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Prehealth
Newsletter
May 21, 2021
Welcome!
Please tune in weekly to see the many prehealth related resources and events. And as always, check in with your prehealth adviser if you have any questions! Prehealth advisers will meet over zoom with students from across the Commonwealth as well as alumni. Upcoming group advising sessions can be found on our website.
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Application Cycle Q&A:
Monday, May 24, 12pm
Join us on Monday to answer your questions regarding the health professional school application cycle. Please come prepared with questions and ready to learn from other's questions.
"So you want to be a physician-scientist?"
Students from across the country have been working with the American Physician Scientists Association (APSA) to coordinate and plan a diversity-recruitment event.
APSA Spotlight Week is scheduled from May 24 – May 27, 2021, and each day will have specific topics of interest from different institutions and organizations (as outlined below).
- Keynote (end- and/or early-career physician scientist highlighting some aspect of diversity and their career interests)
- Panel (topics to be coordinated across the week )
- Institutional Happy Hour/Social Event (potentially using Gather.Town or another platform with current trainees at their institution)
There will also be a day hosted by APSA's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) committee in collaboration with MSPA, whose topic of interest is LGBTQIA+ Identities in MD-PhD Training!
The topic of interest for the Meharry Medical College-Vanderbilt University day (Thursday, May 27, 2021) is "URMs and Anti-Racism", and they have partnered with the American Association of Black Physician-Scientists (AABPS) to uniquely highlight Black physician-scientists during their social event.
Fall Opportunity
Chemistry TA Openings
Well-qualified undergraduates and/or recent PSU graduates with strong chemistry backgrounds who are looking for a gap semester or gap year experience are encouraged to apply to TA during the Fall 2021/Spring 2022 academic year (Chem 110, Chem 111, Chem 113, Chem 213W, Chem 203, and some additional 100-level and 200-level lecture courses).
During the fall and spring semesters, we have provide full-time (40 hours per week) and part-time (20 hours per week) TA positions to qualified
applicants. We are specifically looking for, interviewing, and hiring qualified individuals who want to teach Chem 213W. This is a 20-hr per week TA assignment (16 students per TA).
For additional information regarding the available TA positions, please contact Dr. Sheryl Dykstra (sad270@psu.edu) and Dr. Angela Bischof (amj5318@psu.edu) by June 4th.
Please apply using the provided Google Form: https://forms.gle/wwozbJQQeNQnErj48.
All applications must include a cover letter expressing interest, a current resume, an unofficial transcript, and information regarding your experience in chemistry lecture and/or laboratory courses like Chem 110, 111, 112, 113, 203, and/or 213W (location/campus taken, semester taken, TA, grade or projected grade).
Timeline: applications will be accepted and reviewed through the first week of June. Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews throughout June, offers will be made at the beginning of July.
Volunteer with Centre Helps
Centre Helps is currently recruiting for our Summer 2021 Hotline Counselor Training Program!
Training will last 7 weeks and will be offered remotely via Zoom with some possible in-person training opportunities.
Applications Due: May 31st
Interviews: The week of June 1st
Training begins: Monday, June 7th
Apply online at: https://www.centrehelps.org/
Opportunities from the Office of Science Engagement
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Please check here for announcements from the Office of Science Engagement.
Food for Thought
Catch up on some of new articles to help you think about a future in healthcare.
Gap Year Ideas and Opportunities
Thinking of taking a gap year and not sure what to do? Chat with a Prehealth Adviser, and visit this list to get some ideas!
Including a call from a dermatologist looking for a pre-med intern.
Summer Opportunities
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Want to learn more about opportunities available in the summer?
Virtual Fairs & Open Houses
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Feel like you are missing out by staying at home? Want to learn more about osteopathic medicine, medical school in the Caribbean, or postbacc opportunities? Visit and connect with these and other programs virtually at these live events!
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