CHM Admissions Hosting Virtual Chat On Thursday

The MSU College of Human Medicine (CHM) Office of Admissions is hosting a virtual chat this Thursday, March 3rd from 4pm to 7pm EST. This online discussion supplements our participation in the AAMC Medical School Virtual Fair, held by the American Association of Medical Colleges this past February.

Students can register for the chat at the Virtual Fair webpage—instructions will follow upon registration. Those who already registered for last month's event need only log back in and join us on our dedicated page.

Admissions representatives will be joined by several current students, who will all be on hand to take questions on the admissions process, premedical requirements, application tips, special programs, student life, and everything in between.

Registrants will also find several videos on our page that offer a deeper look into life at CHM, starting with a word of welcome from Dr. Joel Maurer, Associate Dean for Admissions.

The Office of Admissions' continued efforts to be accessible to potential applicants through various events and initiatives include last month's virtual fair. CHM was among 25 medical schools to participate in the online "meeting" with over 8000 registrants.

The Office of Admissions also hosted it's first Twitter Chat this past Fall and are in the works to host a second Twitter Chat some time in the late Spring. The admissions team is also hosting our Spring Premedical Day this month at the Secchia Center in Grand Rapids, offering in-depth workshops and informative panel Q&A's for attendees.

 Register for the MSU College of Human Medicine Office of Admissions Virtual Chat

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