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Welcome to the Pre-Medical Association!

General Meeting #3Wednesday, March 9, 2011

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Tonight's Agenda

5:30pm - 6:00pm Doors open & Dinner6:00pm - 6:05pm Welcome and Introductions6:05pm - 6:10pm Kaplan Announcement6:10pm - 6:30pm Guest Speaker: Dr. Ricardo Custodio6:35pm - 6:45pm Break6:45pm - 6:55pm PMA Announcements6:55pm - 7:10pm PMA Nominations7:10pm - 7:30pm Announcements of Events

Guest Speaker

Ricardo Custodio, MD, MPHMedical Director, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health CenterAssociate Professor, A. T. Stills University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Break

10 minutes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Stephanie CohenRashae Rabang Corpuz

Aimee IwanagaFlorence Kan

Robert PantocaShawn TahataTiffany TahataAlister Tang

Outstanding Members of the Month

Congratulations Tarrance and Anna!

February/March EventsCommunity Service

Clean Up @ Ronald McDonald HouseKaukau Wagon

Great Aloha RunBackyard Jam

Papakolea Health Fair

Medical EducationKaplan's Practice Test

Blood DriveQueen's Medical Center Tour

PAC Workshops

SocialFortt Shafter Bowling

PAC/PMA Pre-Medical Panel Want more information about what it takes to become a doctor?

Meet a panel of professionals and students from the medical

field!

Discover both allopathic (M.D.) and osteopathic (D.O.) medicine!

Moderators:Nik Bonifacio (PMA), Liana Kobayahshi (PMA), Erica Wang (PAC), Katherine Wong (PAC)

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Thursday, March 17

6:00pm - 8:30pm CC 306 & CC 307

SIGN-UP!!!

MSMP/PMA Spring 2011 Appreciation Banquet

****Thursday, May 5, 2011***

CC Ballroom

(or JCC Ballroom)

Join Decorations Committee!!

If interested, please meet Isabel after the meeting

MCAT/GRE On Demand Scholarship

EligibilityCurrent PMA Member (Spring 2011)Paid MemberOne semester of Active Status

RequirementsOne to Two paragraphs: Why do I deserve this scholarship? How would I benefit from it?Pick MCAT or GRE

DUE: Wednesday, March 30 (5:30pm)Email: premed@hawaii.edu

JOB OPPORTUNITY!!

Medical Assitant Position

Medicine Pediatrics GroupDr. Nadine Salle

Reception work, triaging patients, scheduleing, assisting

physician, etc.

20 - 30hrs/week

Fax resume to 521-9406

PMA Executive Board 2011 - 2012 NominationsPresidentJustin Tao

Vice-PresidentDerek Chun

Joseph JoyceJames Okeke

Secretary

Whitney AcobaLoreto Coloma Jr.

TreasurerRobinson Bucaneg

Dane Kurohara Peggy Su

Director of Community ServiceMarissa AgenaJennifer Farrell

Director of Medical EducationArantxa Medina

Kiyonari NoguchiDirector of Student Relations

Caitlin MaileRuby Sato

WebmasterBrandon Chau Blake Ishizu

Chizuru Mizuma

Vice-President

Nik

Saturday, April 16th to Sunday April 17th

6pm - 6amT.C Ching Field

Visit www.relayuh.com and join the PMA team(s)!!

THEME: SUPERHEROS PMA: X-MEN Donations welcomed! Luminarias: $5

Treasurer

Isa

Financial Report

$2147.74

PMA Carwash Fundraiser Sunday, March 13

76 Gas Station 9pm - 3pm

2 shifts

1) 8:30am - 12:30pm 2) 11:30am - 3:30pm

25pts for every car wash item or food item!!

Feel free to bring chairs or a boombox!

Funding Events for this Semester

Casting LabSAPFB Funding - CONFIRMED

American Heart Association CPR Class for the Health Provider- Basic Life Suport

ASUH Funding - WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION

Must participate in car wash fundraiser!

Director of Community Service

Liana

Shirts...?(Ok I have spent endless...minutes...trying to figure out how to insert pictures just by copy+pasting...FAIL...so sorry in advance for my ugly slides, but imagine this one has a picture of the PMA polo and t-shirt on it!!!)

TODAY 8am-5:30pm

All around UH...

HPV Focus Group Participation Announcement...Girls Only :p

Not a community service event, sorry...but you'll get $10 for participating! :) Help provide invaluable data about the HPV vaccine and social media dissemination

Thursday, March 17th 4:00-5:00pm

OR sometime before March 30th...

Talk to Liana after the meeting for more information :D

*Insert your imagined idea of the cool flyer I have in my email to show you if you participate*

Underage Alcohol Education Teach-In #1

Help present to 5th graders about alcohol awarenessIf you can't make it at this time but have ideas or want to help create a presentation, sign up as well!

Friday, April 81:15 - 2pm

Royal Elementary School Additional Teach-in on Friday, April 29 (9am)

*Insert picture of someone teaching, and perhaps throwing some cool incentives out into the audience*

April Foolish FUNdraiser for Make a Wish Hawaii

Help out at Make A Wish Hawaii's annual fundraiser event! Make A Wish Hawaii "grants the wishes of children in Hawaii with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy"

Friday, April 8

3 shifts (5pm - 7pm, 7pm - 11pm, 9pm - 11pm)Aloha Tower Market Place

Upcoming FINAL community service events!

Saturday, 4/16: Healthy Kids Day Booth8am-2pm (will have shifts)

Saturday, 4/16: Relay for Life 6pm until 6am Sunday, 4/17

Saturday, 4/23: March of Dimes - SIGN UP TONIGHT!7am-10:30am

Friday, 4/29: Underage Alcohol Education Teach-In #2Saturday, 4/30 or Sunday, 5/1: OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS!:D

Director of Medical Education

Jessica

Top 3 Blood Drive Recruiters

1. Leila - 7 donors2. Loreto - 2 donors3. Caitlin - 1 donor

Congratulations! Come to PAC next week to pick up your prize!

The Blood Bank of Hawaii thanks you for all your hard work. We managed to exceed our goal and collect 55 pints at our blood drive.

GO PMA!!!

ASUH Grad Test Prep Awards

Receive up to $750 in awards to go toward grad test or test prep course taken Fall 2010 or to be taken Spring or Summer 2011.

$$ THIS IS FREE MONEY! $$Full-time, undergraduate, classifiedAt least junior standing (55+ credits)At least 3.0 GPA

Pick up applications in CC 211A Deadline: April 8 by 4:00 pm

ASUH Research AwardsReceive up to $1000 to pursue research projects and attend conferences.

$$ THIS IS ALSO FREE MONEY! $$

Full-time, undergraduate, classifiedAt least 2.0 GPA

Formal proposal must be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to start of project. Pick up applications in CC 211A

Deadline: April 8 by 4:00 PM

Manoa Peer Advisors

If you want to learn more about UH Manoa, gain leadership skills, help out your peers, and earn some money, then the Manoa Peer Advisors Program is for you!

Classified UHM studentAt least 2.5 GPACan commit to SSI, Fall 2011, and Spring 2012

Visit www2.hawaii.edu/~uhmpa Deadline: NEXT MONDAY, March 14, 4:00 PM

Interviewing Skills Workshop

Learn the steps to an interview and practice them with real physicians and health care professionals! Gain valuable tips and advice for making your interview a SUCCESS.

Tuesday, March 155:30 pm to 7:30 pm

QLCSS 412

RSVP required! Go to PAC website and click "Workshops"

Applications and Letters WorkshopConfused by the application process?

No clue what a centralized application service is?

Don't know where to start with letters of recommendation?

Visit the workshop to find out more!

Wednesday, March 166:30 pm to 8:00 pm

BILGER 150

Casting Lab

Hands-on workshop with casting practice. Work with orthopedic residents.

Must attend car wash fundraiser!

Monday, March 284:00 pm - 6:00 pm

CC 203 A&B

Coming up in April...

Bone marrow donor registry drive

Tentative:Tripler's luncheon

Leahi Hospital

Director of Student Relations

Justin

Member's Points

Points are updated as of today (3/9/11)5 digit code written on the membership application forms. Please check to make sure I have the points tallied correctly (jtao@hawaii.edu)

Members --> Member's Points --> Member's Points 2011

Ice Palace

Create happy memories with your fellow club members on ice!

Please bring $5 and PMA will cover the rest

Saturday, March 121:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Interclub Tournament

Come out and represent PMA as we battle it out with the other Pre-Health clubs and claim what is rightfully ours, the Interclub Trophy!

Sunday, April 4Time and Location: TBA

Webmaster

Modesto

WebsiteUpdates:

Member PointsFlickr PhotoAlbumFacebook/Twitter

Coming Soon:

Online-Sign-Up (available 11PM tonight)Election Page

Candidate ProfilesSample from last year

Due: TBA

Alumni PageCommitteePage

Identify the various leadership roles PMA members could participate in.

General Meeting #4

Wednesday, April 6Bilger 152

6pm

ELECTIONS!!

Must be a current and paid member to vote!

SIGN-UPS!!

Have a great Spring Break!

Good luck on exams!