Inaugural Pre-Health Professions Summit
Thursday, Oct 06, 2022Theme: How Has the Covid-19 Pandemic Impacted Healthcare and Communities?
Thursday, October 6-Saturday, October 8, 2022
Boca Raton campus, Florida Atlantic University and Virtual
The three-day summit includes healthcare professionals from surrounding universities and practitioners from the local community such as medical, pharmacy, and dentists, who will provide useful tools post-pandemic. The summit will help guide students in useful skills as they embark on their pathway to becoming the next generation of healthcare providers for the betterment of the community.
Students can view the schedule of events and much more through the Canvas course for the summit.
Download the Pre-Health Summit schedule.
Thursday, October 6, from 2:00-5:30 p.m.
College of Medicine (BC), Room 126
Community Talk at 4:00 p.m.: Learn about imposter syndrome, presented by Dr. Darin Latimore, Yale School of Medicine
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Friday, October 7, from 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Student Union, Grand Palm Room
Pre-Health Summit events
Saturday, October 8, from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Pre-Health Summit events
Partners and Speakers from:
Elevate Medical Student Organization
Yale University College of Medicine
FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy
Physicians in private practice
Various Pre-Health Student Organizations
Yale School of Medicine Community Talk: Imposter Syndrome
"Imposter Syndrome"
Thursday, October 6 at 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine (BC), Room 126
Dr. Darin Latimore, Yale School of Medicine
Deputy Dean and Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (General Medicine); Title IX Deputy Coordinator, Office of the Dean, School of Medicine; Discrimination and Harassment Coordinator, Office of the President
Darin Latimore, M.D. is Yale School of Medicine’s (YSM) first deputy dean for diversity and inclusion and its first chief diversity officer. He is devoted to increasing diversity within medical and academic spaces and to improving the climate of YSM’s learning and working environments. He is responsible for implementing YSM’s comprehensive diversity strategic plan, which includes a focus on the recruitment and retention of faculty and students from backgrounds that have been historically underrepresented in science and medicine while creating an inclusive environment for all of YSM’s community.