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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AACOM just launched the Choose DO Explorer, the first fully searchable database for premedical students.

Inside the Explorer, you’ll find information on each medical school’s location, dual degree options, campus setting, mean overall GPA and MCAT scores for enrolled students, and application deadlines. And we’ll be adding more features in the future!

More information: Link

OptomCAS has just launched for application cycle 2019-2020.

General information about the OptomCAS process along with more specific information about LORs and prerequisites, etc. can be found on the OptomCAS website.

More information: Link

Penn State Information

• Committee Letter Information: Link
• Personal Statement Modules: Link
• *NOTE*: Submissions are closed to have a PreHealth Adviser review your personal statement, but the writing exercises are still available for you to use!

General Application Information

• Application Opening Dates: Link
• Recent AAMC Announcements: Link
• AACOMAS Changes: Link 
• AACOMAS Fee Waiver Update: Link
• MSAR Changes: Link
• CASPer Test Information: Link
• Military Scholarship Update: Link

• Kaplan MCAT Instructor Position - State College, PA
• NARAP Research Associate Applications Open (gap year or spring semester)
• Gap year opportunity: Crack the DAT is hiring (dental)

• Conemaugh Health System SupremEd Volunteer Program Applications Open
• Applications Open 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

• The Prehealth Advising Office has compiled a list of summer volunteer/research/shadowing opportunities. Go here to view.

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

• July 12- Western Michigan (Medical) Open House
• July 16- "This is Public Health" Fair in Washington DC
• *NEW* July 24- PAEA Virtual Fair (Physician Assistant)
• *NEW* August 13- Choose DO Medical School Virtual Fair

• *NEW* July 19- Examkrackers Free Online MCAT Chemistry Lesson
• Exam Krackers - Free MCAT Prep Webinars
• Kaplan - Free MCAT/DAT/OAT/PCAT/GRE Prep Webinars

• 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

• Key Dates for New AAMC Official Prep Hub  (Information important for OLD AND NEW users)
• Kaplan weekly prizes and free MCAT guide
• Summer 2019 - "CUB" Food Pantries at UP Campus

• Test Prep Book Exchange

Throughout the fall and spring semesters, Penn State PreHealth Advising offer a series of group advising sessions.
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.

Please check back in future editions for group advising sessions for the 2019-2020 school year. Dates and times will be posted here and on our website: https://science.psu.edu/premed/advising

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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