II. Kaplan (free practice test date)
III. Surgery viewings
IV. Service opportunities
V. Membership
VI. Website
VII. Next meeting date
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I. Contact and officers' info
President- Lillian Man, 4th year (lcm2b)
Vice President- Christine Choi, 4th year (csc9n)
Secretary- Katie Snyder, 3rd year (kas5mz)
Treasurer- Natasha Singh, 3rd year (ns6d)
Service Chair- Neel Trivedi, 2nd year (neelson88@aol.com)
Publicity Chair- Anthony Cadena, 2nd year (amc7q)
Webmaster- Reuben Jacob, 4th year (rpj9x)
If you have any questions, please contact Katie @ kas5mz!
II. Kaplan
Kaplan will be offering a free practice MCAT at UVA on October 21st-- Visit their website to sign up! Also, AED members get a $100 discount when they sign up for a Kaplan test prep course!
III. Surgery viewings
AED members showing commitment and interest will be able to view surgeries at the UVA hospital this year. General, cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and neurological surgeries are all open for viewing. We will have more information about this later. Attendance at AED meetings and events will be strongly considered when planning the viewing trips.
IV. Service Opportunities
a. Piedmont Hospice: The required training is 20 hours and will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on October 16th. Volunteers get great patient interaction here! If you signed up for more information at the meeting tonight, Neel will be e-mailing you shortly. If you were not at the meeting tonight and this is something you're interested in, please contact Neel.
b. Creciendo Juntos: This Saturday, September 15th, there is a fair at Southwood Trailer Park where health screenings will be provided. Spanish-speaking skills would be helpful, but are not required. If you signed up to attend, Lillian will be e-mailing you shortly. The next date to volunteer at Creciendo Juntos is Sunday, October 21st, from 2-6 PM. Sign-ups will take place at our next meeting!
c. Ronald McDonald: Provides low-income housing to pediatric patients and their families. There will be a trip this Saturday, September 15th-- if you signed up to go, you'll be receiving an e-mail with details shortly. If you were not at the meeting and would like to attend, please contact Christine with your name, e-mail, class year, and whether or not you have a car and can drive.
V. Membership
$10 dues are required to be an associate member, and you get an AED t-shirt! If you couldn't pay your dues at tonight's meeting, you can leave a $10 check (made out to AED) in Box #188 at the Student Activities Center (located on the first floor of Newcomb Hall). Please indicate what size shirt you'd like, and you can pick it up at the next meeting! To be a national member (and have it go on your transcript), you must be at least a second year and maintain a 3.2 GPA or above. The application will be online sometime in the early Spring. I'll be sure to let you know as soon as it goes up!
VI. Website
The AED website is student.virginia.edu/~premed. Check it for meeting dates and times, updates, and for the application when it goes up in the Spring!
VII. Next meeting!
The next meeting will be on Monday, October 15th at 7 PM, Room TBA. I'll e-mail you as soon as we know where we'll be!
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