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prehealth@nyu.edu
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PREHEALTH CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Club
Mission
Contact Information
Active Minds
Active Minds aims to remove the stigma that
surrounds mental health issues, and create a
comfortable environment for an open
conversation about mental health issues on
campuses throughout North America.
active.minds.club@nyu.edu
American
Medical
Student
Association
(AMSA)
American Medical Students Association seeks
to educate NYU members about the medical
field as a career. Events are aimed towards
helping students determine their suitability as
a physician, while also improving NYU
students' competitiveness in applying to
medical school.
amsa.cas.club@nyu.edu
Bioethics
Forum
Fosters awareness and educates the debate of
ethical issues pertaining to the fields of
biology, medicine, life sciences, and associated
technologies, advancements, and implications.
bioethics.forum.club@nyu.edu
BioMedical
Science Club
Committed to deepening the understanding of
the biomedical world and to propel more
students to both apply/succeed in medical
school. Educates NYU students about the
social, moral and ethical obligations of the
profession of medicine, and supplements the
information taught in class with peer review
and discussion during meetings.
BMSCPoly@gmail.com
Draper
Chemical
Society
Exists to further understanding of the
Chemical Sciences as a scientific discipline
and its role in society at large through
presentations, community service, and
networking.
dcsnyu@gmail.com
Emergency
Health
Education at
NYU
To educate NYU students in the emergency
response system, as well as provide health
training such as CPR/First Aid and AED.
ehe.nyu@gmail.com
Gallatin PreHealth
Association
Offers a sense of community amongst Gallatin
students following the prehealth track. Hosts
prehealth curriculum info sessions, speakers,
study sessions, and other relevant events.
gallatinprehealth@gmail.com
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Global Public
Health Action
Network
(GPHAN)
To be an action-oriented student organization
that raises awareness and builds the capacity
of global health communities within NYU and
beyond through education, networking,
mentoring and community service; to provide
support, training, partnership and
coordination for student activities that share
our vision and values.
gphan.club@nyu.edu
Health Leads
Project Health works to break the link between
poverty and poor health by mobilizing college
students to provide sustained public health
intervention in partnership with urban
medical centers, universities, and community
organizations.
project.health.club@nyu.edu
Heart to Heart
at NYU
To bring awareness of hypertension mainly to
communities with high risk of developing the
condition through screenings, along with
additional information on hypertension and
prevention.
heart2heart.club@nyu.edu
Keep a Child
Alive
"Keep A Child Alive" is dedicated to the
provision of funding for HIV treatment and
securing services for children and families in
need, and to the engagement of the local
public (NYU & NYC community) in the fight
against the global HIV/AIDS pandemic.
keepachildalive.club@nyu.edu
Medical
Dialogue
Review
The Medical Dialogue Review (MDR) engages
the public and current/aspiring medical
professionals in a dialogue themed on the
importance of various disciplines on the
delivery of quality healthcare. We encourage
inquiries in the science, art, and humanity
aspects of medicine through both oral and
written discourses.
medicaldialogue@gmail.com
Medical
Economics
Seeks to bridge medicine and economics in
order to prepare students for the realities of
healthcare in the United States.
Minority
Association of
Premedical &
Science
Students
(MAPSS)
Collects and disseminates information
concerning medical, dental, health, and nonhealth related science opportunities for
minority students.
National
Student
Speech-
To encourage professional interest among
university students in the study of human
communication sciences and disorders; To
nyu.bsso@gmail.com
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Language
Hearing
Association
provide continuity to the dissemination of
professional information, and; To provide a
vehicle for student representation in matters
of professional concern.
Naturopathic
Medicine for
Global Health
Student
Chapter at
NYU
Support Naturopathic Medicine for Global
Health’s global health initiative to provide
sustainable healthcare and capacity building
within developing countries through the
promotion of Naturopathic Medicine as a
feasible and cost effective means of healthcare
in developing nations, with a focus on
maternal and children’s health.
nmghs.club@nyu.edu
Operation
Dreamcatchers
Operation Dreamcatchers strives to collects
monetary donations to alleviate medical
disparities via the purchase of medical
supplies for underprivileged charitable
institutions, such as hospitals and clinics, in
underdeveloped countries.
OperationDreamcatchers.nyu@gmail.com
Peer Health
Exchange
Peer Health Exchange gives teenagers the
knowledge and skills that they need to make
healthy decisions. We do this by training
college students to teach a comprehensive
health curriculum in high schools that lack
health education.
phe.club@nyu.edu
Phi Delta
Epsilon
Undergraduate chapter of medical fraternity.
Provides resources to help pre-health students
succeed academically, and a sense of
community and a place to turn while enduring
this rigorous process. Hosts medical speakers,
volunteer events, community service, helping
students become well-rounded future medical
professionals.
nyuphide@gmail.com
Pre-Dental
Club
The NYU Pre-Dental is a campus organization,
which is devoted to providing guidance to
those undergraduates interested in a future in
the dental field. They are involved in
organizing community dental awareness as
well as hosting local dentists and dental
administrators from various universities in
order to gain further insight into the dental
field. Each year the pre-dental club takes trips
to various dental schools in order for our
members to get exposure to the process of
becoming a dentist. Our club offers the
opportunity to find hands-on dental
experience, dental admission information, and
DAT guidance.
nyupredental@gmail.com
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Pre-Dental
Outreach Club
Seeks to teach children proper oral hygiene.
Undergraduates interested in dentistry, public
health, social work, medicine, and/or
education, are an excellent pool of people who
can contribute to oral health education.
pre-dental-outreach-club@nyu.edu
Prehealth
Advisory
Board
Education and outreach to the prehealth
population, regarding preparing to apply to
health professional schools.
prehealth@nyu.edu
Pre-Health
Association
Liberal
Studies
Provides a space for prehealth students to
come together and learn about internships, to
carry out group community service projects,
receive advising, and hear guest speakers.
lsp.prehealth.club@nyu.edu
Pre-Veterinary
Club
Exchanges information on internship
opportunities, GREs, and the vet school
admission process. Also plans to hold animal
related events and participate in different
volunteer opportunities.
julieegnor@nyu.edu
Project
Sunshine at
NYU
To Provide services to children with long-term
illnesses and disabilities along with their
families in the NYC area. Project Sunshine
strives to create programs that educate and
entertain in order to give children and their
families the opportunity to leave the monotony
of medical treatments and procedures.
project.sunshine.club@nyu.edu
The Biological
Society of
NYU
Allows students to experience biology outside
of the classroom.
yss231@nyu.edu
Words Beyond
Borders
Focused on connecting NYU students to
outside organizations that need volunteer
interpreters. Work with Bellevue Hospital and
the NYC Free Clinic, which prehealth students
would find relevant.
words.beyond.borders.club@nyu.edu
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