Albert Einstein College of Medicine Annual Minority Open House
The Office of Diversity Enhancement at Albert Einstein College of Medicine is holding its Annual Minority Open House November 22, 2009.
The Annual Minority Student Open House at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will give students and an opportunity to visit the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and meet some of the minority students who attend the college.
Presentations will be made on the medical school admission process, financing a medical education and the summer biomedical research program for minority students. Tours will be conducted of the campus. Lunch will be served.
If you would like to attend please fax in the registration form.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Annual Minority Open House
Announcement of the NIH-MD/PhD Programs
We would like to remind your advisees of opportunities for combined-degree training in the NIH MD/PhD Intramural Partnership Training Program http://gpp.nih.gov/Prospective/InstitutionalPartnerships/MSTPatNIH/. This innovative program allows MD/PhD students to obtain all or part of their research training in one of the more than one thousand biomedical research laboratories in the NIH intramural research program and maintain eligibility for medical school training at most of the
MSTP-funded M.D./Ph.D. programs around the country.
For most students in this program, the Ph.D. is obtained from one of NIH's graduate partnership Ph.D. programs (http://gpp.nih.gov The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Ph.D. Program (http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov has been particularly popular among students pursuing M.D./Ph.D. training at NIH. This accelerated doctoral program allows students to set up dual-mentored Ph.D. research projects involving laboratories at NIH and at either Oxford or Cambridge universities in England. This program is also compatible with holders of Rhodes, Marshall, Gates or other international scholarships to study in the U.K. The program has grown considerably, and we now have fifty MD/PhD students who are doing
research at NIH in partnership with more than twenty medical schools across the country. Approximately forty of these students are in the NIH Oxford-Cambridge scholars program. Graduates have gone on to top residencies at institutions such as New York hospital/Cornell Medical Center and Children's Hospital in Boston. While students are on our campus for their research, we have arranged for longitudinal preceptorships in our clinical center, the nation's largest and most advanced research hospital.
We are asking for your help in encouraging exceptionally high achieving, independent and focused students to apply for partnership training at NIH in conjunction with M.D./Ph.D. programs that participate in the MSTP. Your advisees applying to M.D./Ph.D. programs for Fall 2010 admission are eligible to apply for NIH partnership training in parallel
with their current applications to medical schools. The free application can be accessed from the GPP web site: http://gpp.nih.gov <http://gpp.nih.gov/> . Applicants not currently enrolled in medical school should select track 1 of the NIH MD/PhD partnership training
program in addition to their choice of Ph.D. program. The program web site explains the different training tracks supported by this program. This year's application deadline is January 4th, 2010.
I have attached program flyers for the M.D./Ph.D and OxCam programs, and I would appreciate your passing these on to your colleagues and advisees. We have a teleconference scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 8 PM EST and other recruitment events this fall. Please direct your or your advisees' inquiries and RSVP for the teleconference to acentral email address we have set up for this purpose: mdphd@mail.nih.gov
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
MBA Admissions Panel and Discussion for Undergraduate Students
For those of you thinking about possible joint degree with Business
Columbia Business School http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/mba
MBA Admissions Panel and Discussion for Undergraduate Students
Columbia Business School and the Office of Admissions
http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/learnmore/ontheroad/upcoming
along with Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and the
Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, cordially invite you to attend a joint information panel on their respective MBA Programs.
Thursday, November 12th - 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Columbia Business School
Uris Hall http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/uris.html - Room 333 3022 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Please click here http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/uris.html for campus map.
Registration: http://forms.darden.virginia.edu/admissions/fair.htm
Please join admissions representatives from top-ranked MBA programs for a panel discussion about the MBA degree to learn:
* How and when an MBA education can help you develop and achieve your career goals.
* How to prepare a good application for MBA programs.
* How to choose the right MBA program for you.
Time will be reserved to ask admissions representatives questions about their individual schools, as well as any other questions you might have about the MBA.
This panel will provide a unique opportunity to learn from representatives of top MBA programs about the wide variety of possibilities the degree can open up for you.
We hope to see you there!
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Columbia Business School, 3022 Broadway, 216 Uris Hall, New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-1961
Procrastination and Time Management Workshop
Feeling overwhelmed by midterms? Realizing that you need to manage your time better - plan to come to one of these great workshops
Procrastination & Time Management Workshops
http://columbiaadvising.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/procrastination-time-management-workshops/
10, 17, & 24 November, 8pm, Hartley 112A
Do you wait until the last minute? Tired of all-nighters? Come to the CPS Residence Halls' Procrastination & Time Management Workshops! Students may attend any of the workshops below with the designated clinician.
How does it work? Each workshop below has three sessions that provide tools and techniques to manage time and avoid procrastination. You must attend the first session of each workshop to participate in the others.
Workshop C with Cory Frank, Psy.D.:
When: Tuesdays, Nov. 10, Nov. 17 & Nov. 24 @ 8:00pm
Where: Hartley 112A
Please RSVP to cc803@columbia.edu to reserve a spot.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
FW: Event: Career Panel on Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industry
CC/SEAS: Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceutical (10/28)
http://columbiaadvising.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/ccseas-careers-in-biotech-and-pharmaceutical-1028/
Interested in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry? Meet CC and SEAS alumni at Lux Biosciences, Pfizer, Watson Pharmaceuticals, and Sanofi Aventis and hear about their professional experiences. Reception to follow the panel.
Wednesday, Oct 28
6:30-8:00 pm
8th fl, Schapiro Room
Columbia Alumni Center
622 W 113th (btwn Broadway and Riverside
RSVP: http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/calendar
Sponsored by: Center for Career Education, Columbia College Alumni Affairs and Development, the Division of Student Affairs, Student and Alumni Programs, and the Engineering Office of Alumni and Development
Events: Fellowship Speaker Series
Attention Seniors - thinking about what to do next year....check out Fellowship Speaker Series
Columbia Fellowship Programs Speaker Series
http://columbiaadvising.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/fellowship-programs-speaker-series/
Echoing Green
When: Tuesday, October 27th, 3:30 pm
Where: The Core Conference Room (202 Hamilton Hall)
Who: Lara Galinksy, Senior Vice President
Are you itching to start your own non-profit, but do not have the funding to do so? Echoing Green provides money and technical support to social entrepreneurs starting innovative public service organizations and projects that seek to catalyze positive social change. Find out how to turn your dream into a reality and help others in the process.
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The Morris K. Udall Scholarship
When: Friday, October 30th, 12:30 pm
Where: The Core Conference Room (202 Hamilton Hall)
Who: Cullen Naumoff, Andrew Klaber, Jeremy Friedman, Udall Scholars
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders in environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. Learn directly from a 2008 winner how this foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal
government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
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The Urban Fellows Program
When: Tuesday, November 10th, 3:30 pm
Where: The Core Conference Room (202 Hamilton Hall)
Who: PJ Berg and Julie Raskin, CC'08, Winners 2008-09
The Urban Fellows Program provides an unparalleled opportunity for young professionals to gain meaningful work experience in public policy, urban planning and government operations as they consider careers in public service. Learn directly from past winners how you can gain a deep understanding of the structure of New York City government by being an Urban Fellow.
summer opportunity: SMDEP
Attention first year and sophomores - this is a fantastic program and only open to first years and sophomores.
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
FW: Event: how to fund an unpaid internship
How to Fund an Unpaid Internship Workshop
Date: November 04, 2009 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST
Location: Center for Career Education, Conference Room East Campus, Lower Level
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Andrea
DeMarco by sending email to ad2582@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-5013.
Info: Click Here to Visit Website.
http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?vt=detail&id=33800&con=embedded&br=cce_default
Join CCE staff and the Fellowships Office for an informative session on how you can engage in an unpaid internship experience through a variety of funding opportunities.
Taking an unpaid or low-paying internship in a field you love doesn't have to break the bank. Attend this presentation to learn about how to find and apply for funding for unpaid opportunities, and about other strategies to make ends meet. The Summer Interns Living and Learning Program (SILLP) and the Parent and Alumni Internship Fund (PAIF) program
will also be discussed. The Fellowships Office will join us to share helpful tips and resources.
Register for this Event
http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?vt=detail&id=33800&con=embedded&br=cce_default
CUSJ submission deadlines
It's not too late!! CUSJ is accepting submissions until 12/6. The Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal is a professional-level, open-access science journal that is committed to publishing manuscripts of the highest scholarship resulting from significant scientific
research or outstanding scientific analysis. Each paper published in the CUSJ undergoes a double-blind peer review process facilitated by the Journal's Editorial Review Board and a faculty review by the CUSJ Faculty Advisory Board. If you have or are currently doing research and want to get published, consider submitting to the CUSJ! The deadline for
submissions is 12/6. To submit please visit: cusj.columbia.edu. For any questions please e-mail cusj@columbia.edu
FW: two great opportunities
Dear Premeds -
Below are some really interesting opportunities that everyone should consider. Remember, everything that you do doesn' t have to be health-related. You can learn a great deal from this alternative Spring Break and the Communities in Action Internships. Definitely check out the info sessions and consider applying.
Alternative Spring Break in South Dakota:
Exploring the Intersections of Activism and Politics
Are you seeking a potentially life changing experience?
Join us to travel to the Pine Ridge Reservation over Spring Break and work with the Re-Member organization!
* Help improve living conditions and build relationships with the Oglala Lakota Nation!
* Travel with a diverse group of Columbia students and work with volunteers from all over the country!
* Explore the intersections of Activism and Politics while being immersed in the Lakota culture!
* Be part of a team that will make a difference while exploring and celebrating our differences during our pre-trip discussions!
Upcoming Dates to Re-Member:
Info Session: Wednesday, October 28th, 9-10:30pm, Lerner Rm. 555
Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 11th
Applications Now Available At: www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/osga/asb
Sponsored by the Office of Student Group Advising. Email osga@columbia.edu for more information.
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Columbia Communities in Action Internship Program
*Upcoming Information Sessions and Application Deadline*
Looking for a Spring internship and want to be working with an exciting organization focused on issues that interest you?
The Columbia Communities in Action (CCIA) Internship Program has opportunities at over 20 New York City non-profit organizations that are waiting for YOU! CCIA exists to provide students with civic and community engagement-focused paid internships. These internships provide excellent opportunities to build, develop, and strengthen highly
transferable skills in a hands-on environment.
To find out more, attend an upcoming CCIA Info Session:
Wednesday, October 28, 12:00pm, Center for Career Education Conference Room
Friday, November 6, 12:00pm, Center for Career Education Conference Room
Monday, November 9, 5:00pm, Lerner Hall Room 402A
Application Deadline: November 15, 2009
Internships are available with the following organizations: International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, New York Cares, Homeless Services United, Feed Foundation, AIDS Walk New York, Children for Children, American Society for Muslim
Advancement, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Women's City Club of New York, Jewish Child Care Association, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, Civitas NYC, Vera Institute of Justice, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Human Rights Foundation, New York Urban League, and World Savvy
The Columbia Communities in Action (CCIA) program is sponsored by the Center for Career Education and the Office of Student Group Advising. This program is open to all full time undergraduate students in CC, SEAS, and GS - all majors are highly encouraged to apply! Internships take place during the Spring semester and a $500 stipend is included. Those selected for the internship will be part of the CCIA program,
which will provide additional professional development and networking opportunities throughout the semester.
For more information about CCIA and to apply for an internship, go to:
http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/findajob/cce-internship/ccia
(Please note: Before applying for an internship you must apply for access to the On-Line Recruiting section of LionShare, which can take up to 48 hours to be processed. Plan accordingly as internship applications are due November 15th)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Event cancellation:
We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled due to a
change in Dr. Jobe's travel plans.
Christopher M. Jobe, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon Visit to Campus
Date: October 28, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
Location: 327 Milbank Hall (Barnard College)
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Monica Avitsur by sending email to ma2685@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-8722.
Interested in sports medicine and orthopedics?
Christopher M. Jobe, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Medicine at Loma Linda University will be on campus next week. Dr. Jobe will introduce you both to the field of orthopedics and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, while also discussing the state of Global Medicine in the 21st Century. This should be a wonderfully informative talk, not to be missed.
Sponsors: Office of Preprofessional Advising and The Office of the Dean of Studies, Barnard
MEGAN RIGNEY
Director of Preprofessional Advising
Columbia College / SEAS
Columbia University
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PreDental Event: Columbia NDA/SNDA Impressions Program
Subject: Invitation to Columbia NDA/SNDA Impressions Program
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Student National Dental Association Presents
FALL IMPRESSIONS PROGRAM
Dear Pre-Dents,
You are cordially invited to the Fall 2009 Impressions Program. We have an exciting program in store for you in which you'll get do to some of the same lab work as current first year dental students! You'll have a great time learning and experiencing dentistry.
The program begins at 9am and should run no later than 3pm. Please arrive by 8:45am. The morning session will consist of presentations and a question and answer panel led by first year Columbia dental students. One of the presenters will be a Columbia Admissions Committee member. We will break for lunch at noon, and then go over to the dental lab for you to get that hands on experience and a taste of dentistry! Dress is casual and you will receive an email with more information following your RSVP. A flyer for the event and the registration form is attached to this email.
PLEASE RSVP TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUNDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2009 with the following information emailed to cdmsnda@gmail.com
Last Name, First Name, Email School, Year (20??), Dietary Restrictions, Ethnicity
MCAT Registration January - May 2010
Registration for the January through May 2010 administrations of the MCAT exam will open Monday, November 2, 2009. We regret we are unable to announce a specific opening time.
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/reserving/start.htm
Thursday, October 22, 2009
New York College of Podiatric Medicine Visit to Campus Monday, Oct 26!
New York College of Podiatric Medicine Visit to Campus
Date: October 26, 2009 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm EDT
Location: 101 Carman Hall
Details: Come learn a little about the field of podiatry and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Monica Avitsur by sending email to ma2685@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-8722.
Darren Thomas,
Associate Director of Admissions
Sponsor: Office of Preprofessional Advising
Register for this Event https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/displayEvent.php?id=35033&vt=detail&brand=default
FW: event: David Rieff , Wednesday,Oct. 28th, 2009
The 33rd Annual Alexander Ming Fisher Lecture
Speaker:
David Rieff
Author
"An Impossible Communion:
Expectation, Obligation, and Reality when Doctors and Patients Talk"
We hope you will join us to hear David Rieff speak on the crucial topic of doctor/patient communication. Mr. Rieff, son of Susan Sontag, is the author of Swimming in a Sea of Death: A Son's Memoir which is his profoundly moving and troubling exposé of his mother's last illness. He is a noted author whose books have focused on such issues as immigration, international conflict, and humanitarianism. Mr. Rieff frequently writes for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, El Pais, The New Republic, Harper's, The Atlantic and Foreign Affairs.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
4:30 p.m.
Hammer Health Sciences Center, Room 401
701 West 168th Street
Inquires: please contact Natalie Ross
212.304.7216 or nr2344@columbia.edu
Ruth L. Fischbach, PhD, MPE
Professor of Bioethics
Director, Center for Bioethics
Columbia University, P&S 3-470
630 West 168th Street, Box 161
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-8387
Fax: (212) 342-0451
E-Mail: rf416@columbia.edu
Web site: http://bioethicscolumbia.org
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Charles Drew Event: A Visit from New England College of Optometry
Charles Drew Members, Check out this week's event!!
LOOKING AHEAD: /A Visit from the New England College of Optometry/
Thursday, October 22nd from 9:30pm - 11:00pm
Satow Room, Lerner Hall 5th floor
Guest Speakers: Representatives from the New England College of Optometry
Everyone has had to get their eyes checked, either for an annual checkup or for eyeglasses. However, despite this, how much thought does one generally give to the field of optometry? This event is the perfect place to find out what optometry entails as well as how to enter such a field.
Until recently, optometrists were considered good for just one thing: prescribing glasses for the visually impaired. Today, optometry is a health profession that has come of age and plays an ever-increasing and vital role in primary eye care. They are often the first ones to diagnose diabetes glaucoma, hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
Why not learn about such an involving field from a representative of one of only 16 optometry schools in the United States? This is a great opportunity to attend an informal talk and ask questions. Find out all you need to know about the curriculum, pre requisites (similar to Medical School), admissions, and the profession itself. Who knows? You may change your mind about your medical specialization.
We hope to see you there!
Contact Us!
Join our Facebook group:
Search Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society: Columbia University Chapter
E-Mail Us:
DO NOT email to Charlesdrew@lists.columbia.edu
Check out our new Website:http://www.columbia.edu/cu/charlesdrewsociety/index.html
Blog:http://cucharlesdrew@blogspot.com
Mission Statement: The Charles Drew Premedical Society is an organization that strives to guide, support, and encourage premedical students, with a special emphasis on underrepresented minorities, in their various endeavors to become members of the medical field.
CAPS Event: Dental Students Panel
Interested in Dentistry?
The Columbia Association of Pre-dental Students will be hosting a Dental Students Panel on Tuesday October 27th at 8pm in Hamilton 304.
Six students from Columbia and NYU dental schools will discuss their experiences applying and being in dental school through an informal question and answer session. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the application process and what dental school is really like, and also to network. Please RSVP so we know how much pizza to order :-)
Hope to see you there!
-Lauren Feldman
Thanks!
Narrative Medicine Internship Available
Are you interested in medicine and the humanities and creative arts?
This might be the internship for you.
Internship Opportunity
The Program in Narrative Medicine
The Program in Narrative Medicine seeks an intern to work flexible hours (5-10/per week, depending on need) assisting in a variety of the Program's projects. The intern will help direct our Narrative Medicine seminars, a variety of mandatory electives for second-year medical students at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and will be invited to attend the seminar of his/her choice if of interest. The intern will also help organize and promote our monthly Narrative Medicine Rounds, which are lectures or readings presented by scholars, clinicians, or writers engaged in work at the interface between narrative and health care. The intern will gain valuable experience working closely with the faculty of the Program, including our director Dr. Rita Charon and novelist Nellie Hermann, and will be invited to participate in many other ongoing projects, including assisting in a narrative medicine seminar for first-year students of Sophie Davis Medical School at City College. An opportunity perfect for a premedical student with an interest in humanities and the creative arts. Days/hours flexible.
To apply, please send an email to Nellie Hermann at ngh2101@columbia.edu. Please include a bit about yourself and your interests, and why you would like to work in the program.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
FW: Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon Visit to Campus
Christopher M. Jobe, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon Visit to Campus
Date: October 28, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
Location: 327 Milbank Hall (Barnard College)
Contact: For further information regarding this event, please
contact Monica Avitsur by sending email to ma2685@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-8722.
Interested in sports medicine and orthopaedic medicine?
Christopher M. Jobe, MD, Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Medicine at Loma Linda University will be on campus next week. Dr. Jobe will introduce you both to the field of orthopedics and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, while also discussing the state of Global Medicine in the 21st Century. This should be a wonderfully informative talk, not to be missed.
Sponsor: Office of Preprofessional Advising and Office of Dean of Studies, Barnard College
Register for this Event
https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/displayEvent.php?id=36552&vt=detail&brand=default
global health essay contest -- $1000 prize
The CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health is seeking essay submissions that answer the following question in 500-800 words by midnight, November 20th 2009:
"What is the most important thing the U.S. can do to improve global health over the next 15 years?"
We are looking for fresh, innovative approaches to global health problems. The author of the winning essay will receive a $1,000 scholarship with a chance to be published in the Commission's final report. Complete details can be found at:
FW: New England Science Symposium call for Abstracts
New England Science Symposium
Established in 2002, the New England Science Symposium promotes careers in biomedical science. The aim of the symposium is to encourage postdoctoral
fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to present their research projects through oral or poster presentations, to exchange ideas that can further their career development and to expand their professional network.
Ruth and William Silen, M.D.
Awards
The Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards recognize participants who deliver outstanding oral presentations and who create exceptional scientific posters. The awards will be presented to the first ($300), second ($200), and third ($100) place winners of both the oral and poster presentations.
Abstract Submission
Abstracts should be submitted by postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post baccalaureates; college and community college students
(particularly African-American, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) involved in biomedical or health-related scientific research.
The abstract must include:
1. Name of author(s)
2. Suffixes (degree obtained): BS, MS, MD, PhD, MD/PhD or other
3. Contact information: mailing and e-mail addresses, phone numbers
4. Institution, academic level and expected year of graduation/program completion
5. Funding source(s)/research sponsor(s)
6. Research title
7. The abstract (not to exceed 400 words) must demonstrate the scientific problem and must contain:
* Hypothesis/statement of the problem/research question/ background
* Methods used in the investigation
* Summary/results of the investigation
* Conclusion of the investigation/interpretation of results
To submit an abstract and to register: www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org
Monday, October 19, 2009
FW: great volunteer/leadership opportunities
Teach, Inspire, and Empower an Adult!
Volunteer to help a New Yorker get their GED and/or to improve their English All you need is 3-10 hours a week!
Programs Include:
College Road http://communityimpactatcu.org/programs/jeep/college-road volunteers assist adult education students in conducting college searches and applying to college. Volunteer commitment of 2 hours/week, M-F, day/evening hours at Earl Hall & Beacon Center.
ESL Program http://communityimpactatcu.org/programs/jeep/esl volunteers teach basic to advanced level English classes for non-English speaking adults. Volunteer commitment of 3-4 hours/week. M-Th, day/evening, at various locations.
GED Program http://communityimpactatcu.org/programs/jeep/gedpre-ged helps adults achieve high school equivalency diplomas and move on to college and employment. Volunteers teach classes in the subject areas of the GED exam: Literature, Writing, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Volunteer commitment of 3-4 hours/week, M-F, day/evening at Earl Hall, Columbia University.
Volunteer Opportunities:
* Volunteer Coordinator: Assist in the coordination of the GED, ESL or College Road programs. Hire, train and recruit volunteers. Attend Town Hall meetings and Open House Events. Be the "face" of our programs on campus (approximately 5-10 hours per week).
* Volunteer GED Teacher: Teach Math, Reading/Writing, Science or Social Studies from 10:30am-1:00pm or 6:00pm-8:00pm (approximately 2-3 hours per week).
* Volunteer GED Tutor: Tutor GED students in Math, Reading/Writing, Science or Social Studies from 1:00pm-3:00pm or 5:00pm-6:00pm (approximately 1-2 hours per week).
* Volunteer ESL Teacher: Teach Grammar, Listening, Reading or Writing from 4:00pm-6:00pm or 6:00-8:00pm (approximately 2-3 hours per week).
* Volunteer ESL Conversation Facilitators: Lead and facilitate discussions in order help students improve their English speaking skills from 5:00pm-6:00pm or 6:00pm-7:00pm (approximately 1-2 hours per week).
* Volunteer College Road Mentors: Mentor exceptional GED and ESL students for 15 hours a semester. Mentors serve as role models and provide guidance, encouraging students to overcome barriers to college admissions.
Contact Juanita Erb at jteinnyc@hotmail.com OR Call 212-854-1492
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