Montana WWAMI PreMed Summit Agenda
October 8th, 2022 - Missoula College
7:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast snack bags (Room 340)
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview (Room 340)
Jay Erickson, MD, Martin Teintze, PhD& Reed Humphrey, PhD, Health Professions Dean, College of Health, UM
8:15 a.m. Components of the Medical School Application (Room 340)
LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD, Assistant Dean for Admissions,University of Washington School of Medicine
9:15 a.m. Medical School Financing Options (Room 340)
Jay Erickson, MD, & Zach Meyers, MD
9:55 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m. Breakout Session #1
(Please choose one of the following):
Pre-Med Research Experience (Room 232) Mark Pershouse, PhD (UM) & Grant Hokit, PhD (Carroll)
Loan Repayment Programs (Room 234) Zach Meyers, MD & Laurie Tobol
Nuts & Bolts of MCAT (Room 122) Hilary Becker (MSU) & Laurie Rodriguez (Carroll)
MD PhD Program (Room 237) Martin Teintze, PhD
10:45 a.m. Break to switch sessions
10:50 a.m. Breakout Session #2
(Please choose one of the following):
Pre-Med Research Experience (Room 232) Mark Pershouse, PhD (UM) & Grant Hokit, PhD (Carroll)
Equity in Medicine (Room 235) Office of Healthcare Equity Representative (OHCE), UW School of Medicine
TRUST (Targeted Rural UnderServed Track) (Room 237) Jay Erickson, MD/Lisa Benzel
Nuts & Bolts of MCAT (Room 122) Hilary Becker (MSU) & Laurie Rodriguez (Carroll)
MT WWAMI Students Q&A (Room 240) MT WWAMI students & Zach Meyers, MD, moderator
11:25 p.m. Break to move to buffet line
11:45 a.m. Lunch (Room 340) - table breakouts –11:45-12:00; 12:05-12:20; 12:25-12:40; 12:45-1:00)
1:00 p.m. Break to switch sessions
1:15 p.m. Breakout Session #3
(Please choose one of the following):
Application/Interview Process Advice (Room 122) Neil Sun Rhodes, MD & Jim Guyer, MD
Equity in Medicine(Room 235) Office of Healthcare Equity Representative (OHCE),
UW School of Medicine
TRUST (Targeted Rural UnderServed Track) (Room 237) Jay Erickson, MD/Lisa Benzel
MT WWAMI Students Q&A (Room 240) MT WWAMI students & Zach Meyers, MD, moderator
MCAT Tips from Students (Room 232) Q&A students from UM, MSU & Carroll
1:50 p.m. Break to switch sessions
1:55 p.m. Breakout Session #4
(Please choose one of the following):
Application/Interview Process Advice (Room 122) Neil Sun Rhodes, MD & Jim Guyer, MD
Loan Repayment Programs (Room 234) Zach Meyers, MD & Laurie Tobol
MD PhD Program (Room 237) Martin Teintze, PhD
MCAT Tips from Students (Room 232) Q&A students from UM, MSU & Carroll
2:30 p.m. Break
2:35 p.m Creating Your Personal Statement (Room 340) Mike Geurin, MD
3:35 p.m. Medical School Interview Preparation (Room 340) LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions, University of Washington School of Medicine
3:55 p.m. Mock Medical School Interviews (Room 340) Zach Meyers, MD
4:55 p.m. Closing Session - drawing for Grand Prize and door prizes (Room 340)
MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN