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UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA Society is to encourage, recognize and promote the personal and professional development of those students who have expressed an interest in becoming reputable health care providers. Furthermore, the organization will serve to promote awareness of the Physician Assistant (PA) profession as a viable career choice, to provide each member with a thorough understanding of the role of the PA profession, and to support each member through the PA school application process.

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Page 1: UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Februrary 12 th, 2013 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA

UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society2nd Spring Semester Meeting8th General Meeting of ’12-’13Februrary 12th, 2013

Welcome!The mission of the Pre-PA Society is to

encourage, recognize and promote the personal and professional development of those students who have expressed an interest in becoming reputable health care providers.

Furthermore, the organization will serve to promote awareness of the Physician Assistant (PA) profession as a viable career choice, to provide each member with a thorough understanding of the role of the PA profession, and to support each member through the PA school application process.

Page 2: UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Februrary 12 th, 2013 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA

Spring 2013 OfficersAisha Ayad

Volunteer Coordinator

Rainie Grimes

Treasurer

Kaitlin Gill

Historian

Akash Gopal

Public Relations

Jenna Andel

Vice-PresidentAndrea P Guevara

President

Page 3: UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Februrary 12 th, 2013 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA

Membership

We will only be accepting semester membership dues ($20), and will keep track of all points regardless of if dues have been paid yet.

Deadline to become Spring member:

April 25th, 2012

$20/semester$30/yearT-Shirt included

NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS

See Rainie- Treasurer(325) [email protected]

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Poin

t Syste

mParticipating in the points system allows for Active, Recognized, or Distinguished members to highlight their level of involvement in the society on applications and resumes.

Distinguished = 30 points

Recognized = 20 pointsActive = 10 points

Meetings: 1 pointDonations: $1/1point Meeting with shirt: 2 pointsVarious Events: 2 pointsFundraising Event: 3 pointsVolunteer Event: 4 points

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Featured Event

Health Professions Day 2013 - March 7th

10:00am to 2:00pm UC Galleria

Do not miss this opportunity to meet with representatives of 60+ health professions programs from within and outside of the state of Texas and attend various informational seminar.

The Roles of Physical and Occupational Therapists 11:00 – 11:50 am 

Exploring Nursing Pathways 11:00 – 11:50 am

Becoming a Competitive Medical School Applicant 12:00 – 12:50 pm

Becoming a Competitive Dental School Applicant 12:00 – 12:50 pm

Life as a Healthcare Professional 1:00 – 1:50 pm

Preparing for a Career in Pharmacy 1:00 - 1:50 am 

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Featured Events

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Take a free GRE practice test—from anywhere:•Saturday 2/16/2013

3:00 PM ET 12:00 PM•Wednesday 2/20/2013

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Sign up online!http://www.kaptest.com/enroll/GRE/online/events?intcmp=GRE:freepractice_landing

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Volunteering

Contact Aisha, Volunteer Coordinator

Sunday Fundays atCorazon Med Clinic

315 East Travis St.

Basement of Travis Park United Methodist

Church

Every Sunday7:45 - 11:00

AM2 Members only may sign up

Coming Soon!(210)[email protected]

Page 8: UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Februrary 12 th, 2013 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA

Open House Spring DatesUTHSCSA Other Universities

March 23 April 13 May 11Register ASAP by

contacting(210)-567-4240

Carpool with us! Sign up with Jenna(361)[email protected] of town trips will be partially

compensated by the Pre-PA Society if carpooling and hotel costs are shared.

• UTMB▫ March 15 Friday▫ http://shp.utmb.edu/pas

• UTSW▫ April 13 Saturday▫ (214) 648-1700

• Baylor▫ May 15 Wednesday▫ (713) 798-3663

Page 9: UTSA Pre-Physician Assistant Society 2 nd Spring Semester Meeting 8th General Meeting of ’12-’13 Februrary 12 th, 2013 Welcome! The mission of the Pre-PA

Contact Aisha, Volunteer Coordinator(210)[email protected]

Run or Volunteer with Team Pre-PA Society!$10/personSaturday, March 2nd, 20137:00 am Race day registration8:00 am The Race Begins!Register by 2-15-2013

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Scholarship Raffle!

$200 Scholarship

$2/ticket

Final day to buy tickets, drawing and award date:

April 25th, 2013

See Rainie- Treasurer(325) 370-2533

[email protected]

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Guest Speaker

Charles A. Moxin, PA

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Thank you for coming!See you at our Next Meeting:

TuesdayFebruary 27th, 2013

7:00 pmBB 2.06.12

Check us out online: Pasocietyutsa.webs.com

Facebook.com/pre.pasocietyutsa [email protected]