Prehealth

Newsletter

June 16, 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.

Stay Connected!

We have set up 2 new Canvas modules for current students and alumni to be able to stay connected with one another during the application process, and to allow you to watch our pre-recorded group advising sessions.

Join our Health Professions School Applicants Networking Space to ask & answer questions about any part of the application process. We want this to be a safe place for our Penn State applicants to have open and honest discussions about their candidacy. We will begin using this platform to send out important application and exam announcements.

Join our PreHealth Group Advising module to learn about preparing for a career in your chosen health profession, and gain access to the pre-health advising team.

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Health Equity Book Club!

The mission of Patients R Waiting is to eliminate health disparities by increasing diversity in medicine. Over the summer I am working on various projects with the organization and I wanted to share one with you and the Penn State community.

What the Health? is an online book club focused on learning about and discussing health equity. The book club meets on the last Wednesday of every month. More information here.

Financial Literacy Trivia

Do you like trivia? Are you financially savvy? Come have fun and play financial literacy trivia, hosted by the staff of Penn State’s Sokolov-Miller Family Financial & Life Skills Center via Zoom & Kahoot.

Trivia questions and discussion will focus on budgeting for your passions, as well as managing credit cards and your credit score. Please join us! To play, you'll need a screen (like a computer or iPad) and your cell phone handy.

Prioritizing Equity Series

In the latest installment of our YouTube Prioritizing Equity series, join practicing physicians and leaders in health care as they share how they are addressing root causes of inequity during COVID-19 and beyond – by centering equity in their workspaces and dismantling racist policies and practices.

Prioritizing Equity: The Root Cause & Considerations for Health Care Professionals

GRE Prep Night

Thurs, Aug 6th,6:30 – 8:30 pm MST

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah is excited to present this opportunity to students who are preparing to take or retake the GRE. We will be hosting Phil from Test Perfect on campus! This event is optional for those who want to attend in person as well as online! Students will get answers to frequently asked questions about the GRE, learn tips and tricks to being successful on the test, as well as having questions answered live, and learn test strategies. Students will also have the opportunity to have free practice tests! We are making this event available for students who would like to come to campus as well as hosting it online.

Click here to register: www.eventbrite.com/e/...

For any questions please reach out to kaylee.ockey@rm.edu!

ADEA AADSAS Resources

Need to build an all-star LinkedIn Profile that tells your professional story?

Join us to learn from Jen Jortner Cassidy, a Customer Success Manager at LinkedIn, and learn how to:

build a profile that attracts attention
expand your network
search and apply for jobs
publish content on LinkedIn
connect with Alumni
acquire new skills with LinkedIn Learning
and more...

Maximizing the Contents of Your Profile
June 22 @ 8:00 p.m. EST

Job Search, Networking & Linkedin Learning
July 20 @ 8:00 p.m. EST

Space is limited. Register now.

#DiverseDoubleDocs: Applying To Dual Degree Programs During a Pandemic

If you are currently applying or planning to apply to MD/DO-PhD programs during COVID-19, the American Physician Scientist Association is supporting you with twin interactive sessions occurring on June 18th and June 25th, 2020 at 7 PM EST. Bring your questions and concerns to ask MD-PhD directors and current trainees, study the information on our website from MD-PhD directors themselves, and allow us to support you longitudinally as you embark upon this journey.

On June 18th, the MD-PhD director panelists will be Dr. Dianna Milewicz from the University of Texas (UT) Health Houston/ MD Anderson Cancer Center/ University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Lawrence Brass from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Chris Williams from Vanderbilt University, and Dr. José Cavazos from UT Health San Antonio.

On June 25th, the panelists will be five MD/DO-PhD trainees from across the country, representing different backgrounds, paths to dual degree training, and training trajectories.

Registration at: https://bit.ly/SupportApplicants

News from Office of Science Engagement

Looking for an internship or a new job? Several new opportunities to explore!

Potential Opportunities as COVID-19 Contact Tracers

With the pandemic precluding RAs from serving shifts in the EDs, NARAP has pivoted for the moment to offer the COVID-19 Potential Contact Tracer Registry (www.thenarap.org/covid-19-tracers-application-regist ) as a clearinghouse for public agencies looking for COVID 19 Contact Tracers among pre-health professions students.

Contact Tracers represent among the best currently available public health interventions to halt the spread of coronavirus infections.

Tracing

involves in-depth telephone calls to Cases, those determined to be infected
follow-up calls to their Contacts at risk for becoming infected
encouraging isolation for Cases and quarantine for Contacts,
insuring the availability of resources to accomplish these crucial measures
assessing for symptoms of deterioration.

Contact Tracers will develop patient interaction skills readily transferable to the traditional clinical arena as well as to Telemedicine, a sure part of future healthcare. Find out more!

Wondering how COVID-19 may be affecting your application?

Follow our blog for updates regarding COVID19 policies and responses.

UPDATED TODAY

This page is updated regularly and allows you to see individual school decisions that can help you migrate through these challenging times.

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!

Visit today!