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Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: The Right to Try
Description: Over 1 million Americans die from a terminal illness every year. Many spend years searching for a potential cure, or struggle in vain to get accepted into a clinical trial. Unfortunately, FDA red tape and government regulations restrict access to promising new treatments, and for those who do get access, it’s often too late. “Right To Try” is legislation that allows terminally ill patients to access investigational treatments that have passed basic safety testing (Phase I) with the FDA, but are not yet available on pharmacy shelves.
Attached are some papers on the issue. Please skim them before the discussion. They will provide sufficient background. This discussion will focus on the ethics and efficacy of the right to try experimental treatments.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/22/us/politics/congress-approves-right-to-try-experimental-drugs.html
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Title: Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student
Description: This workshop is geared towards students who are interested in going on to professional health care programs of medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary and podiatric medicine. This workshop is designed to ensure students learn the basic information and can begin meeting the requirements for competitive application. Topics include:
• Academic Expectations
• Prerequisite courses
• How to develop your Pre-Health Portfolio
• Characteristics of a Competitive Applicant
Title: Organizing and Writing About Your Experiences
Description: The experiences and personal statement sections bridge the gap between a description of you as a scientist-humanitarian and the analytics provided by the admission test and academic institutions. Your target institution needs to affirm your intellectual and temperament preparedness for the investment that they will make in you. Your academics tell the story of your intellectual journey. Your experiences and personal essay are a window into your non-academic mindset. This workshop aims to help you to organize, write and present your many achievements, your reason for pursuing a career in healthcare and to explain and minimize any flaws that may exist in your dossier.
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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: Sackler School of Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: Join us for an admissions presentation from Sackler School of Medicine with Barbara Kugel, Director of Academic & Alumni Affairs. The Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program of Tel Aviv University is a partnership between the United States and Israel that has existed since 1976. The program has trained approximately two thousand talented men and women who have become some of the finest physicians in the world. The program, which is a four-year course of study, is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York State and accredited by the State of Israel. It welcomes qualified citizens or permanent residents of the United States and Canada. Students are taught in English, and class size is limited to 63 students per class. Topics include: 1. Sackler SOM history 2. Program specifics – admissions, FA, curriculum, schedule 3. Electives in the US 4. The Match and Residency in the US 5. Q&A
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Title: Preparing and Applying to Pharmacy School
Description: Join us for an engaging talk with Dr. Thomas TenHoeve, Associate Dean at The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy.
Topics to be covered include:
• Top 10 reasons to pursue a PharmD career
• Careers options and earnings potential for PharmD
• Prerequisite courses and admissions requirements
• Pharmacy school interview process
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Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: Gene Therapy
Description: Current gene therapy research has focused on treating individuals by targeting the therapy to body cells such as bone marrow or blood cells. This type of gene therapy cannot be passed to a person’s children. Gene therapy could be targeted to egg and sperm cells (germ cells), however, which would allow the inserted gene to be passed to future generations. This approach is known as germline gene therapy.
Because gene therapy involves making changes to the body’s set of basic instructions, it raises many unique ethical concerns. The ethical questions surrounding gene therapy include:
1. How can “good” and “bad” uses of gene therapy be distinguished?
2. Who decides which traits are normal and which constitute a disability or disorder?
3. Will the high costs of gene therapy make it available only to the wealthy?
4. Could the widespread use of gene therapy make society less accepting of people who are different?
5. Should people be allowed to use gene therapy to enhance basic human traits such as height, intelligence, or athletic ability?
Attached is some reading material on the issue. Please skim them before the discussion. They will provide sufficient background. This discussion will focus on the ethics and efficacy of gene therapy.
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Title: Professionalism 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: This workshop teach you professional etiquette that will help you to be successful in your academic and professional life. Topics include:
Communication(oral and written)
Attitude/Demeanor
Image
Competence
Professional ethics
This is a required Pre-Health workshop.
Title: Suturing 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Come and learn how to suture. The term “suture” is used to refer both to a specific technique for closing a wound, in which the sides of the wound are stitched together, and to the individual stitches involved in the wound closure.
This is a hands-on workshop. You will be given the opportunity to practice suturing. Start perfecting your suturing skills today! Seats are limited. RSVP TODAY.
PLEASE, ONLY RSVP if you are certain you can make it to the event.
Title: Multiple Mini Interviews: How to Prepare for the MMI
Description: Over forty medical, dental, and osteopathic schools of medicine use the Multiple Mini Interview method of selecting applicants to their program. This workshop will explain the goal of the interview format, what you can expect, what you need to know to be successful, what to do when the scenario goes wrong, as well as offer a practice scenario, and resources for further exploration.
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Title: Time management for Pre-Health Students
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Title: Psychological First Aid Workshop
Description: The workshop enables participants to provide basic care, comfort, and support to people who are experiencing distress. The workshop introduces the principles of psychological first aid. Participants engage in practice exercises. This workshop is essential for students volunteering in hospitals and clinical settings.
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Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: Artificial intelligence and Medicine
Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) is being embraced by hospitals and other healthcare organizations, which are using the technology to do everything from interpreting CT scans to predicting which patients are most likely to suffer debilitating falls while being treated. Electronic medical records are scoured and run through algorithms designed to help doctors pick the best cancer treatments based on the mutations in patients’ tumors, for example, or to predict their likelihood to respond well to a treatment regimen based on past experiences of similar patients.
We will discuss the efficacy and ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence and its use in medicine. Below is a reading to skim prior to the discussion.
https://news.aamc.org/research/article/artificial-intelligence-transforms-future-medicine/
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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: St. George’s University of London School of Medicine Admissions Presentation
Description: Join us for an information session with Andrew Stephens Medical Programs Recruitment Manager at St. George’s University of London School of Medicine .
Study medicine at a unique health sciences university in London, UK.
St George's, University of London is a highly respected institution within the world of medicine - meaning it is the ideal launchpad for your medical career:
Internationally-focused programs preparing you for worldwide medical careers.
Over 250 years of excellence and innovation in research and education.
A friendly campus welcoming students from over 50 countries.
Opportunities to learn from clinical practice at one of the UK’s busiest hospitals.
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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: 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 Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center (LESHRC).
Title: Effective Communication for Pre-Health Students
Description: Effective communication is an important skill all future healthcare professionals should have.
Effective communication is a key interpersonal skill and learning how we can improve our communication has many benefits. Learn how to communicate more effectively, and how to improve your written and oral communication skills.
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Title: Networking with Dr. Montreh Tavakkoli
Description: Dr. Montreh Tavakkoli is an Internal Medicine resident at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Tavokkli attended David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside.
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 strongly recommended for students applying in the 2019-2020 application cycle.
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Title: Networking with Dr. Montreh Tavakkoli
Description: Dr. Montreh Tavakkoli is an Internal Medicine resident at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Tavokkli attended David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Riverside.
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 strongly recommended for students applying in the 2019-2020 application cycle.
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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: The Medical School Interview
Description: Congratulations! The hard part of the medical school admission process is over. Now, you just have to take advantage of the opportunity and secure your seat in medical school. We believe that preparation is Everything. Our workshop is geared to prepare you for your mock interview with a Pre-Health Advisor and the Big Day at the medical school interview. Our workshop will address the kinds of interviews, what medical schools want, how to prepare for the myriad of questions that may be asked of you, what to wear, and interview preparation strategies.
Title: How To Get An A In Organic Chemistry
Description: This workshop will give a brief overview of Organic Chemistry I & II. What to expect and how to study for these courses.
Students who will be taking Organic Chemistry I & II in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year are encouraged to attend.
Title: NYC Health & Hospitals Victim Services Volunteer Program Information Session
Description: Victim Services volunteers provide crisis intervention, advocacy, and support during an emergency room visit for survivors of sexual assault. This includes working with medical staff on expediting the process, remaining present with the survivor throughout the entire ER visit which can take any where from 2 hours to 12 (average is 5), providing advocacy with the police and accompanying the survivor through the first interview with detectives at the hospital, and being physically present during the forensic rape examination if the survivor chooses to have the advocate there.
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Title: Pre-Health Discussion Forum: 3 Biological Parents, 1 Child-Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
Description: Mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT), is an in-vitro fertilization technique that uses mitochondrial DNA from a healthy donor in an attempt to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial disease from one generation to the next.
Genetically, this produces a fetus with three biological parents. Consequentially, this incites much debate regarding the ethics of the procedure.
Join us for a discussion on the ethics, efficacy, and biology of the procedure. Below and attached you will find a link to readings discussing the issue.
https://www.vox.com/2018/7/24/17596354/mitochondrial-replacement-therapy-three-parent-baby-controversy
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Title: How To Get An A In General Biology
Description: This workshop will give a brief overview of General Biology I & II. What to expect and how to study for these courses. Students who will be taking General Biology I & II in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year are encouraged to attend.
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Title: How To Get An A In General Chemistry
Description: This workshop will give a brief overview of General Chemistry I & II. What to expect and how to study for these courses. Students who will be taking General Chemistry I & II in the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year are encouraged to attend.
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Title: How to succeed as a Pre-Health student at Hunter College
Description: Join us for a panel discussion with current undergraduates and Post Bacc students who will share tips and techniques on how to succeed as a Pre-Health student. Pre-Health students must achieve a grade of B or better in all science courses, engage in research and gain clinical exposure in order to be considered competitive applicants. Come and hear how other Pre-Health students balance these commitments while juggling their academic and extracurricular activities. This panel discussion is strongly recommended for new freshmen, transfer and Post Baccs students.
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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: Interviewing 101 for Pre-Health Students
Description: Learn the skills you will need to perform well in interviews for clinical volunteering experiences, research assistant positions, medical assistant positions and others.
We will cover how to make the best of your interview from communication skills---both verbal and nonverbal---to how to dress for your interview---to how to write a thank you note/email after the interview [sample will be provided]
We will also be reviewing frequently asked interview questions. You will be practicing how to answer these questions during the workshop.
Proper interview etiquette will also be covered.
This workshop is highly recommended for freshman and sophomores.
Title: Community Service Volunteering for Pre-Health Students
Description: Zoe Smolen, the Let's Get Ready College Senior Access Program Manager 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.
This is a required workshop for Pre-Health students.
Title: NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS Research Internship Information Session
Description: NYC H + H Research Administration is looking for responsible and committed undergraduate and graduate research interns to assist with research studies examining our interventions and programs. Research interns will gain experience in the ethical conduct of research with human subjects, participant recruitment, study design, and data collection and entry, and regulatory compliance. Interns will gain familiarity with the research process, research administration, regulatory requirements, current understanding of medical and psychological disorders, the diagnostic process, and related treatments depending upon placement.
This position is ideal for students who are considering a graduate degree in the medical profession.
Competitive Applicants Will:
+ Be able to commit to at least a 9-month internship position if selected
+ Be self-motivated, and reliable
+ Have at least a 3.0 GPA
+ Be an undergraduate student enrolled in a health sciences/pre-med, or psychology major
+ Graduate students in any related major may apply
Title: Stem Study Skills for Pre-Health Students
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. Learn to study “creatively” for your STEM classes from a panel of high performing Hunter STEM students who will give you their strategies to earn top grades. Learn how to turn your memorized “facts” into the basis of your critical thinking strategies that lead to a better understanding of the material and how to fully form complete answers to exam questions. This is a required workshop for Pre-Health students.
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PPAP 1000—Networking 101 for Pre-Health Professionals
Zoom Video Conference,
Sep 24, 2024
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PPAP 1000- Study Abroad 101 for Pre-Health Students
Zoom Video Conference,
Sep 25, 2024
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PPAP 1003—Preparing and Applying to Dental School
Zoom Video Conference,
Sep 25, 2024
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PPAP 1000-Research Skills 101 (Information Research)
Zoom Video Conference,
Oct 01, 2024
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PPAP 1000-Prestigious Scholarships 101 for Pre-Health Students
Zoom Video Conference,
Oct 08, 2024
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