11/13 Weekly Email
Upcoming Events:
Monday (11/13): Pie-A-Pre-Health at Fountain Mall | 5:00-6:00pm
Tuesday (11/14): Draw Your Way Through Medicine Speaker Event | 7:00-8:00pm (ONE OF THE LAST CHANCES TO GET A SCHOLARSHIP CREDIT)
Thursday (11/16): Trivia Night Potluck in Cashion 319| 6:30-7:30pm
Forms and Deadlines:
Wednesday (11/08): Mission Trip Application Closes!
New Updates
Draw Your Way Through Medicine Speaker Event
Join Rebecca, a current 4th year medical student and the founder and CEO of Draw Your Way Through Medicine in an interesting discussion on the need to improve health literacy amongst patients and the growing trend of using drawing in medicine to help improve communication between physicians and patients!
Date: Tuesday, November 14th
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Zoom
Meeting ID: 823 2872 6981
Passcode: 973470
Pie a Pre-Health
AED will be participating in BMSA’s Pie a Pre-Health event on November 13th! The event will be held from 5:00-6:00pm on Fountain Mall. Come on out to pie any Executive Board member :) Pies will be sold as $4 for 1, and $7 for 2.
Trivia Night Potluck
Form a team and come play some trivia games! Each team must bring a food item and sign up on the google form
6:30-7:30pm @ Cashion 318!
“Engaging in a Diverse World” CREB Panel
Prehealth Office’s Cultural Representation, Engagement, and Belonging Committee (CREB) is putting together a panel entitled “Engaging in a Diverse World”, featuring Baylor’s prehealth alumni (and three of AED’s alumni!!). The alumni will be discussing how their experiences as diverse students have translated into their post-graduate work. For those who are interested in attending, this event will be held on zoom on November 13th from 5:00-6:15pm!
Internships and Jobs at Citra Urgent Care
Citra Urgent Care is currently offering internship opportunities and has job openings available across their organization, and they are actively seeking new members for their teams. If you are interested in hearing more about their opportunities, feel free to reach out to Lindsay Karr at Lindsay@citracare.com.
Student Health Advisory Council Anaphylaxis and EpiPen Training Event
The SHAC is planning to host an Anaphylaxis and EpiPen Training Event on November 14th at 8:30pm in the SLC room 308. This event will be a one-hour presentation given by a local physician in Waco, Dr. Fowler. Dr. Fowler will do a presentation on recognizing signs of anaphylaxis and EpiPen administration. Dinner will be provided, and this event will be completely free for all students who want to attend!
Operation Christmas Child Pay-For-Credit LSE
Samaritan’s Purse is holding their yearly Operation Christmas Child Event, and their collection week is from November 13th-20th. Samaritan’s Purse has collected shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for children around the world. Bring a shoe-box (if you have one) with one-two items of each of these categories (toys, school supplies, hygiene items) in order to fulfill the credit. Try to be generous as these will be shipped out to kids in developing countries as a Christmas gift! I need these items by the end of the day on Monday (11/13). Please reach out to me for my address or we can meet on campus. This LINK has a list of specific things of what to pack and not to pack. :)
Bravery Bash: Children’s Hospital Service & Mental Health Awareness Event LSE (11/16 3-4:30 PM):
A Moment of Magic is hosting a Bravery Bash to benefit mental health and children currently in the hospital. The event is on Thursday (11/16) from 3 to 4:30 PM. This LSE is on campus, and it is located outside the SUB near the fountain. Volunteers will pack a mental health Bravery Bag for a teen or child in the hospital. They can also write a letter/card to the patients to put in each of the bags. To get credit: just show up to the event and there will be a place to sign in for AED to receive an LSE credit. Please reach out to jacque_matthews1@baylor.edu if you have any questions!
Supplies for Clinic in the Dominican Republic (Pay-For-Credit LSE)
Bring 1-2 supplies to the last General Meeting (11/29) of the semester or reach out to Lexi or Annie & Yuki to drop off items by the last day of classes (12/6). These supplies will directly benefit the Mission Trip as these are the supplies that the clinic is short on!
MSO x AED Thrift Store on Nov 28, 1-5PM at Fountain Mall
Sorting night on Nov 27 (6-7PM) to get clothes tagged and counted
Volunteer Sign Ups will be sent out at a later date
4 items=1 hour of weekly service; 1 pair of lightly-worn shoes/winter jackets=1 hour of weekly service
Donations can include shirts, shorts, pants, jackets, hoodies, dresses, shoes, jewelry, backpacks, accessories (watches, glasses, etc.), and others
AED donation box will be placed in the BSB on the E wing. MAKE SURE YOU PUT DONATIONS IN THE AED BOX, NOT THE MSO BOX
When you make donations, scan the QR code and fill out the form to log donations for hours (note: a max of 5 weekly hours may be earned from donating)
Other Service Updates
Just a reminder: if you have extra scholarship credits at the end of the semester, you can use one of these if you are short on weekly service hours, but scholarship credits can not be used towards your 3 required Large Service Events.
If you have any questions/concerns about weekly service please reach out to Lexi (lexi_haviland1@baylor.edu) or your service chair!
Upcoming Opportunities/Resources
Job Opportunity at The Grandson
A company that does home care for seniors in Waco is looking to hire more caregivers! They train on the job for everything you need to know, have flexible hours, and have amazing clients that they work with. If you are interested in applying, check out their website (https://www.thegrandson.org/employment) or email Madison Hatchel with any questions (madison_hatchel1@baylor.edu)!
Present Your PhD
Present Your PhD is a graduate student organization that allows graduate students to educate students in the Waco community about current research at Baylor! They are now looking for undergraduates who are interested in research to help teach students in Waco with the graduate students. If you are looking to get more involved in research, expand your communication skills, and get some hours in, this is a great opportunity to look into! Fill out this form to get connected and check out their website (https://blogs.baylor.edu/presentyourphd/) to learn more!
Prehealth Office Events
There are a ton of great events hosted by the prehealth office this semester! Check out the flyer to see if there are any that you might want to attend. All of the workshops are intended for sophomores and juniors beginning to think about the committee process and applications to medical school. There is a personal statement workshop that is open to all prehealth student, not just for pre-medical students.
New Blog Post
Our newest blog post provides stress management tips written by one of our historians, Hannah Anderson. Click this link to learn more!
AED Timetree Calendar
Here is the link to join our timetree calendar for the Fall 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
