Meetings and Events (Fall 2005)
Board Meeting
Sunday, August 28th , at 3:00 PM (instead of 4:30 PM) at the JC Information Desk.
2nd officer meeting: Sunday , September 1 1 th, at 9AM , Meet at JC INFO DESK.
Member Meeting
Tuesday, September 13th, at 5 PM at SUB II Room 1. 
Flyer Meeting Minutes
Activities
Saturday October 1st, 2005 AIDS Walk
Fill out the ACTIVITY FORM by September 23,2005 at 11am. In addition to the filling out the activity form please read below:
More Information:
This walk serves to help raise money for the Whitman-Walker clinic to fight against HIV and AIDS. This particular event will earn you 5 points. To register for the event, please go to www.aidswalkwashington.org. Click on "Register Here," select "Join A Team," and choose " George Mason University ." Please fill out the short registration form. There is no registration fee, however participants are asked to donate $5 for an Aids Walk t-shirt. The t-shirts feature the various organizations, which will be participating, including ours!
All are responsible for registering for themselves, so please do so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE once you have made the decision to participate.
All are required to meet at Freedom Plaza located on Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 13th and 14th St. in Washington , DC . If you are taking the metro, take Federal Triangle (Orange/Blue Lines) or Metro Center (Red/Orange/Blue lines). Please go to the website for more information in terms of directions.
The Event Schedule: 10/01/2005 9 AM to 1 PM
9 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Pre-Walk Registration 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.: Pre-Walk Rally including warm up
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: 5K Walkathon
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Post-Walk Celebration including sponsor booths, music and award presentations.
Friday October 7th, at 7:00 AM, Heart Observation at INOVA
Fill out the ACTIVITY FORM by September 29, 2005 by 10am. Remember you are committing to attend this event when you confirm. Ashley @ arando12@gmu.edu
More Information:
Please be there by 7 am on Friday. Meet in the Heart Institute Lobby aka the atrium.
The address is:
Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Road
Falls Church , Virginia 22042
703-776-4001
Friday October 7th, from 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM, At Northern Virginia Training Center
Be a buddy with a disabled individual for an afternoon on site party. Please fill out the ACTIVITY FORM by October 1, 2005. Only the first 15 members to confirm can attend this activity but we can set up additional dates if their is a greater interest.
More Information:
The address to the Northern Virginia Traing Center is at 9901 Braddock Road which about 5 minutes from mason going up towards 95. Please contact if you have questions.
Wednesday October 12th, at 5:30PM, Student Union Building I, Room A
Flyer Meeting Minutes
On Oct 12th, we will have 3 guest speakers: 
1. James Olds
2. Dr. Pauline Royt
**Both persons will discuss ways to improve the pre-medical education program. It will be a Q & A session with the faculty members.
3. Mr. James Bograd of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
*Please make sure to attend this meeting to show support for AED and to provide your opinions to further improve AED and Pre-MED program at GMU.
Saturday October 15th, from 10 AM- 1 PM, Crosslink International- Medical Packaging Program
Fill out the ACTIVITY FORM by October 7 at 5pm. Note a maximum of around 20 peole can attend this event so please confirm as soon as possible. Other dates can be set up if there is additional interest.
More Information:
The Address to the building is:427N Maple AvenueFalls Church , VA
Directions:Get on 66 Easr Towards Washington over the belt watGet off at exit 69-Lee Highway/Washington Bolevard exitMake a right onto Lee Highway( called Washington Street in Falls Church)go through light at fire stationTake a right at the next stop light which turn into west Columbia St.Go one block and take a right onto North Maple AvenueIf you get lost the phone number to Crosslink is 703-534-5465
Saturday October 22nd, practice MCAT
If you are interested you need to e-mail Hammeda @ htasneem@gmu.edu ASAP and she will send you further information.
Thursday October 27th, Guest speaker: Matthew Christopher, career counselor of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic.
The discussion will be about pursuing a career in chiropractics, including a definition of of chiropractics, the benefits of pursuing a career in chiropractics, the job outlook, education requirements, and the cost of a chiropractic education.
Location/Time: Johnson Center , Third Floor, Room C, 3:30 PM
Friday November 18th, George Washington School of Medicine Tour 11AM-12:30PM
Tuesday November 22nd, FOURTH GENERAL MEETING
Guest Speakers: Jorge Ramallo and classmates Muna Jama and Neil Dasgupta (GMU Alumni and current medical students). Flyer
Attend this meeting to get all of your medical school questions answered !
Location: Johnson Center , Third Floor- Room B, at 4:30 PM
Food Drive: December 7th, 2005, 10-12noon and 4-6pm at the Johnson Center kiosk . Volunteers are needed to accept donations! Please arrive at the kiosk at the designated times above.
AED Members: Members will earn 1 point per donated food item and are encouraged to donate as many as desired, but will not receive more than 5 pts. Furthermore, those standing at the kiosk for one hour and accepting food donations will earn 5 points. Volunteers are needed for the kiosk position.
Lighthouse event in December has been cancelled, those that signed up prior to the event will receive points. No upcoming events for Fall 2005.
January 2006 AED's Medical School Tour event!
NOTE: Members have already been selected based on their level of activity this semester!
Mandatory meeting for all the attendees: December 20th, 2005 at 6 PM Johnson Center Information Desk. Please bring with you 100 dollars for a deposit. The refundable deposit amount has been increased due to the extension of the trip. For those who did not receive the last email, the deposit will be fully refunded to students shortly after the trip. We will also be filling out forms necessary before anyone can go to the trip. You may contact the AED Treasurer Mustafa Wali if you have any questions related to the deposit or the trip in general. The list below are the medical schools we will be attending.
- TUESDAY 1/10/2006: University of Virginia School of Medicine
- WEDNESDAY 1/11/2006: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
- THURSDAY 1/12/2006: Penn State College of Medicine
- FRIDAY 1/13/2006: New York University School of Medicine