Transcript PSUAED - Pennsylvania State University

Welcome!
Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED)
1st meeting for the 2010-2011 school year
What is AED?
• The National Pre-professional Health Honor
Society
• PSU Beta Chapter
• Caters to students on paths toward:
– Medicine
– Dental
– PA
– Nursing
– And many other health related fields…
What can AED do for me?
• Access to information and advice regarding
entrance into healthcare careers
• Volunteer and job-shadowing resources
• Nationally recognized involvement in campus
activities
• Leadership Opportunities (officer, committee
head, etc.)
• Improvement of PSU committee
recommendation letter
Why be an active member of AED?
• There are 3 types of membership:
– General Member: attends meetings, involved in
committee work
– Local Honors Member: active member, meets honors
requirements (5 service points)
• Benefits: Honors title on resume, wear an honors cord at
graduation, name recommended to Pre-health evaluation
committee, stronger med school committee letter
– Nationally Inducted Member: become a member of
the national Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical honors
society, 3.3 GPA requirement, one time fee
I am a Freshman, what should I do
now?
• Get involved from the start!
• You can get 4 full years of local honors
membership
• Make Penn State feel a little smaller by making
a new group of friends!
• Meet fellow classmates
• Meet upper classmen “mentors” who can help
with advice for the Penn State experience
How can Sophomores, Juniors, and
Seniors stay involved?
• Be actively involved in a committee
• Help w/Events
– BloodCup
– THON
– Public Health Fair
• Attend a Social
What are meetings all about?
• Speakers
- Hear about the careers, glory, and struggle of
the medical field from real physicians, etc.
• Committees/ Service
- These make the club work!
• Preparation
- Learn what it takes to be a health professional
and develop personal goals.
Why attend meetings?
• Speakers (Networking)
• Fellow students
• Important Information
– Learn of Events on Campus
• Get to know us!!!
• FUN!
What can we expect from AED
this year?
• THON
• BLOOD CUP
– PSU/MSU challenge
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HOMECOMING
PUBLIC HEALTH FAIR
SOCIALS
AN OVERALL GOOD TIME!
Listserv, Facebook Group, Website
• If you haven’t already, join the listserv (email
Tina)!
• Join the Facebook group (Alpha Epsilon Delta
- Beta Chapter)!
• Check out the Website! (Thanks Priya )
Questions???
Club T-Shirts
• Who’s interested in T-Shirts?
First Social
Tentative Date – Friday 9/10
Upcoming Events
1)
On Thursday, Sept. 9th, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in 102 Thomas Building:
A Conversation with Nobel Laureate in Medicine, Dr. Barry
Marshall! Pizza will be served following his comments.
2)
On Friday, Sept. 10th, 1:00 - 5:00 in the HUB Auditorium (southwest
corner of the complex), a series of CME lectures on "The Rising Threat of
Infectious Disease."
Topic introduction by Dr. Peter Hudson
Speakers will be:
Dr. Marshall, "Humans meet Helicobacter pylori" and
Dr Mary Poss, "Emerging viruses and issues for practioners" and
Dr. Andrew Read, "Issues with vaccines and infection control."
Students are encouraged to attend and can do so free of cost.
3)
Banquet – Tuesday, October 26th