AMSA at IUPUI Premedical Chapter http://amsa-iupui.org Home of the IUPUI Premedical Chapter of the American Medical Student Association Tue, 04 May 2010 00:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 2010-2011 Election Results http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/05/03/2010-2011-election-results/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/05/03/2010-2011-election-results/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 00:55:24 +0000 Nicole Frey http://amsa-iupui.org/?p=309 Hey everyone!
 
I would like to announce the elected board members for the 2010-2011 school year.
 
Jake Brandon – President
Rick FioRito – Vice President
Jennifer Romine – Secretary
Kiran Gill – Chapter Representative
Mason Brown – IUSM Liason Chair
Aqsa Anwar – Social Committee Chair
 
Congratulations to everyone!
 
I wish everyone good luck on their finals, and I hope everyone has an awesome summer!
 
Let me know if anyone has any questions or concerns.

Nicole Frey
Undergraduate Student
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
 
Vice President - AMSA Premedical at IUPUI
http://amsa-iupui.org

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/05/03/2010-2011-election-results/feed/ 0 Elections: It’s that time again! http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/04/10/elections-its-that-time-again/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/04/10/elections-its-that-time-again/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:28:41 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/?p=302 Hey Everyone!

We’re reaching the end of the semester so it’s time to hold elections! The positions that will need filled are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, IUSM Liaison, Social Committee Chair, Recruiting Chair, AMSA National Liaison, and Student Government Representative. If you have questions about any of these positions please e-mail me and I will send you a copy of the officer duties for the position you are interested in. In order to hold an officer position you must be a member in good standing. Your membership status will be checked upon recieving your election profile. Your profile should include your picture and answer the following questions. Why do you want to hold this position in AMSA Pre-medical at IUPUI? What skills do you possess or experiences have you had that could contribute to your success in this position? Please send your elections profiles to my e-mail as soon as possible! I would like to have them all no later than April 14th so they all can be posted for viewing the 15th. I’m so sorry about this short notice. I will be posting them on our board in the SL/LD lobby on the second floor as I recieve them. I will also be posting them all on our website www.amsa-iupui.org. We will be holding elections April 20th. I will send an e-mail closer to the date of the meeting with the time and room number. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

Nicole Frey
Undergraduate Student
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Vice President – AMSA Pre-Medical at IUPUI
]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2010/04/10/elections-its-that-time-again/feed/ 0 Call Out Meeting: September 8, 2009 http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/09/02/call-out-meeting-september-9-2009/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/09/02/call-out-meeting-september-9-2009/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:08:12 +0000 Nicole Frey http://amsa-iupui.org/?p=280 Hello everyone!

Our first meeting for fall semester will be September 8, 2009  at 1:30pm in University Library (UL) 1116. This meeting will provide information about AMSA, so come learn more about us and bring any questions that you would like answered! In addition, Leslie Baker with Kaplan will be present to give information about the free practice MCAT Kaplan is offering on September 19, 2009. As always, there will be free food!

AMSA is a great organization that offers the opportunity to get involved on our campus in a way that will benefit our professional goals. There will also be many volunteer opportunities available throughout the semester, as well as access to IUSM and other professional schools and their facilities.

We hope to see you at the meeting!

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/09/02/call-out-meeting-september-9-2009/feed/ 0 Election Results http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/26/election-results/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/26/election-results/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:44:57 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/26/election-results/ We are pleased to announce the results of our annual election. Our newly elected officers for the 2009-10 academic year are:

President: Savahanna Wise

Vice President: Nicole Frey

Secretary: Richard FioRito

IUSM Liaison: Carly Guest-Williams

Marketing & Recruitment Chair: Camilo Ballesteros

We offer a huge thank you to all of those who ran for an office, and a warm welcome to those newly elected!

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/26/election-results/feed/ 0 April 14, 2009 Meeting Minutes http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/18/april-14-2009-meeting-minutes/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/18/april-14-2009-meeting-minutes/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:34:36 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/18/april-14-2009-meeting-minutes/ We had a great turn-out for our last meeting of the semester with 35 in attendance. Thank you all for joining us. We had a terrific guest speaker, Calvin Roberson from the Indiana Minority Health Coalition (IMHC). If you would like to follow up on his presentation or learn more about volunteer opportunities with IMHC, please contact Calvin. His contact information is included with the meeting minutes.

We also heard from Leslie Baker regarding Kaplan’s MCAT prep course. We ended the day with a silent auction for one of the Kaplan courses. Our winner was Jacob Beerbower. Congratulations Jacob, and good luck on your upcoming MCAT!

We discussed several more important issues. For more information, check out our minutes below.

April 14, 2009 Meeting Minutes

Good luck on finals everyone!

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/18/april-14-2009-meeting-minutes/feed/ 0 April 14 Meeting Reminder http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/11/april-14-meeting-reminder/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/11/april-14-meeting-reminder/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:12:53 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/04/11/april-14-meeting-reminder/ Hello AMSA members and potential guests! This is a friendly reminder that our last meeting of this semester is coming up. We’ll meet at the IUPUI University Library on Tuesday the 14th at noon, room UL 1116. Calvin Roberson of the Indiana Minority Health Coalition will be our guest speaker. In addition, we’ll be auctioning off a Kaplan MCAT prep course, valued at $1799.00, to the highest bidder (sealed-bid auction).

Don’t miss this exciting meeting. We’re looking forward to seeing you Tuesday.

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]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/23/minutes-1-22-2009/feed/ 0 IUPUI Premedical Physician Shadowing Program http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/21/iupui-premedical-physician-shadowing-program/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/21/iupui-premedical-physician-shadowing-program/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:59:46 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/21/iupui-premedical-physician-shadowing-program/ IUPUI Premedical Physician Shadowing Program

This is a newly established program by the IUPUI Pre-med Club. Visit their website via the link above for more information on the club and the shadowing program. You can also contact Pre-med Club at premed@iupui.edu.

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/21/iupui-premedical-physician-shadowing-program/feed/ 0 Spring 2009 Meeting Schedule http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/19/spring-2009-meeting-schedule/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/19/spring-2009-meeting-schedule/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:29:19 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/19/spring-2009-meeting-schedule/ Thursday 1-22-2009   (UL1116)
• Holly will talk about the new IUPUI Premedical Physician Shadowing Program
Wednesday 2-18-2009   (UL1116)
• Connor Deal – Premedical Regional Director for AMSA National
Tuesday 3-24-2009    (UL1116)
• Osteopathic medicine
Tuesday 4-14-2009   (UL1116)
• Tammie confirmed Calvin Roberson (MPH, MHA, and VP of Planning & Program Development for Indiana Minority Health Coalition). He will speak for 45 minutes, concentrating on health disparities and what we can do about them.
• We will also need to hold elections at some point this month.
• Possibly a combined auction with Pre-med Club (Holly needs to contact Kaplan to see if there are conflicts with this)

]]> http://amsa-iupui.org/2009/01/19/spring-2009-meeting-schedule/feed/ 0 IUSM Mini Medical School Spring 2009 http://amsa-iupui.org/2008/12/27/iusm-mini-medical-school-spring-2009/ http://amsa-iupui.org/2008/12/27/iusm-mini-medical-school-spring-2009/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:35:07 +0000 AMSA-Indy-Admin http://amsa-iupui.org/2008/12/27/iusm-mini-medical-school-spring-2009/ Hello everyone,

Just a heads-up about some great programming by the Indiana University School of Medicine this spring.

MINI MED SCHOOL FLYER 09

Medical Myths and Facts
Presented by IU Mini Medical School

Registration is required, but FREE!
Visit http://medicine.iu.edu/minimed or call 317-274-7722 to sign up.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009
7:00 – 9:00pm
Campus Center Room 409
“Myths and Facts of Vaccines and Immunizations”
Presenters: Ann Zerr, MD and Kimberly Stigler, MD

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
7:00 – 9:00pm
Campus Center Room 409
“Myths and Facts of Pain: Is it all in your head?”
Presenters: Lee Learman, MD, PhD and Palmer MacKie, MD

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
7:00 – 9:00pm
Campus Center Room 409
“Myths and Facts of Genetic Testing”
Presenters: Mary Pell Abernathy, MD and Kim Quaid, PhD

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7:00 – 9:00pm
Campus Center Room 409
“Myths and Facts of Medicine: What doctors believe”
Presenters: Aaron Carroll, MD and Rachel Vreeman, MD

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