The Johns Hopkins University
11th Annual Minority Pre-Health Professions Conference
“TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE: MIND, BODY, & SPIRIT”

Friday, February 27, 2009
Hodson 110

7:00 p.m.  Opening Remarks

7:30 p.m.  Key Note Address: Dr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins
**CANCELLED**

Saturday, February 28

Hodson Hall ~ Registration & Sessions
Levering Hall ~ Luncheon and Health Professions Fair

8:30 – 9:00       REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST - Hodson Lobby 

9:00 – 9:25       WELCOME / CONFERENCE OVERVIEW - Hodson 110

9:30 – 10:20     WORKSHOP SESSION I  - Hodson Classrooms

Topics:
Embracing Holistic Medicine
The Social Context of Mental Health Disease
Minority Men in Medicine
Paths to Medicine and Healthcare: Options for Enhancing Credentials
 
10:30 – 11:20   WORKSHOP SESSION II - Hodson Classrooms

Topics:
Health Care Challenges in Caring for the Homeless
Specialties in Medicine
Spirituality in Medicine
Preparing for Admission to College
  
11:30 – 12:20   WORKSHOP SESSION III - Hodson Classrooms

Topics:
Students of the Health Professions
Women in Medicine
Exploring Options in Healthcare
Latino Barriers to Mental Healthcare

12:30 – 2:00     LUNCH - Levering Hall

2:00 – 5:00       GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL FAIR - Glass Pavilion

Thank you for helping to make our 11th Conference a success!!