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<blockquote type="cite" cite>From:<br>
Best wishes,<br>
Heather Bois Bruskin<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><u><b>Prelaw
Events</b></u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1"><b>Legal Professions
Mixer<br>
</b></font>Thursday, January 13, 2005<br>
6:00-7:30pm, Bush Room<br>
<br>
Don't miss a great upcoming event, the MIT Legal Professions mixer,
which is sure to be an excellent opportunity for networking and
learning more about the legal field from practicing attorneys. Prelaw
Students and Alums are invited to come to this mixer to meet with
local area professionals, primarily MIT Alumni, who are eager to talk
with you about their experiences and share their suggestions for your
path as a future lawyer. Light food and beverages will be
provided.<br>
<br>
In order to ensure that we have enough refreshments for all,<b> this
event requires registration.</b> To register, visit:
http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html and click on
"details" next to the event. If you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to contact Heather Bois Bruskin
(hbruskin@mit.edu).<br>
<br>
<b>Practice areas represented will include:</b><br>
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<ul>
<li>Patent/Intellectual Property (including Biotech, Electrical
Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and computer software and
hardware)
<li>Business/Corporate
<li>Environmental, Health & Safety
<li>Labor
<li>Poverty law (especially homelessness rights, housing, and welfare)
<li>General practice with emphasis on real estate and litigation
<li>Tax (specifically affordable housing and other tax-advantaged
transactions and syndications)
<li>Trademarks and licensing
<li>Litigation</ul>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1"><b><br>
Patent & Corporate Law Q&A Session<br>
</b></font>Monday, January 24, 2005<br>
7:30pm-9:00pm, 56-114<br>
Interested in a career in patent or corporate law? Come learn about
these fields from practicing patent and corporate attorneys. The
panelists will answer questions from the audience on topics ranging
from how to explore and break into the field, what skills and
qualities you need to be successful, and how to prepare for law school
and professional practice in patent or corporate law.<br>
<b>Panelists:<br>
</b><u>Thomas Halke</u>t (Corporate) is a member of Bingham
McCutchen's Commercial Technology Practice and in charge of this
practice group in the firm's New York office. Mr. Halket received his
Bachelors and Masters of Science degrees from MIT in 1971 and his J.D.
degree from Columbia University in 1974.<br>
<br>
<u>Richard Roos</u> (Patent) is a member of the Intellectual Property
Group of the Boston Office of Edwards & Angell. Mr. Roos received
a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1992 and a J.D. degree from Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law in 1997.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><u><b>Prehealth
Events</b></u><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1"><b>Women in Medicine and
Health Professions:<br>
</b></font><b>An Evening of Women Making Connections in the Field<br>
</b><i>Date: Thursday, January 20, 2005<br>
Time: 7-9pm<br>
Location: E25-401<br>
<br>
</i>Welcome women students and alumni interested in<b> Medicine,
Medical Engineering & Research, Health Policy, Public Health,
Women's Health, and Complementary Medicine</b>! You are invited to
this special and unique evening with women professionals representing
these professions.<br>
<br>
This event will provide the opportunity to make personal connections
and hear from women about their own experiences in their field. You
will also be able to talk with other female students interested in
pursuing careers in the health professions. Light food and
refreshments will be provided.<br>
<br>
Sponsored by the Women in Medicine and Health, with Counseling and
Support Services, MIT Careers Office Prehealth Advising, and the
Department of Political Science. Please register by January 17, 2005
at http://web.mit.edu/career/www/events/workshops.html (click on
"details" next to the event).<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b>Introduction to Allopathy<br>
</b>A lecture by MIT Prehealth Advisor Dr. Louis Kuchnir<br>
</font><i>Date: Monday, January 24, 2005<br>
Time: 7-8pm<br>
Location: 2-105<br>
</i>Allopathic medicine is taught by medical schools that award M.D.
degrees. At its base is the philosophy that medical therapy should be
based on science. In this moderated discussion with Dr. Louis Kuchnir,
we'll explore both the strengths and quirks of conventional medicine,
based on its foundation in the scientific method including peer
review, controlled experimentation, and underpinnings in human
biology. We'll also discuss how allopathic philosophy creates an
antipathy toward euthanasia, prescribing placebo, integrating
alternative therapies, etc. Finally, we'll consider the development of
the standardized undergraduate premedical curriculum and
extra-curriculars as prerequisites for studying medicine in an
allopathic school. Co-sponsored by AMSA.</blockquote>
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<font size="+1"><b>The Joy of Clinical Medicine<br>
</b>A lecture by MIT Prehealth Advisor Dr. Louis Kuchnir<br>
</font><i>Date: Monday, January 24, 2005<br>
Time: 8-9pm<br>
Location: 2-105<br>
</i>Back when doctors were among the wealthiest Americans, they could
have retired early, but instead they tended to work until their own
health failed. Lately, clinical medicine is cast as an unrewarding
profession. Observers point to how "jackpot justice" is
causing a malpractice crisis while cost-savings programs developed by
managed care bureaucracies are blamed for destabilizing the
doctor-patient relationship. I'll try to inspire those of you
interested in becoming clinicians by explaining how the rewards of
medical practice are so enormous that they outweigh the indignities
that dominate the headlines. Co-sponsored by AMSA.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font color="#0000FF">Heather Bois
Bruskin<br>
Coordinator, MIT Careers Office<br>
Preprofessional Advising & Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship
Program<br>
<font size="-1">77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-170<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
Tel: (617) 253-4733<br>
Fax: (617) 253-8457<br>
http://web.mit.edu/career/www<br>
http://web.mit.edu/fasip/www/NewPage/<br>
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<font color="#0000FF">Heather Bois Bruskin<br>
Coordinator, MIT Careers Office<br>
Preprofessional Advising & Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship
Program<br>
<font size="-1">77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-170<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
Tel: (617) 253-4733<br>
Fax: (617) 253-8457<br>
http://web.mit.edu/career/www<br>
http://web.mit.edu/fasip/www/NewPage/</font></font></blockquote>
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