Health Careers
Conferences
Pre Medical Student Conferences
Stanford sponsors two major conferences for minority premedical students.
- Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Conference
- SUMMA Minority Premedical Student Conference
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Conference
Each fall, at different locations, Stanford Chicanos for Health Education (CHE) and other premedical student groups attend this conference for minority and disadvantaged premedical students in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its goal is to provide information about and strategies for applying to medical school. Workshops cover financial aid, academic preparation, medical school interviews, clinical and community involvement, and the health care needs of minority patients. Students also have the opportunity to visit an anatomy lab and watch a dissection. Approximately 400-500 undergraduates attend.
SUMMA Minority Premedical Student Conference
The Stanford University Minority Medical Alliance (SUMMA) is a coalition of African-American, Latino, and Native American medical student organizations committed to recruiting minority and disadvantaged students to careers in medicine. Held during the winter quarter, the goal of this conference is to increase students' competitiveness during the medical admissions process and thereby increase minority acceptance rates at medical schools nationwide.
For more information, please visit the SUMMA website.
Academic advising opportunities and advisors
Advising opportunities are available for premedical and medical students. For premedical students, advising is offered in a variety of formats including individual, group, and workshops. Individual and group advising sessions can be arranged by contacting the COE office. The group sessions are most commonly offered to student groups visiting from undergraduate institutions. The workshop sessions are typically included as part of COE sponsored recruitment conferences.
The following topics are available for premedical student advising:
- Academic preparation, including GPA and MCATs
- Role of clinical experience
- Leadership activities
- Research and scholarly activities
- AMCAS application process
- Role of references and selecting a reference writer
- Community involvement and leadership
- Minority and disadvantaged status
- Summer programs
- Personal statement
Aspiring Doctors Description
This site is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and provides important information for premedical students.
http://www.aspiringdocs.org/site/c.luIUL9MUJtE/b.2011035/apps/lk/content3.aspx
