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Biomedical Graduate and MD-PhD Programs – Learn More

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The AAMC GREAT Outreach Committee will host a Virtual Q&A session focused on biomedical graduate and MD-PhD programs/careers on Oct. 13, 4 p.m. (ET). 

This will be an opportunity for your advisees to:

  • interact directly with faculty and administrators from around the country
  • hear directly from program directors during interactive sessions
  • practice networking skills

Topics for discussion include: 

  • Writing strong personal statements
  • Obtaining great letters of recommendation letters
  • What makes a school/program the best fit for YOU? 
  • What is best for you – a direct path to graduate school or a gap year? Direct to grad school or gap years?
  • Tips for acing your interview skills
  • MD-PhD programs

Registration is now open at aamc-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/….

Explore Careers in Physical Therapy

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Join the Summer Health Professions Education Program National Program Office and the American Physical Therapy Association for a webinar focused on careers in Physical Therapy on Oct. 14th at 6:00 PM EST

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants help people to maximize their quality of life. They work with people of all ages and abilities in a variety of settings. They help people rehabilitate from devastating injuries, manage chronic conditions, avoid surgery and prescription drugs, and create healthy habits. Attend this webinar full of valuable tips and insights designed to help you understand and explore the career options open to you as you consider joining the next generation of PTs and PTAs by pursuing a career in physical therapy!

Click this link to Register for Exploring Careers in Physical Therapy

This event is open for anyone to attend! Be sure to get this webinar on your calendar and share this message with anyone interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.

SHPEP webinars are always recorded and posted on the SHPEP YouTube channel within a week of the live session. Please subscribe to our channel to receive important and timely information regarding SHPEP and the health professions. 

The Path to Physician Assistant: Pre-PA to PA-C

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Join SHPEP and Heather Storm, Program Manager at the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), as we review the PA profession and its career opportunities, what to expect in the application process and in PA school, and resources to guide you along the way. We will also have time for Q&A, so come prepared with any questions you might have about the PA profession!

Webinar: Oct. 5, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Register for The Path to Physician Assistant: Pre-PA to PA-C

Understanding the Most Trusted Profession

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Are you interested in learning more about nursing, including opportunities to practice, teach, research, advocate, and lead? If so, this SHPEP webinar is for you! Learn more about the different nursing career and educational pathways available, explore efforts to enrich diversity in the nursing workforce and address health equity, review the process for applying to nursing school, and discover the different resources available as you progress along your journey. This session will feature an opportunity to ask questions and gain more information.

Webinar: Sept. 29, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Register for Understanding the Most Trusted Profession

Find Your Charge Through a Career in Optometry!

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Optometry is a stimulating and rewarding career based in patient care and the most highly valued human sense: sight.

Join us for a webinar on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6:00 p.m. ET. and meet five Doctors of Optometry and learn about different modalities you can pursue in optometry and how you can have the opportunity to change lives every day. Students seeking to make a real difference will find no better career than optometry.

Feel free to register for and join the live session Finding Your Charge Through a Career in Optometry. SHPEP webinars are always recorded and posted on the SHPEP YouTube channel within a week of the live session.

Interested in Genetic Counseling?

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Ever considered a career as a Genetic Counselor. Not sure what they do?

Join current genetic counselors from across Michigan for an informational meeting to explore the profession, learn about the pathway to become a genetic counselor, and discuss real-life clinical cases on Thursday, Nov. 4th from 6:00 – 8:00 PM EST!

Genetic counseling gives you information about how genetic conditions might affect you or your family. The genetic counselor or other healthcare professional will collect your personal and family health history. They can use this information to determine how likely it is that you or your family member has a genetic condition. Based on this information, the genetic counselor can help you decide whether a genetic test might be right for you or your relative.

Click here to register for Interested in Genetic Counseling?

Questions? Please feel free to email us before or after this meeting at info@MAGCinc.org

Athletes Into Healthcare Initiative

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WMed & AAMC are partnering to offer the Athletes Into Healthcare Initiative Monthly Workshops.

This virtual initiative will bring attention to athletes’ intangible skill sets, similar to those required of students in health care programs.

We kick off our first session on Monday, September 13, from 7:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. EST exploring “The Well-being of Student-Athletes and The Important Role It Can Play as a Future Health Provider.” Click here to register for the initial session of Athletes Into Healthcare.

Who should attend?

  • High school and college student-athletes
  • Parents
  • Educators
  • Coaches
  • Athletic directors and personnel 
  • Premed advisors
  • High school guidance counselors 

Future Virtual Student-Athletes Into Healthcare Initiative social capital and social networks monthly workshops:

  • Various pathways into healthcare careers
  • How to write a personal statement
  • Meet with College & Professional Health Admissions Officers
  • How to prepare for the SAT/ACT, GRE, & MCAT
  • Summer Enrichment & Research programs
  • Study Strategies 
  • Scholarships
  • Admission Representatives 

AAMC Virtual High School & Student-Athlete Conference

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The Western  Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School & Associate of American Medical College is pleased to announce the Virtual High School and Student-Athlete Conference on June 2nd & 3rd from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time Zone.  

The conference theme “Helping Student-Athletes Transition from an Athletic Team to a Health Professional Team” aims to bring awareness to the parallels between the skills student-athletes possess and the skill sets that make an ideal candidate for admittance into healthcare training programs.

This free Virtual Student-Athlete Conference is a national event targeting student-athletes ages 14 to 24 years old.

There are various pre-health degree programs, medical schools, health care professional schools, science enrichment organizations, and practicing health care providers across the nation presenting at this virtual conference.

Click here to register for the Virtual Student-Athlete Conference

DO Virtual Medical School Expo!

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AACOM invites you to meet with representatives from up to 37 medical schools from the comfort of your home on June 8, 2021 at our free Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expo.

  • Watch live presentations and meet with medical school admissions representatives, faculty, and current students via online chat rooms
  • Learn more about applying to medical school, the interview process, and life as a medical student
  • Meet with AACOM representatives, med school admissions teams, current residents, and more
  • Explore which medical school is right for you – zero travel required

Register for the June 2021 Choose DO Expo Today

Get answers to your most pressing questions.
Zero travel required to participate.