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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Subject: Premed/Prehealth Advisor
Requests - Schedule an appointment soon!</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Organization: MIT Careers
Office</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font size="+1"
color="#FF6600"><b>Getting a Premed/Prehealth
Advisor</b></font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Students who are interested in a health
profession career and want a prehealth advisor are encouraged to open
a file and apply for a prehealth advisor two years prior to the year
they are interested in matriculating at a health professions school.
Prehealth advisors are local area professionals and MIT faculty
members who volunteer their time to advising and mentoring
individuals.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b> </b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>The MIT Careers Office (MITCO) is
accepting advisor requests for individuals wishing to enter medical or
other health profession schools in Fall 2008.</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Steps to Requesting a Prehealth
Advisor</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Read the
information on prehealth advisors <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html</a> and the
credential service <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credential.html"
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credential.html</a></blockquote
>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Complete
the advisor request <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialadvisor08.pdf"
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/credentialadvisor08.pdf</a>
and submit it to MITCO (12-170).</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Schedule
an appointment to meet with a member of the Preprofessional Advising
staff to review your form, your course requirements, and discuss the
prehealth advisor assignment process. Appointments can be made by
calling 617-253-4733. A front desk staff member will assist you with
scheduling.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Once you have submitted the 2008
credential service form and met with a member of the Preprofessional
Advising staff your file will be open and your advisor requests will
be processed. Advisor assignments will be announced at the
Advisor-Advisee Mixer on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Important! Please note the
following:</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><b> It is
important that you request an advisor earlier than later. If possible,
try to make an appointment before the school year begins or for as
soon as you return to campus. Appointments can be held in-person or by
phone. We have already received over 80 requests for an advisor.
Advisor assignments are made on a first-come, first serve
basis.</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Advisor
assignments are not guaranteed. Requests for advisors made during Fall
semester risk being wait listed or unassigned. It is not guaranteed
that the Preprofessional Advising staff will be able to provide an
advisor to student requests late in the process.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Student to
advisor matches are made based on interests in common or course number
when possible. Please know that we may be unable to accommodate
specific requests for an advisor.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Symbol">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font> Students
are welcome to suggest local area physicians to serve as their
advisor, whom are not currently members of the MIT Prehealth Advisory
Council. All nominated physicians, dentists, etc., must be in the
local Boston area and have to be approved by the Advisory Council.
Please see a member of the Preprofessional Advising staff to learn
more about this process. requests for</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Alumni Seeking Prehealth
Advisors</b></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Preference is given to undergraduate and
graduate students in the advisor assignment process. When possible,
local area alumni may be provided an advisor based on availability.
Once the majority of assignments have been made for undergraduates and
graduate students, local area alumni will be assigned advisors. Please
know that Alums are not guaranteed advisors.</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>More information on the advisor and
applicant role can be found at</b> <a
href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html"><b
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/advisors.html</b></a></blockquote
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<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>If you have further questions please
contact Tamara Menghi (<a
href="mailto:trmenghi@mit.edu">trmenghi@mit.edu</a>) or Rachel
Greenberg (<a
href="mailto:ragreenb@mit.edu">ragreenb@mit.edu</a>).</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><i><b>To schedule appointments with
Tamara Menghi or Rachel Greenberg:</b></i><b><br>
</b>Please call 617-253-4733 and a front desk staff member will assist
you with making an appointment.</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"
color="#800000">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Times New Roman"
color="#800000"><b>Tamara Raimundi Menghi</b></font><font
face="Arial" size="-1"><br>
Assistant Director for Preprofessional Advising<br>
MIT Careers Office<br>
77 Massachusetts Ave, 12-170<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
</font><a href="mailto:trmenghi@mit.edu"><font face="Arial"
size="-1">trmenghi@mit.edu</font></a><br>
<font face="Arial" size="-1">617-253-4733<br>
</font><a href="http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/"><font
face="Arial"
size="-1">http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/</font></a></blockquote
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