Mentoring in Medicine

Contact: Lynne Holden, MD

(914)-374-5491

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Inspiring Young Dreamers to Become Healers in Harlem



For the third year, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc. in partnership with Frederick Douglass

Academy I will host a landmark conference to address the critical shortage of minorities in the health care workforce. Mentoring in Medicine seeks to inspire and educate minority students about health professional career opportunities at its "Yes, I Can be a Health Care Professional!" Conference.



"Yes, I Can Be a Health Care Professional!" will take place on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 8am to 2pm, at Frederick Douglas Academy I, located at 2581 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard in Harlem. This year over 1000 students from 3rd through 12th grades, college and health professional school, health professional mentors and the community are invited to participate in educational workshops, an Ask the Expert Fair and lunch with a health professional. Last year's conference hosted nearly 1800 students, parents, and educators with 138 health professionals.



"Mentoring in Medicine is addressing the critical shortage of minority health professionals by finding interested students with a desire and helping them to create a strategic plan for success." said President, Lynne Holden, MD winner of the 2007 Maybelline NY and Essence national Empowerment through Education Award. "Many students just do not know about the range of health careers or see them as a viable career option. The need to train more minorities in this field is crucial and long overdue," said Dr. Holden.



"Thank you for making a way for students like myself who dream about a medical career, but too often don't have the support to transform that dream into a reality," said a sophomore student from a New York college in an anonymous recent program evaluation. "Mentoring in Medicine really inspires me, and gives me the hands-on tools and direct access to physicians and others that will help make my dream of becoming a health care professional a reality."



Mentoring in Medicine was founded by three physicians and an educator who have been mentoring students collectively for over 20 years. Formed in March 2006, Mentoring in Medicine is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to academic enrichment, leadership development and mentoring urban students interested in pursuing a health care profession. Mentoring in Medicine has created interventions for students from third grade through graduation from health professional school. Mentoring in Medicine programs have served nearly 6500 students and 520 health professionals have been recruited. Mentoring in Medicine operates in New York City and Oakland, California. For more information, please visit www.mentoringinmedicine.org <https://mail.nycboe.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.mentoringinmedicine.org/> .

ACT FEE WAIVERS

Dear Parents and 12th Grade Students,
On Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm FDA students and/or parents who are eligible to receive test fee waivers may come to FDA to obtain an ACT fee waiver. This opportunity is specifically for students who wish to take the September and/ or October ACT administrations. The registration deadline for the September 12th test is Aug. 7th. The registration deadline for October 24th test is September 18th. Fee waiver eligibility: According to the ACT organization, a student is deemed eligible for fee waivers if the student meets the financial eligibility guidelines such as participating in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch/National School Lunch Program at FDA. If parents/ students returned lunch forms during the 2008-2009 school year,and the student is on record as being eligibility for free or reduced lunch, then, regardless of whether the student eats lunch at FDA, the student is eligible for an ACT/ SAT fee waiver as well as other college access waivers. Students are allowed to obtain a maximum of 2 ACT fee waivers, according to ACT guidelines. Cost of the test ACT (No Writing) $32.00 Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register).ACT Plus Writing <http://mail.google.com/writing/index.html> $47.00 Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). The $15.00 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before you begin testing.September 12, 2009* August 7, 2009 August 8 - 21, 2009 October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009 September 12, 2009* August 7, 2009 August 8 - 21, 2009 October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009 All students are encouraged to take the ACT and register for the test dates early ,regardless of fee waiver eligibility, in order to get a test site that is within an easy traveling distance to home. When students register on the last registration day, they often find they must travel to an out-of-the-way test site, usually in another borough. The cost of the ACT without Writing is $32.00. The cost of the ACT with Writing is $47.00. Please go to www.actstudent.org <http://www.actstudent.org/> for a full description of the tests and their differences.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.

CLASS REPS

THIS IS YOUR SENIOR YEAR!!!!

PLZ COME OUT TO THE SCHOOL TOMMORROW FOR 12 AM
AND TRY TO MAKE IT AT RANDOLPH HIGHSCHOOL FOR 4 PM ON THE 4TH
FLOOR ON MONDAY TO TALK TO INCOMIN 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS

PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS REGULARLY THROUGH OUT THE YEAR
AND STAY ON TASK WHILE MANAGING TO KEEP YOUR GRADES UP !!

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

THIS YEAR MEANS SO MUCH TO NOT ONLY ME BUT TO US ........... SOON MANY OF US WILL REALIZE THIS YEAR MARKS FOR US OUR ENTERING INTO ADULTHOOD , A STEP OF MATURITY ,OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND MOST IMPOTANT NEW BEGINNINGS .

SENIOR COMMITTEES

EVERYONE PLZ FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME (RAWN) JORDAN OR RENEA
AND LET US KNO WAT COMMITTEES UR INTERESTED IN

1. PROM COMMITTEE
2. YEARBOOK COMMITTEE
3. FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
4. GRADUATION COMMITEE
5. SENIOR TRIP COMMITEE

PLZ BE ADVISE THERE IS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PPL ALLOWED

SENIOR INFORMATION

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO HIT ME JORDAN, RENEA, OR JOHNSEL AND LET US KNO UR IDEAS FOR THE UPCOMIN SKOOL YEAR

THIS WEBSITE WILL BE USE TO UPDATE EVERYONE ! SO STAY CONNECTED

UPDATES

EVERYONE WILL GET A SENIOR T-SHIRT..ITS PART OF SENIOR DUES

FIRST PAYMENT OF SENIOR DUE IS NOV. 3RD= $ 50

SENIOR HOODIES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT SEPERATE FEE BUT FDA
WILL ONLY ORDER IT IF THERE IS ATLEAST 60-65 PPL

WE ARE CURRENTLY PREPARIN THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE
YEAR..SO HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

THIS IS YOUR SENIOR YEAR!!!!!