Please share the upcoming events and opportunities with your pre-health students in upcoming announcements and newsletters.
Inside the Medical School Application
Did you know that 76% of the Illinois students accepted to medical school last year used health professions advising services at The Career Center? If you’re planning to apply to medical school this summer, you should check out this workshop for important tips, deadline information, and resources.
When: Wednesday, April 30th 6:00pm
Where: The Career Center’s Interview Suite located at 616 E Green Street (Look for Kaplan sign) 2nd floor
Pre-Pharmacy Club Pharmacy Deans Night
The Pre-Pharmacy Club invites students to participate in Pharmacy Deans Night. It will be held on Wednesday, April 30th 7pm at 223 Gregory Hall. Admissions representatives from several programs in Illinois will be available to provide an overview of pharmacy, discuss the application process, and answer questions from students.
The Career Center Health Professions Internship
The Career Center (TCC) is seeking an energetic Health Professions Intern for the fall semester. TCC is the primary point of contact for all students regarding career development. The internship focuses on assisting the Health Professions Advising team with projects related to student preparation and application to health professional school programs (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.) The intern will have the ability to work on both small and large projects as well as receive ongoing personalized, professional development from the TCC staff. Shifts are flexible, but interns will be expected to work 10 hours a week.
Duties:
- Serve as coordinator and student liaison of the Health Professions Council
- Recruit registered student organizations to participate with the Health Professions Council
- Assist with the Graduate and Professional School Fair
- Film and edit videos for the TCC website
- Present to students about health professions advising services at TCC
- Submit weekly items for the Health Careers Chronicle
- Update and maintain electronic resources such as the Summer Enrichment Opportunities, Health Professions RSO, and Rural Medicine databases
- Meet regularly with supervising Assistant Director
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Health Professions Advising team
Qualifications:
· Junior or senior health professions student
· Outstanding customer service skills
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Capability to work independently and with a team
· Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
· Aptitude for using technology effectively
· Experience presenting workshops is preferred
Application Procedure:
Evaluation of applications will begin immediately. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume, and 2-3 references. For full consideration, materials should be received by 5:00pm on Friday, May 1, 2014. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application materials by email as pdf or Word attachments to agramont@illinois.edu.
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