The University of Kansas Pre-Medical Society Wednesday, October 2, Haworth

Please welcome our guest speaker: Hayley Hume, KU Campus Rep for Kaplan MCAT

UMHS Presentation Recap University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts Brochures are up front if interested

Breast Cancer Awareness October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month 211,731 women and 2,001 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, according to the CDC. Video by Hank Green of the VlogBrothers

Committee Chairs Community Outreach Lauren Hipp & Emily Lenherr Fundraising Kai Simmons & Shweta Vadlamani Volunteering Alex Arvanitakis & Alex Winkler

MCAT prep Personal Essay Seminar – Nov. 6 at 5:30 p.m. Workshop on personal essays hosted by Altius – helpful for anyone whether they’re applying for medical school, scholarships, study abroad, internships, etc. New MCAT Night – Tentatively set for sometime in February

Volunteering Opportunities Omega & Sunflower Health Care Work in a hospice setting with one-on-one companionship time with the patients Individual volunteering Required: 1 ½ hour-long training session, which takes place on the KU campus TB test (paid for by the company) If interested, contact: Jamie Peace

Volunteering, cont. Douglas County AIDS project Variety of volunteering positions in clerical work, community awareness and education, fundraising, “buddy” program, etc. Required: Attendance of agency orientation and HIV 101 Basic Training, provided by DCAP Application on

Volunteering, cont. Bras Across the Kaw for breast cancer awareness Oct. 6, they will be hanging donated bras across the Kaw River Bridge For more information, check out their Facebook event page Bras Across the Kaw 2013 or the Health Care Access Clinic

Jayhawk Health Initiative Information Sessions Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 23 at 8:00 pm Nunemaker Learn more about this organization’s work to provide medical mission brigades to Panama. “Student volunteers have the opportunity to intake patients, perform triage and distribute medications under licensed pharmacists.”

Improve your Speed Reading 3 FREE workshops to help you with: How To Boost Your Reading Speed How To Improve Your Comprehension How To Remember More of What You Read Oct , 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. For more information, visit to RSVP

Oct. 9 – Doctor Visit Dr. Indu Vadlamani Clinical and Anatomic Pathologist “ A pathologist is a physician who examines tissues, checks the accuracy of lab tests, and interprets the results in order to facilitate the patient’s diagnosis and treatment.” – explorehealthcareers.org 1005 Haworth 5:30 p.m.

Committee Member App Name Year Rank the committees in the order you wish to serve on them (do NOT put down a committee if you don’t want to serve on it, 1 highest, 3 lowest): Volunteering, Fundraising, Community Outreach Why do you think you would be a good fit for this committee? Please fill out on a blank piece of paper and return to the officers.

TURN IN UP FRONT Give your: Name Money T-shirt size Make sure the officer has marked your name off the list Membership Dues

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Thanks for coming!