CSULB Minority Association of Premedical Students

Finally, after a brief hiatus, CSULB MAPS will be up and running this Fall '09. Me and five other board members are reviving this organization. This time it's gonna be different...

Although MAPS stands for Minority Assn. of Premedical Students, we welcome other pre-professional students to join the club. You don’t have to be part of a minority group to join…this club is an association of future doctors whose focus is on serving minorities in medicine, i.e., the underserved populations.

The board has defined a clear objective for the organization- To be ACTIVE pre- docs. We will minimize information-soaking meetings that mimic lectures by actually doing premed stuff. We will learn by going to conferences (instead of us bringing speakers), participating in health fairs (you want first-hand medicine and public health, right?), interacting and connecting with mentors from med schools (valuable first-hand advice from people who have gone through the process). We want you to get involved!

We will establish connections with UC Irvine Latino Medical Student Assn (LMSA) and The Student National Medical Assn (SNMA). These are two national minority physician/medical student/undergrad groups that are well-established and thus will provide us great resources in our pursuit for medical school. Check out www.lmsa.net , www.ucilmsa.org , or www.snma.org for more info.

The main project of the club is to set up the first free clinic in Long Beach, thanks to David Kramen’s (board member) ideas and experiences. We will need all the help we can get.

We will help you get into med school by providing channels for involvement in academics, mentorship, and community service.

See you next Fall!