Perelman School of Medicine: A Day in the Life of A Med Student

 Are you considering a career in medicine? The Perelman School of Medicine's "A Day in the Life" offers an inside look at the medical journey through various lenses. You will hear from a keynote faculty physician about their path to becoming a doctor, receive guidance on preparing for medical school admission, and participate in networking opportunities with current medical students. Additionally, you will attend hands-on learning workshops that introduce real clinical skills. 

This program is designed for undergraduate students who are just starting their path or are well into the process of applying. Whether you're exploring the idea of medical school or already committed to the path, this program provides insight, inspiration, and practical next steps.

Saturday February 28 

Register here

2026 Columbia University Medical School Fair

The 2026 Medical School Fair will be held in Lerner Hall on Columbia’s Morningside Heights Campus from 1-4 pm where pre-health students from all different universities in the city will have the chance to meet and engage directly with deans and representatives from medical school and other pre-health program committees. This year there will be nearly 50 MD, DO, Dental, and Physician’s Assistant programs participating in our event. There will also be MCAT prep tables, as well as various Masters programs in health fields such as Public Health and Nutrition.

Students must register to attend the event and can do so at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbia-universitys-2026-medical-school-fair-tickets-1980500946645?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Prior to the fair from 11 am - 12 pm will be a panel consisting of 5 deans of medical schools that is open to CUID holders only, aimed at demystifying the application process and allowing students some time for Q&A.

Please reach out to medicalschoolfair@columbia.edu for any questions.

A Day in the Life at the Perelman School of Medicine

WHEN: Saturday, February 24, 2024, 8:45am (Registration Begins)
WHERE: 3400 Civic Center Blvd., 5th Floor Jordan Medical Education Center, South Pavilion
WHAT: A one day conference for undergraduate students underrepresented in medicine who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.

• Prepare for Medical School Admission
• Network with Medical Students

Register at this link.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Deadline Extended

The State University of New York Upstate Medical University, College of Graduate Studies is offering fellowships for its 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The aim of the SURF program is to expose undergraduate students to biomedical research. In an intensive ten-week summer program, undergraduates with appropriate faculty help will formulate their own proposal, carry out research under the supervision of one of our faculty, write a research paper and have the opportunity to see their work published. In the process, students will attend research seminars, present and participate in a student journal club, present their work, and participate in discussions on alternative careers in research and how to apply to graduate school. Students are given ample opportunities to interact directly with many of our faculty and graduate students.

There is also a special pathway (SURF-PS) and admissions option for SURF fellows interested in a career path of a physician-scientist.   This initiative is aimed at exposing undergraduates, specifically students from backgrounds under-represented in science and healthcare.  Prospective fellows will apply alongside traditional SURF students. Accepted fellows will be exposed to basic and translational science alongside both a PI and a current MD/PhD student mentor that is in the PhD portion of training. Fellows will have the opportunity to fulfill clinical curiosity in weekly rounds with a MD/PhD clinical faculty. The remaining requirements and events are the same as their fellow SURF peers.

The program runs from Monday, June 6, 2022, through Friday, August 12, 2022.

Each fellow will be provided a $3,500 stipend for the period plus housing.

Applicants to the program should be undergraduate students in good academic standing, who will be between their junior and senior years during the summer of 2022, and are majors in chemistry, biology, or a related field. Applicants must have a strong interest in pursuing a Ph.D. degree in biomedical research.

The main criteria for the selection of fellows will be personal scholarship, academic excellence, and the match of applicant interests with those of participating SUNY Upstate Medical University biomedical faculty members. International students who currently have a J-1 or F-1 visa, and who are already attending school in the United States, are eligible to apply. 

Application deadline is February, 28, 2022.

Summer Research 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) in the summer of 2022.

Program Description:  Each fellow will be matched, based on their interests, to a laboratory led by a FCVC faculty member. 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.  Fellows will be paid via bi-weekly paychecks at a rate of $15/hour for ten weeks of full-time work, starting the Tuesday after Memorial Day and ending the second week of August. The program includes scientific seminars, social events, and a two-day research symposium where fellows present their research to their peers and FCVC faculty and staff. Program dates are subject to change pending the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The application opens TODAY, December 6, 2021 and closes Sunday, January 30, 2022. To access the application and learn more about the program, visit our website at https://tinyurl.com/fcvcsurf.  For questions, please email fcvc-surf@med.umich.edu.

Careers in Medicine Enhancement Program (CMEP) at Weill Cornell Medical College

 

Apply here. 

Caring for Communities of Color 2020 Conference

Caring for Communities of Color 2020 Conference, organized by a group of second year medical students at the University of Michigan Medical School, will take place virtually, August 31 - September 2, 2020. This free conference is open to participants across the country! To learn more and register, visit https://www.caringforhealthjustice.com/

From the conference organizers: "This conference emerges from our personal passions to improve healthcare for the marginalized, our commitment to innovate, and our efforts integrating these passions into our training as medical students.

This conference is a salient opportunity. At its core, primary care serving communities of color is a collaboration - of different fields, types of clinicians, agencies and organizations, and patients of diverse life experiences. We envision this to be a new space for all of these stakeholders to engage in dialogue that centers the health needs of communities of color, empowers clinicians and institutions to support one another in meeting those needs, and builds new partnerships for health equity work. This is an active space, a working space, and an accountability space.

Our conference and panelists are rooted in our communities of color we are accountable to serving, located in Southeastern Michigan. However, we welcome healthcare institutions & trainees across the country to the conversation."

Diversity Recruitment Day at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School invites prospective students to apply to participate in their annual Diversity Recruitment Day! DR. Day is a program dedicated to recruit and prepare underrepresented students as well as students who have educational and economic barriers for medical school. 

The aim of DR. Day is to expose pre-medical students to what Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School can offer and to further the mission of diversity and inclusion on our campus. Preference will be given to pre-medical and non-traditional students preparing to enter the 2019 application cycle, however we encourage everyone to apply! The program this year will be expanded to accommodate 80 students. 

Seminars will include:

• About RWJMS: Curriculum, Admissions, Academic Support, Student Life
• Advising Sessions with Admissions Counselors
• Information Regarding Financial Aid
• Multiple Mini Interview Practice

The event will be held on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on the RWJMS campus at 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854. Registration is now open and the link is https://forms.gle/kYB7iJwaoZxLwdGX6. The application closes on October 16th.  Invitations to the selected participants will be sent by October 25th.

Please note Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a participating school in the Fee Assistance Program. Students can find more information about the AAMC Fee Assistance Program here.

National Osteopathic Night Out - September 26

On Thursday September 26^th, students from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM) will be hosting National Osteopathic Night Out at several locations in the Northeast.  National Osteopathic Night Out is an event put on through Pre-SOMA, SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association) and osteopathic medical schools to connect pre-medical students with current osteopathic medical students..

You can join UNE COM students for coffee and Q&A in the following cities:

Auburn, ME

Augusta, ME

Bangor, ME

Biddeford, ME

Waterville, ME

Pittsfield, MA

Laconia, NH

South Windsor, CT

Syracuse, NY

Hudson, NY

Southampton, NY

Providence, RI

Registration is now open for this event.  Please click on the link below to register for this FREE event.  

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-osteopathic-night-out-fall-2019-tickets-70724132785?fbclid=IwAR0j8Gq-jtH-1t2wEUj48xFRbt7bO1lBpN2pV_dap4stjnezKZ3-mQzXwb0

CCNY Medical & Dental School Fair

The City College of New York will host its 8th Annual Medical & Dental School Fair on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The fair is open to college students and recent alumni as well as post-baccalaureate and graduate students.

The event will take place in The Great Hall, on the 2nd floor of Shepard Hall (160 Convent Ave.) on CCNY's campus. The agenda for the day is:

• 9:00am Student Registration (for Panel Discussions)
• 9:30 - 10:30am Dental School Admissions Workshop
• 9:30 - 11:30am Medical School Admissions Workshop
• 11:00am - 12:00pm Student Registration & Check-In for the Fair
• 12:00 - 3:00pm Fair

To attend the Fair, click here to register. (At this link, you can also see a list of the schools scheduled to attend!)

To attend the Medical School Admissions Workshop, click here to register.

To attend the Dental School Admissions Workshop, click here to register.

RowanSOM Open House - April 6

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM) welcomes prospective students, their families, and friends to join their Annual Open House on Saturday, April 6, 2019, from 12:00 to 4:00pm, on the Stratford, NJ campus, 20 minutes outside of Philadelphia.

Attendees will get the opportunity to hear about the admissions and interview process, speak with faculty and alumni, tour the campus, learn about RowanSOM's new curriculum, observe live osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) demonstrations, and more. Complimentary refreshments will be reserved. RSVP here by March 22, 2019 to attend! Questions? Contact rowansomadmissions@rowan.edu.

NYITCOM Invitation to Visit Campuses

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) invites prospective applicants to upcoming 2019 On-Campus Admissions Information Sessions and Campus Tours for their campuses on Long Island, New York and in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

These are great opportunities to visit the campuses, meet admissions staff and current medical students, tour medical school facilities, and get to know about NYITCOM's academic programs, including DO, DO/PhD, DO/MBA, and DO/MS. Prospective applicants can learn more about their student-run free health clinic, global health opportunities, tele-health/tele-medicine training, and access to research and clinical outreach experiences.

To learn more about upcoming events and to register, check out NYITCOM's 2019 Recruitment Schedule.

2019 ADEA GoDental Recruitment Event

For all who are in (or can travel to) the Chicago area this March, please check out the 2019 ADEA GoDental Recruitment event, scheduled for March 16, 2019, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Registration is free, and more than 50 US dental schools will be represented at the event. For more information, and to register, click here!

ADEA will make a limited amount of travel assistance funds available to individuals traveling from outside of the Chicago area; to apply for travel assistance (which is part of the registration process), please be sure to submit your registration by 5:00 PM Eastern time on February 15, 2019.

National Osteopathic Night Out

Pre-SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association) will sponsor a nationwide Osteopathic Night Out on January 7, 2019! This is an opportunity for prospective students to enjoy a casual, in-person Q&A with current osteopathic medical students in cities all across the US, including in a number of cities in the New York Metro area.

To see the list of planned meet-ups by location, find contact information for the individual medical student participants, and register for any of the events, check out: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pre-somas-national-osteopathic-night-out-2019-tickets-53516636701

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). 

Yeshiva University EMT Course - Spring 2019

Yeshiva University EMS is organizing an emergency medical technician (EMT) course for undergraduate students, open to all university students in the New York City area. The course will take place on 15 Sundays during the spring semester (between February 3 and May 12) from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on one of Yeshiva University's campuses, and the cost of the course is $1500. In order to be eligible for the course, students must be 18 years of age by the state exam date (May 16, 2019).

To receive more information, please sign up here. For further details, please contact LearnEMT@gmail.com or Philip Meyer at philip.meyer@mail.yu.edu.

SUNY Optometry Winter Open House

SUNY Optometry's Winter Open House is a great opportunity to explore the profession by meeting faculty members, learning what it is like to be an optometry student by interacting with current students, and learning tips on how to build a competitive application. The Open House will take place on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Register here to attend!

Prior to the Open House, prospective optometry students are invited to Tour Tuesdays, excellent opportunities to tour SUNY's state of the art facilities, interact with current students, meet with an admissions representative, and enjoy an afternoon in Bryant Park! upcoming tour dates include November 20th and December 18th, 12:00 to 1:00 PM. Register here to attend.

Questions? Please write to admissions@sunyopt.edu.

Yale Q-Med Conference

Sponsored by The Dean's Advisory Council for LGBTQI+ Affairs at Yale School of Medicine

The Q-Med: Building LGBTQI+ Leaders in Health Care conference (March 30-31, 2019) aims to engage and inspire future LGBTQI+ leaders in health care in the areas of research, clinical care, education, and policy/advocacy. It will feature keynote speakers, posters, interactive workshops with practical tools and strategies designed to address the unique challenges facing LGBTQI+ leaders.

Current health professional students (e.g., medical, nursing, physician assistant, podiatry, dentistry, clinical psychology, biomedical research, social work, and public health students) and university undergraduate students with an interest in health care as a profession are invited to attend. Though the content of the conference will be geared toward students, others with an interest in working with students to develop LGBTQI+ leaders in health care (e.g., residents, advanced trainees, and faculty) are invited to participate.

Registration for this conference is free.

For more information, visit the conference webpage or contact LGBTQIaffairs@yale.edu.

CCNY Annual Volunteer Fair 10/30/18

Are you looking for a community service and/or clinical exposure activity?  Please consider attending the City  College of New York's Pre-Medical Studies 9th Annual Volunteer Fair.  There is still time to pre-register!  On hand will be 30+ community service agencies, hospitals on hand to recruit you for their various programs and projects.  This is a perfect opportunity for you to begin working on or enhancing your clinical exposure and community service activities.  Students can pre-register for the event at the link below, or register on-site the day of the event.

Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: NAC Ballroom (Convent Ave. at 138th St.)

To register, click here.
Questions? Please contact Belinda Smith at bsmith@ccny.cuny.edu