This was a great conference last year! Very interactive and some of the stuff that oral surgeons do is incredible! Please attend == you will not be sorry! Subject: 3rd Annual Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Symposium at Columbia University Dear All Columbia University College of Dental Medicine presents its 3rd Annual Symposium on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Where Medicine meets Dentistry. Last year was a tremendous success with over 150 student participants from colleges across the Tri-state area and we are anticipating 250 students for this year's symposium. Come meet and listen to the deans of admissions as they discuss the key criteria to be a competitive candidate as well as learn how to get your Education FREE and your Tuition paid for 100%. In addition to the priceless information being discussed, a hands-on component has been added to give students the opportunity to use dental instruments and materials in a lab setting. Please join renowned Oral Surgeons from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and Harlem Hospital to learn about the exciting opportunities in this profession. Columbia University College of Dental Medicine would like to invite all pre-health students with the Tri-State Area. The event will take place on Saturday, November 17th, 2007 at Columbia University Medical Center from 9:30am to 1:30pm. We are currently working hard to ensure that this event continuous to be as successful as in previous years. My name is Armando Retana and I'm the event coordinator this year. I obtained your contact information from last year's event coordinator, Philip Josephs. If you have any questions or concern please feel free us by replying to this email Attached please find the flier for this year's event, and please share this information with students and friends. Below is a brief description of what the itinerary will be like. The website for students to register at is http://dental.columbia.edu/snda We do not have a print out of the Itinerary yet, so I am unable to e-mail it to you. However, here it is in e-mail form. The Symposium, will have 2 Oral Surgeons present. The first one is the director of the Oral Surgery program at Harlem Hospital, and he will present one of his surgery cases. He will also talk about his journey, from undergrad to applying to Dental school, and going the further step in becoming an Oral Surgeon. The second Surgeon is in the Army and works for the Surgeon General. She will also be doing the same, presenting a surgery case and talking about her journey. Our third speaker is a Forensic Dentist who worked during the Hurricane Katrina aftermath identifying people base on their dental restorations and radiographs. We will also have an admissions officer from Columbia University present, to talk about the application process, and what schools are interested in when selecting their candidates and how students can become stronger candidates. The! A! RMY will also be present about some of the opportunities they offer within the health care profession, specifically in dentistry. There will also be a question and answer session for students to ask any and all questions that they have, whether it be how to become a stronger candidate, or what other options there are within the field of Dentistry. We are hoping this event will be very informative to students, and help to clarify or answer questions that they have, so they will know what the profession entails, and thus will be able to make an informed decision on whether or not to pursue dentistry as a profession. Finally, the students will have the opportunity to sing up to be mentored by a dental student from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. IMPORTANT: This event is not limited to students interested in Dentistry. It is also geared for Pre-"MED" individuals, and all other students that fall under the umbrella of pre-health. A growing trend has been, physicians returning to Dental school because of the superb opportunities in the field of Dentistry, whether it be due to its lucrativeness, flexibility in hours, and of course, it being a specialty of Medicine. Sincerely Columbia University's SNDA Event Coordinator <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the PREMEDINFO-L List, please send an E-mail to:"[log in to unmask]". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF PREMEDINFO-L".