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HPSA and South Louisiana Region AHEC Partner
HPSA and South Louisiana Region AHEC Partner
Will deliver Becoming A Student Doctor course as part of the AHEC Scholars Program On September 30, 2022, the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) and the South Louisiana Region Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) entered into a five-year alliance agreement to incorporate the Becoming A Student Doctor course developed by HPSA into an enhanced and… Continue reading HPSA and South Louisiana Region AHEC Partner
HPSA Courses Featured at National Conferences
Two recently released courses from the Health Professional Student Association (HPSA) have been featured in presentations at national conferences. A poster presentation on the “Becoming a Student Doctor” course was featured at the Academy of Professionalism in Health Care conference on October 21, 2022. Emil Chuck, Ph.D., Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional… Continue reading HPSA Courses Featured at National Conferences
Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program Returns to Tulsa
Driven by the success of the Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program pilot held in April 2022, HPSA will be conducting another session of the seminar on medical school admissions for community college students at Tulsa Community College. The next session will be held on October 21, 2022, again in partnership with Oklahoma University-Tulsa University School of… Continue reading Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program Returns to Tulsa
HPSA to Support $3 Million Grant to UNTHSC
The Health Professional Student Association is part of a collaborative network supporting the University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) at Fort Worth on a recently awarded $3 million U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration grant to address the growing shortage of healthcare workers who care for people with HIV. HPSA will be serving… Continue reading HPSA to Support $3 Million Grant to UNTHSC
Dr. Emil Chuck to Present Interactive Situational Judgment Test Workshop
Emil Chuck, Ph.D., Director of Advising Services for the Health Professional Student Association, will present an interactive situational judgment test workshop at the UC Davis Prehealth Conference. The conference will be held on October 15, 2022, in Davis, California. Dr. Chuck will cover the following topics during the workshop, which will be held twice during… Continue reading Dr. Emil Chuck to Present Interactive Situational Judgment Test Workshop
HPSA Student Advisory Council Announces 2022 Advisor of the Year Awardees
The Health Professional Student Association Student Advisory Council today announced the awardees of their inaugural Advisor of the Year recognition. The 2022 awardees are: Public University: Toni Trumbo-Bell, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Pre-Medical Sciences Studies Certificate Program Coordinator, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Private University: Jelena Marić-Antonijević, MS, Director of Health Professions, Roosevelt University, Chicago,… Continue reading HPSA Student Advisory Council Announces 2022 Advisor of the Year Awardees
HPSA completes inaugural Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program
HPSA partnered with Oklahoma University-Tulsa University School of Community Medicine and Tulsa Community College to present seminar on medical school admissions for community college students On Saturday, April 23, 2022, students from Tulsa Community College gathered in-person and online to learn about the process of applying to medical school. Laura Turner, Executive Director and Emil… Continue reading HPSA completes inaugural Undergraduate Medical Accelerator Program
HPSA Opens Application Booster Course
New course designed to help students applying to health professional school in 2022 Today, the Health Professional Student Association opened registration for its inaugural session of Application Booster. Application Booster is a ten-month course designed to help students build their best possible application for admission to health professional school. Registration for the 2022 Application Booster… Continue reading HPSA Opens Application Booster Course