Minority students and Medical events and opportunities
Minority student? Thinking of going into the medical field? Check it out:

The 4th Annual Conference on the Health of the African Diaspora:
Challenges and Solutions from Medical School to Practice and Leadership
Saturday February 28, 2009
9:00AM-6:00PM
NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
Keynote Speakers:
Sidney A. McNairy Jr., Ph.D., D.Sc.
Division Director, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health
Carolyn Barley Britton, M.D., M.S.
President, National Medical Association
Conference Themes:
Professional Advancement
Academic Leadership
Addressing Health Disparities
Transition from Residency
Choosing Specialities
Success in Medical School
Effective Mentoring
Also:
Minority Affairs Summer Research Program at Downstate Applications can now be submitted for the Office of Minority Affairs Summer Research Program at Downstate. The program is open to students who have completed the sophomore year of college or the junior year. The stipend is $3000. Applications can be obtained by going to: http://sls.downstate.edu/minority_affairs. When you open this website, type in "summer research program" in the search box.