Department of Biology
Upcoming events for students interested in health careers:
- Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 4-5:30pm in Room 101 Sullivan Science Building: Interviewing for Medical School – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Meet with Dr. Janne Cannon, a member of the Admissions Committee of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine. A great opportunity to get your questions answered.
- Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 7:30pm in Room 130 Moore Nursing Building: Dr. Nortin Hadler, a UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine physician, will be giving a talk based on his new book, "Stabbed in the Back: Confronting Back Pain in an Overtreated Society".
- Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7pm in Room 201 Sullivan Science Building: Representatives from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Dentistry and possibly also the Summer MED Program at UNC School of Medicine will be on campus to talk about their programs.
- Ongoing - Dr. Rob Cannon is a member of the Institutional Review Board at Cone Hospital, which reviews clinical research proposals from local physicians who are doing research in oncology, cardiology, critical care medicine, etc. This Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 7:30am to 9am at the Heart Center at Cone Hospital. Dr. Cannon is allowed to bring one or two students to the meetings to observe, and he leaves from the Stone Building parking lot at 7am to drive to the hospital. If you are interested in attending one of these meetings, you will need to sign up at Dr. Cannon's office, 441 Eberhart. The sign-up sheet will be available August 17th.
- Reminder - There is a Health Careers bulletin board on the first floor hallway of the Sullivan Science Building where Dr. Cannon posts items for students interested in health careers. It is suggested that you occasionally check this bulletin board when you are in the Sullivan Building.