1. 10/5/2017

2. Quick Recap of Last Meeting

3. How to Become a Member? Pay dues: $20 (Cash or Venmo @HOSA_VT)
Fill out our membership form
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Request to join our GobblerConnect page
Gobblerconnect.vt.edu
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter
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Come to our bi-weekly meetings
Keep an eye out for weekly s

4. Active Member Criteria
Pay dues before attending events
Must attend 3 club meetings a semester
Participate in at least one HOSA volunteer event a semester

5. Available Officer Positions
Strongly encourage anyone with a passion for pre-health and HOSA to apply
Available positions include:
HOSA liaison
Events coordinator
Social media director
Feel free to contact us to learn more about each position's responsibility
Look out for future s with more information and deadline information

6. MD v. DO - What’s the difference?
Philosophy
Education
Practice
Residency

7. Philosophy MD = Allopathic
Focus on the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases
DO = Osteopathic
Holistic view of medicine
See the person as a whole being rather than treating symptoms
4 tenants
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.

8. Education The vast majority is exactly the same!
DO: an extra 200 hours in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
MD generally more competitive - more applicants
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.

9. Practice DO’s can specialize in anything MD’s can
Many DO’s chose family medicine
At the end of the day, you are a physician!
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.

10. Residency Past/Current: split residency programs Future: Merger!!!
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit.
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function.

11. Medical School Meet the Deans: A Review
MD: UVA, VCU, EVMS, VTC, Uniformed Services School of Health Sciences
DO: WVUSOM, VCOM, Lincoln-Memorial Debusk (TN), Liberty
Be passionate!!! Most going towards a holistic approach (looking at you as a whole person - not just a list of scores) → many even removed all prerequisite requirements (UVA) → whatever you do, be able to explain why you did it and what it is going toward. How is what you are doing now going to make you a better physician tomorrow?

12. Upcoming Events with HOSA
Red Cross Blood Drive - November 2
Sign up at the link below
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Partnership with Global Medical Brigades
Fundraiser Ball for the Syria Project

13. VCU Dental School - One-on-Ones
For VT students not in the current application process, Dr. Susie Goolsby of the VCU School of Dentistry will be holding one on one appointments on Wednesday, October 11 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Take advantage of this opportunity to be advised and mentored by Dr. Goolsby. Sign-ups open on Monday, October 9th, at 8:30 am. Call HPA at to schedule your session with Dr. Goolsby. She will also be speaking to the Pre-Dental Club and HPA's Careers in Medicine class during this visit.