Meetings &
Events
2009-2010 School Year
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December
General Meeting |
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 5-6PM SUB Luminaria |
Additional details will be posted |
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TAP
Project water sanitation, hygiene, & disease |
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11AM-1PM Student Union Building, 2nd floor |
The issue: Almost 50% of
the developing world’s population – 2.5B people – lack improved sanitation
facilities, and over 884M people still use unsafe drinking water sources.
Inadequate access to safe water and sanitation services, coupled with poor
hygiene practices, kills and sickens thousands every day, and leads to
impoverishment and diminished opportunities for thousands more (UNICEF). What we’re
doing We hear a lot
about how people in developing countries are afflicted by war, HIV/AIDS, TB,
malaria, etc. However, we hear a lot less about their struggles with water
sanitation (water is so common—who would have thought that it’d be such a
troublemaker???). AMSA will be
setting up a booth to raise awareness about how lack of clean water can
affect people in detrimental ways. We’ll have posters and handouts with
stories and facts and stats. There will also be water visual—come see what
the water you drink look like vs. what the rest of the world has access to. We’ll also be
bugging people for donations, so stop by with your change! All donations go
to Blood:Water Mission, a nonprofit organization that helps
villages with resources and training to bring clean water, sanitation and healthcare
into their communities. |
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November
General Meeting |
Thursday November 5, 2009 6-7PM SUB Lobo Lair |
What’s so hot about health care reform? What can AMSA do for your undergraduate career? Do you know all the dos and don’ts of medical school admissions? We'll provide the homemade organic PUMPKIN PIE, and hot wintery drinks for everyone! |
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Global
Health Benefit
Concert |
January 28, 2010 Admissions:
suggested $5 donation |
Join us for a night of awesome music, salsa dancing, and global
health awareness! AMSA’s Global Health Action Committee is proud to sponsor a global
concert to benefit Operation Smile (www.operationsmile.org). Proceeds
go towards funding a cleft lips/palate operation for a child in Honduras. Any
additional funds generated will go towards future AMSA global health
projects. Admissions:
suggested $5 donation Additional details will be posted as the date approaches. Want to help us organize? Contact one of your Global
Health AC chairs: Phuong, Jared, or Radhika |
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Halloween
Carnival
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Friday |
Your
Health Awareness/Education Action Committee is planning a Healthy Halloween
Carnival, all proceeds from which will benefit the Children’s Miracle
Network! There
will be games and prizes, a silent auction, live music, pediatric “offices”,
etc. so bring all the kids you know! We
need your help in making this happen! Any help in advance of the carnival,
such as obtaining donations, advertising, making decorations, etc. would
greatly be appreciated. Additionally, we will love you and give you lots of
awesome AMSA hugs if you provide us with manual labor on the day of the
carnival :) This involves decorating, manning the booths, and such things.
Set up starts at 4PM and we’ll be done cleaning up by 9PM. You can come/leave
anytime. Interested?
Email us at amsapm@unm.edu. Can’t help
but have amazing ideas to share? Email us too. |
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National
Coming Out Day (October 11) |
Tuesday (by the statues)
(in front of Zimmerman Library) |
Diversity in
Medicine AC is teaming up with the |
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General
Meeting 2 |
Tuesday |
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Global
Health and Health Awareness/Education Action Committees will discuss this year’s coming events.
Come see how you can help your community! •
Halloween
Carnival and Benefit
Concert planning to raise funds for The Children’s Miracle Network and
Operation Smile •
Charades:
Doc got Your Tongue? •
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General
Meeting 1 |
Tuesday Santa Ana Room ( |
It’s
our first meeting of the school year, so come find
out what we’re all about! Learn about how you can shadow health professionals and go on internships,
inform yourself of world health problems, learn of how to advocate for health
care reform, etc. We’ll also be assigning you to action committees, so come to get your
first pick: Health Awareness/Education, Global Health, Diversity in Medicine,
and Outreach More
details to be announced…please stay tuned :) Make sure you’re on our listserv
so you can get updates. |
2008-2009 School Year
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Health
Fair |
Wednesday (between |
Events/activities
currently planned: preventative medicine, sexually transmitted diseases and
safe sex, HIV/AIDS, glucose screening, bloodtyping,
Cuidando los Ninos, Hula
for your Health, military obstacle course, and more… In
order to get all this done, we need lots of help! Please contact us at amsapm@unm.edu if you
have any time to spare, whether it be the day of the
event, or some time in the days before that. We’ll love you and give you lots
of AMSA hugs! |
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April
General Meeting: Immigrant Access to
Health Care |
Thursday |
Dr. Jamal
Martin, a faculty member in African American Studies and Clinical Assistant
Professor in the Family/Community Medicine Department will be speaking. |
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MCAT
10-question challenge with Kaplan experts |
Monday |
AMSA and PremedClub
are holding a joint event with This is a great event to come to if
you're taking the MCAT this year and not sure how you would score. You'll try
10 tough MCAT questions and learn 10 winning strategies to help you succeed
on Test Day. Find out if you're ready for the real thing! |
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Educational
Booth on antibacterial products |
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Update: Our event is over,
but here is a place where you can learn more about how bacteria develops
antibiotic resistance: http://health.howstuffworks.com/antibacterial-soap-outlawed1.htm Use
of antibacterial soap, sanitizer, etc. has led to rampant development of
bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics! We
will be passing out informative fliers and free hand soap
(a safer alternative), so stop by! |
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General
Meeting: Health Policy & Advocacy |
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Do you believe in serving patients through health care reform? Being a well-rounded pre-med means more than a good MCAT score and
high GPA. It’s even more than the extracurricular activities. To present
yourself as a competitive candidate, you also need to be knowledgeable about
health care issues. It would be even better if you can demonstrate to medical
schools that you not only know about such issues, but have also been involved
in some way. How do you become involved, you ask? Join us at the meeting to learn
about health care legislation that are in Congress,
and how you can participate in health care reform. If health policy is not your thing… we will also be forming
committees for various events this semester, and we’re looking for members.
Here is your chance to end the humdrum of sitting in the audience at pre-med
meetings! Refreshments will be served :) |
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It’s MCAT season again! We’re sure you are all excited! The preparation process is hard in a number of ways—intellectually,
psychologically, etc.—and yes, even financially. If you are thinking of
taking a prep course, but are not sure if it’s right
for you, check this event out! |
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Silent
Auction: Kaplan
MCAT Class |
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Update:
The MCAT course went for $650.00 For those of you who didn’t participate…you
missed out on an awesome opportunity! Keep watching though, because we’ll be
auctioning off another course this semester. Do you want to prep for the MCAT with a Kaplan course? Taking the
MCAT in 2009? Attend a Kaplan MCAT class for cheap! Class normally priced at
$1,899. Bidding starts at $500.00. Serious bidders only please! Email amsapm@unm.edu with the following
information: *Name Payment must be made in full Upcoming Kaplan MCAT classes in 12/06/2008
- 03/28/2009 For more information on the MCAT, go to: http://www.kaptest.com http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/ |
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Rock
for Cancer Awareness |
Friday Rodey Theater (inside Popejoy
Hall) Admission: $7 for students $10 for everyone else Tickets are available at the Popejoy box
office, and will also be available at the door. |
Come have fun and help us raise
money for cancer awareness and
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Healthy
Cookbook |
Ongoing |
AMSA is putting together a cookbook as a fundraiser, and we're looking
for awesome recipes! Submit your recipes to amsapm@unm.edu and you might just
see it in print |
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Toy
Drive Carrie Tingley Children’s Hospital |
Ongoing in November |
We are holding a toy drive throughout the month of November for
children at *every floor of Lair Nov 17-23, Dec 1-7 *Castetter
Hall front office (Biology Bldg) until the end of the semester *Or bring toys to any of our
events We will spend a day during the month of December to deliver toys to the
kids, spend time with them, and decorate the wards :) If you are interested
in joining us, send AMSA an email at amsapm@unm.edu. |
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Veto
the ‘Squito Malaria documentary screening and fundraiser |
Wednesday University Honors Forum (under the $10 admission |
Malaria
kills. Send
a net. Save
a life. Every year between 350-500 million people are infected with
malaria, and over one million of those infected die from the disease. The
majority of these deaths are of children. Long lasting insecticide-treated bed nets
(LLINs) can lower malaria transmission by up to 90 percent. Together, we can cover Join us for a documentary
screening on the devastating effects of malaria and learn how simple $10 bed
nets can save these children’s lives. Admission is $10, and
proceeds go towards purchase of bed nets. We will have music and hot
cocoa! |
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General
Meeting |
Tuesday |
Thinking about applying to medical school for Fall 2010 (or
eventually)? Are you taking the MCAT next semester (2009)? Confused by all the stuff you need to do to apply? Asking yourself how
the heck do you get at least 3 letters of recommendations? Ask no more! An expert from Kaplan will be here to address those
questions you’re itching to know the answers to! Join us afterwards for some fun, fun, fun ^_^ (details will follow) |
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Health
Sack Lunch |
Thursday and Friday |
AMSA is selling $5 sack lunches to raise lots of money! A sack lunch includes your choice of: *sandwich: PB&J or Nutella/Jam *organic produce: apple,
carrots, or banana *snack: chips or granola bar *juice: apple, berry, or
tropical All for the low, low price of only $5.00! (cash
only please!) Stop by to support us by helping out (and earning some membership
points) or by buying a lunch! Tell/bring your friends too :) |
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General
Meeting Universal Health Care |
Wednesday |
Missed the
meeting? Click here
for an overview of what we did. Time: Location: At its root, the lack of health care for all in Do you agree or disagree? Come listen to Dr. Bruce Trigg speak on the current state of the
There will be ample time afterwards
for an informative yet fun discussion—bring your arguments for or against
universal health care. It’s bound to be an intellectually stimulating
meeting! |
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General
Meeting Intro to AMSA and pre-med opportunities |
Tuesday
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Interested in
going away for a weekend to learn more about Global AIDS or Universal Health
Care? Do you want
to shadow a physician (or other health practitioners)? Are you
interested in long-term volunteer opps? Is Do you want
personal advice about medical school from someone who used to sit on an
admissions committee? Find out more
by joining us at the first meeting! Date/Time: |
Stay
tuned for future meetings & events!