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THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HPAO NEWSLETTERVolume 23UA HealthProfessionsAdvising OfficeNewsletterJANUARY2017RSave The Date!The 15th Annual McCollough Medical Scholars Forum will be held on February 10th and 11th.The McCollough Medical Scholars Forum, sponsored by The University of Alabama’s College of Arts andSciences, was established by Alabama physician Dr. Gaylon McCollough and his wife, Susan, who are bothUA alumni. Keynote speakers include Darrel Weaver, M.D., Medical Director of Blue Cross Blue Shield ofAlabama, and Steve Lovelady, M.D., MDVIP. The Forum’s aim is to emphasize the importance of liberal artseducation in the study and practice of medicine. Students will have the opportunity to engage inconversation with forum keynote speakers, invited health care professionals, faculty members, and otherguests of the College, regarding humanistic and social issues in medicine.This year’s forum will be co-sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and the College of Arts andSciences. This symposium is open to all pre-health students and is a great opportunity to talk with medicalprofessionals as well as your peers about current events in medicine. Meals will be provided during theevent.Registration for the McCollough Medical Scholars Forum will open on Monday, January 23 rd for students &alumni. Register early as space is limited. R.S.V.P. at http://www.prehealth.ua.edu under theAnnouncements section.If you have any questions, please e-mail bamaprehealthEmail:prehealth@ua.eduJoin our listserv!This is how we send out importantinfo to pre-health students.

UA HEALTH PROFESSIONS ADVISING OFFICE NEWSLETTERJanuary 20172Spring Semester Sophomore WorkshopsPre-health sophomores who are interested in learning more about assessing competitiveness, résumébuilding, seeking service, research and shadowing should R.S.V.P. to attend a Sophomore Workshop thissemester. Each workshop will cover all of the above topics. Workshops will be held on Mondays andWednesdays beginning January 25th. All workshops will begin at 11 a.m. in 200 Clark Hall.Register early as seats are limited. R.S.V.P. at r-thesophomore-workshop-series/.UA-Pickens County Partnership FellowshipAbout the PartnershipThe UA-Pickens County Partnership is a novel academic-community health care partnership aimed atimproving the health and well-being of residents in Pickens County, Alabama, via sustainable, innovativeprojects that take place within the community. Projects address both explicit health issues and services aswell as underlying social determinants of health. The UA-Pickens County Partnership seeks outstandingindividuals to work in and with the county and serve as liaisons between The University of Alabama and thePickens County community. Fellows work with UA faculty and staff along with community agencies andcitizens on these projects while also gaining invaluable community work experience that will serve themwell in their career development. The inaugural 2016-2017 fellows and faculty project directors haveinitiated and participated in a range of projects including community gardening to address the prevalence offood deserts in the area, mental health assessments in pre-school children, school-based health riskassessments, creation of a local rurally-based cardiac rehabilitation program, a health law clinic, nutritionalcooking classes to mitigate the county’s high rates of chronic disease, and geriatric programming to aid thecommunity’s aging population.“Gap-Year” Fellowship:The UA-Pickens County Partnership is seeking applicants to participate in our second cohort of thisyear-long, paid “gap year” fellowship. We anticipate selecting up to six individuals, who must be completinga degree at UA this year, for this year-long program which will begin in June 2017. It is open to thosefrom all majors and disciplines who are passionate about promoting health in medically-underserved areasand might be of special interest to those in fields such as pre-law, pre-med, nursing, business, social work,and education. Interested students should check the Partnership website: https://cchs.ua.edu/pickenscounty/, for the application and for announcements about information sessions.Interested students may contactWilamena Dailey, Project Coordinatorat wshopkins@ua.edu or Susan Pageat spage@ua.edu for more informationand are encouraged to visit theUA-Pickens County Partnership websiteat https://cchs.ua.edu/pickenscounty/.

UA HEALTH PROFESSIONS ADVISING OFFICE NEWSLETTERJanuary 20173Announcements Final Junior Mandatory Meeting for students who plan to apply to Medical, Dental, or Optometry School foradmittance in the fall of 2018 will be held on January 17th. Students who do not attend a mandatory meeting will notbe eligible for the committee interview and composite letter. See attached flyer for more information. Summer 2017 UA Chemistry REU dates are May 30th - July 31st, 2017. Application & information available reu-application-form/. Huntsville Rural Pre-Medical Internship dates are June 5th - July 21st, 2017. See attached flyer for more information. National Institute on Drug Abuse Summer Research Internship application now available. See attached flyer for moreinformation. Daulphin Island Sea Lab Summer Program information now available at ate-summer-programs/ Pre-Dental Sophomore Mock Interviews with Dr. Filler, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School ofDentistry, will be held on Wednesday, February 15th. Details to be announced soon at prehealth.ua.edu. HudsonAlpha BioTrain Internship application now available. See attached flyer for more information.Important DatesJanuary 11th: Classes begin.January 17th: Final Junior Mandatory Meeting. Follow directions to R.S.V.P. here.January 25th: Sophomore Workshop. R.S.V.P. here.January 30th: Sophomore Workshop. R.S.V.P. here.*This color indicates a UA Health Professions Advising Office event.Find your Pre-Health Advisor by the first letter of your last name.Mrs. Agnew,A-FMrs. Smith,M-SMrs. Denham,T-ZMrs. Machado,G-LTo schedule an appointment for pre-health advising, please visit: http://appointment.as.ua.edu.

All students planning to apply to Medical, Dental, orOptometry school for the entering class of 2018 MUST attendone of the following mandatory meetings:Monday, November 7th at 5:00 pmGorgas 205Tuesday, November 15th at 8:00 pmLloyd 38Tuesday, January 17th at 5:00 pmGorgas 205Applicants who fail to attend one of these meetings WILL NOT beeligible for a Committee Composite Interview. Attendance will betaken. NO EXCEPTIONS!More information about meeting registration will be sent out viathe pre-health listserv.

UAB School of MedicineHuntsville Regional Medical CampusFor Pre-med College Students Interested in Rural Primary CareHuntsville Rural Pre-Medical InternshipPrimary Care Shadowing and Clinical Education7 Week Summer ProgramObjectives:-To provide students insight into the primary care needs of rural Alabama, particularly in the fields ofFamily Medicine, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics;-To enhance the interns’ understanding of medical school, and the training of family doctors;-To increase the participants’ competitiveness for medical school admission.Location:UAB School of Medicine, Huntsville Regional Medical Campus (5 weeks), and at the office of aFamily Medicine doctor near the intern’s hometown (3 weeks).Dates:June 5th – July 21st, 2017Stipends: 2,500 to assist with housing, transportation and meals.College Level and Academic Credentials: Students must have completed at least 4 semesters ofon-campus coursework by May 2017, with an overall GPA in the B or higher range, and scores on theACT 20 or the SAT 1100. Only Alabama residents are accepted.Students who have lived in rural Alabama at least eight years are given priority in the selection process.Application and Interviews: Applications are available from your pre-health academic advisor,on-line https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/ shipor by e-mail request to the Office for Family Health, Education & Research:paulaclawson@uabmc.edu.Applicants considered for selection will be interviewed in March 2017.Program Coordinator: David Bramm, MDMail, fax or e-mail applications to:Paula Clawson, Huntsville Regional Medical Campus301 Governors Drive SW, Huntsville, AL 35801Phone: (256) 551-4609Fax: (256) 551-4451Email: paulaclawson@uabmc.eduApplication deadline is Tuesday, February 28, 2017Sponsored by the Alabama Family Practice Rural Health Board

Interested in a Summer Research Internship?(Application Deadline: February 10, 2017)The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites students interested in pursuing a career in scienceto submit applications for the 2017 NIDA Summer Research Internship Program. To apply online and toview program information, see the NIDA Summer Research Internship site. This program provides summer research internships for all students 18 years and older, with a focuson recruiting students underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences(American Indian/Alaska Native, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian/PacificIslander), graduating 2017 college seniors are eligible to apply.Applicants must be at least 18 years old by May 31, 2017, must be enrolled in a higher educationinstitution, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States.Interns work with NIDA funded scientists at research institutions across the United States for 8weeks in the field of substance abuse and addiction research. For a complete list of researchsites participating in the 2017 program please see the online brochure. Internships mayinvolve a variety of experiences including laboratory experiments, data collection and analysis,patient interviews, literature reviews and more.Interns receive a stipend of 12/hr., and if necessary and eligible, provisions for travel andhousing expenses.Application Deadline is February 10, 2017To apply online and to view complete program information, see the NIDA Summer ResearchInternship site. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Julie Huffman atHuffmanj@mail.nih.gov.Office of Diversity and Health Disparities, NIDA