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First General Meeting Fall 2009. Welcome! Please grab a slice of pizza and a drink, take a seat, and socialize. Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. www.kaptest.com. ~TOPPS Officers~. President: Jason Barca Vice President: Hai Nguyen Secretary: Fia Raboy Treasurer: Richard Nguyen
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First General MeetingFall 2009 Welcome! Please grab a slice of pizza and a drink, take a seat, and socialize.
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions • www.kaptest.com
~TOPPS Officers~ • President: Jason Barca • Vice President: Hai Nguyen • Secretary: Fia Raboy • Treasurer: Richard Nguyen • Public Relations: Zeid Nesheiwat • New officer positions now available: Club Promoters (2) • CNSM Student Council Representative: Nerizze Tagalag • Profession Representatives: • Pharmacy Representative: Andrew Newman • Dentistry Representative: Nicole Dayrit • Vacant positions
President: Jason Barca • Major: Biochemistry • Profession of Interest: Pharmacy • Year at CSULB: Third • Hobbies: UFC, racquetball, and Risk • Fun Facts: • Work in Professor Krzysztof Slowinski’s electrochemical research lab • SAS Center Peer Mentor/Tutor
Vice President: Hai Nguyen • Major: Chemistry • Profession of Interest: Pharmacy • Year at CSULB: Third • Hobbies: Dancing, playing the violin, playing tennis, going on road trips, and learning about different cultures • Fun Facts: I learned how to ride a bicycle this summer!
Treasurer: Richard Nguyen • Major: Business • Profession of Interest: Pharmacy • Year at CSULB: Fourth • Hobbies: Traveling and going to pro sporting events • Fun Facts: I have kissed a sea cucumber!
Public Relations: Zeid Nesheiwat • Major: Biology • Profession of Interest: Medicine • Year at CSULB: Second • Hobbies: Basketball, pool, and shopping.
Pharmacy Representative: Andrew Newman • Major: Biochemistry • Profession of Interest: Pharmacy • Year at CSULB: Fifth • Hobbies: Guitar, piano, and snowboarding • Fun Facts: • Work in Professor Eric Marinez’s organic chemistry research lab • LAC Tutor
What APP has to offer: • Increase your chances for being accepted into a PharmD program • Meet admissions directors, current students, and alumni from diverse pharmacy schools • Learn more about the vast careers of the pharmacy profession • Network with other pre-pharmacy students • Volunteer to help with various community service activities • Upcoming Events: • Tuesday, September 22 • Joel Gonzales, Admissions Director from UC San Francisco • 4:30-5:30 PM • USU 205 ABC • Monday, September 28 • William Stuart, PharmD from HartleyMedical • Compounding pharmacist • For more information, please contact: andrewjnewman@aol.com
Why should you join APDS? • Meet others with a passion for Dentistry (students, dentists, and school representatives!) • Gain more information about dental schools • Learn more about the application process • Form DAT study groups • Possibly tour some dental schools • Find out how to shadow a dentist and gain hands-on experience • Attend the California Dental Association Convention • Announcements: • September 22, UC San Francisco School of Dentistry • Location and Time To Be Determined • For more information about APDS, please contact: dayritdds@yahoo.com
New Officer and Vacant Officer Positions • Club Promoters (2) • Publicize various organization events • Be responsible for maintaining a positive image of the organization • Help recruit new members • Vacant Profession Representatives • Chiropractic, Medicine, Optometry, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Veterinary Medicine • Responsibilities: • Help plan and organize events geared towards the health field being represented • Ensure to be versatile in the health field being represented • Provide accurate information regarding the health field being represented to the organization • Update the organization with new information about the health field being represented
Announcements • Tuesday, September 22 • Joel Gonzales, Admissions Director from UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy • 4:30-5:30 PM • USU 205 ABC • Event with APP • Wednesday, September 23 • Lori Muramoto, Sr. Associate Director of Admissions from Ross University School of Medicine • Normal time and location • Wednesday, September 30 • Ronald Espejo, Recruitment Specialist from University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences • Normal time and location • Please visit our website, www.csulb.edu/org/career/topps, for more speaker dates and information
One more thing... Facebook! • One way we will be communicating with TOPPS members • The next email we send out will contain our Facebook information • If you don’t have Facebook, don’t worry about this