IU Northwest plans Freshman to Physician and Law

Event Information

In celebration of Black History Month, POP on Youth Violence, Inc., the IU School of Medicine-Northwest, and IU Northwest Admissions are hosting a Freshman to Physician & Law Seminar offered to all high school grade levels of underserved & underrepresented minority students.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the all-day conference set for Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Bruce W. Bergland Auditorium, Savannah Center.

The day will include:

• Interactive sessions with different “cases”
• Discussions with pre-med and medical students, as well as with local medical doctors, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and lawyers
• Tours of the IU School of Medicine - Northwest

The event is a partnership with Project Outreach and Prevention’s (POP) Health Professional Enrichment Program to increase the number of underserved, underrepresented high school students choosing careers in medicine, dentistry, and allied health professions.

Indiana University Northwest offers the premier pre-health professions program in Northwest Indiana. The IU School of Medicine – Northwest - Gary (IUSM-NW-G), located on the same campus, is the region’s only medical school. The IU Northwest College of Arts and Sciences offers pre-professional tracks in medicine, dentistry, optometry, physical and occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant and veterinary science. Students may pursue these studies in connection with four-year degree programs in biology, chemistry or psychology, which are the most popular pre-professional study tracks at IU Northwest.

Lunch is provided for registered guests. For more information, contact Candace Rayburn or Kevin Smith at (219) 980-6991. To register, visit www.iun.edu/adm-events.