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Pre-Professional Health Programs Calendar

The PPH Office encourages you to check the Institute’s calendar for additional health and human services-related activities that may be of personal and academic interest to you.

Saturday, November 7, 2009:  PA Fall Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, November 7, 2009:  Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine “Fall Open House”.  For information, go to http://podiatry.temple.edu/.

November 8-11, 2009:  American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA (booth #1650).  Meet with many of the nation’s osteopathic medical schools!  For additional information, go to www.apha.org/meetings/.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009:  Pre-physician Assistant Information Session @ 10:00 AM in ISAT 259.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009:  Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Pre-medical Information Session, 5:30-7:00 PM, Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Lewisohn Hall, Room 408.  Contact Admissions @ gs-admit@columbia. edu or call (212) 854-2772.

Friday, November 13, 2009:  VCU 12th Annual Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program Information Seminar.  RSVP by October 5th to www.had.vcu.edu.

Saturday, November 14, 2009:  West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) Open House 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM in Lewisburg, WV.  For more info and to register, go to www.wvsom.edu/applicants/recruiting.cfm.

Saturday, November 14, 2009:  OT Fall Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, November 14, 2009:  PT Fall Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Monday, November 16, 2009:  Pre-Medical Association “Late Fall Blood Drive” in Transitions Room, Warren Hall from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM!  Appointments are highly recommended, but walk-ins are welcome.  Register @ www.vadonor.com and use the sponsor code “JMU”.  Don’t forget your photo ID!  FREE pizza!  FREE hats/visors/T-shirts!  Great takeaway snacks!  Let’s beat the record of 42 units!

Monday, November 16, 2009:  Pre-Dental Society Meeting @ 6:00 PM in HHS 1208.  There will be (2) Navy dentists coming to speak to the group. FREE FOOD & NAVY PARAPHERNALIA! 

Tuesday, November 17, 2009:  AED Meeting @ 7:30 PM in HHS 1208.  Guest speaker from Service Learning Without Borders.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009:  Pre-Medical Association Meeting @ 8:00 PM in Burruss 238.  Guest speakers will be Sgt. Timothy Waud and Sgt. Charles Pursell of the U.S. Army.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009:  AED Meeting @ 7:30 PM in HHS 1208.  Guest speaker will be Ollie Danisa, M.D., Valley Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine (tentative).

Wednesday, December 2, 2009:  Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Pre-medical Information Session, 5:30-7:00 PM, Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Lewisohn Hall, Room 408.  Contact Admissions @ gs-admit@columbia. edu or call (212) 854-2772.

Friday, December 4, 2009:  Pre-physician Assistant Information Session @ 2:00 PM in HHS 1207.

Friday, December 4, 2009:  Deadline for 2010 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program applications (5:00 PM ET).  For information, go to www.kff.org/minorityhealth/bjscholars/bjsapplication.cfm#

Saturday, December 5, 2009:  Weill Cornell Medical College Annual Regional Pre-Medical Conference.  FREE REGISTRATION!  Contact Ms. Sahira Torres @ (212) 746-3390 or @ sjt2003@med.cornell.edu by Wednesday, November 4th to register.

Friday, January 15, 2010:  MD/PhD Programs of Baylor College of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s Medical School, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center will host a special Translational Research Symposium.  An MD/PhD Career Development Workshop will follow the next day.  For information, go to http://gsbs.uth.tmc.edu/symposium.htm.

Saturday, January 16, 2010:  PA Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, January 30, 2010:  Pharmacy Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, February 20, 2010:  PA Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, February 27, 2010:  OT Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, February 27, 2010:  PT Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, March 20, 2010:  Pharmacy Spring Open House @ Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA.  For more information, go to www.su.edu.

Saturday, April 17, 2010:  DPT Spring Open House @ Elon University @ 8:30.  For more information, email gradadm@elon.edu.

Saturday-Sunday, April 17-18, 2010:  Unite for Sight’s Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale University in New Haven, CT.  Register at www.uniteforsight.org/conference (rates increase monthly).