Dr. Sandy Cook, Senior Associate Dean for the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore, will be visiting The Career Center on June 13 at 10:30 am. She will be presenting on this medical program, in a session that is open to both staff and students.
The presentation will be held in the first floor conference room of the Student Services Arcade Building.
The Duke University School of Medicine has now extended its presence in Singapore with the presence of Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School. This is a partnership between Duke University and the leading University in Asia, National University of Singapore (NUS).
The Duke-NUS 4 year MD program follows the Duke University School of Medicine curriculum and students are awarded a joint degree from Duke and NUS. This is the only MD degree that Duke awards outside of the US.
If you are interested to find out more about the school and its program, join Prof Sandy Cook who is the Senior Associate Dean for Curriculum Development at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School for an informal Admissions Information session.
Duke-NUS' application is FREE and application deadline closes on December 1st. Please note that their application is not on the AMCAS system, and you will need to apply separately.
For more information on Duke-NUS, visit their website at www.duke-nus.edu.sg/admissions, Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dukenusgradmedschool and Youtube channel at www.youtube.com/insidedukenus.
If you are thinking about going onto Med, Law, or Grad school and wish to get more information about the required standardized test, our local contact at the Kaplan Test Prep center has created a page full of resources. The page contains free events such as full-length practice tests, live & online preview classes, and live & online workshops/seminars. Use this page to register for any free event(s) of your choice through April, May, and June. It also has an additional field called the 20 minute workout. This is basically a 20 minute version of any test any time. This much smaller allotment of test questions is more appropriate for someone who doesn't want to sit for a ~3 hour GRE or a ~4.5 hour MCAT.
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Keep in mind that this free offer comes from a pay service. You might benefit from this, just make sure you understand that I'm not endorsing this service (nor do I have anything negative to say about it, either), just passing along word about it:
Thinking about becoming a doctor, a lawyer, or just continuing your academic career beyond undergrad?
Did you know you'll need to take a competitive exam to get into these fields?
Kaplan Test Prep on Green Street is offering the opportunity to take a free test this semester on February 25th and 26th. These tests include the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, DAT, OAT, PCAT, and GMAT. This time around interested students can still take a free paper and pencil test, but have access to much more. The sign up page has multiple free online tests, so students don’t have to test on Saturday the 25th if they don’t want to. It also has free live online preview classes, free live online seminars/professional workshops, as well as free events offered from other professional groups here at the University, including the PSM program, Pre-Law, and the Career Center.
Every event is free. The goal is to provide students with the opportunity to see where they currently stand for graduate school and what steps they need to take to prepare themselves for the next level.
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This event was originally scheduled for this week, it has been moved to Feb 15:
Anatomy of A Successful Pre-Health Student
Wednesday, February 15, 6-7pm, FAR, Trelease Lounge
If you are interested in health professional school this workshop is for you! Learn about the types of experiences, courses, characteristics, and skills that are required to be successful in gaining admission to various health professional programs. In addition, find out how to utilize campus and community resources to build individual knowledge and skills, and overall preparedness for health professional programs. Register today!
Pre-Health Wednesdays: Taking a Year Off? Gap Years in Health
Wednesday, February 8, 6pm at The Career Center
Many students take a year or more between walking across the stage in their cap and gown to attending a health professional school. Come to this panel discussion to learn about the different ways you can utilize a gap year to build your professional skills and become more competitive for your programs of interest. Register today!
Anatomy of A Successful Pre-Health Student
Thursday, February 9, 6-7pm, FAR, Trelease Lounge
If you are interested in health professional school this workshop is for you! Learn about the types of experiences, courses, characteristics, and skills that are required to be successful in gaining admission to various health professional programs. In addition, find out how to utilize campus and community resources to build individual knowledge and skills, and overall preparedness for health professional programs. Register today!
Saturday, October 29th, 2011 8:00am-3:30pm, Illini Union
The Illinois Medical Schools Association is hosting their 2011 Illinois Medical School Admissions Seminar. The seminar will feature breakout sessions on various aspects of applying to medical school, the interview process, financing a medical education, and more. The day will also include a student panel featuring medical students from various Illinois medical schools and an Illinois medical school fair. Registration is free for both students and advisors but may be limited due to space so register fast! Visit their website, to register, and to get directions.
We've received word that the recommended coursework for pre-med students has been revised recently. Students are now recommended to take an introductory statistics course (STAT100 or equivalent) as well as a "social and behavioral sciences" course - there are numerous options which could fulfill this second recommendation. We're also hearing that the amount of MCB (Molecular and Cellular Biology) and Biochemistry content on the MCAT is expected to increase, so you're strongly advised to take this coursework prior to the MCAT!
A revised pre-med planning sheet can now be found here.
For more specific guidance on how to implement these recommendations, make an appointment with your DGS advisor by calling 217-333-4710, or visit with a pre-health advisor in the Career Center!