Pre-med – Class of 2024

There Isn’t Only One Type of Research 9/20

September 14, 2020 by dphillips

Attention All Pre-health Students and Prospective STEM Majors

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 by dphillips

Wesleyan’s chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) would like to welcome you to Wesleyan. In the upcoming month you all will begin making your schedules for an unprecedented semester, and along with your class dean, Dean Phillips, and your academic advisor, we would like to introduce our student organization to you as a resource as well. We can help answer or find answers to questions specifically about pre-med, pre-dental, or pre-veterinary tracks at Wesleyan, as well as questions about majoring in the sciences in general.

Students who know they would like to follow these paths, along with those who are considering them, are encouraged to contact us before as well as during the semester. You can send a general email to wesleyanuamsa@gmail.com, or contact any of the board members that are listed below. Our Facebook and Instagram pages are also linked below, and they contain information on our goals for the semester and as an organization. We look forward to hearing from you, and hope to see you at our upcoming events!

Best Wishes,

AMSA Board
Wesleyan Chapter

President: Tashfia Jilu ‘22 (tjilu@wesleyan.edu)
Vice President: Edrea Jiang ‘23(ejiang@wesleyan.edu)
Treasurer: Neeky Yassari ‘22 (nyassari@wesleyan.edu)
Secretary: Alyssa Cortes ‘23 (acortes@wesleyan.edu)

Instagram: @WesUAMSA
Facebook: Weslayan AMSA (https://www.facebook.com/Wesleyan-AMSA-169527007043185)

Navigating Being Minorities in STEM/Pre-Med at Wes

August 10, 2020August 2, 2020 by dphillips

via Zoom 3pm EDT Wednesday, August 5
Zoom Meeting ID: 965 9981 5672
Zoom Passcode 401493
Zoom link: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/96599815672?pwd=dGl3NzlRcXR5b1lRWlQvemJ6VHV3QT09

Please RSVP through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf59iFx81EIncZu50Lx_xlIybMWH5-tD5IM4wk1YNdQD0MdGQ/viewform

MAPS contact: wesleyanumaps@gmail.com

MAPS (Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students) Wesleyan Chapter, formerly known as BLAC, is a group organization that is under the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). Wesleyan’s MAPS Chapter is paired with its big sibling SNMA chapter of Quinnipiac Medical School. MAPS’ aim is to provide a support system enriched with advice, informative events, resources, etc. for minority students that are on the pre-med track. To kick start the 2020-2021 academic year, MAPS will be hosting an informative panel titled: Navigating Being Minorities in STEM/Pre-Med at Wes. This panel will feature Wesleyan’s AMSA (American Medical Students Association) Chapter and will be moderated by MAPS Co-President, Shantel Sosa ‘21 and FTF Orientation Leader, CeCe Payne ‘21. This panel is aimed for incoming and current minority students who are interested in learning about how to make the best out of their Wesleyan career as a STEM/Pre-Med student.

Panelists include

Matiza Sacotingo ‘21, MAPS Co-President, French Studies major and Chemistry minor
Ivie Uzamere ‘21, MAPS Secretary, Biology & Science in Society double major and Chemistry minor
Tashfia Jilu ‘22, Co-MAPS Representative and AMSA President, Biology and Science in Society double major
Khari Derrick ‘22, MAPS Co-Underclassmen Liaison, Government major w/ an American government concentration and Chemistry minor
Edrea Jiang ‘23, AMSA Vice President, prospective Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and Economics double major

Please click here for a link to the Zoom recording of the panel.

Health Professions Town Hall

August 3, 2020August 2, 2020 by dphillips

PRESENTED BY: Mildred Rodríguez, PhD, Health Professions Advisor

Thursday, 13 August 2020
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Are you planning on pursuing a health profession program in the future and have questions about courses, whether you should be volunteering or doing community service in the summer, will you be able to study abroad, why a GAP year might be beneficial, when you should start studying for the MCAT or DAT, or any number of other inquiries, come and join the Health Professions Advisor, Mildred Rodríguez, PhD, for an open forum to ask and discuss anything related to your goals in attending a health professional program in the future. Currently at Wesleyan, there are students considering dentistry, optometry, nursing, allopathic and osteopathic medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, physical therapy and physician assistant programs; you are all welcome to come and ask your questions.

Presented by the Gordon Career Center

Co-Sponsored by the American Medical Student Association, Wesleyan Chapter
Co-Sponsored by Minority Association of Premedical Students, Wesleyan Chapter
Co-Sponsored by the National Organization on Rare Diseases Student Association of Connecticut
Co-Sponsored by the Wesleyan Pre-Veterinary Medicine

The NSO Health Professions Overview

July 26, 2020 by dphillips

PRESENTED BY: Mildred Rodríguez, PhD, Health Professions Advisor

Wednesday, 5 August 2020
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

This presentation is an important introduction to anyone who is preparing for the Health Professions. You will leave the session with a framework that will help you to begin planning your trajectory towards a successful application to the health profession program of your interest within your projected timeline.

Presented by the Gordon Career Center
Co-Sponsored by the American Medical Student Association, Wesleyan Chapter
Co-Sponsored by Minority Association of Premedical Students, Wesleyan Chapter
Co-Sponsored by the National Organization on Rare Diseases Student Association of Connecticut
Co-Sponsored by the Wesleyan Pre-Veterinary Medicine Club

Health Professions Coursework Zoom Session

July 16, 2020 by dphillips

Presented by Mildred Rodríguez, PhD, Health Professions Advisor

Wednesday, 29 July 2020
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Register in advance for this meeting:

https://wesleyan.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAucuCopzkiE92_fXS4yVDFvlDI0_x2PQB4

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

This overview will assist students in developing a schedule that will incorporate at least one of the science pre-requisite courses for the health profession of your interest. Additionally, the goal is to encourage students to explore other areas of study and develop competencies that overlap across disciplines. There will be time for questions in the last 20 to 25 minutes of the overview.