Doctors of Tomorrow Summer Program: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

It has come to my attention that there was a problem with the sending/receiving of this message this past Saturday. Therefore, I am resending the email. My sincere apologies for the redundancy if you did receive it. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this program.

The Office of Student Affairs of the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is pleased to be able to again offer an intensive one-week premedical summer program- The Doctors of Tomorrow Program. This is our 7th year. Students will live in on-campus housing from Sunday afternoon through Friday evening, and all costs for housing, food and materials related to the program are paid by the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine.

The Doctors of Tomorrow (DOT) Program includes activities that span the following areas: academic enrichment, learning skills development, communication skills, counseling, career development and character building and enrichment activities. The focus is on developing strategies to not only be a better student, but also to develop the knowledge, skills, experiences and attributes to be a competitive medical school applicant.

To qualify, students must be Florida Residents (US Citizens or Permanent Residents) with at least 60 credits completed by the program, including 2 biology and 2 chemistry courses. In addition, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- From a group underrepresented in medicine (URM)
- First-generation college students: students whose parents have not earned a 4 year college degree
- Low socioeconomic status

This year the program will run from Sunday, May 20, 2018 through Friday, May 25, 2018.

Please forward this URL https://dot.medicine.fiu.edu  to any qualified students you think might benefit from the program. The link can also be found on the admissions page of the website of the medical school: http://medicine.fiu.edu

The detailed application criteria and instructions are included with the application.

The application deadline for all materials is March 1, 2018. 

The complete application includes:

·         information on academic and extracurricular activities

·         personal statement

·         transcript(s)

·         2 letters of recommendation 

Please let me know if you have any questions about the program. I look forward to receiving applications from your premedical students.

Thanks so much.

Regards,

Barbra 

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Barbra A. Roller, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Florida International University

11200 SW 8^th Street- AHC2 368A

Miami, FL 33199

Phone: 305-348-7289

FAX: 305-348-0650

rollerb@fiu.edu

http://medicine.fiu.edu