Intro to Office of Enrichment for BUSM I Students
[Outline for BUSM I Class Meeting: August 24, 2012, 1:00 PM, Bakst]
I. Who We Are
- Part of the Office of Academic Affairs
- Staff of two:
- Suzanne Sarfaty, M.D., Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs (ssarfaty@bu.edu)
- Ana Bediako, Ed.M., Admin. Director, Office of Enrichment (abediako@bu.edu)
- Located on A-3
- Walk-in on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
- Our web sites: www.bumc.bu.edu/enrichment (OE) or www.bumc.bu.edu/ihbusm (IH)
- You may schedule meeting w/ Dr. Sarfaty via Ana, but do your homework first.
- We support learning experiences that enhance the curriculum and cultivate
professional competencies in international health, research, and service learning
opportunities.
- Main programs:
- International Health Program
- Medical Student Summer Research Program
- Medical Spanish Courses at BUSM
- How to spend your summer after first year
- Free-time electives (spring, 2013)
- Service-Learing opportunities
- Starting thinking about summer, 2013 this semester!
- Be Aware of Early Deadlines
- AFAR Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) Program (tentatively Jan. 31 , 2013)
- Vanderbilt Student Research Training Program in Diabetes and Endocrinology (tentatively Feb. 1, 2013)
- IDSA Medical Scholars Program (tentatively March 1, 2013)
- Resources for Getting Started
- Planning Your Summer (general)
- IH Options for BUSM I Students (IH)
- FAQs from BUSM I Students Seeking IH Summer Opps. (IH)
- Mini-courses for the following summer programs:

