Wednesday, April 16, 2014

PRE-MED STUDENT SPECIFIC


Annual Accepted to Med School Panel- April 28!!
• WHEN: Monday April 28, 6:30-8:00pm
• WHERE: Benson 180
• TOPIC: A panel of students who have just been accepted to medical school will talk about their experiences through the application process, their opinions about different medical schools, and give advice to future applicants. This is an incredibly useful informational event; come hear what it's like from those who just went through it. Includes those accepted to allopathic (MD), osteopathic (DO), podiatric (DPM) medicine, and MD/PhD schools, first-time applicants as well as re-applicants, new graduates and non-traditional applicants.
• HOSTED BY: Prepro and AMSA
• CONTACT: anne.bekoff@colorado.edu

Medical School Selection Workshops- Heads Up!
• WHEN:
• Tues., April 29th, 6:30-7:45pm
• Tues., May 6th, 6:30-7:45pm
• Thurs, May 22nd, 6:30-7:45pm
• Wed., Jun 4th, 6:30-7:45pm
• WHERE: University Club 11 (basement)
• TOPIC: There will be several Choosing Medical Schools workshop this year, covering how to select the best set of MD and/or DO schools to maximize your chances of acceptance. We will focus on MD and DO schools, but will also have some tips for MD-PhD, TX, non-US schools, and international applicants.
• REGISTRATION Requested: Go to the online appointment system (https://aacportal.colorado.edu/), choose PreProfessional on top menu bar then select Workshop: Choosing Med Schools.
• REMEMBER: Workshops become visible 2 weeks prior to the scheduled date and disappear 1 day before the scheduled date. Please register so we know how many handouts to bring. However, if you have not signed up, you can still come to the workshop.
• PREPARATION: The workshop is most useful if you have made a tentative list before you come so that you see where you will have questions. Resources: MSAR (aamc.org) for MD; Osteopathic Med Coll Info Book (aacom.org) for DO.
• CONTACT: anne.bekoff@colorado.edu or penny.bennett@colorado.edu

MedSpanish Pre-Professional Summer Program
• TOPIC: Interested in global health? Spend Summer 2014 in the safe, UNESCO World Heritage Site Guanajuato, Mexico as a student of the MedSpanish Pre-Professional Summer Program! Students interested in all health professions will have one-on-one and small-group Spanish lessons with an emphasis on collecting patient histories, performing physical exams, and understanding intercultural concerns. No prior Spanish ability is required. Students will also have 4-5 hours of clinical experiences daily in Red Cross ambulances, mobile medical brigades, and in other clinical settings. MedSpanish students rapidly learn the essential skills of general and medical Spanish and receive significant exposure to international medicine.
• DATES: June 16 - July 25, 2014
• WEBSITE: http://pace-medspanish.org/summer-program/
• CONTACT: Gabe.Bonfanti@centro-pace.org

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