Month: March 2021

Pre med and PA students,

See information below about Baylor’s full-time one year post-bacc program in Health Equity. Note they offer two orientation sessions where you can get more details if you are interested but have questions.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: TAAHP <taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net> On Behalf Of Malmberg, Erik
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 11:30 AM
To: taahp@lists.taahp.net
Subject: [TAAHP] April 2021 Virtual Info Sessions – Baylor College of Medicine’s Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Completion in Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity

A full-time, gap-year program aimed at developing and enriching the academic knowledge base and skills of students prior to their entrance into medical & health professions school.

The official dates for the 2021-2022 cohort are Aug. 2, 2021 through July 23, 2022. Orientation activities will take place during the month of July 2021.

Application Deadline May 17, 2021

Program Homepage

Eligibility Requirements

Admissions FAQs

Curriculum

Tuition and Fees

Financial Aid and Benefits

Virtual Information Sessions

April 6th or April 22nd

5:00-6:30 p.m.

Email gradcertadmissions to register!

Program Benefits Include:

Graduate-level coursework in the biomedical sciences and health equity

Standardized MCAT (or GRE) test preparation

Research and shadowing opportunities

Advocacy and service-learning activities

Mentorship, coaching and networking opportunities

Erik D. Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D. Director, Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Assistant Professor, Family & Community Medicine Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training & Research, Assessment and Program Associate Baylor College of Medicine John P. McGovern Campus (Nabisco Building) 2450 Holcombe Blvd., CCIT Suite, Room O145, Houston, Texas 77021 T: 713.798.1546 | E: malmberg Web: Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pronouns: he, him, his

Good evening everyone,

Welcome back from spring break. I do hope you had the opportunity to indulge in some self-care and that you return rejuvenated and ready to tackle the rest of the semester.

I apologize (sort of) for the onslaught of emails I have just forwarded to the Canvas site. I am completely unapologetic about wanting to make sure you are all aware of resources that could be relevant to your career development, but I am sorry that I got a bit behind during spring break and wound up sending a bunch of messages all at once. Nobody likes to see their inbox fill up that fast!

Dr. Pesthy and I hold membership in the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP). Many of the resources produced by NAAHP are for advisors, but they do have resources geared towards pre-health students. I am excited to share with you that the newest student-based resource is a site where upcoming workshops, seminars, and virtual events of all kinds are pulled together into one neat, tidy place for you all. I encourage you to check this website periodically for new events.

https://www.naahp.org/hpevents/home

Finally, one final reminder that if you want to participate in our Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) workshop, you need to sign up ASAP. Please review the email I sent out on March 10 for details, dates, times, and the registration form. It gets started at the end of this week.

No more emails tonight, I promise.

Regards,

Dr. Banta

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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Pre-med students,

Please see information below about a workshop being hosted by the TTUHSC medical school.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: TAAHP <taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net> On Behalf Of Hanson, Ashley
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2021 10:50 AM
To: taahp@lists.taahp.net
Cc: Vera, Jeffrey <Jeffrey.Vera@ttuhsc.edu>
Subject: [TAAHP] TTUHSC Applicant Seminar – March 26th – Join Us!

Medical School Bound?

Check Out Our FREE Virtual Applicant Seminar!

Friday, March 26th, 2021

12:45 – 4:30 p.m.

Understanding & Boosting Your Application

Insights From The TMDSAS Staff

Meet Our Medical School Students

Group Advising Sessions With Admissions Officers

Register Here!

TTUHSC SOM Applicant Seminar 2021

806.743.2297 somadm

Helpful Links
Admissions | Applying Now? | COVID-19 Response

STAY CONNNECTED WITH US!

This is an advertisement for a full-time medical scribe position. This might be a good opportunity for students about to graduate or having just done so.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: belinda villareal <bvillareal@ansaustin.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 10:27 AM
To: Banta, Marilyn R <marilyn.banta@txstate.edu>
Subject: Medical Scribe Job Opportunity for Texas State Students

Hello Dr. Banta,

My name is Belinda Villareal, I am the office manager for Associated Neurological Specialties, an outpatient neurology clinic. Our office is searching for pre-health students and postgraduates who are interested in gaining first-hand experience in a clinical setting. Specifically, we are in need of a full-time medical scribe to work at our Kyle office which is located near the Ascension Seton Hospital in Kyle. All training and necessary tools will be provided in-house, no medical scribe certificate needed.

If you have anyone that would be interested in this opportunity, please have them send their resume and direct questions to bvillareal.

Sincerely,

Belinda Villareal

Office Manager of Associated Neurological Specialties

Office Ph: 512-551-0846

Office Fx: 512-828-8785

Pre-med and pre-dent students,

This is a new outreach effort by TMDSAS and I am very excited about it. Anyone planning to apply this year should definitely attend one of these sessions, but I don’t think it is too soon for anyone to begin to learn about the complex application process. TMDSAS is the Texas Medical and Dental School Application Service. This is the online application you will use to apply to the Texas medical and dental schools.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: TAAHP <taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net> On Behalf Of Edwards, Alanna
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 1:15 PM
To: taahp@lists.taahp.net
Subject: [TAAHP] Registration Now Open- TMDSAS Application Workshops

Good afternoon,

TMDSAS is very excited to announce that beginning this month, we will host a series of virtual application workshops that are open to all applicants to attend! Our application workshops are free to attend and will cover the following topics:

• The application process from start to finish
• Resources available to applicants
• Common mistakes in the application process
• Texas residency
• Q&A Session

If you have interested students, they will need to register in advance and be aware that each session will be limited to 100 participants. Please note that registration will not guarantee a spot and we suggest applicants login a few minutes early to the application workshop to secure their spot. Depending on the feedback we receive, and based on participation, we will consider adding more workshops in the future.

Please see below for the registration links and we encourage you to send this information to your applicants!

Register here for Tuesday, March 23rd @ 6:00 p.m. CT

Register here for Tuesday, April 6th @ 6:00 p.m. CT

Register here for Wednesday, April 21st @ 10:00 a.m. CT

Register here for Tuesday, May 4th @ 3:00 p.m. CT

Register here for Saturday, May 15th @ 11:00 a.m. CT

As always, do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

	Alanna Edwards Operations Coordinator & Institution Liaison Office: 512-499-4754 Fax: 512-499-4786 www.tmdsas.com

Pre-dent students,

See information below about an upcoming workshop offered by the dental school at UTHealth San Antonio.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: TAAHP <taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net> On Behalf Of Kirby, Kimberly
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2021 1:55 PM
To: taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net; taahp@lists.taahp.net; Friedman, Carly <cfriedman@stmarytx.edu>
Subject: [TAAHP] UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry 2020 Open House

This message is being sent on behalf of Dr. Kay H. Malone, III, Director of Admissions UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

Dear Health Professions Advisors:

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry is hosting a virtual open house for students. Please see the details below.

If you are interested in attending, please navigate to our website to register… https://dental.uthscsa.edu/OpenHouse.php

After registering, you will receive an email with a Zoom link to attend the session, including meeting ID and password.

If you have any questions, please email dsadmissions

Kay H. Malone III DDS, FAGD
Director of Admissions
Office of the Dental Dean & Clinical Assistant
Professor, Comprehensive Dentistry
UT Health San Antonio
School of Dentistry

7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas
78229-3900
210-567-3180

dsadmissions

Here is a virtual expo announcement for pre-med students interested in osteopathic medicine, or learning more about what osteopathic medicine is.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: aacomasinfo=liaisoncas.com@sedlv.net <aacomasinfo=liaisoncas.com@sedlv.net> On Behalf Of Choose DO
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 9:20 AM
To: Banta, Marilyn R <marilyn.banta@txstate.edu>
Subject: Marilyn, Register Today: Medical School Virtual Expo

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Pre-health students,

Baylor has extended the deadline for their one-day workshop. Note that it encompasses more than just pre-med.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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From: TAAHP <taahp-bounces@lists.taahp.net> On Behalf Of Malmberg, Erik
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 11:11 PM
To: taahp@lists.taahp.net
Subject: [TAAHP] Baylor College of Medicine 2021 Diversity Admissions Symposium – Application Deadline Extended March 26th

Sixth Annual Diversity Admissions Symposium

(for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students from diverse backgrounds

interested in Medical School, Health Professions Graduate Programs or Biomedical Science PhD Training)

Application Deadline Extended to March 26th Due to Winter Weather!

www.bcm.edu/diversity-symposium

Saturday, April 17, 2021

10:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Becoming a Competitive Applicant

Improving your CV/Resume

Writing a “Standout” Personal Statement

Making the Most of the Interview Visit

Finding Your Allies as an UR/UiM in the Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions

Mock Admissions Interviews (available for select applicants)

Helpful Links

School of Medicine Admissions | Physician Assistant Program | Genetic Counseling Program | Orthotics and Prosthetics Program

Biomedical Sciences PhD Admissions | Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity (NEW GAP-YEAR PROGRAM) | Summer Undergraduate Research Training (SMART) Program

Email the BCM Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at DiversityAdmissions with any questions!

Hello Pre-Health Students,

We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our free Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS) Workshop again this spring.

Here are the details. It is important that you read all this information carefully.

We hope that many of you will take advantage of this workshop. While both the MCAT and the DAT have content (science/math) sections, there are classes you can take to prepare for those sections. However, mastery of critical analysis, reasoning skills, and reading comprehension are also tested on both the MCAT (CARS) and the DAT (Reading Comprehension), and there are no formal classes you can take to prepare yourself for this section. That is the goal of this workshop: to provide you with tips, strategies and techniques you can learn and practice to improve your speed and performance on this section.

This workshop should be useful to students at any stage of preparation. Junior and senior level students planning to take the MCAT or DAT soon should be particularly interested in this workshop and are strongly encouraged to participate. We offer this workshop every semester, thus freshmen and sophomores might want to wait to take the workshop in the future.

The workshop is composed of three parts:

1) Classes where different strategies are introduced and explained.

2) Practice sessions designed to let you practice the strategies you learned.

3) Real, full-length practice CARS passages to let you test how you are doing.

[Pre-dental students – we are working with the MCAT because multiple practice MCAT tests are available and this is not the case with the DAT.]

If you sign up, you are expected to participate in all workshop sessions. We expect a commitment on your part to participate fully. If your schedule this semester is such that you cannot participate fully, wait until we offer the workshop again. This workshop is free for Texas State students. We will cover the cost of the instructor and all materials.

Workshop Location: For all class session, the room is Supple Rm 153.

Adherence to all COVID-19 protocols is expected (masks on, staggered seating, etc)

It is advised that you bring a laptop to all workshop section, however it is particularly essential that you bring one for the pre-test and post-test.

The workshop schedule is as follows:

Pre-Test: Saturday, March 27 11:00am-2:00pm **BRING LAPTOP**

Workshop session 1: Sunday, March 28 10:00am-2:00pm

Workshop session 2: Saturday, April 3 10:00am-2:00pm

Post-Test: Sunday, April 4 11:00am-2:00pm **BRING LAPTOP**

If you are serious about participating in the workshop, please complete and submit this short Google Form to register.

Workshop Signup: https://forms.gle/TQrG5AQ6ujafsrqE6

To encourage perfect attendance – we will give you extra MCAT practice materials from the AAMC for free if you attend ALL portions of the workshop. Rewards given out on Sunday, April 4.

If you require special accommodations due to COVID-19 please email the workshop leader Mason Bartman (mason) and copy me on the email (mb79). We will do our best to make it possible for all interested to attend and benefit from this workshop.

We need everyone who participates to agree to attend all sessions so we can compile reliable statistics to track the effectiveness of the workshop.

Contact Dr. Banta with any questions.

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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To all pre-health students,

The Health Professions Programs Fair is today. We are using the platform Handshake to host the fair virtually. We have more than 55 admissions officials, military reps, test prep companies, scholarship organizations, and more logging in to talk specifically to Texas State students and alumni this afternoon. There are reps from medical, dental, vet, pharmacy, PA, PT, OT, nursing, post-bacc, and other programs signed up. You will be the only students involved, so you are not competing with students from other universities for the time and attention of all these important people.

You can still register. You can attend ANY TIME between 3:00-5:30, so please make sure to carve out some time to attend, explore, ask questions, and learn.

Here is the registration link:

https://txstate.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/23559/student_preview?token=LcodHuur93C82v5HRVCcmPLPwj93v1mFWrEcHvjfegK9IDHcr9kQbw

I want our university to have a strong showing today so that it doesn’t appear that Texas State students are apathetic and uninterested. Please make plans to attend and make the most of this opportunity – and show these officials how AMAZING Texas State students are!

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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.

(she,her,hers)

Pre-Health Advisor

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biology

Texas State University

601 University Dr.

San Marcos, TX 78666

(off) 512.245.3367

(fax) 512.245.8713

Mb79

Click HERE to schedule your

pre-health advising appointment!

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