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Upcoming Events

September

Sep 11

Event: Future Leaders in Surgery Symposium for Underrepresented Students (FLXSUS)

Wed, Sep 11 - Sat, Nov 2 at 2pm - 5pm Wednesday, September 11th - Saturday, November 2nd at 2pm - 5pm

October

Oct 11

Event: Geisel School of Medicine—Dartmouth

Fri, Oct 11 from 12:15pm - 1:15pm Friday, October 11th from 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Oct 14

Event: Harvard: Biomedical Sciences Graduate School Preparation and Career Options

Mon, Oct 14 from 12:15pm - 1:15pm Monday, October 14th from 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Oct 14

Event: The Health Professions Application Essential Meeting

Mon, Oct 14 from 6:30pm - 8pm Monday, October 14th from 6:30pm - 8pm

Oct 16

Event: AAMC Virtual Medical School Fair

Wed, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 17 at 11am - 7pm Wednesday, October 16th - Thursday, October 17th at 11am - 7pm

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Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented BackgroundsShare This: Share Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on FacebookShare Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on LinkedInShare Top Diversity Programs for Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds on X
Curated by Gorick Ng, author of “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right”

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Health Equity Resource DirectoryShare This: Share Health Equity Resource Directory on FacebookShare Health Equity Resource Directory on LinkedInShare Health Equity Resource Directory on X
To peruse articles and reports focusing on Equity and Health, please visit the Health Equity Resource Directory, which highlights reports …

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Public Health NewswireShare This: Share Public Health Newswire on FacebookShare Public Health Newswire on LinkedInShare Public Health Newswire on X
View Public Health-related newsletters here. This resource will take your to publichealthnewswire.org, a publication of the American Public Health Association …

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Public HealthShare This: Share Public Health on FacebookShare Public Health on LinkedInShare Public Health on X
A career guide for public health. Includes education information, information sorted by state, career specialties, public awareness tips, and connection …

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Driving fundamental discoveries and supporting scientists at all stages of their careers.

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CDC Public Health GuideShare This: Share CDC Public Health Guide on FacebookShare CDC Public Health Guide on LinkedInShare CDC Public Health Guide on X
CDC’s guide to a career in public health. Offers information on specialties and opportunities within the public health industry, required …

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Job & Internship Opportunities

Summer 2025 HCC Internship and Health Equity Scholars Programs Application Registration
Health Career Connection
Clinical Research Assistant I- Portsmouth, VA
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF)
CDC Health Equity in Diabetes Fellowship
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Junior/Assistant/Associate/ Full Specialist- Watkins Lab
University of California San Francisco
Junior/Assistant Research Specialist - Ashworth Laboratory
University of California San Francisco

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								American Medical Student Association

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Featured Courses

COL 278 / SISP 278 – Medicine: An Artful Science or Scientific Art? Physician Writers Since 1900

In this seminar we will read physician authors since 1900 who have bridged the divide between the sciences, the social…

Monday	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Featured Resources

Job & Internship Opportunities

Clubs, Campus Partners, and Alumni Associations

Concussion Box Club

WesEMT

Wesleyan Pre-Dental Society

Black Undergraduate Medical Association

Long Lane Farm

American Medical Student Association

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Featured Courses

COL 278 / SISP 278 – Medicine: An Artful Science or Scientific Art? Physician Writers Since 1900

QAC 231 – Introduction to (Geo)Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization

BIOL 106 – The Biology of Sex

STS 262 – Cultural Studies of Health

PSYC 259 – Discovering the Person

GOVT 308 / CEAS 308 / ENVS 308 / IDEA 308 – Comparative Urban Policy

HIST 374 – Food Security: History of an Idea

PSYC 347 – Science of Suicide Risk & Prevention

AFAM 299 / STS 299 – Medicine and Healing in the Black Atlantic

SOC 259 / STS 262 – Cultural Studies of Health

CSPL 493 – Internship

QAC 201 – Applied Data Analysis

BIOL 365 – Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing: 21st-Century Biology

BIOL 357 / NS&B 357 / FGSS 357- Sex and Gender: From Synapse to Society

BIOL 173 / ENVS 260 – Global Change and Infectious Disease

ANTH 312 – Eat, Grow, Heal: The Anthropology of Food and Justice

PSYC 330 – Engaging Antiracist Psychological Science: From History and Theory to Practice

CSPL 235 / FGSS 236 / AFAM 235 / IDEA 235 – Activism and Theories of Change

CSPL 224 – Public Health, Migration, and Human Rights

CSPL 314 / STS 315 / SOC 315 – The Health of Communities

Videos

APHA: Health Inequities within the Latin and Asian Immigrants Populations

CDC: How Climate Affects Community Health

APHA: Exploring Voting Rights as Political Determinants of Health: Expert Panel Discussion

APHA: Interview with President Chris Chanyasulkit

APHA: Publications and Career Center

NYSDOH: The NYC Care Model Podcast: Universal Access to Primary Care in New York

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