First General Meeting
Fall 2009
Welcome!
Please grab a slice of pizza and a drink, take a
seat, and socialize.
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• www.kaptest.com
~TOPPS Officers~
• President: Jason Barca
• Vice President: Hai Nguyen
• Secretary: Fia Raboy
• Treasurer: Richard Nguyen
• Public Relations: Zeid Nesheiwat
– New officer positions now available: Club Promoters (2)
• CNSM Student Council Representative: Nerizze Tagalag
• Profession Representatives:
– Pharmacy Representative: Andrew Newman
– Dentistry Representative: Nicole Dayrit
– Vacant positions
President: Jason Barca
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Major: Biochemistry
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Profession of Interest: Pharmacy
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Year at CSULB: Third
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Hobbies: UFC, racquetball, and Risk
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Fun Facts:
– Work in Professor Krzysztof Slowinski’s electrochemical research lab
– SAS Center Peer Mentor/Tutor
Vice President: Hai Nguyen
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Major: Chemistry
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Profession of Interest: Pharmacy
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Year at CSULB: Third
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Hobbies: Dancing, playing the violin, playing tennis, going on road trips, and learning
about different cultures
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Fun Facts: I learned how to ride a bicycle this summer!
Treasurer: Richard Nguyen
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Major: Business
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Profession of Interest: Pharmacy
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Year at CSULB: Fourth
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Hobbies: Traveling and going to pro sporting events
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Fun Facts: I have kissed a sea cucumber!
Public Relations: Zeid Nesheiwat
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Major: Biology
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Profession of Interest: Medicine
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Year at CSULB: Second
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Hobbies: Basketball, pool, and shopping.
Pharmacy Representative: Andrew Newman
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Major: Biochemistry
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Profession of Interest: Pharmacy
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Year at CSULB: Fifth
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Hobbies: Guitar, piano, and snowboarding
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Fun Facts:
– Work in Professor Eric Marinez’s organic chemistry research lab
– LAC Tutor
• What APP has to offer:
– Increase your chances for being accepted into a PharmD program
– Meet admissions directors, current students, and alumni from diverse pharmacy
schools
– Learn more about the vast careers of the pharmacy profession
– Network with other pre-pharmacy students
– Volunteer to help with various community service activities
• Upcoming Events:
– Tuesday, September 22
• Joel Gonzales, Admissions Director from UC San Francisco
• 4:30-5:30 PM
• USU 205 ABC
– Monday, September 28
• William Stuart, PharmD from HartleyMedical
• Compounding pharmacist
• For more information, please contact: andrewjnewman@aol.com
• Why should you join APDS?
– Meet others with a passion for Dentistry (students, dentists, and school
representatives!)
– Gain more information about dental schools
– Learn more about the application process
– Form DAT study groups
– Possibly tour some dental schools
– Find out how to shadow a dentist and gain hands-on experience
– Attend the California Dental Association Convention
• Announcements:
– September 22, UC San Francisco School of Dentistry
– Location and Time To Be Determined
• For more information about APDS, please contact: dayritdds@yahoo.com
New Officer and Vacant Officer Positions
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Club Promoters (2)
– Publicize various organization events
– Be responsible for maintaining a positive image of the organization
– Help recruit new members
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Vacant Profession Representatives
– Chiropractic, Medicine, Optometry, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy,
Veterinary Medicine
– Responsibilities:
• Help plan and organize events geared towards the health field being
represented
• Ensure to be versatile in the health field being represented
• Provide accurate information regarding the health field being represented to
the organization
• Update the organization with new information about the health field being
represented
Announcements
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Tuesday, September 22
– Joel Gonzales, Admissions Director from UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy
– 4:30-5:30 PM
– USU 205 ABC
– Event with APP
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Wednesday, September 23
– Lori Muramoto, Sr. Associate Director of Admissions from Ross University School
of Medicine
– Normal time and location
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Wednesday, September 30
– Ronald Espejo, Recruitment Specialist from University of the Pacific Thomas J.
Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
– Normal time and location
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Please visit our website, www.csulb.edu/org/career/topps, for more speaker dates
and information
One more thing... Facebook!
• One way we will be communicating with
TOPPS members
• The next email we send out will contain our
Facebook information
• If you don’t have Facebook, don’t worry about
this