Welcome to the PHS Club Newsletter

Hello Club Members and Public Health Enthusiasts! Happy Week 10! We are finally at the end of the quarter and all we have left are finals! Remember to give yourself a break whenever you can and we hope your last week of classes and finals go awesome!

CLUB NEWS

We have many things that will be coming up in the future that we are very excited for!

Are you planning on graduating this school year and are continuing your education through graduate schools/PhD programs? We would love to hear from you in our survey so that we can congratulate you and showcase you at our meeting! Graduating Survey
We have finished our club meetings for winter quarter! Meetings will be starting up in the second week of spring quarter and there will be a survey sent out to determine what day/time works for everyone.
We will continue having Club Workshops to help any club members with questions about graduate school, internships, and public health in general after spring break!

4. Positions for club officers will be available soon to run for! All four leadership positions are open (President, Vice-President, Financial Officer, and Secretary. This is a quarter-long turnover so feel free to let us know if you are interested in running at any time! Email us if you have any questions about any of these positions, and if you're interested, prepare and send us a powerpoint presentation about yourself and why you want to run!

5. Make sure to check out our AggieLife and sign yourself up as a member if you haven’t already done so at AggieLife and check out our home website https://aggielife.ucdavis.edu/publichealthsciencesclub/home/

6. Join our Instagram page @phsclubatdavis

Graduate School Resources

To ease some anxiety about this topic and get answers to questions, look into the resources below!

Handbook for Applying to Grad Schools

Check the PreGrad/Law website in March 2022 for information about GRE Summer Prep and Statement of Purpose Writing Program!

https://opportunity.ucdavis.edu/services/pre-grad-law/resources

For more information, email: pregradadvising@ucdavis.edu

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

We are excited to announce that the Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic Application Cycle for the 2022-23 school year will be opening on March 11th, 2022! Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic (JVMC) is a UC Davis School of Medicine student-run clinic located in Oak Park, Sacramento providing free, non-judgmental, and accessible health care to those who use IV drugs, engage in sex work, transgender folks, and their families.. Please contact jvmcvolunteer@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding our info sessions and feel free to add yourself to our mailing list for important updates and reminders and follow our Facebook and Instagram page for additional information. Let us know if you have any questions! You can access the application here: https://tinyurl.com/jvmcapplication22 and it will close April 1st, 2022.
- Info Night Zoom Link (March 28th): https://ucdavis.zoom.us/j/94074779189
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jvmclinic
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jvmclinic/
- Interest Form/Mailing List Sign-up: tinyurl.com/jvmcinterest2021
- Application (closes April 1st, 2022): https://tinyurl.com/jvmcapplication22

Volunteer Research Assistants Needed at UCDavis MIND Institute Miller Lab Are you interested in learning more about the research process? We are looking for volunteer research assistants who are detail-oriented; motivated; work well independently and as part of a team; are interested in autism, ADHD, and the research process; and are ready to learn. Research assistants must be available to commit 9 hours/week for a minimum of 1 calendar year (12 months). For questions or if you would like to apply, please email us at: hs-millerlab@ucdavis.edu.
Winter Internship and Career Fair
CDC Biological Sciences Internship
OEOES Summer Research Fellowship
- The application for Summer 2022 is due April 3, 2022.
UCDavis Student Intern Surgical Facility Research
CoronaNet Research Project
Frontlines Tutoring
Research Associate, Viral Production
Histology Lab
Knight's Landing Volunteers
Plant Sciences
Molecular and Cell Biology Lab
Undergraduate research at UCDavis Health
Student assistant at UCDavis Plant Biology Department
Internship Lan Technician
Online Internship - Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) - Structured Summer Session 2022
Quarter at the Aggie Square

PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE WORLD

Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis. Secondhand smoke exposure contributes to approximately 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year. Secondhand smoke causes stroke, lung cancer, and coronary heart disease in adults. Although cigarette smoking has declined significantly since 1964, disparities in tobacco use remain across groups defined by race, ethnicity, educational level, and socioeconomic status and across regions of the country.

EXTRAS

If anyone is interested in having a “Member Spotlight”, please email us! You will be included in the next newsletter and you can include information about yourself or a project you are working on. If you would like to be featured, please include the following information in your email to us with the subject line “PHS Club Member Spotlight”: Name, Year, Major, Interest in Public Health/Career Goals, and if applicable, what research/project you are working on. You are also welcome to discuss at club meetings about any public health issue you are interested in, any research you are working on, or even practicums you have done if you would like to share your knowledge and experiences.

The Spring 2022 Graduation Application is open

Are you scheduled to complete your degree requirements at the end of spring 2022 and are you planning to graduate? If so, congratulations! The online graduation application is open and will close on March 11, 2022; you will not be able to apply for spring 2022 graduation after this date. Please check with your college and/or major advisors regarding the completion of your degree requirements. Be sure to keep your confirmation receipts when you apply for graduation and when you register for commencement. Only students who register for commencement will be issued guest tickets for the ceremony. Please note that registering for Commencement does not mean you have applied to graduate. If you have questions about the graduation application, please contact the Office of the University Registrar at 530-752-3639 or Contact an Expert. For questions regarding your college’s commencement ceremony, please contact your college Dean's Office.

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In response to the omicron variant and Yolo County Public Health guidance, UC Davis is working to provide a KN95, N95 or KF94 respirator as a voluntary upgrade for students or employees who would like to use one to meet campus face covering requirements during in-person course components. More details about how to upgrade your face covering. (Jan. 13, 2022)