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Professional Experience Year (PEY) INTERNSHIP Program. Information Session. Professional Experience Year. WHAT IS IT? A chance to apply your “book learning” in a real-world work environment in business, industry or government You gain: meaningful work experience clarity on your career path
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Professional Experience Year (PEY) INTERNSHIP Program Information Session
Professional Experience Year WHAT IS IT? • A chance to apply your “book learning” in a real-world work environment in business, industry or government • You gain: • meaningful work experience • clarity on your career path • valuable workplace contacts • money – $25-45K
Professional Experience Year WHEN IS IT? • Between the 3rd and 4th years of undergraduate study HOW LONG IS IT? • Lasts 12-16 months: September (or May) until August of the following year
Professional Experience Year WHERE IS IT? • Government laboratories • Academic laboratories • Pharmaceutical companies • Biotech companies • Research institutes • Law firms
Participating Companies 2007- 2008 2009- 2010 2008- 2009 • ELI LILLY • MEDICAL INFO • ANALYTICAL • APOTEX • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • BENCH RESEARCH • FORMULATION • DISSOLUTION • BAYER • MEDICAL INFO • WYETH • ANALYTICAL/MANUFACT • MORE RESEARCH • PHARMACOECONOMICS • HOPE RESEARCH • PHARMACOECONOMICS • BIOVAIL • MEDICAL INFO • STRUCT GENOMICS CONSORTIUM • MOLECULAR BIOLOGY • COBALT PHARMA • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • SANDOZ-PQ • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • CLINICAL • SANOFI-AVENTIS-PQ • CLINICAL • MEDICAL INFO • NYCOMED • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • SHIRE-PQ • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • APOTEX • REGULATORY AFFAIRS • ANALYTICAL • FORMULATION • MORE • PHARMACOECONOMICS • BAYER • MEDICAL INFO • WYETH • ANALYTICAL/MANUFACT • ELI LILLY • MEDICAL INFO • ANALYTICAL • BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM • REGULATORY/CLINICAL • NOVO NORDISK • MEDICAL INFO • STRUCT GENOMICS CONSORTIUM • MOLECULAR BIOLOGY • SANOFI-AVENTIS-PQ • CLINICAL • MORE • PHARMACOECONOMICS • BAYER • MEDICAL INFO • ELI LILLY • MEDICAL INFO • ANALYTICAL
Participating Companies 2010- 2011 2011- 2012 2012- 2013 • CARDIOME PHARMA • CLIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE • SANOFI-PASTEUR • QUALITY ASSURANCE • STRUCT GENOMICS CONSORTIUM • BIOINFORMATICS • SANOFI-AVENTIS-PQ • CLIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE • MORE • RESEARCH ASSISTANT • BAYER • MEDICAL INFORMATION • ELI LILLY • MEDICAL INFORMATION • APO-PHARMA • MEDICAL INFORMATION • APO-PHARMA • REGULATORY • APOTEX INC. • REGULATORY • NYCOMED • REGULATORY • SANOFI-PASTEUR • QUALITY ASSURANCE • ANALYTICAL LAB • REGENERON • ANAYTICAL LAB • SANOFI-AVENTIS-PQ • CLIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE • BAYER • MEDICAL INFORMATION • ELI LILLY • MEDICAL INFORMATION • ORION PHARMA • PK/PD MODELLING • FORMULATION • LEAD OPTIMIZATION • BAYER • MEDICAL INFORMATION • AVEO PHARMA • CLIN RESEARCH ASSOCIATE • ST. MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL • CLIN RESEARCH ASSISTANT • SANOFI-PASTEUR • ANALYTICAL LAB
Professional Experience Year WHO IS ELIGIBLE? • Third year undergraduates Specialists Only • Pharmaceutical Chemistry • Pharmacology • Toxicology • Minimum 3.0 GPA • Must be registered as a full-time undergraduate at the time of application • Canadian citizens, landed immigrants and Visa students
Professional Experience Year HOW TO APPLY 1. RESUME:no longer than 2 pages, double-spaced Include: • Phone number and email address • Your accomplishments • A paragraph outlining why you would be a good candidate to participate in the PEY program 2.A copy of your ROSI Transcript: your first and second yearsas a Word document (.doc) or as an Adobe document – PDF Screen shot Send by email to anita.hamadanizadeh@utoronto.ca Subject: “PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE YEAR 2013-14” DEADLINE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2013 www.electricscotland.com
Professional Experience Year • APPLICATION • PROCESS • PLACEMENT STATUS: • part-time student • Pay part-time incidental fees • OSAP: • Start repayment 6 months after full time status ends • Stop repayment when full-time status resumes in 4th year • CREDIT: • PEY listed on your transcript as a non-academic credit • SALARY: $25k to $45K PREPARATION • Development workshops • Resume development • Resume review • Cover letter writing • Interview preparation • Mock interviews • Working in industry HOW TO APPLY • Successful candidates notified within 2-4 weeks, pay a $100 non-refundable application fee • Once a placement is secured, a $850 placement fee will be charged • PLACE PRO
Professional Experience Year SO ……TO SUMMARIZE………. • Resume no longer than 2 pages, double spaced, with: • ~10 sentence paragraph • your phone and email information • Send resume and transcript to: anita.hamadanizadeh@utoronto.ca • Subject: “PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE YEAR 2013-14” • DEADLINE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 2013 www.theage.com.au
Professional Experience Year TIMELINES (approximate) • Application due – October 18, 2013 • Development workshops – January 2014 • Resume and materials on PLACE PRO – March 2014 • Company interviews – April/May 2014 • Internship begins – Sept 2014 (or May 2014)
Professional Experience Year EVALUATION • Site Visit • Two Evaluations: • Mid term – 4-5 months from start of placement • Final – at completion of placement • Final Internship Report www.supreme.state.az.us
Get Together with Returning PEY Internship Students • Talk with the returning PEY interns from 2012-13 and get the ‘inside story’ on an internship • Meet with the professional staff from the PEY Office • PIZZA and DRINKS! • Date and time: Thurs. October 17th, 5:30 pm - MSB 4227