Multicultural Association of Pre-health Students (MAPS)

Multicultural Association of Pre-health Students (MAPS) updated their address.

Hey MAPS!

All MAPS meetings until April 7th have been cancelled. We will keep you updated on further changes.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Have a great spring break!

Hey MAPS!

There will be an event happening this Thursday called Steps to Success at the Charles T. Wethington Jr. Building, room 127, from 5:30 to 7:30pm! It is a great social networking event designed to connect undergraduate students with graduate students! There will also be free food!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see y’all there!

Hey MAPS!

Just a reminder that we will be having our Hope Lodge volunteer event tomorrow from 5:00 to 6:30pm. The address is 1500 College Way, Lexington, KY 40502.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see y’all there!

Hey MAPS!

We will be having our UK medical school tour tomorrow at 5:15pm! We will meet up at W***y T. and head over to the College of Medicine from there.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see y’all there!

Hey MAPS!

Hope you guys had a great start of your second semester. We will be having our first meeting of the semester on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30pm in the Keeneland room in W***y T. Food will be provided and If you paid your dues last semester you can also get your t-shirt!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see ya'll there!

Hey MAPS!

Just a reminder that we have our last meeting of the semester today at 6:30pm in the multipurpose room at W***y T. Library.

Hope to see you guys there!

Hey MAPS!

We will be having our next meeting this Wednesday, December 4th at 6:30pm in the Multipurpose room located in the basement of W***y T. Library. This meeting will consist of free food and a student panel in which the students will discuss their experiences with admissions and give any advice regarding the entire process as well as answer any questions you guys might have.
Also our last bake sale of this semester is going to be this Friday, December 6th from 10am to 1pm on the second floor of the nursing building (you can either man the table or bring a baked good).
Lastly, in order to receive a t-shirt you need to pay your $15 dues. If you have not paid your dues just bring it to this meeting!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see ya'll there!

Hey MAPS!

The meeting that was supposed to be on November 6th has been cancelled. However, we will still be having the volunteer event at the Ronald McDonald House on November 6th from 1-3 pm.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected]

Hope to see ya'll there!

Hey MAPS!

We will be having our second meeting this Wednesday, October 9th at 6:30pm in the UKAA auditorium located on the first floor of W***y T. library. We will be having a Kaplan ambassador come in and talk about certain tips on how to prepare for graduate exams etc. Food and drinks will be provided!
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at:
[email protected]
Also, please bring your $15 membership fee, which covers the cost of t-shirts, food, and drinks.

Just a reminder that we have our first meeting today in the UKAA auditorium at 6:30.
Hope to see ya'll there!

Hey MAPS!

We will be having our first meeting of the semester this Wednesday, September 18th at 6:30 in the UKAA Auditorium! It is located on the first floor of W***y T. library. In this meeting, we will be discussing what MAPS is as well as our upcoming meetings and volunteer events. If you are thinking about joining MAPS, please bring your $15 membership fee. This fee covers the costs of food, drinks, and t-shirts.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at: [email protected].
Also, food and drinks will be provided!

Hey MAPS!! I hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather!

As we are coming to the end of this semester, I just wanted to remind you all that the last MAPS meeting for this school year is this Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 PM in the Alumni Gallery of W***y T. Library! If you are running for a position, try to get here at 5:15 PM. We will be having elections to elect the new exec-board for the next year! Please try to make it if you can.
Food and drink will be provided!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us ([email protected])

We hope to see everyone there!

Hey MAPS!!

To those that are wanting to run for an e-board position, this is a reminder to text our President, Neely, by next Wednesday, April 3 at midnight with your name and position you would like to run for if you are wanting to participate in elections! With that being said, our next and last meeting of the semester will be Thursday, April 11 at 5:30 PM in the Alumni Gallery in the library.
If this time conflicts with any of the people wanting to run for a position please let Neely know ASAP! We really encourage everyone to attend this last meeting, and food and drinks will be provided!

Upcoming events:
Monday, April 1 @ 5:50PM - Hope Lodge Volunteering
Friday, April 5 -2PM - Bake sale on the 3rd floor of the Nursing Building (bake a baked good or man the table for at least one hour)

Please text Neely if you can attend either of the above activities!

I hope everyone has an amazing week :)

Just a reminder that we have a meeting today on the second floor of the 90 at 6pm! Hope to see everyone there!!

Welcome back MAPS!!! We hope everyone had a wonderful spring break!
We are excited to get back in the swing of things with a meeting this Wednesday, March 20 at 6PM! The meeting will be on the second floor of the 90, once you reach the top of the stairs, one of the e-board members will lead you to the room that we’re in!
Kim Scott, Assistant Director of UK College of Medicine Admissions will be coming to speak so please come with any and all questions you may have regarding the application process for medical school.
This will be the last meeting we have before our Election Meeting. Therefore, it is crucial for those who have missed a couple of meetings to attend in order to meet their necessary attendance requirement in order to run for a position.

To those that are interested in elections:
Our President, Neely Patel, will be taking names for those that are wanting to run for a position. If you are not able to attend this meeting or would like some time to decide on what to run for, you have one week to notify the President. On election day, those running should have a speech prepared for the rest of the organization to vote on. If you have questions regarding election, contact our President!!!

I hope everyone has a good week and can't wait to see y'all at our meeting!!!

Happy Spring Break MAPS!

We want to wish everyone good luck on their rest of the midterm exams and assignments this week!

With spring break being next week, our next official meeting will be Wednesday, March 20 at 6PM! The location as of now is TBA but will most likely be in the Alumni Gallery in the W***y. T. Library. Kim Scott, the assistant director of admissions for UK’s medical school, will be coming to speak. She will be giving a brief presentation and then answering any and all of our questions about undergrad, the admissions process, and life in medical school. More details will be posted closer to time to remind everyone about the meeting but we just wanted to let you guys know a little in advance! Food and drinks will be provided! Also, please don’t hesitate to email us about any questions or suggestions you guys may have!

We hope everyone has a fun and safe spring break!

Quick reminder that the Medical School Tour is TODAY at 6PM! If you will be attending, meet in the lobby of W***y T. Library at 5:40PM so we can all walk over to the medical school together!

Please come with any questions you may have about the admission process, life in med school, etc. Also please keep in mind that this is still a general meeting that will count towards your attendance points if you are wanting to run for a position during elections!

We hope to see you there and have a great day!

Hi MAPS,

I hope everyone had a great weekend! We officially have a UK Medical School Tour scheduled for this Wednesday, February 20th at 6PM! A medical student will be guiding us through the school, and we will be able to ask them questions. If you are able to go on the tour, please meet in the W***y T Lobby at 5:40 so we can all walk over to the med school together. This is a great opportunity that we hope you will take advantage of- especially if you are pre-med. We hope to see you there!

Hi MAPS!

We hope you had a great winter break and a great first week back! We will be having a meeting next Wednesday, January 23rd at 6:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room in the basement of W***y T! At this meeting we will be going over elections, volunteer events, tours, and bake sales for the semester. We also hope to have a professional speaker there!
Food will be provided :)

We hope to see you there!

Hey MAPS!

We have some important updates for this week!

First, the Kaplan powerpoint from last weeks meeting has been emailed out for those who could not attend the meeting. This has some really helpful information on preparing for graduate school entrance exams (MCAT, DAT, GRE, PCAT, etc.). It also has a ton of other helpful information on what to do in your undergrad years to prepare yourself for graduate school!

The previous emails we sent out had the date for the volunteer event at Ronald McDonald house for this Monday. It has been rescheduled to Monday, November 26 from 1-3PM. Please let us know if you would like to attend. Also, a friendly reminder that you need to participate in volunteer events in order to run for an officer position for the upcoming year. If you can not make this time but still would like to participate please text Neely at: 606-224-5029!

We will also be having one last meeting for this semester next week! Another email will be sent out with more information on the date, time, and meeting itself!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! Can't wait to see you all on next meeting!!

Happy Wednesday MAPS!!

This is just a reminder that our meeting is TODAY (11/14/18) from 5:30-6:30 PM in the Alumni Gallery in the library (NOT the Multipurpose Room). This is directly to your right when you walk in the main entrance of Wily T.

We will be having a speaker from Kaplan come speak about preparing for the MCAT, DAT, GRE, and PCAT! She will also be giving information on the timeline of when things should be done in your undergrad career such as: what classes to take each year to prepare yourself, when to submit applications, and what the requirements are for each graduate school. So please come prepared with any and all questions! Food and drink will be provided!

Hope to see you there!!!

Happy Wednesday MAPS!

There are a couple of important announcements for next week! First, the next MAPS meeting will be this Thursday, October 18 at 6PM in the Multipurpose Room (Room B-108C) in the basement of the library! We will be having two speakers come speak about different programs and opportunities available for pre-health students!

Our first volunteering event is also this Thursday, October 18 at the Ronald McDonald House from 1PM to 3PM! We will be baking cookies for those that live in the house! If you would like to attend and help out, please email: [email protected]! If you do decide the help out, please make sure you can 100% be there! If you have class and need to come a little late or leave a little early, just let us know in the email!

Reminder that you need to attend majority of the meetings, volunteer events, and bakesales in a given semester to run for an exec board position for the following year!
Please bring your $15 dues if you have not already!

Hey MAPS!
This is just a reminder that we are having a meeting tomorrow from 6pm at the basement of W***y T (Room B-108C). It will be a student panel, students from the college of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, and PA will be coming to speak on how to get into the desired graduate school programs, what to do in undergrad, and the application process asa whole. They will be taking any and all questions!

Also, if you have not paid your $15 membership dues, please bring that tomorrow!

Most importantly, there will be free food and drinks for you!

I hope everyone can make it to this awesome opportunity!

Happy Caturday MAPS! I hope you guys are having fun cheering on the cats!

The next MAPS meeting will be a professional student panel consisting of students from the College of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, PA, and nursing! They will be taking questions about what to do in undergrad, their personal journey to graduate school, and the application process as a whole!
We will also be discussing how to stay a member in good standing, the volunteering events we have planned, and handing out a few t-shirts!

The meeting will be Wednesday, Oct 3 at 6PM in the Multipurpose Room (Room B-108C) in the basement of the library! Free food and drinks will be provided!

If you did not already, please pay your $15 dues to become a member of MAPS and to attend all of our events!

Welcome back MAPS!

We hope everyone had a great summer and is easing back into the routine of school! With the start of a new semester, we will be having our first MAPS meeting this Wednesday, September 12, in the Multipurpose Room (Room B-108C) in the basement of W***y T. (right across from the writing center). There will be free food and drinks provided!

In this meeting, we will be discussing what MAPS as an organization really is as well as upcoming meetings, tours, and volunteer events that we will be hosting this semester. If you are interested in joining and becoming a member, please bring your $15 dues! We will also be doing a drawing for 2 free MAPS shirts for those that pay their dues at this first meeting!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email at: [email protected]

Thanks and Hope to See You Soon,
Neely Patel

Hey MAPS,

We are winding down the semester! Hope all is well with classes. We are having a meeting tomorrow, 4/12, at 6pm in the Academic Science Building in room 103. This meeting will be very informational and many of you will benefit from exposure you will receive.

The meeting will consist of a speaker from PhysAssist Scribes, CONMIGO bringing a panel of students from the college of Dent., Med., Pharm., and Nursing. Also, Julia Berry, the academic advisor for the PA program here at UK will present. You will have a chance to meet representatives from various health professions!

If you have any friends that can attend as well, be sure to spread the word, anyone that is not a member of MAPS can attend this meeting!

P.S. Food will be provided!!!

Hi MAPS!

I hope the semester is starting off well. Now that we are in the swing of things, we will be having our first MAPS meeting on Thursday, January 25 at 6pm! The meeting will be held in room 213 in the Nursing Building! If you have any questions about finding the room please contact someone on the e-board! We have a student panel planned for this meeting consisting of students in PA, MD, Dental, Pharmacy, and Veterinary schools! Be sure to create connections with students that are in these schools and ask any questions you might have. They have a lot of advice to give!

Also, we are having a volunteer event on Sunday, February 18th at 2pm at the Ronald McDonald house! We are going to get together and bake cookies/brownies for the guests.

Be sure to note that it is required you attend 3 out of the 5 meetings we will have this semester, and 2 out of the 3 volunteer events, along with 2 out of 3 bake sale participation to be in good standing for the semester! Elections for next year's Executive board positions will open later in the semester!

MAPS,

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break! This is just a reminder that the last MAPS meeting for this semester is today at 6PM at the Alumni Gallery in the library! We will be discussing how to prepare for graduate school exams such as the MCAT, PCAT, DAT, etc. We will also have a speaker that is excited to present a special offer specifically for MAPS members!

The Christmas Bake Sale is this Friday from 10AM-3PM on the 3rd floor of the nursing building in front of the cafeteria! We encourage you to bring in any and all baked goods! Please contact one of the maps members if you will be baking or manning the table! Reminder that this also counts as a volunteer activity to remain in good standing!

See you at the meeting!

Hey MAPS,

We are excited to announce that we will be placing our order for the 2017-2018 MAPS T-Shirts this Thursday, September 28, 2017! T-Shirts will only be provided for those members who have paid their dues and gave us their shirt sizes already! Dues are mandatory to be a part of MAPS, and it ensures you the t-shirt. If you want your t-shirt by our next meeting which will take place on October 18 then you need to submit your payment to any of the methods listed below no later than Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 5:00 PM ET. In addition, we are planning to tour a medical facility for our 10/18 meeting and in order to tag along, you must be in good standing, which means dues must be paid. We highly encourage members to pay by this Thursday so you can participate in the next meeting AND get your t-shirts by then. Dues are $15 for the whole year.

Please message us on on facebook messenger, direct message us on our twitter account, or email: [email protected] for ways you can meet up with an officer and submit your dues!

Thanks!

REMINDER: MAPS meeting is today at 6PM at the Alumni Gallery in the library! Kim Scott, Assistant Director of Admissions for the UK College of Medicine will be speaking!

Please remember to bring your $15 dues to become a member in good standing!

Hope to see you soon!

We are super excited for our second meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 13! It will be held at the Alumni Gallery in W***y T. library at 6 PM! Food and drinks will be provided!

This is a special meeting because the Assistant Admissions Director for UK College of Medicine, Kim Scott, will be speaking! This is an amazing and unique opportunity to learn about the admissions process as well as ask any and all questions you may have! You don't want to miss!!

Reminder: Please bring your $15 dues to be in good standing with MAPS!

We are ready to start another year with MAPS, and we are excited to share what is new about MAPS this year. I just want to let you guys know that we are having out first meeting WEDNESDAY at 6pm in the Multipurpose Room of the W***y T Lib. Room 108C.

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me through this email or phone 859-893-9553.

Get ready for a new year with MAPS!

Kishan, Secretary

MAPS,

There is a MAPS Meeting TODAY at Wilson Pediatric Therapy! The meeting starts at 5:15PM and if you want to carpool, meet at the front of the library AT 4:45 SHARP. We do not want to be late just so we respect the time that the speaker is taking out of their day to speak and tour with us!

If you do not need to carpool, and would like to drive yourself, or some friends, please get there on time! The address for those who need it is 175 W Lowry Ln Suite 104, Lexington, Kentucky 40503.

Thanks!