Invited Speakers Program
Workshops and lectures by invited speakers: provide insight into how to prepare for the challenges of the medical profession and how to take advantage of the rewards.
Clark now hosts a two-year repeating cycle of workshops and lectures:
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
| 1) September - MCAT (Workshop) 2) October - Ob/Gyn 3) November - Pediatrics 4) February - Emergency 5) March - Medical School Admissions 6) April - AMCAS (Workshop) |
1) September - MCAT (Workshop) 2) October - Family 3) November - End of Life 4) February - Surgery 5) March - Biomedical Graduate School Admissions 6) April - AMCAS (Workshop) |
Upcoming workshop:
September 2008: MCAT Workshop
Upcoming speaker:
October 2008: The Invited Speakers Program will resume in October.
List of previous speakers:
March 2008: Kimberly LeBlanc, University of Massachusetts Medical School - "MD/PhD Program at UMMS" and Karen Lawton, Director of Admissions at University of Massachusetts Medical School - "Admission Requirements at UMMS."
February 2008: Dr. Sanjeev Goyal, Worcester Medical Center, Cardiology Department - "Technological developments in cardiac electrophysiology."
December 2007: Dr. Sarah McGee, UMass Medical School, Division of Geriatric Medicine - "Challenges and rewards of practicing in the field of geriatric medicine."
October 2007: Dr. Howard Sachs, UMass Memorial Health Care, University Campus and William Pollack, DDS, private practice dentist in Worcester - "Challenges and rewards of medicine and dentistry."
March 2007: Dr. Christy Stine, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Challenges and rewards in pediatrics-neurology."
February 2007: Dr. Tiffany Moore-Simas, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Challenges and opportunities in obstetrics and gynecology."
November 2006: Dr. Octavio Diaz, Chief of Emergency Medicine, and Jacquelyn Calcia, Director of Volunteer Services, St. Vincent Hospital - "Emergency medicine and Clark's volunteer/shadowing program at St. Vincent Hospital."
October 2006: Kimberly LeBlanc, University of Massachusetts Medical School - "New mentoring program at University of Massachusetts Medical School for local college students interested in medicine."
March 2006: Julia Crawford, Tufts University School of Medicine, and Kimberly LeBlanc, University of Massachusetts Medical School - "Life as a medical student."
February 2006: Dr. Okike N. Okike, Professor of Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Surgery as a possible career in medicine."
December 2005: Dr. David Fields, Clinical Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Living life fully: How medical care changes for those over 75 years of age."
November 2005: Dr. Phillip Fournier, Medical Director in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Finding ways to practice family medicine."
March 2005: Dr. John Paraskos, Associate Dean for Admissions, University of Massachusetts Medical School - "Preparing for medical school admissions."
February 2005: Dr. Octavio Diaz, Chief of Emergency Medicine, and Nancy Pedersen-Gac, Head of the Volunteer Office, St. Vincent Hospital - "Emergency medicine: The challenges ahead."
December 2004: Dr. Ben Nwosu, pediatric endocrinologist, Dr. Tim Gibson, pediatric hospitalist, and Dr. Christopher Stille, pediatric physician, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "What on earth am I getting myself into (but how can I have the most fun doing it)?"
November 2004: Dr. Susan Zweizig and Dr. Ellen Delpapa, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Memorial Medical Center - "Medical issues related to the beginning of life."