2. What is AMSA? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8OcCQj yIhI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8OcCQj yIhI

3. What does AMSA offer YOU? Our goal is to turn YOU into a competitive medical school applicant How? – MCAT Resources – Mentorship Program (with current Med students) – Volunteering Opportunities – Networking Opportunities – Class Resources

4. MCAT Resouces Discounted Kaplan MCAT prep program for AMSA members Free practice tests Kaplan Course auctions (AMSA only) Seminars on tips and strategies Connections with upper-classmen who have already taken the MCAT

5. Mentorship Program Junior and Senior AMSA members receive a student mentor from IU School of Medicine West Lafayette – The Med student is there to help you Under-classmen have access to older members for help in classes

6. Volunteer Opportunities Purdue AMSA is working closely with several local organizations to provide members with volunteer opportunities – Food Finders Food Bank – Mobile Pantry – Local Soup Kitchen – Free clinic (in the works) Upper-classmen can also be a resource for other volunteer opportunities

7. Why Volunteer? 8% of med school applicants with 3.8-4.0 GPA and MCAT of 39-45 were TURNED DOWN because of a lack of volunteer work* 18% of applicants with a 3.2-3.4 GPA and MCAT of 24-26 were accepted because of extra- curricular work* Medical Schools want volunteer experience *recent study by Association of American Medical Colleges

8. We can help your GPA Older members of AMSA have taken the same classes you are taking We have notes, tests and quizzes and are willing to help guide younger members through pre-med classes

9. Networking Opportunities Through our events and meetings, AMSA members have the opportunity to meet and network with current physicians, as well as Directors from a handful of Medical Colleges – Mark Bauman, MD IU School of Medicine – Josh Mugele, MD Ebola Expert – Directors from IU School of Medicine and Marian College of Medicine

10. Upcoming Events

11. Other Events this Year Affordable Care Act seminar Talk from Ebola Expert, Dr. Josh Mugele Indianapolis Colts team physician, Dr. Tom Klootwyk All Member Meetings with Guest Physicians from all different practices Associate Director of Admissions, IU School of Medicine, Renee Akins MCAT 2015 speakers Meet and greet with current medical students

12. What makes AMSA different? We are a NATIONAL organization – National conferences – Recognized by all medical schools – Networking opportunities – Annual AMSA convention – Scholarship Potential We focus on making your medical school application more competitive We know what it takes to get into medical school, and we can help you get there

13. Fees One time $75 fee to AMSA National to be a member for 5 years – This carries over into Medical School Only $20 per semester for our chapter – Most likely will decrease as our fundraising efforts continue

14. How to join Pay your local dues before Sept 25 th and provide proof of national membership – AMSA.org Join our boilerlink page You will be enrolled in our point system to make sure you stay an active member

15. Social Media Follow us on social media – Facebook Purdue AMSA – Twitter @PurdueAMSA Visit our website PurdueAMSA.com

16. Questions?