Here’s the news for this week — as usual, all items with today’s date are from this issue. Cheers, Annie (ed.)

Planning to attend medical, dental, or veterinary school? Not sure how to prepare for the MCAT, DAT, or GRE? On Tuesday, March 19th, GlobeMed at Middlebury will be hosting a Graduate Admissions Workshop and auctioning off a FREE Kaplan course! At the workshop, students will gain valuable insight into the most important factors in the [...]

Tufts will be holding the 1st annual PreDental Day on Friday, April 12th from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 1 Kneeland St., Boston. The event is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from New England colleges.  The half-day program will provide a wealth of information for those looking to enter the dental profession and [...]

Dr Andrew Medina-Marino, the faculty advisor for the Global Health for Social Change (GHSC) Internship, wrote us yesterday: Intern in South Africa with an NGO this summer The Global Health for Social Change (GHSC) Internship is unlike any other summer program you may be considering. This unpaid field placement program is an opportunity for you [...]

Busy 5-doctor Family Practice office looking for a pre-med student to work one-on-one with a doctor.  Job includes rooming patients, giving injections, EKGs, venipuncture, follow-up and triaging phone calls.  Join our team and get a head start on your career with hands-on training. Send resume and references to: Middlebury Family Health Attn: Stacy Ladd, Practice [...]

Northwestern offers a 12-month program (Summer through Spring) for college graduates who want to combine an interest in mathematics with research, that can make a difference in public health and medicine. Master of Science in Epidemiology and Biostatistics Applications are accepted through April 1 and classes begin June 24. Alumni of the program are employed in academic [...]

AACOM is very pleased to share with you a copy of today’s Washington Post’s Health & Science section, on the growth of osteopathic medical education and practice in the United States.   http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/osteopathic-doctors-may-help-alleviate-a-shortage-of-medical-care-in-rural-areas/2013/03/11/56074f08-752e-11e2-8f84-3e4b513b1a13_story.html An additional article highlighting the 2015 changes which will recognize both DO and MD programs being accredited equally. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/osteopathic-physicians-make-headway-in-conventional-medicine/2013/03/11/ddecb3a8-7147-11e2-ac36-3d8d9dcaa2e2_story.html In addition, the Kaiser [...]