1. INFORMATION SESSION Please sign in!

2.  President: Amalie Chen  Vice President: Anita Gade  Budget Manager: Elizabeth So  Fundraising Chair: Amanda Chin  Secretary: Jordyn Tumas  Public Relations Chair: Kelsey Ige  Community Service Chair: Diana Blidarescu  Graduate School/ Professional Liason: Farrah Alkaheel  Webmaster: Jennifer Liu

4.  FRESHMEN:  Reflect on your last semester…what should you change?  Have you taken/are you taking your first pre-med requirement courses?  Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor  Look into a research position  Look into community service opportunities  Join a pre-health student group!

5.  SOPHOMORES  Declare your major…remember you can change it later  Are you well into your pre-med courses?  Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor  If you’ve completed your pre-med courses…start looking into taking your MCAT (use the whole summer to study!)  Look into getting letters of recommendation

6.  JUNIORS  Are you almost done your pre-med courses?  Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor  Are you considering time off before med school?  If you are planning on going straight through:  HPAB Requirements  MCAT (best to take it by May)  Get final recommendation letters  SENIORS  If you’ve applied already… Enjoy your waiting game

7.  Website: http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn  Weekly Listserv Newsletter  Any questions? Email Amalie Chen at amalie@sas.upenn.edu

8.  Tues. Jan 29 th @ 7:30PM ◦ SDHD 1201 ◦ FACULTY CHAT WITH DR. NICOLE DR. NICOLE FETT ◦ MANDATORY MEETING IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR OUR PHYSICIAN SHADOWING PROGRAM

9.  Physician Shadowing Program  Faculty Chats  Sisters-in-Science  NYC medical conference trip  Mutter Museum trip  Drexel Med student speaker  Women’s Self Defense course  Collaborations with other groups at Penn  Princeton Review: ◦ MCAT vs GRE presentation ◦ Residency student speaker ◦ MCAT prep course discounts

10.  Valentine’s Day CHOP serenading  Charity Walks  Science Projects at CHOP  RELAY FOR LIFE!

11.  Be sure to like our facebook page  Follow us on twitter: PennWomenBioMed  If you have anything you’d like to share with us please email it to: pwbs2012@gmail.com  We keep you updated on upcoming events and fill you in on past events  We maintain social media pages, design fliers, and announcements.

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