Health Professions Club

Mission Statement
The health professions club at Hampshire College hopes to facilitate collaboration between students who have an interest in furthering their education beyond Hampshire in order to pursue a career in the healthcare industry. We hope these relationships that are formed will create a community and support network between students who have similar academic interests. Gaining admittance to medical school and other health-related graduate programs is challenging; the health professions club aims to make this challenge more attainable to those involved in the club by providing accurate information on prerequisites needed to gain acceptance into these programs, and offer opportunities to complete these prerequisites through volunteer activities, workshops, and conferences. In addition, the health professions club at Hampshire College will work to educate all members of the College community on alumni achievements in the healthcare industry and other pertinent health-related issues our local community and world is facing today.

Who Qualifies?
Any individual who is interested in pursuing further education beyond Hampshire to ultimately work in a profession that deals with the bettering and maintaining of others’ health. These professions include but are not limited to nursing, midwifery, clinical medicine, veterinary medicine, dental medicine, biomedical research, psychotherapy, psychiatry, and naturopathic medicine.

Events
Fall 2014:

Friday, October 17 2-3pm /CSC 333 /Admissions Rep from UMass Medical School

Tuesday, October 21 7-8pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Admissions Rep from New York Chiropractic College

Friday, November 7 4-5:30pm /FPH 108 /Civilian Narcan Training

Wednesday, November 19 6:30-7:30pm /CSC 316 /Admissions Rep from Tufts Medical School -- Spring 2015:

Wednesday, April 1 11am-5pm /RCC /American Red Cross Blood Drive

Friday, April 10 2-3:30pm /CSC 316 /Hampshire Alumni in the Health Care Field: Noelle Corocos, Johanna Murphy, and Kristin Collins

Sunday, April 12 2-3:30pm /ASH Auditorium /Hampshire Alumni in the Health Care Field: Melanie Brunt, Arthur Zerbey, Isaac Bromberg, and Ken Williams

Tuesday, April 14 7-8pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Admissions Rep from Yale Midwifery School

Thursday, April 16 7-8:30pm /ASH Auditorium /Hampshire Alumni in the Health Care Field: Kim Saal, Jane Cross, and Tomma Henckel

-- Spring 2016:

Tuesday, February 23 5-6pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Admissions Rep from New York College of Podiatric Medicine

Tuesday, March 22 5-6pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Admissions Rep from Yale School of Midwifery

Tuesday, March 29 5-6pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Admissions Rep from University of Bridgeport

Wednesday, March 30 11am-5pm /Red Barn /American Red Cross Blood Drive

Tuesday, April 19 5-6pm (regularly scheduled meeting time) /CSC-2-open /Student Presentation on a first aid project by David Pearl