[bioundgrd] Prehealth Advising - IAP Events

[Joyce Roberge]

ATTENTION MIT PREHEALTH STUDENTS!

Don’t miss these 4 Prehealth IAP Events on volunteering, letters of recommendation, clinical medicine, and a gap year.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/<http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/>, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of IAP workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

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Get Involved! How to Find Meaningful Volunteer & Service Work (FOR ALL CLASS YEARS)
Tuesday, January 29, 7-8 p.m., Room 4-145
Service to others is at the heart of a career in healthcare and human services. Volunteering can also help you to learn about your interests, values, and skills while figuring out your career path or applying to graduate or professional school. You will learn how to find and get involved in health-related and other volunteer opportunities that interest you and that are manageable with your schedule.

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How to Get to Know Faculty & Ask for a Letter of Recommendation (FOR ALL CLASS YEARS)
Wednesday, January 30, 3-4 p.m., Room 4-237
Learn how to successfully build connections with faculty, and discover the best ways to approach faculty for strong letters of recommendation for graduate school applications and jobs.

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A Gap Year in Dermatology (FOR ALL CLASS YEARS)
Thursday, January 31, 6-7 p.m., Room 4-159
In recent years, pre-medical students have trended toward taking a "gap year" between college and medical school. At Kuchnir Dermatology, a new program is redefining the gap year by offering future physicians the opportunity to join the practice for a fourteen-month commitment as a Patient Care Coordinator.

Dr. Louis Kuchnir (MIT '87 alum) and his Patient Care Coordinator, Lauren, will answer questions and share experiences in an open dialogue about life in a busy dermatology clinic and the gap year program.

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The Joy of Clinical Medicine (FOR ALL CLASS YEARS)
Thursday, January 31, 7-8 p.m., Room 4-159
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.

Louis Kuchnir, MD, PhD and MIT '87 alum will inspire those of you interested in becoming clinicians by explaining how the rewards of medical practice outweigh the indignities that dominate the headlines. In the end, modern doctors are still blessed with the same rewards as our predecessors, while technology expands our potential even beyond their dreams.

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Questions? Contact Jennifer Earls: jearls at mit.edu<mailto:jearls at mit.edu>


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Jennifer Earls
Prehealth Advisor, Prehealth Advising
MIT Global Education & Career Development
617-715-5328
jearls at mit.edu<mailto:jearls at mit.edu>
http://gecd.mit.edu/grad_school/health




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