MCAT Registration Re-Opened

Registration for the January - June 2014 MCAT has resumed.

MCAT Registration Delayed

The 2014 January to June MCAT registration will not re-open today October 16th. Please follow @AAMC_MCAT to receive updates on when registration will re-open.

Applying to a Health Professions School in the 2014-2015 Application Cycle?

Then make sure you attend the "Application Process Meeting Part 1" on Wednesday, October 23rd, 5:00PM - 6:30PM in the Bryant Hall Recruiting Room. This program is essential to any student who is planning to apply to a school for the health professions in the 2014 cycle. The meeting will feature an explanation of the application timeline and equip students with the information needed to be organized in the application process. Following the presentation the Health Professions Advisors will hold a thirty minute group advising session in which questions will be answered.

Registration Open for January - May 2014 MCAT

Registration is officially open for the January to May 2014 MCAT Exam dates.

Health and Wellness/Public Health Internship

Health and Wellness/Public Health Intern
Arthritis Foundation, Richmond, VA
Desired Start Date: January 6, 2014
CAVLink (ID: 39360)
 
The Health and Wellness/Public Health Intern will assist the Health and Wellness Director with planning community outreach events (such as various Health Expos and Patient Education Programs) and with the maintenance of existing public health and exercise programs.

Specific tasks include:

• Communicating with program volunteers
• Planning support programs for children with arthritis and their families
• Writing and editing newsletter pieces
• Gathering information and resources for grant writing efforts
• Participating in developing partnerships with community based organizations
• Assisting with all aspects of health and wellness activities and programs

To view the full posting, login to CAVLink http://www.career.virginia.edu/cavlink/

The Medical Center Hour - In the Name of Pain: Pain and the Stigma of Disability

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

12:30-1:30 pm

Jordan Conference Center Auditorium

University of Virginia School of Medicine

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A John F. Anderson Memorial Lecture

In the Name of Pain: Pain and the Stigma of Disability

 

Tobin Siebers PhD, Department of English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI

Lois Shepherd JD, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities and School of Law, UVA 

David B. Morris PhD, University Professor emeritus, UVA, Charlottesville VA

 

Everyone wants to avoid pain, whether it be psychological, mental, spiritual, or physical. Medicine’s focus on eradication of pain draws attention to it, and efforts to manage or eliminate it drive biomedical research and consumer markets alike. But is there less pain as a result? And what are the costs of thinking of human beings as potentially pain-free? This is not to suggest that people should seek out pain but rather to question whether avoidance of pain produces more suffering in the form of discrimination against those—often, people with disabilities—whom we believe to be in pain or already suffering too much. What would it mean to name pain not as alien to human existence but as one of the defining conditions of being human?

In this Medical Center Hour, three experts—in disability studies, bioethics, and the cultural study of pain and pain medicine—consider our complicated attitudes toward pain, especially as we (think we) regard it in others.

Dermatology Clinical Assistant/Scribe Opportunity for June 2014 - July 2015

Gap Year Opportunity for June 2014-July 2015
Dermatology Clinical Assistant/Scribe Position

 

I am a dermatologist in private practice in Charlottesville. My office is located on Pantops and I work with another dermatologist who graduated from UVA, Dr. Bridget Bryer. This will be our third year running this annual gap year program. We have had great success working with recent UVA graduates and teaching them valuable hands on medical skills.

We are looking to hire a student who is considering taking a year off from their studies prior to enrollment in medical school. We are in need of a dermatology clinical assistant/scribe who would bring patients back from the waiting room, take an initial history of the medical problems to be discussed, generate prescriptions to be sent electronically, help with surgical procedures, and provide medical education regarding dermatological conditions and treatment. This individual does not have to have any dermatology or surgical knowledge at all. We will teach all that is needed. This is a paid position.

This position would be of great benefit to someone wanting or needing to take a year off from their studies. This would qualify as excellent experience for a medical school application.  After working with us for a year, the individual would be comfortable seeing live patients, taking succinct medical histories, assisting with surgical procedures, interfacing with electronic medical records, and well versed in dermatological diseases and treatments.

We will be making our decision in the coming months. Interested applicants should submit a resume, current GPA, and MCAT scores (if taken) to my email address as soon as possible: brettkrasner@yahoo.com.

 
Sincerely,

Brett Krasner, M.D.
Board Certified Dermatologist

Guidelines for Clinical Shadowing Experiences for Students

Shadowing is an important aspect of the career exploration process for students interested in the health professions. The newly created Guidelines for Clinical Shadowing Experiences for Students document highlights objectives and responsibilities for students who plan to shadow healthcare professionals. These guidelines were established by the Association of American Medical College's (AAMC) Group on Student Affair's (GSA), Committee on Admissions (COA) in consultation with National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP), the American Medical Association (AMA), and Dr. Elizabeth Kitsis, director of bioethics education, assistant professor, Epidemiology and Population Health and Medicine of Albert Einstein COM.

The guidelines can be found at https://www.aamc.org/download/356316/data/shadowingguidelines2013.pdf

VCU Dental Impressions 2013

The Student National Dental Association at VCU School of Dentistry will be hosting the Impressions program on November 9, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Topics being covered include admission to dental school, financial aid, mock interviews, and much more!  Students will also have the opportunity to work in the DentSim lab. For more information, see the flyer and application for more information. The deadline for the application is October 25th, 2013 and there is a $20 registration fee.

MD-PhD Programs National Interview/Revisit Calendar

Most MD-PhD Programs  around the country have joined forces to create a National MD-Phd Interview/Revisit Calendar. For those applicants with multiple interview offers, this may help organize your time and interview dates. To date, ovedr 70 MD-PhD programs are represented on this calendar.

Fall Open House at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)

WVSOM is having their Fall Open House on Saturday, November 23, 2013. See the flyer for more information

Edward M. Chester, M.D. Summer Scholars Program

This program awards fifteen collegiate undergraduate students the opportunity to spend ten weeks over the summer in clinical laboratory research settings at MetroHealth Medical Center. There are also opportunities ror observation of surgery, hospital rounds, and other experiences at MetroHealth. Applicants nust have completed their second year of undergraduate studies in the sciebnces and must be a resident of Ohio or attent a university in Ohio. A stipend of $2500 is provided. A project report (presenation) is required.

For the application and more information, visit the program website

Eastern Virginia Medical School Open House for Biomedical Sciences Programs

EVMS is hosting an open house for the following Biomedical Sciences programs: Ph.D Program, Research Master's Program, and Biotechnology Master's program. The Open House is on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 10 AM to 2PM. Breakfast and Lunch are provided.

Address: Lewis Hall, Room 1184
               700 W. Olney Rd., Norfolk, VA 23507

Note: The M.D. Program and other Clinical programs will not be discussed. This Open House is for those who wish to become laboratory scientists.

Please email to RSVP: Shannon Dudley, Administrator: dudleysl@evms.edu
Please include your name, email address, telephone number, undergraduate school and major and program(s) of interest. 

Medical Center Hour: Five Easy Steps to Metaphysical Fitness

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Jordan Hall Conference Center Auditorium 

In this Medical Center Hour, Ms. Levine shares her vision of medicine’s future. But instead of actual medical expertise, she brings her experiences as a patient in search of a diagnosis and a curative path to physical health. To regain metaphysical health, though, she had to abandon Sir Isaac Newton’s clockwork universe and enter a universe that mirrored the randomness, uncertainty, and turbulence of her actual experience. Only quantum physics and chaos theory can make sense of this new universe—and also of medicine today?

PAEA and SMDEP Joint Webinar

Join the Physician Assistant Education Association and the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program for an interactive webinar session on the PA profession. When: Thursday, October 10, 2013 Live Event: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time 1. Get acquainted with the PA profession; 2. Have questions? Get them answered by a PA; 3. Understand the role of a PA in medicine; and 4. Hear about upcoming events and recruitment fairs. REGISTER SMDEP is a national program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by The Association of American Medical Colleges and The American Dental Education Association.

 

Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA): Next Deadline is November 1st

The following PA programs' deadlines are November 1, don't miss them!

Baldwin Wallace University

Carroll University

Daemen College

Franklin Pierce University

Harding University

Hofstra University

Idaho State University

Indiana University

Jefferson College of Health Sciences

Keiser University

Lincoln Memorial University

Loma Linda University

Marietta College

Marywood University

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS) - Boston

Mercy College

Saint Louis University

Southern Illinois University

Stony Brook University

Touro College - Winthrop Extension

Touro University - California

Touro University - Las Vegas

Trevecca Nazarene University

Union College

University of Findlay

University of Iowa

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

University of North Texas Health Science Center - Fort Worth

University of Pittsburgh

University of South Alabama

University of Southern California

University of St. Francis - New Mexico

University of the Sciences of Philadelphia

Western University of Health Sciences

Developing PA Programs:

St. Ambrose University

FAQ: Bachelor of Science Degree in Physician Assistant vs. a Masters of Physician Assistant

Is there any significant difference between attending a PA program that offers a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physician Assistant vs. a Masters of Physician Assistant upon completion of the program?

All PA programs are accredited by the ARC-PA. All programs must meet the same standards in order to graduate students so they can sit for the PANCE exam. Once they pass this exam, they must obtain their license in the state they wish to practice. 

This standard is the same across the board, regardless of the degree type offered by the PA program.  The degree type earned should not determine a student's capacity to be hired since each PA program is required to meet the same set of standards.

In 2020 (with the start class of 2019), the profession will shift to the master's degree as the entry and terminal degree, meaning, all programs will have a mechanism in place to award the master's credential upon graduation from the PA program. 

ADAPT Interest Meeting

ADAPT is the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team here at UVA. We’re trained peer health educators who work to promote awareness and provide educational outreach to minimize the abuse of alcohol and other drugs around Grounds.

Interested in learning more about what we do? Recruitment starts in the spring but we’ll be having an information meeting on Tuesday, October 8th at 7 pm in Clark 102! Come get some free food and learn more about our recruitment process, the ADAPT training class, and how you can get involved with the Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention this fall. Hope to see you all there! 

In the mean time, “like” our facebook page!  

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ADAPT/262734350435451

Can’t make the meeting? Email adapt-uva@virginia.edu or Lmg3xe@virginia.edu and kms9vx@virginia.edu with any questions!

www.virginia.edu/adapt

Master's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tulane

The Master’s Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tulane University School of Medicine is a two-semester non-thesis program for the study of biochemistry- and molecular biology-related courses leading to a Master of Science degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Our program is primarily designed to enrich and improve academic credentials of graduates intending to gain entrance into medical- or other health profession-related schools/programs.

We are currently accepting applications for the spring 2014 cohort. Please contact Kristy Catlin if you have any questions about the program or would like additional information.