AMSA Meeting Schedule ~ Fall Quarter 2008 ~ General Meetings
AMSA at UCLA is affiliated with the UCLA Career Center: www.Career.ucla.edu
All events are open to UCLA students, faculty, staff and invited guests only.
Valid UCLA ID is required.
Day and Time : Every Wednesday of each quarter
At 6 PM to 7 PM *
(* Note: Except as otherwise noted for certain dates)
Rooms: Weeks 1 to 9: HUMANITIES 135*
- Click here for map of meeting location (or UCLA map http://www.ucla.edu/map/map.html)
* Note: Unless a different room is announced for certain events.
There is usually no meeting in Week 10 of each quarter.
Disability Accessibility
Calendar of upcoming and recent weekly meetingsAll meeting spaces and rooms are Disability Accessible:
Bruin Plaza and Haines 135 are Disability Accessible.
Follow the date links to see all the details about our events of the Fall Quarter 2008
Archived Past AMSA EventsWeek 1: Wed., October 1, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 2: Wed., October 8, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 3: Wed., October 15 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 4: Wed., October 22, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 5: Wed., October 29 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 6: Wed., November 5 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 7: Wed., November 12 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 8: Wed., November 19 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 9: Wed., November 26 , 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 10: Wed., December 3 , 2008
No Meeting - Happy Studying for Exams!
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If you want to join . . .
Please bring your completed AMSA Membership Application and Brochure with you to any meeting, or pick up a form at the next AMSA meeting, and fill it out at the meeting.You may join at any time, and your new membership lasts a full 12-month period.
Please be sure to bring your $25 annual membership fee (check preferred), or $50 for both local AMSA chapter and the national AMSA membership. See the Brochure for the many benefits you will receive from both Pre-Med AMSA at UCLA and national AMSA!
Weekly Meetings - Fall Quarter 2008
AMSA at UCLA is affiliated with the UCLA Career Center: www.Career.ucla.edu
All events are open to UCLA students, faculty, staff and invited guests only.
Valid UCLA ID is required.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
General Meeting and Introduction to Fall Quarter
Welcome back to a new quarter with AMSA!
Interested in getting more involved with AMSA?
- Learn about AMSA at UCLA, Sign up for activities for Fall Quarter
- Get your free AMSA T-Shirt with membership ~ Free to the first 50 students who join and pay annual dues at this meeting!
- So you're premed, NOW WHAT? An event for anyone on the spectrum of the clueless newbie to the seasoned old-timer.
Don't just be a member! Get involved and gain life-long leadership skills! Reminder: Members must attend a minimum of 2 events per quarter and must join at least one Action Committee to remain an active member.
Not an AMSA member? Come to the meeting and pick up an application or print one out! Hope to see you all there!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
Pre-Med 101: The Path to Medical School
Want to know what it takes to become a doctor?
- Learn about which classes you have to take to qualify for medical school.
- Find out what extracurricular activities you can participate in.
- Understand what the medical school application process is all about.
You won't want to miss this one! See you all there!
Wednesday, October 15th , 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
Global Health: Getting involved around the world!
Interested in learning more about Global Health?
- Come learn about human rights and health-related issues around the world such as:
- Hunger and Famine in North Korea
- Illegal organ harvesting in China
- AIDS Epidemic in India
- Get involved in a project under the Global Health Committee:
- Discover how you can travel abroad and get first-hand experience working on international health issues with our International Outreach Project.
- Learn more about AIDS and the history of AIDS Walk.
Come and find out more! See you all at the meeting!
Special Event: Sunday, October 19, 2008: 8:00 AM
Los Angeles AIDS Walk
Contact: Andy Trang at atrang@ucla.edu
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
- Wondering what life is like once you're in medical school?
- Come meet some of the med students from the UCLA Geffen School Of Medicine!
- Find out how they got there and now that they are in, what being a medical student is like.
- Be sure to come prepared with all of your questions about the application process and medical school!
Medical Student Panel: Learn about life after pre-med!
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
American University of the Caribbean Info Session
An Admission Recruiter will be here to tell you all about...
- AUC--one of the top Caribbean medical schools that is fully accredited and licensed in California
- Come hear about the Caribbean medical school admissions process
- Learn about an alternative or supplement to US medical schools
- Hear about the medical school admissions process in general
- Come have any and all of your medical school or AUC-related questions answered
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
Guest Speaker: Dr. Feinman, M.D. on Evidence-Based Medicine
Dr. Feinman, M.D., of Doctor Evidence will be hear to talk about the ever-growing field of evidence-based medicine and how it will affect you as premeds (and future physicians):
- Come see a demo of revolutionary technologies that will transform the healthcare industry.
- Doctor Evidence turns medical students into medical experts.
- Dr E teaches medical students how to critically analyze clinical studies and make informed medical decisions.
- Learn how web based technologies enable any student to do an "on the fly" meta analysis….and get published.
- Learn how the healthcare industry (ie: manufacturers, medical societies, payors, doctors, etc.) use evidence to make medical and financial decisions.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
Guest Speaker: David Tran on LGBT
David Tran is a UCLA Medical Student and leader of MedGLO (LGBT organization at UCLA Medical School)
Come learn about the importance of equal representation of LGBT and other minorities in Medicine!Here's your chance to hear a medical student talk about his personal experience becoming a future doctor in America as well as ask any questions you may have.
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
Mentor-Mentee Social with Medical Students from Geffen SOM
This will be a great way for pre-meds to receive one on one interaction with a medical student and get all and any questions answered about medical school, the application process, and life as a medical student.
In order to attend this event, and be paired up with a medical student, you must do BOTH of the following if you did not already sign up at the week 7 meeting:
Sign up as an AMSA member. If you are not already a member, you can download the application at (www.amsabruins.org) and turn it in with your membership dues at mentor-mentee social.
Email the Student Life Co-Chair Noopur Jain (noopurj@ucla.edu) with your name and whether you are already a member or will be bringing your membership application to the social.
(This is the last even this quarter. Members please remember that three events are required to maintain active status.)
Special Event: November 3, 2008
Pre-Health Forum & Panel Presentation with KAPLAN
You are invited to attend the 1st Annual Pre-Health Forum. If you are wondering about any of the following, then you are highly encouraged to attend:
- Not sure which kind of health field you'd like to enter?
- Wondering what interviews for Medical School are like?
- What kinds of resources are available on campus to help you?
1st Annual Pre-Health Forum & Panel (View event flyer as a .pdf)
When: Saturday, November 22nd, 12-3pm
Where: UCLA, Covel Commons (www.ucla.edu/maps)
RSVP: www.kaptest.com/insider or 1-800-KAP-TEST (click on Medical School Insider)
The agenda for the event is as follows and a list of panelists is below:
12-1pm: Insight into the various admissions exams and application processes: find out what the requirements are for each health field and how to maximize your chances of getting in.
1-2pm: Panel of current medical students from UCLA, Stanford, UCI and UCSD: each representative plays an important part in the application process, see brief bios below.
1-3pm: Tabling and resources fair: talk to the panelists and representatives from local dental, optometry and pharmacy schools and student organizations on campus that have resources to help, including volunteer and research opportunities.
Panelists:
- Muhammad Shaikh – 4th year Med Student at UCI. He was born in India, raised in Canada, and attended several different community colleges before receiving an undergraduate degree at UCI. He is now pursuing a joint MD-MBA at the UCI School of Medicine.
- Liza Mirkovskaya – Med Student from UCSD. She was born and raised in Russia before coming to California to receive her MD at UCSD. Now, to help pay for the cost of school, she also teaches for Kaplan as an MCAT instructor.
- Simon Ronen Bababeygy – Med Student from Stanford. He is involved in the admissions process and can provide great insight into what Stanford is looking for in candidates.
- Chris Sarkis – 2nd year Med Student from UCLA. Chris assists with interviews for students applying to the David Geffen School of Medicine and can give advice about how to prepare.
Admissions representatives from Western School of Osteopathic Medicine – If you're considering other options besides Medical school you'll hear about how an osteopathic school differs and what their requirements are to apply.
Don't forget to register! Everyone who registers is eligible for a discount on a Kaplan MCAT, DAT, OAT, GRE or PCAT course. If you have questions you can contact Kelly.Fuson@kaplan.com, or call (310) 824-6929.
Special Event: November 21-23, 2008
AMSA Region X Conference in Las Vegas, NV.
Contact: External President Anil Sharma at anils@ucla.edu for more information.
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
No Meeting!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your turkey!
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, Humanities 135
No Meeting!
Meetings will resume the first week of Winter Quarter. Please check back for updates.
Study hard for finals! Enjoy Winter Break!
AMSA at UCLA is affiliated with the UCLA Career Center: www.Career.ucla.edu
All events are open to UCLA students, faculty, staff and invited guests only.
Valid UCLA ID is required.
