Summer Opportunity: UC BERKELEY'S OPTO-CAMP - CELEBRATING FIVE YEAR! Applications Now Open!

 

UC BERKELEY'S OPTO-CAMP - CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS!

 

The Admissions and Student Affairs Office at UC Berkeley's School of Optometry is pleased to announce that we are celebrating 5 years of our summer "Opto-Camp" program and that we will again offer two sessions this summer, June 21-23 and July 19-21.

 

The goal of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to introduce underrepresented pre-health science majors to Optometry as a potential future career track and to prepare them to be successful

applicants to optometry school.  The objective of Berkeley Optometry's Opto-Camp is to present a three-day "in residence" experience that will provide participants with opportunities to learn about the profession of optometry and the process of becoming an optometrist.

Please note that this year we have incorporated a $125 program fee due to budgetary constraints, however, we are also offering a limited amount of scholarships per session.

Program specifics and the application are linked here:

http://optometry.berkeley.edu/opt_txtpp/admissions/admitoptocamp.html

 

The application deadline is Monday, April 26, 2010.

Please share this information with your pre-optometry students and clubs.

 

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Event: Charles Drew Crossroads Speaker Series

 

Crossroads Speaker Series Event:  Medicine and Education

 

Thursday, February 25th

 

8:30-10:30 p.m.

 

203 Math

 

The Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society and the Black Student 

Organization brings you this Crossroads Speaker Series Event: Medicine 

and Education.

 

Four accomplished doctors from various fields will be providing you 

with guidance and motivation, speaking from their personal 

experiences.  This is a great opportunity to engage and learn from 

successful professionals at the top of their game! It will also be an 

opportunity to learn about the many different paths to success after 

Medical School and the various directions one can go.

 

 

We will start off with a series of questions that we will ask the 

panel followed up by a general Q & A session between student attendees 

and the speakers and some brief networking. We hope to see you there!

 

The speakers:

Dr. Vernon Jeffrey, M.D./J.D.- physician/attorney from New York City 

who also helps students to prepare for the MCAT and the LSAT

 

Dr. Brian Swann, DDS/MPH- Clinical Instructor of Harvard School of 

Dental Medicine and general family dentist

 

Dr. Maurice Edwards, D.M.D./P.C.-owner of a private practice in heart 

of Manhattan

 

Dr. Valeria Yerger, N.D./L.M.-professor at the University of 

California San Francisco and assistant Research Scientist at the Dept. 

of Social and Behavioral Science at UCSF

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CU Global Brigades Leadership Opportunities

Columbia University Global Brigades is NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for positions on our 2010 Leadership Board!

 

CUGB is a part of the world’s largest student-led global health and sustainable development organization, Global Brigades.  Between 2008 and 2009, more than 4,000 volunteers from 140 GB university chapters in North America and Europe traveled to provide health and economic development solutions to more than 50,000 beneficiaries in Panama and Honduras. Past Global Brigades projects have included consulting rural Panamanian microenterprises, setting up medical clinics to treat rural Hondurans, building water systems in the mountains, reforesting Panamanian rainforest, and many more incredible projects.

 

This application is open to anyone and everyone who is interested in a leadership position in this health and development-focused student organization—no previous experience with CUGB necessary. We are eager to work with students from a wide range of disciplines with a wide range of skills. This is an incredible, hands-on opportunity for students to gain firsthand experience in medicine, public health, microfinance, business, public service, international development, and Central American issues.

 

Come join this incredible movement of students empowering communities to find sustainable solutions!

 

The CUGB application is due SATURDAY, FEB. 27, by 5:00 P.M. Please send completed applications to cugb.applications@gmail.com. All questions may be directed to cugb_board@columbia.edu. For more information on Global Brigades, see www.globalbrigades.org.

 

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MD/PhD Panel Discussion

Have you been thinking about the option of MD/PhD? Do you like research, but are unsure if this route is right for you? Do you want to learn more about what makes a competitive candidate? Come hear from the experts.

MD/PhD Panel Discussion

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Monday, March 8, 2009 at 6:30 pm

332 Uris

Please join us for an interesting panel discussion with program directors from Medical Scientist Training Programs (MD/PhD) from

Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.

Our panelists will be speaking about preparing for a career as a physician-scientist. They will address common questions, including – why choose MD/PhD? Who is a competitive applicant for combined degree programs and how should students choose programs and schools that are the right fit. We also hope to have a current MD/PhD student participate on the panel.

For further information regarding this event, please contact Monica Avitsur by sending email to ma2685@columbia.edu .

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Premed Study Abroad Panel

Premed Study Abroad Panel

Date: March 02, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm EST

Location: 702 Hamilton Hall

Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Monica Avitsur by sending email to ma2685@columbia.edu .

The Office of Pre-Professional Advising and Office of Global Programs present an information session for premedical students who are interested in studying abroad. Topics discussed will include programs and school that are particularly appropriate for pre-med students, as well as information on pre-med & sciences requirements, scheduling and other concerns. All welcome.

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Event: Visit from U Of Michigan School of Medicine

Announcing:  A two day visit with Robert Ruiz, Director of Admission University of Michigan School of Medicine

 

WHEN:            Thursday and Friday, March 4th and 5th  2010

 

Schedule of Events:

 

Thursday, March 4 

6:10  pm

TBA  

 

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Medical School and Medical School Admission But Were Afraid to Ask

 

WHO:   Robert Ruiz, Director of Admission

University of Michigan School of Medicine

 

Come learn from an insider.  This is your opportunity to ask questions both about University of Michigan and medical school admissions in general.  This should prove to be a very informative evening.  All students are welcome.  

 

Please RSVP:

http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/preprofessional/health/events.php

 

 

Friday, March 5

9 am - 1 pm

101 Carman Hall

 

Individual One-on-One Appointments: 

 

This is your opportunity to meet one on one with Robert Ruiz, to ask your own individual questions.  These appointments are limited and will be assigned on a first come first served basis.  We will try to make this opportunity open to all but will give preference to those currently embarking on the application process. We will also make efforts to

distribute slots evenly between CC/SEAS, Barnard and GS.  Students interested in meeting one on one should also plan to attend the Thursday evening session so that they may learn some basic information regarding the U of M School of Medicine

 

If you are interested in scheduling a one-on-one appointment with Robert Ruiz, please email Monica Avitsur at ma2685@columbia.ed with the following information:

Name

School

email

Graduation Year

Year applying to medical school

Time availability between 9:00 and 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 5th

 

 

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2010 NYS Public Health Works! Undergraduate Internship Program

Summer Opportunity - Public Health Internship - NYS Department of Health

 

The New York State Department of Health is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2010 New York State Public Health Works! Undergraduate Internship Program. The purpose of the program is to introduce undergraduate students to the variety of public health careers available for individuals with training in a science- based field.

 

Undergraduate college students majoring in science fields, such as biology, chemistry and earth science, or public health, are eligible to  apply for the program. Graduates or seniors planning to graduate in May of 2010 are not eligible to apply. Internships will last for 8 weeks beginning on or around June 1, 2010 and students will receive a stipend of $3,000.

 

Attached, please find an application packet, including:

- internship program description;

- student application; and

- letter of recommendation form.

 

Please review this information packet and distributed it to qualified students in your institution. This information will be made available on the NYSDOH Public Health Works! website( http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/public_health_works/ ) within the next few weeks.

 

All applications are due by 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, March 19, 2010.

 

Please contact Nancy Blake at phinternships@health.state.ny.us or 518-473-4223 with any questions.

 

Thank you,

Sylvia Pirani and Nancy Blake

 

New York State Department of Health

Office of Public Health Practice

Empire State Plaza Corning Tower Building

Room 821

Albany, NY 12237

518-473-4223

518-473-8714

phinternships@health.state.ny.us

 

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Summer Premed Scholars at UVA

A physician who works with our postbacc premed students has organized a one-week summer course for prehealth students.  He teaches an expanded  version of this course to our postbacc premeds over a 12 month period, and it's been very popular (and useful for interviews).  Please share this announcement with your students if you feel there might be someinterest in spending a week in Charlottesville, Virginia in June (the snow might be melted by then!).   

 

"I am happy to announce the offering of a one week course at the University of Virginia entitled "Summer Institute for Premedical Scholars". This is designed to enhance the knowledge and experience of undergraduates interested in a  career as a health  professional.   The intent is to give  pre-health students an in-depth understanding of the

structure, function, financing, and challenges  of the American health care system and the practice of Medicine.   We will also spend some time detailing the Medical School application process and offer some guidelines and advice.  A similar course has been offered at UVa in the January Term and has been popular and highly rated by students. We will be offering this  as a certificate course through the UVa School of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. The dates will be June 7-11, 2010; the course will be held on the UVa Grounds.  We anticipate that enrollment will open in early March, and that tuition and fees will be approximately $950. Other details are still being worked out, but I

hope you will pencil it in to your calendar and let us know if you are interested.

 

Please communicate with me by email rdp5p@virginia.edu if you have any additional questions.  A tentative syllabus is available to those who wish to have a look at the proposed  structure of the course. I hope that you will find this to be of interest, and that you will join us in June."

 

Robert D. Powers MD MPH

Professor

Medicine and Emergency Medicine

UVa School of Medicine

Pre Medical Scholars Course Director

Medical Advisor, UVa Post Baccalaureate Pre Medical Program

 

Beth A. Bailey, Ph.D.

Director, Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program

School of Continuing and Professional Studies

Zehmer Hall

104 Midmont Lane, PO Box 400764

Charlottesville, VA  22904-4764

(434) 982-5288

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Rockefeller link and OCR instructions

 

For all those interested in the Rockefeller opporunity that I posted earlier this morning - it is listed under Lionshare but under On Campus Recruiting, instead of Job Search.  I've posted some info from CCE below about how to gain access.   

 

Here is an external link for your students to find the listed opportunity.

https://www.myinterfase.com/columbia/schedule_view.aspx?token=D6Fhx3kX1QBuv0Xay0ZPIg%3d%3d

 

Since this is a schedule, they must have OCR Access in order to see this posting and apply for it.

 

In order to gain access to on campus recruiting, you must attend or have graduated from one of the 7 schools we serve and also fill out the survey at http://www.cce.columbia.edu/LionshareOCRaccess

 

Please let me know if you have further questions or if I may be of any assistance. Feel free to have students contact us at careereducation@columbia.edu

 

Thank you,

Navid

 

Navid Ladha

On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator

Center for Career Education

Columbia University

(212) 854-9167

nl2342@columbia.edu

http://www.careereducation.columbia.edu

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2010 NYS Public Health Works! Undergraduate Internship Program

Summer Opportunity – Public Health Internship – NYS Department of Health

The New York State Department of Health is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2010 New York State Public Health Works! Undergraduate Internship Program. The purpose of the program is to introduce undergraduate students to the variety of public health careers available for individuals with training in a science- based field.

Undergraduate college students majoring in science fields, such as biology,chemistry and earth science, or public health, are eligible to apply for the program. Graduates or seniors planning to graduate in May of 2010 are not eligible to apply. Internships will last for 8 weeks beginning on or around June 1, 2010 and students will receive a stipend of $3,000.

Attached, please find an application packet, including:

- internship program description;
- student application; and
- letter of recommendation form.

Please review this information packet and distributed it to qualified students in your institution. This information will be made available on the NYSDOH Public Health Works! website(http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/public_health_works/) within the next few weeks.

All applications are due by 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, March 19, 2010.

Please contact Nancy Blake at phinternships@health.state.ny.us or 518-473-4223 with any questions.

Thank you,
Sylvia Pirani and Nancy Blake

New York State Department of Health
Office of Public Health Practice
Empire State Plaza Corning Tower Building
Room 821
Albany, NY 12237
518-473-4223
518-473-8714
phinternships@health.state.ny.us


(See attached file: 2010 NYS Public Health Works General Description.pdf)(See attached file: 2010 NYS Public Health Works Student Application.doc)(See attached file: 2010 NYS Public Health Works Letter of Recommendation Form.doc)

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summer opportunity CSSR-TCC Internship 2010

Clinical-Based Internship for Pre-Medical Students:

Center for Study of Science and Religion (CSSR) Terrence Cardinal Cooke Health Center (TCC)

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cssr/CSSR-TCC/about.html

CSSR-TCC is a full-time (40 hours/week), 10-week summer internship at a local hospice doing research related to care of the dying (palliative care).

ELIGIBILITY: You may apply if you are currently a pre-med sophomore or junior student in Columbia College, Barnard College, or the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Postbaccalaureate students at the School of General Studies are currently not eligible, our apologies. You must have a particular interest in working with people during the last few weeks or months of their lives. An interest in bioethics would be expected, but is not required.

The fellowship is competitive, with awards based on interest, grades, previous experience, and an interview. No previous research experience is necessary and you do not need to be a biology major to apply.

Students are expected to work full-time for the duration of the program, so participation in CSSR-TCC is not compatible with attending summer school or working at another job.

WHERE: Student will be doing research at the Terence Cardinal Cooke

Health Care Center (TCCHMC, at 5th Avenue and 103rd Street). This is a long-term care facility sponsored by the Archdiocese of New York and affiliated with New York Medical College. It includes patients with advanced AIDS, Huntington Disease, as well as those with cancer and other diseases that typically affect the elderly.

WHEN: Students will be working Mondays through Fridays from June 1st to August 6th, 2010.

THE SUMMER PROJECT

1. Education. You'll read about treatment of the medical and psychosocial conditions of patients whose care is considered palliative (patients that are likely to live less than 6 months) and end-of-life (patients that are likely to live only a few more weeks). You will do computer searches on assigned topics, make periodic presentations and work with the staff in following and evaluating palliative patients.

2. Clinical. While this is not specifically a clinical fellowship, you will participate in some clinical aspects of the programs, including going on rounds with attending physicians, and interviewing some of the palliative patients.

3. Research. You will be expected to perform a research project during the fellowship. Most of the research activities are measures of patient palliative symptoms and needs, the quality of care provided and outcomes. You'll be guided in developing a protocol, and learning some of the basics of research methodology. At the end of the summer, you will complete a written research paper summarizing your results.

TO APPLY:

If you would like to be considered for the internship, please apply online at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cssr/CSSR-TCC/app.html before the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

1. Resume (attach as a PDF file)

2. Previous research experience

Please provide a summary of your previous experience with laboratory or clinical research and patient care, if applicable.

3. Personal statement (attach as a PDF file)

The personal statement should be no more than a page, single-spaced. It should describe your academic interests, career goals and why you would like to participate in the CSSR-TCC program.

3. An unofficial copy of transcript

4. Letters of recommendation are optional; they should be sent separately to Program Coordinator Tiffany Mitchell (tnm2108@columbia.edu), by the recommender.

When all components of your application are received by the deadline, you will be contacted by e-mail for an interview appointment.

DEADLINE FOR 2010: March 15, 2010

STIPEND: $4000, housing not covered

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full-time jobs: Biomedical Research Rockefeller

Attn: Seniors.

Sorry for the late notice.  I just got word of this today.

 

Dear Megan,

 

I'm writing from Human Resources at The Rockefeller University.  A representative from our employment staff will be at Columbia's Career Services office recruiting for Biomedical Research Assistant positions on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.  Our hope is that you can help to spread the word to the graduating premeds at Columbia.  This is an excellent

opportunity for those interested in taking 1-2 years off before attending medical and graduate programs.  As a Research Assistant, these students will be given the chance to further their curiosity about science to find out firsthand what research is all about.  Please find a more detailed job description below.

 

Interested students should apply direct through Columbia's Career Services via LionSHARE by midnight TOMORROW February 23, 2010.   

 

We are currently hiring students for 1-2 year research assistant positions to work closely with senior scientists and participate in challenging, complex, cutting-edge research projects.  

 

On any given day, you will be responsible for performing molecular biology, immunology, genetics, neuroscience, bio- chemistry, or chemistry experiments alongside other research assistants, postdoctorals, and students. You may perform PCR, DNA extraction, DNA isolation, restriction mapping, enzyme assays, cell culture techniques, and other

elated scientific procedures. You will be taught the other essentials of science: managing a database and data analysis, using state of the art equipment, and attending and

presenting at journal clubs and other scientific meetings.

 

 After a two year period, research assistants go on to Ph.D., M.D. and combined programs, while some choose to continue on as a third year researcher to learn more.

 

Bachelor's in science required. We offer all the great benefits you would expect plus a

generous tuition reimbursement program.  

Our culture

* inspiring, collaborative atmosphere

* strong social and environmental consciousness

* intellectually curious academic environment

* 14-acre campus setting in NYC

Make your mark

* be a select member of a collaborative group

* learn from the world's foremost scientists

* participate in innovative research

* work one-on-one with researchers

* master techniques and gain hands on bench skills

* attend scientific meetings, weekly lectures  and special events featuring cultural innovators and thought leaders

* prepare yourself for graduate school Follow your passion for excellence in science and

join our researchers in the pursuit of science for the benefit of humanity.

 

 Kara Marshak | Employment Manager | Human Resources

The Rockefeller University | 1230 York Avenue | New York, NY 10021

Telephone 212.327.8300 | Fax 212.327.8699

 

 

 

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CatarACT Columbia recruiting new members

Are you interested in global health, sustainable development and grassroots activism?

 

Are you interested in being a part of a movement to scourge West Africa of curable blindness?

 

If the answer is "yes," then we're interested in YOU!

What is Columbia CatarAct?

 

We are a chapter of a Non-governmental Organization (NGO) called CatarACT International that is in the business of developing vision. 20 million people in the world suffer from curable blindness. The tragedy of all this is that a cataract surgery costs only $15 dollars and takes merely 5 minutes to perform. We are an organization that incubates local

eye clinics in West Africa to provide a high volume of cataract surgeries. Starting with Ghana, we hope to put an end to the travesty of curable blindness.

 

This past January, the doors to our pilot clinic in Ghana opened. Using a working model already implemented by a hospital in the developing world, we hope to support and assist our new clinic until it can subsist independently. Our paradigm functions to keep hospitals locally owned, to provide local healthcare workers with training and resources and to

advocate for sustainable development locally in order to build a grassroots movement for support.

 

At Columbia CatarACT, you will opportunities to help in distinct ways: develop and give presentations for the purposes of education and fundraising, plan and coordinate small and large-scale events, write grants, strategize about our business model for the clinic, be a part of our public relations group and think tank committees. By joining Columbia CatarACT, you will be in a unique position for your voice to have a great impact on our work and progress on the ground in Ghana. Moreover, you will work on what you're passionate about, alongside other students who are doing exactly the same.

 

Our committees (Public Relations, Fundraising & Finance, Programming, Think Tank, Education) are seeking members to get involved. There are also a few openings on our Exec Board. We are looking for students from any and all backgrounds and interests, from writing to medicine, from marketing to business. As long as you are passionate about global health, social change and sustainable development, your talents are valuable to us.

 

To learn more:

 

1.     Come to our information session in Hamilton 306 this Tuesday, February 23 from 8-9pm. There will be food!

2.     Visit CatarACT International's website at www.catar-act.org

3.     If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us at cataract.international@gmail.com

--

CC '10, Columbia University

cjy2108@columbia.edu

7020 Lerner Hall

New York, NY 10027

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some great podcasts from AAMC

Dear Premeds

 

The Association of American Medical Colleges has produced some great podcasts for your information.  I encourage you to check them out and listen in your spare time.  There is some fabulous information contained within. 

 

 http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/tomorrows-doctors-tomorrows/id266387003

 

 

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Graduate School Preparation Series - Center for Career Education, Feb. 23rd and March 3rd

Graduate School: Exploring the Decision-Making Process and Weighing Your

Options

 

http://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?vt=detail&id=38081&con=embedded&br=cce_default

 

Date: February 23, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

 

Location: Center for Career Education, Conference Room, East Campus, Lower Level

 

Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Megan Massimiano by sending email to mm3572@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-5159.

 

Have you ever thought about going to graduate school? This workshop will provide students with a framework for making a decision to pursue graduate study. Students will also:

 

-gain a better understanding of how to research and evaluate graduate programs

-learn how to begin preparing for the application process  -hear from a representative from the Fellowships Office about funding opportunities

 

Secrets of Graduate School Admissions

https://calendar.columbia.edu/sundial/webapi/get.php?vt=detail&br=default&id=38082

 

Date: March 3, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Location: Center for Career Education, Conference Room, East Campus, Lower Level

Contact: For further information regarding this event, please contact Megan Massimiano by sending email to mm3572@columbia.edu or by calling 212-854-5159.

*           Gain a greater perspective from Admissions professionals on what selective Masters and PhD programs in the Arts and Sciences seek

 *          Learn about competitive personal statements and letters of recommendation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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full-time job: research assistant Multiple Sclerosis Research Center

 

Attn: Seniors and Alumni

Full-time Job to begin this summer

 

Research Assistant Positions at MSRCNY:  The Multiple Sclerosis Research Center of New York (http://www.msrcny.org <http://www.msrcny.org/> ) is looking for candidates to fill Research Assistant positions beginning this summer to perform a variety of immunology, molecular biology, and cell biology assays. Ideal candidates will be recent graduates with a Bachelor's degree in the Biological Sciences seeking basic laboratory

experience before attending graduate school or medical school.  A minimum commitment of 2 years is preferred.  Candidates should also be knowledgeable in data processing and computer usage for data analysis and collection.  Also, good human relations skills with the ability to interact and work well with others are essential. We offer a competitive

salary and benefits package. If interested, please send cover letter andCV to jlin@msrcny.org.

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Event: Columbia Neuroscience Society Annual Research Symposium

Come find out about science labs on campus during the Columbia Neuroscience Society's annual Research Symposium this Saturday, February 20. Stop by anytime between 11:30 am and 2 pm in Satow (5th floor, Lerner Hall). Professors and graduate students from a variety of Columbia University labs in biology, psychology, and more will be setting up tables to share their research and recruit interested undergraduate students to their labs. So, if you are interested in joining a lab this semester, this summer, or even next year this is a great opportunity to make connections! Free food and drinks will be provided. We hope to see you there!

 

See you Saturday,

theCNS Board      

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MCAT Registration for June - September Administrations

MCAT registration for the June - September test dates will open on Tuesday, February 23.   

 

We regret we are unable to announce a specific opening time.

 

www.aamc.org/students/mcat

 

Examinees must read the curent version of the MCAT Essentials prior to registering for the exam: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/mcatessentials.pdf

  If you have trouble clicking on these links, please try cutting and pasting them into your browser.

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

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full-time job: research tech CUMC Cancer Center

Attn: Seniors and Alumni

 

Will consider a May graduate who will do some training during spring semester.

 

Entry Level Research Technician

 

A molecular biology research lab in the Columbia University Medical Center's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center has an opening for an entry-level research technician.  Recent graduates will be considered but previous research experience in a molecular biology laboratory is strongly preferred. This is a full-time position with a minimum

commitment of two-years. Applicants with a passion for science and an interest in gaining valuable experience in a research laboratory setting should apply to: Cory Abate-Shen, Ph. D. at abateshenlab@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Charles Drew Event -Women in Medicine

Women in Medicine Event ? TOMORROW!

Thursday, February 18th

  8:30?10:00 p.m.

  203 Math

 

The Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society brings you a Women in Medicine  event. Three accomplished female physicians will be providing you with  advice and inspiration based on their life experiences in the medical  field as women. Come hear these women speak about how they were able  to succeed despite the obstacles they faced because of their gender  and/or race.

 

We will start off with a series of questions that we will ask the  panel followed up by a general Q & A session between student attendees  and the speakers and some brief networking. We hope to see you there!

The speakers:

 

Dr. Lynne Holden - Co-chairperson of the Admissions Committee at the  Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Residency Site  Director of the Jacobi-Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency  Program. Dr. Holden is also the coordinator for the Emergency  Department Clinical Exposure and Mentoring Program.

 

Dr. Brenda Aiken - assistant professor of Clinical Medicine at  Columbia University Medical Center and part of Health Services at  Columbia.

 

Dr. Hilda Hutcherson - Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology  and Associate Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs at Columbia  University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons.

 

Contact Us!

Join our Facebook group:

 

  Search Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society: Columbia University Chapter

E-Mail Us:

 

  cucharlesdrew@gmail.com

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.

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Premedical Narrative Medicine Seminar! DEADLINE Feb 25!

Interested in Medicine?

Interested in Writing?

Join our first Premedical Narrative Medicine Seminar!

Two graduate students from Columbia University's Narrative Medicine M.S. program will be conducting a 6-session non-credit FREE workshop intended to strengthen writing skills and facilitate a deeper capacity for reflection. Learning how to manage emotions and thoughts by accessing language will prepare students for insightful and enriching experiences in the clinical setting.

Narrative Medicine is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the ways in which illness affects the sick not only physically but emotionally and socially. Through narrative training this program hopes to develop caregivers' capacity for attention, reflection, representation, and affiliation with patients and colleagues. Instilling narrative competence in future clinicians will improve the efficacy of healthcare and help shape the future of medicine.  What we will study: Creative Nonfiction, Short Stories, Poetry, Literary

criticism, Popular culture (television, etc.), Philosophical and Social Theories which deal with medicine in an effort to comprehend the place of the medical experience personally, culturally, and socially How we will study: Small group seminar, writing, work-shopping written work, discussion, and debate When:  The workshop will consist of 6 ninety-minute sessions Mondays from 6 pm - 7:30 pm, March 1st  -- April 19th, skipping March 15th

(spring break) and March 29th (Passover) Who should apply: Undergraduate premedical students interested in writing.  To apply: Please send a letter of interest including your name, college, class year, academic major or concentration and reasons for (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) of the Hudson River from the perspective of an elderly man or woman.  Please send to preprofessional@columbia.edu  by the end of the day, Thursday, February

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summer opportunity: Volunteer in the Cardiology Dept at St. Luke's-Roosevelt

Summer 2010 Research Internship:

Volunteer Opportunity in Cardiology Lab

 

An opportunity for anyone considering a career in medicine, medical research or health care.

 

You will work closely with a prominent Cardiology researcher and clinician in the fields of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopothy (HCM) and Echocardiography.  HCM causes thickening of the heart muscle in the left ventricle, and is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death in people under 30, especially athletes.  It occurs in 1 of every 500 people. It is most important as a cause of disability and death in patients of all ages. Echocardiography is a non-invasive method of examining cardiac anatomy and function. It is a very useful diagnostic tool for clinical care.

 

Description:  As a Research Assistant, you would work in a busy HCM department with a leading cardiologist, his research nurse and other medical professionals in the department.  Your duties will include  helping us to accumulate an annual follow-up of our 500 HCM patients, working on an annual newsletter and yearly Program report.  You will observe EKGs, echocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations and other medical procedures.  The experience can be adjusted to suit the needs of the Research Assistant.  You will receive sufficient experience to help you decide if health care or medical research is a suitable career for you.  You will have the opportunity to observe patient care in busy outpatient Cardiology practice. We have hosted a summer intern for several years, and our students have uniformly given us positive feedback.

 

Requirements: You need not have any medical experience, but you must have basic computer skills - Excel and Word, and ability to work well with people. 

 

Specifics: There is no pecuniary compensation for this position.  We offer great experience and expertise.  The position requires volunteering for around 10-15 hours weekly for 6-8 weeks; need to be available on Tuesday and Thursday each week.  Only one position is

available, so please apply early.

 

Interested please email Glenda at gwinson@chpnet.org with a copy of your resume, thank you

 

 Contact:

Glenda Winson, RN, MS, ACRN.

Cardiology Division, St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital,

1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY  10019.

Email gwinson@chpnet.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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