Welcome to the website of Alpha Epsilon Delta at the University of Texas at Austin. AED is the National Health Preprofessional Honor Society dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in preprofessional health scholarship, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary, and others.
The Society welcomes all students engaged in the pursuit of a professional healthcare career. AED offers opportunities for intellectual and professional development, provides a forum for students with common interests, and extends a program of service to benefit the college/university community.
Please use this website to learn more about our society and how to join; or get to know our active members, and check out our events and volunteer opportunities.
5th GM Highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting tonight!
Here is a little recap of the things covered at the meeting:
-Point Deadline is Tuesday, April 24th so start compiling outside hours and making sure that you have your requirements.
-Campout is Saturday, April 14th! Don't forget to sign-up on the googledoc. (drivers needed.)
-Paintball vs AMSA has moved to Saturday, April 21st
-Kaplan/TPR Prep Scholarship Applications and Officer Applications due Friday, April 6th by 11:59pm
3rd General Meeting Tuesday!
We are having our third general meeting this Tuesday, March 6th 5:45-7pm in BEL 328. We will be hosting a panel of accepted medical school students, so please come prepared with any questions that you would like to ask! This is a great opportunity for our members to have their questions about the application and interview process answered by their peers.
If you need help finding BEL 328, it is located in the DKR Football Stadium. Just take any of the entrances off of San Jacinto (the one next to the merchandise store works well), take the elevator to the 3rd floor, and turn right (classroom is on left)!!
Have any great ideas that you want to do as an AED social? Email Curtis at curtislee@utexas.edu with your idea and you might even be rewarded with social points!
Also, we will be having another fundraising social this Wednesday, March 7th from 6-8pm at Fricano's Deli (located off of 24th street behind Starbuck's and Smoothie King). Come eat dinner, mingle with members, and get social points!!
2nd General Meeting Highlights
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting Tuesday night. We hope that you enjoyed our guest speaker, Dr. Robert Caridi.
We have a lot of volunteer events this weekend, so make sure to rest up and have fun while representing AED.
Watch out for emails about new volunteer and social events coming soon!
Make-Up Meeting Monday, February 20th
Did you miss a meeting or just simply want to learn more about the medical school application process?
Come out to WEL 3.502 (shell auditorium) at 6:30pm and hear from a spokesperson about the Texas Tech HSC School of Medicine. This is a great way to hear specifically what a med school is expecting from their applicants.
Come early and make sure to sign in with an officer!
Now Accepting Spring 2012 Pledge Applications
The Texas Alpha chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta is now accepting Spring 2012 pledge applications. The applications can be found on our Download page.
Please complete and submit applications by email to utexasaed@gmail.com. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 31st at 11:59pm.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and upon revision of your application, interviews will be scheduled by email.
Thank you for your interest in joining AED and we look forward to receiving your application.
4th General Meeting Highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting. We hope that you enjoyed the guest speaker, Dr. Baptiste.
Here are some weekly updates:
AED Ultimate Frisbee
Join us in the LBJ Library lawn this Friday at 5pm for some Ultimate Frisbee!!
Sign-ups are available here, so that we can get a headcount of who is attending.
AED Tour of Austin Part 2
Our 2nd edition of AED's Tour of Austin is to take place next week at Mozart's Coffee Roasters on the lake. More information will be sent out early next week so watch out for an email!
If you are in need of hours, please consider finding outside hours to fulfill your point requirement. Each outside hour is equivalent to 2 volunteer points. Record any outside hours on the Volunteer Hours Record Sheet and hold onto these because they will need to be turned in by the point deadline which will be announced.
Make-up meetings are now available and dates can be found on the AED Calendar. If you choose to attend one of these events, please make sure to find an AED officer and inform them of your attendance.
Finally as always the meeting powerpoint can be found here.
Thanks and have a great week!!
3rd General Meeting Highlights
Thanks to everyone who came out to the meeting. All of us hope that the medical student panel was in some way beneficial to you all.
We have some exciting events this week:
AED Spicy Pickle Fundraiser
Come out to the Spicy Pickle on Thursday, October 13th from 6-9, mention AED with your purchase, and receive 2 social points! Make sure to sign in with an officer before you leave and purchases are necessary because whats a fundraiser if no one buys anything :)
AED Tour of Austin Part 1
Join us on Friday, October 14th as we begin our adventures through Austin. We will be heading down to the South Congress Bridge to see come famous bats and eat delicious Home Slice Pizza.
If your interested, sign up here.
More details will be emailed out soon, but please sign up if you want to come.
Texas v. OSU Football Game Ushering
Please only sign up for this event if you are fully committed on attending!
On a lighter note, this is a great way to get a huge amount of AED hours.
Saturday, October 15th 11am-7:30pm, meet at Gate 25 of the DKR Stadium
If your interested, please sign up here.
Make-up meetings are now available and dates can be found on the AED Calendar
If you missed the meeting and want to know about what we discussed at the meeting, check out the Fall 2011 Third General Meeting Slideshow
On a final note, the AED point roster currently displayed online is incorrect. Please give us until the end of the week to fix the roster before emailing us. Thank you!
3rd AED GM tomorrow!
Our Third General Meeting is tomorrow, October 11th from 5:45-7pm in JGB 2.324.
We will be hosting a panel of students currently in Medical School. They will be available to answer any questions that you might have about the admissions process and/or life as a med school student. Please come prepared with questions. This is a great opportunity that we have to speak to them, so take advantage!
Also we will be going over upcoming volunteer and social events (Spicy Pickle Fundraiser and Tour of Austin Part 1), so don't miss out!
If you have not signed up for AED Google Groups please do so by clicking here and scrolling to the bottom of the page and entering your email in the correct spot (Pledge or Active-please fill out the correct spot or points will be deducted if you don't ... jk, but really)
CAUTION: If you do not sign up with the AED Google Group you will no longer receive emails from AED!
Information about make-up meetings and the GM powerpoint will be posted on the website sometime after the meeting.
Thanks and hope to see all of y'all tomorrow night!
NEW Google Group Email List
Would you like to continue to receive emails from AED about upcoming AED events and meeting reminders??
If your answer is yes, then now is your chance to sign up for AED Google Groups!!
It's super easy, all you have to do it click here,scroll all the way to the bottom and enter your email. You will then be redirected and advised to confirm your email, make sure to do this second step!
Please sign up for the correct group. If you are a pledge, fill in your email for the AED Pledges group and if you are an active, fill in your email for the AED Actives!
Please do this immediately because after Tuesday's AED meeting we will be sending emails using the Google Group and if you are not signed up, you will not receive emails from us!!
Thanks and everyone have a safe weekend! It's currently 4:21pm and OU STILL SUCKS!
NAMIwalk Volunteer Event
We will be volunteering at NAMIwalk Austin October 8th from 7AM- 11AM!
We will be registering walkers, handing out water, and handing out supplies at the event. If you sign up for this event keep in mind we will be ARRIVING at the event at 7 AM...which means we will be leaving very early! So don't sign up unless you are gonna show up! :] It will be fun despite the early rise, so don't let that hold ya back!
We will send out a confirmation email to those who got the spots for the event.
We will also send out an email to everyone saying confirmation emails were sent out so you will know if you did NOT make the list of volunteers.
Sign up here
Thanks!
2nd General Meeting Highlights
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last night. We have some new activities coming up and here are a few.
Campout is THIS Saturday, October 1st. We will be meeting at Jester Beach (in between the south side of Jester and the Brazos garage) at 2pm. Please sign up on the form which can be found under the social events tab and make sure to bring your signed waiver. Updates on drivers and ride assignments will be emailed out to you later this week.
Information about upcoming volunteer events will be sent out in a email and posted under the volunteer events tab soon.
If you missed the meeting and what to know about what we discussed at the meeting, check out the Fall 2011 Second General Meeting Slideshow
We look forward to seeing everyone at campout this weekend!
2nd General Meeting This Tuesday 9/27
Our Second AED General Meeting is going to be this Tuesday, September 27th from 5:45-7pm in JGB 2.324.
This is the final meeting to turn in any dues and transcripts!
Dues: $60 for pledges
$40 per semester or $70 per year for actives
Please bring your dues in an envelope with you name written on the outside.
Lastly, Doctor shadowing applications will be due at the end of the meeting on Tuesday. No late applications will be accepted.
See you all on Tuesday.
Austin's Pizza Social Event This Friday!
Come out, eat pizza, and get to know some of the members of AED at:
Austin's Pizza on Guadalupe
Friday, September 16th
6pm
Sign up here so that we can get a general idea of who will be attending.
Thanks and see you Friday!
1st GM powerpoint and Info
Thank you to everyone who came out tonight! As you can see we have a large number of members this semester and because of this we apologize for rushing through the meeting and the confusion that may have resulted.
Everyone will be receiving a few emails in the next few days concerning upcoming volunteer events and signups, social events and signups, Doctor Shadowing, and IM sports signups.
We greatly appreciate your cooperation and prompt responses, so that we can get everything arranged as smoothly as possible.
Below is a link to the meeting powerpoint, so that you can check out the opportunities that we were unable to share with you today.
Fall 2011 First General Meeting
Tonight is our first official meeting of the 2011 fall semester. It will be in JGB 2.324 at 6:00pm.
Come out and meet the new pledges and eat some pizza! We will be talking about some upcoming events such as new volunteer opportunities and campout info. IM soccer and volleyball signups will also be available.
Actives are required to bring their dues and an unofficial transcript in an envelope with their names on the outside. Dues are $40 per semester or $70 for the entire year.
Pledges need to bring $60 for dues in an envelope with their name on the outside.
We look forward to seeing all of you tonight!
Fall 2011 Prospective Interviews
We hope that all of you have already submitted or are in the process of submitting your Fall 2011 Pledge Application. Remember that the deadline is September 7th by 11:59pm.
As you send in your applications, each prospective applicant will receive an email containing the interview sign-ups (specific interview location and times will be included in the email). Please respond as soon as possible to reserve your interview time slot. These are being sent out tonight.
The first interviews will be taking place Tuesday, September 6th and Wednesday, September 7th. Please keep in mind that the interviews will be during the evening. If more interview slots are required, they will occur on Thursday and Friday as need be.
This is a reminder to all 2nd years and above to please bring an unofficial transcript/academic summary to your interview. These can be obtained at no cost from the registrar's office in the main building. Freshmen do not need to bring a transcript to their interview.
Thank you for showing interest in Alpha Epsilon Delta and we look forward to meeting each of you.
ATTENTION: Fall 2011 Pledges
We apologize for the confusion, but the previous application listed the incorrect email address. Please send all pledge applications to utexasaed@gmail.com by Wednesday, September 7th at 11:59pm. The correct link to the application can be found below or on our download page.
Also incoming pledge interviews will be held in JGB 2.324 on:
Tuesday, September 6th from 5:30-7pm
Wednesday, September 7th (time TBA)
Sign-ups will be available shortly!
AED Fall 2011 Pledge Application
Special thanks to all of the students who came out to our table during Start Fresh and Gone to Texas. We have had a great turn out and look forward to meeting all of you at the info sessions! Provided below is the Fall 2011 Pledge Application for Alpha Epsilon Delta. Please complete the application and submit with additional items to utexasaed@gmail.com by Wednesday, September 7th at 11:59pm.
Fall 2011 Pledge Application
We look forward to receiving your application.
Fall Semester 2011
Shout out to the Longhorn class of 2015! The officers of AED are very excited for the upcoming semester and hope to see many new faces. We'll be tabling today at Gone to Texas on the East Mall (Speedway) and will tabling in Welch for the week if you'd like to come chat with us.
In addition, we'll be having info sessions on the following dates and locations:
Tuesday 8/30 Gearing 105 6:30-7:15
Thursday 9/1 Gearing 105 6:30-7:15
Wednesday 9/7 Garrison 0.102 6:30-7:15
Kaplan
Active AED members will get a $300 discount on any on-site Kaplan course in Austin.This is stackable with other value-added promotions (ex: Additional Logic Games or Science Review series), but not stackable with other monetary promotions (ex: $200 off promotion).
Half or full MCAT prep scholarships cannot be combined with the $300 discount.
Kaplan MCAT Prep
The Princeton Review
Active AED members will get a $200 discount on any Princeton course.Not stackable with other monetary promotions.
Cannot combine $200 discount with full or half MCAT prep scholarships.
TPR MCAT Prep
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