Event: How to Stand Out as an SHPEP Applicant

January 19, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

If you are wondering how to make your SHPEP application stand out, you are not alone. Completing your application is the first of many critical steps to a career in the health professions. During this webinar, you will hear the ultimate strategies to make your application stand out from our University of Washington and Western University of Health Sciences program sites. They will lead a robust discussion and provide:
 

• The most common mistakes made by applicants.
• Examples of successful personal statements and activities.
• Things to consider when completing your application to meet the deadline.

Register here. 

Summer Opportunity: University of Michigan Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The University of Michigan Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center (FCVC) is pleased to offer a 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) starting May 31, 2022 and ending the second week of August.

Program dates are subject to change pending the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The application closes Sunday, January 30, 2022.  To apply, visit our website at https://tinyurl.com/fcvcsurf.  

Job Opportunity: Clinical Assistant, Hudson Heights Pediatrics

Clinical Assistant in a Pediatrics Practice

Pediatric practice in upper Manhattan seeks graduating senior or recent graduate for full-time position starting in the Spring of 2022. Opportunity to start part-time before graduation. A fitting training ground for those interested in medicine, health care, or small business management. Hudson Heights Pediatrics is looking for someone interested in both the clinical and managerial aspects of medicine.

Our ideal candidate has:

● interest in the field of healthcare

● effective communication skills and is comfortable interacting both in-person and over the phone

● the desire to take initiative

● comfort multitasking, prioritizing, and dealing with several pressing matters at once

● sensitivity to the needs of patients, visitors and coworkers

● excellent organizational skills

● strong teamwork skills

● experience working with children

Responsibilities include:

● serving as clinical and administrative staff, including taking patient vitals, assisting with vaccines and bloodwork, performing point-of-care tests and other tasks to be assigned

● conducting intake and checkout and other reception duties

● discussing clinical cases with patients over the phone

● helping to manage the practice and doctor’s schedules

● reviewing and helping to implement and monitor Quality Incentive Programs

● assisting with billing and claim submission and follow up with insurance companies

This is a full-time position starting in spring 2022 and requiring 35-40 hours per week, including one Sunday per month. Spanish language skills are a plus. We work with an amazing team of doctors led by Dr. Joseph Richter who has been affiliated with Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for 22 years and founded the practice in 2009. Hudson Heights Pediatrics has been managed and staffed by Columbia and Barnard graduates since its opening. HHP staff alumni have since completed or are pursuing degrees in medical school, nurse practitioner programs (pediatric, midwifery and family medicine) and masters in public health administration.

Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing your experience and interest to goldman@hudsonheightspediatrics.com.

To read about our doctors, and find out more about our practice, please visit our website:

www.hudsonheightspediatrics.com 

Virtual Fair: Columbia University Medical School Fair

The 2022 Columbia Medical School Fair will be entirely virtual due the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we very much look forward to bringing information about some of the top medical schools in the US to students wherever they may be. 

A total of seven events will take place between 11am and 1pm ET on the following dates. These weekend sessions will allow students to learn about a total of 24 top institutions and to hear from specialists on topics of importance in the school selection process.

Sat, February 5th, 2022 - Welcome Event and School Fit Panel Discussion

Sat, February 12th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, February 19th, 2022 - Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) School Panel

Sat, February 26th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, March 5th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, March 26th, 2022 - Information Sessions from Five (5) Medical Schools

Sat, April 2nd, 2022 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Education Panel and Fair Close

Postbac Opportunity: MSK Bridge Program

Start your path to a PhD with MSK Bridge, a two-year post-baccalaureate research program for recent college graduates from historically underrepresented and underserved groups who intend to apply to biomedical PhD or MD-PhD programs upon completion of Bridge.

MSK BRIDGE PROVIDES:

• Research experience - immersion in biomedical research in cutting-edge laboratories at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and an opportunity to give an oral presentation on your research project at the MSK Bridge symposium.

• Community - intensive mentoring from faculty, graduate students, and postdocs.

• Educational training - participation in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School (GSK) cancer biology core course, professional development workshops and skills building classes, as well as research seminars and departmental talks.

• Professional guidance - individualized career guidance and assistance with the graduate school application process from the Office of Scientific Education and Training.

• Benefits – an annual stipend of $41,000, health benefits, and access to MSK rental housing.

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

We invite applications from current college seniors and recent graduates with a biomedically relevant Bachelor’s received within the last 3 years, and who are from historically underrepresented and underserved groups. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents.

Apply at: mskbp.mskcc.org

For more information, visit: mskcc.org/bridge

For questions, email: oset@mskcc.org 

Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant for Direct Primary Care Medical Practice

Administrative Assistant for Direct Primary Care Medical Practice (HIV Prevention & Treatment

and Gay Men’s Health) in Greenwich Village, NYC

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for welcoming and providing incredible customer service to our patients, taking charge of extremely detailed and confidential administrative tasks, and assisting the doctor with the multifaceted challenges of the healthcare industry.

We are the first Direct Primary Care micropractice in NYC – where the primary focus is on the importance

of the doctor-patient relationship. You will work closely with the doctor in this small, friendly, human-centered medical practice. We specialize in HIV prevention & treatment and Gay Men’s health. The doctor has previously volunteered with Doctors Without Borders, and has teaching appointments at Columbia and NYU Medical schools. Dr. Vitt has been named a Top Doctor in NYC for the past six years in a row.

Full-time hours, Monday through Friday. This is not a part-time position.

Target start date is ideally May 1 through June 1 2022. The applicant will commit for approximately

one year.

Please email resume and cover letter to us at office@drvitt.com

Apply right away if interested. The process is extremely competitive.

Application deadline is 4/1/2021.

For more information about the practice, please visit www.drvitt.com

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

● Provide incredible customer service to every patient

● Greet and welcome patients to the office

● Maintain absolute patient confidentiality and discretion in accordance with professional expectations as well as HIPAA policy

● Answer phone calls, emails, questions, etc. in a prompt and polite manner

● Manage patient scheduling, onboard new patients, and manage new patient inquiries

● Handle payments accurately and responsibly

● Enter patient information and scan, update, and file medical records accurately

● Communicate with patients, pharmacies, laboratories and other offices under doctor’s guidance

● Assist patients with coordination of care and navigation of the healthcare bureaucracy

● Coordinate laboratory specimens for send-out

● Help maintain a clean, courteous, and professional working environment

● Organize and maintain supplies

● Assist with appropriate clinical matters when necessary

● Assist with website content and possibly small research/writing projects

● Possibly assist with phlebotomy (blood-drawing)

Qualifications

● Interest in the healthcare/mental health professions (e.g. pre-med, post-bacc, pre-nursing, pre-PA, pre-therapist/psychology/social work, etc.)

● Interest in Gay Men’s Health and HIV Treatment and Prevention

● Recent undergraduate degree in any field

● Friendly and can-do attitude with patients and coworkers, and a great sense of humor

● Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

● Detail-oriented, a team player, and a flexible/adaptable nature to work in a continuously evolving environment

● Computer/IT proficiency

● Ability to speak Mandarin a plus, but not a requirement

● Follow COVID-19 infection control precautions

● Be immunized against standard communicable diseases (including but not limited to COVID-19 and Influenza) before starting the job

Benefits

● Opportunity to put your idealism into action by helping a historically medically underserved community

● Resume-building opportunity to gain exposure to the healthcare profession

● Opportunity for pre-health mentoring

● Friendly and kind office environment

● Pay rate of $18 per hour or more, depending on candidate experience

● Paid time off

● Beautiful and historic Greenwich Village location

● Opportunity to study (MCAT/etc.) or work on professional school applications in the case of occasional downtime

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment

without regard to, and do not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual

orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry,

citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran

status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.