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Prehealth
Newsletter
September 4, 2020
Welcome!
Dear Readers,
To better be able to serve you during the summer, we are switching to sending out these newsletters bi-weekly during the summer months. This is the last edition that will be sent out weekly. We will still be bringing you relevant information, but will do so a little less frequently. You can still schedule meetings with us.
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Pre-Health Group Advising Sessions
Throughout the fall and spring semesters, our advisers offer a series of prehealth advising sessions. Students considering medical, dental, podiatry, and physician assistant professions must attend a Foundations Session to schedule appointments with the Pre-Health Advising Office.
FOUNDATIONS SESSIONS*
*intended for first and second year students who are beginning to prepare themselves for their healthcare careers.
HEALTH PROFESSIONS OVERVIEW
- Sept 9, 2020 @ NOON -- Zoom link
E-PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW
- Sept 14, 2020 @ NOON -- Zoom link
ANATOMY OF AN APPLICANT
- Oct 28, 2020 @ NOON -- Zoom link
PA PREP
- Sept 22, 2020 @ 6 PM *with the Pre-Dental Club -- Zoom link to follow
DENT PREP
- Oct 13, 2020 @ 7 PM *with the Pre-Dental Club -- Zoom link to follow
LEVEL UP*
*sessions are intended for students who are preparing to apply in the upcoming application cycle. These are higher level sessions and not appropriate for students who have not engaged with our foundational sessions.*Students who have completed previous sessions of Med Prep or PA Prep are able to attend these sessions without working back through the foundations sessions.
E-PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW
ANATOMY OF AN APPLICANT
- October 7, 2020 @ NOON -- Zoom link
PLANNING YOUR APPLICATION YEAR - Medical Applications
- October 15, 2020 @ 6PM -- Zoom link
PERSONAL STATEMENTS
- October 20, 2020 @ 6PM -- Zoom link
Demystifying the MCAT
- November 4, 2020 @ NOON -- Zoom link
PLANNING YOUR APPLICATION YEAR - Dental and PA Applications
- November 17, 2020 @ 6PM -- Zoom link
HEALTH PROFESSIONS INTERVIEW
- DATE TBA -- Zoom link
OUWB Virtual Visit with Penn State Pre-Med Students
September 16, 2020 @ NOON
Interested in learning more about OUWB School of Medicine? Please join Trishia Wajda with the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine for a brief presentation to learn about their unique curriculum, clinical partner, and holistic admissions process.
A Q&A session will also be held to ensure all questions are answered.
Do What You Love and Love What You Do - Finding Your Career Purpose
Pre-Health Advising welcomes guest speaker Dr. David Scheiner from Life Chiropractic West to share the following with us:
1. Choosing a future health career based on fulfillment, joy, and happiness
2. Finding your career purpose
3. Statistics on people who are happy and unhappy in their life’s work
4. A little about me and my journey – how I found joy and happiness in my career
28th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues
October 26 & 27, 2020
Interested in working with children or families? The 28th Annual Symposium on Family Issues focuses on circumstances of parent-child separation that have become increasingly evident in the social-political-economic context of the 21st century, namely parental incarceration, migration and deportation, and military deployment. In sessions addressing these three broad domains of parent-child separation, speakers will consider the societal factors that have given rise to increasing numbers of children and youth who are experiencing separation and the implications of separation for their well-being. Special emphasis will be placed on factors, such as family and community resources and supports, that promote youth and family well-being in the face of separation, and on the processes through which these and other protective factors give rise to positive functioning in youth and their families. Speakers also will highlight the implications of their research for evidence-based programs and policies that foster youth and family resilience.
Free COVID-19 Contact Tracing Course
This three-hour, self-paced, online course covers the basics of COVID-19 Contact Tracing and ethical concerns surrounding contact tracing, quarantine, and isolation. For any audience. Free for Penn State Faculty, Staff and Students.
Explore Healthcare Careers
virtual shadowing
Join Saint Elizabeth University on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. for a virtual event that will introduce you to various healthcare careers.
"Explore! Healthcare Careers" will host approximately 15 healthcare career professionals including physician assistants, public health professionals, allied health professionals, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists and more. You will learn about each career in 20-minute Zoom sessions.
Visit four or more professionals and your name will be entered into a drawing for an electronic gift certificate to Amazon or iTunes.
News from the Office of Science Engagement
The Office of Science Engagement has many resources and ways for you to get involved with internships and jobs!
Science Scholarships
Penn State Science Scholarships support our commitment to enabling access to the college for everyone.
Thanks to the generous support of our donors, there are a number of scholarships and awards for Eberly College of Science students.
APTA Doctor of Physical Therapy Virtual Fair
There is still time for you to register for APTA's Doctor of Physical Therapy Virtual Fair coming up on this Tuesday, September 8, from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM (ET)! Please share the information below with your students. We look forward to seeing you at the event on Tuesday!
Virtual Fall Career Days
Over 200 organizations are waiting for you. Virtual Fall Career Days 2020 is around the corner. Use your own device to connect virtually with companies from around the world.
It is recommended that you register before the event to maximize the amount of time that you have available during it.
- Monday, September 21
Non-Technical, Full-Time
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
- Thursday, September 24
Internship & Co-Op
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
- Friday, September 25
Technical, Full-Time
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EST
Register for whichever combination of days you’d like. You must register for each day separately.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with companies looking to hire Penn State students! Your conversations with recruiters will occur during the event via text, phone, and/or video.
SMART GOALS
The Penn State Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center invites you to join via ZOOM a free webinar open to the public as a part of its MoneyCounts: A Financial Literacy Series program presented by Lauren Shaw, Financial Literacy & Life Skills Associate:
Smart Goals
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
https://psu.zoom.us/j/3845004052
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the importance of goal setting
- Understand SMART goals (key elements of effective goal setting)
- Identify steps to goal setting
- Practice setting SMART financial goals
- Discuss tips and ways to commit to and achieve goals
Volunteer in the Arboretum
Volunteer Planting Opportunity
Contact Kelly Oleynik Volunteer Coordinator keo5114@psu.edu
Free Online Dental Courses
University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan both offer free online courses on the profession of dentistry. Take advantage!
Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
We work with on topics related to getting involved in undergraduate research, as well as understanding, identifying, and applying for fellowship opportunities, such as the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and the Rhodes Scholarship. For first- and second-year undergraduates, we also offer the Spark Program. If you have not already heard of the Spark Program, it is a development program co-directed by the University Libraries and it provides younger students with the opportunity to envision their futures and create plans to become competitive for major fellowships.
Conflict Management through Civil Discourse
October 21, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
Working with others can be difficult, particularly when you see things differently. This workshop will focus on improving your conflict management and resolution skills and will help you to practice holding productive and civil discussions. Register for Conflict Management through Civil Discourse by October 20
What’s your Number? Unlocking your Enneagram
November 10, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. (EDT)
This workshop will use a quick personal assessment tool, Enneagram, for you to understand your personality more fully and how you interact with others. We will learn about the different number types and how they can apply to your personal style of leadership. Register for What’s your Number by November 9.
Virtual Hands-On
Culinary Medicine Cooking Classes
The Health meets Food team began offering online hands-on Culinary Medicine cooking classes for continuing medical education credit and the classes have been an amazing experience.
It has been so successful that we added classes on Fridays and Saturdays along with the Sunday programming.
By popular demand we are now adding classes in the Fall beginning September 4th and running through November.
Register online:
https://culinarymedicine.org/continuing-medical-education-culinary-medicine/health-meets-food-cme-online-culinary-medicine-programming/
September 2020
Friday, September 4: 4PM - 7:30PM EDT - Food Allergy and Intolerance
Saturday, September 12: 12NOON - 3:30PM EDT - Protein and Vegetarian Diet
Sunday, September 20: 3PM - 6:30PM EDT - Celiac Disease
Friday, September 25: 4PM - 7:30PM EDT - Sodium, Potassium, Renal Homeostasis
October 2020
Saturday, October 3; 12NOON to 3:30PM - Anti-inflammatory Diet
Sunday, October 11: 3PM - 6:30PM EDT - IBS/IBD/GERD
Friday, October 16: 4PM - 7:30PM EDT - Introduction to Culinary Medicine
Saturday, October 24: 12NOON - 3:30PM EDT - Weight Management & Portion Control
November 2020
Sunday, November 1: 3PM - 6:30PM EDT - Fats
Saturday, November 6: 12NOON - 3:30PM EDT - Carbohydrates and Diabetes
Sunday, November 14: 3PM - 6:30PM EDT - Pediatric Diet
I look forward to seeing you online.
All my best,
Timothy S. Harlan, MD, FACP, CCMS
Executive Director, George Washington University Culinary Medicine Program
Senior Creative Advisor, The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, George Washington University
Virtual Fairs & Open Houses
-MANY NEW EVENTS!-
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!
Miss an issue of the newsletter?
Head over to our website for an archive of past issues to see what you missed!
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The newsletter will be sent out approximately once per week during the school year. During summer, newsletters will be sent once per month or on an as-needed basis. As always, please feel free to send announcements relevant to science/prehealth/premedicine students to prehealthadvising@psu.edu.
