VCOM Open House A message from VCOM Virginia Campus

Greetings from VCOM!

Here on the VCOM Virginia Campus we are excited to announce our Spring 2017 Open House!  On Saturday, April 8, 2017 we would like to welcome prospective students and guests to our campus to explore all that VCOM has to offer.  There will be opportunities to tour our campus including our Anatomy lab, meet current students, see osteopathic manipulative treatment in action, and more!

More information and registration can be found here: http://www.vcom.edu/admissions/virginia-campus-open-house

We hope that you will consider joining us.  Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions!


Director of Admissions, Virginia Campus

Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

2265 Kraft Drive

Blacksburg, VA 24060


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We’re excited to announce the 2nd Annual AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair is taking place February 16, 2017 from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST! The virtual fair is an opportunity for medical schools, advisors and potential applicants to interact with one another in a secure platform from a computer, tablet or mobile device.

In addition to the 48 medical schools (listed below) from the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada participating, the AAMC and the National Association of Advisors to the Health Professions (NAAHP) will also have booths! 

You and your students can register for free: www.aamcvirtualevents.org

Fair participants will be able to:

·         Connect a LinkedIn profile to their fair profile

·         Upload resumes/CVs

·         Upload a profile photo

·         Save resources and videos from booths to their own personal “briefcase”

·         Link to each school’s MSAR profile from each school’s booth

·         Use a promo code for a discount on MSAR subscription and the Official Guide to Medical School Admissions so they can prep before the fair (code available after completed registration).

In 2016, nearly 12,000 people registered and over 6,000 attended the fair.

Participating Medical Schools by Geographic Region

Central Region

·         Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

·         Rush Medical College

·         University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine

·         University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

·         Creighton University School of Medicine

·         University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

·         Wayne State University School of Medicine

·         University of Minnesota Medical School

·         Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

·         Saint Louis University School of Medicine

·         The University of Toledo College of Medicine

·         Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

·         Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

·         Medical College of Wisconsin

·         Mayo Clinic School of Medicine

·         University of Michigan Medical School

·         Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Northeast Region

 

·         Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University

·         SUNY Downstate Medical Center

·         Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

·         Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

·         SUNY Upstate Medical University

·         Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

·         Drexel University College of Medicine

·         Georgetown University School of Medicine

·         University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

·         West Virginia University School of Medicine

·         University of Massachusetts Medical School

·         Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine at Hofstra University

·         F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine - America's Medical School

·         The Commonwealth Medical College

Southern Region & Puerto Rico

 

·         University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

·         Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

·         Morehouse School of Medicine

·         San Juan Bautista School of Medicine

·         FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

·         University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine

·         University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

·         McGovern Medical School

·         Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

·         Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

·         University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

·         Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Western Region

 

·         Stanford University School of Medicine

·         The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

·         University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson

·         University of Utah School of Medicine

Canada

 

·         University of Toronto

 

Associations

 

·         Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

·         National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)

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Still deciding if dentistry or dental hygiene is right for you?

The 2017 ADEA GoDental Recruitment Event is the perfect opportunity to get the answers to many of your questions about dental school. 

This dynamic, interactive event is geared toward high school students, community college students, four-year college students and others interested in dentistry or dental hygiene.

View our current list of exhibitors.

Representatives from the American Dental Education Association Dental Hygiene Centralized Application Service (ADEA DHCAS®) will also be available to discuss the multiple pathways to a career in dental hygiene.

If you haven't already, register for FREE today at adea.org/godental17.

Be sure to spread the word about this great event to your friends and classmates.

See you March 18 in Long Beach!

-The ADEA GoDental Team

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According to the "100 Best Jobs" list by U.S. News & World Report, Dentist is the #1 job in the country for 2017. Orthodontist follows at #5; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon tied for #9; Prosthodontist is #21; Dental Hygienist is #32; and Dental Assistant rounds out the list at #100. All the more reason to pursue a career in the dental professions! 

ADEA GoDental | 655 K Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 289-7201
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Greetings Applicant,

In an effort to increase transparency, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) has approved the following change regarding the AACOMAS Repeat Coursework Policy:

Effective May 1, 2017, AACOMAS will include all course attempts in the GPA calculation. This change applies to students matriculating into the 2018-2019 academic year. In the event of multiple attempts of the same course, AACOMAS will no longer drop initial course attempts from the GPA calculation.

Osteopathic medical schools may continue recalculating and weighing applicant GPAs per their established admissions practices. The scope of this policy change is limited to the AACOMAS verified GPA calculation.

The current AACOMAS Repeat Coursework Policy drops the initial course attempts from the GPA calculation. In the upcoming 2017-2018 AACOMAS application cycle, applicants will continue to identify repeated courses during coursework entry, but they will no longer enter 0.00 credit hours for initial attempts. Credit hours for all attempts will be entered as they appear on the official transcript and all grades will be averaged. The AACOMAS application instructions will be updated in advance of the 2017-2018 application cycle to reflect this change in policy.

Effective May 1, 2017, applicants using the 2017-2018 application cycle Reapplicant feature in AACOMAS for matriculation into the 2018-2019 academic year must adhere to the new policy. Therefore, AACOMAS will automatically update previously verified repeated coursework to ensure all applications adhere to the new policy.

Should you have additional questions, please email AACOMAS Customer Service at aacomasinfo@liaisoncas.com.

This notice can be found on the AACOM website.

Thank you,

AACOMAS

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