UA Health

Professions

Advising Office Newsletter

January 2016

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You are cordially invited to the 14th Annual McCollough Medical Scholars Forum

on January 29th & 30th, in the Shelby Hall rotunda at The University of Alabama.

The McCollough Medical Scholars Forum, sponsored by UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, was

established by Alabama physician Dr. Gaylon McCollough and his wife, Susan, who are both UA alumni. The Forum’s aim is to emphasize the importance of liberal arts education in the study and practice of

medicine. Students have an opportunity to engage in conversation with our guest speakers, invited health care professionals, and faculty members, and other guests of the College, regarding humanistic and social

issues in medicine.

Mr. Larry Wedekind, founder and CEO of IntegraNet Health Systems, will be our keynote speaker for the event beginning on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. The lecture and discussion will be followed by dinner with our students at 5:45 p.m. in the Shelby Hall rotunda. Our forum will resume on Saturday morning

and discussion will continue on the interface of the liberal arts and medicine.

Forum events include: Two keynote addresses with discussions to follow

3rd and 4th year medical student panel Tour of the Bryant Museum

Meaningful discussions with community healthcare providers And more!

Registration for the McCollough Medical Scholars Forum will open on January 13, 2016 for students &

alumni. Register early as space is limited. R.S.V.P. at http://www.prehealth.ua.edu under the Announcements section.

If you have any questions, please e-mail prehealth@ua.edu.

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Applying to Medical, Dental, or Optometry School in 2016? FINAL MANDATORY MEETING: January 19th

Attention Pre-Dental Students: Sophomore Interviews

This is the last opportunity you will have to become eligible to participate in the committee interview

process with the Health Professions Advising Office. The final mandatory meeting for pre-medical,

pre-dental, and pre-optometry students planning to apply to health professional programs is

JANUARY 19th at 5 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library. Students who do not attend one of our mandatory meetings

will not be eligible for the committee interview & composite letter.

R.S.V.P. on www.prehealth.ua.edu in the Events Calendar. Limited space available for each meeting.

Dr. Steve Filler from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s

School of Dentistry will be conducting Sophomore Interviews

on Tuesday, February 16th & Wednesday, February, 17th

in 200 Clark Hall. Interviews are one-on-one, 30-minute sessions that allow you to

get feedback and ask questions that you may have related to dentistry school.

Interviews will be conducted from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

*Sign-up sheets will be available at the

front desk of Clark Hall on February 2nd. Why we do Sophomore Interviews?

Most of the interviews that we bring to campus are

called “Sophomore Interviews.” We do this be-

cause by your sophomore year you should be able

to have demonstrated academic and co-curricular

commitment to your health professional

aspirations. These interviews allow sophomores to

get constructive feedback and make SIGNIFICANT

CHANGES prior to applying to graduate school.

Steve Filler,

DDS, MS, MA

Rural Medical Scholars Program Workshop Presented by the Rural Medical Scholars Program

Preparing to Be a Rural Physician, a workshop for pre-med students who are interested in the Rural Medical Scholars Program will be held on Saturday, January 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Medical Center.

To R.S.V.P. contact Cynthia Moore, cmoore@cchs.ua.edu or 205-348-3116.

For more information, see flyer below.

http://www.prehealth.ua.edumailto:cmoore@cchs.ua.edu

2016 UAB Huntsville Rural Pre-Medical Internship Program

https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/rural-medicine/huntsville-rural-pre-medical-internship

2016 UAB Summer in Biomedical Sciences Undergrad Research Program

http://www.uab.edu/medicine/sibs/

2016 Summer UAB Minority Health International Research Training Program (Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru, &

Swaziland)

http://www.uab.edu/medicine/sibs/

2016 Summer Research with National Institute on Drug Abuse Internship

http://www.drugabuse.gov/offices/office-nida-director-od/office-diversity-health-disparities-odhd/odhd-research-

trainingprograms/2016-summer-research-nida-internship

2016 CDC Summer Opportunities in Public Health

http://www.cdc.gov/features/StudentOpportunities/

2016 Summer Session with Hands on Peru http://www.handsonperu.org/

Unite for Sight http://www.uniteforsight.org/

2016 Summer Nashville Zoo Internships & Externships https://www.nashvillezoo.org/jobsinternships#intern

2016 Summer Atlanta Aquarium Internships https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/experience/support/get-involved/internships

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Summer 2016 Internships & Opportunities Planning for new experiences in 2016

Julia Agnew (A-F)

julia.agnew@ua.edu

Eve Machado (G-L)

eve.machado@ua.edu

LaTandra Smith (M-S)

latandra.smith@ua.edu

Marian Denham (T-Z)

marian.denham@ua.edu

Pre-Health Advisors Alpha Split:

Your health professions advisor is able to discuss competitiveness for health professions graduate programs, co-curricular activities, standardized testing for graduate school, etc.

Find your pre-health advisor above by the first letter of your last name.

https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/rural-medicine/huntsville-rural-pre-medical-internshiphttp://www.uab.edu/medicine/sibs/http://www.uab.edu/medicine/sibs/http://www.drugabuse.gov/offices/office-nida-director-od/office-diversity-health-disparities-odhd/odhd-research-training-programs/2016-summer-research-nida-internshiphttp://www.drugabuse.gov/offices/office-nida-director-od/office-diversity-health-disparities-odhd/odhd-research-training-programs/2016-summer-research-nida-internshiphttp://www.cdc.gov/features/StudentOpportunities/http://www.handsonperu.org/http://www.uniteforsight.org/https://www.nashvillezoo.org/jobsinternships#internhttps://www.georgiaaquarium.org/experience/support/get-involved/internships

Upcoming Events: January 13th: Classes Begin. Welcome Back!

January 19th: Mandatory meeting for juniors and seniors who are applying to medical, dental, or

optometry school for the entering class of 2017.

January 29th - 30th: McCollough Medical Scholars Forum.

January 20th: Last day to add a course or drop a course without a grade of W.

March 11th - 18th: Classes dismissed for Spring Break.

March 28th: Registration for Summer & Fall 2016 begins.

March 30th: 2016 UA Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity Conference

Announcements:

Examkrackers preparation course to begin February 5th in Tuscaloosa.

See flyer below for more details.

Free sample MCAT test available from Altius. For more information, visit:

http://altiustestprep.com/tests and click on "Take A Free Sample Test”.

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Pre-Health Student Organizations: Pre-Pharmacy Society

uaprepharm@gmail.com

Pre-Veterinary Society mhhaddock@crimson.ua.edu

Pre-Occupational Therapy Society uapreot@gmail.com

Tri-beta hbdean@crimson.ua.edu

Health Occupations Student Association (HOSA)

emhargadon@crimson.ua.edu

Alabama Student Rural Health Association

uaasrha@gmail.com or methoman@crimson.ua.edu

Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)bamaaedpresident@gmail.com

Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS)

jnsmith4@crimson.ua.edu

Pre-Dental Society PREDENTatUA@gmail.com

Pre-Optometry Society napare@crimson.ua.edu

Pre-Physical Therapy Society preptsocietyua@gmail.com

Pre-Physician Assistant Society Ppas.alabama@gmail.com

mailto:uaprepharm@gmail.commailto:mhhaddock@crimson.ua.edumailto:uapreot@gmail.commailto:hbdean@crimson.ua.edumailto:emhargadon@crimson.ua.edumailto:uaasrha@gmail.commailto:methoman@crimson.ua.edumailto:kmtriplett@crimson.ua.edumailto:enberry1@crimson.ua.edumailto:PREDENTatUA@gmail.commailto:napare@crimson.ua.edumailto:preptsocietyua@gmail.commailto:Ppas.alabama@gmail.com

All students planning to apply to Medical, Dental, or

Optometry school for the entering class of 2017 MUST attend

one of the following mandatory meetings:

Wednesday, November 11th at 5:00 pm Gorgas 205

Tuesday, November 17th at 5:00 pm Gorgas 205

Tuesday, January 19th at 5:00 pm

Gorgas 205

Applicants who fail to attend one of these meetings WILL NOT be eligible for a Committee Composite Interview. Attendance will be

taken. NO EXCEPTIONS!

More information about meeting registration will be sent out via the pre-health listserv.

Preparing to Be a Rural PhysicianA Workshop for Rural Premed Students

Why We Need Primary Care Doctors in Rural Alabama • RMSP • How to Finance Medical School and Graduate School

presented by the

To reserve a place and lunch, contact:Cynthia Moore, cmoore@cchs.ua.edu

or call (205) 348-3116

Rural Medical Scholars Program

Saturday, January 30, 201610:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. [LUNCH provided]

University Medical Center, Ground FloorUniversity of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences

850 5th Avenue East, Tuscaloosa, AL

Welcome

Why we need primary care physicians in Rural Alabama

Rural Medical Scholars Program

Graduate Program in Rural Community Health

TLC2 (Tuscaloosa Longitudinal Community Curriculum)

Alabama Student Rural Health Association

Family Medical Interest Group

How to Finance Medical Education

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