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<p class="MsoNormal">Message forwarded on behalf of American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine:</p>
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<span style="color:#444444">Hello </span>UC Merced<span style="color:#444444">!<br>
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It is my pleasure to write to you today to let you know about not one, but three FREE upcoming events for pre-medical students and accepted applicants alike.<br>
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<b><u>Two Upcoming Choose DO Medical School Expos:</u></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#444444">AACOM invites University of California, Merced students to meet with representatives from up to 37 medical schools from the comfort of your home on November 12 and/or
December 10 from 12-6pm ET at our free Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expos. Reasons to attend:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Watch</b> live presentations and meet with medical school admissions representatives, faculty, and current students via online chat rooms<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<b>Learn</b> more about applying to medical school, the interview process, and life as a medical student<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<b>Meet</b> with AACOM representatives, med school admissions teams, current DO residents & physicians, and more<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#444444;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<b>Explore</b> which medical school is right for you – zero travel required<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b><span style="color:#444444">November 12, 2020 from 12-6pm ET: Registration <a href="https://www.careereco.com/Fair/EventDetails?fairId=1a59fefb-fb92-43f9-818b-ac050111c993" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2249AF">here</span></a>. </span></b><span style="color:#444444"><br>
<b>December 10, 2020 from 12-6pm ET: Registration <a href="https://www.careereco.com/Fair/EventDetails?fairId=b6c82fc6-4a61-486e-ad56-ac05017dfaad" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2249AF">here</span></a>. </b><br>
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<b><u><a href="https://choosedo.org/accepted-students-day/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2249AF">ONE NATIONAL ACCEPTED STUDENTS DAY:</span></a><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal">These<span style="color:#444444"> students did it! They compiled <i>all</i> of their application materials. Polished (and re-polished, and <i>re</i>-re-polished) their personal statements.
They got through their interviews. And now they've been accepted into medical school, and they did it through circumstances so unanticipated,
</span>they<span style="color:#444444">'ll be telling stories about it for years to come.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#444444">We think that they deserve to be celebrated.</span></b><span style="color:#444444"> And that's exactly what we want to do.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#444444">To honor their achievement, we've put together our first EVER national event to recognize their hard work and dedication. There will be guest speakers including
NASA's Chief Medical Officer, a Q&A with some of our Deans, and an online social hour, where they can chat with some of our current students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:#444444">The event will be held Monday, November 30 from 2-6pm ET, and we'd love it if you could attend. <a href="https://research.aacom.org/jfe/form/SV_9oxM6z9zBvUKM5f" target="_blank"><span style="color:#2249AF">Registration
is now open</span></a>, and there's no fee to reserve your spot.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:normal"><span style="color:#444444">We want to celebrate your student’s achievements and personally connect with them. We are encouraging them to share their achievements on social by tagging us on
Instagram @AACOM_DO and our event scrubs provider, @jaanuubydrneela. Use both #ChooseDO #JaanuuChallengeAccepted. Two lucky posts will win a free pair of scrubs from our event partners at Jaanuu! Winners will be announced live during the event, must be present
to accept award.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#444444">*Please note, that while National Accepted Students Day is designed to celebrate the achievements of accepted students, we encourage advisors, friends, family, prospective students and current applicants alike
to join us regardless of where they are in the application process.<br>
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Thank you in advance for sharing these opportunities with your students. Please let us know if you have any questions,<br>
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Erin</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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