Dear Mentoring in Medicine Family,
The Mentoring in Medicine Team would like to wish you and your family a happy holiday season! We would like to continue the conversation so that we may help you achieve your dream. It is very important for each of you to think about using your summer to gain valuable experience (paid or volunteer experience). NOW is the time to apply. Deadlines begin to close in December. Stay tuned! Please help us to spread the word! The list of program continues to grow. Please read to the end.
Mentoring in Medicine Empower Me! Seminar
Parents who S.T.E.M.M. Network Meeting and Holiday Party
on Friday, December 8, 2017 at 7pm
(S.T.E.M.M. - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine)
Calling all students, parents, educators, and health and science professionals!
Date: Friday, December 8, 2017
Time: 7:00 pm-9:00 pm EST
Keynote Speaker: Mekbib Gemeda
Mr. Gemeda is the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Co-Developer Justgarciahill.org, the largest national online network of minorities in science.
Place: Live and On-Line
Live: Montefiore Medical Center
Grand Hall-Foreman 2nd Floor
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
On-Line: LINK will be sent upon registration.
RSVP: https://dec2017empowermentseminar.eventbrite.com
REGISTER TODAY!
Dinner served! Free! Please help us to spread the word!
Black Males in White Suits-Webinar
On December 11th at 8:00 pm EST, Dr. Quinn Capers IV (Interventional Cardiology) will be featured in a one hour webinar. He will discuss his role as Dean of Admissions at Ohio State University College of Medicine. And of course, we'll get his opinion on how we can increase the number of black male physicians. Register HERE
(https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__PreMedStAR.us14.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Dfe29d8f9fb3a49d3673a110d8-26id-3Dd9ad0b7ff6-26e-3Dc6b55c863d&d=DwMBaQ&c=k9MF1d71ITtkuJx-PdWme51dKbmfPEvxwt8SFEkBfs4&r=CSQYZNhnvS8bb5sAHwBkeAtl77m-jFeLnLF-eq04_H0&m=zIjDXAISK_jyHACYvhhSIeHKoX04Utc6SXDX-8C_xzg&s=p9mBY7ALbs0xkPIgTuKPok_3DGzQQxlJl6vnLSSxMP4&e=)
& please forward this email to others. Our goal at Black Men in White Coats is to ensure that our youth have as many opportunities as possible to see others who look like them and hear their stories. We invite you to join us for this webinar and to invite your friends.
Scholarship (Female College, Medical School Students in NY and NJ)
The SSMS Medical Society is releasing the Dr. Petioni Scholarship application for the 2018 cycle. Applicants must be female, either in college or medical school, of African American/Latino/a descent and answer the following essay question: What initiative or contribution have you taken to improve healthcare in your community? (1000 words max)
If selected, students will be presented with an award at the SSMS Medical Society Brunch on Saturday, March 24th 2018. More information will be provided upon acceptance. The link to the application is below and is due no later than Friday, February 23rd, 2018 at 11:59 pm:
https://goo.gl/forms/SdXnIaZmYbk2Z6nZ2
Summer Programs (Middle, High School, College, Post-baccalaureate)
Please review the below links for summer programs (paid and volunteer).
Applications are due in December, January or February.
Specific Programs
1- Health Careers Connection (College, Post-Bac, Due December 20, 2017)*
https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/44203-Health-Career-Connection
2- Summer Health Professions Education Program (College Level)
http://www.shpep.org/
3- Travelers Summer Research Fellowship Program Sponsored by Weill Cornell Medical Center (College, Post-bac)
https://medicaleducation.weill.cornell.edu/medical-education/premedical-programs/travelers-summer-research-fellowship-program
4- National Institutes of Health (College, Post-bac, High School)
https://www.training.nih.gov/other_summer_programs_at_the_nih
General Lists of Summer Programs (Middle School through College)
1- https://explorehealthcareers.org/enrichment-programs/
2- https://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/summer.htm
3-https://www.bestcollegereviews.org/features/pre-college-summer-science-programs-high-school-students/ (High School Students; May offer scholarships)
4- https://oso.stanford.edu/files/programs_187.pdf
5- https://blog.prepscholar.com/medical-programs-for-high-school-students (High School Students)
6-https://oeop.mit.edu/resources/other-k-12-science-and-engineering-opportunities-across-country (Middle and High School)
7-https://www.fastweb.com/college-search/articles/summer-programs-for-high-school-students (High School)
We highly encourage you to apply to these summer programs to help build your experience and increase your network in health science.
Sincerely,
Dr. H
Lynne Holden, MD
Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine
President, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc.
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