Hello IUPUI Premedical students, and welcome to the 2007-08 school year! We have a full semester of events planned, and hope that each of you will join us. We will begin the semester by taking part in this fall’s student involvement expo. That is coming up this coming Tuesday, August 28, in the courtyard in front of the University College building, from 10 am to 2 pm. Please drop by our table, introduce yourself, and grab some information about your local AMSA chapter. We’re looking forward to meeting you there!
Also in the line-up for this fall are several exciting events that you absolutely will not want to miss. Our schedule of confirmed events is listed below. You can also access our chapter calendar at anytime by visiting http://calendar.yahoo.com/amsa_indy directly, or by clicking on the Chapter Calendar link from our website at http://amsa-iupui.org/. Well, here you go. Please mark these events in your calendar, or sync your Outlook/PDA with our online calendar at the above link.
- Aug 28 – Student Involvement Expo, University College Courtyard, 10a – 2p
Please stop by and find our table to obtain information about resources available to all premedical students. If you sign up for our listserv, you will automatically be entered into a raffle for cool prizes from local retailers. The winning raffle ticket(s) will be drawn and awarded at our call-out meeting. - Sept 5 – AMSA Premedical Chapter CALL-OUT Meeting, University Library room UL 1116, 11a – noon
- Sept 20 – AMSA regular meeting (everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a member to attend), University Library room UL1116, 4:30p – 5:30p
- Sept 20 – AMSA-Kaplan Premedical Seminar, University Library lower level and Ruth Lilly auditorium, 6:30p – 8:30p
AMSA IUPUI chapter and Kaplan have teamed up to bring you a seminar especially for premedical students. We will serve light refreshments during a reception beginning at 6:30. At 7:00, the seminar will begin. The seminar will feature IUSM faculty/staff, practicing physicians, a medical student panel with students from years 1-4, Kaplan professionals discussing MCAT preparation, and information about other resources available to you on and off campus. Seating is first come first served and is limited. Arrive promptly if you want a seat! - Oct 3 – AMSA regular meeting (everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a member to attend), University Library room UL1116, 11a – noon
- Oct 18 – AMSA regular meeting (everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a member to attend), University Library room UL1116, 4:30p – 5:30p
- Oct 19-21 – AMSA Region 4 and 6 conference, “Doctors Leading Reform: Advocacy & Activism in Medicine”, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
AMSA member registration $40 early/$50 late
Mail registration fees to AMSA Regions 4&6 Conference, Attn: Julia Bregand-White, 903 S. Ashland Ave #513, Chicago, IL 60607 - Oct 31 – AMSA Halloween Party, location TBA, 7:30p – 9:00p
Music, food, fun, costumes, raffles - Nov 7 – AMSA Premedical Chapter regular meeting (everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a member to attend), University Library room UL 1116, 11a – noon
- Dec 5 – AMSA Premedical Chapter regular meeting (everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a member to attend), University Library room UL 2115E (NOTICE ROOM CHANGE), 11a – noon
Okay, that’s it for our confirmed events. We also have some special events in the works for members only including special medical campus tours and a possible visit to the morgue. Be watching for those announcements to be made in the near future.
We also plan to support the School of Liberal Art’s medical humanities and bioethics program by attending and encouraging others to attend their regularly scheduled seminars. We will post a schedule of those seminars shortly. A sneak peak of those to come include, “The Legacy of Ryan White”, “Truth-Telling in Oncology”, “Touching Life: Telling Organ Donation Stories”, and many more informative lectures. Please support this seminar series so that the SLA will continue to bring them to campus each semester.
One last note for now: We encourage our chapter members to shadow physicians in order to see what life after medical school is really about (it’s not all E.R., Scrubs, and Chicago Hope). As a benefit to our members, we make available the documentation required by University Hospital by students wishing to shadow. We also have contacts within the UH system with which we can place you with a physician for a day…and we handle the legwork for you! All you have to do is give us a little information about yourself and what type of physician you would like to shadow. Regrettably, this service does take a lot of time; therefore, we do reserve it for AMSA members only.
We look forward to seeing you all at the involvement expo Tuesday. In the mean time, have a wonderful weekend!
