Interested in a career in healthcare? Check out Health Professions Week, happening Monday, April 11th through Friday, April 15th. Check out our events below to kick start your career in the healthcare industry!
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Health Professions Week 2022
Monday, April 11th
- 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Virtual Webinar & Panel: Careers and Graduate Degrees in Public Health
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 11: 12–1:30 p.m.
Presented by the UCI School of Public Health
- 3:00-4:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Post Bac Overview: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 11: 3–4 p.m.
Presented by Emma Ledesma, Director of Post Bac Program
- 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Connect with UCI Medical Students: Michael Baham, MS1 and Luigi Gonzales, MS1
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 11: 5-6 p.m.
Learn about Guiding Hands, a one-on-one mentorship program between undergraduate premed students and UCI medical students. The session will also explore the realities of attending a UC medical school.
- 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Spotlight on a Career in Nursing: Interview and Q&A with Becky Rodgers MSN, APRN, FNP-C
DATE/TIME: Monday, April 11: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Presented by Becky Rodgers MSN, APRN, FNP-C,
Neurology Nurse Practitioner, Southland Neurologic Institute
Join us for an interview and Q&A with Becky Rodgers MSN, APRN, FNP-C Neurology Nurse Practitioner, Southland Neurologic Institute. Becky received a UC Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, MSN at UCLA, and an FNP-C at CSULB.
Tuesday, April 12th
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Questions about Health Professions Requirements? Ask the UCI Academic Counselor
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Prepare for the IN-PERSON Health Professions Fair
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 12: 2-3 p.m.
No Recording Available
- 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Considering a PhD in the Sciences? Interview with a Current UCI STEM Graduate Student
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 12: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Presented by Tri Andrew Phan, UCI PhD Student (Biomedical/Medical Engineering)
Focus in Stem Cell Science at the Downing Lab for Synthetic Genome Regulation and Engineering
- 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Straight Talk from a Successful UCI Alumna: Medical School Applicant
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 12: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Presented by UCI Bio Sci Alumna, Grace Huizar
Accepted to Osteopathic Medical School
Wednesday, April 13th
- 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: MCAT Overview
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 13: 12–1:00 p.m.
Presented by Ebony Hudson, Outreach Specialist
Grad Programs: Princeton Review
No Recording available
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Physician Assistant Admissions Overview
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 13: 2-3 p.m.
Presented by Leslie Lim, MA, Director of Admissions
School of Physician Assistant Studies, Marshall B. Ketchum University (Orange County)
- 5:00-6:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Multiple Mini Interview Overview (MMI)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, April 13: 5-6 p.m.
Presented by Ebony Hudson, Outreach Specialist
Grad Programs: Princeton Review
No Recording Available
Thursday, April 14th
- 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | In-Person Health Professions Career Fair
DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 14: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
LOCATION: Biological Sciences Plaza
Meet employers and graduate/professional schools in the healthcare industry.
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Spotlight on Careers in Hematology Featuring Ajay Major, MD, MBA Chief Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the University of Chicago
DATE/TIME: Thursday, April 14: 2-3 p.m.
Hematology offers a multitude of career opportunities focusing on clinical, research (PhD), international collaborations, Sickel Cell Disease initiatives and advocacy on Capitol Hill. Join us as we hear from a Chief Hematologist, Dr. Ajay Major, about this challenging and rewarding profession within the health sciences.
Recording coming soon…
Friday, April 15th
- 12:00-1:30 p.m. | Virtual Webinar: Pre Med Journey
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 15: 12-1:30 p.m.
Presented by Karol Johansen, Associate Director
UCI Division of Career Pathways
No Recording Available
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. | Personal Statements for Health Professional School
DATE/TIME: Friday, April 15: 2-3 p.m.
Presented by Ebony Hudson, Outreach Specialist
Grad Programs: Princeton Review
No Recording Available