Guest Speakers

Last week was a very busy week for us!

During Wednesday's AMSA meeting we put the finishing touches on our Science Saturday project. Science Saturday is October 2nd, this Saturday from 12-5PM, come help us build viruses and bacteria with the kids.

Wednesday night we had a meeting with Dr. Samuelson. He is the Dean of Admissions at U of U. He spoke about the 8 criteria that the U looks at to determine interview candidates. Applicants must be "average" in five out of the eight areas; GPA, MCAT, extracurricular, community/volunteer service, leadership, research, shadowing, and patient exposure.

Thursday night we had a meeting with Gina Moses, the assistant director of AACOMAS. She spoke about D.O. programs and had a couple recruiters from D.O. schools around the country with her.

Friday we were able to listen to a former alumni speak about pediatric neurosurgery. Jodi Smith, M.D., Ph.D. spoke about her background and her decision to be a surgeon. She then shared many wonderful case studies with us. She had some awesome videos and stories!

Highway Cleanup

We had a great time cleaning up our stretch of I-84 last Saturday. We had a good turnout and filled up about a dozen bags of garbage. Also, while every good deed deserves another, those who stayed around afterward had the privilege of partaking of Dr. Trask's home-cooking.

Wednesday, Sept 22, we have the oppertunity to hear from Dr. Samuelson speak about admission into the U of U. The meeting will be at 6:30 PM in LL130. The next day, Sept 23, Gina Moses will be speaking to us about the AACOMAS application. She will give us the ins and outs of applying to DO schools. The meeting will be at 5:00 PM in LL130. Hope to see you all there!

Interview Skills - Greg Nielson

This week we had Greg Nielson from Career Services go over interview skills. There were handouts and great information presented. One of his "take home messages" was that no matter what question is asked, it all leads to three questions. 1) Would you fit in to our school, 2) Would you succeed, and 3) Would you be a good doctor. Thanks Greg, and good luck to all those that are interviewing this year!

Reminder of the "Blood and Guts" meeting tonight and the highway clean-up activity on Saturday.

Bowling Social Fall 2010

Thanks to all those that participated in the opening social. We enjoyed bowling, pizza, and good company. We had a good turn out and ate 13 of the 15 large pizzas. Information on joining was distributed along with schedules for this semester's meetings. Pictures are on facebook, look us up by searching "AMSA at Weber".