Pre-Medicine / Pre-Health Opportunities at USC

New Courses Available in Spring 2012!

Contemporary Issues and Cases in Healthcare - MDA 110, 2 units, F 10-12, taught by Dr. Kenneth Geller

Medical Ethics - RELIGION 460, T 2-4:50

Freshman Colloquium (Clinical Perspectives on Human Anatomy and Pathology) - BISC 194, 1 unit, T 11-11:50, taught by Dr. Rahul Jundial

Writing Against Type: Science and Medicine - ENGL 305, Th 2-4:20

For more information go here.

Introducing the new College Pre-Health Advising Program

Office of Pre-Health Advising
3535 S. Figueroa Street, FIG 208
tel: (213) 740-4844
email: prehealth@college.usc.edu

Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00-5:00
To schedule an appointment please call the Pre-Health Advising Office at (213) 740-4844
Walk-ins available Tuesday and Thursdays from 1-4pm

For additional information, pre-health news and current postings, please visit us:
Pre-Health Blog
USC Pre-Health Advisement Facebook Page

UCSF School of Medicine Admissions Workshop

Saturday, March 26, 2011
9:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.
$10.00 per person
UCSF CAMPUS - COLE HALL
513 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143

Sponsored by: The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Office of Outreach & Academic Advancement
Presentations on: Developing a Competitive Application, Understanding the Application Process, A Day in the Life of a Medical Student, Information about the UCSF School of Medicine, and Post Baccalaureate Program
Register online at: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/msaw/ by Sunday, March 20, 2011
For any questions, please call (415) 514-2277 or email sullivanem@medsch.ucsf.edu.

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Just Released! MCAT Practice Test 11 full-length exams, all new questions!

Practice Test 11 is a full-length, online exam containing newly released MCAT items that previously appeared on the actual exam. While nothing can compare to real test conditions, taking an online practice exam under timed conditions can give students a good idea of how she or he might perform on test day. Students can use one practice test to get a baseline, create a study plan, then come back to take another test to check progress.

Practice Test 11 will provide all the same features of the current practice tests, including:

* same look and functionality of the actual MCAT exam
* timed and untimed practice options
* detailed score reports with feedback on content, skill tested and item difficulty
* detailed solutions for all correct answers

MCAT Practice Test 11 is available for $35 at www.e-mcat.com.

And don't forget that Practice Test 3 is free and available to you by entering your e-mail address under the Join Today for Free! section of www.e-mcat.com.

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 Medical School Mentors for Undergraduates


Would you like a medical student mentor? Interested in finding out more about medical school and a career in medicine?

We are looking for all interested Juniors and Seniors considering a career in medicine who would be interested in the opportunity to have a Keck medical student mentor. This program targets undergraduate students who are either unsure about medicine or simply seeking a better appreciation of what to expect in their first and second years in medical school.

This is how this program works:

1. We will gather info from Keck students and medically inclined SC Juniors and Seniors and match mentors with mentees based on shared interests and backgrounds.

2. Mentors and mentees will attend a reception/dinner to meet, exchange info and either attend or participate in a medical student panel answering general questions from the undergraduates.

3. Mentors and mentees will agree on a day for the mentee to attend a Keck class and have lunch on campus (paid for by AHMP).

4. At this point, level of involvement for mentors will be variable. We expect that mentors will at least continue to answer emails and questions from their mentee throughout the year.

5. There will be 2 additional workshop sessions for the undergraduates, such as Lunch with a Keck Admissions Representative.

 

Essentially this is a great opportunity to work with a current medical student to figure out how best to coordinate getting into medical school and what to expect when you get here.

Please respond to usc.ahmp@gmail.com if you are interested!

Global Impact Corps: A Comprehensive and Unrivaled Global Health Experience

Unite For Sight's Global Impact Corps is an immersive global health experience for students and for professionals. All volunteers participating in Unite For Sight's international programs are Global Impact Fellows.
What do Global Impact Fellows do? Global Impact Fellows support and learn from the partner clinics' talented medical professionals who are social entrepreneurs addressing complex global health issues. Through hands-on, structured training, Global Impact Fellows gain a comprehensive understanding about best practices in global health and social entrepreneurship. Global Impact Fellows gain skills and are nurtured to become new leaders in global health, and they receive a Certificate in Global Health & Program Delivery.

 Health Today New Student Organization for all Pre-Health Students

“We would like to invite you to join Health Today, a brand new student organization aimed at providing information on current events and issues related to the health professions. For those of you who are pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, or pre-veterinary, this is a great opportunity to discover if there are any topics that you would be interested in pursuing in your future careers and to prepare for research, internships, and the application process. For anyone interested, this organization will also provide you with boundless leadership opportunities, as you have the chance to be a founding member and potentially a founding leader. Best of all, we understand you all have tough classes and busy schedules, and we will do our best to make sure the organization requires a minimal time commitment from you while providing you with as many benefits and as much information as possible.”
Information can be found online at: http://uscnatsci.blogspot.com/2010/10/health-today.html

  Welcome New and Returning Pre-Health Students

 “We are your Pre-Health advisors, Joe Ungco and Kim Vinson. As your advisors, we are an important resource for all health-profession-related questions. Our role is not only to guide you through the requirements and application processes for health-related programs (whether that is medical, dental, pharmacy, allied health professional schools, etc.), but also to help you succeed in making the most of the opportunities USC has to offer.
We are available on a walk-in basis from 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday between now and September 10th. We will send our updated walk-in schedule in a future bulletin. Nervous about a long wait? We are also available by appointment by calling the CAS Front Desk at 213.740.2534. We are located in the Office of College Advising - CAS 120, found directly across Trousdale from Taper Hall.
The Pre-Health D.O.C. Bulletin is a weekly bulletin that will provide you with information to enhance your overall experiences and connections in the Health Professions community. We only send these once a week, so please read them in their entirety so you don't miss out on exciting opportunities. Also, check out the USC College Pre-Health website.  It has resources such as academic planning,timelines, a list of campus pre-health organizations and more.
We are currently planning a Pre-Health Meet & Greet, as well as a Pre-Health Planning workshop for Freshmen/Sophomores. Keep an eye out for details in a future bulletin.
We look forward to advising you regarding all Pre-Health related topics during your Academic tenure at USC.   Please stop by and get acquainted with us!”
 

 

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