March 18, 2012 Northeast Regional Conference

Nontraditional Premed Discussion
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To be held at UMDNJ-SOM. Details to follow. If you want to volunteer to help, let me know.


Gabe

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We have our first speaker confirmed and quite possibly our second one.

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I have confirmed 2 speakers

  1. How to overcome a poor GPA or poor past performance

  2. What are program directors looking for in residents and how is being a nontraditional applicant seen as an advantage



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Another speaker has been confirmed:


3) Financial Advisor on Finances while preparing, in, and after medical school.

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New Speaker has confirmed!!!


4) Writing your Personal Statement…


Our Docket is almost done.

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When is registration for this?


Thanks

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Here is the current list of speakers:


1). Mrs. Paula Fenner, Director of Admissions UMDNJ-SOM: Getting Over a Troubled Past. Improving a poor GPA.


2) Dr. Dominic Valentino, DO; Osteopathic Residency Director, Mercy Catholic Medical Center: Being a NonTraditional Resident. Secrets to Success in getting into a Residency Program and succeeding in one.


3) Jessica Freedman, MD, MedEdits, LLC . How to Write a Good Personal Statement


4) Michael Pomerantz and David Backal, United Planners’ Financial Services of America: Financial Planning for the PreMed, Med, and the Post Graduate years.


With 1 more speaker to confirm

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Nice line up. Makes me think about making the 1000 mile drive to Jersey!


Crepitus