Alpha Epsilon Delta

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Alpha Epsilon Delta
Pre-Health Professions Society
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What is AED?

• AED is an organization for students that want to
  pursue a career in the health professions.
• We offer a variety of opportunities including
• Speakers and representatives from schools
• Unique community service opportunities
• Medical student mentoring
• Shadowing
• A community of pre-med students at Vanderbilt

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Vanderbilt AED vs. National AED

• National AED is an honor society
• Can apply after completing 3 semesters of pre-med
  coursework
• Must have a 3.2 GPA in pre-med classes and a 3.2
  overall GPA
• Benefits
• Priority in Vanderbilt AED events
• Opportunity to attend bi-annual National
  convention
• Membership in an organization recognized by the
  Association of College Honor Societies
• Vanderbilt AED is open to all Vanderbilt students

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Membership Requirements

• Yearly dues
• 20 for new members
• 10 for returning members
• Points
• Receive a point for meetings and community
  service events
• Must receive 7 points each semester
• At least 2 of these 7 points must be from service

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Meetings

• Representatives from medical and other
  health-related schools
• Physicians in different specialties
• Experts in global health
• Women in medicine
• Mock admissions committee
• Medical student panels
• MCAT test prep organizations
• How to have a good interview
• How to write a successful med school essay
• And many more

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Shadowing

• We provide an opportunity for undergraduate
  students to shadow physicians in Nashville
• Shadowing closed for this semester
• Information about shadowing next semester
  available in December
• Questions? Contact chelsea.samson_at_vanderbilt.edu

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Mentoring

• Paired with a Vanderbilt medical students
• Opportunities to interact with medical students
  in a variety of circumstances
• Informative meetings including a tour of the
  medical center
• Social gatherings such as bowling and a football
  tailgate

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Community Service

• Ronald McDonald House
• Able Youth
• Tennessee Respite
• Coalition
• Nashville CARES
• AIDS walk
• Dance Marathon
• Many others!

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Spring Break Trip

• Travel to Costa Rica on a medical missions trip
  with International Service Learning
• Gain a hands on medical experience while making
  lasting friendships!

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Building a Community

• In addition to providing students with relevant
  information and resources, our goal is to create
  a pre-med community.
• AED social events (ice cream social)
• Casual meetings with upperclassmen
• Course recommendations and consultations

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General Body Meeting

• Wednesday, September 9th _at_ 500PM in Furman 114
• More info about AED and QA panel of medical
  students
• Meeting followed by ice cream social
• Opportunity to talk with
• Medical students
• Upperclassmen pre-med students
• Dr. Baum and Ms. Laws from hpao office
• Representatives from the Princeton Review

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Questions?

• http//studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/aed/
• susan.e.dickey_at_vanderbilt.edu
• ashley.m.morgan.1_at_vanderbilt.edu
• General Body Meeting Wed. Sept 9th, 500PM,
  Furman 114