KU Premedical News - 11/23/09
Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving Break!
1. Pre-Dental Club Meeting, Monday, 11/23, at 6:30pm in 1001 Malott
2. Alternative Spring Break Programs - Sign-up Deadline is Friday, 12/4
3. WSU Physician Assistant Information Sessions, Saturdays, 1/9/10 & 4/3/10
4. KU School of Medicine Primary Care Workshop, Saturday, 1/23/10
5. KU School of Medicine Premedical Student Conference, Kansas State University,
Saturday, 2/20/10
6. Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEPP) Application - Deadline
is 3/1/10
7. Study Health Care in Sweden with KU, 5/18/10-6/1/10 - can get on e-mail list
now
8. Health Care News & Issues
9. Premedical Advising Calendar: October & November - Enrollment Advising
for Assigned Freshmen
10. To Unsubscribe, Change Interest Code in 109 Strong Hall
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1. Pre-Dental Club Meeting, Monday, 11/23, at 6:30pm in 1001 Malott
The final pre-dental club meeting of the semester is scheduled for Monday November 23 at 6:30 pm in 1001 Malott. We will be distributing informational packets concerning dental school preparation and application, and will have a question and answer session with seniors who have applied. This is a great opportunity to learn everything you need to know about getting into dental school. Also, we have yet to meet our minimum order for club T-shirts. The deadline for ordering is Sunday 11/15/09 and they can be ordered online at https://greekclick.greekbox.com/order_project_review.asp?trid=10151253225638 please order if you haven't so that we can meet the minimum order. Thanks, Nick.
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2. Alternative Spring Break Programs - Sign-up Deadline is Friday, 12/4
The Alternative Breaks Team wants all of you to consider going on an Alternative Spring Break trip!
Alternative Breaks is a service learning organization dedicated to giving students hands-on opportunities with service work. Participants will gain experience with some of the most pressing social issues facing our generation.
As one of the biggest service learning initiatives at KU, we provide service trips for more than 200 students through our Winter, Spring, and Weekend Break programs.
A list of our Spring Sites is up on our website at http://groups.ku.edu/~albreaks/s_sites.html.
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3. WSU Physician Assistant Information Sessions, Saturdays, 1/9/10 & 4/3/10
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=CHP_PA&p=/painfo/
[If you're interested in becoming a PA, I've posted some related info and links at http://www.medadvising.ku.edu/pa/. Paul]
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4. KU School of Medicine Primary Care Workshop, Saturday, 1/23/10
This one-day workshop prepares select Kansas students to shadow physicians, observe doctor-patient communications, learn about the roles other healthcare professionals play, participate in community health programs, and write patient case summaries. www.kumc.edu/som/primarycareworkshop for more program details and application materials.
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5. KU School of Medicine State Premedical Student Conference, Kansas State University,
Saturday, 2/20/10
Join premedical students and advisors from across the state to learn more about the MCAT, receive tips to writing a slam dunk personal statement and financial aid. Take this opportunity to talk to current medical students about what it's like to be a "Jaydoc" and visit with practicing physicians about life after graduation. Future applicants will also have a chance learn about workforce development, our dual degree programs, and other new and helpful topics to prepare future applicants for their application to any medical school. Registration will be online at http://www.kumc.edu/som/psc.html.
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6. Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) Application - Deadline
is 3/1/10
The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a free six week summer academic enrichment program for college freshman and sophomore students who are interested in a career in medicine or dentistry. The goal of the program is to prepare aspiring freshman and sophomores to become competitive applicants to medical and dental school.
SMDEP is implemented at the following 12 program sites across the nation.
Case Western Reserve University Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and College of Dental
Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA School of Dentistry
Duke University School of Medicine
Howard University Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Dentistry, and Medicine
The University of Texas Dental Branch and Medical School at Houston
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical and New Jersey Dental Schools
University of Louisville Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Virginia School of Medicine
University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Yale University School of Medicine
Application opens: November 1, 2009
Application deadline: March 1, 2010
All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early!
For additional information and to access the online application, visit www.smdep.org.
AspiringDocs.org
An AAMC Campaign to Increase Diversity in Medicine
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7. Study Health Care in Sweden with KU, 5/18/10-6/1/10
The Department of Health Policy and Management in the School of Medicine and the Department of Sociology on the Lawrence campus in cooperation with the KU Office of Study Abroad is pleased to announce the 2010 summer study abroad class, Health Care and Social Policies in Sweden, offered on-site in Stockholm, Sweden, May 18-June 1, 2010. Both undergraduate and graduate credit can be awarded for successful completion of this 2 week, 3 credit course. The cost will be announced later; however, the cost for last year’s course, including hotel with breakfast, KU tuition, all local transportation and course materials was $3200 plus airfare. To receive more information and to be placed on the mailing list, contact Dr. Ellen Averett, Department of Health Policy and Management, eaverett@kumc.edu.
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8. Health Care News & Issues
American Medical News, www.amednews.com
American Medical Student Association, http://www.amsa.org - Focus Issues
Health Reform Government, http://www.healthreform.gov
MSN Health News, http://health.msn.com/health-news
The Next Generation: An Introduction to Medicine, http://www.nextgenmd.org
Rural Health Education & Services Kansas Connections Newsletter, http://ruralhealth.kumc.edu/kc/index.html
Rural Monitor, http://www.raconline.org/newsletter
Student Doctor Network, http://www.studentdoctor.net
TED.com - Medicine Without Borders Theme Videos, http://www.ted.com/index.php/themes/medicine_without_borders.html
University of Washington School of Medicine's Bioethics Topics [intro to many
issues], http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html
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9. Premedical Advising Calendar
January - Open, mostly Enrollment Advising for Assigned Freshmen
February - Open, mostly Application Meetings for Juniors
March & April - Enrollment Advising for Assigned Freshmen
May - Open, mostly Application Meetings for Juniors and Re-Application Meetings
for Seniors
June & July - Open, mostly Application Meetings and New Student Orientation
Advising
August - Open, mostly Enrollment Advising for Assigned Freshmen
September - Open, mostly Practice Interviews for Seniors
October & November - Enrollment Advising for Assigned Freshmen
December - Open, mostly Practice Interviews for Seniors
For premedical advising, you can call (785) 864-3500 (M-F, 8-5) to schedule a meeting with Paul Crosby. The person who answers the phone will find a time that works.
For academic advising, after your first year, you should declare or apply for admission to a major in the College, or apply for admission to one of KU's Professional Schools, regularly consult with an advising specialist or faculty advisor in your major department, and develop a full graduation plan, every course you plan to take every semester through graduation!
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10. To Unsubscribe, Change Interest Code in 109 Strong Hall
If you no longer want to receive premedical e-mail messages, I have no way of directly removing you from this distribution list. You can remove yourself by completing a change of interest code form in 109 Strong Hall to drop the pre-dent, med, opt, pa or vet interest code from your student record. This should remove your address from the list the next time it's re-generated, within a few days.
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Hope this helps,
Paul
Paul Crosby
Premedical Advisor
University of Kansas
College Student Academic Services
1450 Jayhawk Boulevard, 109 Strong Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-7535
pcrosby@ku.edu
www.medadvising.ku.edu
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