UCSC Pre-Health Advising

Hi Slugs! Interested in health-tech and/or serving vulnerable populations? Looking for an easy and quick way to demonstrate continued commitment to improving healthcare even during the present pandemic? If so, consider registering and tuning in to the First Annual Innovations in Access To Care (IAC) Conference. The IAC conference aims to connect healthcare problem solvers with engaging programming that dives into pressing real-world challenges, and promotes health-tech innova...tion for overlooked populations. This year’s theme is centered around Free and Charitable Clinics, which serve low-income patients who are otherwise unable to attain care. This meeting is slated to take place today Tuesday, May 25th between 12:00 and 3:45 P.M EST, and will feature dedicated programming for key challenge areas including telehealth accessibility, volunteer provider recruitment and retention, and fundraising. Please avail this easy resume-boosting and perspective broadening opportunity, and feel free to come-and-go for recorded sessions, live programming, and Q&A breakout rooms. Interested students may register for free at https://www.iac-now.com/r. Students with prior involvement in technology(hardware and/or software) empowered projects that have potential to help free clinics are encouraged to learn more about submitting abstracts at the following link: https://www.iac-now.com/abstract-detials Please visit our conference website’s homepage at IAC-now.com to learn more. Students with any interest in joining our organizing team for this conference as public relations officers may reach out to Zuhayr Shaikh at [email protected].

Hi Slugs! Tonight is the last night to check out this awesome series! You can watch it here: ucsc.zoom.us/j/95071489290

Hi Slugs! Alliance in Mentorship and MiMentor.org are proud to announce "Together We Lead: Finding Your Passion in Public Health" which will be a Zoom webinar held this Saturday, May 22nd, 2021 from 10am-1pm PST. The goal of this Together We Lead (TWL) is to provide an introduction of the various concentrations in public health from leading experts in the field of public health. Students will have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with our speakers for mentorship a...nd networking purposes. If you are considering a career in public health, do not hesitate to register for this event today! Below you will find the list of workshops that will be held: 1. Keynote Speaker Dr. Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH 2. Behavioral and health education with Helen Blom, MPH 3. Global Health Policy with Xochitl Borja, M.S. 4. Environmental Health with Dr. Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH 5. Community Health with Gerardo Ramirez, MPH, MSBH, CHES 6. Global Health with Paulina Sosa, MPH, DrPH 7. Epidemiology and Maternal Child Health with Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH 8. MPH Student Panel Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/together-we-lead-twl-finding-y If you have any questions, please contact the MiMentor Northern California Region team: [email protected].

Hi Slugs! The Army is currently conducting one of the largest online career fairs in our history. Visit https://tinyurl.com/anhd21careerfair to see what they have to offer, or you can text AWJT to 462769 to request information directly. This opportunity is well suited for those interested in scholarships for Medical School (M.D. and D.O.), Veterinary School, and nursing careers!

Hi Slugs! Here are some updates from the Lighthouse Scholastic Foundation: Scholarship: We are delighted to announce that our scholarship application is now open. We are offering two scholarships for the 2022/2023 academic year. The $5000 Pre Med Purpose scholarship and the $10000 Purpose Freshman Medical Student scholarship. Here is the link to the scholarship page to read the guidelines and scholarship deadline: https://thelighthousescholar.com/scholarship/ Be That Girl ...Foundational Believers Class: "Be That Girl" is the life mentorship arm of lighthouse focused on young women between the ages of 16-24. This is a one week mind reset teaching women biblical principles relevant to them as women and young professionals. This cohort will run from August 11th - August 16th. Here is the link to get on the waiting list and read the course objectives on our website: https://thelighthousescholar.com/bethatgirl/ Thriving Intern Webinar: Lighthouse Scholastic Foundation will be having a webinar on June 5th 2021 11 am to 12 pm for 4th year medical students starting intern year in June/July. This is a challenging time during your career trajectory and we are confident that this webinar will position you for success. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZ0udumorT4tGtHdV0tPd7CEA1MweZ5oI

Hi Slugs! USC Keck School of Medicine will be hosting a Global Medicine Virtual Alumni Panel on Tuesday, May 25 at 5pm PDT via Zoom. GM alumni will be featured at this event as they discuss how the Global Medicine program helped them to accomplish their goals, get into health professional schools, and what you can expect along the next steps of your journey. It will be an incredible opportunity to hear it straight from the source. This panel is designed to be an engaging, di...alogue-driven (i.e., no slideshows or reading from scripts!) event with plentiful Q&A time so you can ask your questions directly to our alumni. Register here: https://calendly.com/uscglobalmedicine/alumni-panel Contact [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.