Archive for September, 2009

Donate food for drought-stricken Guatemala!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

From the Spanish Honor Society:

Guatemala is experiencing one of the worst droughts in its history, and children are those most affected by this. Please join Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish Honor Society) in assisting the relief efforts by donating non-perishable food items (canned goods, pasta and rice). drop-off boxes will be in GS 212 and GS 201 (Boca campus) until Oct. 15.
Please help now! For more information on how you can help, please email imazar@fau.edu.

Breast Cancer Awareness Event in Davie

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

“Save the Boobs” Breast Cancer Awareness Event

Wednesday, October 21st from 12-1pm in SD105 Davie Campus

A hands-on, personalized training on how to perform a monthly breast self-check.

Please sign up by October 16th at Browardwellness@fau.edu
Walk-ins are welcome* Lunch is not guaranteed
Student Owl Card Required

First AMSA Meeting

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Hello Fellow Pre-meds!

Please join us for our first AMSA meeting of the year! We will be
giving a short introduction to AMSA national and AMSA local; followed
by a presentation from Dr. Berezniak, the assistant dean of admissions
from LECOM, an osteopathic medical school in Florida. We will also be
introducing our new board members and presenting some of our upcoming
events for the 2009-2010 school year. This is a great opportunity to
connect with the other pre-meds, while gaining valuable information
that will help prepare you for medical school. We will also be
providing pizza and drinks! I look forward to seeing you all on
Thursday!

AMSA SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 : 5:30pm
BIOMEDICAL BUILDING ROOM 126

Jason Bollack – President

AMSA Upcoming Events

Monday, September 7th, 2009

We hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday weekend! Here is some information about our upcoming AMSA events. Also look for flyers posted around campus…

September 9 and 16: Stop by Starbucks on the Breezeway between 1 and 3pm to meet some of your AMSA officers. We will be here just to chat, provide information and answer any questions that you may have about AMSA. Feel free to bring your membership and/or officer applications!

September 24: AMSA GENERAL MEETING, Biomed room 126 @ 5:30pm
Join us for our first general meeting of the year, where we will be introducing AMSA and opening the floor to your suggestions and comments about how we can make this a great year.

October 6 and 21: Autopsy viewings at the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office. Please attend our general meeting for more details and to sign up for this amazing opportunity!

WORK ON THOSE VOLUNTEER HOURS AND SUPPORT AMSA…

September 26: Heart Walk @ Boca FAU Campus, registration from 7:30am, walk begins @ 9am.

October 17: Habitat for Humanity @ 8am. Location will be announced.

We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Jason Bollack (President) and Michelle McLuckie (VP) AMSA 2009-2010

amsapremed@fau.edu
AMSA National

Heart Walk w/AMSA

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Start_AHA_cmyk_grn+k+redJoin Team AMSA, and be a part of this signature event from the American Heart Association! Members can participate as walkers/volunteers to help raise funds for critical heart disease and stroke research and education. The walk is at FAU on Saturday, September 26th and begins at 9AM. Volunteers can get volunteer hours recorded!!

To register, follow the linkĀ http://palmbeachheartwalk.kintera.org and join Team AMSA.