NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

Office  of  Admissions

Administration Buidling, Valhalla, New York  10595

914.594.4507 Phone

914.594.4976 FAX

 

New York Medical College

Pre-Medical Mentoring Program

 

Dear Pre-Medical Advisor,

 

New York Medical College would like to invite you to participate in a newly established, student-run Premedical Mentoring Program. This program is designed to support pre-medical students in your school with education and guidance about applying to medical school. As part of this program, we are planning an all day medical student run conference focusing on the application process, such as interviewing skills, advice from current medical students on personal statements, and the MCAT.   Additionally, the conference will include presentations by clinical and basic science faculty offering a glimpse into our medical education program.  Pre medical students will be paired with a first or second year medical student from New York Medical College in a mentoring partnership that will continue after the conference and hopefully for the duration of the application process.  There is no fee for this program.

 

The “Journey to Medicine” all day conference will take place on November 14, 2009 from 10am to 5pm.  Please advise the students to arrive at least fifteen minutes in advance to expedite the sign-in process. On the following pages, you will find the agenda for the day. If you have any questions, please contact any of the coordinators or the Office of Admissions.

 

To register for the mentoring program itself and/or the conference, please have the students email [log in to unmask] by Friday, November 6, 2009.  It is important that the students register with us so that we can plan accordingly.  Note that the students do not have to attend the conference to obtain a mentor, however as you can see from the enclosed agenda we have a very exiting informational program in which we hope all premedical students can benefit from.

 

Sincerely,

 

Premedical Mentoring Program Coordinators

New York Medical College

 

Jeannie Tran MS2                    Kaylah Rondon MS2                            Ann Tran MS2   

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Ursela Siddiqui MS2                            Brian Walker MS2

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Conference Agenda

 

November 14, 2009

 

10:00-11:00 am            Introduction of the Pre-Medical Mentoring Program and its Goals

Fern Juster, M.D., Associate Dean of Admissions

Application Process and Summer Experience

11:00-12:00 pm           Stephen Moshman, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine

Tour of Harvey (Human Simulator)

Mathew Pravetz, PhD., Associate Professor Cell Biology and Anatomy

Tour of Anatomy Lab

12:00 -1:00 pm            “Journey to Medicine”

                                                1. Primary Care Medicine

                                                2. Transplant Medicine

1:00 - 2:00 pm             Lunch and Introduction of Mentors to their Mentees

2:00 - 3:00 pm             Fern Juster, M.D., Associate Dean of Admissions

Interview Process

3:00 - 4:00 pm             Workshop with Mentor and Mentee

4:00 - 4:30 pm             Ken Lerea, PhD., Associate Professor, Cell Biology and Anatomy

What to Expect in Medical School

4: 30 -5:00 pm             Student Panel - Life as a Medical Student