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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Dear Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Below are presentations <b><span style='color:blue'>this week</span> for students interested in health careers.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Medical School Application Workshop</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> – </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Sponsored by Project Josh and Friends</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> <b><i><span style='color:#006600'>WED</span></i></b><i>, May 18 HUB 367 5-6pm</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>Are you interested in health related field?</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> Presented by Dr. Jason Prystowsky, Loma Linda ER Physician – </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Sponsored my STEM and MHCP</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> <b><i><span style='color:#006600'>WED</span></i></b><i>, May 18 HUB 302S 7pm</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Recruitment for iDiscover Camp – <span style='color:#C00000'>Summer Opportunity for Students</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>First Year Experience of a Pharmacy School</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> <b>Student</b> - <b><i><span style='color:#006600'>MON</span></i></b><i>, May 23 Pierce Hall 1305 4pm</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>Want to take a Kaplan Test Prep Course but have a financial need</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>? Check out the info below for a discount.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Read an interesting article about the future of the MCAT which is scheduled to be changed in the coming years. Link to NY Times article <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/a-better-medical-school-admissions-test/?ref=health">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=335 height=326 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.png@01CC13E7.47CE5760"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Dr. Jason Prystowsky, MD <br></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Doctors without Borders – Volunteer for Humanitarian Aid<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>"When I applied to medical school, I believed I was pursuing a calling to help people. And I learned that if you want to help people you have to go to where the need is. And sometimes that does not involve going to Haiti or Africa, but looking in our own backyard." - Jason Prystowsky MD, MPH, volunteer physician<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>Are you interested in a career in medicine? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>Want to know what schools are really looking for in a physician?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>Have you ever wondered what other careers are available to you in the Health Fields?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'>What are the differences between a MD, DO, RN, and PA… and what do these acronyms mean?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>These are just some of the questions Dr. Jason Prystowsky will address in his presentation this Wednesday, May 18<sup>th</sup> from 7:00-8:30pm in HUB 302.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Dr. Prystowsky is a physician, trained in Emergency Medicine, who has been working overseas in Palestine and Sudan to bring humanitarian aid to those caught in the crossfire of conflict. He is a graduate of UCSB who has returned to Santa Barbara to teach and practice medicine throughout southern California. Please join us to hear his insight about choosing a career in medicine and the health fields, as well as his inspirational stories of volunteering around the world in poverty-stricken and war-torn countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Food and refreshments will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'> Please arrive early if you would like to grab a bite before the presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><br><b><span style='color:red'>Please</span></b></span> <a href="mailto:nhi.tran@ucr.edu">mailto:nhi.tran@ucr.edu</a> <b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:red'>email to RSVP up to the day of the event. </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>For more information about Dr. Prystowsky and his volunteer work, please visit: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.una-sb.org/">http://www.una-sb.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/">http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>The <b>Kindling Development (KID) Program</b> is organizing for its second iDiscover Summer Camp, at the First Congregational Church on Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside from Monday June 13th to Friday June 17th. The iDiscover Camp is aimed towards enriching the lives of local Riverside youth through holistic educational activities and mentorship. We anticipate up to 33 youth between the ages 8 - 14. An outgrowth of KID Program's weekly educational learning program, Camp iDiscover builds on the ideas of creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking. For those interested, please contact <a href="mailto:kid.program.ucr@gmail.com">kid.program.ucr@gmail.com</a> as soon as possible to begin the engaging work of imagining the methods to structure the camp and engage local youth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5fjvxEp41AoOTZlMjI2OTAtZjhhMC00N2M1LTgzMjItZjU1NmRhY2U1Mjk3&hl=en&authkey=CLvTmocG">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5fjvxEp41AoOTZlMjI2OTAtZjhhMC00N2M1LTgzMjItZjU1NmRhY2U1Mjk3&hl=en&authkey=CLvTmocG</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";color:maroon'>First Year in Professional School-What’s It Really Like?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Samantha Flores</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>, UCR ’10, and current student at Pacific Oregon University School of Pharmacy will speak about her experiences as a first-year pharmacy student at an out-of-state school. Come to hear about what it’s like in a professional school program. How difficult is it? What’s it like to be far from home? What’s important to know about professional level education programs?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'>Join us at 4pm, Monday, May 23 in Pierce 1305 to learn more and have your questions answered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><img border=0 width=652 height=872 id="Picture_x0020_32" src="cid:image004.png@01CC13E7.47CE5760"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>