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AMSA Updates

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

meetingCome 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!

Lost sweater

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

AMSA 001This sweater was left behind at the last meeting. To claim it, please email amsapremed@fau.edu.

First General Meeting 2010

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

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.

Welcome back, members!

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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.