The Health Science Intensive Program at Johns Hopkins University is a unique full-time opportunity to help students build a more competitive medical school application.  And in just one year, students will have also earned an MS in Biotechnology.

• Students can strengthen and broaden scientific knowledge through high-quality courses.
• Students gain assistance throughout the medical school application process.
• MCAT Preparation course.
• Students can receive a committee letter to support their application.

For more information, contact

Alexandra Tan, Ph.D., DirectorPost-bac Health Science Intensive Program
haiinfo@jhu.edu

advanced.jhu.edu/HSI

As Brandeis University announces a new FINISHER TRACK for its Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program, they are waiving the application fee for our advisees and referrals! Our career-changer and finisher track programs continue to support students who would like to take the necessary pre-requisites for allopathic and osteopathic medical schools as well as related health fields such as dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant programs, optometry, or podiatry.

From Brandeis:

Our program includes three tracks:

For career changers (21-month program, fall start):

• Track 1: Advanced Biology Coursework
• Track 2: Research in Project Lab

For “Finishers” (15-month program, summer start in Organic Chemistry):

• Track 3: Finisher Track

THE NEW FINISHER TRACK is a special pathway for select non-science majors to complete the pre-health requirements in 15 months. These students will have already successfully completed a full year of both General Chemistry and Biology with lab and will have earned a strong GPA in these courses. Students would need to be prepared to begin with Organic Chemistry in the summer session, and would then integrate into the second-year cohort of the program on Track 1: Advanced Biology, or Track 2: Research in Project Lab.

To find out more about eligibility for this track, please contact the Program Manager Cynthia Mesh (cmesh@brandeis.edu).

Applications are considered on a rolling basis until the cohort is full.   (Please note, June 1st is a priority deadline for fall admissions, May 1st is a priority deadline for the summer Finisher Track start in Organic Chemistry.) Your advisees and referrals will receive an application fee waiver [note from Annie:  contact us if you are applying, and we will let you know how to get this waiver].

A note from Polly Allen, the Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program Director at UVM:

We are busy processing applicants for the UVM Post-Baccalaureate Premedical program since out biggest review of the year comes with our March 15th deadline for summer and fall term applicants. If you have any current students or alumni interested, please encourage them to contact us or to visit our web site: www.learn.uvm.edu/premed

Our news is that we will reserve 25 SCHOLARSHIPS for students who start with summer term 2013. Summer is ideal for students who want to complete the program in one year and apply early in the cycle. Since federal loans are limited, we hope this will help students manage their expenses.

Scholarships Offered through UVM’s Continuing Education:

Hillman Scholarship: Through the generous support of the Hillman Foundation, a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is available for a student enrolled in UVM’s Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program. Candidates will be considered based on academic strength, demonstrated service to community, and need. Complete the online application by July 1st and the FAFSA by June 1st. Call Continuing Education at 800-639-3210 or (802) 656-2085 or by e-mail [address below] if you have questions.

Lufuno Tshikororo Scholarship: This scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Lufuno Tshikororo, who during her eight years as a student and administrator at UVM, touched the lives of numerous students and colleagues. The scholarship is available to non-traditional, continuing education, non-degree students who are ready to accept a new challenge toward self-improvement and to make a difference in the lives of others. Service to others is an important factor. Students must be planning to enroll in three credits or more. One $1000 scholarship is available annually. Complete the online application by July 1st and the FAFSA by June 1st. For more information call Continuing Education at 800-639-3210 or 656-2085 or by e-mail [address below].

Please let me know if you have any questions. I am always glad to hear from you.

Warm Regards,

Polly Allen
Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
learn@uvm.edu
University of Vermont Continuing Education
322 South Prospect Street Burlington VT 05401

Received in the Health Professions office recently:

The Global Health Corps application for the 2013-2014 fellow class is open until February 3rd, 2013, available at http://ghcorps.org/apply ! We are looking for intelligent, ambitious, emerging leaders with an interest in global health to apply.

Middlebury has both a current fellow and alumnus: Jennifer Foth and Hannah Burnett, who have worked at various GHC partner organizations including Millennium Villages Project and Tiyatien Health. For these individuals, the fellowship has been life changing. They have gained valuable field experience and established connections that have propelled their global health career forward. Given success of prior fellows, we know that Middlebury is full of enthusiastic and talented individuals who are seeking jobs both internationally and domestically. We would appreciate that the description below, as well as the flier and informational attachments be passed on to any pertinent list serves or major departments.

The mission of Global Health Corps is to mobilize a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. We offer yearlong fellowships with established non-profit or government agencies in Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and the United States. Applicants apply for specific jobs that match their interests and skills, from project management positions to monitoring and evaluation, engineering, communications, and beyond.

Global Health Corps is an amazing opportunity to get a year of field experience with an established non-profit or government agency. Fellows are provided housing, medical insurance, a livable wage, and transportation to and from the host country.

GHC is looking for candidates from all different backgrounds and skill sets, no prior health experience necessary! The applicants must:

-be 30 years old or younger

-hold a university degree

- be proficient in English

The flier and one-page document [available from Annie if you're interested] provide more information about Global Health Corps, our fellowship program, and partner organizations (Partners in Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Mifumi Project, Millennium Villages, etc).

Please feel free to circulate and to find out more, visit our website http://ghcorps.org . The text of the application is available for viewing. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact Jennifer Gottesfeld, our U.S. Program Manager at jennifer@ghcorps.org <mailto:jennifer@ghcorps.org> .

My name is Meghan Breen, and I am one of the Fellows here at Project Horseshoe Farm this year. I just sent an email to the Middlebury recruitment site to make sure that students know about Project Horseshoe Farm as a gap-year/fellowship opportunity.

Project Horseshoe Farm is a non-profit organization based in the heart of rural Alabama that offers service and support programs for seniors, adults with mental illness, and at-risk children. Horseshoe Farm also offers a unique year long “Horseshoe Farm Fellowship” program as a gap year opportunity for individuals interested in learning about community-based service leadership in the rapidly evolving healthcare and human services environment they will likely face.

We are a service learning/rural health/community leadership organization that offers a one-year position in Greensboro, AL. Our website is projecthsf.org, and our deadline is February 10th.
Here is a flyer [available from Annie] that has more detailed information about the position, and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you and/or your students. Thank you so much for you assistance in this recruiting process!

Sincerely,
Meghan Breen
HSF Fellow ’12-’13

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington offers a Post-Bachelor Fellowship program that combines a full-time professional position, academic research, and education with progressive on-the-job training and mentoring from a renowned group of professors.  This program provides Post-Bachelor Fellows the option to pursue for a fully-funded Master of Public Health at the University of Washington.

Applications are due January 15, 2013. Apply now!

Basic requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with no previous graduate training.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• High academic potential and a strong interest in pursuing academic or professional careers related to global health.
• No background in global health or a related field is required.
• United States citizenship or residency.

Application requirements:

• Resume (two-page limit).
• Official copy of academic transcript.
• One letter of reference from a professor or professional familiar with your coursework or research.
• Brief personal statement (500-word maximum) on how your skills, experience, and long-term career goals contribute to your candidacy.

Transcripts and references can be mailed to:

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington
Attn: PBF program
2301 Fifth Ave., Suite 600
Seattle, WA 98121

Application Review:

All submitted application materials are be reviewed by a team of faculty, senior researchers, and members of the Education and Training Office at IHME.  Notifications are made in February to those selected to interview for the program.  These candidates interview at IHME in March.  Fellowships are awarded by March 31.

Applications will only be considered once all materials have been received.

For questions about the PBF program, please contact them at: pbfs@healthmetricsandevaluation.org

Further information about the Post-Bachelor Fellowship program, and how to apply, can be found at:

http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/education-training/post-bachelor-fellowship

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) has a one-year Post-Baccalaureate Program (PBP) that provides its students with a stipend to attend.

However, student cannot apply to this program.  It works this way:  students must take the MCAT and submit their AMCAS application to one or more of AMSNY’s participating schools:

1. Albany Medical College
2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
3. New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
4. New York Medical College
5. SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
6. SUNY Downstate Medical Center
7. SUNY Health Science Center at Stony Brook
8. SUNY Upstate Medical Center
9. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

http://www.amsny.org/about/programs.html – scroll down to the middle of the page

After an admissions interview and rejection by one of the participating schools, the school must recommend that the student be invited to join PBP.  AMSNY then sends an invitation letter to the student.  The program is held at the University of Buffalo’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Science.  If the student maintains at least a B average and complies with other requirements of the program, he is guaranteed a seat in the medical school that rejected him.

As you can see, the student has no control over the process and must demonstrate enough academic ability i.e. GPA, MCAT, etc. to be offered a med school interview at one of the above schools. In addition, once rejected, someone at the school must recommend him for the program. 

Admittedly, it is a long shot, but since we just heard about it I thought we’d pass it on to you!

A pretty astounding glide/gap period opportunity!

African Leadership Academy [ http://www.africanleadershipacademy.org/ ] 
is a world-class high-school-level institution based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that uses a vast network of contacts across Africa to identify the most promising 15 – 19 year old leaders on the continent.  [Jihad Hajjouji '14, who just won the Davis Peace Project award, went there before coming to Midd]

Recent college graduates are invited to apply for ALA Teaching Fellowships beginning in August 2012. For two years, the ALA Teaching Fellows will live on campus and work closely with the students. Fellows participate actively in student life as coaches and faculty members in our unique curricula in leadership, entrepreneurship, and African studies. They also oversee extracurricular activities, serve as resident advisors, and teach courses in academic subjects of interest.  Fellows must be fluent in English. Fluency or proficiency in other languages spoken broadly on the continent (French, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili, Yoruba, etc.) is a plus.  

Apply on MOJO!  deadline Sunday, April 15, 2012

MATH Pioneers: Merrimack Valley is a proposed full-time, 10.5-month urban education math tutoring fellowship in two high schools in the Merrimack Valley [west and north of Boston]. They are hiring 50 smart, idealistic, relentless people to work full-time during the 2012-2013 school year.  [This is an excellent opportunity for college seniors who are interested in doing a service year before medical school. In over the course of their eight-year history, 99% of tutors who applied to law school or medical received admittance.]

Each fellow works during the school day with two students at a time for six periods a day, and works with the same 12 students every day all year long. Fellows not only will drive student achievement by providing individualized instruction, but will also build personal and meaningful relationships with urban students and their families during this pioneer year of service.

Benefits

Tutors will receive full health benefits and a modest $15,000 living stipend.  Housing is not provided, but they will present viable options for consideration.

Application Process

This is a very selective elite program. At MATCH Boston, they receive over 20 applicants for every position and only select from the top 10%. Although tutors are required to have strong 9^th and 10^th grade math skills, they accept applicants from all majors.

We have a three step process:
1. Submit resume and cover letter
2. Phone Interview
3. On-site interview, math test and sample tutorial

Training

MATCH Boston gives a two-week, 100 hour summer academy for all tutors. Tutors receive training in effective instructional strategies, school culture, behavior management, and building parent relations.

Apply Online

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until June 25, 2012. In considering applications, they primarily look for a strong academic record, coaching or tutoring experience, and a readiness to rise to the many demands and challenges that come with working with at-risk youth.  Spanish proficiency is highly valued.

Especially suitable are idealistic and driven people who are hungry for consistent feedback. They need anyone who will commit to work tirelessly for one year to erase, not narrow, the achievement gap.

Please send all inquiries to recruitment.mathpioneers@matchschool.org

www.matchschool.org

Greetings from Mount Holyoke College.

I am writing to invite your students who may be considering postbaccalaureate preparation for the health professions to attend an Open House on March 7 here on the Mount Holyoke campus.

There are a number of changes to our Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical Program this year that students might find of interest, including the addition of summer General Chemistry I & II and a more affordable flat-rate tuition structure.

The Open House on March 7 is an opportunity for your students to meet our faculty and students, tour our facilities, and learn more about what our program offers, including:

•    An introductory biology sequence specifically tailored for postbac students’ needs
•    Summer General Chemistry I & II, which allows students to get a head-start on their studies or to
compress their studies into a single calendar year
•    A unique Art & Medicine program, training students in observation and diagnostic skills
•    Extensive internship placements at area hospitals and local practices
•    Training and paid employment as Medical Scribes
•    Research opportunities with Mount Holyoke faculty and physicians at Bay State Medical Center

The Postbaccalaureate Pre-Medical Program Open House is scheduled for Wednesday March 7, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in 305 Kendade Hall, at the center of our science complex.

Please forward this message along with the attached flyer to your students, and consider printing and posting it as well.

Thank you,

David M. Gardner, Ph.D.
Dean of Pre-Medical Programs
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA  01075
413-538-3389
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/go/postbac