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MedQUEST:  GENERAL INFORMATION

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

MedQUEST Camp 2012 will be held July 9-13, 2012!


Applications:
 

MedQuest: Schulich Medical Students / MedQUEST Alumni (available from Jan. 1, 2012)

MedQuest: High School Students (available from Feb. 1, 2012)*

This year's camp will run from July 9-13, 2012

*ONLINE application forms are available for viewing & submission ONLY beginning FEBRUARY 1st. Attempting to access the forms before that date will bring you to a standard Schulich login page.

PLEASE NOTE:  a user name and password are not required to apply to MedQUEST. This is simply a redirect, as forms will not be available until the scheduled opening date

  

OVERVIEW

MedQUEST Health Career Exploration Program is designed to provide secondary school students, in rural and regional Southwestern Ontario, with realistic, hands-on experiences in various disciplines of health care, including medicine.

Led by the students of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as well as former MedQUEST high school participants who are currently first- or second-year students in an Ontario Medical school, program activities include interactive workshops, state-of-the-art simulator training and the opportunity to watch health care professionals in a clinical setting. Students learn how babies are delivered using a birthing simulator, read x-rays, splint and cast fractures, participate in a community mock disaster, and gain an understanding of the training requirements needed to work in the field of health care.

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OUR GOAL

Grade 10 students are required to take a careers course, and MedQUEST Health Career Exploration Program program is well timed to supplement any information students may have already been exposed to.

Early exposure to the practice of medicine can help influence students career plans, ultimately increasing their chance of successfully entering medical school or other allied health professions. Our goal is to encourage and prepare students for this in a fun, creative and innovative way.

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IMPACT

Unlike other programs that take high school students away from their home environments to outreach programs provided on-site within the urban, university setting, MedQUEST is delivered in the same communities the high school students call home.

Studies have shown that students from rural/regional background are more likely to return to practice health care in their hometowns. Many communities and regions in Southwestern Ontario have made MedQUEST their program of choice to positively influence their youth towards health care careers.

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Please feel free to contact the MedQUEST Coordinator if you have any questions:

Kathy Van Dinther
MedQUEST Coordinator, Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network (SWOMEN)
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
The University of Western Ontario
Research Park, Mogenson Building
100 Collip Circle, Suite 225
London, Ontario N6G 4X8

PHONE:  519-858-5152 (Toll Free: 1-877-237-9676) 
FAX #: 519-858-5131
Email Address: kathy.vandinther@schulich.uwo.ca

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