We have a new format for the 2018-19 school year! All annoucements will be posted as blog posts on our website. We will still link to the current items in this weekly newsletter, but on the blog website, you will be able to sort posts by category and by health professions tags. This will also allow us to reduce the Newsletter to one email each week.

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Our department is changing from “Walk-In Advising” during registration (March 11 through April 19) to “Express Advising.” 

Express Advising is for scheduling questions only and will be held each weekday, Monday through Friday from 11:00am to 1:00pm. This advising is open to any Penn State student for help in planning their schedule for Summer and/or Fall 2019.

For more detailed questions and more serious matters, please plan to schedule a 30-minute appointment with a PreHealth or Eberly College of Science adviser during that time.

Throughout the fall and spring semesters, Penn State PreHealth Advising offer a series of group advising sessions.
NEW for the 2018-19 school year: Students considering medical, dental, podiatry, and physician assistant professions must attend a Med Prep or PA Prep group advising session prior to meeting one-on-one with PreHealth Advising.

SPRING 2019 GROUP ADVISING DATES ARE UP!

Group Advising sessions occuring in the next few weeks:

• Med Prep: Wednesday, February 27, 6:00-7:00pm in 104 Thomas
• Gap/Glide Year Seminar: Thursday, March 14, 6:00-7:00pm in 201 Thomas

Desciptions of sessions and the full Spring 2019 schedule can be found here: http://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/2018/12/06/spring-2019-health-professions-group-advising/

Candidates applying for 2020 matriculation into medical (MD & DO), dental (DMD & DDS), optometry (OD), and podiatry (DPM) health professional programs can now begin the process to collect their letters of recommendation through veCollect.

Note the following dates:

• February 14, 2019: Committee interview scheduling begins
• March 4, 2019: Committee interviews begin
• September 26, 2019: Committee interviews end, and we will no longer accept updates from re-applicants and delayed applicants. Please plan accordingly.

veCollect charges Penn State annually per active account. Do not create an account unless you are applying within the current cycle. All candidates must pay the fee every year they have an active account. All accounts will be deleted annually mid-October.

The process has changed this year. Please do not use the old instruction guides.

To view the new instructions for first-time applicants, delayed applicants, and re-applicants, please follow this link:
http://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/committeeletter/

The Prehealth Advising Office has developed a Canvas module to assist students through the reflective writing process. It includes a number of writing exercises. At the end, candidates can submit a draft of their personal statement to be reviewed by a prehealth adviser.

Note: March 22, 2019 is the final date to submit a draft to be reviewed by our office.

We will review the content and tone of your personal statement a maximum of 3 times. We recommend you utilize the Writing Center and your other resources for final grammar and spelling.

If you have not submitted a draft by March 22, you can still use the module's writing exercises as part of the brainstorming and drafting process. It will remain open for anyone wanting to use it.

Instructions on gaining access to the Canvas module and submission can be found here: http://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/prehealth-advising/personalstatement/

AMCAS applicants were sent a message on Feburary 19, 2019, indicating that the new "Choose Your Medical School" tool was released. Applicants should read all correspondances with their institutions very carefully for instructions. If you have questions, please contact the prehealth advising office. Full e-mail: http://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/2019/02/21/amcas-choose-your-medical-school/

• *NEW* Mount Nittany Internships
• *NEW* Gap Year Medical Assistant/Scribe Opening in Livingston, NJ
• March 31 Deadline - Summer NSO Assistant Application for the Eberly College of Science
• Biomedical Summer Internship on Lung Cancer and Respiratory Diseases at Mount Sinai
• NARAP Research Associate Applications Open (gap year or spring semester)
• Interviews Beginning in January - Summer Positions with Science-U (POSITIONS STILL AVAILABLE!)
• Geisinger Surgery Institute Summer Intern (Research)
• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp-Health Staff Openings
• Full-time Senior Clinical Research Coordinator at the Fetal Medicine Institute
• Full-Time positions with Integrated DNA Technologies
• Part-Time Tutoring Position – Chemistry Resource Room
• Part-Time Guided Study Group Leader Positions - Penn State Learning

• Applications open in February for National Health Corps (AmeriCorps) 1 year service
• Volunteers Needed - James E. Van Zandt VA Hospital in Altoona, PA
• Volunteers Needed - Out of the Cold: Centre County

• (No deadline listed) - Human Osteology Research/Field Work in Tanzania
• February 28 Deadline - Summer Program in Neuroscience at Boston University
• March 1 Deadline - Summer Translational Cardiovascular Science Institute (Penn State)
• March 15 Deadline - Student Engagement Network Grant Application
• March 17 Deadline - ECoS Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• March 29 Deadline - Illinois Optometry Exploration
• March 31 Deadline - Summer NSO Assistant Application for the Eberly College of Science
• April 1 Deadline - Summer Pharmacy Institute at University of Illinois
• April 15 Deadline - Rush Summer Research Scholars Program
• April 15 Deadline - PURDIP (U. of Pittsburgh)
• April 15 Deadline - Summer SUNY Optometry programs (CSTEP)
• June 1 Deadline - UB Pharmacy Summer Institute
• The Prehealth Advising Office has compiled a list of summer volunteer/research/shadowing opportunities. Go here to view.

• April 1 Deadline - Zucker Pipeline Program (Hofstra Medical)

• *NEW* March 11 - BBH Colloquium
• *NEW* Spring 2019 Undergraduate Research Workshops
• March 21 - Study Smarter, Not Harder Workshop
• Spring 2019 - EPPIC Workshops for International Students and Second-Language Learners

• *NEW* HESE Program Applications Open
• Summer Session 2019 Discounts and Scholarships
• Summer EMT Course through Centre Lifelink
• *NEW* FA19 Course - SC 402: Science-Related Employment (1 cr.)
• Fall 2019 Course - BIOL 497-006: Evolution of Infectious Diseases

• February 27 - Black History Month Research Symposium and Reception
• *NEW* February 28- UMD Pharmacy Online Information Session (Registration Required)
• March 9 - LMSA West Pre-Medical Conference and Recruitment Fair
• March 16 - ADEA GoDental Recruitment Fair (Chicago-travel assistance available)
• *NEW* March 20 Registration Deadline- UW Madison PharmD Open House (takes place March 30)
• April 3- University of the Sciences Health Professions Fair
• April 4 - Philadelphia/Main Line Health Professions School Expo
• April 6 - LUCOM Open House
• April 6 - Rowan SOM Open House
• *NEW* April 8 Registration Deadline- AAMC Pathways Premed Student Workshop/Recruitment Fair (April 13, Kentucky)
• April 16 & April 18 - Hopkins and UMD Health Professions Fair
• Spring Open House Dates for NYIT COM

• Exam Krackers - Free MCAT Prep Webinars
• Kaplan - Free MCAT/DAT/OAT/PCAT/GRE Prep Webinars

• February 27 - Black History Month Research Symposium and Reception
• *NEW* March 1 Deadline - BMB 496 Independent Research Application
• *NEW* Spring 2019 Undergraduate Research Workshops
• March 17 Deadline - ECoS Summer Undergraduate Research Program
• NARAP Research Associate Applications Open (gap year or spring semester)
• Pitch Exploration Lab at Penn State - Undergraduate Research Opportunity
• Crowley Lab in Biobehavioral Health – Volunteer and For-Credit Research Positions

• *NEW* March 14 - Science Open Mic Night
• *NEW* March 18-April 1 - Health Promotion and Wellness Focus Groups
• Key Dates for New AAMC Official Prep Hub  (Information important for OLD AND NEW users)
• Kaplan weekly prizes and free MCAT guide
• February discounts for Altius MCAT prep

• April 13 - NHMA Conference: travel grants available

• March 21 - Study Smarter, Not Harder Workshop
• Test Prep Book Exchange

• March 15 Deadline - Student Engagement Network Grant Application
• April 3 Deadline - ORISE STEM Scholarships

Opportunities available year-round can be found on this page:
http://sites.psu.edu/sciadvising/blogroll/opportunities-available-year-round/

Such opportunities include:

• Offical Calendars from Health Professional Organizations (AAMC, ADEA, etc.)
• Information regarding Health Professions Group Advising Sessions
• Information regarding the Committee Letter process
• Donations for test prep books (MCAT, DAT, PCAT)
• Medical Scribing positions
• Other continuous job postings

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