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Post Bac / Gap Year

Post Bac / Gap Year. Tuesday April 23 rd 4:00-7:00pm UCLA Career Center, Room 200. Agenda. THANK YOU!. Thank you to Kaplan for providing refreshments for this JumpStart event!. Career Center Pre-Health Services Overview. UCLA Career Center. Career Center Library Hours: M-F, 9a-5p

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Post Bac / Gap Year

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  1. Post Bac / Gap Year Tuesday April 23rd 4:00-7:00pm UCLA Career Center, Room 200

  2. Agenda

  3. THANK YOU! • Thank you to Kaplan for providing refreshments for this JumpStart event!

  4. Career Center Pre-Health Services Overview

  5. UCLA Career Center • Career Center Library Hours: M-F, 9a-5p • 30 Minute Same Day Counseling: M-Th, 11a-4p, Friday 11-3p (Signup through BruinView™) • Advance Career Counseling Appointment (Sign up through BruinView™) • We help with: resume critiques, personal statement review, mock interviews, graduate school planning timeline, and much more!

  6. Career Center Servicesfor Pre-Health Quarterly Workshops: Writing the Personal Statement Interviewing for Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Schools Asking for Letters of Recommendation Sign up through BruinView™, under the “Workshops” tab at career.ucla.edu

  7. Other Workshops… Mock Interviews Limited to 1 mock interview per quarter 1 hr mock with a career counselor “Pre-Health Mock Interview Day” Personal Statement Critiques 30 minute critique with a career counselor Sign up through BruinView™, under the “Workshops” tab. career.ucla.edu

  8. “Job Search JumpStarts” Upcoming Spring 2013 JumpStarts:Osteopathic Medicine Tuesday, April 30th Physician Assistant Tuesday, May 14th Medicine Tuesday, May 21st International Medicine Tuesday, May 29th www.career.ucla.edu/JumpStart $20 fee

  9. UCLA Career Fairs Bruin Career Connections Fair Wednesday, May 1, 11am-3pm Ackerman Ballroom

  10. Women in Power: Excelling in the Professional World Join us for an evening of panel discussions, break-out sessions, and networking! Thursday, April 25, 20135:30-7:30pm UCLA Career Center, Second Floor, Room 200 RSVP/Sign up in BruinView™ > Workshops Hear from women in Academia, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Nonprofit, and Federal Government. Professional development topics include Work-Life Balance, Negotiating, Appropriate Attire, Networking, and Assertiveness. This program is made available through a grant from the Target Corporation (a UCLA Career Center Partner).

  11. Other Resources and Services Career Center Library/Lab Extensive section on pre-professional planning Books about the graduate and professional school application/admissions process MCAT/DAT/PCAT Test Guide Books about pre-health career paths

  12. Other Resources and Services Letters of Reference Service (LOR) Service for graduate and professional school letters ONLY Open an account at career.ucla.edu/LOR Sign and submit contract to activate file (one time $20 activation fee) Download confidentiality waiver and give to letter writers Letter writers/students can submit letters to the Career Center There are mailing fees Available to all currently enrolled UCLA students Alumni can activate/keep LOR account for $75/year

  13. Other Resources and Services Pre-Professional Listserve Upon signing up for the listserve, you will receive emails about pre-health events, meetings and programs

  14. Other Resources and Services “Opportunity Lists” on BruinView™ • Internship and hiring profiles for industry leaders in a wide range of popular fields • Healthcare List includes: General Pre-Health, Dentistry, Optometry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, Podiatry and Veterinary www.surveymonkey.com/s/inforequest (Local & National) www.surveymonkey.com/s/intlrequest (International)

  15. Online Services and Other Resources • Career Network: www.UCLAlumni.net/UCLACareerNetwork • Online Resume Critique Service • Online Workshops & Tutorials: career.ucla.edu • Resume Writing • Career Fair Prep • Interviewing • Career Center Library

  16. Find us on… Search Groups: UCLA Career Center Stay updated on workshops and events!

  17. US Army Health Scholarship Program LegretaButcherStaff Sergeant Carmen LozanoStaff Sergeant

  18. Assessing Residents’ CI-CARE Medical Program • ARC Medical Program (Assessing Residents' CI-CARE) – a partnership between the UCLA Department of Patient Affairs and the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine NoushaHefziCurrent LEAD Intern Aram A. Namavar Lead Intern for 2013-2014 Aram is also Chief Financial Officer with UCLA's Medical Friends and an Officer with Pre-Medical Peer Association.

  19. Assessing Residents’ CI-CARE Medical Program http://prezi.com/pmlqmbob94ta/arc-admissions-2013-2014/

  20. UCLA Prep Program Overview Elizabeth Yzquierdo, M.P.H, Ed.D. Director of Diversity Inclusion and Outreach David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA PREP PROGRAM: Pre-Medical and Pre-Dental Enrichment Programs

  21. Deadlines for PREP and RAP: • Deadline for PREP March 1, 2014 • RAP deadline May 7, 2013 (priority deadline), May 14, 2013 final deadline

  22. Elizabeth Yzquierdo MPH EdD Office of Diversity Inclusion and Outreach

  23. What to do?

  24. Various types of post baccalaureate programs • Career Changers- • First Time Applicant- • Reapplicant Programs- • Conditional Acceptance Programs- • Certificate Programs- • Masters- • Second BA or masters • Target individuals from disadvantaged background • Others AAMC resources https://services.aamc.org/postbac/

  25. Things to consider-Does it meet your needs • What type of program do you need? Academic enhancer • Curriculum of the program • Duration of the program • Support • Program outcomes • Cost Ask yourself what do you need to become a competitive applicant

  26. UCLA PREP Overview • Began in 1982 • Goal is to assist disadvantaged and historically underrepresented students purse medicine or dentistry • Over 800 students have participated • Small cohorts up to 30 students

  27. UCLA PREP Components • Clinical Preceptorships • Shadowing opportunities in underserved communities • Career Guidance and Personal Development • A Winner Year • Life Management • Academic • Individualized application preparation • Comprehensive ongoing advising • MCAT review Non residential-------Stipend available

  28. UCLA PREP Eligibility • Disadvantaged background (educational/economic or other hardships) • From community college to post secondary students are eligible • US Citizen or permanent resident • One year of biology or chemistry • Meet science GPA • Freshmen, Sophomore 2.5 sciGPA • Juniors and above 2.8 sciGPA

  29. UCLA PREP Outcomes 93% (499) were accepted to medical and or health professional school • 66% (452) of those who applied to medical school have been accepted • 100% (47) to health professional school

  30. UCLA Reapplication (RAP) Program • Began in 2000 • Goal is to assist promising students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have been unsuccessful in gaining admission to US medical school, and become practicing physicians in California

  31. UCLA RAP Eligibility • Previously unsuccessful in gaining admission to US medical school • Be committed to practice in an underserved community • Educationally/economically disadvantaged background • Have received undergraduate degree or higher from US college or university • Minimum GPA 2.7 science or higher, MCAT 20 or higher • CA resident

  32. RAP Outcomes • 68% of participants identified as African Americans or Latinos • 85.8% (78) have been accepted to medical school • 95.6% (87) total entering health profession • Program evaluations report an increase in self confidence, academic ability, acceptances, interviews and acceptances

  33. UC Post baccalaureate Consortium- Seek to enhance physician workforce in CA that will work with underserved communities https://postbac.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

  34. Various Paths to Medicine

  35. Questions Dr. Elizabeth Yzquierdo Office of Diversity Inclusion and Outreach David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Eyzquierdo@mednet.ucla.edu

  36. Post Bac Admissions Panel Jamie MurphyAdmissions CounselorLECOM Post Bac program Joon Kim, Ed.D. Administrative Director, Post Baccalaureate Premedical Program, Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences Brandy Schaal, Program ManagerCSU Fullerton Post Bac Katrina Antone, M.Ed. Western University Post Bac Recruiter Liaison to the College of Podiatric Medicine & Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences DeEttraMulay Administrative Director Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Medical Program Interim Assistant Dean of Students / Director of Student Support Services Scripps College

  37. Danielle Finnerty Regional Sales Director, CaliforniaKaplan Test Prep - Graduate Programs     www.kaptest.com

  38. Heather Owen Manager of Program Outreach and Partnerships Los Angeles & Las Vegas

  39. Tiffany Gee and Laura Ann CoelhoPublic Health Associate Program/CDCAcute Communicable Disease Control Program, Planning and Evaluation UnitLos Angeles County Dept. of Public Health

  40. Water Sampling Trunk Lab Cross Connections Inspection

  41. Hazardous Waste Operations Exercise LA County Environmental Health Strike Team

  42. Animal Importation 2020 Healthy Pets, Healthy Families Coalition

  43. Planning & Evaluation

  44. Post Bac Alumni Panel UCLA Alum Andrew DeGiorgio Keck Post Bac student  Accepted to Medical School Eric Wagreich CS Fullerton Post Bac Alum UCLA Alum Bert Pineda Current UCLA Medical Student Michelle Strong, Post Bac Alumna Current Medical Student David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

  45. Erica J. Eddings Regional Recruitment Manager, West Coast City Year Los Angeles

  46. Networking

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