Premedical Student Conference

Insight into Interviewing
Following the presentation of general information on the interview process, a mock interview will be conducted.  Time will be allowed for Q and A with the presenter.

Physician Panel
These physicians will inform and encourage you as they offer glimpses into their daily activities.

Calculating the Cost:  Medical School Financial Aid and Debt Management
A representative from the KU Medical Center Office of Student Financial Aid will address the question, “How will I pay for my medical education?”  Learn how you can begin preparing today.

What is a Master of Public Health (MPH)?
And how might it relate to your work as a physician?  If you are interested in topics such as epidemiology and biostatistics, come learn about this nationally-ranked Master’s degree program and KU’s combined MD/MPH program!

Science + Medicine = MD/PhD
Learn about the School of Medicine’s MD/PhD program and how it prepares highly-motivated students for careers as physician scientists in academic medicine and biomedical research.

The New Curriculum at the School of Medicine
Receive a complete overview of the medical school’s new curriculum and get answers to questions you may have about the integrated curriculum style.

ALL Bones About It – The Dry Anatomy Lab
We know you want to see the cadaver lab—this is the next best thing.  See human remains the medical students study before they dive into the second-semester cadaver dissection.

Problem-Based Learning Groups
This is how medical students learn and study—in a problem-based learning (PBL) group.  Receive a brief explanation and then break out into a PBL group and diagnose what is wrong with Bessy Buick!

Life Science Innovation Center
Interested in research?  Receive a tour of the newest building on campus, the Life Science Innovation Center and see the labs where ground-breaking medical research is taking place right here in Kansas.

The Clinical Skills Lab Experience
Would you like to see where our students hone their clinical skills and how they do it?  Experience a standardized patient and put your clinical skills to the test in a mock-patient encounter!

International Studies
Learn and travel while in medical school by studying overseas!  Learn more about opportunities KU-SOM students have to travel while in school.  Our students go everywhere from Ireland to Fiji to Africa…come find out how!

Technology and Studying Medicine
Tablet computers, pocket PCs, iPods…it’s all integrated into the medical school curriculum.  How can you make it work for you?  Drs. Jim Fishback and Bob Klein, along with KU-SOM techie Mike Karr, will help you understand how to make technology work with your study habits, not against them!

Medical School Tours
Is this the first time you’ve been on campus?  If so, take a student-led campus tour.  Please note, the tours do not include the anatomy lab or the hospital.

Medicine on the Prairie: Practicing Medicine in Rural Kansas and the SOM Rural Track Program
Listen to practicing physicians talk about their love for practicing medicine in small-town America.  Find out about our Rural Track Program and have an opportunity to ask questions about what it is like to be a community leader.

Getting Prepared for the MCAT
A panel of recently accepted students will share their preparation strategies and respond to your questions.

What Is Medical School Really Like?
Bring your questions to this session, and a panel of KU medical students will offer their experiences and perspectives.

The Non-Traditional Student
A panel of non-traditional medical students (e.g., those who have changed careers or who have children) will address these and similar issues of concern to non-traditional premedical students.

Transition into Medical School:  Will You Be Ready to Make the Climb?
Discuss nonacademic skills, characteristics, and attitudes that will enable you to find success in medical school.

The University of Kansas School of Medicine 2008 Premedical Student Conference Kansas City, Kansas
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m	Welcome, Dr. Glendon Cox
9:15 – 9:45 a.m.	Keynote Speaker, Dr. Gary Doolittle
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.	Conference Orientation
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.	Breakout session 1
11:15 – 12:00	Breakout session 2
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.	LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 p.m	Breakout Session  3
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.	Breakout Session  4
3:00 – 3:45 p.m.	Breakout Session 5
4:00 – 4:15 p.m.	Conference Wrap Up