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PRE-HEALTH NEWS – November 2009
Welcome to our November issue of Health News! This monthly newsletter is compiled by the Pre-Health Advising Staff in the Office of Academic Advising (364 Oregon Hall). The newsletter consists of announcements, articles, and items of interest to pre-health students. If you would like an announcement or meeting posted in the pre-health newsletter, please email your submissions to arwens@uoregon.edu. The newsletter is sent at the beginning of each month. To get your announcement in on time, please email Arwen no later than the 20th of the month prior.
On behalf of the Office of Academic Advising, we hope that you had a safe Halloween. If you have any advising questions the Office of Academic Advising will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more details, call the Office of Academic Advising at 541-346-3211.
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Table of Contents
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COURSES/OPPORTUNITIES
For more information, please visit http://advising.uoregon.edu/AA_Pages/AA_PreHealth.html
1) Smart Global Health Competition - $1000 2) BI 199: Introduction to Health Careers 4) OHSU American Student Dental Association Mock Interviews 5) Summer Medical and Dental Education Program HEALTH CARE CAREER: Dental Laboratory Technician
PRE-HEALTH ADVISORS
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COURSES/OPPORTUNITIES
1) Smart Global Health Competition - $1000 The CSIS Commission on Smart Global Health is searching for ideas that can produce gains in global health. If you are interested in sharing your thoughts on creating and sustaining beneficial global health, submit your response by November 20, 2009 to http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/pages/essay-signup and you could win up to $1000. For more information, please visit http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/pages/about. 2) BI 199: Introduction to Health Careers BI 199 will be offered winter term. The course will examine a range of health care careers, from doctorates to shorter-term programs. Students will also learn about the political and social issues that face health care professionals. Guest speakers from different health care professions are invited to speak about their respective fields and are also available to answer questions. For more information, please contact Lori Manson (loric@uoregon.edu) at the Office of Academic Advising. Winter term registration is right around the corner. The registration priority schedule will be available October 30th, and registration for classes will run from November 16-25. 4) OHSU American Student Dental Association Mock Interviews Pre-Dental students are invited to attend OHSU School of dentistry’s mock interview sessions. Interested students will learn about the interviewing process, practice interviewing skills and receive valuable advice from OHSU dental students. This event will be taking place on Tuesday December 1st from 7-9 p.m. in the OHSU School of dentistry room 220. It is free to attend this event. To sign up, please email Amanda at rentschl@ohsu.edu no later than November 24th. 5) Summer Medical and Dental Education Program Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a six week summer program for college freshmen and sophomores interested in medicine or dentistry. This program helps students become competitive applicants for medical and dental school. SMDEP is implanted at 12 different institutions across the nation. The application cycle runs from November 1, 2009-March 1, 2010. To apply and for more information, please visit www.smdep.org.
Teach for America works to stop educational inequality and works to eliminate educational inequality by using promising leaders. The main goal of Teach for America is for all children to have an equal opportunity to gain an excellent education. College graduates and teachers are employed to help students reach academic success despite challenges such as poverty. Teach for America alumni say “that their corps experience led to tremendous personal growth, with in-depth perspectives on the medical needs of underserved populations. Teaching for two years hones valuable interpersonal skills that increase their effectiveness in clinical settings and frames their medical careers in the context of service” (Teach for America). For more information on applying to Teach for America, please visit https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/info/index.jsp.
If you are interested in studying abroad, visit the study abroad fair! This is a great opportunity to learn about the 165+ different programs available and to speak to part participants, international students and study abroad staff. The fair will take place on November 18th from 11am-4pm in the EMU Fir Room.
7) Peer Health Internship
Health Care Career: Dental Laboratory Technician Dental Laboratory Technicians generally have no interactions with patients directly. Instead, they interact with dentists to make dental prostheses. Dental prostheses are teeth replacements, which allow people who have missing teeth to eat, smile and talk just like they did before. Dental Technicians work with various types of material including wax, plastics, alloys, steel and porcelain. Dental Technicians can work in dental laboratories, dental schools, hospitals, and companies that work to produce prosthetic materials. Most lab technicians go through a 2 year training program to earn a certificate or associates degree. After completing a dental laboratory program, technicians are eligible to take the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (CDT). According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Lab Technicians earn an average of $42,640 a year (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes519081.htm). For more information please visit http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/40/drf03-dental-lab-tech.pdf
If you need to talk to an advisor, please schedule an appointment (346-3211) to meet with the following people for information on the following professions:
Arwen Spicer, Office of Academic Advising, 364 Oregon Hall Medicine, Dental, Optometry, Physician Assistant, Veterinary, and Medical Technology
Lori Manson, Office of Academic Advising, 364 Oregon Hall Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, PT
Jenni Van Wyk, Office of Academic Advising, 364 Oregon Hall Medicine, Podiatry, Occupational Therapy
Pre-Health Assistant Divya Patel is the Pre-Health assistant. If you have any pre-health questions or concerns, please feel free to email Divya at health@uoregon.edu.
Asklepiads Pre-Medical Society If you are interested in medical volunteer opportunities and sharing information about medicine, plan to get involved with the Asklepiads pre-medical society. The Asklepiads will be meeting on October 7th from 6-7pm in 110 Willamette. Membership to the Asklepiads is open to everyone interested. The Asklepiads can be contacted via e-mail at premed@uoregon.edu.
The Pre-Dental club is organized to help students learn more about professions related to the dental field. All interested students are welcome. If you have any questions please email Brittany at dental@uoregon.edu. The first meeting will be on Wednesday October 7th in the Metolius Room (EMU) at 6pm.
The Pre-Pharmacy Club is designed to help students achieve their goals related to any area of the pharmacy field, including but not limited to careers such as pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmaceutical sales representatives. This club is always open to new members who are taking pre-pharmacy courses or anyone who is interested in learning more about this field. The Pre-Pharmacy Club can be contacted via e-mail at prepharm@uoregon.edu.
This club is current inactive. If you would like to restart it, please contact Lori Manson at loric@uoregon.edu.
The Pre-Vet Club, or Puppy Time Society, will be having its first meeting on October 7th at 5:30pm in the Science Room Library room B70-A. For more information, please contact Andrew Nishida at anishid1@uoregon.edu .
Since 2007, Students for Global Health has been meeting to learn about and take action against worldwide disease, focusing on the plagues of HIV/AIDS and malaria. We have guest speakers, action events, fundraisers and help coordinate summer internships. We meet twice a week. For more information, visit: http://uoglobalhealth.org
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