UNR 2nd Annual Pre-Health Conference

The University of Nevada, Reno's 2nd Annual PRESENTS

Pre-Health Conference

Sunday, April 16, 2023

Joe Crowley Student Union 4th Floor

2nd Annual Pre-Health Conference

Huge Pack Welcome to Everyone !

On behalf of the conference planning committee, I welcome you to the University’s 2nd Annual Pre-Health Conference. This is the first time our office is collaborating with High Sierra AHEC, bringing a themed focus on nutrition and wellness into our program. We are pleased that you have joined us today. We have college representatives from various parts of the U.S., as well as representatives from our Armed Forces who are eager to meet with you and discuss opportunities with them

Because the future of our healthcare system depends on diversity, innovations in technology and student pedagogy, our keynote focuses on ensuring students to be mission-driven with outstanding core competencies. We hope this conference will also address your questions on how to become competitive applicants in your respective field.

Please accept our warmest welcome at the University of Nevada, Reno!

Grace Cardenas-Leal, M S Interim-Director of Exploratory and Pre-Professional Advising

Josh Deason, M A Pre-Professional Advisor

Phoebe Fagoaga Lead Peer Advisor

Gary Cortes-Solis Peer Advisor

Vincent Andrei Esconde Peer Advisor

Organization Leaders

My name is Brooke Roylance and I am the President of the Pre-PA Society as well as the PrePharmacy Club Thank you for attending our 2nd annual Pre-Health Conference. My clubs, the other pre-healthcare clubs, and student advisors from the Pre-Professional Office are students just like you! We have planned this entire conference because we have such a strong passion for each of our respective fields, but we all agree that our health professions working together will leave a greater impact than being separated Throughout the conference today, I hope you learn more about your passions and how to succeed in them. Take today for your future self and to learn more about how you can make your own impact in the future of medicine

Brooke Roylance President, Pre-PA and PrePharmacy

Damon Gil President, Pre-PT

Jessica Berrisford President, Pre-SOMA

Alex Chavez Vice President, Pre-PT

Kiely Wonders Vice President, Pre-SOMA

Chloe Barazza Treasurer, Pre-PA

Patrick Dorrough Clinic Coordinator, Pre-Dental Society

High Sierra AHEC Leaders

High Sierra Area Education Center (AHEC) is a 501c3 nonprofit and longstanding member of the National AHEC organization AHEC has been steadfast in addressing Nevada's health care workforce shortages through recruiting, training, and retaining health professionals committed to increasing access to primary care in underserved urban and rural communities. High Sierra AHEC works on affiliation with the University of Nevada Reno, School of Medicine, and the Office of Statewide Initiatives to serve the following counties: Carson, Churchill, Douglas,, Lyon, Storey, and Washoe.

Alyssa Delle Planas Program Coordinator

Michelle Hernandez Lopez Community Health Advocate

Sabrina Elvrum Workforce Program Coordinator

Keynote Speaker

Tamara Martinez-Anderson is the director of admissions at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and leads a team of professionals who are committed to delivering mission-driven and inclusive programs to increase representation within the medical school application pool, and a competency-focused admission process.

Tamara has served for over 20 years in leadership roles in admissions, marketing, recruitment and student services at law schools, in STEM-focused programs, and graduate nursing. She is passionate about guiding and supporting prospective students as they pursue professional and graduate education.

Tamara Martinez-Anderson Director of Admissions University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Conference Schedule

Opening Session

JCSU Ballroom C 10 AM - 10:15 AM

Introduction of leaders and conference overview

Morning Session

Session 1: 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM

Admissions Panel

Medical Schools: JCSU 422

Physician Assistant: JCSU 423

Physical/Occupational Therapy: GSL

Pharmacy Schools: JCSU 323

Dental Schools: JCSU 324

Nevada AHEC Scholars Program: Ballroom A

Lunch: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

General Lunch: 2nd Floor, Fishbowl

Lunch (Pizza) and Learn with the US Army: 3rd Floor, Senate Chamber

Afternoon Sessions

Keynote Speaker: 1:30 - 1:50PM -Ballroom C

Presented by: Tamara Martinez Anderson

Session 3: 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

PA Students: JCSU 423

Presented by: Reena Naik, UNR PA Student

The Versatility of a PharmD Degree: JCSU 422

Presented by: Laura Lagreid, Washington State University MD vs DO : JCSU 323

Presented by: Jessica Berrisford, President of Pre-SOMA

How to get Quality Experiences: GSL

Presented by UNRSOM Med Students

Clinic Workshop: Dry Needling: JCSU 324

Presented By: Karen Kottinger, MPT

Clinic Workshop: Dental Impression Lab: Senate Chambers

Presented By: Patrick Dorrough

Yoga and Breathe Work: JCSU 320

Presented by: Aidan Gray, President of Yoga and Wellness Club

Session 4: 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Physical Therapy Mock Evaluation and Test: JCSU 324

Presented by: Katie Manning, DPT

Association of American Medical Colleges Core Competencies: JCSU 323

Presented by: Jacob Benna, MS2 at University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Preparing your Application at PharmCAS: JCSU 422

Presented by: Tony Potter, Pacific University

Rural Health Track for Physician Assistant's: JCSU 423

Presented by: Valentin Garcia

Meal Prep Guidance: Ballroom A

Presented By: AHEC Student Ambassadors

Session 2: 11:15 AM- 11:50 AM

Technology in Admissions: GSL

Presented by California, North State University PA Program

Military Scholarships: JCSU 423

Presented by US Airforce and US Navy for all Pre-Health Students

Nevada AHEC Scholars Program: Ballroom A

Session 5: 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Meditation and Breathe Work: JCSU 320

Presented by: Aidan Gray, President of Yoga and Wellness Club

Athletic Training Past and Present: JCSU 422

Presented by: Cassidy Schreiber

Pharmacy Programs at the University of Utah and Creighton University: JCSU 323

Presented by: Kammy Shepherd, University of Utah and Olivia Meraz, Creighton University

Navy Medical Programs: GSL

Presented By: US Navy

Personal Statement Workshop: JCSU 423

Presented by: Dr Maureen McBride, PhD

Session 6: 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Personal Statement Workshop: JCSU 423

Presented by: Dr Maureen McBride PhD

Meet and Greet with Alumni's: Ballroom A

Presented by: UNR Health Students

Pre-Med Student Ambassador Raffle: Ballroom C

Presented by: AHEC Student Ambassadors

California North State University Pharmacy Program: JCSU 422

Presented by: Jason McDowell, California North State College of Pharmacy

University of Nevada Reno, School of Medicine Tour: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Stay tuned for a raffle giveaways by UNRSOM - new Kaplan Test Prep Books

Stay tuned for a raffle giveaways by Nevada AHEC - $100 dinner at the Atlantis and Reno Aces Tickets

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Admissions Panel

Have questions as to what these programs are looking for in their candidates? This Q&A session will include a short presentation of the respective school's programs followed by an open forum

NevadaAHECStudentAmbassador'sProgram

Presented By: Alyssa Delle Planads, Program Coordinator

Nevada High Sierra Health Education Center, is a program in northern Nevadahelps address the shortage of healtcare workers espcially in rural areas AHEC's student ambassadorprogram, networks with undergraduate student help them transition into graduate ormedical schools.

11:15 AM - 11:50 AM

Technology in Admissions

Presented By: Feiran Hu, California Northstate University

Learn more about how technology is playing a factor in the admissions process in the health professional schools.

NevadaAHECStudentAmbassador'sProgram

Presented By: Alyssa Delle Planads, Program Coordinator

Nevada High Sierra Health Education Center, is a program in northern Nevadahelps address the shortage of healtcare workers espcially in rural areas AHEC's student ambassador program, networks with undergraduate student help them transition into graduate or medical schools

Military Scholarships (Army and Navy)

Presented By: Members of the US Army and the US Navy

Learn more about what the US Military has to offer to this country's future healthcare professionals This workshop will cover military scholarships available for all PreHealth students

Life of a PA Student

Presented By: Rena Naik, UNR PA Student

Curious as to what it's like to be a PA student? Listen in to a current PA student's day in a life. Learn about the do's and dont's and what you need to do now to be a well rounded PA student

Clinical Workshop: Dry Needling Lab

Presented By: Karen Kottinger, MPT

Dry needling, also known as a trigger point dry needling and intramuscular stimulation is a treatment technique used by various healthcare workers. Learn how dry needling works in this workshop and the proper technique.

The Versatility of a Pharm.D Degree

Presented By: Laura Ingreid

A pharmacist can do so much more than just dispense medications at your local grocery store Learn more about the different careers that you can have when you earn your Pharm.D degree.

Clinical Workshop: Dental Impression Lab

Presented By: Patrick Dorrough, Pre-Dental Society

This lab offers a hands-on experience of taking a dental impression and pouring up a model using dental stone You will learn how to handle and manipulate the materials involved in the process and gain valuable experience with this critical skill in the field of dentistry

MD vs. DO

Presented By: Jessica Berrisford, President of Pre-SOMA Learn what the difference is between MD and DO and see if the DO pathway is right for you Listen in to how their educational pathway is different and how they practice medicine differently

Yoga and Breathe Work

Presented By: Aidan Gray, President of Yoga Club

Prioritizing ones wellness is very important as the issue of burnout is brought up especially in healthcare field Learn how to cope with stress of undergraduate education in this workshop.

How to get Quality Experience

Presented By: Jacob Benna MS2, Cody McGrale MS2, Steven Davis MS1, Finnley C Bourne MS1

Don't be a copy cat of someone else's resume Create your own quality experience like and learn what current medical students did to secure a spot at UNR's School of Medicine

Physical Therapy Mock Evaluation and Test

Presented By: Katie Manning, DPT

A Physical Therapist will be going over how to assess a patient's injury on an initial evaluation, by performing special tests and procedures, determining a plan of care, and progressions.

AHEC: Meal Prep Guidance

Presented By: AHEC Student Ambassadors

Prioritizing ones wellness is very important as the issue of burnout is brought up especially in healthcare field. Learn how to create healthy meals to fulfill your wants and needs

AAMC Core Competencies

Presented By: Jacob Benna MS2, Cody McGrale MS2, Steven Davis MS1, Finnley C Bourne MS1

The AAMC core competencies is at the heart of the admissions for medical schools Learn how you can use your experiences to enhance your core competencies and demonstrate it on your application.

Preparing your application on PharmCAS

Presented By: Tony Potter, Pacific University

The hardest part of the any health school application and learning how to navigate around the whole system. Learn how to submit your application on PharmCAS and how to trouble shoot any problems

Rural Track for Physician Assistant's

Presented By: Valentin Garcia, Idaho State University

Expanding rural healthcare has been a priority for many health schools around the country. Learn what Idaho State University has to offer to its prospective physician assistant student's that are interested in practicing in rural areas.

Meditation and Breathe Work

Presented By: Aidan Gray, President of Yoga Club

Athletic Training Past and Present

Presented By: Cassidy Schreiber

An Athletic Trainer will speak about how athletic training has improved throughout the years, and new techniques used by AT's. As well as common day to day practices on the collegiate level

Pharmacy Programs at Creighton University and University of Utah

Presented By: Ksmmy SHepherd,, Olivia Meraz

Personal Statement Workshop

Presented By: Dr Maureen McBride PhD

Personal Statements can make or break one's application to any health professional school. This workshop will teach you how to build a strong personal statement

Prioritizing ones wellness is very important as the issue of burnout is brought up especially in healthcare field. Learn how to cope with stress of undergraduate education in this workshop. Workshop

Learn more what these Universities have to offer to their potential candidates. You can also discuss program specific questions.

Navy Health Programs

Presented By: US Navy

Learn more what the Navy have to offer to the future healthcare professionals of the country.

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Personal Statement Workshop

Presented By: Dr Maureen McBride PhD

Personal Statements can make or break one's application to any health professional school. This workshop will teach you how to build a strong personal statement

AHEC: Pre-Med Student Ambassador Raffle

Presented By: AHEC Student Ambassadors

Come get some giveaways from one of our program sponsors and hear how become a student ambassador for AHEC can be beneficial for you!

Meet and Greet with UNR Alumnis

Presented By: UNR Alumni's

Come and listen to UNR's past pre-health students and see where they are at right now in their career or education. Hear what their post-grad experience is like

Interview Skills for Health Schools

Presented By: Jason McDowell , California Northstate University, College of Pharmacy

The hardest part of the any health school application and learning how to navigate around the whole system. Learn how to submit your application on PharmCAS and how to trouble shoot any problems.

Special Session

Lunch and Learn with Army

Presented By: US Army

Learn what health programs the US Army has to offer to the future healthcare professionals in the country. The US Army will be providing their own lunch during this session to all workshop attendees

UNRSOM Tour 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Stay Tuned for a raffle giveaway by UNRSOM as they give out new Kaplan test prep books Must be present to win

Key Note: Developing Cultural Awareness

Presented By: Tamara Martinez-Anderson Diversity is a big topic for all health professional schools around the country. Learn from UNRSOM's Director of Admissions on how developing these traits can affect your application

AHEC Raffle Giveaway

Stay Tuned for a raffle giveaway by AHEC as they giveaway a $100 dinner voucher to the Atlantis and four Reno Aces Tickets Must be present to win

Musical Therapy Club

The conference planning committee thanks the Musical Therapy Club for their performance during the lunch session.

Performers

Tina Fung

Tiffany Fung

Kevin Draper

Jackie Vallo

Colin Martires

Emma Laursen

Jaden Park

Hannah Butler

Aileen Jeong

Wook Kwon

@musicaltherapyclub

Programs in Attendance

MedicalSchools

UniversityofNevada,RenoSchoolofMedicine

RossUniversitySchoolofMedicine

AmericanUniversityoftheCarribeanSchoolofMedicine

CaliforniaNorthStateUniversity,SchoolofMedicine

WesternUniversityofHealthSciences

PhysicianAssistantSchools

UniversityofNevada,RenoSchoolofMedicinePhysician AssistantProgram

IdahoStateUniversityPhysicianAssistantProgram

WesternUniversityofHealthSciences

PhysicalTherapySchools

UniversityofNevada,LasVegasSchoolofPhysicalTherapy

NorthernArizona

WesternUniversityofHealthSciences

PharmacySchools

MarshallB Ketchum'sUniversityCollegeofPharmacy PacificUniversity

CreightonUniversitySchoolofPharmacy

UniversityofUtahCollegeofPharmacy

WashingtonStateUniversityCollegeofPharmacyand

PharmaceuticalSciences

CaliforniaNorthStateUniversity,CollegeofPharmacy

WesternUniversityofHealthSciences

DentalSchools

UniversityofNevada,LasVegasSchoolofDentalMedicine

WesternUniversityofHealthSciences

ArmedForcesProgram

UnitedStatesArmy

UnitedStatesAirForce

UnitedSatesNavy

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