Heart Walk Fundraiser You'll Love

Ladies & gentlemen, it's time to roll up your sleeves because it's about to get dirty! MAPS is hosting a one-day kickball tournament on Saturday, September 29th to raise funds for Heart Walk Miami 2012. The competitors are fellow clubs from our campus (AMSA, TriBeta Honor Society & Pre-PA club). The grand prize is to take all the money raised by the other clubs on behalf of your club to the Heart Walk on Saturday, October 6th.

 

Help your MAPS chapter win today and sign up with a minimum donation of $5 for the Heart Association. The more people signing up the better chance MAPS has to come out the tournament champion! Bring your friends to join the game or root on your team! Sign up at our next general body meeting on Sept. 25th, 2012 at 5 pm in Kostka (Thompson Hall- 2nd floor).

 

 

Questions? Contact us at BarryMAPS@gmail.com

 

** On the day of the event bring yourself, water, sunblock, a hat & something comfortable to slide to home in.

SNMA Regional Conference at UM in November

Conference Location

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

1475 Northwest 12th Avenue Miami, FL 33136

 

Hurry up, registration is just $78 (with tax included) for a short while longer!

Click here to REGISTER now.

Welcome Back: Fall 2012 !!

Greetings All,

Welcome back to the Fall semester. We hope everyone enjoyed their summer break and you are all ready for the amazing things we have planned for you this semester! You are receiving this email because you are a member, or have expressed interest in learning more about and/or becoming a member of our organization. Either way, we appreciate your interest!!

Our first meeting for this semester will be held on Tuesday, September 11th at 5pm in the Kostka Room (2nd Floor in Thompson).  We will be introducing your 2012-2013 executive board members and discussing the events we have planned for the semester, including:

South Miami Health Fairs
Regional Medical Education Conference
Med School Info Sessions
Educational Workshops
...and much more!
If you have further questions about applying to medical school, please feel fee to email us OR once you put a face with our names, stop us on campus. We are here to help you!

Don't forget...Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 5pm in Kostka Room (2nd Floor in Thompson near the Gato Gallery).
Don't hesitate to bring a friend.. We are looking forward to meeting you all then!

Sincerely,
Your MAPS Executive Board :)

Weill Cornell College of Medicine to Participate in MARCH MADNESS

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Personal Statement Overview

Today, right now, we are giving pointers on how to write successful personal statements. Join us on the main campus in the School of Natural Health and Sciences room 102! 

Don't miss out on the great opportunities to make yourself the most competitive applicant possible. We do this for YOU!!

Check your email or email barrymaps@gmail.com to find out about the additional events we are hosting to support you on your journey to becoming a physician!!!

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Stephen Symes, MD

The Minority Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS) is pleased to present Stephen Symes, MD, as part of the March Madness: Medical School Application Preparation series. 

Date: Monday, March 12
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Wiegand 116W

Dr. Symes is Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Program Director for the Internal Medicine training program at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Assistant Dean for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He received his medical training at Howard University and has been at the University of Miami since 1992.

His clinical activities are focused on the care of patients HIV and AIDS, and training students, physicians and other health care workers on the needs of these patients. He is also passionate about tackling the issue of health care disparities both locally and internationally, with emphasis on training young physicians to pursue this as a future career.

This event is part of the month-long series of March Madness: Medical School Application Preparation workshops sponsored by MAPS. All are welcome.

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Upcoming Opportunities!!

This week there are 3 opportunities to have a meaningful summer and 1 opportunity to earn scholarship money!!

1. Summer undergraduate research experience at the University of Massachusetts Medical, Worcester. Go to www.umassmed.edu/summer for more info on how specific requirements and how to apply. The program dates are May 27, 2012 through August 3, 2012. Application deadline is March 16, 2012.  In addition to placement in a research lab, this highly structured program provide housing and travel expenses, and a generous stipend. 
2. This website will open you up to opportunities a world away. Check it out to see how you can diversify your CV  :-)    http://aideabroad.org/
3.  UNCF Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP) will accept applications for the US Army Institute for Surgical Research (USAISR) Summer Internship Program. Deadline for this application is March 16, 2012. The goal of the project is to provide undergraduate students exposure to both laboratory and clinical trauma research.  If you wish for your application to be considered for the USAISR Summer Internship Program, please go to the UNCFSP website, http://www.uncfsp.org/ , login, apply, and submit. 
4. Students are invited to submit an original essay on the topic below for a chance to win $1,500 and a brand new iPad 2. the deadline for this submission is March 12, 2012. Essay topic:  Different elements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will have broad reaching implications for many sectors of the health system, including insurance coverage, public programs, costs, quality of care, technology, public health, and health care workforce. Describe an element of the ACA that you feel will have a major impact on either health or health care (positive or negative). Explain why you think it is important and then discuss the major challenges in its implementation as well as its likely impact once it is put into practice. For complete details and more information about this contest please go to http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbgr,x38t,2kep,g3uc,ifc6,i3st,7pfw. You can also read previous winning essays from previous contest at http://www.elabs10.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=x8pbgr,x38t,2kep,9qb4,k1mh,i3st,7pfw