This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the Fall 2009 session of the USC Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program is quickly approaching. The Fall 2009 application deadline is February 22. The goal of our program is to increase the number of bilingual and culturally competent health care providers in the U.S. through a six-month intensive language and culture immersion experience in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Students from any university who are between undergraduate and graduate school in the health care professions (e.g. medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, physical therapy, etc...) are eligible to participate in this program. We would appreciate it if you would take the time to review our website and send our interest e-mail (below) to any students whom you think would be interested in participating in the upcoming or future sessions. If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us. Please note that the application deadline for the Fall Session (July 5th, 2009 - December 18th, 2009) is February 22, 2009. The deadline for the Spring Session (January 3rd, 2010 - June 18th, 2010) is March 27, 2009. Thank you in advance for your time. Sincerely, Joe Herrold and Elise Wach Directors USC Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <http://www.somoshermanos.org/> www.somoshermanos.org _____________________________________________________ Dear Pre-Health Students, This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the Fall 2009 session of the USC Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program is quickly approaching. The Fall 2009 application deadline is February 22. Somos Hermanos aims to reduce the health care disparity experienced by Latinos by increasing the number of bilingual, culturally competent health care providers in the U.S. The SIP is a six-month language and cultural immersion program based in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The program combines intensive Spanish instruction, a comprehensive lecture series, socially and culturally relevant volunteer projects, weekly activities, and a trip to El Salvador and Mexico to ensure our participants gain the language capability and cultural competency desperately needed to serve marginalized, Spanish-speaking Latino populations. The SIP targets students who have completed their undergraduate education and are taking time off before continuing on to graduate school in the health professions. We accept students who will be attending graduate school for medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology, physical therapy, public health, and other health-related fields. The application deadline for the Fall 2009 Session (July through December ) is February 22, 2009. Please note that the application deadline for the Spring 2010 Session (January through June) is also quickly approaching. Applications for Spring 2010 are due on March 27, 2009. For more information regarding our program, please visit our website at: <http://www.somoshermanos.org/> www.somoshermanos.org, or e-mail us at <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] We look forward to hearing from you soon, Elise Wach and Joe Herrold Directors USC Somos Hermanos Student Immersion Program <http://www.somoshermanos.org/> www.somoshermanos.org <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] Gina Camello, M.Ed. Director for Admissions Keck School of Medicine, USC 1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 100C Los Angeles, CA 90089-9021 (323) 442-2552 ph. (323) 442-2433 fx. <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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".