Throughout the year our advising team offers a collection of informatory workshops to help you learn

Fall 2024

September 18, 2024. Noon - 1:00pm
Program Information Session for High School Guidance Counselors – This session will offer information to better help high school guidance counselors as they support those students interested in becoming physicians.  Each WWAMI student has taken a unique journey in becoming a part of the WWAMI family and it is important for our future students to understand that they have many options for preparing themselves for medical school.  We will explain what we are looking for in our applicants and how interested students can create their own unique developmental pathway that is best for them and their interests. Save The Date: September 18, 2024 from noon-1pm via Zoom. Link available with free registration.

September 23, 2024 - IN PERSON
General program information for potential Alaska WWAMI applicants – This session is for students that are interested in becoming physicians and are interested in learning more about our program and what we are looking for in our applicants.  It will contain a brief program overview, a general description of program requirements, and offer an opportunity for our program director and advisors to answer student questions. Save The Date: September 23, 2024. This session is in-person in HSB. Show up day-of, or pre-register to receive email reminders. Register here. 

September 23, 2024. 6PM VIRTUAL
General program information for potential Alaska WWAMI applicants – This session is for students that are interested in becoming physicians and are interested in learning more about our program and what we are looking for in our applicants.  It will contain a brief program overview, a general description of program requirements, and offer an opportunity for our program director and advisors to answer student questions. Save The Date: September 23, 2024 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. This session is virtual. Zoom link available with free registration.

October 9, 2024. 7:00pm
Strategies for making yourself a better WWAMI candidate – This session will provide greater detail into what we are looking for in our applicants and how to demonstrate those desired characteristics and skills within the framework of a medical school application. Save The Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 7pm via Zoom. Link available with free registration. 

October 23, 2024. 7:00pm
Preparing Your Application: Preparing for the MCAT – This session will provide the basic components of a good MCAT preparatory study plan.  Students will then be shown ways in which those components can be put together to create their own personal study plan. Save The Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 7pm Via Zoom. Link available with free registration.  

Spring 2025

Spring Semester Courses (tentatively scheduled for Mondays)

• BIOM A425--Preparing for the MCAT and Beyond, 3 credits
• BIOM A432--Preparing a Medical School Application, 2 credits

Date TBD
Alaska PreMed Summit – Interested in a career in medicine? Join Alaska WWAMI to learn about pursuing a career in healthcare. More information and registration can be found at the event website.

In lieu of our Spring Preparing your Application Series of workshops, we will be conducting the workshops at the Alaska PreMed Summit. 

At the Alaska PreMed Summit
Preparing Your Application Series Part 1:  Putting Together a Cohesive Application – This session aims to help students create a strategy for putting together a cohesive application that best highlights their unique strengths.

At the Alaska PreMed Summit
Preparing Your Application Series Part 2:  The Importance of Reflection in Your Experiences – This hands-on workshop will cover the experiences section of the Medical School application, which is often misinterpreted by students. This session aims to help students understand what the application committee is looking for in this critical section of the application. Please come prepared with some experience reflections to share with fellow attendees.

 

View our Google Calendar to see all events currently scheduled by the Alaska WWAMI Pre Med Advising Team.