The EVENT is Sat., April 6,* 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the UVM campus in Burlington; the deadline to apply is March 15.

For Spanish- and English-speaking community volunteers and Latino farmworker allies

Learn more about:

• Basic interpretation best practices
• Ethical standards of medical interpretation
• Modes of interpretation
• Interpretation and language resources
• State and federal legal requirements for interpretation
• Key cultural dynamics of Mexican, Latin American, Vermont farmworker, and biomedical cultures
• Influence of immigration concerns in healthcare access

Facilitated through an interactive format integrating opportunities to learn from participants’ experiences, engage in role plays, and encourage networking.

*Rain date Sunday, April 7, 10-3

For more Information:

jhhughes@uvm.edu
802-881-7366

“VT Medical Interpretation Boot Camps 2013” on Facebook

$25-50 Suggested Donation—No one turned away for lack of funds.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health Sciences and Health Careers Pipeline is excited to announce a comprehensive six-week interdisciplinary summer program.  The Summer Academic Enrichment Program (SAEP) is available for upper-level undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and recently graduated students interested in attending a health professions school here at VCU!  Preference is given to those of a disadvantaged (educational, social or economic) background.

The program places a strong emphasis on enhancing the academic preparation of students approaching the application process.  Upon completion of SAEP, participants will have the tools that will help them to assess their strengths and weaknesses in regards to application to a health professions school.

Highlights of SAEP include challenging coursework in the biological sciences, discipline-specific instruction, and engaging summer workshops. Students will apply to one of four tracks (dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, or physical therapy), and this will determine their discipline-specific course material.  Participants are provided housing and a stipend to cover program expenses.  SAEP will take place on the VCU MCV Campus from May 23, 2013- July 3, 2013. Please note that the application deadline is February 15, 2013.

Visit http://www.dhsd.vcu.edu/programs/college/saep.html for full program details and the online application. The SAEP application opened November 1st. An SAEP flyer is also available in the Health Professions office (e-mail Annie if you’d like it sent to you).  Please contact them if you need any additional information – they’d be happy to answer any questions that you may have.  Questions can be sent to pipelineapp@vcu.edu , or call 804-827-0982.

Free Event hosted by AAMC: 
noon – 4:00 p.m.  April 21 in Philadelphia

Interested in going to Medical School?

If so, be sure to go to the Medical School Recruitment Fair, hosted by the Northeast Group on Student Affairs from the AAMC.

A key focus of this fair is to reach out to students from diverse backgrounds and those underrepresented in medicine.

Learn about:
Admissions Recruitments  
Financial Aid
Post-Bac and Masters Programs
Research Opportunities
Summer Programs
. . . and much more.

Over 20 medical schools from the Northeast are scheduled to participate!

Location:  Crowne Plaza Philadelphia Downtown
      1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA

More info:  Sabrina Roper
Office of Diversity and Minority Affairs
Jefferson Medical College
Phone: 215-503-6764

The Opening Doors program provides undergraduate, graduate and medical students with education and training to pursue advanced study and health disparities research.

Students enrolled into Opening Doors will participate in summer seminars and receive a stipend to work on faculty-mentored research on a wide variety of topics that influence health disparities, including:

• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Hunger
• HIV/AIDS
• Substance abuse
• Obesity
• Violence
• Autism
• Environmental health

The Program is funded by a R25 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

What Does The Program Include?

• Summer (10 weeks) faculty-mentored research projects; non-credit seminar classes for undergraduates
• Eight-month faculty-mentored research projects; summer non-credit seminar classes for Drexel SPH graduate students
• Summer (10 weeks) faculty-mentored research projects, and specialized credit-bearing courses for Drexel University medical students

“The public health profession, including health disparities research, has a developing workforce crisis. The Opening Doors program provides opportunities for students to fill the need for more health disparities researchers, and help solve some of our most persistent health disparities issues.”

– Dr. Lisa Bowleg, Principal Investigator/Director, Assoc. Professor, Drexel School of Public Health

http://publichealth.drexel.edu/openingdoors/

Spend the summer doing topnotch research at a medical school

June 7 – August 3, 2012

Eight weeks of experience and participation in biomedical research under the direction of a faculty member. Interaction with faculty, graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows; frequent  meetings with other program participants, along with one or more of the faculty sponsors; weekly seminars, workshops, lectures.  Poster session at the end of the 8-week period.  Each student will also be expected to write a report concerning the research work conducted.

Eligibility requirements:  sophomore or junior at the time of application, Science GPA 3.0 [including at least one year of bio and general chem w/lab], US citizen or permanent resident from a group historically underrepresented in medicine.

$3,000 stipend

Application deadline March 1, 2012

For application, visit

http://www.einstein.yu.edu/admissions/page.aspx?ID=9564

June 9 – August 6, 2010 — research experience conducted with a faculty member; in addition, students will participate in a special seminar/lecture series with other college students at Einstein for the summer.

$3,000 to be awarded to students from ethnic groups historically underrepresented in medicine:  and thos living outside NY metropolitan area are elegible for limited travel reimbursement.  Campus housing available at no cost for students not able to commute.

Eligibility:  preferred that at least junior year is completed (those with BA already are not eligible); intend to apply to medical school or a doctoral program in biomedical science; excellent academic record; strong interest in research.

Deadline:  March 1, 2020.  Applications available in the Health Professions Office, Adirondack House 202.

Seven-week program  designed to give 25 pre-medical students deeper insights into the field of medicine, including issues that greatly affect the health of traditionally underserved groups.  Lab or clinical research, lecture series, talks by minority physicians, rounds in the hospital, counseling on financial planning for medical school.  $140/week cost-of-living allowance, rent-free housing in the medical dormitory, travel expenses for students who live some distance from New York; but meals and other living expenses borne by students.

Eligibility:  US citizen or perm. res. from minority and/or underserved population. At least in junior year; preference given to students with min. 3.0 average who have already taken bio, general and organic chem, and physics.  Deadline February 1.

More information:  http://www.med.cornell.edu/education/programs

6-week immersion into the world of medicine: activities focus on strengthening a wide range of skills important to success in medical school, exposure to clinical medicine, mentoring by established physicians, and familiarization with the medical school admissions process, as well as workshops, weekly seminars, and classes.  Stipend of $1,500, all books and materials, reimbursement for travel to and from the program, and housing costs included.  Enrollment limited to 18 students.  Deadline March 1.

Eligibility: at least 2 yrs of college, including basic bio and general chem; evidence of disadvantaged status [economic, educational, geographic, and/or socio-cultural] and/or ethnicity traditionally underrepresented in medicine.

Applications and instructions:  http://MedOneStop.uc.edu/Pathways

A rigorous premedical program designed to enhance the preparation of its participants for admission to medical school by enabling them to become more competitive in application and more successful after acceptance.  Accepts only 25 students annually.  Deadline March 1.

Lectures and labs designed to provide a rigorous, intensive, and realistic introduction to the first-yr curriculum at OU-COM.  Special lectures, seminars, workshops; also opportunity for an individual clinical experience, hospital site visit, individual and group sessions on admissions procedures and financial aid.

Eligibility: disadvantaged status (economic or educational) and/or underrepresented minority; US citizen or perm. res., minimum of one year each of college-level chem and bio.

More info & application:
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/SummerScholars/

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