15th Annual Ontario Medical School Symposium

Update 2: The venue for the social happening right after OMSS has been decided – we’re going to the Duke of York pub just a block away. Stick around after the event and we’ll head there together, but in case you’re wondering where it is, here is a link to Google Maps.

Update 1: As usual, we will be supplying the HBSU Canadian Medical Schools Guidebook, updated every year by your very own HBSU execs. Fourteen Canadian medical schools, their various cutoffs and requirements, costs, and other information in one convenient booklet… last year many people came to OMSS just for this booklet. But we do encourage you to stay for the full event

That’s right, the time is right for HBSU’s biggest event of the year – the Ontario Medical School Symposium (OMSS). One look at our poster and you want to go, am I right or am I right?

15th Annual Ontario Medical School Symposium
Thursday, March 15th
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
OISE Auditorium

Admissions officers from major medical schools in Ontario will be presenting, plus a Q&A panel of current medical students from U of T, McMaster, Queen’s, Western, and Ottawa to give you inside information that you can’t get from the schools’ websites. This year, the medical student panel is comprised of students who did their undergraduate studies at U of T. Learn about the application process, each school’s strengths and weaknesses, interview tips, and more from those who have once been in your shoes and made it.

Also, The Princeton Review will be raffling off many prizes, including a free MCAT course – almost a $2000 value! And as per HBSU usual, there will be free pizza.

We will also be hosting a social directly after OMSS (location still in the works but will be conveniently close by)! Stick around to meet the speakers, students, and the HBSU executives while enjoying free appetizers.

Multi-Organ Transplant Student Research Training Program

Wanna do some sort of medical-related research/training? Then read this surprisingly concise document from Toronto General Hospital opening up applications for trainees in their Multi-Organ Transplant Student Research Training Program!

Need a quick look at the app process to decide whether or not to go for it? Here’s a summary of the process.

- Elements of your app: cover letter, CV, transcript, & a 500-word essay on “Presumed consent in organ donation – what’s wrong with it?”
- Send the above electronically to motsrtp@uhn.ca by June 30th
- Wait for interview

What do you think? Sounds pretty easy. The program itself will either pay you, give you an academic credit, or nothing (good old fashioned volunteering). Again, see the document for more details =)

Read IMS Magazine Online!

Their magazine can be viewed online at the following link:
http://issuu.com/imsmagazine/docs/imswinter2012

Concussions and spinal cord injuries are some of the most talked-about injuries in the
world of sports. In this issue of the IMS Magazine, their experts discuss the emerging
research in the field. Also, you can read about how former NFL player, Sean Morey, was
forced into retirement because of his concussions, and how he now advocates for athlete
safety.

New! Check out their Book Reviews section and enjoy an exclusive interview with Rebecca
Skloot, author of the New York Times Bestseller The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
Continue onto their Future Directions section featuring Dr. Catharine Whiteside’s journey
through the IMS to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.

Have comments? Write to them at theimsmagazine@gmail.com.

This Year’s MCAT Registrations Start Early

The Princeton Review would like to bring us Canadian MCAT takers an important message:

The AAMC has announced that registration for MCAT test dates in June, July, August and September will open on Wednesday, February 15^th. That’s next week!

The AAMC does a great job of accommodating Canadian MCAT test takers. However, it is a very challenging situation: about half of the MCAT test administrations each year happen in July, August and September but well over 80% of all Canadian test takers want those dates! Be sure to help yourself by registering early!

Available dates :
https://www.aamc.org/students/applying/mcat/reserving/261800/deadlineandscorerelease.html

Set up your required AAMC account beforehand:
https://services.aamc.org/20/mcat/

Test Location List:
http://services.aamc.org/20/mcat/sitelisting?search_type=state&search_state=ON

If you have any questions about the MCAT or MCAT registration, please feel free to call The Princeton Review in Canada at 1-800-2-REVIEW, Extension 1210 or email them at infotoronto@review.com. You can also follow them on Twitter @TPRCanada for all the latest MCAT news.

HBSU & MedApplications present: An Introduction to Medical School Interviews

In case you didn’t know, in the last application cycle, 89% of applicants who made use of services MedApplications offered were in fact later accepted into Medical School. In case the poster above does not show, here are the details of the event:

HBSU & MedApplications present:
An Introduction to Medical School Interviews
Feb 16, 2012
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
SS 1069

Andrew Wang, senior medical student at U of T will divulge his insider knowledge about medical school interviews and applications.

No registration required – just show up! And bring all those med school hopeful friends of yours.

Snowball 2012 Pictures!

That night was a good night. Continue reading to access the gallery!

Nambia Internship – One Spot Left

Deadline is Feb 10th or until spot is filled. The details are complex, so have a look at the pdf here.

Too lazy? You’re in luck, cause I’m going to summarize it for you.

• Jointly organized by Pharmacy, Phys. Ed., Public Health, and New College.
• Internship itself is from May 26 – Aug 10
• Costs ~$7200 per student, average of ~$3500 of this can be subsidized
• For HMB students, 3rd/4th year students may apply and will count as a full credit (independent study course)
• Application: Cover letter, CV, Contact info of two referees, ROSI academic history

Interested? Read the pdf for details.