MARCH MADNESS!

Tip-Off for Barry University MAPS' 1st annual March Madness: Medical Application Prep Sessions is just around the corner! March Madness will begin Thursday, March 1 with an overview of AMCAS. Tip-off is 5:30pm in NHS building room 102. Hope to see you there!!

If you would like additional information about March Madness and MAPS please email barryMAPS@gmail.com

We're on Twitter!!

Be sure to follow or Barry Maps twitter page @BU_MAPS. Spread the word!

Jack & Jill Health Fair

Members of the Barry chapter of the Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) participated in the Jack and Jill Health Fair in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Feb. 18. The fair was organized by the UM Miller School of Medicine DOCS Program and provided mental health, ophthalmology, blood sugar, cholesterol, and women’s health screenings in addition to providing information on various health care issues and complementary HIV testing.

MAPS members served as liaisons between healthcare professionals and under-served members of the community, particularly in the area of Spanish and Creole translation. MAPS is Barry’s newest pre-health student organization and has members from both undergraduate (biology, chemistry, and nursing) and graduate (biomedical sciences) programs and is open to all students who are interested in gaining clinical experience and medical/dental school insight, regardless of academic major.

Thank you to everyone for volunteering your time and energy! Special thanks to Miller School of Medicine's DOCS program for allowing Barry University MAPS to serve our community.

MCAT Prep!!!

Now is the time to register for MCAT prep and assistance programs!
Pre-med tutoring by Dave, has a great program available in Coral Gables near U.M.
For more information:
EMAIL: infor@premedtutoring.com
PHONE: 786-514-2938
WEB: http://www.premedtutoring.com
Also, look into other programs such as Kaplan and Princeton Review as well.

Conferences

4th Annual Latino Medical Student Association S.E. Regional Conference

February 17th-19th

For more info about this event, please email LMSA.SE.2012conference@gmail.com

NOVA Seminar: Health Care Crisis; Issues that Persist

February 23rd from 6pm-7:30pm

Hall Auditorium

3200 S University Dr.

Davie, FL 33328

Annual Medical Educational Conference

April 4th-April 8th

At this event, schools will be there to actively recruit students. PLEASE have your resume and MCAT scores prepared. 

Registration is $198 before Feb. 20th and increases to $255 after this date (does not include travel, hotel, and other expenses). You must be a registered SNMA member in order to register for the conference. Please visit http://www.snma.org/join.php to join and for more information.

Upcoming Medical School Events!

There will be an information session with FIU Wertheim College of Medicine.

Wednesday Feb. 22nd from 7pm to 9pm at the Graham Center Ballrooms. The address is SW 8th St. and 107th Ave Miami, FL 33174. For more info about this event please call 305-348-0515.

The following schools will visit the University of Miami's chapter of MAPS. If you are interested in attending either of the following information sessions, please contact BarryMAPS@gmail.com.

Nova Medical School 3/1/2012 @ 7:00pm 

Cornell University 3/22/2012 @ 7:45pm 

Florida International University 4/19/2012

Fundraising Opportunities

Date Auction, March 24th, 2012.
The plan thus far is to sell wrist bands is advanced and collecting donations at the door for entry without a wrist band. If anyone has any suggestions or creative  ideas on a specific location, what to food serve, etc. please free to get into contact with the boards members to set this up.


Speed Dating (with Professionals), April 14th 2012.
Through this event, you'll be able to gain a different perspective on the multitude of health care providers and careers. Considering Doctors, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, and Nurses. This is great opportunity to prepare for interviews as well. During this event, participants will have 2-5 minutes to sit with a professional healthcare provider and ask them questions about what they do and how they got into their line of work.