Please join the Premedical Association and the
Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at the Columbia University Medical School
Fair where more than 30 medical schools are expected to gather to speak with
more than 400 prospective students from Columbia University and Barnard
College, as well as Postbac Premed students from City College of New York,
Hunter College, New York University, and Yeshiva University.
Please view the schedule and registration information below:
Medical School Admissions Deans Panel
Friday, February 19, 2016
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Register at: https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo
Panelists will discuss the application process and answer
questions about applying to medical school. The panel is open only to Columbia
University and Barnard College students.
Panelists:
Dr. George F. Heinrich
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Ms. Leila Amiri
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Dr. Koong-Nah Chung
Washington University School of Medicine
Dr. Steven Gay
University of Michigan Medical School
Ms. Deborah Benvenger
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
The MCAT: Getting to Know the Exam
Friday, February 19, 2016
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM
Lerner Hall Roone Arledge Cinema
Register at:
https://events.columbia.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo;jsessionid=7CE1216E946753088543946877279FDC
A representative of the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) will conduct an information session on the MCAT, the
standardized medical college admissions test.
The representative will discuss content and format, testing
policies, resources for studying, scoring, and what to expect on test day. This
is an essential introduction to a key part of every medical school application.
Questions will be welcomed.
Bioethics: For Multiple Mini-Interviews and Beyond
Friday, February 19, 2016
This panel of core faculty members in the Columbia
University Masters of Bioethics Program will provide an overview of key
bioethics principles, concepts, and approaches to problems crucial for
premedical students.
This presentation can be extremely helpful for students who
will be participating in multiple mini-interviews as part of medical school
interviews and for those working as medical students and as physicians.
Increasingly, health care trainees and providers confront a wide range of
dilemmas in making decisions – including when to start or terminate various
treatments at the end-of-life, what genetic tests to order for patients,
whether to screen embryos for certain mutations or traits, and what to say to
parents who don’t want to vaccinate their children. The panelists will explore
with attendees ways to think about and address these bioethics dilemmas.
Osteopathic Medicine and the 2016 AACOMAS Application
Friday, February 19, 2016
2:20 PM - 3:20 PM
This presentation will provide aspiring physicians the
information they need apply to the nations’ 31 osteopathic medical schools and
their four branch campuses as well as a demonstration of osteopathic
manipulation treatment by Dr. Christopher Kyriakides, D.O.
It will also provide an overall insider’s perspective on the
growth rate over the past eight years and current data and trends in the
osteopathic profession. Additionally, the 2016 American Association of Colleges
of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOMAS) application will be showcased. Students will
be able ask questions while getting an insider’s presentation on important
application areas.
Funding Your Future: Paying for Medical School
Friday, February 19, 2016
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Students are invited to attend a presentation given by a
representative from the Association of American Medical Colleges's (AAMC)
Financial Information, Resources, Services, and Tools (FIRST) program.
Attend this workshop to learn about financing options
available to pay for medical school, tips to budget and manage your money and
maintain a good credit score, and resources available from the AAMC FIRST
program and how they can help you.