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FALL GENERAL MEETING

FALL GENERAL MEETING. 1. …what is it?. “… AMSA dedicates its time to form strong fundamentals among our fellow premedical students by enhancing their premedical experience via academia , community service , and social settings .”. About Us. Speakers. Service. Socials. Community.

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FALL GENERAL MEETING

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  1. FALL GENERAL MEETING 1

  2. …what is it?

  3. “…AMSA dedicates its time to form strong fundamentals among our fellow premedical students by enhancing their premedical experience via academia, community service, and social settings.”

  4. About Us Speakers Service Socials Community Forums Sports!

  5. Executive Board 2013-2014

  6. Director’s Board 2013-2014 4

  7. Committees • Arts & Complementary Medicine • Equal Access Support • Futures in Health Professions • Global Health • Health Outreach & Education • Light The Night Medical College ForumMedical TechnologyPrimary CarePolitics & Ethics in MedicinePediatric InterestSports & MedicineWomen in Medicine Advising & Volunteering | Research and Physician Shadowing Campus Delegates | Events | Media 5

  8. Good Standing All 5 General Meetings3 Intercommittee Points3 Event PointsCommittee Good Standing Attendance Attendance will be taken at your committee meeting after the general meeting. No attendance taken at first meeting.

  9. Intercommittee and Event Points • All intercommittee and event points will always be designated as such • Intercommittee points – participate in another committee’s event • Event points – activities put on by our Events Directors or a Committee’s established focus project that includes all of UF Premed AMSA • Medical College Forum • Light the Night • Relay for Life • These will be updated within three days of the event

  10. Excused Absences • Valid Excuses: • Class, Labs, Exams, Emergencies • Excused Absence Forms (Recurring and One-Time) • Found at ufpremed.org • For classes, labs, and exams, you must have your excused absence form turned in BEFORE the meeting you wish to be excused from • For emergencies, illness, etc., you must have your form turned in within THREE DAYS of the absence • Your responsibility to get the information that you missed • Talk to your directors, Secretary • Listserv

  11. Unexcused Absences • For one unexcused General Body Meeting absence: - Must Complete 10 total points (intercommittee + events) - At least 4 point must be Event Points - Individual case basis: email secretary@ufpremed.org

  12. Questions? • For questions about committee good standing and general member attendance, contact your directors • For questions about intercommittee points, event points, and excused absences, contact Arman Elkaz at secretary@ufpremed.org

  13. Light the Night When: Thursday Oct 17th 5:30 pm What: Walk benefits blood cancers GET INVOLVED! • Learn more: Lightthenight.org • Questions: ltn@ufpremed.org

  14. Help Support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by voting on Facebook! Be on the look out for announcements about what day we are starting voting 

  15. MENTOR MENTEE PROGRAM! Sign up on your AMSA application! Mentors: Juniors & Seniors Mentees: Freshmen & Sophomores Event: Meet Your Mentor/Mentee Where: Reitz Union Rion Ballroom When: 7:00 PM on Monday September 16th

  16. RAPS: Research and Physician Shadowing • RAPS Research and Physician ShadowingApplications • UF Research Programs • HHMI • USP • Research for credit hours • research@ufpremed.org

  17. RAPS: Event Point • “How to Get Involved with Research at UF” • Sept 25th at 7:00 pm in G101 of the HPNP Building • Guest Speakers include: • Representatives from HHMI and USP • UF librarians • If you have anymore questions, you can email us directly at research@ufpremed.org

  18. Growth International Volunteer Excursions • Travel to countries such as Nicaragua and Tanzania • Sustainability projects • Education programs • Cultural Diversity • Personalized programs based off your interests • www.givevolunteers.org

  19. All your favorite Study Experts

  20. Perks of Live Review We offer Gatorade, Redbull, and water to keep you going Study Edge has comfortable, movie theater style chairs

  21. www.StudyEdge.com Light blue, easy to read paper! Look out for us in the library.

  22. Study Edge Partnerships A great relationship with AMSA, IFC, Student Government, Panhellenic Council, Kaplan, Gator Growl, and IRHA!

  23. Still have questions? Contact us! 1-888-97-STUDY help@StudyEdge.com www.StudyEdge.com www.facebook.com/StudyEdge www.twitter.com/StudyEdge

  24. www.twitter.com/StudyEdge Norman H. Liphoff Hall (“Hillell”) 1717 NW 1st Ave (right on the edge of campus) A safe, convenient location 1 block from campus.

  25. 1-888-97-STUDY A new state of the art Facebook application

  26. Pricing Video Tokens are replenished every month on the date of purchase. 50 tokens is about 3-5 hours of video and you can purchase additional video tokens if needed. Our memberships are monthly auto-recurring memberships, which can be purchased at the Edge building above or at www.facebook.com/StudyEdge through our Facebook application. For more information about memberships, please visit www.StudyEdge.com/help

  27. Classes Offered Fall 13- Spring 14 ACG 2021 ACG 2021 CHM 1025 CHM 2045 CHM 2046 CHM 2210 CHM 2211 ECO 2013 ECO 2023 FIN 3404 MAC 1105 MAC 1114 MAC 1140 MAC1147 MAC2233 MAC 2234 MAC2311 MAC2312 MAC 2313 MAN 4504 PHY 2048 PHY 2049 PHY 2053 PHY 2054 QMB 3250 STA 2023 STA 3024

  28. Clinical Skills Workshop Saturday, September 14 9-11 AM 12 PM-2 PM

  29. What are we offering? • 2nd year medical students will teach you how to do the following: • Take blood pressure • Neuro exam • Respiratory exam • Cardiovascular exam • Head and Neck exam

  30. Benefits • Small group style, so you get one-on-one attention • We provide all the equipment! • You can understand what you see on tv, and more importantly, be a valuable member of the medical team even when you are shadowing/ volunteering • You are helping fund DR HELP and the health outreach trip we will be taking during the Spring next year

  31. How to sign up! • $10 per person • You can sign up at: • https://www.uff.ufl.edu/OnlineGiving/FundDetail.asp?FundCode=018607 • This is the donation page.

  32. Write down Clinical Skills workshop

  33. Clinical Skills Workshop Saturday, September 14 9-11 AM 12 PM-2 PM

  34. AMSA Intramurals Interested in making new friends? Want to take a break from school and have fun? Like sports? If you said yes to any of these questions, come play intramurals with your fellow AMSA members! This fall we will be playing in flag football, indoor soccer, kickball, and volleyball. We will be playing in co-rec leagues at the recreational level, so guys and girls of all skill levels are welcome! You don’t need any experience in sports to play, just come on out and be ready to have a blast. A full schedule will be posted soon, so make sure to keep an eye on both the listserv and AMSA Facebook page. If you have a question, contact Sean Taasan at staasan@ufl.edu.

  35. WHY MEDICAL SCHOOL? Projected Supply and Demand, Physicians, 2008-2020 (All specialties) Demand 900,000 800,000 700,000 Supply 2010 2015 2020 *From AAMC.org

  36. MED SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TRENDS Source: AAMC and AACOM

  37. #5: SMALL GAINS ON THE MCAT HAVE A HUGE IMPACT 31 Average matriculant score = 31 The Scoring Scale 3 25 33 40 A gain of just one point can mean leapfrogging as many as 5,000 candidates 0% 50% Average score 90%+ Top students score

  38. CREATE YOUR PATH When should you take the MCAT? When will you apply? When will you start medical school?

  39. MCAT BASICS Test Cost Offered Retaking Validity Avg Prep Time Application Deadlines Where to register $270 Approx. 28 times/year in Jan, Mar – Sep No lifetime limit; can only take 3x/year 3 years 300+ hours Accepted on a rolling basis starting in June www.aamc.org

  40. MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS TIMELINE Take MCAT & Get Scores File Primary Applications File Secondary Applications Interviews Acceptance Ideal time to prep Most students will prep between October and April of their junior year. Ideal time to test Most students will test between January and May of their junior year

  41. THE MCAT: 2015 The new test will last 7 hours instead of the current 4.5 hours

  42. #1: MED SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COMPETITION IS FIERCE More students apply to medical school each year 2011 Applicants: 43,919 2011 Matriculants: 19,230 2011 Accept Rate: 43.7% Less than half of those applying to medical school will get in.

  43. Questions? contact at… Cassandra Collins Campus Manager Kaplan Test Prep 352-240-2437 cassandra.collins1@kaplan.com

  44. Project Thailand University of Florida College of Medicine

  45. Surgical Skill Clinics • October 14th 22nd and November 5th from 6-8pm • Working with MS2 MS3 MS4 and residents on essential surgical skills • Great topic for medical school interviews and a good skill to add to a CV • $13 per person • Space is limited, sign up now at • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkfsKzuzEWPndElUVlUwSHhqRkRuVUYxV0lOSDQ0N2c&usp=sharing

  46. Interview Workshops and Resume Critiques • 30 min mock interviews with medical students and post interview critique • Resume and CV sessions with students who will help you fine tune for interviews and secondaries • $5 for an interview $5 for resume session • Running the week of October 7th • Email projectthailand2014@gmail.com to ensure your appointment

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