The University of Kansas PreMedical Society Thursday April

The University of Kansas Pre-Medical Society Thursday, April 17, 2014 1001 Malott

The Big Event Summary

Primary Care Workshop • Deadline May 15 for the May 28 workshop at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita • http: //www. kumc. edu/school-ofmedicine/education/premedical-programs/primarycare-workshop. html • “Breakout sessions to learn sterile techniques, the fundamentals of taking a medical history, and professionalism and patient confidentiality” • Helpful when shadowing doctors, writing patient case summaries, etc. • 25 applicants accepted

KU Med Open Houses • KU Med offers several open houses over the summer at a variety of locations • Kansas City TBA • Salina Tuesday, July 15, 2014 Tuesday, August 12, 2014 • Wichita Friday, June 20, 2014 • Register online or call 913 -588 -5280 • Only 60 allowed

Hoops for Health • Jayhawk Health Initiative is having their annual Hoops for Health basketball tournament to raise money for their Panama medical brigade • Registration is $10 per team member, with 3 -5 people per team; can be co-ed • $300 cash prize for the winning team • Teams are allowed to register for the April 26, 11 -3 p. m. tournament until April 25 at 5 p. m. • http: //www. jayhawkhealthinitiative. org/hoops-forhealth-registration. html

Exploring Medical Missions Conference • Hosted by the Institute for International Medicine • Dates Friday and Saturday, May 30 -31, 2014 Thursday, May 29 th, 2014 – Optional Pre. Conference Day • Located at Graceway Church, 5460 Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City, MO 64133 • Large variety of skill stations and discussion topics • $65 for students • http: //www. inmed. us/events/exploring-medicalmissions-conference/

Officer Election Candidates • President • Raeann Whitney • Vice President • Brianna Leyden • Secretary/Treasurer • Shweta Vadlamani • Public Relations • Marley Fisher

Committee Chair Applications • Hoping to get committees/events happening quickly at the start of next year • Three committees: • Volunteering • Fundraising • Community Awareness + Publicity • Applications due by the end of the day of April 24 • Attached to the last email • Will be announced at the May monthly meeting

May meeting • • • May 1, 6 p. m. , 1005 Haworth Care packages will be handed out Prizes Announcements of committee chairs Surveys to see what could be improved for next year

April Issue MCAT 2015 (provided by Kaplan Test Prep)

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Thanks for coming!