INFORMATION SESSION

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INFORMATION SESSION
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BOARD MEMBERS

• 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

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Your Spring Checklist

• FRESHMEN
• Reflect on your last semesterwhat 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!

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Your Spring Checklist

• SOPHOMORES
• Declare your majorremember you can change it
  later
• Are you well into your pre-med courses?
• Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor
• If youve completed your pre-med coursesstart
  looking into taking your MCAT (use the whole
  summer to study!)
• Look into getting letters of recommendation

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Your Spring Checklist

• 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 youve applied already
• Enjoy your waiting game

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METHOD OF CONTACT

• Website http//www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs
• Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
• Weekly Listserv Newsletter
• Any questions? Email Amalie Chen at
  amalie_at_sas.upenn.edu

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NEXT GENERAL BODY MEETING

• Tues. Jan 29th _at_ 730PM
• SDHD 1201
• FACULTY CHAT WITH
• DR. NICOLE FETT
• MANDATORY MEETING IF INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR
  OUR PHYSICIAN SHADOWING PROGRAM

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PWBS Events

• Physician Shadowing Program
• Faculty Chats
• Sisters-in-Science
• NYC medical conference trip
• Mutter Museum trip
• Drexel Med student speaker
• Womens Self Defense course
• Collaborations with other groups at Penn
• Princeton Review
• MCAT vs GRE presentation
• Residency student speaker
• MCAT prep course discounts

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PWBS Community Service

• Valentines Day CHOP serenading
• Charity Walks
• Science Projects at CHOP
• RELAY FOR LIFE!

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PWBS Marketing

• Be sure to like our facebook page
• Follow us on twitter PennWomenBioMed
• If you have anything youd like to share with us
  please email it to pwbs2012_at_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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