Health Professions Career Newsletter
October 26, 2017
EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Featuring Special Guest:
Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton
Our 5th Annual Summit will be held on
Friday, November 3, 2017
2017 Theme: Building & Strengthening Resilience In the Community
Note: This event is free, but registration is required. Limited seats available.
8:00AM - 3:00PM
Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC)
1901 Mississippi Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20020
For more information or to register, please contact Sara Mutnick at smutnick@mfa.gwu.edu
Transportation Available!
Shuttles to and from Foggy Bottom, Southern Avenue Metro Stations, and THEARC are available: 
Departing Foggy Bottom: 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM
Departing Southern Ave.: Every 15 minutes between 7:30AM and 3:00PM
HEALTH PROFESSIONS SERVICES
HPAC Workshop: Workshops to cover HPAC basics on October 25 and November 7. You can register here.
If you wish to go through HPAC during the upcoming application cycle (2018), you must meet with a pre-health advisor at least once during the fall semester (before December 22nd, 2017). This is a strict deadline and appointment availability can be limited, so please plan accordingly! 
Health Professions Workshop Series: Personal Statements:

This workshop is required in order to receive individual career coaching toward your graduate school and HPAC personal statement and application.
Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, B117 - District House
RSVP Here
OR
Wednesday, December 6, 2017, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, B114 - District House
RSVP Here
Health Professions Workshop Series: Gap Year
Thursday, November 9, 2017, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, MC 538 - Marvin Center
RSVP Here
Avalare Health is hosting a site visit next Friday, November 3, at noon at their offices on 1350 Connecticut Ave.  They are providing lunch and discussing their Associate Immersion Program.
Join us on November 9th
Missed our first Open House? Not to worry! Save the date for our second Open House event at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University!
Thursday, November 9 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
GW School of Public Health Building,
950 New Hampshire Ave NW
Register Here
 

REGISTER NOW to attend the FREE Naturopathic Medical College Virtual Fair on November 1.
Get answers to your most pressing questions from seven schools in one Live Event! (Review List)
The GW M.D. Program Office of Admissions will hold an information session for current GW sophomore undergraduates interested in applying this spring to the Early Selection Program.
Come meet the Associate Dean of Admissions, learn more about eligibility and requirements, and have your questions answered.
Friday, December 1 
3:00 - 4:00PM 
Ross Hall

Space is limited, so 
RSVP here today!
NonProfit & Government Career Fair
Friday, November 17 
 | 11:45am-3:00pm  | Marvin Center 3rd Floor

This fair is an exciting event hosted by GW in collaboration with New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and the Women's Foreign Policy Group to educate students about non-profit and government organization career paths.

Many organizations represented at the fair will be looking for public health students, including DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Human Rights Campaign, International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Peace Corps, Food and Drug Administration (FDA/CTP), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Organization Panel Discussion: 11:30am-12:45pm (Marvin Center 309)
Organization Expo: 1pm-3pm (Marvin Center Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor)

Discover Dental School: Summer Scholars’ Program Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Pre-Dental Course 2018 Program will be accepting applications on November 15t, 2017!
The SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine would like to announce: Hosting the Discover Dental School (DDS) Summer Scholars Program for students interested in the field of Dentistry. This is a weeklong program, from July 29th -  -August 3rd, 2018, where students are exposed to every aspect of dentistry including all specialties, understand what dental school is like.
Each fall, organizations that promote health profession education come together to throw the biggest, most comprehensive online health career fair of the year. This year’s Health Professions Week starts on November 6th, so register now if you haven’t already! Don’t miss this opportunity to take a step down the path to your career in health care. 
Monday, November 6 at 2pm: Keynote Address
Tuesday, November 7: Treasure Hunt
Wednesday, November 8: Health Professions Virtual Fair
Thursday, November 9: Community Connect Day
Friday, November 10: A Day in the Life
Looking for Halloween plans? Join the GW campus community for Boo Bash 2017 on Friday, October 27, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm in Kogan Plaza. Boo Bash will feature a costume contest, photo booth, musical performances, Halloween games, and free food (while it lasts!). Dress up and bring a friend to this signature GW Halloween event!
OPPORTUNITIES
Site Manager/Personal Trainer - Synergy Fitness Group
Synergy Fitness Group is looking for the right candidate to work at and manage a corporate fitness center in Washington, DC. The Site Manager / Personal Trainer will work to provide exceptional service to employees working in a state of the art fitness center and building. Click here to apply
Young Associates Program
Deadline Dec. 8
You have to be fluent in either English OR French 
It is for graduating BA/BS students (common majors: econ, stats, business, policy, intl affairs etc)
Must be a citizen of a 
member country|
Strong quantitative, research and writing skills are required
Internship Program
Next Deadline Nov. 17
1-6 months in Paris (3 months is ideal) 
Terms in either in the winter (Jan-June) or summer (July to Dec). 
Deadline for winter is Nov. 17th. The deadline for summer term is in March. 

Citizenship in a member country is not required.
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