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All Seminars from February 2015.
PRE-HEALTH FILE WORKSHOP FOR COMMITTEE LETTER APPLICANTS
If you are planning to apply for a Committee Letter during the 2015-2016 application cycle and DO NOT have a Pre-Health file with our office, please respond to this email IMMEDIATELY. We will be having another mandatory workshop on Friday February 13th from 1:00pm-3:00pm for those students who need to start a Pre-Health file for the upcoming 2015-2016 Professional schools application cycle. You must have a Pre-Health file to apply for a Committee Letter or Letter Packet. We will not provide you with a Committee Letter or Letter Packet without a Pre-Health file. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. Please note that this Pre-Health File workshop is only open to students planning to apply during the 2015-2016 application cycle to medical, dental, optometry, veterinary and podiatry schools. THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOT BE OFFERED AGAIN. Future Applicants must attend an "Everything You Need to Know about Being a Pre-Health Student" workshop to start a Pre-Health file.
2015-2016 Committee Letter Workshop
The Final Committee Letter Workshop of 2015 will be held on Thursday, March 5th, 2015 from 3pm-5pm. In order to submit a Committee Letter Application and receive either a committee letter or letter packet you must attend one of the workshops. This is MANDATORY for all first-time applicants as well as Re-Applicants who would like to have previously submitted Committee Letters updated. Students who are applying for a Letter Packet are also required to attend a Committee Letter workshop.
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Students pursuing a career in health care are eligible to receive funding for their education in exchange for practicing in rural, urban, and frontier communities in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) with limited access to care, upon graduation and licensure. If you are interested in learning about how to pay for Dental, Medical and Physicians Assistant school without debt, this information session is for you.
SUNY Downstate Physicians Assistant & Physical Therapy Summer Program Information Session
SUNY Downstate PATH is an initiative to expose students to the Physicians Assistant and Physical Therapy health professions. The program is designed to provide exposure to these targeted health professions through faculty presentations, shadowing opportunities in clinics and affiliate sites, and information about the application process.
C.A.R.E. (Care and Respect for Elders in Emergencies) Volunteer Program Information Session
The C.A.R.E. (Care and Respect for Elders in Emergencies) volunteer program director will be conducting an information session for students interested in serving as volunteers with this Emergency Department program. Volunteers will be required to go through a thorough screening process and 7-hour training, and make a minimum 6-month, 100-hour commitment. This is a highly sought after placement for anyone interested in pursuing an education and career in health.