[Bioundgrd] Fwd: Prehealth & Prelaw Advising IAP Events 2005

[Janice Chang]

>From:
>Best wishes,
>Heather Bois Bruskin
>
>Prelaw Events
>
>Legal Professions Mixer
>Thursday, January 13, 2005
>6:00-7:30pm, Bush Room
>
>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.
>
>In order to ensure that we have enough refreshments for all, this 
>event requires registration. 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 at mit.edu).
>
>Practice areas represented will include:
>
>Patent/Intellectual Property (including Biotech, Electrical 
>Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and computer software and 
>hardware)
>Business/Corporate
>Environmental, Health & Safety
>Labor
>Poverty law (especially homelessness rights, housing, and welfare)
>General practice with emphasis on real estate and litigation
>Tax (specifically affordable housing and other tax-advantaged 
>transactions and syndications)
>Trademarks and licensing
>Litigation
>
>Patent & Corporate Law Q&A Session
>Monday, January 24, 2005
>7:30pm-9:00pm, 56-114
>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.
>Panelists:
>Thomas Halket (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.
>
>Richard Roos (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.
>
>Prehealth Events
>
>Women in Medicine and Health Professions:
>An Evening of Women Making Connections in the Field
>Date: Thursday, January 20, 2005
>Time: 7-9pm
>Location: E25-401
>
>Welcome women students and alumni interested in Medicine, Medical 
>Engineering & Research, Health Policy, Public Health, Women's 
>Health, and Complementary Medicine! You are invited to this special 
>and unique evening with women professionals representing these 
>professions.
>
>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.
>
>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).
>
>Introduction to Allopathy
>A lecture by MIT Prehealth Advisor Dr. Louis Kuchnir
>Date: Monday, January 24, 2005
>Time: 7-8pm
>Location: 2-105
>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.
>
>The Joy of Clinical Medicine
>A lecture by MIT Prehealth Advisor Dr. Louis Kuchnir
>Date: Monday, January 24, 2005
>Time: 8-9pm
>Location: 2-105
>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.
>
>Heather Bois Bruskin
>Coordinator, MIT Careers Office
>Preprofessional Advising & Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-170
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
>Tel: (617) 253-4733
>Fax: (617) 253-8457
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www
>http://web.mit.edu/fasip/www/NewPage/
>
>Heather Bois Bruskin
>Coordinator, MIT Careers Office
>Preprofessional Advising & Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program
>77 Massachusetts Avenue, 12-170
>Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
>Tel: (617) 253-4733
>Fax: (617) 253-8457
>http://web.mit.edu/career/www
>http://web.mit.edu/fasip/www/NewPage/
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