Vital Signs March Issue
Happy March! You can find a graphic version of the March issue of Vital Signs
here and a text version
here.
This Friday, Feb 25th, Africana Council is collaborating with HBO Max for the third movie night of our Black History Month movie marathon. We will be providing snacks and there is a chance to win some amazing prizes in a raffle! Join us in Lecture Hall 1 at 6:30pm for this week's movie---The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, based on the book by Rebecca Skloot.
"Henrietta Lacks was a poor Black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henrietta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance." (Skloot)
Following the movie will be a brief discussion about the various themes of the movie, including the history of the exploitation of African Americans in the American medical system as well as the systematic discrimination that has impacted the Black community to this day.
Don't forget to bring a friend or two and we will see you Friday!
Curious about ways you can get more involved and connect your academic interests to real life experiences? Consider enrolling the in the 096 Community Service and Learning Practicum, which provides the opportunity for students to engage in weekly service and reflection with one of our 60+ on and off campus partners.
The featured sites below are currently accepting and on boarding new service-learners.
Food Security
Site: Access Art @ Morell Park Elementary
Details & Time: Service-learners will help Access Art Community staff set up, distribute food and clean up for the weekly Health and Food Market which serves the Morrell Park community residents to help combat food insecurity in the neighborhood. Thursdays, 2:30pm-5:30pm (transpiration provided)
Contact Eloise Grose, elgrose1@umbc.edu for more information
International Education
Site: Soccer Without Borders
Details & Time: Tutor middle school youth who are newcomers (refugee, asylee, and immigrant) through providing programming that combines soccer with academic support after school. Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 3pm-6pm (transportation provided on Tuesdays)
Contact Kasey Venn, kaseven1@umbc.edu for more information
Education
Site: Reading Partners
Details & Time: Reading Partners coordinates opportunities for volunteers to tutor an elementary school student one-on-one to strengthen their reading abilities using a structured and easy-to-follow curriculum. Reading Partners is connected with numerous Baltimore City elementary schools, several with close proximity to UMBC. Pick one or two hours a week between 8am-2pm (virtual)
Contact Kasey Venn, kasven1@umbc.edu for more information
STEM Education
Site: Digital Harbor Foundation
Details & Time: Assisting direct services to youth in an after school makerspace setting. Topics include: 3D printing, Coding, Circuits, CAD, Textiles. In addition to direct services coach assistants will also aid in lab management and content creation. Monday-Thursday 3pm-6pm
Contact Eloise Grose, elgrose1@umbc.edu for more information.
Full spring service chart.
For Medical and Dental School Applicants, the UMBC Health Professions Evaluation Committee's (HPEC) Cohort process - which begins with exercises to help applicants prepare the materials they need to complete their professional school application, and results in a Committee/Composite Letter from the HPEC to accompany an applicant's other Letters of Recommendation - is set in motion nearly a year and half before an applicant plans to enter Medical or Dental School. The next HPEC Cohort, supporting applicants planning to enter Medical or Dental School in Fall 2023, is about to begin!
Information regarding the process of expressing an interest in joining the Health Professions Evaluation Committee (HPEC) Fall 2023 Cohort has been posted to the PreMedical & PreDental Advising Office web site. Follow the link below to view the Minimum Requirements for participation and to access the online forms through which you can express your interest.
The HPEC Cohort process serves current UMBC Undergraduate students, and UMBC Alumni who completed an Undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree at UMBC within the past seven (7) years.
The deadlines for expression of interest from First-Time Applicants to Medical or Dental School who wish to join the HPEC Fall 2023 Cohort are:
11:59 pm on February 15, 2022 for UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (UMBC Undergraduates who plan to complete their Bachelor's degree at UMBC between January 2022 and May 2023, inclusive)
[The deadline for Alumni - May 2015 through December 2021 grads - to express interest in joining the HPEC Fall 2023 Cohort has already passed]
Re-Applicants - meaning, those who participated in a previous HPEC Cohort past the point where an HPEC Committee Letter was submitted to Medical or Dental School on their behalf - have an extended period of time to join the upcoming Cohort. This later deadline is designed to give applicants who are awaiting decisions from the current (2021-2022) application cycle additional time to decide to join the next immediate Cohort once their admission status at all of the schools they have applied to has become clearer. Please remember that you can receive an HPEC Committee letter a maximum of TWO times, so make sure that you have addressed (and improved) the weaker aspects of your applicant profile before making another attempt. Potential Re-Applicants should see the website linked below for more details.
As in the past, additional action beyond the expression of interest will be required to officially join the Cohort. Information about next steps will be sent via email to current undergraduates and alumni who have submitted their interest form, beginning in January and continuing on a weekly basis through the interest submission deadlines.
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New Pre-Health Student Welcome Session Recording
The recording for the New Pre-Health Student Welcome Session may be found here here. Additionally, a link to the presentation slides may be accessed here.
Presentation topics and timestamps:
Our Office 01:22
Overarching Goals 09:03
Holistic Preparation 11:36
The Purpose of Prereqs 13:19
Prerequisite Courses 17:39
Clinical Experience 25:36
Service 28:09
Activities 29:37
Research 30:20
Build Relationships with Faculty 32:05
Reflect Regularly 34:09
How to Prepare for Pre-Health Advising 35:43
Welcome back, Retrievers! This issue of Vital Signs is PACKED with exciting opportunities! You can find a graphic version of the February issue of Vital Signs
here and a text version
here.
For their Spring 2022 Humanities Forum, the Dresher Center for the Humanities presents
Graphic Medicine: Comics in the Age of COVID
Hillary Chute, Distinguished Professor, Departments of English and Art + Design, Northeastern University
In this talk, Hillary Chute explores the growing phenomenon of comics that address, broadly speaking, issues in and around healthcare. These works, created by doctors and medical staff, as well as patients, family members, and caregivers, convey qualities of experience, both bodily and psychic, that words alone can’t capture and demystify medical discourses and spaces. Chute looks at the origins of the Graphic Medicine movement, and provides context for the phenomenon of comics about COVID-19. She contends that comics can be an effective form for patients, doctors, and anyone else affected by the pandemic, to express fears and desires, humor, and mourning.
Co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of Visual Arts.
Photo by Alison Bechdel.
UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, students, and visitors. Live-captioning will be provided at all online events. To request additional accessibility accommodations, please contact us at
dreshercenter@umbc.edu.
Image description: Hillary Chute, a white woman with long blond hair, is standing and speaking in front of a wall with a graphic image of a robot.
JOIN WEBEX MEETING
JOIN MEETING BY PHONE
US Toll: +1-415-655-0001
Access code: 2621 136 6920
Medical Veterinary Technician Volunteer Position:
Requirements:
- Must complete a volunteer application and attend a volunteer orientation/open house (https://www.barcs.org/volunteer-information/)
- Must commit to one 3-4hr shift per week for the majority of the semester Shifts are 8 or 9 AM to 12 PM and 3:30-6:30 PM every day (weekdays and weekends)
- Must be comfortable handling dogs and cats with a variety of temperaments.
- Must have strong communication skills and be willing to listen to and follow directions from the veterinarians and veterinary technicians you are working with.
- Previous experience as a veterinary technician is encouraged but is not required!
- Position is limited to a maximum of 7 volunteers per semester.
Description of Position:
- The majority of this volunteer position will consist of helping our veterinary technicians complete twice daily medical treatment rounds. BARCS is often home to over a hundred animals at a time, and many of these animals require some form of medical care. Typical treatments you may be asked to do include: administration or oral, otic, and ophthalmic medications, ear cleanings, basic wound care and surgical site evaluations, etc.
- You may also be asked to help our veterinary team in other ways, such as restraining animals for exams, helping to administer vaccines, assisting with blood draws, setting animals up in cages/kennels, entering medical information in the computer, etc.
096 Community Service and Learning Practicum.
Questions? Contact Kasey Venn, Program Coordinator, Service-Learning & Community Engagement, The Shriver Center
For Medical and Dental School Applicants, the UMBC Health Professions Evaluation Committee's (HPEC) Cohort process - which begins with exercises to help applicants prepare the materials they need to complete their professional school application, and results in a Committee/Composite Letter from the HPEC to accompany an applicant's other Letters of Recommendation - is set in motion nearly a year and half before an applicant plans to enter Medical or Dental School.
The next HPEC Cohort, supporting applicants planning to enter Medical or Dental School in Fall 2023, is about to begin!
Information regarding the process of expressing an interest in joining the Health Professions Evaluation Committee (HPEC) Fall 2023 Cohort has been posted to the PreMedical & PreDental Advising Office web site. Follow the link below to view the Minimum Requirements for participation and to access the online forms through which you can express your interest.
The HPEC Cohort process serves current UMBC Undergraduate students, and UMBC Alumni who completed an Undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree at UMBC within the past seven (7) years.
The deadlines for expression of interest from First-Time Applicants to Medical or Dental School who wish to join the HPEC Fall 2023 Cohort are:
11:59 pm on February 1, 2022 for ALUMNI (former students who completed their Bachelor's degree at UMBC between May 2015 and December 2021, inclusive)
11:59 pm on February 15, 2022 for UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (UMBC Undergraduates who plan to complete their Bachelor's degree at UMBC between January 2022 and May 2023, inclusive)
Re-Applicants - meaning, those who participated in a previous HPEC Cohort past the point where an HPEC Committee Letter was submitted to Medical or Dental School on their behalf - have an extended period of time to join the upcoming Cohort. This later deadline is designed to give applicants who are awaiting decisions from the current (2021-2022) application cycle additional time to decide to join the next immediate Cohort once their admission status at all of the schools they have applied to has become clearer. Please remember that you can only receive an HPEC Committee letter TWICE, so make sure that you have addressed (and improved) the weaker aspects of your applicant profile before making another attempt. Some re-applicants choose to wait a year (or more) between application cycles. Potential Re-Applicants should see the website linked below for more details.
As in the past, additional action beyond the expression of interest will be required to officially join the Cohort.
A link to information about next steps is included in the Interest Form's submission confirmation screen. This link will also be sent via email to those who have submitted their interest form, distributed in batches approximately once per week through the interest submission deadlines.
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The HPEC Fall 2023 Cohort Information has been posted
Submit your interest form today!
Attention potential HPEC Fall 2023 Cohort members:
The information regarding the process of joining the Health Professions Evaluation Committee Fall 2023 Cohort has been updated. Students and alumni who plan to apply to Medical or Dental School in the 2022-2023 Application Cycle with a Committee Letter from UMBC Health Professions Evaluation Committee should follow the link below to that location on the PreMedical and PreDental Advising Office web site.
If you navigate to the PreMedical and PreDental Advising Office's
main page, you will see that we have used UMBC's change in website design as an opportunity to reorganize our website. You will find the link to the HPEC 2023 Cohort information under the new "Apply" section, in the "Committee Letter" sub-section.
As in the past, additional action beyond the expression of interest will be required to officially join the Cohort. Information about next steps will be sent to students and alumni who have submitted their interest form on a rolling basis, beginning in January.
Enjoy your holiday break!
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