Be a Medical Student for a Day at the UC Davis School of Medicine

This is going to be an exciting day. This is more then just the one hour tour of the medical school. You will experience being a medical student and get a picture of what medical school is like. We are going to spend the day at UC Davis Medical School. We will sit in classes with medical students, talk to them, be in their small group discussions, get a tour of the school, talk to their faculty, meet the Dean of Admission, and be paired with medical students for the day.

This is a great opportunity to see what Medical School is like and talk to close to 200 medical students. Some of them were where you today. In matter of fact, we are being hosted by 3 former AMSA ARC Officers that are first year students at UCDSOM.

POLICIES

We expect you to be adults and behave like one. You are being invited to their classrooms, and their daily lives and we expect you to show them respect and gratitude for opening up their classrooms and lives to you. You will be sitting in classrooms with them. We expect you to be pay attention to the class, sit up straight, not sleep, not do homework; acts bored, or draw attention. If you are unable to follow the above statements, we ask you to not come. You will ruin the chances of us every going back. We will also ask you to leave the premises if this occurs.

The policies above are NOT open to discussion.

We are also sorry that we have to take the time to write this, because in the past, people have acted this way on our trips, and we have not been invited back.

Also, you have to anticipate to stay the entire day from 8:30am to 3:30pm, so please plan accordingly. Also you are anticipated to participate in all the events, and can't just go on your own to visit other things.

WHERE DO WE MEET?

We will be gathering at the the UC Davis School of Medicine Cafe, which is located on the first floor of the facility.

DRESS CODE

We expect you to dress appropriately and professionally. You don’t need to wear a suit, but we please wear something appropriate and professional. No T-shirts, jeans, or cloth with holes in them. You are their guests, and the way you dress yourself, is how you appreciate them.

Here is an example:

* Men: Slacks (no jeans), button up shirt, shoes (no sandals)
* Women: Slacks or Skirt, shirt, blouse, and shoes (no sandals).

Please note: If you are not dress appropriately, you will be asked to leave.

COST

The cost is FREE for 2008-2009 AMSA ARC Members. Lunch will also be provided for FREE. Please note that you do NOT have to be a ARC student to be a member. Membership is open to anyone that pays the $25 dues. We also do not have an attendance policy.

ELIGIBILITY

This opportunity is open to ARC, SCC, CRC, FLC, Sierra, San Joaquin Delta, and CSUS students only. We kindly ask UC Davis students not to join us, but to contact pre-med AMSA at UC Davis for their opportunity.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

08:30 am - Meeting
09:00 am - Welcome by Dean
10:00 am - Classroom Lecture
11:00 am - Classroom Lecture
12:00 pm - Lunch with Medical Students
01:00 pm - Admissions Presentation by the Dean
02:00 pm - Tour of Education building
03:15 pm - End of Day