Author Archives: Dan Poux

Writing a Compelling Personal Statement workshops next Tuesday & Thursday

The Pre-Health Advising team will facilitate two Personal Statement workshops next week. The techniques presented will be useful for students working on personal statements for health professional school applications, as well as pre-health students applying for scholarship and internships. Learn how to…

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Workshop tomorrow on Writing @ Co-Curricular Activities

The Pre-Health Advising Team is hosting a workshop Thursday that will explore how to make the short descriptions of your co-curricular activities work harder for you in your AMCAS application. This workshop will also be helpful for students applying to…

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UNLV School of Dental Medicine simulation course

The UNLV School of Dental Medicine would like to invite you to their annual dental school simulation course.  This event will be held on June 19- June 20, 2015. The two-day course takes you through the typical day in the…

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Rural Health Career Banquet 5/29

Health Care Alternative Spring Break, along with the ASUW Student Health Consortium and other pre-health RSOs including AED, AMSA, DDS, Global HEED, Hand2Hand, MAPS, and MEDLIFE are hosting the Rural Health Career Banquet next Friday, 5/29, 5:30-8:30pm at the UW Tower….

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UW Wellness Coalition presentation on veterans

Are you interested in working with our nation’s veterans? Are you interested in improving the overall mental health and status of our country’s citizens? Join the University of Washington Wellness Coalition as we introduce the current issues and challenges in…

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Neuroscience research lab seeking volunteers

The Robinson lab in the School of Medicine, Department of Biological Structure, is looking for student volunteers to help in our lab for the summer and into the next school year. We are a neuroscience primate research lab working on…

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Lecture and film Tuesday 5/5 on genetic differences, disability and beauty

Positive Exposure: The Spirit of Difference – Health Sciences Lecture by Rick Guidotti Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Time: 9:00 am Location: Turner Auditorium (Room D-209) Rick Guidotti, a world renowned photographer, became interested in using visual arts to change…

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HIV Awareness & Research — call for officer applications

Do you have a passion for global/public health, health policy, or research? Are you interested in how these fields intersect and contribute to major issues in health? Would you like to contribute to student education of these issues, and become…

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Fail Forward: Nurturing a Resilient Mindset

The greatest learning happens when you push yourself to the edge of what you are capable of doing. On that edge, you will experience setbacks, struggles, and failures – all of which provide an opportunity for growth. Come learn how…

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Learn Spanish & Shadow Doctors In Peru

The Program Includes: Two Semesters of Immersion Spanish  Earn six (optional) college credits in Spanish.  You will learn faster than you can imagine thanks to tiny class sizes (8 students or less) and the “Spanish everywhere” surroundings. Cultural & Social…

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Dawg Daze Leader applications now available

  Dawg Daze Leader applications are now available! Join us in welcoming new Huskies to campus – get great volunteer experience, make friends and have fun! Apply now to be a Dawg Daze Leader today! Apply here: http://fyp.washington.edu/apply Deadline: May…

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UW Lung Health accepting officer applications

UW Lung Health works with the American Lung Association and UW Hall Health to support research, education, and advocacy effort related to lung health and clean air. Apply to be an officer for 2015-2016! Enthusiasm needed, but not prior experience Due on May 15th For application, https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/ssleong/268860 Officers/members…

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International Coed Medical Fraternity meeting Friday

Phi Delta Epsilon (PhiDE), an International Coed Medical Fraternity, is a brand new premedical organization coming to the UW. Come to a meeting this Friday at 6:30 pm in SAV 131 to learn why this organization is different from any other…

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Association of Surgical Education meeting 4/23

Pre-medical students have been invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Association of Surgical Education all day Thursday, April 23rd at the Westin Hotel in Downtown Seattle. There will be exhibits and lectures in the morning, special simulations and hands-on learning modules in the afternoon,…

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MEDIC officer applications open for 2015-2016

MEDIC officer applications are open for 2015-2016 school year. MEDIC officers are responsible for preparing for and leading MEDIC discussions, keeping up-to-date on related campus events, reserving rooms, managing the MEDIC email and Facebook accounts, and providing snacks. Even if you didn’t come…

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