New Alumni Bridge Year Essay

We just received another wonderful Bridge Year essay from a U.Va alum. Read their story, and if you missed our original post about Bridge Years, check it out here .

University of Delaware (UD) Department of Physical Therapy

University of Delaware (UD) Department of Physical Therapy is holding its annual Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program Information Session this Saturday, May 5th, from Noon-3 p.m. on UD's campus in 333 McKinly Lab (at 63 E. Delaware Avenue, Newark, DE  19716).

If you know of any students who might be interested in a career in physical therapy, please point them to this web address: http://www.udel.edu/PT/2012%20Info%20Day%20Flyer.pdf.

Does Medicine Discourage Gay Doctors?

Check out the attached New York Times article for more information

Sample Interviewee to Interviewer Questions

Attached is a list of sample questions that you may ask at an interview. Keep in mind that there are many other appropriate questions you may ask.  Develop your questions based on your research of a particular school (MSAR, ADEA Guide VMSAR et al), the school’s website, and talking with other people about a particular school.  Also, your conversations with your interviewers may generate other questions.

20th Annual Last Lecture Series

The Resident Staff Programat the University of Virginia cordially invites you to attend the 20th Annual Last Lecture Series on Wednesday, April 25 from 7:00-8:30 PM.  For the past twenty years, the Last Lecture Series has given distinguished professors at the University a chance to present a lecture as if it were their last chance to pass on knowledge and wisdom to students.  Presenting this year will be Dr. Sharon Hostler (Senior Associate Dean of the School of Medicine, McLemore Birdsong Professor of Pediatrics, and Vice Provost for Faculty Development) and Mr. Michael Suarez (Director of the Rare Book School and Professor of English).  The Last Lecture Series will be followed immediately by a reception where audience members will have an opportunity meet the lecturers and discuss their talks.

Wellness Coordinator Description, AmeriCorps VISTA

      The project will engage VISTA members in developing a youth advocacy program that serves the students and families at IDEA Public Schools (IDEA) in the Rio Grande Valley. VISTAs will enhance the current outreach of the IDEA's Child Nutrition Program (CNP) to students and families by creating opportunities for them to identify their communities' health education needs, gather key health indicators, plan health-promoting strategies, mobilize teams of advocates, and create lasting systems for CNP/community partnerships. 

      The project goals are to 1) identify effective avenues for health promotion in Rio Grande Valley communities, 2) increase student wellness and thereby decrease the long-term health risks associated with obesity, 3) engage students in promoting healthy behaviors in their schools and local communities, 4) involve parents and families in both teaching and learning about healthy living, 5) establish campus-based Wellness Committees consisting of students, family members, faculty, and Child Nutrition staff. 

      VISTAs will work on project elements that may include recruiting and mobilizing parent volunteers on behalf of student wellness, organizing focus groups to solicit student and family input on existing and proposed health initiatives, and empowering students to research about and advocate for better health. VISTAs may also do work developing community volunteer programs for campus gardens, recruiting community members to lead adult education opportunities about affordable healthy-living ideas, developing health fairs that include community organizations, and facilitating the creation of sustainable Wellness Committees that will eventually take over the project management on each campus. VISTAs will learn about many aspects of public health advocacy including improving access to and acceptance of fresh foods for low-income families, developing networks for peer education, marketing positive behaviors, and identifying barriers to healthy living.

Please direct any questions to Steven Nguyen at svnguyen3@gmail.com. He would be more than happy to talk about the position.

https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=36173

Looking to Get into Research?

Get advice, ideas, professors' names at Research Office Hours

Hosted by the Undergraduate Research Network 

 Clemons 200F 

Come anytime to the following advisers' Office Hours

 Wed April 18th 2-3p Sarah Smith 

Friday April 20th 2-3p David Wu

 Monday April 23 1-2p Keanan McGonigle 

Wed April 25 2-3p Sarah Smith