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EVENTS |
Happy Holidays |
The MD/MPH Program wishes you all a happy holiday season. To celebrate the season and finals week, we will have goodie bags for you to come by and pick up. |
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Medicine Research Day |
Join us at the 25th Annual Medicine Research Day on December 6, 2022. Dr. Taylor will be one of the panel speakers for “Enhancing health in our neighborhoods through community engagement in research: how are we doing?” at noon and the Dean of the new UT School of Public Health SA will give the keynote presentation on “How ‘to health’ at ‘scale’: Reflections for Medicine & Public Health in the Post-pandemic era” at 4 PM. |
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REMINDERS |
Volunteer for MD/MPH Sessions on LSOM Interview Day |
During the LSOM Admissions Interview Day, the MD/MPH program is allotted a time slot to talk about the program with those interviewing. During this time, either Josh or myself will give a short formal presentation about the program, but we also like to have at least 1 of you in attendance to answer questions from the student perspective. Our session is every interview day (Fridays from now until January) from 10:30 – 12 PM, there are 3 different sessions for 15 minutes each. If you would like to volunteer, please go to the Admissions Day volunteer spreadsheet and click to the MD/MPH Volunteers tab. |
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Attention Class of 2025 students! |
Class of 2025, it is time again for your professional formation meetings for MS2 year. Please schedule your meeting now for January or February. |
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HOUSEKEEPING |
CONGRATULATIONS NEW CLASS OF 2026 STUDENT LEADERS |
Congratulations to MD/MPHers from the Class of 2026, Leslie Omiere and Benton Westbrook on new leadership positions! |
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LongSOM Social Media Roundup & Accomplishments |
Rebekah Muenich, MD, MPH, Class of 2020 speaks on the importance of giving back to LSOM as an alumni. |
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Delaney Rawson, MD, MPH, Class of 2021 speaks on being an alumni mentor to LSOM students. |
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AAMC Learn Serve Lead 2022 Conference |
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At this year’s conference in Nashville, TN, Dr. Taylor and Stephanie led a table topic discussion on “Establishing and Maintaining Robust Dual-Degree Programs at Medical Schools (MD/MPH, MD/MBA, MD/JD)” to attendees. |
MD/MPH Elective - Bryan Alsip, MD, MPH |
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On November 17, 2022, Bryan Alsip, MD, MPH, Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer of University Health System, spoke to the MD/MPH elective on a career pathway to hospital leadership. Dr. Alsip discussed his path from medical school to working at UHS, including getting his MPH during a preventative medicine fellowship, working with the city’s health department, and a new UHS public health initiative. |
AROUND CAMPUS |
Big Interview Medical |
The Office of Student Affairs is pleased to offer you a free training system that features a new and innovative way to help you prepare more effectively for a residency interview. Big Interview is an online system that combines training AND practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence. Big Interview Medical offers a variety of tools including: Challenging, virtual mock interviews for all experience levels A database of thousands of interview questions with tips on how to answer them The ability to rate and share your interview answers for feedback A comprehensive video training curriculum covering all aspects of landing a job A step-by-step interview Answer Builder for crafting answers to behavioral questions A CV builder and CV Curriculum
HOW TO REGISTER Here’s how to set up your Big Interview Medical account: *You can also access the Big Interview Medical workshop Jeff Xia (Class of 2022 Graduate) hosted to demonstrate the benefits and how he used it to prepare for residency interviews. |
Career Month for the Class of 2024 |
Be on the lookout for information soon from the Office of Student Affairs regarding career month in January. This information and sessions planned will be useful to start thinking about CVs, personal statements and preparation for residency interviews. |
CSL Conference Call for Abstracts |
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Connective Tissue Call for Entries |
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