AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair

The AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair is Tuesday April 18th! Don't miss this opportunity to connect with 98 medical schools, programs, and AAMC experts from the MCAT^®, AMCAS^®, and SHPEP teams as well as attend info and Q&A sessions with admissions officers and medical students. All who register for this event will receive a personalized code for 15% off of a Medical School Admissions Requirements^™ (MSAR^®) subscription*!

Register for free to join  any time between 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. ET on Tuesday!

Be sure to check out the panel discussions happening all day! Read descriptions here. 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Financial Aid, Firsthand: Debt, Repayment and Money Management According to Current Students and Physicians

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm The Importance of Mission Alignment When Selecting Medical Schools An Interactive Discussion with Medical School Admission Officers

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Watch What Happens Live: Mock Interviews with Real Admissions Officers

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Previewing PREview™: Introduction to the AAMC Professional Readiness Exam – 30 minutes

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Timing Your Medical School Application

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm A Day in the Life of a Medical Student

Job Opportunity: Administrative Assistant, 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.

We are extremely interested in hiring a recent college graduate who is taking a gap year prior to attending/applying to medical school or other healthcare/mental health graduate school program.

Full-time hours, Monday through Friday. This is not a part-time position.
Target start date is 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 May 1, 2022.
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.

APTA Physical Therapy Virtual Fair

Register for APTA's spring Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Education Virtual Fair, taking place on Thursday, Apr. 14 from 10am-8pm ET!

This virtual event is a great opportunity for students still exploring careers in physical therapy and those who have already applied or been accepted to DPT education programs to connect with numerous DPT programs as well as staff from the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) and current students, faculty, and practitioners in order to ask questions, explore their education options in physical therapy, and continue preparing for their career as a Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant, CUMC Cardiac Cath Lab

The Department of Cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is looking for research coordinators with varying levels of experience.

Our team consists of Junior and Senior Research Coordinators, Medical Assistants, Research and Regulatory Managers, many with 10 plus years of clinical research experience. Our physician Principal Investigators are world renowned and leaders in their field. They are engaged in research and work closely with the research team to help us in our goal to conduct high quality, FDA and GCP compliant, human subject research.  

The research studies we participate in are cutting edge, including first in man and early feasibility trials. We currently have upwards of 130 FDA regulated drug or device clinical trials in various cardiology disciplines including coronary, structural, peripheral, heart failure, nuclear, and electrophysiology.  We offer great opportunities for learning and personal growth.  The position duties will include but is not limited to screening and recruitment of cardiology patients, review of medical records, entering research data into electronic data capture systems, conducting follow up visits, reporting of adverse events, maintenance and organization of subject binders.  This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to learn every aspect of clinical research.

We hope you will consider joining our excellent research team!  Interested candidates should send their resume and cover letter to: Lauren Privitera at lp2183@cumc.columbia 

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant, CUMC

 Part time (15 hours/week) research assistant for a multicenter epilepsy genetics study.

Responsibilities

The project coordinator will work under Dr. Winawer’s supervision. S(he)/they will screen epilepsy patient medical records and surgical schedules to identify potentially eligible patients, He/she/they will be responsible for contacting potential participants via IRB approved protocols to obtain consent and explain the nature of the project prior to surgery. The coordinator will coordinate timing of tissue collection from scheduled surgeries at CUMC. He/she/they will track brain tissue samples from participating sites for sequencing analyses. He/she/they will coordinate research imaging for CUMC participants and provision of images from all participating sites. The coordinator will create and maintain study databases and provide weekly reports and summaries to Dr. Winawer.

Preferred Qualifications

Human subjects research experience. 

Experience with databases.

Interested candidates should submit their resume to:

Peter Canoll pc561@cumc.columbia.edu

Melodie R. Winawer mw211@cumc.columbia.edu

AACOM Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expo

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) invites you to meet with representatives from up to 38 medical schools from the comfort of your home on April 14, 2022 at our free Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expo.

• Watch live presentations and meet with medical school admissions representatives, faculty and current students via online chat rooms
• Learn more about applying to medical school, the interview process and life as a medical student
• Meet with AACOM representatives, med school admissions teams, current residents and more
• Explore which medical school is right for you – zero travel required

Register Today

SUNY College of Optometry CSTEP Summer Opportunities

 

More information available here. 

Job Opportunity: Medical Office Manager

Medical office manager in endocrinologist’s office

Location: Hohokus, NJ
Hours: 9:30-5PM from June 2022-June 2023
Duties include:
- Patient intake
- Collecting medical records
- Managing the front desk and phone
- Communicating with patients, answering their questions
- Opportunity to assist with patient examinations
- Completing prior authorizations, communicating with pharmacy
This is a great opportunity to gain patient experience, learn the workings of a private practice medical office, learn a lot of medicine and endocrinology along the way.
If interested, please email resume to: dryana@gargercenter.com

Event: Advancements in Breast Cancer Research with Dr. Alberto Ciccia

Columbia Breast Cancer Society is hosting its first event on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:00 PM via Zoom. Dr. Alberto Ciccia, our guest speaker, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and Development at the Herbert Irving Cancer Research Center. His research entails studying the role of DNA damage response and replication fork instability in breast cancer. 

If you are interested, please scan the QR code to register. For any questions, reach out to me at sd3437@barnard.edu.

Event: CU Red Cross x AMSA Emergency Medicine Speaker Dr. Osman Sayan

 Join Columbia University Red Cross and AMSA for an Emergency Medicine Speaker Event on April 8 from 4-5 PM in Lerner Hall Room B60!! We will be listening to Dr. Osman Sayan talk about a day in his life as an emergency medicine physician and give tips on emergency response. There will also be a Q&A section at the end Refreshments will be provided! Register for the event here.

Dr. Osman Sayan is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and an Attending Physician of Emergency Medicine at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is board certified in emergency medicine and completed his residencies at Jacobi Hospital from Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Sayan has had almost 30 years of experience in caring for acutely ill and injured adults and children.