Title: Hunter College Pre-Dental Society Meeting

Description: Topics we will be discussing at this weeks meeting:

Title: Hunter College Pre-Optometry Society Open House

Description: The Hunter College Pre-Optometry Society executive board will provide more information about the club and its mission. This will be a great chance for you to network and meet other students considering optometry school. We will be providing information on shadowing, and other important information about optometry schools admissions.

Title: Trauma Management and Point of Injury Care

Description: We will discuss the main causes of death in emergency care and learn how to manage the three preventable causes of death; which are hemorrhaging, airway compromise, and tension pneumothorax. In addition, we will go over the different phases of initial care from point of injury through medical evacuation. We will have demonstrations of some medical equipment and hands on skills.

Title: Naloxone Training for Pre-Health Students

Description: Naloxone administration is an emergency intervention to prevent opioid overdose. Pre-Health students will get hands-on experience, gain some knowledge about the current opioid crisis and learn how they may help people in their communities. It is also a great experience to include on your health professions graduate school applications. This training will be conducted by the Manhattan Staten Island Area Health Education Center.

Title: Stress Management for Pre-Health Students:The Wellness Toolbox

Description: As a pre-health student, stress is an unavoidable part of life. Academics, volunteer hours, extracurricular activities—it all adds up. The Wellness Toolbox is a self-study workshop designed to offer participants a useful framework for developing an effective approach to overcoming stress, and unhelpful behavioral patterns. This workshop is geared to helping you learn more about yourself, early warning signs of your triggers, as well as what helps you attain a sense of wellness and what doesn’t. Join us into a journey of your Self! This is a required workshop.

Title: FlexMed Early Assurance Program Application Preparation Workshop for Sophomores

Description: This workshop will review the requirements for application to the FlexMed Early Assurance Program of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). This workshop will specifically focus on how to write the FlexMed essays. A step-by-step analysis of what to discuss in each essay response and how to organize your essay responses will be reviewed. The workshop will also prepare you for the interview. The types of questions you should be prepared to answer and how to be a strong applicant will be covered. Hunter College sophomores who are currently applying or are planning to apply to the Flex-Med Program at ISMMS are strongly encouraged to attend. You will also have the opportunity to speak with successful FlexMed applicant Catherine Stratis. This workshop is a collaboration between Hunter College Macaulay Honors College and the Pre-Health Professions Advising Office.

Title: Community Service 101 for Pre-Health Students

Description: This event will provide information on opportunities for community service. These opportunities include; volunteer work in Disaster Services, Home Fire Preparedness training, Psychological First Aid, Soup Kitchens, Blood Drives, Mass Care and Sheltering. We will explain how each of these events helps in the betterment of those in our communities. This is a required pre-health workshop.

Title: LMSA+ : Q&A with Cornell Medical Students

Description: LMSA+ is hosting a panel with Weill Cornell Medical Students. Come and have your questions answered as the medical students provide insight and advice based on their personal experiences. We will also have a presentation from Kaplan providing our members with discount codes and how to access free resources.

Title: Bioethics and its Application for Interview Preparation

Description: Join the Society of Bioethics and Medicine at our first meeting of the year! We will discuss the principles of bioethics and apply these principles to analyze case studies in order to prepare students for health-related interviews.

Title: MCAT Super Bio Review-The Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems

Description: To help prepare for what you'll see on the Biological Sciences section, we're hosting a Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems MCAT review session.

Title: American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Open House

Description: This will be a perfect opportunity for students to learn about the mission of our national club at Hunter College. Meet your AMSA E-Board and interact with other members. We will be discussing future events and much more! Boost your Pre-Health portfolio by joining AMSA today! A Kaplan Student Ambassador will also speak about their MCAT book set giveaways and so much more. Join us in our "AMSA and Chill" group chat on Whats App to stay connected with all things AMSA! The chat was created to be a platform for students to network and share knowledge with one another, so feel free to use it as such! Join us by using the link below:

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!

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 community or other colleges and universities. We strongly encourage you to get involved in the Hunter College Pre-Health community.

Title: CARS MCAT Review Session

Description: There are many myths about the Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) section, one of which is that your score depends on luck. If you happen to get “good” passages, all is well, but if you don’t, you are in trouble. Thankfully, this is entirely untrue. It’s practice, not luck that will help you conquer the MCAT CARS section. To do well in this section you will need to fundamentally change how you read the passages and go about answering the questions. Join us to learn the strategies to conquering MCAT CARS.

Title: Pre-Health Research Initiative Open House

Description: Come and learn about the Hunter College Pre-Health Research Initiative, as well as the many research opportunities available in NYC. We look forward to meeting you, discussing your interests, and supplying you with the resources you need to succeed!

Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: Impostor Syndrome in Medicine

Description: Please join us for a discussion on impostor syndrome in medicine. 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 an hour of honest discussion!! Moderator: Slavena Salve Nissan is a fourth-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She graduated from the Macaulay Honors program at Hunter College with a major in biology in 2015. She has interests in poetry, medical humanities, and medical education.

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!

Title: 2020-2021 Committee Letter Application Workshop

Description: The Committee Letter workshop organized by the Pre-Health Office to provide each undergraduate applicant or re-applicant with valuable information about preparing your Committee Letter Application and your medical, dental or veterinary school application. This includes guidelines for preparing Personal Statements and other parts of the application. These guidelines are presented to help applicants to craft their personal statements and other parts of their Committee Letter Application.

Title: 5th Annual Pre-Health Summer Enrichment, Internships and Research Programs Fair

Description: Join us for our Annual Hunter College Pre-Health Summer Enrichment, Internships and Research Programs Fair. Programs Represented Include: Albert Einstein College of Medicine BOLD Program Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) Program Columbia University Summer Program for Under-Represented Students (SPURS) Mentoring in Medicine Emergency Department Internship, Medical Pathway Program, Teaching Fellows Program, Community Health Ambassador Program Valegos College of Physicians and Surgeons Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) & NERA MedPrep HCOP Academy Hunter College Center for Cancer Health Disparities Summer Cancer Research Institute Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Quantitative Sciences Undergraduate Research Experience (QSURE) Program Memorial Sloan Kettering SCORE Program NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program New York College of Podiatric Medicine Pre-Health Internship Program PrIMER - Program to Inspire Minority Undergraduate Students in Environmental Health Research at Columbia University - Mailman School of Public Health SHIP - Summer Health Internship Program (SHIP) & Health Careers Internship Program (HCIP) SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Early Medical Education SUNY College of Optometry CSTEP Summer Academic Program SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Exploring Health Careers Summer Program in Translational Disparities and Community-Engaged Research (SPRINTER) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University The Rockefeller University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program Tri-I MD-PhD Program and Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program Weill Cornell Medical College Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program for Premedical Students

Title: 5th Annual Pre-Health Summer Enrichment, Internships and Research Programs Fair

Description:

Title: Preparing and Applying To Podiatry Schools

Description: The field of Podiatry has changed dramatically over the last decade and if you are interested in learning more about Podiatric Medicine, you should plan on attending this workshop. Many podiatrists specialize in surgery, sports medicine, wound care, pediatrics, or diabetic care. We will discuss what a doctor of podiatric medicine does, course requirements for pre-podiatry students, how to gain clinical and research experience, and when and how to apply to podiatric medical schools through AACPMAS, including taking the MCAT and applying for a committee letter.

Title: Trauma Management and Point of Injury Care

Description: We will discuss the main causes of death in emergency care and learn how to manage the three preventable causes of death; which are hemorrhaging, airway compromise, and tension pneumothorax. In addition, we will go over the different phases of initial care from point of injury through medical evacuation. We will have demonstrations of some medical equipment and hands-on skills.

Title: Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals

Description: The ability to network effectively is key to your success as a Pre-Health student. Networking 101 will help you to learn how to present yourself effectively in classes, in interviews, business/social settings or simply when you walk into a room.