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Prehealth
Newsletter
February 25, 2021
Welcome!
Keep checking the Summer Opportunities at the bottom of the newsletter! We update this and the information/webinar sites regularly.
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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Coming Soon!
Please join us for the up coming events:
State College Big Brothers Big Sisters, March 2, 6pm: https://psu.zoom.us/j/98333570539?pwd=YWoyYndDV2JTallnY3creWNjZXZDdz09
Logan University School of Chiropractic Medicine, March 4, 6:30pm
https://zoom.us/j/99788451676?pwd=UEZzNnc1bHEvTHdwbUx4RExpclBvQT09
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, March 9, 7pm
https://wvsom.webex.com/wvsom/j.php?MTID=m98a721dee574fa0108652df7f9d8932e
Q&A with a Physician
Join TriBeta (Biological Honors Society) for a Q&A with Dr. Donato M.D. in Internal Medicine.
March 2, 6pm on Zoom!
Email Elizabeth (eal5419@psu.edu) or Dr. Malcos or sign-up here.
Comprehensive Interview Scheduling
If you are applying to medical or dental school this year, sign-up for a comprehensive interview to review your application and practice interviewing with our prehealth advising committee.
Requirements for scheduling:
Complete the required portions of your portfolio (request one here)
Have at least 3 letters of recommendation submitted in veCollect
2021 Expanding Empathy Speaker Series
Hosted by the Moral Agency and Moral Development Initiative in the Rock Ethics Institute. All events are free and open to the public but require registration through the links below:
Adam Waytz, March 3, 3:30-5pm, "Humans and machines"
Webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/EE21Waytz
Liane Young, March 10, 3:30-5pm, "How social context shapes social cognition"
Webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/EE21Young
Brock Bastian, March 17, 3:30-5pm, "Motivational bias in empathy for animals: Understanding the role of need satisfaction and mind perception"
Webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/EE21Bastian
Lasana Harris, March 23, 12:30-2pm, "Flexible social cognition as a proactive empathy regulation
Webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/EE21Harris
Jay Van Bavel, March 31, 3:30-5pm, "For better or worse: The role of Social identity in the pandemic"
Webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/EE21VanBavel
Opportunities from the Office of Science Engagement
>Check back weekly<
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
-Check back often-
Want to learn more about opportunities available in the summer?
Virtual Fairs & Open Houses
-Check back often-
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.
