The University of Kansas Pre-Medical Society
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The University of KansasPre-Medical Society
Wednesday, October 2, 20131005 Haworth
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Please welcome our guest speaker:
Hayley Hume,KU Campus Rep for
Kaplan MCAT
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UMHS Presentation Recap• University of Medicine and Health Sciences in
St. Kitts• Brochures are up front if interested
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Breast Cancer Awareness• October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month
• 211,731 women and 2,001 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, according to the CDC.
• Video by Hank Green of the VlogBrothers• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHOspvc4yb0
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Committee ChairsCommunity Outreach
Lauren Hipp & Emily Lenherr
Fundraising
Kai Simmons & Shweta Vadlamani
Volunteering
Alex Arvanitakis & Alex Winkler
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MCAT prep• Personal Essay Seminar – Nov. 6 at 5:30
p.m.• Workshop on personal essays hosted by
Altius – helpful for anyone whether they’re applying for medical school, scholarships, study abroad, internships, etc.
• New MCAT Night – Tentatively set for sometime in February
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Volunteering OpportunitiesOmega & Sunflower Health Care
• Work in a hospice setting with one-on-one companionship time with the patients
• Individual volunteering• Required:
• 1 ½ hour-long training session, which takes place on the KU campus
• TB test (paid for by the company)• If interested, contact:
• Jamie Peace• 913-544-8391• [email protected]
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Volunteering, cont.Douglas County AIDS project• Variety of volunteering positions in clerical work,
community awareness and education, fundraising, “buddy” program, etc.
• Required: • Attendance of agency orientation and HIV 101
Basic Training, provided by DCAP• Application on www.douglascountyaidsproject.org
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Volunteering, cont.Bras Across the Kaw for breast cancer awareness• Oct. 6, they will be hanging donated bras across the
Kaw River Bridge• For more information, check out their Facebook
event page Bras Across the Kaw 2013 or the Health Care Access Clinic
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Jayhawk Health Initiative• Information Sessions
• Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.• Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00 pm• Nunemaker• Learn more about this organization’s work
to provide medical mission brigades to Panama.
• “Student volunteers have the opportunity to intake patients, perform triage and distribute medications under licensed pharmacists.”
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Improve your Speed Reading• 3 FREE workshops to help you with:
• How To Boost Your Reading Speed • How To Improve Your Comprehension• How To Remember More of What You Read
• Oct. 22-24, 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.• For more information, visit
www.irisreading.com/ku/ to RSVP
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Oct. 9 – Doctor Visit• Dr. Indu Vadlamani
• Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist• “A pathologist is a physician who examines
tissues, checks the accuracy of lab tests, and interprets the results in order to facilitate the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.” – explorehealthcareers.org
• 1005 Haworth• 5:30 p.m.
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Committee Member App
• Name • Email• Year• Rank the committees in the order you wish to serve
on them (do NOT put down a committee if you don’t want to serve on it, 1 highest, 3 lowest): Volunteering, Fundraising, Community Outreach
• Why do you think you would be a good fit for this committee?
• Please fill out on a blank piece of paper and return to the officers.
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TURN IN UP FRONT• Give your:
• Name• Money• T-shirt size• Make sure the officer has marked
your name off the list
Membership Dues
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Find us on:EMAIL [email protected]
KU Pre-Med Society
@KUPreMedSociety
WEBSITE kupremedsociety.wordpress.com
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Thanks for coming!