This story was edited at 4:20 pm.
by Jennifer Kowalewski
Several times a year, potential
medical students from colleges and universities across the
region, as well as from Ohio University, have golden
opportunities to learn more about the college and the Centers
for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) at the OU-COM CORE
Pre-Med Dinner program. The next one is being held Wednesday,
March 1, on the OU-COM campus. (To RSVP, please contact
Tamala Ervin, administrative assistant, at (740) 593-8302
x4012.)
OU-COM and CORE sponsor these
evenings at different CORE locations across the state. The
program allows students to learn and interact in a relaxing
setting. Last fall, dinners were held at Doctors Hospital in
Columbus and South Pointe Hospital in Cleveland.
“Premed students will hear from
current OU-COM students and the admissions office, get a tour of
OU-COM and also learn more about osteopathic manipulative
medicine,” says Joanne McMullen, M.B.A., a CORE administrator.
“For future students the highlight of the evening is the chance
to meet current students. Current students love to talk about
their medical school experience.”
This year, the OU-COM students
who will be speaking include fourth-year students Kent
Brandeberry, Eric Rader and Angela Branda; third-year
students Adrienne Fehr and Hollie Reeves;
second-year student Saima Karim; and first-year student
Kate Yanko.
John Schriner, director
of admissions, says premed students were invited from colleges
and universities within a 70-mile radius of the college. The
admissions office is there to inform premed students of OU-COM
admission prerequisites and requirements.
He expects 40 to 50 prospective
students to attend the dinner. In the past, some prospective
students have indicated that the Pre-Med Dinner was the first
time they had heard about osteopathic medicine.
“Each year we see students
applying to OU-COM that have attended the Pre-Med Dinner,” he
says. “The program is a great way for the CORE to gain exposure
for its graduate and postgraduate medical education programs and
for OU-COM to gain greater visibility with prospective medical
students.”
The next dinner will be held
April 4 at St. Joseph Health Center in Warren.
“The Pre-Med Dinner programs
create an interest that excites prospectives about the
profession and medical education at OU-COM,” says Schriner.
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