2006: Essential vocabulary additions for the workplace (and
elsewhere)
Spring
Break 2006 Special Edition
1. You know, a casual sexual encounter during
Spring Break, or ever, might not be in your best interest. Here are some
reasons why. (Photos from STD101 for Non-Clinicians, a PowerPoint
file distributed by the Center for Disease Control.)
2. It's Midterm Exam Week! Do you know what THAT means??
Mardi
Gras 2006 Special Edition
1. For
those of you who will be unable to attend this year’s Mardi Gras in New
Orleans, NOT TO WORRY!!
2. This year’s 22nd Annual Latino Medical Student
Association (LMSA) Regional Conference is hosted by the LMSA chapter
at Stanford University School of
Medicine.
3. Birth-control patch
raises clot risk, from cnn.com, Friday,
February 17, 2006; Posted:
11:26 a.m. EST (16:26 GMT)
4. NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program (Thanks to Dr. Anna Ross for sending me
this.)
#7 –
February 20, 2006
1. The 2006 Tennessee Academy of Science Collegiate
Meeting will be held this year on the campus of the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center.
2. The date for this year’s Youth and Vitality vs. Old Age
and Deceit Charity Volleyball Game has been SET!!
3. The Virginia
College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) in Blacksburg, VA offers an Early
Decision Admissions Track
4. Received this
week
5. The University of
Indianapolis School of Occupational Therapy and the Krannert School of
Physical Therapy invite you to an open house on Saturday, March 4, 2006.
6. When in doubt,
“Follow your gut”: from the
February 17, 2006 issue of Science in the News, a daily science digest from
Sigma Xi.
#6 –
February 13, 2006
1. “You Hold In Your Hand The Power to Stop Sexual
Assault” -- Indiana University’s
Urinal Guard Program. From the
December 2005/January 2006 issue The Peer Educator, the Official Bimonthly
Publication of The BACCHUS Network.
2. The National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), a division of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a Summers of Discovery program.
3. NASA offers over
200 scholarships. (Thanks to
Barbara Huntington for sending me this.)
4. Received this
week
5. The Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-COM) offers a Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship Program (SURF) and Summer Scholars Pre-Medical and
Pre-Physical Therapy Programs
6. The National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
announces its Summer 2006 Research Program.
7. Letter twists,
from “Enyafase”.
#5 –
February 6, 2006
1. Duke University School of Medicine announces its
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program.
2. The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic
Medicine (Blacksburg, VA) announces its Spring Open House, Saturday, March 25.
3. The Association of
Southeastern Biologists (ASB) announces its annual meeting in Gatlinburg, TN,
March 29 to April 1, 2006.
4. General
information about US Navy Medical Scholarship Programs
5. Received this
week
6. St. George’s
University Schools of Medicine and of Veterinary Medicine announce their
Spring 2006 Open House Schedule
7. The University of
Virginia announces its Summer Research Internship Program
8. In case you were
closed out of Dr. Ross’ Animal Behavior course…
#4 – January
30, 2006
1. The
Robert Woods Johnson Medical School (New Brunswick, NJ) announces its Summer
Clinical Internship Program.
2. The
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is offering Summer Institutes for
Training in Biostatistics (SIBS) at Boston University, North Carolina State
University, and University of Wisconsin-Madison
3. Mercer
University Southern School of Pharmacy offers its annual Day at Mercer on
Friday, March 3, 2006.
4. The Pharmacist
Shortage: Where Do We Stand? -- A
series of articles posted on www.medscape.com
.
5. Introducing the new
Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, AKA “BOOK”.
#3 – January
23, 2006
1. A plethora of summer research programs. (Thanks to Sana Mujahid for forwarding this
list to me.)
2. The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
announces its Research, Observation, Service, Education (ROSE) program for
college sophomores who are Ohio residents.
3. Biodiversity Research Expeditions to the
Coastal Rainforest of Costa Rica and Career Opportunities in the Field
4. The Pre-Health
Outreach Programs Office at East Tennessee State University's Quillen College
of Medicine is currently accepting applications for our 2006 Summer Programs.
5. Emory University
announces its Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE).
6. Neologisms: The 2005 winners of the Washington Post’s
Mensa Invitational
#2 – January
16, 2006
1. Comparison
of Kaplan and Princeton Review MCAT Prep courses, by Jennifer Hendrick and
Christen Gregory.
2. The PA (Physician
Assistant Profession): Excerpts
from a brochure distributed by the Association of Physician Assistant
Programs (APAP).
3. Second-year
medical students report which courses they perceive to be important: An article appearing in the December 2005
issue of The Advisor.
4. Don’t let your
parents, teachers or professors fool you about how much harder they had it
“in the old days”…
#1
– January 9, 2006
1. Welcome back!
2. Wake Forest
University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Bowman
Gray Campus, will be offering a Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP)
for rising junior and senior science majors
3. Summer
research opportunities in the Cleveland, Ohio area, sent by Christian C. Essman, Director of
Student Relations, Office of Admissions, School of Medicine, Case Western
Reserve University
4. The question I
floated to the HLTHPROF listserv was “How damaging is it to wait until August
to take the MCAT? “
5. The Weill
Medical College of Cornell University announces the Travelers Summer 2006
Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students
6. Pharmacy
College Admissions Test (PCAT) examination dates and registration fees for
the 2006-07 cycle, from Elisabeth J. "Libby" Ross, MA,
Director, PharmCAS and Student Affairs
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
7. Fifty-one (51!)
scholarships for minority students, sent by PREMED OF COLOR for the
benefit of all minority students, http://premedofcolor.org , -
Contribution from Alan F Garcia, Claremont-McKenna College.
8. A doctoral
program announcement from Notre Dame
9. The Gateways
to the Laboratory Summer Program, sponsored by the Weill
Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program in New York City is a . ten
week program which allows freshman
and sophomore underrepresented minority and/or disadvantaged students
to experience life as a MD-PhD
student.
10. The Department of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences announces its 2006 Summer Research Fellowship program
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Fall 2005
#15 – December 5, 2005
1. You’re
invited to experience Animal
Grossology: The Incredible World of
Animal Parasites! Monday, December
5, and Wednesday, December 7, in the Montesi Room of Buckman Hall!
2. Child Family Health International is now accepting
applications online for healthcare service experience programs in Bolivia,
Mexico, Ecuador, India, and South Africa.
3. The Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition
offers a Master of Science Degree in Nutrition.
4. Received this
week
5. A quick
reminder: It is not too late for
students to apply to the MD/PhD program at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign (http://www.uiuc.edu
).
6. The Tree of Life, from the
creator of the “Life is Hell” comic and “The Simpsons” comic series.
7. It’s the week
before Final Exams. It’s time to
update Websites For People Who Don’t Have Enough Work to do!!
8. Ol’ Santa has had
a change of attitude…
#14 – November 28, 2005
1. Medical marriages, where both husband and wife
are physicians, have special challenges. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for forwarding item to me.)
2. Rare Japanese stork gets
prosthetic beak: From CNN.com, Friday, November 18,
2005; posted: 11:52 a.m. EST (16:52 GMT)
3. The Jackson
Laboratory of Bar Harbor, Maine, announces is 2006 Summer Research Program
for college and high school students,
June 11 to August 14, 2006, Optional Early Start May 28)
4. The students in
BIOL 413 (Parasitology) invite you to an exhibit: Animal
Grossology – The Incredible World of Animal Parasites, Monday, December 5
and Wednesday, December 7, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Montesi Room of Buckman
Hall!
#13 – November 21, 2005
1. The original question posted on the
HLTHPROF listserv was, “I have an advisee interested in working in a health
clinic. Where can I get information? “
Here is the reply from Dr. Robert
Bowman, M.D., Director of Rural
Health Education and Research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
2. Justice
Dept. to Sue Southern Illinois U. Over Graduate Fellowships for Minorities
and Women, by Peter Schmidt, from http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/11/2005111101n.htm
3. .
4. Playing music can be good for your brain Stanford
study finds it helps the understanding of language, from the November 17,
2005 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle.
#12 –
November 12, 2005
1. The Mayo
Clinic (Rochester, MN) announces the 2006 Summer Undergraduate Research
Fellowship (SURF) Program.
2. Beta Beta Beta, the
Biology Honor Society is sponsoring a Bowling for Uganda fundraising event,
Friday, November 18, 2005, at Billy Hardwick’s All Star Lanes, starting at 7
p.m.
3. The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine announces a summer course for undergraduates in
Human Anatomy, June 5 – June 30, 2006.
4. Ortho McNeil, manufacturers of Ortho Evra, a birth control
patch, have issued a warning regarding the greater risk for blood clots and
other serious side effects. From
CNN.com, posted Thursday, November 10.
#11 – November 7, 2005
1. The
University of Pittsburgh announces an NIH-funded Summer Undergraduate
Research Program for minority students.
2. The Medical College
Admission Test (MCAT®) will convert to an entirely computer-based test (CBT)
format, worldwide beginning 2007. (From an e-mail sent by Tonya Miles to the
HLTHPROF listserv, November 2, 2005.
3. Weill Medical
College of Cornell University announces its annual one-Week Seminar, Practicing
Medicine/Providing Health Care, January 9-13, 2006.
4. Submit your WHAT??
(They eat their dead, I guess.)
#10 – October 31, 2005
1. Beta
Beta Beta, the Biology Honor Society, is sponsoring a “behind the scenes”
tour of Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Monday, November 14.
2. Beta Beta Beta is also sponsoring “Bowling for Uganda”,
a Bowl-A-Thon on Friday, November 18, to raise $2,000 to support Hope
North, a self-sustainable internally displaced people’s camp in Uganda.
3. Factoids about the
Southern College of Optometry (Memphis, TN)
4 The following
editorial by Carol Baffi-Dugan, Program Director for Health Professions
Advising at Tufts University, appeared in the Tufts University student
newspaper, and describes the advantages of the upcoming transition of the
MCAT to computer-based testing.
#9 – October 24, 2005
1. WHAT?!? Fall Break is HISTORY, and you STILL
haven’t started your TERM PAPER??
Didn’t you know that procrastination can be BAD for you??? “Probing Procrastination”, from the 5
December 1997 issue of Science 278:1715-1717.
2. The Wadsworth
Center, the biomedical and environmental science institute of the New York
State Department of Health, announces its Summer Research Program in
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
3. This, too, is
SCIENCE!! This year’s winners of
the Ig-Noble Awards were announced on October 7, 2005. From an article by appearing in The
Guardian, Friday, October 7, 2005.
4. Some background
info about Mr. Buckley’s Exploding Trousers…
5. The University of
Tennessee Health Science Center (Memphis, TN) announces its 2006 Summer
Research Scholarship Program.
6. Women in Medicine
National Pin Campaign
7. And this is why a
companion-animal based veterinary practice is so lucrative -- How much would
you spend on your dog?: Animal
hospitals are thriving on free-spending pet owners.
October
11, 2005, By
Aaron Smith, CNN/Money staff writer
8. The Optometry
Admission Test (OAT) is now available year round
9. Summer (2006)
Research Opportunities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
10. The West Virginia
School of Osteopathic Medicine announces its annual Open House, Saturday,
November 12, 2005.
#8 – October 10, 2005
1. Biodiversity Research Expeditions to the
Coastal Rainforest of Costa Rica and Career Opportunities in the Field.
2. The subject of attire during interviews came up recently on the
HLTHPROF listserv…
3. Interview FAQ’s and other resources
4. It’s Midterm Exam Week. Do you
know what that means?
#7 – October 3, 2005
1. The
annual Health Career Opportunities Fair is THIS Thursday, October 6, in S201,
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2. An
introduction to osteopathic medicine
3. The College of
Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (Pomona, CA) has earned a distinctive
recognition in this year’s U.S. News & World Report "America's Best
Colleges, 2006
4. Undergraduate Biodiversity
Fellowships are available at the Memphis Zoo.
5. .
6. Study shows Katrina displaced nearly 6,000
physicians: posted by
Associated Press, Monday,
September 26, 2005; Posted: 6:20 p.m. EDT (22:20 GMT)
7. The Elie
Wiesel Foundation for Humanity announces the 2006 Essay Contest in Ethics.
8. OK, Mikhael
Baryshnikov, he ain’t…
#6 – September 26, 2005
1. Summer
research experience and travelogue of Jennifer Paxson.
2. Latest information from the American Association of
Medical Colleges, from an e-mail sent to the HLTHPROF listserv, September 20,
2005. (This is especially relevant
to those of you applying to Tulane and LSU – New Orleans.)
3. The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine,
the newest osteopathic medical school in the United States, announces Fall
Open House, scheduled from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1.
4. Received this
week and available from the bookshelf in S201.
#5 – September 19, 2005
1. Reminder of this year’s annual Health Career
Opportunities Fair, Thursday, October 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in S201.
2. Received this week.
3. Des Moines
University (Des Moines, IA) offers degree programs in medicine and the health
sciences – nothing else.
4. The September,
2005 issue of the Next Generation can now be accessed at www.NextGenMD.org. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington for sending
me this.)
#4 – September 12, 2005
1. In answer to my question, “HOW ARE YOU?”,
Stacey Bourg, M-3 at Louisiana State University – Shreveport, replied with
the following (Thanks to Stacey
for granting me permission to share this with you.).
2. Local (Memphis) way to help Hurricane Katrina
refugees/evacuees: Purchase Kroger
gift cards for them and drop the cards off at the Holiday Inn across from the
University of Memphis.
3. The HEAR ME Project
has teamed up with Think MTV to launch the second annual National HIV/AIDS
Story-Writing Competition. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
4. Wake Forest
University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences cordially invite interested
faculty and students to join us for a Career Day and luncheon, Friday,
October 7, 2005 from 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM.
5. A celebration
of ignorance -- ya gotta visit http://www.medicalignorance.org/
.
6. Harbor of Health,
a new state-of-the-art health facility scheduled to open in Harbor Town of
Memphis, is looking for an intern.
7. Current status of
Tulane University’s School of Medicine and School of Public Health and
Tropical Medicine. (From an e-mail
distributed on September 8, 2005, by Susan Maxwell, executive director of the
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions.)
#3 – September 5, 2005
Focusing on the medical issues regarding Hurricane Katrina, which
struck the New Orleans
area on August 29, 2005.
1. INTRICATE
FLOOD PROTECTION LONG A FOCUS OF DISPUTE, from the New York Times. From the September 1, 2005 issue of Science
in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
from The New York Times (Registration Required). From the September 1, 2005 issue of Science
in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
2. HAZARDS
CONTAINED IN WATER ARE NOT AS TOXIC AS FEARED
from The New York Times (Registration Required). From the September 1, 2005 issue of Science
in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.
3. Katrina health
risks rise with flooding: Residents should be wary of contaminated
water and food, by Jane Weaver, Health editor, MSNBC, Updated: 11:31 a.m. ET Sept. 1, 2005. From MSNBC.com
4. Disaster
science really is a field of study. From the September 1, 2005 issue of
#2 – August 28, 2005
1. Tel Aviv University and its Sackler School of
Medicine located in Israel are internationally renowned institutions.
2. "The Healer's Voice" is a publication of the
American Medical Student Association.
3. An essay on the
way life was like 100 years ago, by Kevin S. Kerr.
4. Yo San University
of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in Los Angeles, California, announces a new
merit-based Yo San Scholarship program for incoming students,
beginning with the Fall 2005 Trimester.
5. Ending Poverty
Through Enterprise: Raising funds for
Hope North, an internally displaced people’s camp in Uganda.
6. INRO 2006 - A
Program for Minority Students Interested in Biomedical Research.
7. IDLE BRAIN
INVITES DEMENTIA, from Newsday. (Appearing in the August 25, 2005 issue of
Science in the News, a daily science digest from Sigma Xi.)
#1 – August 21, 2005
1. Welcome
back!
2. Resources for medical Spanish
3. In the wake of
recent terrorist attacks, paramedics are suggesting that you add emergency
telephone numbers to your cell phone list. (Thanks to Doug Ritchie for sending me
this.)
4. The Pentagon is
looking for a few good people…to write and sell screenplays. (Adapted from “Pentagon’s New Goal Into
Scripts, by David M. Halbfinger, NYTimes.com, August 4, 2005).
5. Received this
week
6. The 5th
Annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences Graduate School will be held, Thursday, November 10, 2005.
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Summer 2005
#3 – August, 2005
1. More news
from Dr. Mzungu Lungu, AKA Manny Patel, reporting from Hope Village,
Uganda.
2. A free Guide to Science Writing Manual, from The Journal of Young Investigators (JYI). (Thanks to Donald Samulack, Ph.D., Director,
Department of Scientific Editing of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for
sending me this.
Stacey Bourg’s account of traveling to
and practicing medicine in Manali, India, in 6 parts:
3a. Stacey Bourg
(CBU alum and M-2 at LSU) diary: Part
I – July 4, 2005: Half-way there!
3b. Stacey
Bourg (CBU alum and M-2 at LSU) diary:
Part II – July 5, 2005: Manali
at last!
3c. Stacey Bourg
(CBU alum and M-2 at LSU) diary: Part
III – July 7, 2005: Surgery Indian
Style
3d. Stacey Bourg
(CBU alum and M-2 at LSU diary: Part
IV – July 13, 2005: |