August 24, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Hello everyone.

Our first meeting was Tuesday, August 24^th, and it was great! We had introductions of all of our officers, wonderful pictures included, before covering some important information and upcoming events.

Meeting on Thursday!

·         Dr. Steven Case, the Associate Dean of Admissions at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is coming to speak to us today, August 25^th, at 7:00 p.m. in McCool 109. He will be speaking about the admission and the interview processes.

·         Come early for pizza, and try to look nice!

Next meeting in September

·         September 16^th at 7:00 p.m. in McCool 100

·         Our speaker will be Dr. Jim Weir from the William Carey College of Osteopathic Medicine

Stadium Cleanup

·         Stadium cleanups typically begin at 6:00 a.m.

·         You must attend 2 stadium cleanups to go on your first medical school visit and 1 stadium cleanup for each subsequent medical school visit.

·         First stadium cleanup is Sunday, September 4^th.

·         We are unsure of the date of the cleanup for the Auburn game. You will receive an email about it later.

·         We will be having a raffle for $20 at the end of the semester, but you can only enter if you’ve come to stadium cleanups!

·         The more people we have, the faster the stadium cleanups go, so everyone should try to come!

Dues

·         One-time membership dues of $20 – this covers all 4 years, or any years you have left if you are not a freshman. If you have paid before, you do not need to pay again!

·         You can pay with cash or check at the next meeting.

Blood Drive

·         September 20^th, 2010 in Union rooms 325 and 327 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

·         Our volunteer time slots are all full, but you can still come and give blood!

AMSA T-shirts

·         2009 – 2010 t-shirts are available for purchase for $5

·         2010 – 2011 t-shirts will also be available for purchase. More information will be available at a later date.

Medical School Visits

·         We will have 2 each semester.

·         Possibilities for this school year are: Emory, UMMC, UAB, Tulane, and William Carey

 Practice MCAT

·         We’re having a practice MCAT this Saturday, August 28^th, in Hand at 8:00 a.m.

·         If you are a member of AMSA, you will be reimbursed for the practice test fee.

Service Project

·         Habitat for Humanity

·         The tentative date is September 11^th.

·         We will send out more information on this later.

Shadowing Opportunities

·         Mary Celeste Reese has information on a shadowing opportunity here at the Oktibbeha County Hospital.

·         If you’re interested, see her in the Biological Sciences office, located on the 2^nd floor of Etheredge.