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The
Premedical Honors College Office |
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(956) 381-2847 The
Premedical Honors College Office is located on the first floor
of the Science building at UT-Pan American. The office is managed
by Miss Erica Garcia. |
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the fall semester, recruitment materials are produced and distributed
by Lisa and PHC student staff hired to work in the office as well.
Nearly two thousand applications are produced, compiled and distributed
to high school counselors, principals, and interested students in
South Texas every year. Recruitment presentations are conducted
at high schools where interest is demonstrated. In the spring, applications from interested students pour into the office. On average, the program receives 150 to 200 applicants per year. The PHC office staff is responsible for the compilation and organization of applicant files, as well as correspondence with the applicants themselves. Applicants are interviewed in March, and it is the PHC Staff that accompany/chaperone the students to Houston. During the summer, the Premedical Honors College offers the Students Unite in pre-college Essential Survival Skills (SUCCESS) online summer program. The course is meant to introduce high school students to concepts in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics; as well as technical writing skills. The course also serves as a transition from high school to college for entering freshmen. Dr. Cindy Wedig conducts the Applied Science component of SUCCESS and Lisa conducts the Writing in Science and College Survival Skills components; all three of which are online. Students do, however, meet on campus several times during the summer for laboratory exercises which compliment their readings. If anyone is interested in knowing more about this program, they can contact the PHC office. Every month, the program produces a newsletter, Liderazgo, which is distributed to PHC students, alumni, preceptors, and high schools in south Texas. Liderazgo features PHC highlights, events, student write-ups, medical student reports, summer research opportunities, and program applicant and participant statistics. The newsletter is compiled, edited, reproduced, and distributed every month by PHC office staff in conjunction with Dr. Wedig. |
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