~ 7/27/10 - New Meeting Schedules have been posted! Get them while they're hot!

~ 7/8/10 - Updated Averages for the GPA and test scores of University of Scranton students who were accepted to medical and dental schools in 2010. Click here.

~ 5/4/10 - 2011 AACOMAS Application NOW OPEN. Click here.

~ 4/11/10 - HRSA Scholarship Opportunities for students of the health profession. Information here.

~ 4/7/10 - Steven R. Sawyer Memorial Research Award (Summer 2010). Pre-med, pre-vet, and pre-dent students (class of 2011 or 2012) are eligible. Project: "Development and Pedagogical Use of a Mechanical Model of the
Cardiovascular System." Mentor: Terrence E. Sweeney, Ph.D. Information here.

~ 2/26/10 - Summer Program: Walter Reed Academy Army Institute of Research - Silver Spring, MD. Click here for details.

~ 2/19/10 - Added to Advice & Info: AAMC Fee Assistance Program (FAP) Eligibility

~ 2/17/10 - 2010 AED Pre-Med Honor Society Application, available here.

~ 2/4/10 - Summer Clinical Internship for Undergraduates Interested in Medicine (UMDNJ). For more information, click here.

~ 2/4/10 - HPO Spring Schedule. Get it while it's hot.

~ 2/4/10 -  Faculty/Professional Recommender. Click here. Students seeking letters of recommendation must provide their letter writers with this packet (3 pages).

~ 1/14/10 - Paid Health Care Educational Opportunity/Internship (via Health Care Connection). View the brochure by clicking here.

~ 12/16/09 - Medicine-Related Job Opportunity: (via ScribeAmerica, LCC) 2 years of part-time employment as a data-recorder for a physician at CMC Hospital Emergency Room ($10-$16/hr). Click here for more information.

~ Pre-Dental: Read up on DENTPIN, the new personal identifier for dental school students and applicants.

~ HPEC Manual for 2011 Matriculation

~ Click here to view In their Own Words: A Snapshot of the Osteopathic Medical Student. The students profiled here share their personal experiences as pre-medical and osteopathic medical students.

~ Click here to see some frequently asked questions about the 2009-2010 AMCAS application.

~ REMINDER for the rising seniors of HPO: If you have any questions or comments regarding your application process, please make use of the discussion board. Read through the posts to see if your question has already been answered. If not, then feel free to ask away! 

~ Information on new science building! Please see the announcement about information regarding the groundbreaking ceremony for the Unified Science Center.

~Attention students applying to ossteopathic medical schools! Please review new information on applying with AACOMAS.

~The application for the 2009-2010 Boland Scholarship is now available.

~Scranton-Temple Residency Program Undergraduate Externship in Primary Care - Application due dates are April 1st for Summer and Fall Semesters, and November 1st for Intersession and Spring Semesters. To apply, please contact Rob Waldeck, Ph.D., at waldeckr2@scranton.edu

~The MCAT Registration System operates on a regional schedule.  Please visit the AAMC for information about 2009 test dates.

~Volunteering Opportunities at Moses Taylor Hospital

~If any students are unsure about whether they qualify for the AAMC Fee Assistance Program, please read this document for more information for 2010 matriculation.

Professional School Application Discussion Board 


Updated Averages for the GPA and test scores of  U of S students who were accepted to medical and dental schools in 2008.  
 
 
Health Professions Program's Lending Library:

~ Book Library
 

Great site designed for Undergrad PreMeds: The Next Generation MD. Also check out the President's Council on Bioethics