Help Yourself to Chipotle Before we start, you can save time by

doing the following:• Check your current

AMSA BUCKS total • Sign up/Pay Local for – Local Membership– Spring 2012 T-shirts

• If you are interested in joining a committee or program, and you have to leave before 6pm; sign up now– Pre-Med Week/Dinner– Cancer Awareness – Relay For Life– Mentorship Program

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Pre-Medical American Medical Student Association

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What is AMSA?• The American Medical Student

Association is committed to improving health care and healthcare delivery to all people; promoting active improvement in medical education; involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine; assisting in the improvement and understanding of world health problems; contributing to the welfare of medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and post-MD/DO trainees; and advancing the profession of medicine

• Develop the well-balanced and competitiveMedical school applicant•Student that will grow professionallyand personally through community service, workshops, health advocacy, and friendships

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Who are we?• Members (national and

local members)• Board of Officers• Faculty Advisor (Tricia

Todd)

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What do we do locally?• Social Events

– All membership parties, bowling night, etc.

• Volunteer Events– People Serving People– Feed My Starving

Children Mobile Pack– Relay for Life

• Health Advocacy– AIDS and HIV Awareness – Better World Books for

Invisible Children

• Mentorship Program• Pre-Med Week• Pre-Med Dinner• Speakers:

– Physicians/Healthcare Professionals

– Medical Schools Deans– Medical Students

• Workshops– Personal statement/MCAT– Medical school interview

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What do we stand for nationally?

• AMSA is committed to improving the lives of medical students, physicians and residents.

• Strong advocates for – Quality and affordable health care for all – Global Health Equity– Enriching Medicine Through Diversity– Professional Integrity, Development and Student Well-Being

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When/How Often do we meet?

• We will be meeting every Wednesday from 5 to 6 pm

• MCB 3-120 • Meetings usually last

one hour and enter and exit anytime

• Food will be provided at every meeting

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Why Pre-Med AMSA?• Pre-Med AMSA is the fastest

growing Pre-Med group with over 65,000 members nation wide ranging from pre-med students, medical students and physicians

• National Membership is recognized by all medical schools , must be national member to put on AMCAS

• Leadership opportunity that is not based on seniority but by dedication

• When you join AMSA, you become part of a vital force of future physicians who believe that patients and health professionals are partners in the management of health care and that access to high-quality health care is a right and not a privilege. At AMSA, activism is a way of life. Student idealism is transformed into meaningful public service, innovation and institutional change.

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How do I join?

• Attend our weekly meetings and get involved

• Become part of committees/apply for committee chairs

• Local Membership– Sign up with any Pre-

Med AMSA board member for $20 a year

• National Membership– Sign up 5 years and this

allows you to put Pre-Med AMSA on AMCAS Application for $75

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Communication

• Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/U-of-MN-Pre-Med-AMSA/132084770208919

• Website: www.umnpremed.com

• Listserv emails:–Our email address:

premed@umn.edu –Two emails a week

•One with weekly meeting notes/PowerPoint•One with details on week’s meeting

• Check the website www.umnpremed.com for meeting notes, volunteer/internship/research opportunities and AMSA BUCKS Google doc

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Local Membership• $20 Local membership fee• Volunteer through our

programs • Earn AMSA Bucks• Food at weekly member

meetings

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• Use local stackable Kaplan Course deal on top of the 10% discount for eligible national members

• Apply for a spot in the AMSA medical school mentorship program

• AMSA membership folder• Reduced cost for admission to

Pre-Med Dinner• Apply for committee chair• Apply for board positions during

elections• Join Committees

AMSA BUCKS• AMSA BUCKS is a way for us to

keep track of participation in our group to apply them towards board elections at the end of the year.

• Keep track of your AMSA BUCKS through our Google document, available on www.umnpremed.com

• AMSA BUCKS is also a way for KAPLAN to keep track of local membership involvement before letting members use the exclusive 10% stackable discounts

• Email secretary Krista deco0082@umn.edu if you have any questions

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National Membership• $75 membership fee that lasts for 5

years• Eligible to legally list AMSA on

AMCAS Medical School Application• Theime Publishers New Member

Offer and Discount• Free 1 year pro membership to

Winkingskull.com

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• Exclusive Bank of America Credit Card/ Personal Financial Resources•10% Kaplan MCAT Test Prep Discount•USMLERx Subscription Discount•COMBANK Test Prep for COMPLEX Preparation•The New England Journal of Medicine Subscription Discount•Special discounts on AMSA Store-bags, books, bottles, pins, and tees•Discounts on Mobile Medical Apps•Student Health Insurance Discounts

National Membership Continued…• GEICO Auto/Home/Condo Renter’s Insurance Discount• Vision Direct Contact Lenses Discounts• Choice Hotels Nation-wide Discounts• National & Alamo Car Rental Discounts• Lexicomp Drug References Discount• Medical Protective Access to Inspiration Exchange Member• Networking Portal Access to the AMSA Career Development

Program• Residency Program Reviews

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Conferences• Pre-Med AMSA offers

members many opportunities to social network and exchange ideas and knowledge through conferences– Conference Opportunity this

semester:• National AMSA Conference in Houston,

TX

– Past Conferences:• UC Davis• John Hopkins• San Diego • Chicago

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Volunteer Opportunities• Better World Books • Relay for Life• People Serving People Homeless

Shelter Chefs For Change• Ronald McDonald House• Feed My Starving Children Mobile

Pack

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Mentorship/Social Networking• UMN Medical AMSA

and UMN Pre-Med AMSA Medical Student Mentorship Program

• Pre-Med Dinner with U of MN Med School Faculty and Doctors

• Study Groups for organic chemistry, physics, etc.

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Mentorship Program• 1 on 1-2 meetings over lunch/coffee 1-2 times a

month. • Program primarily for freshman and sophomores

looking learn more about Med school, and for those who wish to network.

• Pairing priority will be given to those with the most AMSA Bucks.

• Lunch/dinner at the end of the semester with all the Med students and undergraduates who participated in the program.

Mentorship Meeting Details• GPA and MCAT and online preparation• AMCAS (personal statements, secondaries)• Extracurricular (volunteering, shadowing,

leadership, community services)• Research Opportunities• Letters of recommendation (who to get them

from and other tips)• Intro to interviewing (interview process, what to

wear, commonly asked questions, how to prepare)

Events• Pre-Med Week• Blood Drives• All Membership Parties• Bioethics Week• Feed My Starving

Children Mobile Pack Event

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MCAT/Medical School Prep

• Kaplan Practice MCAT exams• Mock Interviews• Personal Statement• Exclusive 10% stackable discount

for all AMSA members

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FRIENDSHIPS

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Plans for Spring 2012• Feb 1st:

Volunteer/Research/Internship Opportunities Meeting

• Feb 3rd: All Membership Party/Bonding Event

• Feb 8th: HIV/AIDS Foundation Presentation

• Feb 9th: AIDS Action Day at the State Capitol

• Feb 15th: Dr. Wilson and Dr. Moller- Cardiologists

• Feb 27tH: Blood Drive• Feb 29th: Children's Hospital Event

•Mar 7th: Two Plastic Surgeons from the UMN Physicians Council•Mar 26th-30th: Pre-Med Week/Pre-Med Dinner•Apr 18th: Dr. Nissly DO and Dr. Waldron-Trapp ND-Alternative Medicine

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Changes from Fall 2011

• AMSA BUCKS Google document structure

• Website tabs• Food: served at 4:45 pm and

meeting will start at 5:00 pm• Committee Structure:

– Charter Signature– Committee Chair Positions

with more Responsibilities– Deduction of AMSA BUCKS

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SIGN-UP and Get INVOLVED!!!• Pre-Pay for a $10 T-

shirt today!• Mentorship Program!!!

Applications will be sent out to those who signed up tonight

• COMMITTEES Sign Ups:– Cancer Awareness– Pre-Med Week/Dinner– Relay for Life

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Next Week…• Volunteer/Research/

Internship Opportunities Meeting

• Presentations by:– HCMC Research

Associate Program– ALLIED Medical Training– Teach for America– Children's Hospital– And much more!

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Vote for All membership Party Theme (Fri Feb 3rd):-Doctors & Scrubs -Nerds-Decades (80s, 90s)-Costume Party