We hope you enjoy the warmth as we head into the final weeks of the semester!

Physician Assistant Application Workshop (CASPA)

Monday May 2, 2022 6:00 - 7:00pm, Zoom

Medical Application Workshop (AMCAS/AACOMAS)

Wednesday May 4, 2022 noon - 1:00, Zoom

Dental Application Workshop (AADSAS)

Tuesday May 17, 2022 noon - 1:00, Zoom

Secondary Application Workshop

Wednesday May 18, 2022 noon - 1:00, Zoom

Interview Workshop

Wednesday August 3, 2022 noon - 1:00, Zoom

**Event details are subject to change as we progress through the COVID-19 pandemic. Please continue to read future newsletters for any changes or updates.

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Are you interested in becoming a doctor? Do you want to know more about the different pathways to medicine, and what makes Osteopathic Medicine so unique? Join us for a panel discussion with current students of Osteopathic Medicine. In this virtual workshop you will have the opportunity to speak with Northeastern alumni who are currently attending Osteopathic Medical Schools. Come prepared with questions about Osteopathic Medicine, the application process, and the medical school experience.

Meet your panelists:

Sabrina Strelow, NU’18, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Bradenton, OMS1

Jesse Katon, NU’16, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, OMS2

Aubrey Jackson, NU’18, Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OMS3

Kelley Turner, NU ’17, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, OMS1

Tuesday April 19, 2022

7:30-8:30pm, Zoom

password: nupresoma

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our team and help make a difference in the life of a person with a disability. We are a nonprofit agency working with individuals of all abilities starting at age 4 through adulthood. We do activities such as helping them work on skills in the home, taking them to community events, creating fun opportunities for play and socializing with friends, volunteering with them, and assisting in schools or day programs as needed. We are not an ABA company but follow positive behavioral practices with our individuals.

I am happy to train those who may not have experience with this population. Requirements include an excellent communicator, caring, empathic, and willing to learn. We pay between $20-$25 and are able to work with many college students who may need internships. We also have BCBAs on staff who can assist with supervision hours. 

Email your resume to info@biltinc.org if interested and we hope to hear from you soon!

Fore more information, view the website here.

The Massachusetts General Hospital Neuroendocrine Unit – Research Department is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented undergraduate student-intern for at least 12 hours/week this coming fall. This is an unpaid internship. The student-intern would work on many aspects of human clinical trials including data entry and recruitment projects. The intern will have the opportunity to attend general medical and endocrine grand rounds, shadow patient visits, and potentially work on a specific project with a principal investigator. If you are interested, please email your resume/CV to Anu Gerweck (avgerweck@mgh.harvard.edu)

My name is Dr. Asya Agulnik and I’m a pediatric intensivist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Director of the Eurasia Regional Program at St. Jude Global. Our program has been running an emergency response to the war in Ukraine to support children with cancer to be evacuated to Poland and ultimately other countries in Europe. So far, over 100 children have gone through this process and more are coming. We need volunteer help to staff our central virtual command center to support the command lead.

Here is a description of the role:

When: 24/7 staffing with shifts 12am-6am, 6am-12pm, 12pm-6pm, 6pm-12am central US time

Who: Volunteer with biomedical background (degree in science or medical field) who is fluent in English and can read Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian, etc).

Must be tech savvy, comfortable with multitasking, and resilient to competing priorities.

What: Support command center lead by entering new patient data into the patient registry, organizing email communication, communicating with central command and support teams in Europe.If interested, please email StJude4Ukraine@stjude.org with the following:

• Put “Volunteer” in the title of the email
• Include your full name and phone number (please download WhatsApp to your phone)
• Include your profession and educational background
• Language proficiency (language and level of fluency in reading/writing)
• Your physical location and time zone
• Availability for the time shifts mentioned above and days of the week

We will get back to you to set up a session for more information. 

This organization, entitled inSIGHT, would accommodate those who are interested in eye healthcare, ranging from optician to ophthalmologist. You don't have to be fascinated with eyes or have your heart set on being an optometrist, for example. It is completely fine to only want to explore the eye health field as an option in this club. By joining this organization, you would learn more about the different jobs in the eye health field and have opportunities to interact with professionals and admissions staff from around the country. We are excited to potentially add another career path resource for pre-health students to explore and would love your input!

If you are interested in joining, please fill out this short form. Questions can be sent to Autumn Richardson at richardson.au@northeastern.edu

My name is Jen and I am the program director representing the National Student Leadership Conference's Medicine, Nursing, and Psychology/Neuroscience programs which will be held at multiple locations this summer, as well as our veterinary medicine program at the University of Pennsylvania. The NSLC offers pre-college summer programs for high school students facilitated by current undergraduates. Our program's main focus is on developing leadership capacity within ambitious young adults while introducing a wide array of career possibilities within the health field.

I am looking to hire several rising college seniors, juniors, and sophomores to serve as Team Advisors and Assistant Team Advisors for our program. The position is paid/full-time.

All roles and responsibilities of a Team Advisor/Assistant Team Advisor are listed within the job posting, but please reach out if I can provide any further information about the job position. Learn more and apply here.

Join the Minority Association of Pre-health Students on Tuesday, April 5th 6:30-7:30PM for our final meeting of the semester! We will be hosting an Accepted Students Panel which is a comprised of several Northeastern alum and former MAPS members who have recently been accepted into medical school this cycle and the previous cycle. This meeting is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the application cycle and get tips on how to study for the MCAT and strengthen your application! If you are interested in attending, please fill out this interest form! All are welcome—see you there!

My name is Amani, and I'm a research assistant at Boston Medical Center. I am writing to invite you to a free, virtual Q&A event on April 5 at 5:30PM for anyone interested in pursuing a healthcare/community health/life science career.

We have recruited 11 current and past research assistants from our department who are pursuing medical school, public health, life science graduate school, and law school. In addition to diverse professional pursuits, our speakers come from a range of backgrounds and communities. It is our hope that folks who are traditionally marginalized/underrepresented in health/science will feel seen and understood at our event.

As such, this event will not be recorded to ensure a safe space for speakers to discuss sensitive topics related to their professional journeys (e.g. marginalized identity, immigration experience, financial hardship, etc.).

Interested individuals are asked to RSVP using this link: https://forms.gle/jRR1BNPapSv8bn5D6

Participants will receive a program (speaker headshots and bios) and a Zoom link, prior to the event.

The BU Dental ASDA Pre-Dental Committee is excited to invite any undergraduate student who is interested in applying to dental school to join us on April 11th at 7 PM EST for an admissions zoom panel. We will be joined by a number of BU first year dental students to discuss their application process and what made them successful during applications and interviews. They will also be able to answer any questions that anyone may have regarding applications or dental school in general! 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/94095986003?pwd=MURUVC9qN2RMakRyR0VLQUc0c3lXZz09

Meeting ID: 940 9598 6003

Passcode: 232297

Our organization is committed to supporting current and future medical students underrepresented in medicine, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent, and socially conscious physicians. This event aims to provide networking opportunities, expose students to skills, and ultimately, help with the matriculation of current pre-medical students! You can read through the agenda here.

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The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) invites you to register for the Physician Assistant Virtual Fair on Saturday, April 9, from 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET. This is a free event for all students who are interested in exploring a career as a PA. Students will be able to:

• Chat with representatives from more than 75 PA programs, PAEA, and CASPA
• Attend live presentations and Q&As (or access the recordings on-demand) from current students, practicing PAs, and admissions reps on topics like:
• Preparing for in-person and virtual interviews
• PA student life
• Professionalism expectations as an applicant
• Maintaining well-being throughout the application process and PA school
• Ask any questions you might have before the 22-23 CASPA cycle launches
• And more!

REGISTER NOW 

Join us for the 2022 Virtual Medical School Fair on Tuesday, April 19 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. Speak directly with participating medical schools, associations, and programs to help you gain information and insights about applying to medical school.

The fair is open and free for all attendees interested in a career in medicine. Your FREE registration includes a 15% discount on a 1-or 2-year subscription to the Medical School Admissions Requirements^™ (MSAR^®) website. This resource contains comprehensive profiles for each medical school and allows you to save favorites, take notes, compare schools side by side, send your favorites list to your advisor and more!

Our upcoming events are designed to offer students considering a career in medicine the opportunity to learn more about Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) including all aspects of our application and interview process, the curriculum, clinical and research opportunities, student programs and student support services.

Registration is required and limited to only one of the sessions listed below to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate. Once you register for a session, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom meeting information.

The NJMS Admissions Process (please register for only one):

Thursday, April 7th 4:00pm – 6:00pm – Register Now

Wednesday, April 20th 4:00pm – 6:00pm – Register Now

If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact us at njmsadmiss@njms.rutgers.edu.

Eye-CARE Camp - Over the course of a three-day summer camp, Eye-CARE prepares prospective applicants for the rigors of the optometry school application process and health professions programs broadly. Eye-CARE simultaneously exposes participants to the dynamic future of the profession. A selective group of eligible participants will be sponsored to complete a FREE Kaplan "Live Online" OAT prep course proceeding the 3-day camp! Eligibility and further details can be found on our website here. We appreciate the support from VSP and Kaplan, Inc.

• Camp Dates: 6/27/2022 - 6/29/2022 (times TBD)
• Kaplan Live Online Dates: Beginning July 1st, 2022
• Register/Apply Here
• Deadline to apply: 4/22/2022

The Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) will host its 15th annual Focus on Your Future Summer Program for underrepresented minority undergraduate students this July. The program is a week-long experience that will expose undergraduate students to the profession of optometry in a variety of settings. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with current optometry students, ICO Faculty & Staff, as well as practicing optometrists.

There is no cost to participate in this program. We are planning for an in-person event. However, if there are changes with the pandemic, we will plan to hold the program virtually.

Program Dates: Monday, July 11, 2022 – Friday, July 15, 2022

Application Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2022

For eligibility and application information, visit https://www.ico.edu/focus-on-your-future.

1.      Saturday, April 30th from 11am-1pm

We will have presentations from the Director of Admissions: Bonnie Emilius and Dean of Admissions: Dr. Alisa LoSasso about applying to SKMC, a student panel on life as an SKMC student, and a virtual tour of our facilities. More information can be found by following this link: https://www.jefferson.edu/university/skmc/admissions/open-house.html 

Yale School of Medicine is advancing the physician assistant (PA) profession by educating the highly proficient PAs the country needs. Yale’s PA Online Program awards a Master of Medical Science (MMSc) degree and prepares graduates to seek licensure as physician assistants. 

The Yale PA Online Program prepares patient-focused clinicians who can choose to learn in their own communities. The program blends online classes and coursework with in-person clinical rotations and three immersions on the Yale campus, so students can earn a degree from Yale School of Medicine without relocating. 

Upcoming Webinars 

April 13^th 7pm ET 

Register here: https://paonline.yale.edu/admissions/events/ 

Our office stands with the people of Ukraine and all of our community members with personal and family ties to the region. For additional support and ways to help, please browse the resources below:

Northeastern University Health & Counseling Services

American Psychiatric Association

Uniformed Services University - Center for Traumatic Stress

United Help Ukraine

International Medical Corps

UNICEF

International Committee of the Red Cross

Boston.com - How to help Ukrainians

Learn all about AAMC MCAT Official Prep free resources in this new video tutorial. Log into the AAMC MCAT Official Prep Hub with your AAMC credentials to access all the resources in the video and create you personalized study plan.



Visit www.aamc.org/mcatprep to get started today! 

The AAMC is pleased to announce the launch of the newly redesigned Aspiring Docs Blog! The design has been updated with a modern, streamlined design that focuses on what’s most important: our learners’ stories.

Since 2012, the Aspiring Docs blog has published over 300 posts from premeds, medical students, and residents to showcase nontraditional pathways to medicine. The blog features stories from career-changers, first-generation medical students, reapplicants, and more! Browse the site today to check out our new look and catch up on the most popular posts from this year.

Also, we’re always accepting new submissions. If you may be interested in blogging, you can email us at aspiringdocs@aamc.org for more information.