Other Health Professions Events/Announcements

• Health Futures Alliance (HFA) Young Leaders Task Force meeting.  Thursday, October 9, 2008, 6:00 pm, The Neighborhood Place (Conference room), 3014 Rivas St., San Antonio, TX.  As Texas has the second highest number of unplanned pregnancies in the U.S., the HFA is looking for young adults who would like to contribute their ideas reducing unplanned pregnancy within the community.  If interested in joining the group, call Stephanie Siebert at 210-589-5158 or email Ms. Siebert or Dr. Sara Oswalt at YoungLeadersTF@gmail.com or sara.oswalt@utsa.edu, respectively.

• University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) School of Public Health's Fall Preview Day.  Friday, October 17, 2008, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, UNTHSC School of Public Health.  Prospective students are invited to learn more about the degree programs offered at the UNTHSC School of Public Health and how these programs help prepare their graduates to make a difference in the public health arena.  To register to attend, please email Lori Saunders at lsaunder@hsc.unt.edu.  And, for more information about the UNTHSC School of Public Health, please visit their website at www.hsc.unt.edu/education/sph. 

• Allied Health Fair & Science Expo.  Saturday, November 1st, 2008, 8:30 am to 3:30pm, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.  The Allied Health Fair and Science Expo will provide students with the opportunity to learn more about health career opportunities. For more information please call: 210-567-3941.

• Minority Student Medical Career Awareness Workshops and Recruitment Fair. Saturday, November 1, 2008, 1:30 pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.  The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will be holding its annual meeting this fall in San Antonio.  As a part of the meeting, the AAMC will be sponsoring this event for pre-med college students and their parents to gather information regarding premedical preparation, to meet current medical students as well as minority affairs and admissions officers from medical schools across the U.S., and to participate in hands-on medical activities.  For more information and to register for this event, please visit:  www.aamc.org/medicalcareerfair.  High schools students are encouraged to attend a separate event hosed by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA).  Please contact Irene Chapas, Ph.D. at (210) 567-3941 for further information.

• APTA (American Physical Therapy Association) Update: The APTA has announced the 2008-2009 Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) application is available online.  The application and additional information can be viewed at the PTCAS website: http://www.ptcas.org .

• Drexel University College of Medicine:  Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Professional Education Programs in Interdepartmental Medical Science (IMS), Medical Science Preparatory (MSP) and Drexel Pathway to Medical School (DPMS).  For more information on these programs or to download the application please go to:  http://www.drexelmed.edu/ims.

• Free Dental Screenings:  All graduating students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Dental School must take the Western Regional Examination Board (WRED) exam, a licensure exam given in May.  The school is allowing seniors to screen patients for this exam for free.  If you qualify for the WREB exam, all qualifying procedures will be done at not cost.  If you do not qualify for the exam, you may still be picked up as a patient at the Dental School and receive comprehensive dental care at reduced fees.  If you are interested, please respond with your name and phone number to Andrea Patterson (pattersona3@uthscsa.edu).

UTSA Events/Announcements

• Spring 2007 Groups Advertising. Find out about services offered by UTSA groups.

Rev. 10/08/2008

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