High School Student-Athlete - Western Michigan University



Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Student-Athlete Healthcare Career ConferenceDate: June 2 & 3, 2021 Virtual ConferenceProposal Submission Deadline: April 30, 2021, by 5:00 pm Pacific Standard TimePlease Send Proposal Submission to: DiversityAndInclusion@med.wmich.eduConference Theme The conference theme "Helping Student-Athletes Transition from an Athletic Team to a Health Professional Team" aims to bring awareness to the parallels between the skills student-athletes possess and the skillsets that make an ideal candidate for admittance into healthcare training programs. Furthermore, this conference also seeks to empower those working with student-athletes (ex. high school guidance counselors, athletic, academic career advisors, and athletic student development professionals) to support student-athletes exploration and potential application to professional healthcare training programs.The conference is seeking proposals for the following themes:High School Student-Athlete We seek proposals that will educate high school student-athletes and counselors on the various initiatives:high school pathway opportunitiesSAT/ACT preparation coursesvirtual mentorship programspre-medical scholarship informationdiversity initiativespre-professional degree programs.College Track We seek proposals that educate college student-athletes and helping professionals on the various initiatives:summer training opportunitiesvirtual mentorship programsMCAT/graduate preparation coursesresearch opportunitiesscholarship informationdiversity initiativesprofessional degree programsmedical school admission requirementsCareer Exploration We seek proposals from the following healthcare practitioners, which includes and is not limited to: trained primary care/specialties physicians, social work, occupational therapy, pharmacy, medicine, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, speech, language, biomedical research, hearing science, physician assistant, public health, nursing, dentistry, counseling, gerontology, nutrition science, audiology, and hospital administration to present on the integral skillset that make student-athletes the ideal candidate for a medical career. ................
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