The session this Thursday will be at 5:30PM in a location to be announced. Please only sign up for this if you are a minority student (Latino/African-American) and are SERIOUS about attending. DON'T MAKE ME LOOK BAD!!! Mrs. Wood-Hill Chris Panetta's contact info: [log in to unmask] or 1-800-618-7658 FOCUS GROUP DETAILS "We are interested in conducting focus groups on May 11th, with Latino/a and African American students in the sciences about the challenges they see to taking the MCATs, applying to and attending medical school, and considering the medical profession overall. AAMC is sponsoring this research and it is part of a larger effort to hear from minority students about the resources and tools they would like in order to learn about and choose medical schools. "We need help finding students for this study. All participants will be paid $75 to attend the 2-hour discussion and a meal will be provided as well. The focus groups will occur at a convenient location off campus and during afternoon and evening hours. We are looking specifically for students with the following characteristics: * Biology majors primarily but we can also include some others in the physical sciences or who have not yet declared but take science courses * all students should be African American or Latino/a * we would like a mix of women and men * we would like a mix of freshman, sohpmores, juniors, and seniors * we would like a total of 18-20 participants identified overall "The discussion will include getting students' reactions to ideas, materials, and web-based tools designed for minority students to help their decision-making about medical school. "We would like names and contact information (email and telephone numbers if possible) for all students who you think would qualify for this study. Our local recruiters will then follow-up with the students, describe the project, ask a few screening questions, and then offer an invitation and give directions. Speed is essential since we are hoping to be at your school at the end of April or early May conducting the focus groups. -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 8:15 AM To: L.Wood-Hill Subject: About AAMC meeting Hello, Ms. Wood-Hill, I have received replies from some people stating that they want to attend; However, what time would this event be? And will it be in the pre-med conference room? This is so good that we're getting people! I'm so happy! Thank you for your attention. Sincerely, Erika Osorio