CU Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society

 Hi everyone! We wanted to share some information about Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society, as this community has been incredibly helpful as we navigate Barnard & Columbia as premed students. Charles Drew is a community for underrepresented (Black, Latinx, and/or Indigenous) premedical students at Columbia University. We provide helpful resources, host informational panels, have supportive study breaks, have a mentorship program, and give advice for underrepresented premeds! We really encourage you to join Charles Drew, as this support system really makes a difference.

We meet every Thursday at 7:30pm. If you want more information about Charles Drew, joining the GroupMe, joining the listserv, or the meeting please feel free to email us or dm us on Instagram! Our email is cucharlesdrew@gmail.com and our Instagram is @cucharlesdrew

We hope to see you at our next meeting! :)

CU Pre-Vet Society General Body Meeting

Our club focuses on creating a community of Barnard and Columbia students who are interested in pursuing veterinary careers post-college (or just love animals!). This year, we hope to host panels (with Pre-Vet club alumni now enrolled in vet school, as well as current veterinarians), potentially visit some of the veterinary schools in the Northeast, meet with admissions reps, and most importantly, plan animal-themed outings and bonding events. 

We are hosting our first general body meeting this Tuesday, September 28 at 8 pm on Zoom. The information for this meeting is below:

https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/98788512189?pwd=QkRJVFJSZ2VpQW5HWnZtcFJhcHpPdz09

Meeting ID: 98788512189

Password: prevet

Event: The Path to Physician Assistant, Pre-PA to PA-C

Join Heather Storm, Program Manager at the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), as we review the PA profession and its career opportunities, what to expect in the application process and in PA school, and resources to guide you along the way. We will also have time for Q&A, so come prepared with any questions you might have about the PA profession!

Oct. 5, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here. 

Event: Understanding the Most Trusted Profession, An Exploration of Opportunities within Nursing

Are you interested in learning more about nursing, including opportunities to practice, teach, research, advocate, and lead? If so, this webinar is for you! Learn more about the different nursing career and educational pathways available, explore efforts to enrich diversity in the nursing workforce and address health equity, review the process for applying to nursing school, and discover the different resources available as you progress along your journey. This session will feature an opportunity to ask questions and gain more information.

Sept. 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here. 

Cambridge Coaching MCAT Webinars: Photoelectric Effect

It's a weekly live webinar about a high yield MCAT topic. It's short, sweet, and packed with valuable insight into both the topic at hand and how it's tested on the MCAT. While we are in the process of developing these materials, we are offering the webinar for free. Consider yourself a pilot student for a future Cambridge Coaching MCAT course, or textbook, or self-study platform (only the future can tell). All we ask in exchange is that you keep coming, participate in Q & A, share your feedback, and let friends know about this resource. This webinar's topic will be Photoelectric Effect, and will take place Friday September 24 at 1pm EST. 

Register for this week's webinar here.

Cambridge Coaching MCAT Webinars: Proteins

 It's a weekly live webinar about a high yield MCAT topic. It's short, sweet, and packed with valuable insight into both the topic at hand and how it's tested on the MCAT. While we are in the process of developing these materials, we are offering the webinar for free. Consider yourself a pilot student for a future Cambridge Coaching MCAT course, or textbook, or self-study platform (only the future can tell). All we ask in exchange is that you keep coming, participate in Q & A, share your feedback, and let friends know about this resource. This webinar's topic will be Proteins, and will take place Friday September 17 at 1pm EST. 

Register for this week's webinar here.

The Princeton Review's MCAT Week

 We will be hosting our biannual MCAT Week starting Monday, September 13^th – September 17^th. We are excited to host this series of online events covering MCAT strategies, medical school admissions, and subject specific reviews for students. All our events are listed below. More information and registration available here: https://www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-week

MCAT Strategy Session Monday, September 13, 2021, at 7:00 PM

MCAT Super CARS Strategy Session Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 7:00 PM

MCAT Super Ochem Strategy Session Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at 7:00 PM

MCAT Super Physics Strategy Session Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 7:00 PM

Medical School Application Timeline Friday, September 17, 2021, at 5:00 PM

Event: Interviewing for the Health Professions

Join Dr. Amanda Dye, Senior Associate Director, Health Professions Advising, for a presentation and workshop on interviewing for the health professions. We will discuss pre- and post-interview etiquette, what to expect on the interview day, interview formats (including virtual interviews!), common questions, and more. All prehealth students and alumnae are welcome, and current applicants to health professions schools are especially encouraged to attend! Register on Handshake.  

Monday, September 13 at 5:30pm Eastern 
Zoom information available via Handshake. 

Event: SHPEP Find Your Charge Through a Career in Optometry (Webinar)

In an effort to improve access to information and resources for students interested in the health professions, the SHPEP National Program Office (NPO) will be hosting the Find Your Charge Through a Career in Optometry webinar on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6:00 p.m. ET. 

Optometry is a stimulating and rewarding career based in patient care and the most highly valued human sense: sight. Join us and meet five Doctors of Optometry and learn about different modalities you can pursue in optometry and how you can have the opportunity to change lives every day. Students seeking to make a real difference will find no better career than optometry.

Please feel free to join the live session and share the registration link with your network. SHPEP webinars are always recorded and posted on the SHPEP YouTube channel within a week of the live session. Please subscribe to our channel to receive important and timely information regarding SHPEP and the health professions.  

Event: APSA Interactive Q&A on Interviews

 If you are currently applying or planning to apply to MD-PhD or DO-PhD programs, the American Physician Scientists Association is supporting you with an interactive session on Interviews occurring on Thursday, Sep 9, at 7PM Eastern. This is geared towards students who are considering a path as a physician-scientist and have questions about MD/DO-PhD programs and the interview portion of the application process. A panel of current MD/DO-PhD program directors will be available to answer your questions. Anyone can join; you do not have to be applying this cycle to participate! Register for FREE at bit.ly/SupportApplicants0909. For more information about our sessions as well as an application FAQ document, please visit our website: www.physicianscientists.org/page/interactive-series.