Alpha Epsilon Delta

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Alpha Epsilon Delta

• September 9th, 2008
• 1st General Meeting
• Fall Semester

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Introductions!

• Meet the Board
• Vyas Viswanathan, President
• Mona Patel, Vice President
• Greg Lazarz, Treasurer
• Maria Saavedra, Secretary
• Laura Kosiek, Community Service Chair
• Tom Grawey, Pre-Health Chair
• Madison Stinson, Fellowship Committee
• Gene Katsevman, Hot Topics Chair
• Lauren Harris, Scalpel/Newsletter Editor
• Sufyan Barkat, Historian

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Our Mission

• The mission of the Society is to encourage and
  recognize excellence in premedical scholarship
  to stimulate an appreciation of the importance of
  premedical education to promote communication
  between medical and premedical students and
  educators to provide a forum for students with
  common interests and to use its resources to
  benefit health organizations, charities, and the
  community.

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Associate Membership

• Everyone starts as an associate member!
• 30 fee per year (guarantees a T-shirt if paid
  before 09/30/08)
• Active Associate Membership
• Community Service (1-4 pts) - 4 pts min
• General Meetings (1 pt) - 3 pts min
• Fundraising (1-2 pts) - 2 pts min
• Fellowship (1 pt) - 1 pt min
• Applications can be found in our office and on
  our website.

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National Membership

• 50 one time life time membership fee
• Associate Member at LUC for 2 semesters (does not
  need to be consecutive)
• Minimum 3.20 Science and Cumulative GPA
• Entrance interview with the AED executive board
• Prospective National Members must organize one
  social and one service event together before
  inductions
• Work with Laura and Madison to set these up!
• National Members will be inducted in the Spring
  Semester.

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Benefits

• Associate Membership Benefits
• Ability to participate in AED specific events (eg
  school trips, anatomy lab tour)
• Unique opportunity to meet with healthcare
  professional speakers
• 100 discount on comprehensive Kaplan course
  options for all active AED members
• Networking opportunity with other pre-health
  students
• National Membership Benefits
• Eligible for 50 off comprehensive Kaplan course
  options

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AED Committees and Events
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Community Service Chair

• Laura Kosiek

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Community Service

• AIDS Run/Walk
• Saturday September 20th , 9am in Grant Park
• 25 Registration Fee, includes T-shirt
• http//afc.aidschicago.org
• Team AED LUC
• Diabetes Walk
• Saturday October 5th, 830 am Lawrence the
  Lakefront
• http//walk.jdrf.org
• No fee but donations are encouraged
• National Member service option!

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Community Service

• Feeding the Homeless
• Sunday September 21st _at_ 11am
• Pack brown bag lunches and pass them out to the
  homeless on the streets of the city
• More info in an email to come
• Stritch Pilsen Health Fair
• Saturday October 11th
• 2 shifts 9am-12pm or 12pm-3pm
• Email Laura if interested at lkosie1_at_luc.edu
• Special need for Spanish speakers!
• Running information tables and educating
  residents about proper health
• Opportunity to observe and learn basic clinical
  skills

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Community Service

• Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
• Sunday October 19th 9am
• Lawrence and Lakefront
• http//makingstrides.acsevents.org
• Donations optional but suggested

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Community Service

• Useful Info
• All walk team names are AED LUC
• Please email Laura, NOT AED, when you sign up for
  any walk at lkosie1_at_luc.edu
• More information about feeding the homeless will
  be sent out in an email soon

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Pre-Health Chair

• Tom Grawey

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Careers in Medicine

• Physician MD
• Clinical Laboratory Science
• Podiatry
• Nursing
• Paramedicine
• Optometry

• Physical Therapy
• Athletic Training
• Physician Assistance
• Physician DO
• Research
• Pharmacy
• Dentistry

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Whats Coming up?

• Student Panel
• Midwestern DO panel (end of September)
• School Visits
• Stritch School of Medicine (end of September)
• Medical Simulation
• Anatomy Lab at Stritch (end of September)
• Simulation at Lakeshore campus (October)
• Extra Guest Speakers
• Finch School of Physical Therapy
• Information About Various Programs

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Fellowship Chair

• Madison Stinson

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Fellowship Committee

• Meet other people with pre-health goals.
• Build Community!
• BYOB Ice Cream Social
• Thursday, September 25th _at_ 630p
• (Date may change)
• Other Events Pizza, Movies, Dinners
• If you have ideas or want to plan an event,
  please email me! Mstinso_at_luc.edu

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Hot Topics

• Gene Katsevman

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Hot Topics

• Introduce and discuss emerging and/or
  controversial issues in science, medicine and
  health care
• Upcoming events include
• Remaking American Medicine October
• Distribution of interesting articles at general
  meetings
• NYT (09/04/08) For the Brain, Remembering Is
  Like Reliving

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Dance for Chicago Committee

• Mona Patel

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DANCE FOR CHICAGO!!!

• This year AED will be the primary host for this
  annual event. Charity?
• I will be planning for the location, food, theme,
  and other fun jazz!
• If you want to help Mona plan for DFC, you will
  get AED points based on the amount of effort.
  Email mpate8_at_luc.edu

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General Meetings

• Sept. 16th - Dr. Muraskas - Stritch Medical
  School Speaker Sept. 23rd - Shirt hand
  out/Loyola EMS Oct. 7th - Mid-semester Break
  Oct. 14th - Kaplan MCAT event Oct. 21st -
  Jeevanandam, MD - Chief of cardiac-thoracic
  surgery at U of C Oct. 28th Waymack, PhD -
  Bioethics professor speakerNov. 4th Kathy
  Devine - Flight Nurse for Loyola Lifestar
• Nov. 11th Tim OBrien, PhD Biostats and its
  importance in healthcareNov. 18th TBANov.
  25th - Thanksgiving BreakDec. 2nd - End of
  Semester Party

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Office Hours

• Monday
• Gene (100-200p)
• Mona (200-300p)
• Tuesday
• Laura (1130a-1230p)
• Lauren (100-200p)
• Wednesday
• Vyas (1020a1120 a)
• Tom (300-400p)
• Thursday
• Maria (100200p)
• Sufyan (330-430p)
• Friday
• Madison (200-300p)
• Greg (300-400p) ? Will not be at office hours
  this week.

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• Thank you for coming!