{"id":48335,"date":"2021-03-09T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/?p=48335"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:37:46","slug":"pre-health-newsletter-march-9-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/2021\/03\/09\/pre-health-newsletter-march-9-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Health Newsletter: March 9, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Prehealth Advising<\/h1>\n<p><u>Medical School\/Physician and PA Alumni Panels<\/u><\/p>\n<p>We are hosting a\u00a0<strong>Medical School\/Physician Alumni panel on Wednesday, March 24 from 6-7:30 pm<\/strong>\u00a0and a\u00a0<strong>Physician Assistant Alumni panel on Thursday, March 25 from 6-7:30<\/strong>.\u00a0You will have the opportunity to hear from and\u00a0connect with alumni from across the country to learn about their experiences as professional students and practitioners. Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/q4Etzg9dm9PpsuWGA?&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=prehealth_sciences_newsletter&amp;utm_term=2021-03-09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-link-id=\"544246594\">RSVP<\/a>\u00a0and let me know which session(s) you plan to attend and to receive the Zoom link.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Register For Spring Health Professions Week<\/h1>\n<p>Health Professions Week (HPW) is a series of events designed to help students explore healthcare careers.\u00a0Join at any point during the full\u00a0<strong>5 weeks<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>spring<\/em>\u00a0HPW.\u00a0<strong>Events run through March 31<\/strong>. Register now!<\/p>\n<h1>Augsburg Pre-PA Club<\/h1>\n<p>Planning on attending physician assistant (PA) school or interested in medicine and not sure which route to take? Recently rated the #1 occupation in the US (according to U.S. News), physician assistants work as advanced practitioners in most areas of medicine. The Augsburg Pre-PA Club aims to provide students with resources to learn about the PA profession and prepare students to apply to PA programs post graduation. As a club, we hope to host:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PA student panels<\/li>\n<li>Discussions with practicing PAs<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Application (CASPA) workshops<\/li>\n<li>And build a community of prospective PA students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If interested in joining the Augsburg Pre-PA Club, please contact\u00a0<a>&#x6b;&#114;a&#x66;&#116;&#101;&#x40;&#x61;&#117;g&#x73;&#98;u&#x72;&#x67;&#46;e&#x64;&#117;<\/a>\u00a0for more information and future meeting details!<\/p>\n<h1>The Medical School Application Process Webinar<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 16 from 6-8pm (PST)<\/strong>\u00a0WesternU COMP-Northwest will host its next monthly pre-med series event. You and\/or your pre-med advisees are welcome to join us for any topic you might find useful. Western University of Health Sciences is a graduate health sciences university located in Pomona, CA and Lebanon, OR.<\/p>\n<p>This month&#8217;s topic is\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The Medical School Application Process&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join WesternU COMP-Northwest&#8217;s Assistant Director of Admissions Donna Fulton and current medical students as they lead prospective students through a presentation on and discussion about the medical school admissions process. We&#8217;ll discuss pre-requisites, the application time line, interviews and more.<\/p>\n<p>Upcoming events:\u00a0https:\/\/prospective.westernu.edu\/osteopathic\/do-nw\/<\/p>\n<h1>EnVision Your Future: A Focus on Optometry<\/h1>\n<p>Given the pandemic has caused a number of disruptions in the lives of our prospective students, The\u00a0<strong>UIW Rosenberg School of Optometry\u00a0<\/strong>(UIWRSO) recognize experience and exposure to the optometric profession has been challenging. This virtual series is meant to help bridge this gap. Gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the profession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This interactive Q&amp;A virtual series will be delivered in a panel format\u00a0<\/strong>with faculty, current students, administration, and alumni offering their unique perspectives on the optometric profession and highlighting their experiences at UIWRSO.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Virtual Series Schedule includes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tuesday, March 16 at 6:00 p.m. \u2013 A Wide Lens: Optometry Scope of Practice<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tuesday, April 13 at 6:00 p.m. \u2013 How to Prepare for Optometry School<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tuesday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m. \u2013 The Future of Optometry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation in this program will help your Pre-Optometry students meet the UIWRSO Optometry Shadowing Hours admissions requirement.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prehealth Advising Medical School\/Physician and PA Alumni Panels We are hosting a\u00a0Medical School\/Physician Alumni panel on Wednesday, March 24 from 6-7:30 pm\u00a0and a\u00a0Physician Assistant Alumni panel on Thursday, March 25 from 6-7:30.\u00a0You will have the opportunity to hear from and\u00a0connect with alumni from across the country to learn about their experiences as professional students and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pre-health-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/435"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48335"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48704,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48335\/revisions\/48704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/urgo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}