So You Want to be a Surgeon?
Go Beyond Grey’s Anatomy

So you want to be a surgeon?
Do you know what it takes?
Do you know of the rewards of surgery?
Do you watch “Grey’s Anatomy” and wish you were there?
 
Then come and learn about what it takes to be surgeon and discuss the skills, the knowledge, and the training process of a successful surgeon.
Come and meet Dr. Gauvin, program director at UC Davis Department of Surgery.
 
Friday November 20, 2009
10:00am-11:30am
American River College, Chemistry 422
 
Cost: This event if FREE and open to everyone

Come be a Medical Student!

Do you want to experience what is like to be a medical student?
Do you want to sit in a real medical school class and experience the learning process?
Can you imagine yourself there one day?
Do you want to meet medical students from UC Davis?
 
Then you must attend this all-day event at UC Davis School of Medicine where you will sit in classes with UC Davis medical students, hear lectures and small group discussions, and even hear a lecture on doctoring from their dean.
This is a once-a-semester experience which should not be missed. In addition, Los Rios is closed this day and we don’t have any classes! This is going to be an exciting day.
 
This is more than just a one-hour tour of the medical school. You will experience being a medical student and get a picture of what medical school is like. We are going to spend the day at UC Davis Medical School. We will sit in classes with medical students, talk to them, be in their small group discussions, get a tour of the school, talk to their faculty, meet the Dean of Admission, and be paired with medical students for the day.
 
This is a great opportunity to see what medical school is like and talk to close to 200 medical students. Some of them were where you are today. As a matter of fact, we are being hosted by 4 former AMSA ARC Officers who are first-year students at UCDSOM.
 
Friday November 13, 2009 (Holiday for Los Rios Students)
8:00am-5:00am
Meeting at American River College Outside Tech Ed 325
 
Space is Limited You must sign up:
http://amsaarc.org/event-calendar/details/145-be-a-medical-student-for-a-day 

 
Cost: FREE for 2009-2010 AMSA ARC members and must be a AMSA ARC Member. 
Join: http://amsaarc.org/club-membership and you will receive the code to register via email.

So You Want to go to UC Davis Medical School?

Do you know what it takes to get into UC Davis Medical School?
Do you think you have what it takes?
Do you think you know the admission process? Do you think your friends know?
Then you should come and meet Ed Dagang, Dean of Admission at UC Davis School of Medicine. He will go over in detail about the process, the coursework, the interview, the application, and what they look for in their applicants.
 
This is a unique opportunity for you to come and learn and ask any specific questions you have!
 
Friday November 6, 2009
10:00am-11:30am
American River College Chemistry 422
 
Cost: This event is FREE and open to everyone!

International medical graduates from India:

Earn $50: Share your experiences of immigration and residency.

If you graduated from medical school in India and are now a resident or licensed physician in California, please

consider participating in a research study on the immigration experiences of Indian medical graduates.

To be eligible, you must be an intern or resident who:

1) was born and raised primarily in India;

2) completed undergraduate medical training in India;

3) immigrated to the US in the past 10 years.

Pending expected funding, all interviewees will be paid $50 for their participation. If you are interested in

participating, please contact the lead investigator, Christine Henneberg, by phone or by email:

650.815.9800

CHenneberg.@berkeley.edu

In your phone or email message, please leave your name, phone number, and a time when you can be reached.

Participants will be interviewed at their home or place of work (no travel time for you!). Interviews will last 60‐

90 minutes. Participants will be asked broad, open‐ended questions about their decision to immigrate to the

U.S., their experience of immigration and the application process to U.S. residency programs, and their

experiences thus far of working in a U.S. hospital.

Based on participants’ stories, the aims of this study are to help better support international medical graduates

in the United States; to improve recruitment and retention of doctors by both India and the United States ; and

to develop sustainable, ethical, and feasible solutions to physician shortages in underserved areas. (You will

also be a TREMENDOUS help to a medical student completing her masters’ degree at the UCSF‐UC Berkeley

Joint Medical Program!)

This study has been approved by the UC Berkeley Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects. All

results will be kept anonymous, and there are no anticipated or foreseeable risks to participation. Pending

expected funding, all interview participants will be compensated with FIFTY US DOLLARS.

Contact information:

LI: Christine Henneberg

650.815.9800

CHenneberg.@berkeley.edu

In your phone or email message, please leave your name, your phone number, and a good time when you

can be reached.

PLEASE CIRCULATE WIDELY TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING.

Thank you.

GH/Innovate 2010
Global Health & Innovation Conference
Presented by Unite For Sight, 7th Annual Conference
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Saturday, April 17 – Sunday, April 18, 2010

Register Today For Lowest Registration Rate (Rate Increases Monthly): http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

New Call For Social Enterprise Pitches: Do you have an innovative idea or a new program in development? Submit your idea for presentation. Complete details on conference website.

“A Meeting of Minds”—CNN

200 speakers, including keynote addresses by Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs. Social innovation sessions by CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, WaterPartners, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, and many others.

The Global Health & Innovation Conference convenes more than 2,200 students and professionals from 55 countries who are interested in global health and international development, public health, medicine, social entrepreneurship, nonprofits, philanthropy, microfinance, human rights, anthropology, health policy, advocacy, public service, environmental health, and education.

Keynote Speakers

“Using The Power of Stories and Tribes to Spread Your Messages and Change The World,” Seth Godin, MBA, Agent of Change; New York Times Bestselling Author of Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us; Founder, Squidoo.com

Jacqueline Novogratz, MBA, Founder and CEO, Acumen Fund

Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director of Earth Institute at Columbia University; Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Columbia University; Special Advisor to Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon

Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH, Health Coordinator, Millennium Village Project

Leaders in Social Entrepreneurship Speakers

Gene Falk, Co-Founder, Executive Director, mothers2mothers

“Franchising Healthcare in Africa,” Scott Hillstrom, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Co-Founder, HealthStore Foundation

Kevin Jones, Co-Founder, Good Capital

“Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid,” Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

“From Ideas To Action Workshop: Creating Viable Enterprises For The Base of the Pyramid,” Ted London, PhD, Senior Research Fellow; Director, Base of the Pyramid Initiative, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

“Doing More With Less,” Nancy Lublin, CEO, Do Something

“Innovation in PIH Implementation Sites,” Joia Mukherjee, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Partners in Health; Director, Institute for Health and Social Justice; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Social Medicine and Health Inequalities, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Ajay Nair, MBBS, MPH, Portfolio Associate, Acumen Fund

“Enabling Prosperity by Improving Lives,” Julia Novy-Hildesley, Executive Director, The Lemelson Foundation

“Achieving Global Health Through Community Wealth,” Billy Shore, Founder and CEO, Share Our Strength

“Investing in Local Social Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries,” Jennifer Staple-Clark, Founder, President and CEO, Unite For Sight

“Solutions That Can Go Big: How To Think About Scalability,” Kevin Starr, MD, Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program, Mulago Foundation

“WaterCredit: Driving Financial Innovation in Water Supply & Sanitation For The Poor,” Gary White, Executive Director, WaterPartners

Andrew Wolk, CEO, Root Cause

Plus 200 Featured Speakers, including:

“Management of Macular Degeneration in 2010,” Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Yale University Eye Center

“HIV Medication to Empower Communities: An International Model,” Jesus Aguais, Executive Director, Aid for AIDS

“Reconciling the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with the Multi-dimensional Resilience Index,” Astier Almedom, DPhil, Professor of Practice in Humanitarian Policy and Global Public Health

“Large-Scale Effectiveness Evaluations of Maternal and Child Programs in Low-Income Countries: A New Approach,” Agbessi Amouzou, PhD, Assistant Scientist, Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide

“Three Unique Models For Services For Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Worldwide Orphans Foundation in Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Bulgaria,” Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

“Workshop — How To Create an NGO That Does Community Work With Children Abroad: The Ins and Outs, The Ups and Downs,” Jane Aronson, MD, Director, International Pediatric Health Services; Founder and Executive Officer, Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO); Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Elmira Bayrasil, Policy & Outreach, Endeavor

Bob Bollinger, MD, MPH, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health; Director, Center for Clinical Global Health Education, Johns Hopkins University

“Meeting The Global Physician Shortage: The Contribution of Cuba’s Latin American Medical School,” Peter Bourne, MA, MD, Visiting Scholar, Oxford University; Vice Chancellor Emeritus, St. George’s University; Formerly Special Assistant to the President of the United States for Health Issues; Chair, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)

“Medical Innovation in Humanitarian Situations: The Work of Medecins San Frontieres,” Jean-Herve Bardol, MD, Former President of MSF-France; Former Board Member, MSF-USA

Kathleen Casey, MD, FACS, Director, Operation Giving Back, American College of Surgeons

“The Latin American and Carribean Initiative for the Integration of Prenatal Care with the Testing and Treatment of HIV and Syphilis,” Arachu Castro, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Social Medicine; Academic Director, Program in Infectious Disease and Social Change, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School / Partners in Health

James Clarke, MD, Ophthalmologist and Medical Director, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

Luz Claudio, MD, Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine, Chief of the Division of International Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

“Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Health Care Systems,” Paul Cleary, PhD, Dean of Public Health, Chair, Epidemiology and Public Health; Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Public Health

Brenda Colatrella, Executive Director, Office of Corporate Responsibility and Global Policy, Merck

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma For Persons on Medical Missions,” Gustavo V. de Moraes, MD, Research Assistant Professor, NYU School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

“From a Village Clinic to a Health System: Implementation Science in the Millennium Villages,” Prabhjot Dhadialla, PhD, Program Director of Health Systems, Development and Research, Columbia Center For Global Health and Economic Development, Community Health Worker Advisor, Millennium Village Project

“Building a Distributed Village Model,” Zoravar Dhaliwal, CEO, Community Lab

“Partnerships – Are We There Yet,” Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partnerships

Margaret Duah-Mensah, RN, ON, Ophthalmic Nurse, Crystal Eye Clinic, Ghana

“America’s Vital Interests in Global Health,” Harvey Fineberg, MD, PhD, President, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies

“Pediatric Vision Screening in Hunan Province, China,” Susan Forster, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Medical Studies, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine; Chief, Ophthalmology, Yale University Health Services

Kevin Frick, PhD, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Pape Gaye, President and CEO, IntraHealth International

“Gender and Eye Health,” Ilene Gipson, PhD, Senior Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School

“Simple Solutions To Complex Problems: How A Text Message Can Save A Life,” Ashifi Gogo, Co-founder, Sproxil; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

“Workshop: How To Advance Global Health Through Technology and Social Entrepreneurship,” Ashifi Gogo, Co-founder, Sproxil; Holekamp Family PhD Innovation Fellow, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth

“Obstetric Fistula – The Ultimate Indignity, Gender Inequality, and Poverty,” Kate Grant, Executive Director, The Fistula Foundation

“Using Human Rights To Improve Global Health Efforts: Examples, Challenges, and Opportunities,” Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA, Associate Professor in Health and Human Rights Director, Program on International Health and Human Rights, Harvard School of Public Health

“Managing the African Glaucomas: Should We Incise or Instill?” Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, Ghana

“Glaucomas in Ghana: Rural Versus Urban,” Michael Gyasi, MD, Ophthalmologist, Ghana

Laura Herman, Managing Director, Social Impact Advisors

“Preterm Birth: Global Prevalence and Opportunities for Intervention in Middle- and Low-Income Countries,” Christopher P. Howson, PhD, Vice President for Global Programs, The March of Dimes Foundation

“Prospects and Challenges of Genetic Manipulation of Mosquitoes for Malaria Control,” Marcelo Jacobs-Lorena, PhD, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Malaria Research Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

“War and Public Health: What is the Role of Public Health Professionals?” Kaveh Khoshnood, PhD, Assistant Professor in Public Health Practice, Division of Epidmiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health

“Ending Health Apartheid: How Universities Can Make a Difference,” Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, President of the Board, Universities Allied for Essential Medicines

Norman Kleiman, PhD, Director, Eye Radiation and Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

“Siyajabula! The Challenges of Developing Empathic Care Intervention Methodology for Children and Guardians Affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa,” Jamie Lachman, Clowns Without Borders

“Food Security and the Right to Health,” Robert Lawrence, MD, The Center for a Livable Future Professor, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy, and International Health; Director, Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Bill Livermore, Executive Director, Somaly Mam Foundation

Pamela Lynam, MD, Country Director Kenya, JHPIEGO – Johns Hopkins University

“An AIDS Vaccine: Progress To End The Epidemic,” John McGoldrick, JD, Senior Vice President, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

“Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Equity in Treatment & Research,” Carole Mitnick, Sc.D., Instructor, Department of Global Health and Social medicine, Harvard Medical School

“Society, Migration, Culture and Women,” Mini Murthy, MD, MPH, MS, MPhil, CHES, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Global Health Program Director, New York Medical College School of Public Health

“Sustainable Development for Persons with Disability Living in the Poorest Countries in the World,” Ron Nabors, Chief Executive Officer, Christian Blind Mission-USA

“The International Activities of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Caring For All Children,” Cliff O’Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Health

“Workshop: Good and Better Ways To Participate Globally: Partnering To Empower Communities,” Cliff O’Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP, Pediatric Faculty, Family Practice Group; Director of Nurseries, Middlesex Hospital; Chair, AAP Section on International Child Health

Rebecca Onie, JD, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Project HEALTH

“Role of Inflammation in Retinal Degeneration,” Santa Ono, PhD, Sr. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Academic Affairs, Emory University

David Oot, Associate Vice President for Health, Save The Children

Sung Chul Park, MD, Glaucoma Fellow, New York Medical College, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

David Paton, MD, Founder, Orbis

“Contemplations on American Health Care Reform,” Matthew Paul, MD, Danbury Eye Physicians and Surgeons

“Global Health Partnerships–Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned From A Private Sector Perspective,” Steven Phillips, MD, Medical Director, Global Issues and Projects, ExxonMobil Corporation

Maryse B. Pierre-Louis, MD, MPH, MH/HSA, Lead HNP Specialist, Human Development; Coordinator, Booster Program For Malaria Control in Africa, World Bank Africa Region

“Vision 2020/USA and The Future of Collaborative Efforts in Blindness Prevention,” Louis Pizzarello, MD, MPH, Secretary General, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

“Online Innovation and Trends in Global Health,” Suzanne Rainey, Forum One Communications

“Leveraging Advances in Nanotechnology and Consumer Electronics to Detect Infectious Diseases at the Point of Care,” Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, Stanley C. Moore Professor and Chair of Bioengineering, Rice University

Aron Rose, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Associate Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Nursing

“MDG5.com: A Film and New Media Initiative to Improve Maternal Health,” Lisa Russell, MPH, Filmmaker

“Partnership Models in International Health, The Yale Experience,” Majid Sadigh, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

“How To Develop a Sustainable Eye Care Plan For Rural Regions,” Sarang Salam, Kalinga Eye Hospital, Orissa, India

Sarwat Salim, MD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee-Memphis

“Corporate Governance Approaches to Global Health Investments and Social Entrepreneurship Partnerships,” Georgia Sambunaris, Senior Advisor to the Director, Office of Economic Growth, US Agency for International Development

Elizabeth Scharpf, MBA, MPA, Founder and Chief Instigating Officer, Sustainable Health Enterprises

“Avoidable Blindness and Eye Care in Latin America and the Caribbean,” Juan Carlos Silva, MD, MPH, Regional Advisor in Prevention of Blindness, PAHO-WHO

“Integration of Surgery Into Population-Based Healthcare in Learning Models of Integrated Care,” David Spiegel, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

“Where There Is No Light: Using Solar Power to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Nigeria,” Laura Stachel, MD, Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, UC Berkeley School of Public Health; Founder, WE CARE Solar

John E. Tedstrom, PhD, President and CEO, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC)

“Trabeculectomy Glaucoma Surgery: Clinical Pearls,” James C. Tsai, MD, Robert R. Young Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Ophthalmology, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Seth Wanye, MD, Ophthalmologist, Eye Clinic of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

“Can We Eliminate Blinding Trachoma by 2020?” Sheila West, PhD, El-Maghraby Professor of Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

“Innovation in Global Health Research,” David Zakus, BSc, MES, MSc, PhD, Director, Centre for International Health; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health; Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada

Derek Yach, Vice President of Global Health Policy, PepsiCo

“The Global Fight Against Malaria: U.S. Strategy for Combating Malaria Around The World,” Rear Adm. Tim Ziemer, U.S. Malaria Coordinator, President’s Malaria Initiative

Call For Applicants: Social Enterprise Pitch

GH/Innovate 2010 will include special sessions where selected participants will present their new idea or program-in-development in the format of a 5-minute social enterprise pitch. Following the pitch, there is a 5-minute period for questions and answers, as well as feedback from the audience. This will provide participants with an opportunity to formulate and present their idea, collaborate with others interested in their idea, and receive feedback and ideas from other conference participants. Complete details about submitting a social enterprise pitch online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/social-enterprise-pitch

Young Leader of Social Change Speakers

Young Leaders of Social Change Speakers are students and young professionals engaged in global health research and effective program delivery. Approximately 20 student and young professional speakers will be selected.

Conversation Panels

In addition to their individual presentations, select speakers will also participate as discussants on special panels that include six panelists and extensive Q&A with the audience.

* Advice From The Experts: Careers in Global Health
* Innovating in Global Health
* Challenges and Success in Establishing International Partnerships
* Others to be announced

2009 Flu Prevention PSA Contest

On July 9th of this year, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a video PSA contest on flu prevention. Americans were called to create a 15, 30, or 60 second video promoting good hygienic practices and submit this video over YouTube. This video was to inform people about the flu and motivate them to take steps that help prevent the spread of the flu. The winner received $2500 in cash and is featured on national television. Congratulations to Dr. John Clarke of Baldwin, New York for his video entitled H1N1 Rap by Dr. Clarke.

http://www.flu.gov/psa/contest/2009/

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY  
                                  2010 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM  
                                           Research & Development  
                                    May 31, 2010 to AUGUST 13, 2010    
 
Colgate-Palmolive is a $15.3 billion global consumer products company, focused on the core businesses of Oral Care, Personal Care, Household Care, and Pet Nutrition.     

Our Summer Internship Program at the Technology Center in Piscataway, New Jersey offers you a valuable opportunity to work on projects in science of oral, personal, household and household cleaning/care products, with some of the best people and best equipment in a Fortune 100 Global Consumer Products Company.        

The Best People…….as an intern at Colgate, you have the opportunity to interact with world class scientists who are experts in their chosen field.

The Best Equipment…….at the Technology Center ( Piscataway, NJ ), we utilize some of the most sophisticated scientific equipment available in the world.

The Projects……..in this program we provide talented students with the opportunity to take responsibility for a project and be afforded the guidance and support of a Mentor.
The Opportunity ……… experience for yourself the satisfaction of learning within an organizational setting and sharing the real spirit of professional accomplishment, possibly leading to a full-time position upon completion of your degree.

CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY:      
Preference will be given to students in their Junior and Sophomore year in one of the following disciplines:  
 - Chemistry/Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Biology, Analytical Chemistry,   Microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Food Science   
- Candidate must have a distinguished academic achievement (must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher) 
- Candidate must be available to work for the entire summer internship period.  
- US citizenship or individuals authorized to work legally in the .   

We offer competitive intern compensation and arrange for reasonably priced housing located near our site.  For consideration, the following information must be received by Nov 1, 2009: resume (submitted online via Colgate.com only)          

You must also visit our website at: http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/WorkWithUs/HomePage.cvsp   Click on Job Search and then search by Job Requisitions (0900000618)  

Be sure to mention SACNAS Jobs when applying to this opportunity!
Contact Information
Name Cristina Jones
Address 909 River Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Email cristina_jones@colpal.com

Are you, or do you know of, a Bay Area high school student with an interest in writing?
 
Each year, 826 Valencia (a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting students with their writing skills) awards three $10,000 scholarships to college-bound students in the Bay Area:
The Young Author’s Scholarship
The Nathan Jillson Memorial Scholarship
The Irving Hochman Scholarship
 
To be eligible you must:
be a high school graduate or graduating senior.
demonstrate financial need.
live in the Bay Area.
demonstrate intent to enroll in a vocational school, college, or university.
 
Applicants should also have an extracurricular interest in the written word. Anyone who meets the above criteria may apply, but preference will be given to students who attend public high schools in San Francisco.
 
Please visit http://www.826valencia.org/tutoring/scholarships/l for more information.

Below is information regarding a new scholarship which opens next year. Also, check out the link below to enter and win daily prizes. For updates on the new scholarship you can register on the site or continue checking The 411!

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, PepsiCo is partnering with the Hispanic College Fund (HCF) to promote higher education among Hispanic students. The 2009 Pepsi Hispanic Heritage Month program’s main feature, is a bilingual website (http://www.buildurdestiny.com or http://www.construyetudestino.com), that will offer information and resources to help parents and students through the college application process.

The program will launch on September 14th and end October 18th to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month. The site’s main feature is an opportunity for students to apply to a special merit scholarship, where the recipients will be selected by HCF. Thirty PepsiCo scholarships will provide recipients with financial assistance for their college and post-graduate studies:

· 5 Major Awards – $4000 Tuition Scholarship each

· 25 Secondary Awards – $500 Tuition Scholarship each

Entries for the merit-based scholarships will be accepted online. Applicants will have until March 1, 2010, from their date of entry to submit paperwork required for consideration. Evaluation, selection, notification and student acknowledgement of award will take place from March 2nd- April 30th. All Scholarships will be awarded in September 2010.

The website will also feature a daily Hispanic Heritage Trivia question that will enter participants in a daily and weekly sweepstakes with spectacular prizes, such as notebook laptops.

To learn more about this program go to www.buildurdestiny.com.

The UC Irvine School of Medicine chapters of the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) and the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) are proud to announce the 9th Annual Pre-Health Conference. This event will be held at the UC Irvine Student Center on October 30-31, 2009.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Empowering You to be the Future of Medicine.” For most students, the admissions process into a health professions school can be arduous and often discouraging. We understand that applicants constitute a diverse group and therefore have diverse needs. Our conference planning committee wants to provide specific and accurate information about the admissions process by having members of various admissions committees participate in an interactive panel of experts.

The day will be filled with workshops, speakers, admissions representatives, and panels of experts to bring you accurate and valuable information about getting into a health professions school. Our immediate goals are to provide these resources to our conference participants in order to facilitate a successful application process and emphasize the dire need of strong and innovative leaders to serve in medically underserved communities.

Event Dates: Friday & Saturday, October 30-31, 2009

Event Time: 8:00am – 4pm. Registration opens at 7:30am

Event Location: UC Irvine Student Center on the UC Irvine Main Campus

For more information and to register please go to:

http://www.ucilmsa.org/conference.html