Dear Pre-Health Students, !The PHMO is holding open walk-in hours for the remainder of the semester. You can read more about availability on the PHMO website. !Are you a Junior or Senior planning on applying to medical (Osteopathic or Allopathic), dental, optometry, or podiatric school in the next application cycle? You may consider applying for a Composite Letter (CL) from the PHMO. Read more about CL’s on the PHMO CL website. You will be required to complete the CL Blackboard Orientation course. Stay tuned for more information regarding the course and CL Application process next week! !~PHMO Staff Dr. Shari Obrentz Dani Laupert Mimi Aliperti Margaret Burks

Madeleine Lowery is a pre-medical student in her junior year majoring in biology and minoring in comparative literature. She enjoys exercise and is taking certification classes to become an indoor cycling instructor. Madeleine serves as a peer mentor in the

PHMO! Stop by and meet her during her office hours on Wednesdays 11am-1pm in the PHMO. !Peer Mentor Open Hours No appointment necessary, stop by and meet with a peer pre-health student today!

Meet Madeleine!

Weekly Health Profession Highlight Physician Assistant

Did you know? PA’s can provide almost ALL clinical services that physicians provide. Click here for more info.

Juniors/Seniors: Be sure to schedule your PHHR. Sign up via ASST, click events, and find the PHHR time that works for you. More times will be available in

October.

PHMO NEWSFALL 2014 SEMESTER ISSUE NO. 2

EMORY UNIVERSITY PREHEALTH MENTORING OFFICE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Academic Resources to Ensure Success

Did you know? The most successful Emory students are the ones that take advantage of the academic support resources Emory has to offer.

To start the semester off on the right foot, check out the following academic resources:

•Emory’s Pathway to Success (EPASS) peer tutoring and peer led mentoring groups

•The Emory Writing Center

•ESL Services

Kaplan Offering Free Practice Test

•Sign up here to take a Free MCAT, LSAT or GRE Practice test.

•Tests will be held on Saturday, September 27th at 9:00am in

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!!Be sure to checkout the PHMO Blog for helpful articles, upcoming events, and lots of pre-health resources at Emory and in the community!

Also, bookmark the PHMO website for additional info.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

9/12 is the

deadline for

Letter Grade or

S/U Changes

9/12 is also the

deadline for

Degree

Applications for

Fall 2014

graduates