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Title: Dissecting the AMCAS application of A Successful Applicant: Packaging yourself for success
Description: This presentation will cover the anatomy of an AMCAS application. You will receive insights on the application process from a successful 2019-2020 applicant to medical school who has been accepted to several medical schools which include, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Duke University School of Medicine, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine.
Target audience: 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 applicants
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Title: Financing Your Medical School Education
Description: LaVerne Walker from The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Financial Aid Office will present detailed information about the costs of attending medical school, and information will be presented about resources and scholarships that can help you finance your medical or other health professional education.
Topics include:
The Financial Aid Process
Medical School Costs & Budget
Determining Financial Aid Awards
Categories of Financial Aid
Medical School Debt
This is a required application planning workshop.
Title: Methods in Narrative Medicine Workshop Series # 1
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office in partnership Columbia University’s Masters Program in Narrative Medicine will be offering a Methods in Narrative Medicine workshop series. This Basic Workshops provides an intensive introductory experience to the methods and skills of Narrative Medicine. These intensive workshops will offer rigorous skill-building in narrative competence. Participants will learn effective techniques for attentive listening, adopting others’ perspectives, accurate representation, and reflective reasoning. Sessions will focus on reconceptualizing empathy, narrative ethics, bearing witness, and illness narratives. Professionalism, cultural competence, bioethical competence, interpersonal communication skills, self-reflective practice, and ability to work with health care teams can be strengthened by increasing narrative competence.
You may also include this experience on your application to health professional schools.
Title: Prestigious Scholarships 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Come to hear about fellowship opportunities and why they are important to your future as a scientist and health professional.
Stephen Lassonde, Director of Hunter’s Office of Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships will discuss individual fellowships, internships, and the elements of the application process.
Title: Health Policy Speaker Series: Dr. William L. Schpero-The Economics of Pandemic
Description: Joins us for a health policy talk with Dr. William L. Schpero, an Assistant Professor in the division of Health Policy and Economics Department of Healthcare Policy and Research at the Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College.
He studies Medicaid and the health care safety net in the United States. Through his research, he aims to inform federal and state policy, as well as the work of health care providers and organizations that serve vulnerable and high-need, high-cost patient populations. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College.
Talk Topics:
• 1. The Economics of Pandemic Response
• 2. Health Care Spending in the United States: Why Are We Such An Outlier?
Strongly recommended for 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 applicants. The topics discussed will help you to prepare for upcoming applicant interviews.
Title: Preparing Your Secondary Essays for Health Profession Applications
Description: This online workshop will cover everything you need to know about writing your secondary essays for medical, dental, vet, or other health profession applications, including:
Why secondary essays are a critical component of your health profession application,
•A review of common secondary essay questions,
• Tips for how to write effective secondary essays,
•Tips for what to avoid in writing your secondary essays,
•Organizing the completion of your secondary essays, and
•The timing for submitting your secondary essays.
Sample secondary essays will be reviewed and copies will be available.
This is a required application planning workshop
for Committee Letter and Letter Packet recipients.
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Title: Pharmacy Career Planning 101- How to become a Pharmacist
Description: Join us for a pharmacy information session. Come and learn about Touro College Of Pharmacy. Topics to be covered include:
• Top 10 reasons to pursue a PharmD career
• Careers options and earnings potential for PharmD
• Touro College of Pharmacy’s unique 2.5/1.5 program
• Pre-requisite courses and admissions requirements
Title: Pharmacy Career Planning 101- How to become a Pharmacist
Description: Join us for a pharmacy information session. Come and learn about Touro College Of Pharmacy.
Title: Methods in Narrative Medicine Workshop Series #3
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office in partnership Columbia University’s Masters Program in Narrative Medicine will be offering a Methods in Narrative Medicine workshop series. This Basic Workshops provides an intensive introductory experience to the methods and skills of Narrative Medicine. These intensive workshops will offer rigorous skill-building in narrative competence. Participants will learn effective techniques for attentive listening, adopting others’ perspectives, accurate representation, and reflective reasoning. Sessions will focus on reconceptualizing empathy, narrative ethics, bearing witness, and illness narratives. Professionalism, cultural competence, bioethical competence, interpersonal communication skills, self-reflective practice, and ability to work with health care teams can be strengthened by increasing narrative competence.
You may also include this experience on your application to health professional schools.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions.
Title: Pre-Health Group Advising
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisers will hold a group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
Title: Doctor Speaker Series-Jack Liu, MD
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Hunter College alum and Yalow Scholar Jack Liu. Jack is currently a fourth-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Jack will begin his residency at Montefiore/Einstein in general surgery.
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Title: Dissecting the Optometry (OPTOMCAS) Application Process: Packaging yourself for Success
Description: This presentation will cover the anatomy of the dental school application process. You will receive insights on the application process from a successful 2019-2020 optometry applicant, who received acceptances to SUNY Optometry and Pennsylvania College of Optometry - Salus University.
Target audience: 2020-2021 applicants.
Title: MD-PhD talk with Hunter Alums
Description: Join us for an MD-PhD talk with Hunter alums Stephanie Azzopardi and George Zakusilo from The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program ( Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering).
Come and have your questions about the MD-PhD process answered.
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Title: 2020-2021 Committee Letter and Letter Packet Applicants Pre-Health Group Advising Online Session
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for 2020-2021 Committee Letter and Letter Packet applicants to address your concerns regarding test-taking(MCAT, DAT &OAT), the application timeline, and Committee Letter decisions and letter writer assignments.
Title: Student Doctor Speaker Series-Ubayed Muhith
Description: Hunter Alum Ubayed Muhith is a first-year medical student at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Title: Health Professions Speaker Series: Hunter Alum and Yalow Scholar Nayab Khan
Description: Nayab Khan is a first-year student at New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
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Title: Multiple Mini and CASPer Interviews: How to Prepare
Description: A growing number of medical, dental, pharmacy and osteopathic schools of medicine use the Multiple Mini Interview or CASPer methods of selecting applicants to their program.
Title: Creating Your Application School List
Description: Each applicant's medical list will be different. Creating one goes beyond metrics. As a prospective student, you should take into account the location, the programs they offer, tuition cost as well as their mission statement. Learn how to construct your school list when the time comes to make your school selections.
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Title: The Royal Veterinary College, University of London Information Session
Description: The Royal Veterinary College is one of the world’s leading specialist institutions of veterinary medicine, biosciences and veterinary nursing.
Title: Doctor Speaker Series: Gloria Felix, MD
Description: Join us for a discussion with Hunter Alum and former Hunter MAPS President Gloria Felix.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online Session for Transfer Students
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for transfer students. This session will cover the requirements for a Pre-Health file, Committee Letter and address any other questions or concerns you may have. Many successful Pre-Health students begin their careers at the community or other colleges and universities. We strongly encourage you to get involved in the Hunter College Pre-Health community.
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Title: Dissecting the Veterinary (VMCAS) Application Process: Packaging yourself for Success
Description: This presentation will cover the anatomy of the veterinary application process.
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Title: University of Rochester School of Medicine Early Assurance Program Application Workshop
Description: This workshop will assist students who are interested in applying to the University of Rochester School of Medicine’s Early Assurance Program (Rochester EAP).
Title: How to Pursue Research Opportunities for Pre-Health Students
Description: "Research is highly valued at top-tier schools. Without a research background, some applicants will be screened out of interviews, even though they have good grades and a solid MCAT score. However, a student with a research background will likely be perceived by admissions committee members as inquisitive and willing to think creatively."
Title: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine will give an admissions presentation that will cover topics such as; the Osteopathic medical school admissions process.
Title: Doctor Speaker Series-Wenona Lok, DO
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Hunter College alum Wenona Lok.
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Title: Dental Student Speaker Series: Hunter Alum and Muse Scholar Danielle Rays
Description: Danielle Rays is Hunter College Alum and former Muse Scholar.
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Title: Pre-Health Research Journal Club Meeting
Description: Have your summer research programs, shadowing experiences, and internships all been canceled? Joining the Pre-Health Journal Club this summer is a great way for you to still enhance your resume while also building knowledge on scientific discoveries!
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: Pre-Health Professions Advising Q & A Session for Accepted Students interested in Healthcare Careers
Description: Hunter Pre-Health advisors and current Pre-Health students will hold an online Q & A Session for accepted students who will be attending Hunter College starting in Fall 2020.
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Title: Early Assurance Programs Panel Discussion
Description: Join us for an informative panel discussion with students who were accepted in their sophomore year to medical school through early assurance programs such as FlexMed, Rochester Early Assurance Program, and SUNY Downstate Early Medical Education program.
Title: Arizona College of Optometry Information Session
Description: Senior Admissions Counselor, Rebekah Godsil of Arizona College of Optometry will discuss admissions requirements and the application process.
Title: Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals
Description: The ability to network effectively is key to your success as a Pre-Health student. Networking 101 will help you to learn how to present yourself effectively in classes, in interviews, business/social settings or simply when you walk into a room.
Title: Veterinary Student Speaker Series: Magdalena Maggie Marcinczyk
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Magdalena (Maggie) Marcinczyk.
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Title: Hunter to Harvard Talk with David Iskhakov
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with David Iskhakov.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: Pre-Health Professions Advising Q & A Session for Accepted Students interested in Healthcare Careers
Description: Hunter Pre-Health advisors and current Pre-Health students will hold an online Q & A Session for accepted students who will be attending Hunter College starting in Fall 2020.
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Title: Early Assurance Programs Panel Discussion
Description: Join us for an informative panel discussion with students who were accepted in their sophomore year to medical school through early assurance programs such as FlexMed, Rochester Early Assurance Program, and SUNY Downstate Early Medical Education program.
Title: Arizona College of Optometry Information Session
Description: Senior Admissions Counselor, Rebekah Godsil of Arizona College of Optometry will discuss admissions requirements and the application process.
Title: Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals
Description: The ability to network effectively is key to your success as a Pre-Health student. Networking 101 will help you to learn how to present yourself effectively in classes, in interviews, business/social settings or simply when you walk into a room.
Title: Veterinary Student Speaker Series: Magdalena Maggie Marcinczyk
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with Magdalena (Maggie) Marcinczyk.
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Title: Hunter to Harvard Talk with David Iskhakov
Description: Join us for an engaging discussion with David Iskhakov.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising for 2020-2021 Committee Letter Applicants
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for 2020-2021 Committee Letter and Letter Packet applicants to address your concerns regarding test-taking(MCAT, DAT &OAT), the application timeline, and Committee Letter decisions and letter writer assignments.
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Title: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: Jennifer Mailey is the Director of Admissions at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Title: Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student
Description: This workshop is geared towards students who are interested in going on to professional health care programs of medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary and podiatric medicine.
Title: Successful Applicants Panel Discussion
Description: Are you a Pre-Med, Pre-MD-PhD or Pre-Dental student? Are you wondering what it takes to get into medical or dental school?
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Title: Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals
Description: The ability to network effectively is key to your success as a Pre-Health student. Networking 101 will help you to learn how to present yourself effectively in classes, in interviews, business/social settings or simply when you walk into a room.
Title: Long Island University College of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: Join us for an information session with Karen Dyer Inzana, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Assessment at LIU College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: NYU's College of Global Public Health Master of Arts in Bioethics program Information Session
Description: Daniel Fogal, Asst. Prof. at NYU's College of Global Public Health Bioethics program will discuss this great gap year opportunity.
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Title: When and How to Write the AMCAS Disadvantaged Statement Essay Workshop
Description: Are you a disadvantaged applicant to medical school? How do you know if you fit this description? This workshop will discuss the AMCAS Disadvantaged Essay, what constitutes being disadvantaged, and how to write this short essay if you consider yourself disadvantaged.
Title: Georgetown University Medical Center Master of Science in Systems Medicine Information Session
Description: Join us for an information session about the Master of Science in Systems Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Systems medicine is an emerging biomedical field that relies on systems biology approaches and tools in solving biomedical problems.
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Title: Health Disparities Speaker Series: Dr. Susana Morales-Covid-19 Disparities-Exploring the Issues
Description: Joins us for a health disparities talk with Dr. Susana Morales.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising for 2020-2021 Committee Letter Applicants
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for 2020-2021 Committee Letter and Letter Packet applicants to address your concerns regarding transcript submission, practice test scores, test-taking (MCAT, DAT &OAT), the application timeline, and Committee Letter writer assignments.
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Title: The COVID-19 Essay: How to Write a Strong Response to this New Prompt
Description: AACOMAS, AADSAS, and OPTCOMCAS have all added a new prompt that asks you how your path to medical, dental, or optometry school has been impacted by COVID-19.
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Title: Multiple Mini and CASPer Interviews: How to Prepare
Description: A growing number of medical, dental, pharmacy and osteopathic schools of medicine use the Multiple Mini Interview or CASPer methods of selecting applicants to their program.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: John Nwafor, Associate Director of Admissions at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine will give an admissions presentation that will cover topics such as the veterinary school admissions process and being a competitive applicant and personal statement.
Title: Metaculus Pandemic Project Information Session
Description: Join the Metaculus Pandemic Project! Metaculus Pandemic Project is delivering pro-bono forecasting and modeling resources to public health and policy professionals.
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Title: Interviewing 101 for Pre-Health Student
Description: Learn the skills you will need to perform well in interviews for clinical volunteering experiences, research assistant positions, medical assistant positions, and others.
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Title: Resume Writing 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Resume writing and networking are vital skills for advancing your professional and academic career. Learn how to show off your experience and connect with people who can guide you on your professional path.
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Title: Pre-Health Research Journal Club Meeting
Description: Joins us for the first meeting of the Pre-Health Research Journal Club.
Title: Pre-Health Sophomore Class Meeting
Description: This meeting is required for rising pre-health sophomores.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisors will hold an online group advising session for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: John Nwafor, Associate Director of Admissions at Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine will give an admissions presentation that will cover topics such as the veterinary school admissions process and being a competitive applicant and personal statement.
Title: Metaculus Pandemic Project Information Session
Description: Join the Metaculus Pandemic Project! Metaculus Pandemic Project is delivering pro-bono forecasting and modeling resources to public health and policy professionals.
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Title: Interviewing 101 for Pre-Health Student
Description: Learn the skills you will need to perform well in interviews for clinical volunteering experiences, research assistant positions, medical assistant positions, and others.
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Title: Resume Writing 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Resume writing and networking are vital skills for advancing your professional and academic career. Learn how to show off your experience and connect with people who can guide you on your professional path.
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Title: Pre-Health Research Journal Club Meeting
Description: Joins us for the first meeting of the Pre-Health Research Journal Club.
Title: Pre-Health Sophomore Class Meeting
Description: This meeting is required for rising pre-health sophomores.
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Title: Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student
Description: This workshop is geared towards students who are interested in going on to professional health care programs of medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary and podiatric medicine.
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Title: Effective Communication for Pre-Health Students
Description: Effective communication is an important skill all future healthcare professionals should have.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online Session for Transfer Students
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for transfer students. This session will cover the requirements for a Pre-Health file, Committee Letter and address any other questions or concerns you may have.
Title: Pre-Health Group Advising Online Session for Transfer Students
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for transfer students.
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Title: Opportunities to Explore During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Description: Join us to learn about various opportunities you can explore during the pandemic.
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Title: Academic Recovery 101 for Pre-Health Students: How to Come Back From a Challenging Semester
Description: Did your Fall and Spring semester meet your expectations? If not, join us for this workshop that will help you to create a plan to become a more successful student.
Title: Academic Recovery 101 for Pre-Health Students: How to Come Back from a Challenging Semester
Description: Did your Fall and Spring semester meet your expectations? If not, join us for this workshop that will help you to create a plan to become a more successful student.
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Title: Time management for Pre-Health Students
Description: Learning how to effectively manage your time will be one of the most important skills you will need to acquire in order to be successful.
Title: Time Management for Pre-Health Students
Description: Learning how to effectively manage your time will be one of the most important skills you will need to acquire in order to be successful.
Title: Exploring Health Professions: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Description: Join us in exploring careers in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Audiologists treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage.
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Title: Medical School Secondary Applications Advising Session
Description: Join us for a Zoom Medical School Secondary Applications Advising session with successful applicant Sunny Chung.
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Title: Professionalism 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: This workshop teaches you professional etiquette that will help you to be successful in your academic and professional life.
Title: Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals
Description: The ability to network effectively is key to your success as a Pre-Health student. Networking 101 will help you to learn how to present yourself effectively in classes, in interviews, business/social settings or simply when you walk into a room.
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Title: Stress Management for Pre-Health Students
Description: As a pre-health student, stress is an unavoidable part of life. Academics, volunteer hours, extracurricular activities—it all adds up. Unfortunately, many students don’t manage stress well—and struggle as a result.
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Title: Pre-Health Research Journal Club Meeting
Description: Join us for our second official meeting of the Pre-Health Research Journal Club!
Title: Pre-Health Purple Hawk Summer Book Club -Book #2 : Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic
Description: Join us to discuss the second book we are reading this summer, Superbugs: The Race to Stop an Epidemic by Matt McCarthy
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Title: Prestigious Scholarships 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Come to hear about fellowship opportunities and why they are important to your future as a scientist and health professional.
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Title: Exploring Healthcare Professions: Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS)
Description: Join us in exploring careers in Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS). Medical laboratory science professionals, often called medical laboratorians, are vital healthcare detectives, uncovering and providing laboratory information from laboratory analyses that assist physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment, as well as in disease monitoring or prevention (maintenance of health). They use sophisticated biomedical instrumentation and technology, computers, and methods requiring manual dexterity to perform laboratory testing on blood and body fluids.
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PPAP 1000—Building your Pre-Health Credentials Portfolio