[Physics opps] FW: Tomorrow: Prehealth Orientation
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From: Erin Scott [mailto:scotte at MIT.EDU]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:29 AM
To: ugadmins at mit.edu; friedman at mit.edu; amsa-exec at mit.edu
Subject: Tomorrow: Prehealth Orientation
Hello!
My name is Erin Scott and I work as the Preprofessional Advising Counselor
in the MIT Global Education and Career Development Center. I am forwarding
on an announcement for a Prehealth Orientation event that is happening
tomorrow in hopes that you will share this information with students or
others who might be interested in attending. Please let me know if you have
questions or concerns. Thank You!
PREHEALTH ORIENTATION
Tuesday, February 24th
7:00-8:00 p.m.
4-145
This orientation session will review the services offered by Preprofessional
Advising and discuss how to best explore and prepare for careers in the
health professions. This session is best suited for freshmen, sophomores or
individuals just starting to explore the path to medical, dental, or other
health profession schools. Everyone is welcome-undergraduates, graduate
students, and alums.
Advanced sign-up requested, however walk-ins are permitted based on
available space. Please visit CareerBridge at
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/ and select Workshops, Career Fairs
and Events to register for the event.
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To schedule appointments with a member of the Preprofessional Advising
staff:
Please call 617-253-4733 and a front desk staff member will assist you with
making an appointment.
Preprofessional Walk Ins: Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. & Thursdays 11-12 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Erin C. Scott
Preprofessional Advising Counselor
Global Education and Career Development Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave, 12-170
Cambridge, MA 02139
<mailto:scotte at mit.edu> scotte at mit.edu
617-253-4733
<https://webmail.mit.edu/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.mit.edu%
2Fcareer%2Fwww%2Fpreprof%2F> http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/
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From: Erin Scott [mailto:scotte at mit.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:34 PM
To: 'xcareers at mit.edu'; 'ugadmins at mit.edu'; 'friedman at MIT.EDU';
'amsa-exec at mit.edu'
Subject: Spring 2009 Prehealth Events
Spring 2009 Prehealth Events:
Register for these events through CareerBridge:
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/
Considering a career in the health professions?
* Prehealth Orientation
Planning to apply this spring?
* Get in Gear for the 2010 Medical/Health Profession School
Application Cycle
* Essay Workshop for Medical & Health Profession Schools
* AMCAS Information Session
Presentations and Information Sessions: All are welcome to attend:
* New York College of Podiatric Medicine
* MD/PhD Programs Panel (Harvard Sponsored Event)
* Boston University School of Medicine Admissions Information
Session
* Weill Cornell Medical College Admissions Information Session
* How to be a Successful Medical School Applicant!-A Harvard
Medical School Admissions Representative Event
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Get in Gear for the 2010 Medical/Health Profession School Application Cycle
Time: 6:00p-7:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
Individuals applying this summer for 2010 matriculation to medical or other
health profession programs are highly encouraged to attend this session.
General guidelines, tips, strategies for the 2010 application cycle to
medical and other health profession schools will be provided. In addition,
the 2010 application process timeline and deadlines will be reviewed.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Essay Workshop for Medical & Health Profession Schools
Speaker: Tamara Menghi
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
Individuals applying this summer for 2010 matriculation to medical or other
health profession programs are highly encouraged to attend this session.
This workshop will discuss the elements of a successful school essay and
will provide tips and strategies to get you started writing. Time will be
provided in the workshop for participants to review sample professional
school essays.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
New York College of Podiatric Medicine Admissions Information Session
Speaker: Darren Thomas, Associate Director of Admissions at the New York
College of Podiatric Medicine
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-237&mapsearch=go>
4-237
Join Darren Thomas, Associate Director of Admissions, from the New York
College of Podiatric Medicine for an admissions information session.
Podiatric medicine is a health care profession concerned with diagnosing and
treating conditions affecting the human foot and ankle. Podiatric Physicians
provide a full range of care in a variety of work settings and conditions,
and their services are in increasing demand.
Web site: <http://www.nycpm.edu/> http://www.nycpm.edu/
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Prehealth Orientation
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
This orientation session will review the services offered by Preprofessional
Advising and discuss how to best explore and prepare for careers in the
health professions. This session is best suited for Freshman, Sophomores or
individuals just starting to explore the path to medical, dental, or other
health profession schools. Everyone is welcome- undergraduates, graduate
students, and alums.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
MD/PhD Programs Panel (HARVARD SPONSORED EVENT)
Time: 5:00p-6:00p
Location: Fong Auditorium (Boylston Hall 110) in Harvard Yard
The combined MD/PhD program aims to expose students to both medical and
science training. Such exposure should allow students to use their
graduate-level training in basic sciences to solve the problems pertaining
to human health and biology. If you are interested in both academic research
and medicine, then coming to the Boston area MD/PhD Panel on Thursday,
February 26 will teach you more about this combined degree program and allow
you to make a more informed decision about pursuing both degrees.
Panelists:
-Olaf Andersen, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering MD/PhD
-Ruth Gotian, Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering MD/PhD
-Brian Sullivan, Washington University at St. Louis MD/PhD
-Kathy Crawford, Baylor College of Medicine MD/PhD
-Linda Burnley, Harvard-MIT MD/PhD
Monday, March 09, 2009
Boston University School of Medicine Admissions Information Session
Speaker: Robert A. Witzburg, M.D., Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Boston University School of Medicine
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-237&mapsearch=go>
4-237
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D., Associate Dean and Director of Admissions Boston
University School of Medicine, will be on site to talk about Boston
University's medical school program as well as the requirements and
qualifications they are seeking from applicants.
Web site: <http://www.bumc.bu.edu/> http://www.bumc.bu.edu/
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Get in Gear for the 2010 Medical/Health Profession School Application Cycle
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
Individuals applying this summer for 2010 matriculation to medical or other
health profession programs are highly encouraged to attend this session.
General guidelines, tips, strategies for the 2010 application cycle to
medical and other health profession schools will be provided. In addition,
the 2010 application process timeline and deadlines will be reviewed.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Essay Workshop for Medical & Health Profession Schools
Speaker: Erin Scott
Time: 8:00p-9:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
Individuals applying this summer for 2010 matriculation to medical or other
health profession programs are highly encouraged to attend this session.
This workshop will discuss the elements of a successful school essay and
will provide tips and strategies to get you started writing. Time will be
provided in the workshop for participants to review sample professional
school essays. Advanced sign-up requested, however walk-ins are permitted
based on available space. Sessions with very low registration may be
canceled.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Weill Cornell Medical College Admissions Information Session
Speaker: Liliana Montano, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Weill Cornell
Medical College
Time: 7:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-237&mapsearch=go>
4-237
Liliana Montano, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Weill Cornell Medical
College, will be on site to talk about Cornell's medical school program as
well as the requirements and qualifications they are seeking from
applicants.
Web site: <http://www.med.cornell.edu/> http://www.med.cornell.edu/
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
How to be a Successful Medical School Applicant! - A Harvard Medical School
Admissions Representative Event
Time: 7:00p-8:30p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-145&mapsearch=go>
4-145
Come meet with Harvard Admissions representative and MIT alumnus, Jordan
Kreidberg. Dr. Keidberg will provide the MIT community with insight on how
to be a successful applicant to medical school based on his experience as
both a practicing physician and admissions committee member for Harvard.
This session is excellent for individuals applying this summer for 2010
entry to medical school and for individuals early in the process of
developing their resume for future application to medical school.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
AMCAS Q & A Session
Time: 6:00p-8:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-270&mapsearch=go>
4-270
This session will review the AMCAS (primary) application process for
students interested in applying to medical schools. An application timeline
and tips will be provided on how to best complete the application. The AMCAS
application will become available in May for applicants to start working on
for early submission in June. Register for this session via the link below.
SPECIAL NOTE: Prior to attending a session, please review the 2009 AMCAS
website for tips and resources to help you get familiar with the
application. http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/amcas2009.htm. At minimum,
please review the AMCAS 2009 Instruction Book prior to the workshop.
www.aamc.org/students/amcas/amcas2009instructionmanual.pdf
Friday, May 15, 2009
AMCAS Q & A Session
Time: 1:00p-3:00p
Location: <http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?mapterms=4-270&mapsearch=go>
4-270
This session will review the AMCAS (primary) application process for
students interested in applying to medical schools. An application timeline
and tips will be provided on how to best complete the application. The AMCAS
application will become available in May for applicants to start working on
for early submission in June. Register for this session via the link below.
SPECIAL NOTE: Prior to attending a session, please review the 2009 AMCAS
website for tips and resources to help you get familiar with the
application. http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/amcas2009.htm. At minimum,
please review the AMCAS 2009 Instruction Book prior to the workshop.
www.aamc.org/students/amcas/amcas2009instructionmanual.pdf
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To schedule appointments with a member of the Preprofessional Advising
staff:
Please call 617-253-4733 and a front desk staff member will assist you with
making an appointment.
Preprofessional Walk Ins: Wednesdays 3-4 p.m. & Thursdays 11-12 p.m.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Erin C. Scott
Preprofessional Advising Counselor
Global Education and Career Development Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave, 12-170
Cambridge, MA 02139
<mailto:scotte at mit.edu> scotte at mit.edu
617-253-4733
<https://webmail.mit.edu/horde/services/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fweb.mit.edu%
2Fcareer%2Fwww%2Fpreprof%2F> http://web.mit.edu/career/www/preprof/
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