Lander College for Women Thailand Trip

Lander College for Women is planning a trip to Thailand from January 16 - 27, 2019. The program includes visits to clinics, research labs, and cultural tours. The trip, led by Prof. John Loike, will focus on medical ethics, and is open to students from any field of study. For more information contact Shanie Sebbag at 646-552-4042 or ssebbag@student.touro.edu.

Kuchnir Dermatology Bridge Year Program

The Kutchnir Dermatology Bridge Year Program provides clinical experience for those interested in pursuing an interactive, patient-oriented gap year for 14 or 26 months prior to medical school matriculation. Students in the program learn about medicine by scribing for physicians, coordinating patient care, attending educational events, and receiving mentorship from practicing dermatologists. This unique opportunity allows students to develop strong interpersonal skills with patients along with a solid foundation of the healthcare system, especially the intricacies of administrative work that go into achieving high-quality patient care.

The program seeks highly energetic students passionate about patient care with an aspiration to become a well-rounded physician. Applicants must demonstrate excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a passion for the life-long learning that is required once matriculating to medical school. The program offers positions in the Boston area along with a few opportunities out of state. Interested applicants may apply by emailing their resume and a cover letter addressed to Dr. Louis Kuchnir at gapyearkdds@gmail.com by Friday, January 11, 2019. Interviews will be conducted in person or via Skype in January and February. Please note that the time commitment is from June 2019 to July 2020 or July 2021 depending on intended medical school matriculation. Please also note that you must have a valid driver's license and a car, as all clinics are not accessible by public transportation.

For more info: https://www.kuchnirdermatology.com/

Contact: Holly Sprow, gapyearkdds@gmail.com

University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center Summer Undergraduate Fellowship

The 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.

Program Description

Each student will be matched, based on their 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.

The application for the 2019 Frankel CVC Summer Undergraduate Fellowship program will open mid-December and the deadline for submission is January 31, 2019.

More information about the program as well as a link to the electronic application (once it is open) can be found here: www.tinyurl.com/fcvcsummerfellowship

Columbia Institute of Human Nutrition Information Session

Join Dr. Sharon Akabas, Director of the Masters in Human Nutrition program, as well as current MS student Grace Shadid '16 to learn more about the educational and research opportunities offered by the MS program. MS students can choose one of three tracks (basic nutrition science, clinical, or public health nutrition). The one-year program serves many students who later go on to medical or dental school, and provides professional development and career guidance to its students.

Tuesday, October 23 | 12:00 PM | Beyond Barnard Conference Room

RSVP here. Lunch will be provided!

Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project Training

The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project is a coalition of women’s health practitioners at Winthrop University Hospital and Long Island Doula Association, Inc. (LIDA)--trained birth doulas seeking to improve birthing outcomes for mothers in the community. The Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project seeks to recruit and train individuals interested in offering continuous, evidence-based birth support to women in labor and their partners. Specifically, they are seeking individuals who have not graduated from a nursing program. The Winthrop-LIDA Project is a unique clinical opportunity for any student interested in:

●        Gaining hands-on, meaningful, clinical exposure

●        Empowering women to become agents of their bodies and health

●        Promoting mother and baby-friendly childbirth initiatives

●        Exploring birth doula work, midwifery, or obstetrics as possible professional trajectories

Birth doulas provide emotional, physical and informational support to women in labor. The benefits of birthing with birth doulas are numerous, including:

●       Personalization and respect of individual birthing choices

●       Promotion of breastfeeding and maternal-infant bonding

●       Increased rates of vaginal delivery

●      Acknowledgement of birth as a natural process

●       Increased maternal satisfaction

But please note: Doula Project training does not certify participants to become a doula in private practice. For more information on how to become a private practice doula after this training workshop please visit: Winthrop Becoming LIDA Certified

The next Winthrop-LIDA Birth Doula Project training will take place on December 1 and 2, 2018. If you are interested in registering for the next training and learning about pre-training requirements, please reach out to winthroplida@gmail.com.

Barnard NPMS Mentorship Event - Study Break

Join the Barnard Network of PreMedical Students for a Study Break, tomorrow, October 18, 7-8 PM, Altschul 530. Snacks will be provided! 

Professional School Week: STEM Opportunities Fair

Join us as several graduate institutions and employers (for full-time and internship roles) come to campus to recruit Barnard students in STEM fields as part of the Beckman Scholars Symposium. Participants include: Rockefeller University Bayer Columbia direct-admit Master's Program in Nursing New York Academy of Sciences Women in Bio - Metro New York LifeSci NYC (internship connections for STEM students) Cornell Tech Harvard Medical School Bioinformatics Graduate Program NYU Data Science (MS and PhD) Mailman School of Public Health Plus, Peer Career Advisors will be on hand to conduct STEM resume review. Join us on October 26 from 11:30AM until 2:00PM in the James Room. Questions? Contact BeyondBarnard@barnard.edu.

To RSVP, click here. 

Employment Opportunity: Weill Cornell Medicine's All of Us Research Program

Weill Cornell Medicine is looking for outgoing, confident, and motivated candidates to recruit participants for the All of Us Research Program.

Creating the right health approaches and care for the right person is called precision medicine. Getting the right information to make that happen is the goal of the All of Us Research Program from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

To get there, Weill Cornell Medicine wants to create the largest health database ever. By Understanding people's health, neighborhood, family, and lifestyle, researchers will have information to better understand health and disease. This information is essential to create a healthier future for generations to come.

Outreach Assistants recruit participants for this innovative program in both Weill Cornell Medicine's clinical practices and in communities throughout New York City. You'll contact potential participants by email and phone, promote the program at in-person events, and support enrollment and ongoing patient engagement. Weill Cornell Medicine seeks candidates from a range of backgrounds (marketing, sales, theater, communications, the sciences, and more) with excellent people skills and strong computer skills. No prior healthcare experience is required - just a desire to help make history and change the future of health.

This position is eligible for health and other benefits; see attached flyer.

To learn more about this opportunity and to apply, visit https://bit.ly/2DFBRvX.

The Veterinary Medical Profession: A Panel Discussion

Students are invited to join panelists working in different areas of veterinary medicine for a discussion of how they chose and followed their varied career paths. The event will open with a presentation of the requirements and processes for applying to veterinary school led by Jennifer Mailey, Director of Admissions at Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.

Thursday, November 1, 2018 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Pupin Hall, Room 420

Questions? Contact Columbia's Postbac Premed Office (gspostbac@columbia.edu)
To RSVP, click here.

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Diversity Recruitment Day

Barnard students are cordially invited to apply to participate in Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School’s annual Diversity Recruitment Day! DR. Day is a program dedicated to recruit and prepare students underrepresented, with educational and economic barriers to 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 a total of 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 10th from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on the RWJMS campus at 675 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854. The link to the application is https://tinyurl.com/RWJMSDRDay.

Invitations to the selected participants will be sent by October 31st.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact program organizers directly at DRdayRWJMS@gmail.com