MEDSCI WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Medical Science Academy 01.06.20
Welcome Back
I hope everyone has a wonderful winter break. Yes, it is 2020 and it is the beginning of the spring semester. Can you believe we are at the halfway mark!
I have up updated your enrichment assignments and YES hours on Schoology. Please make sure you check your Schoology for any message from me. If you receive credit for your enrichment you should see a “100” for your assignment. If you upload your enrichment assignments but did not see, the “100” check the message on Schoology. If you have not uploaded your enrichments or volunteer hours please do so ASAP. I am running reports at the end of this week and will be sending out warning/probation email/letter to students who have not met the academy requirements. Please see the academy requirement here https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/92076
If you have questions are a concern, please don’t hesitate to email me. Let’s have a great spring semester.
Mr. Lam
MedSci Academy Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020, 03:00 PM
Hightower High School Auditorium
ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS – IMPORTANT MESSAGE
ACADEMY REQUIREMENT DEADLINES
Submission Deadlines
Outside Enrichment Activities
First Semester – December 9, 2019
Second Semester – May 11, 2020
Volunteer Hours
First Semester – December 31, 2019
Second Semester
for Class of 2020 – March 30, 2020
for Classes 2021, 2022, & 2023 – May 4, 2020
Directions for submitting Volunteer Hours CLICK HERE
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Any non-profit 501 (c) 3 designated company is eligible for students volunteer. Remember a maximum of 8 hours per day may be earned. Be certain to have your volunteer forms signed and then upload to the Volunteer Submission Form. The locations below are samples of where you may volunteer. This list is just a sample and does not have every location where you can volunteer.
1. Child Advocates
http://www.childadvocates.org/volunteer
2. Second Mile Mission Center
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4da4ae28a7f49-techies.
3. Boys and Girls Club of Houston
http://www.bgclubs-houston.org/Volunteers.
4. Friends of Down Syndrome
http://www.friendsofdownsyndrome.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/volunteer-application-2017.pdf.
5. Houston Food Bank
http://www.houstonfoodbank.org/volunteer/volunteer.
6. Houston Methodist Hospital System
hmslvolunteers@houstonmethodist.org. Volunteer Services at Main Methodist: Contact: 713.441.3351
Directions for submitting volunteer hours
Once you complete your volunteer hours, please fill out the Yes Service form on Schoology
2. Save form
3. Go to the Medical Science Academy online Google form to submit/upload your Yes Service form
Online Enrichment
You can select the topic you want to learn more about. These are free course, DO NOT PAY for anything. Take a picture of the screen when you complete the course as your evidence. Insert the picture into the enrichment from https://alison.com/courses/health
Texas Women in Math Symposium 2020
February 1-2, 2020 at Texas A&M University
- Register here! Email any questions to twims2020@math.tamu.edu
- Everyone is welcome to participate and will be considered for support, with priority given to students and early career participants. There are no registration fees, however, we request that all participants register.
- Save the date! More details coming soon.
- Conference activities will begin on Saturday, February 1 at 11AM.
- Conference activites will conclude on Sunday, February 2 at 5PM.
FREE COURSE - Harvard University
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.
Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020
Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020 will be opening in less than a month, so we appreciate your help in getting students ready to apply!
Be ready to apply December 3! Click the link below for the program of interest to you:
Summer Program for High School Seniors - UT MD Anderson School of Health Professions
The School of Health Professions at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center would like to announce that applications open soon for the 60th Annual Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation High School Summer Program in Biomedical Sciences June 8 – July 24, 2020. Applications available Nov. 1, 2019 – Jan. 16, 2020.
Attached is our informational flyer for potential applicants to the program (current seniors in a Texas public, private, charter, or home school graduating prior to the start of the program). For more information visit our web page (http://bit.ly/SHP-HS-Summer) or contact me directly. In short, we will select 10 students and pair each to mentor under an MD Anderson faculty member. The participants will work during normal business hours in their mentor’s laboratory working on research.
Students will receive a scholarship to help defray expenses during the program. The program does not provide for housing, parking, transportation, food, or otherwise.
No new applications will be taken after January 16. We hope to choose the students by early March.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Rey Trevino, Ed.D.
Program Manager
School of Health Professions
RATrevino1@mdanderson.edu
T 713-792-1606
F 713-792-0800