VCOM-Carolinas Campus Open House

Osteopathic Medical School Recruitment Event, Wed., Sept. 14th, 10am – 2pm, VKC Courtyard

The Dornsife Office of Pre-Health Advisement in conjunction with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) presents the Osteopathic Medical School Recruitment Event scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in the VKC Courtyard.  Several of the Osteopathic Medical (D.O.) Schools will be visiting USC to provide our pre-health students with more information about osteopathic medicine and the admissions process to osteopathic medical schools. Participants will also include various pre-health student organizations and service opportunities.

In addition, Gina Moses, Associate Director of Application Services for AACOM, will present a workshop detailing Osteopathic Medical Education, from 1:00 pm-2:00 pm, in VKC 152. 

Please let your students and those who would like to learn more about Osteopathic Medicine know about the event and post the attached flyer.

More information about Osteopathic Medicine can be found at http://www.aacom.org/about/osteomed/Pages/default.aspx

Explore the DO Difference: Osteopathic Medical School Recruitment Event

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Time: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Organizer: Office of Pre-Health Advisement

Campus: University Park Campus

Venue: Von KleinSmid Center (VKC)

Room: VKC Courtyard

Phone: 213-740-4844

Email: prehealth@dornsife.usc.edu

 

RSVP here!

Clinical Care Extender Internship

The Clinical Care Extender internship provides volunteers a great opportunity for hands-on experience at a hospital not too far away from USC. Located in Lynwood, CA, St. Francis Medical Center is a trauma hospital in which interns are allowed to volunteer. Some of the other departments open to interns include surgery, emergency, postpartum, nursery/NICU, and ICU. The CCE Program has a 280 hour requirement but allows interns to rotate through different departments every three months.

You may visit their website here.
Applications will be accepted until JULY 30, 2011!
If they have any questions please to contact Linda Huynh.

AACOM's Minority Student Scholarships

Entries for the 2011 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship must be post-marked by March 31, 2011.

This award, named after former AACOM Executive Director Sherry R. Arnstein, recognizes underrepresented minority students at AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (at least one newly accepted student and at least one continuing student).

To be eligible, an applicant must be an underrepresented minority (African-American; Native American, including American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians; mainland Puerto Rican or Hispanic) student in good academic standing and currently enrolled in his or her first, second or third year at an AACOM member college of osteopathic medicine OR an underrepresented minority student who has been accepted and is planning to matriculate at one of the AACOM member colleges. Previous Arnstein Scholarship awardees are ineligible.

All entries must include the required Cover Page, with all appropriate signatures, in addition to the required essay. Incomplete entries will not be considered. Awardees will be notified by July 21, 2011. Visit AACOM's web site for more information. Please contact president@aacom.org if you need assistance.

Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine Information Session

Update: Location is VKC156 (not KAP156).

AACOM Osteopathic Medical Education Forum

Osteopathic Medical Colleges AACOMAS Deadlines

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program

The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine will again host the Summer Scholars Program. The Summer Scholars program is a tremendous academic experience  for underrepresented, or educationally or economically disadvantaged students to grow personally and be challenged professionally on the OU-COM campus.  The program replicates what will be experienced in the first year of medical school. Courses, taught by OU-COM faculty, include gross anatomy (with cadaver dissection), histology, immunology, biochemistry, integrated biomedical sciences,  an introduction to case based learning (CBL), and workshops dealing with the admission process, time management and many other experiences relevant to the medical school experience.

The Summer Scholars Program is six weeks in length and includes room and board, a living allowance, travel expenses, and the potential for a guaranteed interview for the entering class at the medical school. Detailed information, eligibility requirements, and application materials can be obtained by going to the  Summer Scholars web site at www.oucom.ohiou.edu/SummerScholars .

The deadline for application is March 1, 2011.

If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact the OU-COM Office of Admissions at 800-345-1560.