SIGN UP!(OR UNSUBSCRIBE) FOR THE PRE-HEALTH DISTRIBUTION LIST BY CONTACTING Kavisha Singh via e-mail, or "ks002006@mymail.pomona.edu" for those not using Outlook. Also if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, we are here to make the journey into the health field easier. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW MBA/MPH DUAL DEGREE OFFERED at CGU Classes begin Fall 2009. The MBA/MPH dual degree at CGU is one of ten programs in the United States. Both masters can be completed in three years. For more information, visit this website:CGU MBA/MPH Dual Degree ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WANT TO LEARN ABOUT COSTA RICA'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM? SPANISH NEEDS BRUSHING UP? The Pitzer in Costa Rica Summer Health Program is an intensive six week, two course credit program in which you study Spanish, live with a Costa Rican family, take a course on Costa Rican healthcare and participate in a healthcare internship. Information meeting : Wednesday, September 30, from 4:15 to 5:15 PM in Broad Center 208 on the Pitzer campus. Contact Mike_donahue@pitzer.edu if you can't make the meeting! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEDICAL SCHOOLS VISITING POMONA! Two prominent medical schools will be visiting campus on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Location: Burns Lecture Hall, W.M.Keck Science Center (Joint Sciences Department) Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM - Lisa Stevenson (Washington University School of Medicine) 5:30 - 6:30 PM - Elizabeth Anstey (Weill Medical College, Cornell University) Come listen to them talk about the mission of their medical schools and what they look for in potential applicants! Not applying this year? Come listen to a couple of great presentations and other students' questions and concerns. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SOME REAL PRACTICE ON THE MCAT!!! Princeton Review is sponsoring a practice MCAT on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Time: Noon - 5 pm. Place: Burns Lecture Hall at the WM Keck Science Center (JSD) Contact Princeton Review at (951)-276-1566 to reserve a spot before they all fill up! There will be a follow up session on your test results at the same location on Wednesday, October 28th, noon-1 pm. Contact Jodi Olson by email (jodi.olson@jsd.claremont.edu) for more details. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE? CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES TO THE REGULAR M.D.? Attend a great talk on naturopathic medicine sitting in your room. Register for the AANMC Online Webinar on Sept 24, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (Pacific). Go to Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC) and sign up for a presentation about life in naturopathic medical school and beyond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEED SOME GOOD READING MATERIAL? NEED SOME BEACH READING? Next Generation online publication: interesting and relevant articles for premedical students, medical students and general interest readers. http://www.nextgenmd.org/ http://www.sccns.org/doctors_lundin.htm