ARCHIVE OF PAST MEETINGS AND EVENTS: AMSA PRE-MED @ UCLA

We're sure you've heard of stem cell research, but:

• Do you know specifically what implications current stem cell research has for medicine?
• Do you know what the federal government's policy is on stem cell research funding?
• What about California's policy?
• And the reasons for these?

Learn not only what current stem cell research is doing for medicine but also about the policies that has shaped this field of medical research.

Join us in welcoming our two speakers in learning about this exciting and highly controversial field in medicine:

• Dr. April Pyle, member of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Medicine, and
• Dr. Judith Daar<, visiting Professor in UCLA Law School and Professor at UCI College of Medicine

Every pre-med student wants to know about these issues, but you won't learn this
in any of your pre-med classes. Don't miss out on this very informative
and exciting meeting!

This event is presented by AMSA's Legislative Action Committee.

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WEEK 10

Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00 PM

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AMSA Meeting Schedule ~ Winter Quarter 2007 ~ General Meetings

(* Note: Except as otherwise noted for certain dates)

Room: FRANZ Room 1260 *

(* Note: Unless a different room is announced for certain events)

Disability Accessibility

All meeting spaces and rooms are Disability Accessible:
Bruin Plaza, Franz Room 1260 and CS Room 50 are all Disability Accessible.

Calendar of weekly meetings, Winter 2007
Follow the date links to see all the details about our events of the Winter Quarter 2007

Week 1: Wed., January 10, 2007
12 Noon: Universal Healthcare Lobby Day; 6 PM: General Meeting
Week 2: Wed., January 17, 2007
Women and Minorities in Medicine
Week 3: Wed., January 24, 2007
GlobalHealth
Week 4: Wed., January 31, 2007
Public Health: The State of Health Care Today and STDs
Week 5: Wed., February 7, 2007
Funding Medical School
Week 6: Wed., February 14, 2007
Substance Abuse
Week 7: Wed., February 21, 2007
Alternatives to Medicine -- "Secrets to Success in College"
Week 8: Mon., Feb. 26 through Friday, March 2, 2007
Clothing Drive for Domestic Violence Shelter
Wed., February 28, 2007
Domestic Violence: Survivor Series Part II
Sat.,March 3, 2007, All Day
Social with CSU San Bernardino AMSA:
UCLA Med School Tour and Griffith Observatory
Week 9: Wed., March 7, 2007
AMSA National Convention, Washington, DC
Week 10: a href="#Week10">Wed., March 14, 2007
No Meeting - Happy Studying for Exams!

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Week 1

Wednesday, January 10, 2007:
TWO MAJOR EVENTS ON ONE DAY!

1. 11 AM - 2:30 PM in Bruin Plaza: Special Event about Universal Healthcare Access (Single-Payer Plan) For All Californians: Display of Real People's Stories, Balloons with Health Messages, and Sign Up To Participate in "Lobby Day 2007"
   
   
2. 6 PM - 7 PM in MOORE, Room 100: General Meeting

Universal Healthcare Lobby Day Special Event

Wednesday, January 10 at 11 AM to 2:30 PM, Bruin Plaza

”Quality, affordable healthcare for all Californians, for life, for less."

• See Displays: Real life testimonials and giant blowup photos from real California residents about how the healthcare system has let them down.
• Learn what you can do about it.
• Balloons! Chance to sign up to GO TO SACRAMENTO, and meet with YOUR State Legislators in the Senate and Assembly to Lobby them to vote for Senate Bill SB840 for a new law to provide Healthcare for All in California. YOU can Make a Difference!!! Training will be provided in Sacramento, and you will work in groups with more experienced members.

UCLA AMSA premeds ! Here is your chance to stand out from the thousands of other premeds !! Gain experience lobbying your California representatives on a health policy issue that will effect both you, as a future physician, as well as your future patients.

Sign up ASAP if you are interested in traveling to Sacramento with premedical and medical students from all over California to rally for Universal Healthcare on the steps of the Sacramento Capitol. This will also be an opportunity to gain experience lobbying your representatives. Universal healthcare is a huge topic this year with Gov. Schwarzenegger's new bill and SB840. Become an informed, passionate, and active premed all in two days! If you are interested please sign up at www.calauhc.org . Transportation and housing will be organized for you for under $100. Buses leave Monday morning and return Tuesday night.
The deadline for this event is Wed. night, January 10th, so please sign up soon!

Sign up NOW for: Lobby Day 2007 Sacramento, CA January 16th
We leave on the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday, the morning of Monday, January 15 and return the night of Tuesday, January 16.

The DEADLINE is quickly approaching, so contact your AMSA at UCLA presidents immediately or sign up at www. calauhc .org . If you register online, please also email AMSA at UCLA your name and contact info. at ecb4433@gmail.com, so that we can keep a record of who is attending from UCLA.

The lobby day is in support of California Senate Bill number SB840 to provide
”Quality, affordable healthcare for all Californians, for life, for less."

Can't believe it is true? Check it out. For more information please visit the following websites:

• CALA UHC www. calauhc .org www *(Register here to attend)
• Health Care For All healthcareforall .org/
• CA Nurses Association: SB 840 Fact Sheet http://www.calnurse.org/healthcare/sb-840-kuehl-fact-sheet.html
• AMSA at UCLA Lobby Day 2007

AMSA will be holding a special event in Bruin Plaza at 12 Noon to 4 PM on Wednesday, January 10 of Week 1 to discuss the upcoming quarter, as well as lobby day. Please DO NOT wait for this meeting to sign up for the lobby day because we must make lobby appointments with your representatives ASAP.

Letters will be available to give to professors and Lobby Day 2007 is the Tuesday of Week 2, so you shouldn't have any tests to worry about.

Transportation to Sacramento for Lobby Day
We will be riding in a chartered bus up to Sacramento on Monday, January 15th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) and driving back to Los Angeles after the lobby day on January 16th. The roundtrip bus fare will be about $30 or $40 per person, and a block of shared rooms in Sacramento will cost about $20 per person per night (quadruple occupancy). Register here to attend: CALA UHC www. calauhc .org www

Cost for Trip
The entire trip should be under $100 and it will be a once in a lifetime experience to spend quality time with medical students, as well as gain unique lobbying experience.

We could use your support and it is a great opportunity for you to get involved and show medical schools that you not only HAVE passion, but you have ACTED on that passion (which is much more impressive). Hope to see you all there!

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Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM, MOORE Room 100

We have many exciting topics for this General Members Meeting!: At this quarter's general meeting you can learn about the upcoming events for the quarter, as well as how you can get more involved. We will also be discussing AMSA's upcoming lobby day and National Convention. As a special treat, the officers will be performing a skit about what to say at interviews (informative and funny). We hope to see you there!

1. Lobby Day 2007 -- Learn more about signing up to go to Sacramento for "Lobby Day 2007"

2. Showing of the video by OneCareNow.org supporting the single-payer healthcare insurance plan, SB840 in the California legislature.

3. Pre-Med Interview Role Playing: See the four basic medical school applicant interviewee types in action in dramatic mock interviews,
and learn how being an active AMSA member and leader will prepare YOU for success!

4. AMSA National Convention in Washington, DC (Arlington, Virginia suburb):
March 7 to March 11, 2007: How to register and all the benefits of attending!

5. Officer Application Process for the next year (Spring Quarter 2007 to Spring Quarter 2008:
Discussion of officer roles and preparation for applications later in the Winter Quarter.

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WEEK 2

Wed., January 17, 2007 at 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
in FRANZ Room 1260

• There are very few disparities that exist in medicine between men and women, but there are a few fields that remain predominantly male dominated: Urology, Neurosurgery and Orthopedics.
• Female residents who are in these fields often feel isolated, but for the most part are accepted as part of the team.
• There is a rumor that neurosurgery avoids recruiting women because of their high rate of dropping out of the field because it is very rigorous and lengthy.
• Minorities who are underrepresented in medicine, on the other hand, have a much greater barrier to overcome than women.
• There are frequent barriers to women and minorities who must try to prove their worth and intelligence to superiors who fall back on stereotypes of race and skin color. Some superiors repeatedly make the same comments or "jokes" to residents or medical students without understanding their implications, and they feel that they can do so because they hold a position of power.

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WEEK 3

Wed., January 24, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM, FRANZ Room 1260

Global Health

Come hear about disparaties in global medicine and get motivated to act!

One of the biggest problems in global medicine is that there is so much poverty, people can't get the help that they desperately need.

Presenting a discussion on Global Health Disparities and speakers:

Tina Wu, AMSA Global AIDS fellow, will be speaking about AIDS.

Dr. Puvvala and Dr. Granados from the Harbor UCLA Clinic will come to share their experiences with poverty in medicine overseas.

>What are "Global Health Disparities"?

This term was coined to represent those in the international community who DO NOT have ACCESS to adequate healthcare.

We will learn about how the healthcare system of the different parts of our world (Africa, Europe , and Asia) affect not just the poor, but also the working-class citizens of each region. From that, in turn, we shall also be able to understand how and why this actually affects us as future healthcare professionals.

This concept has a lot to do with why AMSA's International Outreach Project (IOP) has volunteers who work in Costa Rica . You can find out more information about IOP from IOP director (Ashkan) and IOP members at this meeting.

These are really wonderful speakers, so make sure you come out and learn what you can do to help! We hope to see you on Wednesday, January 24th at 6 PM in FRANZ 1260.

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WEEK 4

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM, FRANZ Room 1260

Public Health: The State of Health Care Today and STDs

Presented by AMSA's Community and Public Health Action Committee

Interested in public health or the state of health care today?

isease Program, discuss issues in public health and STDs today. This is something that is relevant to everyone, so you don't want to miss it!

FREE Diddy Riese cookies will also be provided!

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WEEK 5

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM, FRANZ Room 1260

Substance Abuse

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.

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WEEK 6

Wed., February 14, 2007 at 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in FRANZ Room 1260

Funding Medical School

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WEEK 7

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM, FRANZ Room 1260

Alternatives to Medicine -- "Secrets to Success in College"

Our PreHumanistic Medicine Action Committee brings you "Secrets to Success in College"

Come to learn about how to improve mental clarity, increase energy and study efficiently. Make your left and right brains work together!

Also, FREE stuff to help you relax and clear your mind: bath salts, calming teas, and aromatherapeutic lotions. We hope to see you there!

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WEEK 8

Week of Monday to Friday: February 26 to March 3, 2007

Domestic Violence

We have several programs in a variety of formats and multi-media this week:

1. ALL WEEK: Monday to Friday, 10 AM - 2PM on Bruin Walk
   Domestic Violence Clothing Drive and Other Donated Items Needed and


2. Wednesday night, February 28, in Franz 1260 at 6:00 to 7:30 PM*
   Domestic Violence Survivor Series, Part II
   * Note: This is 1/2 hour longer than usual meetings.

These events will educate the UCLA student body and AMSA's future physicians about Domestic Violence:

• What it is,
• What services are provided for victims,
• Who are the leaders,
• What we can all do about it,
• And as future physicians, what we will be able to do for individual patients and as advocates?

Donation Drive for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Bring Your Like-New or New Clothing, Kids' Toys, Teen Items, Gift Certificates for Restaurants & Videos/Movies

All Week: Monday to Friday: February 26 to March 3,
on BruinWalk

• As winter comes to an end, do you find yourself trying your best to fit into your old summer clothes?
• Do you want to revamp your winter or last summer's wardrobe?
• Did you receive Gift Certificates for stores, restaurants, video stores, CDs etc at the holidays or birthday that you cannot use? You can "re-gift" them to Domestic Violence victims and their kids.

Don't throw those clothes and other items away...be a part of the cause and DONATE them!

During the days on Bruinwalk all week we will be collecting new and used clothing and other items for kids and teens to help survivors of domestic violece.

• All donations will be given to a domestic violence shelter and it will help clothe those who feel like they have nothing, after leaving an abusive situation.
• Make a difference in someone's life, even if you are short on time!
• Everything helps and we especially need NEW socks and NEW underwear, and other clothing may be NEW, or very slightly used, but in NEW condition.
• Just pack a bag before school, head out, and drop the bag off on the way to class! It's THAT easy!

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Donatable items:

• Gift Certificates-Smart and Final, Staples, Movie Theaters, Fast Food Restaurants
• New and Like-New Clothing for all ages-large adult sized sweats, sweatshirts, and t-shirts; socks, pajamas, underwear, etc.
• Children's Toys, Books, Art supplies-watercolor, paper, colored pencils, crayons, glitter, glue, etc.
• Teen Books, Journals, Portable CD Players, Sports Equipment
• Feminine Hygiene Products

Domestic Violence Survivor Series - Volume II:

Presentations by Shelter Speaker, Video and Advocates

Wednesday - Feb. 28, 2007 at 6:00 - 7:30 PM, FRANZ 1260
* Note: This is 1/2 hour longer than usual meetings.

• Shelter Service Provider: Listen to Catalina Rodas from SOJOURN, a shelter-based service provider for battered women and children


• Video: Come watch an empowering video called "The Voices of Survivors: Domestic Violence Survivors Educate Physicians"


• Physician's Role: Come learn what a survivor would like to see in a physician and how YOU can impact someone's life by showing them you care about their well-being! It's in the job description!


• Advocates for Survivors: Also, hear what advocates working with domestic violence survivors have to say and get your most urgent questions out in the open for all to learn from!
• FREE giveaways will be conducted throughout the meeting.


• FREE DIDDY RIESE cookies!!
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• Hope to see you there!

AMSA Social Saturday, March 3, 2007 - Attend All Day or Part

AMSA Social This Saturday!!
Saturday March 3rd With CSU San Bernardino AMSA chapter

UCLA medical school tour by UCLA medical student and Griffith Park Observatory

Here is the schedule for the day (Please do not feel obligated to attend all of the activities)

• 9:30 am-11:00 am (1.5hrs) UCLA Medical Tour (Campus & Medical Center) by Scott Nass
• 11:00 am-12:00 pm (1.0hrs) Lunch @ UCLA
• 12:00 pm-12:30 pm (.5hrs) Carpool to LA Zoo Shuttle Station
• 12:35 pm-12:40 pm (5min) LA Zoo Shuttle to Observatory
• 1:40 pm-5:00 pm (3.0 hrs 20min) Griffith Observatory
• 5:15 pm-6:15 pm (1.0hrs) Planetarium

If you are interested in attending any part of this event, please RSVP to Erica Brode at ecb4433@aol.com ASAP.

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WEEK 9

Wednesday, March 7, 2007 -- No meeting at UCLA

Attend AMSA Convention in DC
(in Arlington, Virginia, a close suburb of Washington D.C.)

Theme: Health Care Justice: Pursuing the Dream of a Healthy Society

See the AMSA National web site and register for the convention.

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WEEK 10

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

NO MEETING ~ Happy Studying for Finals!

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.

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AMSA Meeting Schedule ~ Winter 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: CENTER FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES: CHS 33-105*

Meetings are held in the Center for Health Sciences building (CHS) which houses the UCLA School of Medicine and School of Public Health.
Room CHS 3-3105 is on the 3rd floor, above the Biomedical Library.

Directions to AMSA General Meetings at CHS 3-3105:

• Click here for map of meeting location (or UCLA map http://www.ucla.edu/map/map.html)
  
• Enter the life sciences building at the northern entrance (between
  Lakretz and the Orthopaedic Research Hospital).
  
• Walk straight towards the double doors at the end of the hall.
  
• Walk through 3 sets of doors through the corridor.
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• Walk straight past the gray lockers. You are already on the 3rd floor.
  
• Turn left around the corner at the end.
  
• The room should be on the right side just before the elevators.

* Note: Unless a different room is announced for certain events.

There is usually no meeting in Week 10 of each quarter.

Disability Accessibility

All meeting spaces and rooms are Disability Accessible:
Bruin Plaza and CHS 33-105 are Disability Accessible.

<Calendar of upcoming and recent weekly meetings
Follow the date links to see all the details about our events of the Winter Quarter 2007

Week 1: Wed., January 9, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 2: Wed., January 16, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 3: Wed., January 23, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 4: Wed., January 30, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 5:;Wed., February 6, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 6: Wed., February 13, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 7:Wed., February 20, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 8:Wed., February 27, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 9: Wed., March 5, 2008
No Meeting
Week 10: Wed., March 12, 2008
No Meeting - Happy Studying for Exams

Weekly Meetings - Winter 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.

Week 1

Wednesday, January 9, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

General Meeting and Introduction to Winter Quarter

Welcome back to a new quarter with AMSA!

Interested in getting more involved with AMSA? Come to the first General Meeting of the quarter: Wednesday, January 9th @ 6:00 to 7:00 pm in CHS 3-3105.

Learn about all the exciting events for community service, outreach, and health-related volunteer acitivities AMSA has planned this quarter.

Find out how to attend and even how to help PLAN these events by joining an action committee! Some events we have planned include:

1. Pre-humanistic committee: Medical Student Panel, Battle of the MCAT

3. Advocacy committee: Minorities in Medicine event, Widening the Pipeline

4. Newsletter committee: Become a writer for AMSA's health-related newsletter!

5. Community and Public Health committee: Walk for America, Domestic Violence and Clothesline Project

6. And Much More!!

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! Hope to see you all there!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 2

Wednesday,January 16, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

What is Lobby Day and SB840?

Learn about a universal healthcare-a hot topic for medical school interviews!
Participate in this unique opportunity to stand out from other premeds.
Network with medical students that could be on your interviewer come
application time.

What is Lobby Day & SB840? Why is it important? How can you make a difference?
Get involved in changing California's healthcare system!

It is not too late to sign up for lobby day. The late deadline is next
Monday January 21, but we suggest you sign up as soon as possible.

1. Register and pay online at http://socalcala.eventbrite.com
2. Email our Lauren at lwisk@ucla.edu to confirm your attendance and payment

More details about Lobby Day:
Come stand beside medical students and pre-medical students from UCI,
USC, UCLA, UCSF, and UC Davis alike and lobby at the CA state capitol
for SB 840.

What is SB 840 you ask? Well, in a nutshell SB 840 is
known as the California Universal Heath care Act (CUHA). It would
provide every resident of CA with comprehensive health care insurance
- hospital visits, vision, dental, medical, surgical, prescriptions,
mental health, and medical equipment such as hearing aids. Being a
resident of CA would ensure you coverage.

Jan 27th Sunday - Leave on bus from UCLA early morning
- Training session on SB840 and lobbying in afternoon
Jan 28th Monday - Lobby representatives and rally on Capitol steps
- Listen to speakers Sheila Khuel (SB840 author) and
Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi
- Return to UCLA monday night

Price: $25 for bus transportation, hotel, lunch on Sunday and Monday and
Training Day materials!

This is a fantastic opportunity to exercise your voice in your community!
Let it be heard and join us on CA Lobby Day 2008.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 3

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Career Center Resources: How to succeed as a premed!

• Have questions about applying to medical school?
• How should you plan premed years 1-4?
• Where can you find volunteering/research/scholarship opportunities?
• When should you study abroad?
• How do you store and send letters of recommendation?
• Need personal statement help?
• Want to do mock interviews?
  
  The CAREER CENTER can help!
  Chris Howell a Career Center representative from the Internship/Study
  Abroad department will speak about all the opportunities available to
  premeds at the Career Center. There are so many resources available.
  Don't miss out!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 4

Wedsnesday, January 30, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Mentor/Mentee Social

Come to the first mentor/mentee social this quarter!

• This will be another great chance for you to catch up with your mentors,
  especially if you have not been keeping in touch with them lately.
  
• If you currently are assigned to a mentor, please come to the meeting.
  Otherwise, you may lose your spot to someone else who wants to join the program.
• This meeting is mandatory for members in the mentor/mentee program!

Interested in having a medical student mentor?

Contact Noopur Jain, Mentoring Project Director, at noopurj@ucla.edu

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

Week 5

Wednesday, February 6, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

Officer Applications Information Session

Come learn how to apply for an AMSA officer position!


• Being an officer in a nationally recognized organization is a wonderful opportunity.
• It is a GREAT way to show leadership and help program events that you are
  passionate about.
• You must attend to receive an application!
• Application deadline is Friday of week 7.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 6

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

A Medical School Professor and Physician Leader's Perspective: Your Future Career as a Doctor

Speaker: Michelle Bholat, MD, MPH

• Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs in the UCLA Department of Family Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

• Recent Commissioner on the LA County Board of Health and is now the Chair of the Public Health Commission

• Founding Co-Director of the UCLA International Medical Graduate Program (that was featured in the Wall Street Journal in December 2007)

Program:

• A Medical School Professor and Physician Leader's Perspective: Your Future Career as a Doctor
  

• Expectations for Your Career as a Physician: What is the Reality? How Can You Know Medicine is the Right Career for You?

• Personality and Skills -- Beyond Science! -- That You Will Need to Succeed as a Physician and Health Care Manager
  

• "Day in the Life" of a New Physician, Medical Resident and Practitioner

• Why Choose Primary Medical Care for Your Career: Unparalleled Opportunities and Rewards!
  

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BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT
DR. MICHELLE BHOLAT, MD, MPH

Our speaker, Dr. Michelle Bholat, MD, MPH education includes: Graduated from the University of California Irvine College of Medicine Completed a family medicine residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a public academic safety net hospital in Los Angeles County. Received a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH) from the University of California Los Angeles in Health Policy and Management. Chief, Clinical Operations in the Department of Family Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. >Currently, she is leader of three important committees in the David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine:

Chair, UCLA OB Clinic Committee; Chair, Chronic Care Collaborative Committee; and the Executive Council.
Dr. Bholat is the founding Co-Director of the UCLA International Medical Graduate Program (that was featured in the Wall Street Journal in December 2007).
Dr. Bholat has received numerous awards and honors for outstanding leadership from many organizations.
In clinical research, Dr. Bholat has been the Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator and Site Director for 18 major grants.
She has authored or co-authored three medical textbook chapters and 11 medical journal articles and has presented at dozens of professional medical conferences and symposia.
From 1995 to 1999, Dr. Bholat served as Medical Director and Associate Residency Program Director of the Wilmington Family Health Center followed by 3 years as the Director of Clinical Operations for the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and Chair of Ambulatory Care Services for the UCLA Health Systems – Westwood. Between 2000 and 2002, she served as liaison between the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and Olive View/UCLA Medical Center in developing a family medicine training site for the UCLA Family Medicine Residency Training Program. Further, she served as transition manager for the merger of the UCLA and Santa Monica Family Medicine Residency Programs. She has served as one of the five Commissioners on the LA County Board of Health and was recently appointed as the Chair of the Public Health Commission. Dr. Bholat serves on National Committees including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Innovations in Health Care, for “Improving Care, Treatment, and Service to Patients And Families Living With Chronic Illness.”

For the State of California, Dr. Bholat is very active, having been appointed to serve as an Expert Consultant for the Medical Board of California, where she reviews cases of misconduct and is an expert witness and previously she served as Expert Consultant.

For the Blue Cross of CA Quality Medical Board, she is a Peer Reviewer of other physicians and reviews cases of misconduct and administer tests for physicians on probation.

Blue Cross of CA State Sponsored Programs she serves on the Medical Quality Board, and for Blue Cross of California she has served on the LACare Advisory Board and the Blue Cross of CA Breast Cancer Advisory Committee.
Dr. Bholat is a field surveyor for The Joint Commission (JCAHO) Bureau of Primary Health Care, where she evaluates health care delivery systems in urban and rural, for-profit and non-profit and academic and non-academic settings and works to ensure that the organization is ready to provide excellence in patient care for every patient who seeks care.
In addition to her clinical and educational work, she serves as site director for grant projects related to chronic care as well as clinical trials related to substance abuse. She is the author and co-author of many peer reviewed medical journal articles on family medicine, primary care and many other topics. Dr. Bholat is a former fellow of the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) and active member of NHMAs California chapter.
In January 2008, she was the Facilitator for National Hispanic Medical Association's “Health Disparities and Hispanics Leadership Summit” in Sacramento, CA. She is Medical Advisor and featured columnist Latina Magazine where her column, "Ask the Doctor" regularly appears in this national publication of 800,000 circulation. GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 7

Wednesday,February 20, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

Alternatives to Medicine

Stressed out? Learn about different types of complementary medicines!

We will also be demonstrating yoga, message therapy, and other types
of anti-stress practices to help you cope with the stress from final exams.

We will also be giving away FREE GIFTS!

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Week 8

Wedsnesday, February 27, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

Domestic Violence: What can you do as future physicians?

Guest speaker: Catalina Rodas
Sojourn's Women's Shelter in Los Angeles

As future physicians, we should be aware of domestic violence,
how it manifests itself, how it affects our patients, and how to
identify it as a clinician.

This is the last AMSA meeting of the quarter. Remember to attend at
least 3 events to remain a member in good standing!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 9

Wednesday, March 5, 2007: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

No Meeting!

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Week 10

Wednesday, March 12, 2007: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

No Meeting!

Meetings will resume the first week of Spring Quarter.

Study hard for finals! Enjoy Spring 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.

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AMSA Meeting Schedule ~ Spring 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: CENTER FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES: CHS 33-105*

Meetings are held in the Center for Health Sciences building (CHS) which houses the UCLA School of Medicine and School of Public Health.
Room CHS 33-105 is on the 3rd floor, above the Biomedical Library.

Directions to AMSA General Meetings at CHS 33-105:

• Click here for map of meeting location (or UCLA map http://www.ucla.edu/map/map.html)
  
• Enter the life sciences building at the northern entrance (between
  Lakretz and the Orthopaedic Research Hospital).
  
• Walk straight towards the double doors at the end of the hall.
  
• Walk through 3 sets of doors through the corridor.
  
• Walk straight past the gray lockers. You are already on the 3rd floor.
  
• Turn left around the corner at the end.
  
• The room should be on the right side just before the elevators.

* Note: Unless a different room is announced for certain events.

There is usually no meeting in Week 10 of each quarter.

Disability Accessibility

All meeting spaces and rooms are Disability Accessible:
Bruin Plaza and CHS 33-105 are Disability Accessible.

<Calendar of upcoming and recent weekly meetings
Follow the date links to see all the details about our events of the Spring Quarter 2008

Week 1: Wed., April 2, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 2: Wed., April 9, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 3: Wed., April 16, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 4: Wed., April 23, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 5: Wed., April 30, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 6: Wed., May 7, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 7: Wed., May 14, 2008
6 PM: General Meeting
Week 8: Wed., May 21, 2008
6 PM:>General Meeting
Week 9: Wed., May 28, 2008
6 PM:General Meeting
Week 10: Wed., June 4, 2008
No Meeting - Happy Studying for Exams!

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!

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Weekly Meetings - Spring 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.

Week 1

Wednesday, April 2, 2008: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

General Meeting and Introduction to Spring Quarter

Welcome back to a new quarter with AMSA!

Interested in getting more involved with AMSA? Come to the first General Meeting of the quarter: Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at 6:00 - 7:00 PM in CHS 33-105

Learn about all the exciting events for community service, outreach, and health-related volunteer activities AMSA has planned this quarter.

Find out how to attend and even how to help PLAN these events by joining an action committee! Some events we have planned include:

1. Bruin Health Symposium

2. Pre-Humanistic committee: Medical School Applicant Panel, Battle of the MCAT

3. Global Health committee: Global Health Fair

4. Advocacy committee: Widening the Pipeline, Heart Walk

6. Community and Public Health committee: March for Babies

7. And Much More!!

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! Hope to see you all there!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 2

Wednesday, April 9, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Duke University School of Medicine

Come listen to Dr. Robert Kamei (Professor of Pediatrics at Duke SOM and Vice Dean of Education at Duke-NUS GSM) talk about an exciting new opportunity from the Duke School of Medicine and the National University of Singapore: the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.

Remember: AMSA members must attend a minimum of 2 events each quarter to stay an active member.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

Bruin Health Week

Wednesday, April 9, 2008: 12:00 - 4:00 PM

Join AMSA and other organizations at the Court of Sciences!

Raffle for FREE MCAT materials & other prizes!

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Week 3

Wednesday,April 16, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Global Health

Learn more about these global health issues affecting people around the world!

• An estimated 2.5 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in India.
• More than 100 people die each day from the genocide in Darfur.
• Thousands suffer from famine in North Korea and the elicit organ harvesting in China.
• Help with the improvement of equity in global health.
• Get involved with AMSA's annual Global Health Fair which will take place on Friday of Week 9.
• Learn about other on-campus organizations involved in global health.
• Games and FREE PRIZES!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 4

Wednesday,April 23, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Medical School Applicants Panel

Wondering about the medical school application process? Get your questions answered!

Thinking about applying to medical school? Wondering what you need to do to qualify? Come listen to medical school applicants share their experiences about being pre-med undergraduate students and what they did to prepare for the long application process. Remember to bring lots of your own questions!

Special Event:

Thursday, April 24, 2007: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 23-105

Dartmouth Medical School Informational Seminar and Q&A

Lisa Farley, Ed.M – Assistant Director of Admissions
Learn all about Dartmouth University’s Medical School!
Don't miss out on this opportunity toget your questions answered!

The American Medical Student Association at UCLA presents this exciting opportunity to come learn more about Dartmouth Medical School – one of the top medical school in the 2007 US News & World Report. Come meet and ask any and all questions you have about Dartmouth directly to the Assistant Director of Admissions.

Note room change: CHS 23-105 (2nd Floor of Center for Health Sciences at UCLA) is directly below our regular meeting room.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

Week 5

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

No Meeting This Week

Come next week for our exciting Health Care Reform Event!

Good Luck on Midterms!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 6

Wednesday,May 7 , 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Health Care Reform: Why We Need It, How It Will Affect Us as Future Physicians and Our Patients, and What Political Candidates Are Proposing To Do About It!

The American health care system and our methods of insurance and paying for health care are leaving over 46 million of the 300 million Americans, without any health insurance and millions more who have trouble getting to see physicians when they need medical care.

The Legislative Affairs Action Committee presents this great opportunity to learn all about the issues facing all of us as we enter the profession of medicine in the 21st Century. We need to all be part of the solution to this problem.

Representatives will talk about the need for reform and the many proposals to solve this towering national crisis on the federal and state levels. We will hear about the current status and need for change, from these exciting speakers:

• Eric Bauman, R.N., who is the Democratic Party Chair for Los Angeles, about the three probable presidential candidates' proposals by Senators Clinton, Obama and McCain
  
• Possibly a representative of the Republican Party about Republican presidential candidate Senator McCain's health care position
  
• George Savage who is the Director of the Los Angeles Chapter of California health care reform organization "Health Care For All California" and the State Chair of the "One Care Now Campaign" -- single payer plan -- and see a video!
  
• California Senator Sheilah Kuehl's health care reform proposal, Senate Bill SB 840 of the State of California, that AMSA has endorsed for the last three years.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 7

Wednesday, May 14 , 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

AMSA Advocacy Action Committee Welcomes Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Randall Espinoza

Come hear about the importance of equal representation in medicine, as well as learn more about LGBT senior health. This is your chance to talk to a medical professional, and learn about different fields in medicine!

Dr. Espinoza is very involved at UCLA. He is as Associate Clinical Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, a Medical Director in the ECT Program, and the Chief of Staff at Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA.

He will have a Q/A session towards the end where you can get to know him personally, and hopefully find some amazing intern/volunteer opportunities!

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 8

Wednesday, February 27, 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

Battle of the MCATs

Which test prep company is right for you?

COME ONE AND COME ALL. Come learn what MCATs are about.

• Do you know which prep company is for you?
• What has changed for the upcomming MCAT computer test?
• How early do you need to start?
• Am I really going get a discount on MCAT courses when I come to this meeting?
• Are they really giving away free books and courses for free?
• All of your questions and more will be answered. It's an action packed battle you won't want to miss.

MCAT Rules & Regulation for Test Prep Companies

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

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Week 9

Wednesday, May 21 , 2008 : 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 33-105

How Can You Stand Out from the Crowd?

Come and learn different volunteer opportunities available in the Los Angeles area!

Interested in volunteering at places besides the UCLA hospital? Want some ideas about where to find a unique volunteering experience?

We will be presenting basic information about places where students can volunteer at whether they are walking distance from campus or they require a short bus trip. There are lots of interesting places to volunteer at that are each unique and different that may fit each individual differently.

GET DIRECTIONS AND MAP HERE

Special Event: Friday, May 30, 2008: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Bruin Plaza
Global Health Fair

An estimated 2.5 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in India.
More than 100 people die each day from the genocide in Darfur.
Every 30 seconds, a child under the age of five dies from malaria in Uganda.
Thousands suffer from famine in North Korea and the elicit organ harvesting in China.

•Learn about current global health issues affecting many people around the world

•Help with the improvement of equity in global health. All contributions will be donated to charitable organizations.

•Play fun FREE GAMES for a chance to win awesome PRIZES!

•Get dunked in the DUNK TANK!

•Eat cotton candy, popcorn, snow cones, carmel apples, and drink margaritas!

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Week 10

Wednesday, May 28, 2007: 6:00 - 7:00 PM, CHS 3-3105

No Meeting!

Meetings will resume the first week of Fall Quarter. Please check back for updates.

Study hard for finals! Enjoy Summer Vacation!

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.

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Map to AMSA General Meetings

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