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Please be advised that the listserv is for Hunter students only, and you must register with a Hunter email address.
Joining the listserv will give you up-to-date information regarding the health professions, special events, and the Pre-Health Office.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisers will hold a group advising sessions for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: Letters Of Recommendation: Everything You Need To Know
Description: This workshop will cover all aspects of letters of recommendation, including:
-Why are letters of recommendation so important
- What are the elements of a strong letter of recommendation
- How to get strong letters of recommendation
- Review of sample letters of recommendation
-The importance of waiving your right to see the letters
This workshop is a required application planning workshop.
Title: Weill Cornell Medicine Healthcare Policy & Research Program Information Session
Description: Are you ready to impact the future of healthcare?
Join us for an information session with Brian Carroll, Director of Education for Weill Cornell Medicine Healthcare Policy & Research Program.
The M.S. program can be completed in just one year. Many students enroll in our program as a gap year between medical school to develop and cultivate their research techniques as well as to build and strengthen their real-world skills and networks in the healthcare industry. Scholarships are available.
There are three academic tracks in:
1. Health Policy and Economics trains students to become leading policy analysts and researchers working to identify the most effective ways to organize, manage, finance, and deliver high quality healthcare.
2. Health Informatics is the application of information science and information technology in the service of better health and better healthcare. We study, develop, and, improve innovative information technologies in healthcare. To apply these information technologies effectively, we also study human and organizational behaviors.
3. Biostatistics and Data Science provides top-class training in biostatistics, as well as the analytic techniques used in data science to prepare students for the data-driven challenges of today's world.
Title: Community Service Volunteering for Pre-Health Students
Description: Neha Surender, the Let's Get Ready College Access Managing Director will discuss the importance of community service and will be recruiting volunteers for the program. Let's Get Ready is an educational non-profit offering SAT preparation and application counseling to high school students from underrepresented backgrounds. Volunteers will be trained to serve as tutors and mentors.
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Title: Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Environmental Health Research Program
Description: PrIMER trainees commit to a two-year program beginning June before their junior year through December of their senior year. Trainees are paired with a Columbia University faculty member who serves as a research and academic mentor throughout the program.
Title: Pre-Health Group Advising for Transfer Students
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office will hold a group advising session for transfer students. This session will cover the requirements for a Pre-Health file, Committee Letter and address any other questions or concerns you may have. Many successful Pre-Health students begin their careers at the community or other colleges and universities. We strongly encourage you to get involved in the Hunter College Pre-Health community.
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Title: Bioethics Speaker Event: New York Times Bestselling Author Dr. Mathew McCarthy
Description: Join the Society of Bioethics and Medicine for our first event of the semester! The event will be a discussion of the ethical challenges of superbugs with Dr. Mathew McCarthy.
Title: Study Abroad 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: As future health professionals, you will need to be broadly-educated, mature, adaptable citizens who have had significant experience in the world beyond the classroom. Study abroad is an ideal opportunity for Pre-Health students to develop some of the skills and attitudes that are necessary for the practice of medicine—adaptability, self-reliance, and sensitivity to other cultures. Study abroad offers Pre-Health students a unique chance to observe diverse health care systems, explore different cultural attitudes towards health and healing, and often, to gain volunteer experience in a unique healthcare setting while earning college credits. Join us for this information session to explore study abroad opportunities available to Hunter College Pre-Health students.
Title: Time management for Applicants: from Application Submission to Applicant Interviews
Description: The application process for medical, dental, optometry and veterinary school takes about a full year, and application planning and time management will play a key role in your success as an applicant. Staying on a schedule can increase your chances of gaining admission. One of the critical pieces of advice students should follow is to apply early.
Title: Stem Study Skills for Pre-Health Student
Description: How many times have you said, “I studied so hard for that test!” Please join us if you want to learn how to turn your hard work into stellar grades.
Title: American Red Cross at Hunter College Volunteer Orientation
Description: The American Red Cross at Hunter College will host an info-session for Pre-Health students.
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Title: Methods in Narrative Medicine Workshops Series—Session #2
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office in partnership Columbia University’s Masters Program in Narrative Medicine will be offering a Methods in Narrative Medicine workshop series.
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Title: Pre-Health Group Advising
Description: Hunter Pre-health advisers will hold group advising sessions for students with pre-health questions. This session will be held in a classroom setting and will allow students to collectively ask questions of the pre-health advising team and to learn from their pre-health peers. All are welcome, especially first-year students!
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Title: AMSA Presents: How to Get an A in Physics 110
Description: Join the Hunter College chapter of the American Medical Student Association for this presentation which will be led by a Physics student who obtained an A in Physics I.
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Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: Medical Humanities Discussion—The Physician on Love
Description: Please join us for a poetry discussion on "The Physician on Love." There's no assigned reading beforehand (!), and snacks will be provided by the facilitator, Slavena (because every student knows that a good snack is fundamental to a good day). We look forward to seeing you!!
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Title: AMSA Presents: Test Prep with Kaplan
Description: A Student Ambassador from Kaplan will discuss their new spring campaign. They are offering a FREE KAPLAN COURSE for one lucky individual.
Title: Hunter College Pre-Dental Society Meeting
Description: The two main topics of discussion for this meeting will include the DAT and summer internships. The structure of the exam, how to register for it, resources to help students achieve a high score and what to do after you have taken the DAT (ie. Can you re-take, submit scores, etc).
Title: Hunter MAPS NYU Research & Kaplan Prep Event
Description: A renowned lab at NYU Bioengineering department is looking for undergraduates to volunteer. They will have their current lab members come in to talk about the position, and also the application process. You do not want to miss out on the opportunity, especially if you are looking for research!
We are also hosting an information session with our new partners, Kaplan, regarding their MCAT prep. They will provide information regarding their FREE MCAT Resources.
Title: Exploring Health Professions: Health Psychologist
Description: Join us for a presentation by Dr. Tracey A. Revenson about what you need to know about preparing for graduate school and career as a Health Psychologist.
Title: Gap Year Resume Workshop: Packaging yourself for success
Description: Having a strong and well-developed resume is key to securing a great gap year position in a research or clinical setting. This workshop will help you in crafting your resume as you begin to explore employment options for your upcoming gap year. Please bring your laptop and a draft of your resume.
Title: Methods in Narrative Medicine Workshop Series #1
Description: The Pre-Health Advising Office in partnership Columbia University’s Masters Program in Narrative Medicine will be offering a Methods in Narrative Medicine workshop series. This Basic Workshops provides an intensive introductory experience to the methods and skills of Narrative Medicine. These intensive workshops will offer rigorous skill-building in narrative competence. Participants will learn effective techniques for attentive listening, adopting others’ perspectives, accurate representation, and reflective reasoning. Sessions will focus on reconceptualizing empathy, narrative ethics, bearing witness, and illness narratives. Professionalism, cultural competence, bioethical competence, interpersonal communication skills, self-reflective practice, and ability to work with health care teams can be strengthened by increasing narrative competence.
Title: Resume Writing 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Resume writing and networking are vital skills for advancing your professional and academic career. Learn how to show off your experience and connect with people who can guide you on your professional path.
Title: St Georges University School of Medicine Admissions Information Session
Description: Join us for an admissions information session with Athalie Alexander-Arrington, the Associate Director of Admission at St. George's University School of Medicine.
Title: Life After College Health Professionals Panel Discussion
Description: Our amazing panelists are from diverse backgrounds within the healthcare field and general science fields. They will share their professional journeys and answer any questions you may have. It is an excellent opportunity to network and gain personal insight into the real world.
Title: Research Speaker Series: Branden Sosa
Description: Interested in getting involved in research, but are unsure how to start? Curious about what research entails and why it’s important for medical school? Come join us for our monthly research speaker talk with Branden Sosa. Branden is a recent Hunter College graduate that will be starting medical school this year. At this talk, He’ll discuss his experiences with clinical, translational, and basic science research and how he was able to obtain several publications over the past few years. We look forward to meeting you and having an exciting conversation about research!
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Pharmacy School Planning 101—How to become a Pharmacist