We are the new Dingoes. We were selected in March 2008.

    

We are sophomores in 2008-2009.

  

Dingo Program 2008-2009

“Welcome to Minnesota’s Future Doctors and the University of Minnesota Medical School”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors Fall Event 2008

Friday, October 3, 2008  3- 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 4, 2008  9 am to 9 p.m.

Sunday, October 5, 2008  9 am to 11:30 a.m.


Location       

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis Campus

Program        

·         Welcome to Minnesota’s Future Doctors and the U of M Med School

·         What is MCAT?

·         What is AMCAS?

·         The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Admissions Process

·         MD/PhD Programs. What is this program? How do you plan ahead to be eligible to apply?

·         Case Study:  Starting to Think Like a Med Student

·         Tour of the University of Minnesota, Medical School, Minneapolis

·         Dental School, University of Minnesota

·         The Roadmap to Med School: Charting Your Pathway

·         HIPAA Training, Criminal Background Check for Shadowing

 

“Mayo Medical School Day”

December 2008

Date to be determined

This event is free

Location

Mayo Medical School

Events

·         Learning about the Mayo Med School

·         Touring the Med School campus

·         Meeting Med Students

·         Hint:  Most of this presentation will be covered in the January tour day.  But, the speakers and presenters will be different – and thus, may provide very different ideas about medical school, applying to medical school, and more.


 

                 

“Mayo Medical School and the Role of Physicians Metro Hospitals”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors Winter Event 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009         8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009         7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009         8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 8, 2009         9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location       

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis Campus

Field trips to the Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN

Program

·         Welcome and discussion on the status of your Roadmap

·         Tour Fairview University Medical Center

·         Mayo Medical School Tour and

·        Allina Hospital Tour

·         Office of Clinical Research, what is it? Jobs within research.

·         Knowing Camp Heartland and serving kids with AIDS/HIV

·         Summer opportunities, local, regional nationwide

           

“Dance at the Mall of America

for Camp Heartland:

Raising Awareness for Kids with

HIV and AIDS”

March 7, 2009

This event is free, but you will need to dance and have fun. Bring your non-Minnesota’s Future Doctors friends. No choreography or 1980’s stylin’ dance outfits neededJ. This is not a dance competition.

Location

Mall of America

Program

·         Dancing, food, and celebrities

·         Meeting kids with AIDS and HIV and encouraging them to stay healthy and chase their own dreams

 

“Moving Forward with My Pre Med Plan”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors  Spring 2009 Event

Friday, March 13, 2009            12 noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 14, 2009            9 am to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 15, 2009            9 am to 12 noon

Location       

University of Minnesota, Medical School

Field trip to Hennepin County Medical Center

Field Trip to United Hospital

Events                       

·         Case Study:  You are Thinking Like a Med Student

·         Medical student panel discussion

·         HCMC Research Assistant Program info session

·         Serve and Observe United Hospital Program

·         Updating my Roadmap

 

 

“University of Minnesota

Medical School Day”

April 2009

Date to be determined

This event is free

Location

University of Minnesota Medical School

Events

·         Learning about the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Duluth Med Schools

·         Physician speakers

·         Meeting med students

 

Dingo Program 2009-2010

“AMCAS:  The Personal Statement,

Mock Interviews and MCAT Mock Online Exam”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors Fall Event 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009  12 noon to 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 26, 2009  9 am to 5 p.m.

Sunday, September 27, 2009  9 am to 12 noon

Location       

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis Campus

Mayo Building, East Bank, 6th Floor

Program        

·         Walking away with your second draft of the AMCAS personal statement. Classroom, peer writing circle, and professional editing.

·         Mock Interviews 101

·         MCAT Mock Exam, online

 

“Mayo Medical School Day”

December 2009

Date to be determined

This event is free

Location

Mayo Medical School

Events

·         Learning about the Mayo Med School

·         Touring the Med School campus

·         Meeting Med Students

                 

“AMCAS, Mock MCAT, and Mock Interviews”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors Winter Event 2010

Tuesday, January 5, 2010       9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010       6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 7, 2010       9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, January 8, 2010       9 a.m. to 12 noon

Location       

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis Campus

Program        

·         Walking away with your second or final draft of the AMCAS personal statement. First drafts of your AMCAS “15 experiences” areas.

        Classroom, peer writing circle, and professional editing.

·         Mock Interviews  

·         MCAT Mock Exam, online

·         Discuss summer experience with MCAT test, ensure that you are registering for MCAT for summer 2010

·         Discussion on Roadmap to Med School

           

“Dance at the Mall of America

for Camp Heartland:

Raising Awareness for Kids with HIV and AIDS”

February 2010

Date to be determined

This event is free, but you will need to dance and have fun.

Bring your non-Minnesota’s Future Doctors friends.

No choreography or 1980’s stylin’ dance outfits neededJ.

This is not a dance competition.

Location

Mall of America

Program

·         Dancing, food, and celebrities

·         Meeting kids with AIDS and HIV and encouraging them to stay healthy and chase their own dreams

 

“AMCAS, Mock MCAT, and Mock Interviews”

Required Minnesota’s Future Doctors  Spring 2010 Event

Friday, March 5, 2010            12 noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 6, 2010            9 am to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 7, 2010            9 am to 12 noon

Location       

University of Minnesota, Medical School

Field trip to Hennepin County Medical Center

Field Trip to United Hospital

Program

·         Walking away with your final draft of the AMCAS personal statement. Final draft of your AMCAS “15 experiences” areas.  Classroom, peer writing circle, and professional editing.

·         Mock Interviews 

·         MCAT Mock Exam, online

·         Discuss summer experience with MCAT test, ensure that you are registering for MCAT for summer 2010

·         Discussion on Roadmap to Med School

 

“University of Minnesota Medical

School Day”

April 2010

Date to be determined

This event is free

Location

University of Minnesota Medical School

Program

·         Learning about the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Duluth Med Schools

·         Physician speakers

·         Meeting med students

 

“MCAT Prep Program”

May 24 to June 18, 2010 (no class on Monday, May 31, 2010)

Date to be determined

This event is free, you will not be paid for your participation

Location

University of Minnesota Medical School

Program

·         Professional service team will give you online, classroom, and homework assignments related to the MCAT exam.

·         You may be taking this class with the entire Dingo cohort or you may take this course in with the Princeton Review or Kaplan Review program (depends on number of eligible Dingoes who are ready to attend MCAT training)

Dingo Program 2010-2011

“Mock Interviews”

Optional Event

Saturday, September 25, 2010  9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

Location       

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis Campus

Mayo Building, East Bank, 6th Floor

Program        

·         Mock interviews with a range of professionals

(Med students, former MN Future Docs who are

currently in medical school, physicians, med school

admissions professionals, and each other)