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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">Meaghan Shea <meshea@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>FW: Prehealth Events: Drop Ins, PKG, School Selection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong>What’s on THIS WEEK?</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;.0001pt;normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C55A11">Prehealth Drop Ins, 2/5
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<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal">Drop-ins are held during the school year every Tuesday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in E17-294. There are no Prehealth Advising drop-ins during IAP and the summer. Use drop-ins for quicker questions (15 minutes).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal"><em><b><span style="color:#C55A11">Tuesday February 5 | 11:00am-1:00pm | E17-294
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<p style="0in;.0001pt;normal"><strong>SAVE THE DATE!</strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;.0001pt;normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C55A11">2/12, Community Conversations: Healthcare</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em><b><span style="color:#C55A11">Tuesday, February 12 | 6:00-8:00pm | R&D Commons, Stata Center</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white">Join the PKG Center for <strong>Community Conversations: Healthcare
</strong>and meet local healthcare agencies and innovators who are addressing health challenges in our local communities. Enjoy good food in good company as you mingle with other interested MIT students plus staff and faculty from MIT health programs. Discover
internships, volunteer opportunities, and jobs. Community organizations will present 90-second pitches to share their goals and collaborative opportunities so you can apply your skills and expertise where they’re most valuable.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Registered agencies include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Biobot Analytics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Boston Public Health Commission<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Cambridge Public Health Department<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">City Fresh Foods<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Commonwealth Care Alliance<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Conservation Law Foundation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">GRIT<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">The Family Van<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Riverside Community Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Space is limited so advance RSVPs are required. Sign-up through <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pkg-community-conversations-healthcare-tickets-53406729967">
EventBrite</a> (<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pkg-community-conversations-healthcare-tickets-53406729967">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pkg-community-conversations-healthcare-tickets-53406729967</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C55A11">2/28, Selecting a Medical School Workshop</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><em><b><span style="color:#C55A11">Tuesday, February 28 | 3:30-4:30 | 4-145</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white">Harvard, Tufts, U Chicago, U Michigan--with so many options for medical school how do you choose?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white;auto;auto;.5in;normal">Learn the many strategies and factors to consider when deciding which medical schools are the right fit for you. In this session, we'll explore MSAR, differences in curriculum, Student Life, Locations, and many
other factors including how to best structure your school list based on your GPA and/or MCAT. Open to all those interested in medical school, but ideal for those intending to matriculate to medical school for Fall of 2019 and currently in the COPA process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C55A11">3/4, MIT 2019 Prehealth Fair </span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="auto;auto;.5in;normal">The MIT Prehealth Fair is an excellent way to meet and connect with representatives from medical schools and programs around the country. Some programs will have special presentations throughout the day, so stay tuned for more
details. <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=80126">
Pre-register</a> on Career Bridge today!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Some attending schools include: BU School of Medicine, Tufts School of Medicine & Public Health, UMass School of Medicine, Wash U MD-PhD, Mt. Sinai’s Flex-Med Program, Texas A&M--Engineering Medicine Program<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="auto;auto;.5in;normal"><em><b><span style="color:#C55A11">Monday, March 4 | 10:00-2:00pm | E14-6<sup>th</sup> Floor</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="auto;auto;.5in;normal"><strong>COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT </strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;.0001pt;normal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;color:#C55A11">Translational Gynecology (20.S900)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal">Contact Prof. Linda Griffith (<a href="mailto:griff@mit.edu">griff@mit.edu</a>) for more information and access to the class Stellar Site. Class starts week of Feb 11.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none;0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal;none"><em><b>TechCrunch
</b></em>recently ranked companies in order of their fertility benefits:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="text-autospace:none;0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal;none">Facebook, with $100,000, fell to 2nd, behind Spotify’s “unlimited”. Perversely, America’s investment in understanding common, debilitating gynecology diseases – much less diagnosing and treating
them – is woefully thin. Pubmed cites over 23,000 papers on the topic of “erectile dysfunction”, a condition for which therapies are available….but just over 2,300 papers on adenomyosis, an underdiagnosed uterine disorder that is estimated to afflict 5-20%
of women, causing them to miss work or school. What is MIT doing about this sad gap in women’s reproductive health? A lot! And you can contribute.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal">Learn how, in 20.S900, a seminar class that offers a spectrum of opportunities to learn and become involved depending on your level of interest: 1 hr lecture per week (time TBD) plus optional clinical interactions and
mentored projects.<br>
Speakers include scientists, gynecology surgeons, computer scientists, device engineers from industry, drug developers, and various MIT faculty and students<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal">taking MIT technologies and machine learning into the clinic. Opportunities for pre-meds to shadow clinicians, and to interact with patients as they go through diagnosis and treatment. Very strong emphasis on the translation
of basic science and engineering into clinical practice and patient treatment, from those in the trenches trying to make a difference.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="0in;0in;.5in;.0001pt;normal"><em><b><span style="color:#C55A11">Course starts February 11<sup>th</sup>
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