UCLA Career Center

STANFORD SCHOOL of MEDICINE
Dr. Gabriel Garcia, M.D., Associate Dean for Medical School Admissions
Stanford School of Medicine
Supported by UCLA’s Pre-Medical Peer Association (PPA), Undergraduate Medical Sciences Organization, www.ph.ucla.edu/umso
and the UCLA Career Center

KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE of APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
Lee Ann Cornell Associate Director of Admissions
Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
Supported by UCLA’s Pre-Medical Peer Association (PPA), Undergraduate Medical Sciences Organization, www.ph.ucla.edu/umso
and the UCLA Career Center

Spring 2007

“JUMPSTART YOUR CAREER IN MEDICINE”,
Supported by the UCLA Career Center

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRITZKER SCHOOL of MEDICINE
David M. Owen, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid

DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE at UCLA
Theodore Hall, M.D., Assistant Dean Admissions

UCSD SCHOOL of MEDICINE
Brian Zeglen, Director of Admissions

STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Albert T. Chevez, Ed.M., Associate Director of Medical School Admissions

PHYSICIAN SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

Jaime Chen, M.D.
Gastroenterologist
Alum of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Dr. Irving Posalski , M.D.
UCLA School of Medicine Associate Clinical Professor specializing in Infectious Diseases
Director of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center Experience in Clinical Medicine for Pre-Med College Students

Yince Loh, M.D.
Neurologist (Army Physician)

MEDICAL STUDENT SPEAKERS INCLUDED:

Kathy Palatnik
Ricardo Salas (Class President)
First Year Medical Students: David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA

HEALTH CARE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED:

Alice DeLaurier-O’Neil
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING
International Trips for Pre-Meds Shadowing Physicians in Costa Rica, Africa and Mexico

Sarvenaz Alibeigi
EMRA Coordinator
EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES

Silva Thomas
Manager, CARE EXTENDER PROGRAM
SM-UCLA Medical Center & Orthopedic Hospital

Dr. Glen Pearlstein
Full-Time MCAT Specialist
KAPLAN: Presented on Navigating the MCAT

Jeremy Lawrence
UCLA Campus Outreach Manager
KAPLAN

SGT Christopher Herring USAREC
ARMY MEDICAL and HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Presentation on Military Scholarships for Financing Medical School.

Medical School Representatives Visiting UCLA 2005-2006

Fall 2005

UCI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: MD/MBA Joint Program
Dr. Maria Chandler, M.D, MBA Admissions Director
Supported by UCLA’s Pre-Medical Peer Association and the UCLA Career Center

Winter 2006

DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL
Mary Kendall Brown, Admissions
Supported by UCLA’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Association and the UCLA Career Center

Spring 2006

STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Dr. Gabriel Garcia, Assoc. Dean of Admissions
Supported by the Pre Medical Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association and the UCLA Career Center

CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE
Dr. Andrew Fishleder, Executive Dean
Supported by UCLA’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Association and the UCLA Career Center

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
David M. Owen, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid
Supported by UCLA’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Association and the UCLA Career Center

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AT ST. LOUIS
John Walters, Assistant Dean and Chairman of Admissions
Supported by UCLA’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Association and the UCLA Career Center

DAVID GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UCLA
Theodore Hall, MD Admissions
“Jumpstart Your Career in Medicine”: Supported by the UCLA Career Center

UCSD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Brian Zegler Dean of Admission
“Jumpstart Your Career in Medicine”: Supported by the UCLA Career Center

UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE GUADALAJARA
Ms Itzé Del Castillo Lebrija, Director Off Campus Programs and Advisor Relations
Supported by The UCLA Career Center

In addition the following physicians visited UCLA to speak at meetings held by UCLA’s Pre-Medical Peer Association:

Group PPA
Quarter Fall
School UCI
Rep: Dr. Maria Chandler, M.D. MBA , UCI , MD, MBA Admissions Director

Group PPA
Quarter Fall
School UCLA
Rep: Jorge A. Lazareff, M.D. - UCLA Neurosurgeon

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Dr. Paul Torrens, M.D., Professor, Health Services UCLA

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Dr. Carole Browner, PhD, UCLA Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Dr. Calmes, M.D. and Dr. Robertson, M.D., Minority Health Topics/Asthma Program

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Dr. Ellen Alkon, M.D. UCLA School of Public Health Director
Public Health Education in Medicine

Group Students for Organ Donation Co-Hosted with PPA
Quarer Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Jonah Odim, M.D., Heart and Lung Transplant surgeon, UCLA Associate professor of Surgery

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Kenneth Kuchta, MD , UCLA Medical Center, Assistant Clinical Professor Anesthesiology

Group PPA
Quarter Spring
School UCLA
Rep: Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, M.D., Associate Director of the UCLA Center on Aging, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the School of Public Policy and Social Research