Medicine panel and suture workshop tomorrow

Portland Pre-Health Society is hosting a medicine panel and suture workshop tomorrow, Nov. 19. The event, in its fourth year, is geared toward students hoping to enter the medical field.

The first part of the event is a medicine panel in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 236. The panel will include physicians, current medical students and Debbie Nelson, director of admissions at Oregon Health and Science University.

Dr. Mark Bajorek, medical director of the Center for Student Health and Counseling, will be leading the panel.
Physicians from OHSU who will attend include Meg Hayes, Ryan Petering and Daisuke Yamashita. Also in attendance will be Dr. Brett White, medical director of the Gabriel Park Family Health Center, and Luai Zarour, Portland State alumnus and second-year OHSU medical student who was formerly president of Portland Pre-Health Society (PPS).

Travis Hase, PPS office manager, believes the panel and workshop are extremely beneficial, even for students not entering the medical field.

“It’s really, really valuable,” Hase said. “It gives people one-on-one interaction with people they wouldn’t normally get a chance to talk to—with members from a major medical school.”

According to the PPS Web site, the panel will discuss the medical school application process, pre-professional endeavors and what it is like to be a physician. There will also be a Q-and-A portion with panel members.

“It’s giving students a chance to talk to people in the field,” Hase said. “This has always been one of our most successful events.”

After the medicine panel and a short break, the event will move to the Multicultural Center in SMSU 228 for a suture workshop.

Taught by health professionals, the suture workshop will include stitching practice on pig feet.
“In addition, attendees will be given the opportunity to receive information on MCAT prep courses from Princeton Review,” the PPS press release said.

All materials for the workshop will be provided, as well as food and drinks. However, space is limited. Visit www.pps.pdx.edu for more information.

Another panel and workshop event will take place during winter term.

Medicine panel
Tomorrow, Nov. 19
SMSU, room 236
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
$5 advance
$7 at door
Cash or check only
To pay in advance, visit SMSU, room M107G, or e-mail [email protected].

Suturing workshop
Tomorrow, Nov. 19
Multicultural Center
SMSU, room 228
8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

To register, e-mail [email protected]. Include your full name, e-mail address and how you heard about the event.