Pre-Medical Interest Group Meeting 1/26/2015

Pre Med Presidents Hannah Taylor- Austin Flick- Ally Ginn- Please contact us whenever you have questions- NOT Dr. Flick!

Health PAC drop off location ● Health PAC office moved to 238 Fox ● Dues AND all monetary donations can be dropped off to Fox office! ● Don’t bring to Bostian ● Look out for updates about tangible donation drop off location

Registration ● Complete the PHC Registration Form at: /viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link ● Once you have joined completed your registration form you can drop off your dues in the Health PAC office or IG presidents ● Pre-Health Club Dues are $15/academic year (ie. Fall 2014 & Spring regardless of when you join - dues are accepted in the Health PAC office or at any club meeting to the club presidents ONLY -- only pay once per academic year! ● Checks - made payable to NCSU Pre-Health Club (place name, interest group, "dues" and student ID # on memo line) ● DO NOT TURN IN DUES UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE REGISTRATION FORM!

Club Requirements ● 8 points each semester to be considered "active" club members - these points come from: o attending meetings o participating in service projects sponsored by Health PAC o attending events supported by Health PAC o opportunities announced on listserv or Health PAC website o social opportunities ● Battered Women’s Shelter and INH (starting up in February) -$10 INH donation (cash or check made out to Pre Health Club with INH in memo line) -3 travel sized items for women (shampoo, deodorant, razors, etc)

Study Groups -Ideas for Spring 2015 study groups?

Social ●Dinner & Bowling! ●February 9th ●Dinner: 6-7pm, Bowling: 7-9pm ●*Double point opportunity*

Scrubs ●Extra sets available for sale ●$36 - Cash or Checks made to NCSU PHC

Boys and Girls Club — Tutor elementary school students: ◦ When? 3:45-5pm, Mon-Thurs ◦ Where? Washington B&G Club — Contact Spencer Lacy, if interested.

Hearts with Haiti Volunteer/point opportunities at the Hearts with Haiti office (West Raleigh Presbyterian off Horne St.) –2 hours of volunteering at office = 1 point –Volunteers complete administrative work, grant research & proposals, letter writing and much more at the office! Sponsorship Program this semester! –Child Sponsorship Campaign –$360 sponsors one child for a –$10 donation=one service point (UNLIMITED DONATIONS) Contact Info: Katie Smith Bryson Shelton Ali-Reza Heydary

Tammy Lynn Center — Provides educational, residential, therapeutic and respite care services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. —Group arts and craft activities with residents: –Feb. 21st, March 21st and April 18th - 9:30-11 am —* Individual volunteer opportunities available. Contact Emily Cox at or Chase Thompson at to sign up or if you have any questions

Pre-Health Club and NCSU Circle K International Collaboration The Pre-Health Club has established a formal relationship with CKI in which both clubs will collaborate in both Service and Leadership. The Pre-Health Club students that become a dues paying member of CKI will be allowed to accumulate points or hours in both CKI and Pre- Health Club. Two new leadership positions! One in PHC and one in CKI

What is Circle K International?

Why join Circle K International? Great service opportunities both locally and around the world. Leadership positions at the club, district (state), and international levels. Great connections and networking opportunities. Fun conferences and conventions. New friends from all over.

How to join Meetings every Tuesday in Cox 209 at 7:15 PM If you cannot make the meetings that is alright you can still become a member and participate in all service opportunities etc… Dues: $35 covers you for the whole year If you go to District Events you receive 2/3 back via reimbursement Contact Information:

The Pre-Health Club will begin its formal relationship with CKI by raising money for the ELMINATE Project This project is help raise money to eliminate Maternal Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) around the world. The goal is to raise $110 million. $1.80 a vaccine A donation of $5 will be worth one point, can do as many donations as you would like. Cash or Check made out to “Kiwanis International Foundation” and in the memo put “The Eliminate Project”

Do you want hands on research experience? Not sure how to get started? Check out the Research PackTrack Student Organization We invite all students to join! Gain access to: Networking and undergraduate research opportunities K-12 outreach An open form for the sciences Service opportunities every month Next Meeting When: Feb. 9 at 6 pm Where: Bostian 4704 Contact Jordan Taylor for more info Research PackTrack

Next Month’s Meeting -February 23rd, 7pm - Bostian Med School Student Panel! -Students from: - Campbell, Duke, UNC, ECU -One of the best meetings of the semester! Don’t want to miss!

TONIGHT’S SPEAKERS LEAD - UNC Pharm - Carla White PREP - Campbell - Rodney Kipwell, Stephanie Knight, Roya Naim, Sheena Murray SEP and MED - UNC - Paula Borden and Claudis Polk Future Doctors - ECU - Dr. Richard Ray