F-104 Veterinary Medical Center
East Lansing, MI 48824-1314
Fax No. (517) 353-3041
E-mail: admiss@cvm.msu.edu
MSU CVM Admissions Office
F-104 Veterinary Medical Center East Lansing, MI 48824-1314
Telephone: (517) 353-9793 or 353-9794
Fax No. (517) 353-3041
E-mail: admiss@cvm.msu.edu
VETWARD BOUND 2007 ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAMS II AND III
May 29 - June 29, 2007
The Vetward Bound summer program's philosophy is based on an educational pathway concept. The summer offerings take into account the difference in participants' educational levels, science content background and exposure to veterinary medicine. Consequently, students will be placed in one of three summer programs appropriate to achieve their own personal success, which is consistent with the goals of the Vetward Bound Program.
The primary purpose of the program is to develop a pool of well-qualified disadvantaged persons ready for entrance into the professional program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University; to facilitate admissions to that program; and to retain those students admitted through the attainment of the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
ESP CORE COMPONENTS
The Vetward Bound Enrichment Summer Programs share a core of program components that are common to all levels of programming. They are:
Academic Study Strategy Development
Computer assisted reading comprehension and rate improvement activities, study strategy (time, stress and interpersonal management) workshops and test taking enrichment skills.
Veterinary Clinical Exposure:
Surgery, general medicine, radiology, equine, anesthesiology, neurology and neurosurgery, food and fiber animals, and companion animal involvement, which will familiarize students with clinical expectations and initiate the clinical learning process.
ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAM II (ESP II) *June 1 - June 30 |
In addition to the ESP core components:
Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT)/Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Preparation
Organizing and reviewing subjects content; test taking strategies and simulated exams.
Application Workshop
Veterinary medical application preparation. Communication and interview skill development.
ENRICHMENT SUMMER PROGRAM III (ESP III) * June 1 - June 30 |
In addition to the ESP core components:
Simulated Veterinary Curriculum
Introduction to an integrative curriculum of gross anatomy and histology.
Additional Selected Topics May Include:
Comparative Veterinary Physiology
A course in specific veterinary physiology systems with laboratory exercises and demonstrations.
Surgery, general medicine, radiology, equine, anesthesiology, neurology and neurosurgery, food and fiber animals, and companion animal involvement, which will familiarize students with clinical expectations and initiate the clinical learning process.
PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY
All individuals participating in the Vetward Bound Enrichment Summer Program must:
1. Be willing to participate in all assigned program components;
2. Be an educationally and/or economically disadvantaged student;
3. Have accumulated a college grade point average of 2.7 or better;
4. Be a citizen of the United States or permanent resident of the National of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Island or Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands or Guam.
Program participants will receive a $50.00/per day stipend to assist in the defrayment of cost for room and board in assigned university resident facilities. A partial travel allowance may also be awarded.
The Vetward Bound Enrichment Summer Programs are rigorous and dynamic. This intensive professional school preparation offered at Michigan State University should be undertaken by those students who are committed to education and to meeting the challenges of a diverse health profession. |