ADEA Webinar Recording: The Many Faces of Dentistry

In case you missed it, check out the recording of ADEA's November webinar, The Many Faces of Dentistry, featuring panelists:

Sayo Adunola, D.D.S., M.P.H., from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Adunola completed her Dental Public Health residency at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH). She was commissioned to the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) in 2016 as a Public Health Analyst at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health.

James DiMarino, D.M.D., M.S.Ed., from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Dr. DiMarino holds a dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and an M.S.Ed. degree from the Graduate School of Education. He completed his General Practice Residency and opened a solo general dentistry office while researching and implementing advanced dental technologies and procedures. During his career, he has been inventing, obtaining U.S. patents, training dental professionals, publishing and lecturing.

Edmond R. Hewlett, D.D.S., from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Dentistry (UCLA SOD). Dr. Edmond Hewlett, a Los Angeles native, practiced as an associate and taught part-time at UCLA SOD for six years before accepting a full-time faculty position in 1987. In 2003 he completed advanced training in prosthodontics at UCLA. Dr. Hewlett’s bibliography includes numerous scientific articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and two book chapters.

Please remember to check the ADEA GoDental events page often for more FREE events.

SUNY Optometry Open House

Attention students interested in careers in optometry! Mark your calendars for SUNY Optometry's upcoming Open House:

Thursday, January 10, 2019
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
33 W 42nd Street

Register at: www.sunyopt.edu/openhouse

Registration is free, and up to two guests are permitted with each registration. SUNY Optometry especially encourages social sciences and humanities majors to attend this event!

Save the Date: UPenn Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine

A Day in the Life: A Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2019, hosted by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

The Office of Admissions, along with student leaders in the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), welcomes underrepresented students to Philadelphia for a day of interactive sessions that focus on the admissions process and the transition from undergraduate to medical student. The program's goal is to augment prehealth advising by personalizing the process and providing peer connections to provide first-hand experiences and encouragement for the pursuit of careers in medicine and health care. This program is free for all students.

Registration is required and space is limited to the first 150 registrants, so please plan to register early. Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Registration will open at this site on January 15, 2019. If you have questions, please contact Yvette Booker (ybooker@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) or Elyssa Goldman (elyssag@pennmedicine.upenn.edu). 

University of Michigan Cardiovascular Fellowship Application Open

University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center Summer Undergraduate Fellowship program supports undergraduate students who are interested in cardiovascular research. Any undergraduate student who is currently enrolled at any degree granting University or College is eligible to apply for this opportunity, with preference given to those students interested in a career in research. The application for the 2019 Frankel CVC Summer Undergraduate Fellowship program is now open and the deadline for submission is January 31, 2019.

Each student will be matched, based on his or her interests, to a laboratory that is led by a faculty member of the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center. This collection of laboratories is involved in internationally recognized research in topics such as atherosclerosis, genetic cardiomyopathies, blood clotting disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, vascular biology, and heart failure.

The stipend will be $4,000 for ten weeks of full-time work, starting the Tuesday after Memorial Day and ending around the first week of August. There may also be financial aid assistance for travel and housing to students that qualify. There will be a research forum at the end of the summer in which fellows will present their work, as well as opportunities to attend research seminars throughout the summer.

For more information and to access the application: www.tinyurl.com/fcvcsummerfellowship

Clinical Research Assistant - Hospital for Special Surgery

Attention Fall 2018 graduates! The Hospital for Special Surgery's Rheumatology Division is seeking a Clinical Research Assistant for the Scleroderma, Vasculitis, and Myositis Center.

The position is slated for a February 2019 start date, and requires a two-year, full-time commitment.

For a position description and application instructions, please visit the Handshake job posting or see post #2227100.

First Gen Library Book Drive!

Hopefully you've been taking care care of yourself during this time period leading up to finals! Barnard's FGLI Advisory Board is hosting a book drive and we're looking to collect textbooks from upperclassmen as well as pre professional books for the MCATs and DATs etc. Please consider donating your books if you plan on getting rid of them this semester. 

Donation boxes will be available from December 11-21 in Sulz, Brooks, Plimpton and 600s lobbies. Boxes will also be made available in the Barnard Hall 1st floor library, Milstein 2nd floor (Help Desk), and the Diana Center 1st floor lobby.

UCLA PREP Application Open

UCLA PREP is a non-residential program designed to provide premedical and predental students from disadvantaged backgrounds with a means of strengthening their ability and readiness to study medicine or dentistry. As a result of full participation in UCLA PREP, participants should have enhanced their chances of being accepted to medical or dental school and succeeding once there.

Students are eligible for UCLA PREP as long as they have not previously applied to medical and/or dental school. Out-of-state and post-baccalaureate students are eligible. For further eligibility and application details, see the UCLA PREP website. Applications are due March 3, 2019, and the summer 2019 program runs from June 18 to July 26.

Barnard NeuroMentoring Program

As the semester settles in, Barnard's Neuroscience Department is interested in launching a new mentorship program for prospective Neuroscience and Behavior majors. Through Barnard NeuroMentoring Program (BNP), first and second years will have the opportunity to learn from their mentors. Ultimately, it is a great way to become more involved with the Neuroscience community at Barnard!!

The deadline to register as a mentor/mentee for NMP is on December 4th. Our first meeting will be at Sulzberger North Tower on Thursday December 6 from 8-9:30PM.

To sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/162J7TEj90FJkmo9Uv6N0lKOBAp3mdKTWJ-7BdK9aoUM/edit?vc=0&c=0&w=1

Technion American Medical School Information Session

Students are invited to meet with an admissions representative from the Technion American Medical School Program in Haifa, Israel.

Monday, December 10, 2018
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lewisohn Hall, Room 408 (Baer Room)

This event is sponsored by the Columbia Postbac Premed Program. To RSVP, click here.

Project Healthcare Information Session

Students are invited to learn more about Project Healthcare—an intensive summer program sponsored by NYU School of Medicine in which volunteers gain exposure to diverse aspects of emergency medicine. The Program Coordinator will discuss the program and how to apply.

Friday, December 7, 2018
10:00 - 11:30 AM
Lewisohn Hall, Room 408 (Baer Room)
This event is sponsored by the Columbia Postbac Premed program. To RSVP, click here.