FREE Workshop/Career Fair in NYC for LGBTQ and Diversity Health Pre-Meds on May 1, 2015

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2015 LGBTQ and Diversity Health Professional/ Residency Career Fair at Hunter College, New York City, May 1, 2015 from 2-8pm

The Career Fair is sponsored by BNGAP: Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians. It is intended for:

· College students or college graduates interested in applying to medical, dental, nursing, or physician assistant school.
· Medical students who are interested in applying to residency programs.

Registration is FREE! Register at http://bngap.org/2015-diversity-hea...ofessionalresidency-career-fair-registration/

The conference is held at Hunter College, West Lobby, at 68th St and Lexington Ave (6 train to 68th street). Over 30 academic health centers and organizations will be tabling to recruit diverse trainees (for example, racial and ethnic minorities, women, and LGBTQ individuals) into their health career training programs, residency programs, and career development/pipeline programs. Workshops will be offered on how to be a successful applicant to pipeline programs and health career training programs (limited seating is available so register early).


Agenda: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015

2:00-3:15pm: Workshop A: Dental, Medical, Nursing, Physician Assistant, and Social Work Perspectives on Working at an Academic Health Center
Speakers:
  • Carmen Milagros Vélez Vega, PhD, MSW, Chair of the Social Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Public Health
  • Elizabeth Lorde-Rollins MD
  • Anthony Pho NP, Weill-Cornell Medical College
  • Herminio Perez, DMD, MBA Director of Student & Multicultural Affairs, Rutgers New Jersey Dental School
3:00-4:15: Workshop B: Taking Advantage of Pipeline Programs to Reach Your Dream of Becoming a Health Professional
Speakers:
  • Norma I. Poll-Hunter PhD, Senior Director, Human Capital Portfolio, Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Elizabeth Wilson-Anstey MA, EdD Candidate, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Co-Director, Travelers Summer Research Fellowship, Program for Premedical Students, Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Dolores Anthony-Leslie, Project Director, Office for Diversity and Community Engagement, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Janice Blake MPH, CHES, Director, HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Sharon L. Milgram MD, Director, Office of Intramural Training & Education, NIH Office of the Director
5:00-8:00 pm: Career Fair featuring the following organizations (as of 4/10/15):
  • American Dental Education Association
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
  • Health Research Training Program, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
  • Hispanic Serving Health Professions Schools
  • Mayo Medical School – Mayo Clinic
  • New York University College of Dentistry/College of Nursing
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/School of Dental Medicine
  • Tour 4 Diversity
  • Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

JP Sanchez MD, MPH
[email protected]

P.I., Building the Next Generation of Academic Physicians Initiative
Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School

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