02/05 Weekly Email
Upcoming Events:
Pre-Health Symposium | February 17th, 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Forms and Deadlines:
Wednesday (02/14): General Membership Form - due at 11:59pm ***Required for all General Members
General Membership Form
Please make sure to fill out the General Membership Form by 11:59pm on the day of the second general meeting (2/14). This is a requirement for ALL General Members.
General Meeting #2 Information
GM 2 is going to be a bit different from previous GM’s we have had this year! Due to it being on Valentine’s day, there will be two opportunities to receive a GM credit. The first will be coming to our normal GM time and location, where Exec will give announcements and we will have a social activity in place of a speaker. An alternative way to receive the GM2 credit would be attending a speaker event that is being put on by the Pre-Health Office. Dr. Baker from BCM will be giving a talk centered around global health, and we believe this is a great opportunity for AED to take part in! In addition to attending this speaker event, to get the credit you will need to also view a recording of just the announcement portion of GM 2 which we will send out. As soon as the date, time, and location of the speaker event is confirmed, we will send an email out!
Service
Large Service Events
Lovely Village LSE is this Wednesday, February 7th at 1PM. They support sex trafficked victims in Waco, and they need help packaging outreach bags. If you're interested in attending, please fill out this FORM by Tuesday night. There will also be students from Baylor SPOTA volunteering!
Loaves of Love occurs every 2 weeks in Earle Classroom. Loaves of Love is a weekly service opportunity, but AED members can attend ANY date this semester for 1 LSE credit. Note: Loaves of Love can only count for 1 LSE of your required 3. The next date is this Friday (2/9) from 4:30 to 6PM. To receive credit show up at 4:30 and fill out the sign-in on the whiteboard.
Night to Shine LSE is this Friday, February 9th from 6-9PM. Night to Shine is a prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs and disabilities. It is at Crestview Church of Christ. Please register HERE. Descriptions of volunteer roles are listed, and there are limited spots. This is not a Baylor event, but to receive credit email lexi_haviland1@baylor.edu a picture of you signed up for your slot and a picture from volunteering to receive an LSE credit.
Weekly Service Updates
Please reach out to Lexi (Lexi_Haviland1@baylor.edu) if you have not heard from your Weekly Service chair or if you have any questions about the site you are volunteering with for this semester:)
If you have to attend an orientation for your organization–that will still contribute to your weekly hours! Please let me know if you have any questions at all!
New Member Educators
Thank you to those who helped with tabling and are helping with interviews! We are so excited to welcome 28 NEW MEMBERS into AED!
These are the dates for the New Member Events:
New Member Tea & Trivia: 2/4 from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Cashion Lobby
Enzyme-Substrate Speed Dating: @ NM Meeting #3 from 7:30-8:30pm in A236
New Member Picnic: 2/25 from 1:00-3:00 PM
New Member Induction: 3/12 from 7:00-8:00 PM
New Member Auction: 3/15 from 6:00-8:00 PM
We highly encourage you to sign-up to be an enzyme! You must be an enzyme at least once and it must be one semester before graduation. Please sign up here: Spring 2024 Enzyme Sign-Up
REMINDER: ONE of your social credits MUST be from one of the New Member Events! You must attend any of the events listed above or be an enzyme. The recruitment events do not fulfill this credit and a scholarship credit cannot replace this credit.
Pre-Health Symposium Flyer
Other Updates
Rural Health Equity Research Collaborative
There is a new opportunity to volunteer alongside the R-HERC team in serving 900 students by the US-Mexico border. They will be presenting a healthcare career pathway curriculum and are in need of volunteers to help present this curriculum via zoom! This would be a great opportunity, as it includes research experiences, service hours, and the unique opportunity to work with students in rural and underserved communities. Reach out to Lorena Alvarez (lorena_alvarez1@baylor.edu) if you are interested!
Baylor College of Medicine Global Health Annual Symposia
Global Health Research Symposium
Global Health Student Network is hosting a Research Symposium in mid-March, and AED has been invited to participate. If you are an undergraduate researcher who has conducted global health-related research and you would like to participate in the symposium on behalf of AED by presenting your poster, email Miranda (Miranda_Lutterbei1@baylor.edu)!
Columbia University Survey
Our organization has been invited to participate in a research study conducted by Dr. Kristian Von & a medical student at Columbia University. Their study is being used to understand barriers to medical school for pre-medical students and to understand students’ perception of the medical specialty Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). Here is the 5-minute, IRB-approved survey that they have invited us to fill out.
New Blog Post
Blog posts are back! Check out the latest post to learn more about what volunteering at Ascension Providence looks like, through AED!
AED Timetree Calendar
Here is the link to join our timetree calendar for the Spring semester! This will be great to use to keep up to speed with any events that we will be having. We will still be using the calendar on the website as well!
Free Blueprint MCAT Study Guides
Blueprint has let us know that they have released 4 new MCAT study guides that can be utilized by our members! Here is the link to download them.
AED Resources Spreadsheet
Are you interested in applying for internships, scholarships, and/or research labs?! Check out the AED Resources Spreadsheet!!! This is a great compilation of many opportunities that often go unnoticed and unused. If you have any questions/concerns or any suggestions for improvement, please contact the respective Networking Chair:
Shadowing: miranda_lutterbei1@baylor.edu
Research: Emily_York1@baylor.edu
Scholarships: rebecca_abraham2@baylor.edu
Internships: kashvi_lalchandani1@baylor.edu
Kaplan MCAT Partnership
Thanks to AED’s continued partnership with Kaplan, we have a plethora of resources/discounts available to us! Visit http://campus.kaptest.com/baylor-jorge for free MCAT resources. Good luck!
If you are looking to purchase a Kaplan course, our member discount code for 15% off is BAYLOR15 (includes In Person, Live Online or On Demand; excludes Tutoring).
Reach out to our campus MCAT expert Samar at samar.rehman@kaplan.com for help with building an effective study plan or picking the right course for them.
If you are interested in becoming a Kaplan Brand Ambassador (benefits include free course, flexible schedule, competitive pay and professional development opportunities), you can learn more here. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our current Brand Ambassador, Jorge Gomez.
Master Spreadsheet Info
