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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0">Sent on behalf of the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear BMSC PhD Students and Faculty Mentors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The School of Medicine, Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) is
<b>offering 50% TA positions for the</b> <b>Spring 2026 quarter (April 1 – June 30, 2026) for Block 4/5</b> (BMSC 234/MDCL 234 and BMSC 235/MDCL 235).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Students should submit completed application as a PDF document to the Executive Administrative Specialist for Undergraduate Medical Education,<b> Dawn Demeritte
<a href="mailto:Dawn.Demeritte@medsch.ucr.edu">Dawn.Demeritte@medsch.ucr.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To receive full consideration, for the spring term, applications should be received by
<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">February 19, 2026</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">.</span> Applications received past this deadline may be considered only if positions are still open. If you submitted an
application for the winter cycle and would like for your application to be reconsidered for spring, please reach out to Dawn Demeritte.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you still need to satisfy the teaching assistant requirement for your degree, I highly recommend you apply for the spring opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Faculty mentors, please encourage your eligible Biomed students to apply for these positions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scott Pegan </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Professor</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Dean</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pre-Clerkship Medical Education </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">School of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">University of California Riverside</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">205 SOM Research Building</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">900 University Avenue</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Riverside, CA 92521-0001</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(951) 827 7907</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:scottp@medsch.ucr.edu">scottp@medsch.ucr.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Hermila Torres<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Student Services Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences | UCR School of Medicine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">hermila.torres@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">951.827.4540<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To schedule a virtual advising appointment, click <span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<a href="https://scheduler.zoom.us/bmsc-mtg-ssa"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">HERE</span></a></span>.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#0D0D0D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Hybrid work schedule<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>8:00am-5:00pm </i>Mon, Thurs, Fri - <i>onsite | 8:00am-5:00pm
</i>Tue, Wed - <i>remote</i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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