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Winter 2014W INTER N EWSLETTERCharles Drew Pre-Medical Society: Your Pre-Med Lifeline!President’s LetterDear Charles Drew members and supporters,Happy New Year! Wow, what an eventful fallsemester it has been. We have been able towelcome countless new members into the CharlesDrew family and plan many beneficial events for thepre-medical community at Columbia. One of themost important lessons I have learned here over thecourse of my pre-med journey is that solid supportsystems are key to both perseverance and success.With that being said, it has been great to build asystem of pre-med support within the Charles Drewcommunity and I sincerely hope that this networkfor all our members can continue to grow nextsemester and beyond. This past semester, inaddition to our annual events, we were able toexecute many new initiatives including hosting asuccessful blood drive before the holiday season anda highly attended and informative second generalbody meeting. Please read all of the articleswritten by the Executive Board within thisnewsletter to see all of our wonderful events fromthe past semester.I would like to publicly thank our executive board,organizational committee, and general bodymembers for your dedication and enthusiasm to ourINSIDE THIS ISSUEPresident’s Letter 1Second General Body Meeting 8First General Body Meeting 2Blood Drive 8First-Year Outreach 2Desserts & Discussion 9Navigating Pre-Med 3Summer Opportunities 10Study Break with Cookies 3Holiday Card Donation 11Meet the Medical School Deans Panel 4P.U.M.P Update 12RX Rescue 5Pipeline Program Update 132015 MCAT 6Executive Board 14FlexMed Program 6OCMs 15Breast Cancer Walk 7Contact Info 16organization. Without each of you, Charles Drewwould certainly not be as successful. Additionally, Iwould like to express my gratitude to each of theguests that Charles Drew hosted. Thank you firstand foremost for your valuable time but also, forproviding your wisdom and valuable input to ourorganization. Finally, I would like to thank ouradvisor and each of the organizations and officeswe partnered with this past semester, including theOffice of Pre-Professional Advising. It has been apleasure to partner with each of you and yoursupport is greatly appreciated.Please look out for our upcoming events thissemester, including a second medical school deanpanel focused on curriculum and our annualmedical school visit. As always, please do nothesitate to contact us with any feedback or eventsuggestions.I wish each of our members an amazing springsemester. Additionally, good luck to all who arepreparing for the MCAT, interviewing at medicalschools, or organizing their medical schoolapplication for this upcoming cycle. I cannot waitto hear about upcoming medical schoolacceptances. We’re all in this pre-med journeytogether!See you at our events,“It has been great to build a system of premed support within the Charles Drewcommunity and I sincerely hope that thisnetwork for all of our members can continue togrow next semester and beyond.”Brianna Olamiju, CC’15
Page 2Winter 2014First General Body MeetingBy: Tolu Obikunle CC’16The Charles Drew Premedical Society got off to a great start thisyear! The First General Body meeting was held in mid-September.We had a large turnout, with over 90 undergraduates inattendance. Students from all four years listened to apresentation given by our President and Vice-Presidentintroducing the executive board, detailing Charles Drew’smission, and giving a sneak peak of our events. While CharlesDrew’s events have always attracted a large crowd, I believe oursuccess this past year was due in part to the enthusiasm at thisfirst general body meeting. Charles Drew helps guide theacademic and professional endeavors of our members by hostingevents that provide multifaceted perspectives of the premedexperience. This is essential for every prospective medicalstudent, both those who have known that they want to doctorssince age 5, and those who are merely considering the possibility.Charles Drew also provides opportunity to serve the greater NewYork community and our Columbia peers. The first general bodymeeting emphasized that Charles Drew is a place to go, not onlyfor advice and mentorship, but also for growth. Whether apremedical student casually attends Charles Drew meetings, orgets involved as an Organizational Committee Member and thenjoins the Executive Board, Charles Drew helps foster a sense ofpremedical camaraderie within the Columbia student body.The President and Vice-Presidentpresenting“The first general bodymeeting emphasized thatCharles Drew is a place togo, not only for advice andmentorship, but also forgrowth.”First Year Outreach!By: Chelsea Griffin CC’16Understandably excited to welcome an entirenew class of premedical students to campus,Charles Drew members began outreach efforts assoon as the sea of fresh-faced, eager first-yearsarrived at Columbia. We all know how excitingthe first few weeks of college are, and theCharles Drew Pre-medical Society started thesemester off strong by recruiting new membersthroughout NSOP week, the pre-health fair, andthe Activities Fair.The NSOP pre-health fair is the first event of theyear in which first-year students interested inhealth professions can learn about the abundanceof pre-medical opportunities both on Columbia’s“It was fantastic to see howgenuinely excited newstudents were to become apart of our organization.”campus and in the greater New York City area. On August28th, 2013, two information sessions were held, one inthe morning and the other in the afternoon, so allinterested first-years could attend. The Columbia prehealth advisors, Megan Rigney, Cindy Cogdill, and NikiCunningham, compiled information about pre-medrequirements, health-based organizations and clubs oncampus, and volunteer opportunities for students, anddistributed it in packet-form to first-year undergraduates.Charles Drew E-board members, Tolu, and myself, talkedto students about Charles Drew’s mission, our activitiesand programs, and how new members could get involved.It was fantastic to see how genuinely excited newstudents were to become a part of our organization.Recruitment continued at the annual Activities Fair heldon September 9th, 2013.Our presence during the first few weeks of school resultedin over 100 new members to add to our community (andto our list-serv)! I can’t imagine a better way to begin anew year of excellence!
Page 3Winter 2014Navigating life as a Pre-Med, with DeanNiki CunninghamBy: Jibril Kedir CC’15On Thursday, September 26th, Charles Drewwelcomed one of the Deans of Pre-ProfessionalAdvising, Niki Cunningham, to speak with primarilyfirst and second year students about some importantinformation on being pre-med. Every seat was filled byaspiring physicians as everyone listened attentively toDean Cunningham’s invaluable guidance. The first halfof the event began with a general overview of therequirements of pre-medical students, both academicand extracurricular. During which she also walked usthrough how to effectively study for difficult sciencecourses and informed us of where to seek out help ifwe needed it. During the second half of the event,Dean Cunningham allowed every student with aquestion to write it down and give it to her to beanswered. This was an extremely helpful strategy thatallowed many students to get answers to veryimportant questions, such as: What is a good GPA? Whoshould I ask for a recommendation? And, should I takeA Study Break with Insomnia CookiesBy: Doreen Agboh CC’14To kick off the beginning of the semester, theCharles Drew Pre-Medical Society held anInsomnia Cookies Study Break. To cater toeveryone's sweet tooth, there was a plethora ofthe infamous Insomnia Cookies, along withassorted drinks for Charles Drew members toenjoy. Additionally, there were representativesfrom Stressbusters, who gave several studentsrelaxing backrubs. The room was packed withstudents who were eager to relax and conversewith their peers before heading back to theirorganic chemistry practice problems andbiology workbooks. This event was a definitesuccess for the Charles Drew Pre-MedicalSociety!Dean Cunninghama gap-year? Overall, this event provided theright type of setting and perfect opportunityfor both upperclassmen and first-year studentsto learn how to navigate being pre-med. Welearned a lot from this event and appreciatedDean Cunningham’s valuable guidance as shemade this event a definite success.
Page 4Winter 2014Meet the Medical School Deans PanelBy: Karole Collier BC’15When you're a pre-med student, it seems as ifthere’s a mythical line delineating the have andthe have-nots with medical school, and moreoften than not, many of us feel as if we are onthe latter end of the equation. There is forsome, a true confusion and misinformationcircling campus about medical school. What isit that medical schools really want? What arethey looking for? Do you have to be classpresident, feed children in Africa, and aceMowshowitz all semester just to even beconsidered? In the barrage of competitionwithin the Columbia atmosphere, many of ushave felt at one point or another that thingsjust didn't add up. To start off the year right,the Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society teamedup with Deans and representatives from thefollowing medical schools: Weill Cornell, AlbertEinstein, Hofstra, and Mount Sinai to make surewe nipped the pre-medical blues in the bud!Charles Drew’s Meet the Medical School DeansPanel included: Dean Elizabeth Wilson-Ansteyfrom Weill Cornell, Dean Valerie Parkas fromMount Sinai, Dean Jodi Langsfeld from HofstraLIJ, and Dr. Michael Reichgott from AlbertEinstein. While the conversation started with avery personable conversation regarding themedical school application, the Deansmaintained their belief in telling us all wecould do it! While every panelist stressedgrades, GPA, and the “oh-so-critical” MCATscore, they also shared insight about thecompassion, empathy, and true care theyhave for every medical school applicant. Ittruly takes a full package, but one that istruly unique to you!The well over excited crowd packed into aHamilton classroom, hung at every word theDeans shared. From personal stories, to tipsand tricks to make a good impression, toeven some insight on the Deans’ job asinterviewers all the deans made it clear: itwas only their intention to encourage, toinform, and to get us all to our end goal.Dean Elizabeth Wilson-Anstey, from WeillCornell Medical School, ended the discussionby sharing quite encouraging words, “MedicalSchool is more about your everyday journey,how bad you want it, and your ability to showus you have it and every one of you hasit!” The Meet the Medical School Deans Panelproved to be an amazing opportunity forundergrads to learn about specific programswithin schools, what each school specificallyaims for, and ultimately to ease some of thepre-med blues!
Page 5Winter 2014By: Kaleel Wainwright CC’16On Tuesday, October 8th, Charles Drew cohosted an event with the Columbia-SocialJustice Medicine group titled Rx Rescue:Combating Human Trafficking in the ClinicalContext, an event which addressed one of theoften-overlooked aspects of being a physician.Usually, when envisioning a future as aphysician, we think of making rounds, doingcutting edge work in our field, and solving thegreat medical mysteries of our time. However,being a good doctor requires more than simplybeing good at medicine. It also involves adedication to one's community, and ensuring thesafety of those who comprise it. One significantway that a physician can do this is by watchingout for signs that imply a person is a victim ofhuman trafficking.Our guest speaker at Rx Rescue was Dr. JeffreyBarrows, a physician who runs a shelter in Ohiofor adolescent girls who have been of thevictims of commercial sexual exploitation and isan international figure in the fight againsthuman trafficking. His presentation started bydiscussing some of the facts surrounding HumanTrafficking both in the U.S. and internationally.Approximately 2.5 million people are traffickedworldwide, while nearly 20,000 are traffickedhere in the United States and over 300,0000people are at risk for trafficking. Most of thesevictims are young women from poorsocioeconomic backgrounds that are exploitedby someone they trust. To help us understandthe mindset of both victims of trafficking as well“Being a good doctor requiresmore than simply being good atmedicine. It also involvesdedication to one’s community,and ensuring the safety of thosewho comprise it.”as traffickers, Dr. Barrows played severalvideos and recordings of victims andtraffickers alike.After portraying the current state oftrafficking in America as well as the mentalmanipulation that traffickers exercise overtheir victims, Dr. Barrows addressed the onequestion we all had about human traffickingupon entering the event: what can we dostop it? We learned about the signs of atrafficking situation, such as a scene wherethe same (oftentimes manipulative) personalways seems to be in the hospital roomwhen the victim is talking with a physician.Another giveaway could be a person’sinability to give their home address, lack ofidentification, or health issues that haveclearly been ignored for some time.As physicians, we will come in contact withtrafficking victims more often than nearlyany other profession. Because of this,recognizing the signs of a potential victim isan important skill for any physician to have.Dr. Barrows' presentation made it clear justhow much of a responsibility we will have,as physicians, to ensure that we give everypatient we encounter our undividedattention and that we always keep our eyesopen for irregularities. Doing so could savesomeone's life.
Page 6Winter 2014Demystifying the 2015 MCATBy: Eliza Cricco-Lizza CC’16On October 10, 2013, Charles Drew membersgathered to hear about what was changing forthe MCAT 2015 from a Kaplan representative.If you are intending to enter medical school inthe fall of 2016 or later, this information couldapply to you. The following are some keychanges being made to the medical admissionstest:Some entirely new material will be tested,such as topics in biochemistry, introductorysociology, and introductory psychology. Therewill also be more integration of multiplesubjects into single questions. The old MCATcontains 144 questions to be tested in 3 hoursand 20 minutes; MCAT 2015 with cover 261questions over 6 hours and 15 minutes. Whilethe old MCAT focused on content and criticalthinking only, the new MCAT will also testResearch Design and Graphical Analysis & DataInterpretation. The new MCAT will introduce ageneral lens of biology and psychology to allsciences covered.This frame will demonstrate the medicalapplication of all pre-requisite sciencesfor medical school. The VerbalReasoning section is being adapted into anew section called the Critical Analysisand Reasoning Skills section containingpassages about the humanities and socialsciences rather than ones about naturalscience.At the end of the Info Session, there wasa raffle for MCAT practice materials. AllCharles Drew members receive a 10%discount on any Kaplan MCAT reviewcourse, so emailcucharlesdrew@gmail.com for moreinformation and good luck studying!The Flex Med ProgramBy: Daniel Wang CC’16In order to help Columbia pre-medicalstudents make astute application decisions,Charles Drew managed to secure DeanValerie Parkas, Associate Dean for Admissionsand Associate Professor for Medical Educationand Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai for aninformation session on the FlexMed program.The event was well-attended, and DeanParkas’ engaging and often hilarious personamade for both a rather fun and certainlyinformative night. Many questions wereasked, many questions were answered, andeveryone left knowing more about themedical school process, and perhaps feeling alittle more confident, than they did whenthey first sat down. As an added bonus, twoFlexMed students, one a Columbia senior andthe other, a Stanford graduate currentlypursuing his masters, offered theirperspectives on the program and theirindividual reasons for applying.For the attendees – of which I was one – even ifwe decide not to apply to the FlexMed program,it was an hour well-spent, partly because it putfaces to the medical school admissions team,but more importantly, as was obvious during thediscussion portion of the session, it reaffirmedour reasons and our drive to become medicalprofessionals. Many thanks to Dean Parkas forbeing kind enough to come speak with us, andmany thanks to all of you for showing up!
Page 7Winter 2014Breast Cancer Walk!By: Tolu Akinade SEAS ‘15Every year, the Columbia University CharlesDrew Pre-Medical Society takes part in theAmericanCancerSociety’sBreastCancerWalk.This great event has been held throughout theUnited States since 1993. On October 20th,2013, a group of 23 Charles Drew membersattended this wonderful event to supportfighting breast cancer. Charles Drew memberswere encouraged to raise at least 20 each todonate to the American Cancer society.Patrons were also able to donate money ew’team;thiswillalsobeourteamnamefor upcoming years for those who would liketo pledge their support on behalf of ourCharles Drew chapter. The money raised at theevent went towards helping people stay well,helping people get well, and finding cures.The event was held in Central Park and thisevent attracted thousands of people walking tofight breast cancer. The atmosphere of thewalk was uplifting, positive, and full of highspirits. It was great to see families and friendswalking together to honor loved ones taken bybreast cancer and also survivors who hadtriumphed over this disease. Members of theCharles Drew E-board and organizationalcommittee came together to walk a 3, 4 or 5mile path in Central Park. All participants ng Strides bracelets to show solidarity inthe event. In total, our chapter raised 420 todonate to the Making Strides cause. First-timewalkers were all in agreement that this was areally fun event and it was a positive, impactfulway to spend their morning.
Page 8Winter 2014Second General Body MeetingBy: Obinna Obineche CC’15On Sunday November 10th, we successfully held oursecond installment of our new general body meetinginitiative. The second meeting picked up rightwhere the first left off, bringing together the wholeCharles Drew community in fellowship to discussnew ideas for the group and concerns people mayhave wanted to bring forward. The main purpose ofthe general body meetings is to foster a sense ofcommunity and strengthen connections between theG-body and the E-board, both of which were on fulldisplay. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits andthe informal structure of the event was a welcomedeparture from the typical structured approach ofour more traditional meetings and panel discussions.As people walked in, all were greeted with entriesinto a raffle for free prizes such as complimentarymovie tickets, Charles Drew gear and more. And, ofcourse, free pizza was offered, contributing to thelight, fun mood of the event.The very successful Blood Drive!By: Cesar Rodriguez CC’15On November 15th, Charles Drew, for thefirst time in our history hosted a blood drivethat was co-sponsored with the New YorkBlood Center & Office of the President,Office of Government and CommunityAffairs. Working in conjunction with arepresentative from the NY Blood Center,Charles Drew used the ample space in thecafeteria of Uris Hall to set up and run avery successful blood drive. Setting upbefore Thanksgiving break, the holidaythemed Blood Drive came at an opportunetime as the chills of the holiday seasonmakes this time of year one of the most inneed for blood donations. The Drive sawmany Columbia undergraduate and evengraduate students sign up to donate blood,as the key location in Uris proved veryconvenient for students who may havenormally not been able to donate.Ultimately the Drive proved to be a hugesuccess, as we passed our goal of 50 unitsand finished with a total of 56 unitsdonated. The great success of the Driveshowed us that this is definitely an event wewill continue doing as an organization andwe hope to increase donations next year!More orders were also taken for our popularCharles Drew Apparel sale featuring groupcrewnecks and T-shirts. Once everyone gotsettled, we got into the business side ofthings discussing upcoming events such as ourblood drive collaboration with the New YorkBlood Center and our annual Kaplan MCATClass Auction. After we got through all of theadministrative business, President BriannaOlamiju and Vice President Cesar Rodriguezfielded questions and feedback from membersof the general body. Then, we announced ourraffle winners and concluded our secondsuccessful general body meeting of thesemester. Be on the lookout for more generalbody meetings in the spring semester.
Deserts and DiscussionBy: Carmen Xie BC’16On November 21, 2013, Charles Drewhosted Desserts & Discussion: A Night ofInsight with 3 female physicians with TheBarnard Network of Pre-Medical Students atthe Diana Center of Barnard College. Thisevent was a panel in which three femalephysicians with diverse specialties andbackgrounds spoke about their own uniqueexperiences and careers in medicine. Thethree physicians were Dr. Julia Iwamasa,Dr. Camille Clare and Dr. Elena Reynoso.Dr. Iwamasa is an anesthesiologist atParamus Surgical Ctr. Dr. Clare is aphysician who specializes in Obstetrics andGynecology at Metropolitan Hospital. Dr.Reynoso, recruited by Barnard’s Network ofPre-Medical students, is a physician who isalso passionate about research at ColumbiaUniversity Medical Center. The panel beganwith two representatives, one from CharlesDrew and one from Barnard’s Network ofPre-Medical Students, introducing thepanelists. After each panelist spoke abouttheir own story, the panel was then openedup to the audience for questions. Thepanelists effectively responded to thequestions and provided helpful advice aboutpursuing medicine as a career path.This event was valuable, interactive, andinformative. Although each of thephysicians came from different backgroundsand took different paths to becomedoctors, they all overcame many challengesand made many sacrifices. Thesechallenges are incomparable to their strongpassion about medicine. From this event, itwas clear that there is no “one typicalpath” to get into medical school. We areglad and thankful that Dr. Iwamasa, Dr.Clare, and Dr. Reynoso were able to takethe time to come speak as panelists at ourevent, and to Barnard’s Network of PreMedical students for co-hosting the eventwith us. We hope to collaborate more withthe Network and other organizations/clubs,and to host more successful events like thisin the future.
Page 10Winter 2014Summer Opportunities PanelBy: Mia McKinstry BC’15Finding a good summer internship is a difficulttask. We students want to have fun during thisbreak from classes, but we still want to dosomething productive, engaging, andenlightening. We want to use our free timewisely; we want to spend our time doingsomething that will help us define our careerpaths and prepare us for our futures. That’swhy the Charles Drew Pre-Medical Societyteamed up with Columbia’s Office ofPreprofessional Advising to create the SummerOpportunities Panel for Premedical Students.At this event, a panel of eight undergraduatestudents spoke about their different summerexperiences, hoping to help other students intheir search for the ideal summer internship:one that is both enjoyable and instructive.Many of the panelists had internships involvedin clinical care or patient interaction. Thissort of an internship is great because itexposes premed students to a medical settingand helps us realize whether caring forpatients is truly what we want to do with ourlives. Our panelists spent their summers withHealth Leads Summer Fellows, Camp Hope andJoy in the Dominican Republic, and the Centerfor Courageous Kids in Scottsville, Kentucky.All of the panelists discussed how rewardingand fulfilling it was to do their best in makinga patient’s stay at a hospital as comfortable ascan be, or to help a patient deal with aparticularly difficult illness. For example, atCamp Hope and Joy in the Dominican Republicpanelist Cesar Rodriguez was a campcounselor for HIV positive children. He saidthat by the end of his time with them, thechildren were true friends of his and he washappy that he was able to bring some joy totheir lives through fun activities such as acamp-wide soccer tournament. Cesar was sohappy that he was able to provide anenvironment where the kids felt free andrelaxed, able to express themselvesunrestrained.Other panelists had internships that were notfocused on patient care. These includedbiological research under the ColumbiaUniversity Amgen Scholars Program and theLehigh Valley Research Scholar Program,hospital administrative work under theColumbia Experiences Overseas program withUnited Family Healthcare in Beijing, teachingas a science educator at the Da Vinci ScienceCenter, and interning for the NovartisPharmaceuticals Corporation. Though theseinternships are not clinical, they are stillextremely valuable because they provideexperiences with other aspects of themedical field. Maybe you love science and areinterested in medicine, but the profession ofbeing a physician isn’t for you. Or even if it isfor you, these sorts of internships still allowyou to broaden your understanding of themedical world. For example, panelist NonyeOdukwe got to see a whole different side ofhospitals by interning for the Department ofPatient Services at United Family HealthcareHospital in Beijing. She was assigned severalprojects over the course of the summer and itwas her responsibility to complete themthrough her own creative means. Theprojects were strictly administrative work,giving her an understanding of how hospitalsrun. This understanding is extremelyvaluable, considering how many physicianscareers are dependant on employment in ahospital. Additionally, Nonye said thatbecause the internship was so dependant onher own motivation, the program taught herskills such as how to focus and prioritize.Doctor or not, these skills are valuableanywhere.So whether it is volunteering in a hospital,performing research at the lab bench, orteaching science to kids, Charles Drew andthe Office of Preprofessional Advising wantedto show students how many types of greatsummer internships there are out there.
Winter 2014Page 11Holiday Christmas CardsBy: Cosmas Sibindi SEAS’17One of the duties of the organizationalcommittee is to plan community serviceand outreach events. The communityservice project for the winter was writingholiday cards to children who werespending the holiday season in the hospital.Seven organizational committee memberssigned up for the Christmas cards project.These individuals were Cosmas Sibindi,Danting Liu, Sid Perkins, AshleyCunningham, Madison McCarthy, ChrisGeorge and Mukund Subramanian. We hada brainstorming meeting on the 17th ofNovember and resolved to make the cardsduring an Organizational Committeemeeting on December 8th. We decided toreach out to St Luke’s PediatricDepartment, which houses approximatelyfifty children. To ensure that we would notencounter any problems with theadministration at St Luke’s, we sought outKaithleen Dalton, from the volunteeringservices department, as our contact. Wepurchased card paper, stickers, some glueand the organizational committee members(OCMs) pledged to help out with markersand any other material they could come upwith.On December 8th the OCMs participated inan enriching and creative card makingprocess, generating 58 unique cards fromaround 20 pairs of hands. The cards werethen handed over to Ms. Dalton at St.Luke’s hospital on Thursday the 12th ofDecember at 2pm. She expressed hersincerest gratitude on behalf of thehospital to Columbia and Charles Drew inparticular. It was indeed an overall selfrewarding and enlightening experience foreveryone involved.
Page 12Winter 2014P.U.M.P UpdateBy: John Cho CC’15P.U.M.P, or the Pre-MedicalUndergraduate Mentoring Program, of theCharles Drew Pre-Medical Society hasgotten off to a great start this fallsemester! Now in its fifth year, P.U.M.P isback on track to make sure underclassmen(freshmen and sophomores) mentees aregiven the support and help they needfrom upperclassmen (juniors and seniors)mentors. This year, we received 50applications and after carefulconsideration, P.U.M.P now consists oftwenty-two mentees and eleven mentors.The P.U.M.P co-chairs, taking intoconsideration the undergraduate school,interests, and needs of each applicant,worked hard to make sure that the mostbeneficial and productive mentee-mentormatchups were created.Our first event, the Meet and Greet, tookplace on October 26, 2013 in the WestRamp Lounge of Lerner Hall. The pairingsystem of two mentees to one mentorfrom the same undergraduate schoolmakes it so that mentees can have peersto look to for support as well as mentorscan find comfort in that the pair ofmentees can rely on each other. This alsocreates great chances for networkingamongst pre-medical students, both underand upperclassmen, creating a system ofhelp and support. Mentees and mentorswere able to mingle with each other in arelaxing environment while learning moreabout the program and reflecting on thefirst half of the fall 2013 semester.“Thank you to co-chair Jibril KedirCC’15, the Charles Drew PreMedical Society, and mostimportantly, the mentees andmentors for their support in makingP.U.M.P a constantly evolvingprogram.”At our second event on December 8, weheld a study break (with snacks anddrinks of course!) as well as an informalpanel of upperclassmen who talkedabout their experiences with summerresearch opportunities and internships.They gave advice
Charles Drew Pre-Medical Society: Your Pre-Med Lifeline! WINTER NEWSLETTER Dear Charles Drew members and supporters, Happy New Year! Wow, what an eventful fall . FlexMed Program 6 OCMs 15 Breast Cancer Walk 7 Contact Info 16 organization. Without each of you, Charles Drew would certainly not be as successful. .
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