diosa428 said:
Has anyone read this book? I'm going to be starting med school in the fall and was wondering if it was worth buying (it's kind of expensive and I don't want to waste my money if it's like those "how to get into medical school" books that are pretty worthless). Thanks.
Hi there,
You can meet and talk with the man himself in Washington, DC at the annual conference of the National Society of Non-traditional Pre-medical and Medical Students on June 8-12, 2006 at the Crystal City Sheraton in Crystal City, Va. This hotel is located adjacent to National Airport and right across the Potomac River from Washington, DC.
Here is the complete speaker line-up:OPM - it is an exciting time!
The 2006 Conference & Workshops Speaker Docket
Dr. Ken Iserson - keynote speaker on Friday 9 June and the author of two of the cornerstone texts on Getting Into Medical School & Getting Into a Residency. These two references are used by innumerable people to achieve success as an applicant. Come see Dr. Iserson *live* to talk about these processes.
Dr. Rob Bowman - will anchor our Saturday program - Dr. Bowman is a Professor of Family Medicine at the Univ of Nebraska and Chairman of Rural Health Research. His research delves into the trends of nontraditional applicants to medical school and where they tend to practice & in what specialties. He will present a recently completed paper on older med school graduates.
Dr. Will Surber - CA-3 resident in anesthesiology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Critical Care Medicine Fellow 2007-2008.
Ms. Linda Wilson, MSIII - will present a demonstration on the uses of OMM (osteopathic manipulative medicine)
Dr. Randy Hunt - Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Oklahoma - will speak on substance abuse among physicians.
Dr. Stan Grogg - Professor of Pediatrics & Past-Pres of the American Academy of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Dr. David W Kelley - CA-3 resident in anesthesiology at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Critical Care Medicine Fellow 2008-2009 - will speak on the strategy and advantages of networking for the nontraditional applicant.
Ms. Judy Colwell - a long term member of the OPM family & nationally recognized professional couselor to premeds of all ages.
The cost of the complete conference is $75 plus a discount hotel room if you book through the Sheraton website and mention OPM. They have a block of hotel rooms set aside at aroung $120 per night (well below their usual price).
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