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OVERVIEW
For nearly two decades the Association of Minority
Health Professions Schools (AMHPS) has promoted a
national symposium to: 1) expose underrepresented
minority and other high school and undergraduate
students to a wide spectrum of career opportunities
in biomedical sciences and health professions fields;
and 2) provide mentors and role models to facilitate
and encourage students to pursue careers in the
biomedical sciences and health professions.
The Annual Symposium on Career Opportunities in
Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions was
established in 1987 in conjunction with the
centennial anniversary of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH).
The Symposium is a two and a half day event that
allows a diverse group of students the opportunity
to interact with well-known minority professionals
from a wide spectrum of biomedical sciences and
health professions. The Symposium is also an
opportunity for biomedical and health professionals
to encourage students to enter their respective
fields. Participants are exposed to various
biomedical career opportunities through educational
workshops, video presentations, interactive sessions,
exhibits/posters and entertainment aimed at engaging
and motivating students to continue their strong
performance and focus on biomedical careers. Over
the past fifteen years, well over 10,000 students
have participated in the Symposium.
Past speakers include:
Mark Clanton,
MD, MPH
Deputy Director NCI and Deputy Director for Cancer
Care Delivery Systems
The Three Doctors: Sampson Davis, MD, Rameck R. Hunt,
MD, George E. Jenkins, MD
Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H.,
F.A.C.S., 17th Surgeon General of the United States
Keith L. Black, M.D., Director of Maxine Dunitz
Neurosurgical Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Debi Thomas, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery Resident,
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Benjamin Carson, Sr., M.D.
Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, John Hopkins
Medical Institution
Marilyn Hughes Gaston, M.D., Former Director, Bureau
of Primary Health Care and Ret. Former Assistant
Surgeon General
Debbye Turner, D.V.M., Former Miss America and CBS
Correspondent.
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If you are a student
interested in attending the Annual
Biomedical Symposium, please contact Dennis
Barassa, Program Assistant at (404) 904-4457
or
dbarassa@minorityhealth.org |
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