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Relay for Life ’10

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:41:55 +0000

Thanks to all those who were able to make it out to support AMSA in this year’s Relay for Life event. The experience was a huge success raising money for survivors of cancer, victims who have lost their lives to cancer, and research to fund programs that aim at discovering a cure for cancer. All the while, we had fun sharing the experience with others and look forward to participating in next year’s event.

For photo of this year’s relay, feel free to visit the gallery. Enjoy!

AMSA Updates

Jackie Pruett — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:45:55 +0000

Hi AMSA Members!

I hope you enjoyed our March General Meeting! Here are some exciting upcoming events and volunteering opportunities for the month of March!

March 19th-20th: Relay for Life is just two weeks away! You can have fun and earn 18 hours, while raising money for the American Cancer Society! It’s not too late to join our AMSA team. Just go to:http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=20959&team_id=613644. So far, we have raised $535! Keep up the good work! Remember: any individual who raises at least $100 will receive a Relay shirt. (it will even have AMSA’s logo on it).

March 17th: “Preparing for the MCAT” Join us in Biomedical building room 126 at 5:45pm for some quick AMSA event updates and MCAT bootcamp with the Princenton Review. Coffee and refreshments will be served, so take advantage of this free and valuable opportunity to gain insight on the Princenton prepcourse by going over the various subjects that the MCAT covers and having all of your questions answered. If you are interested, please e-mail amsapremed@fau.edu.

March 22nd-27th: Health Professions Week!
Events all week long – Graduate Schools, Informational Sessions, Guest Speakers, Workshops, Prizes, Food and Fun!
View the full schedule of events online: www.science.fau.edu/healthprofessionsweek
*Advance registration required for some workshops

Health Professions Week starts off with the:
Health Professions Graduate School Fair
Monday March 22, 2010
Boca Raton campus
Sanson Life Science Building (East Patio)

School Showcase 10:00am-1:00pm
Informational Sessions 2:00pm – 5:00pm

FREE FOOD
FREE RAFFLE (Dell laptop, Kaplan prep course and more…)

Network with admission representatives from medical schools, dental schools, pharmacy schools, veterinary schools, podiatry, public health, chiropractic, PA programs and more…

Enjoy your spring break!

Jackie Pruett
AMSA@FAU Secretary
Relay for Life Team Captain
2009-2010

General Meeting

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:08:48 +0000

Come to another exciting general meeting for AMSA@FAU on Monday, March 1st at 5:30 p.m. As usual, there will be free food and drinks.

• Dr. Sheetal Sharma, HIV Specialist
• Mark Bode, AIDS Walk Representative
• Megan Hamerdinger, cancer survivor speaking about Relay for Life
• A fun “sexercise” activity that everyone can take a part of

We’ll also look at the upcoming events we have planned for this year, including volunteer opportunities and more autopsy viewings. The meeting will be held in the usual location, Biomed room 126. Feel free to invite friends!

AMSA Upcoming Events!!

Michelle McLuckie — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:16:13 +0000

Feb 23 & 24: Volunteers are needed to help monitor the AMSA breezeway table. Email AMSAatFAU@gmail.com to sign up for a shift between 10am-2pm and make sure to bring your volunteer log!

Feb 24: “Preparing for the MCAT” Join us in Biomedical building room 126 at 5:30pm for some quick AMSA event updates and MCAT bootcamp with the Princenton Review. Coffee and refreshments will be served, so take advantage of this free and valuable opportunity to gain insight on the Princenton prepcourse by going over the various subjects that the MCAT covers and having all of your questions answered.

Feb 24: Would you like your local AMSA membership sponsored? Five lucky applicants will receive membership for a year, complete with membership card and t-shirt. Applications can be downloaded under MyFAU groups under “Files” and “Forms” and is due by midnight. If there are complications downloading the application, send your concerns to Michelle.

First General Meeting 2010

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:55:49 +0000

Come to AMSA’s first general meeting of 2010. Our guest speaker will be Andrew Cuddihy, Program Director of the American Lung Association. He will be there to discuss various topics in public healthcare and answer any questions you might have.

Also, officers will go over events we have planned throughout semester, fundraising, volunteering, and other exciting opportunities that members will get a chance to enjoy. You will also be able to pay club dues, pick up member t-shirts, and ask questions you may have.

Leadership opportunity!!

Michelle McLuckie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:32:50 +0000

2010 Student Leadership Institute!

Focusing on the social change model of leadership, the 2010 Student Leadership Institute will invite you to “Be the Change” for your community and/or your organization. Whether you are a seasoned student leader who wants to inspire your organization to grow or an up-and-coming leader who is looking to find your personal passion or niche, this is your chance to grow and get to know other student leaders on campus. All students are welcome to be a part of this institute; you can participate with members of your student organization or independently. All students must register individually; during the sign-in process you will be able to indicate whether you wish to participate independently or with your fellow club members.

The Student Leadership Institute is a 4-week program, and there will be two separate 4-week sessions.

Session 1 will take place on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning on Jan. 29 and ending on Feb. 19.

Session 2 will take place on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning on March 19 and ending on April 9.

The Deadline to register for Session I is Friday, Jan. 22. Further details regarding meeting locations and activities will be distributed upon registration.

Please go to http://www.fau.edu/sil/leadership/LeadershipForm.php to register.

For more information regarding the Student Leadership Institute, please contact Student Involvement & Leadership at 561-297-3735.

Welcome back, members!

Michelle McLuckie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:38:19 +0000

We hope you all had an enjoyable break and we welcome both new members as well as old members to kick off what should be another exciting year at AMSA.

On Thursday, January 21st, we will hold another Coffee Talk session just outside of Starbucks from 1-4 pm. There will be free coffee, you will be able to pick up your member t-shirts, and you will have the opportunity to pay dues, speak with AMSA officers, and find out more about what we have planned for the year.

AMSA October General Meeting

Jason Bollack — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:59:54 +0000

WHAT: AMSA@FAU GENERAL MEETING
WHO: Our guests will include Dr. Purita, an orthopedic surgeon who will be discussing stem cell research; and a representative from Princeton Review.
WHEN: October 27th @ 5:30pm
WHERE: Biomedical Building, room 126
WHY: This is another great opportunity to meet other pre-meds and gain valuable information about navigating the path to medical school. Come to support your club and sign up for upcoming events. Also wear pink to support breast cancer month and attend the fashion show after the meeting! We hope to see everyone there!

Gore Gallery ’09 with AMSA!

Michelle McLuckie — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:32:33 +0000

The Gore Gallery will take place next Thursday the 29th at Coyote Jacks, 6:30-9:30pm. It is going to be completely different from previous years! If you are feeling creative and would like to contribute by making an informative display on medical oddities/unusual diseases or medically related artwork, it will be showcased at the event! For more information, and about how to get volunteer hours for this event, contact amsapremed@fau.edu.

AMSA on the Breezeway

Jeanette Truong — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:30:10 +0000

Hello AMSA members!

Hope you guys are all haveing a great weekend

On October 19-21 (monday-wednesday) and October 26-28 (monday-wednesday) of the week after from 1030am-2pm AMSA will have a table set up on the breezeway to promote The Breast Cancer Charity Fashion Show and The Gore Gallery (which I am very excited for !) and of course also to allow students to become more familiar with AMSA.

We will need at least 3-4 people to man the tables and volunteer hours will be given. If you can only do it for an hour thats cool too just let me know by emailing me back with the date(s) and time(s) you can be at the tables Bonus in doing this: a good opportunity to be involved with AMSA and get to know the members/officers !

We’ll be out there 1030am-2pm if you have questions or drop off membership fees/applications, gore gallery(!), breast cancer fashion show or just cause you want to say hi, we’ll take that too

Have a Good One guys
Jeanette Truong
AMSA Director of Fundraising