About SMDEP Ambassadors
The National Program Office would like your help recruiting other
inspiring pre-medical and pre-dental students into SMDEP. As participants
in SMDEP, you are the best ambassadors for the program.
What is an SMDEP Ambassador?
An SMDEP Ambassador is a former participant who volunteers to recruit
eligible SMDEP applicants to the program. The applicants must submit
a completed application packet (online application, trascripts and
recommendations) by the application deadline.
How do I become an SMDEP Ambassador?
Fill out the SMDEP
Ambassador Application (Word, 1 page). Send this information
along with a current resume to smdepambassadors@aamc.org.
The application opened August 15. The deadline was October 1,
2008.
What does an Ambassador do?
There are many ways in which Ambassadors help the National Program
Office including:
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Attend national meetings and conferences with the National
Program Office and program sites.
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At appropriate opportunities share information about SMDEP
and the importance of completing an enrichment program as part
of preparing for medical or dental school.
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Work with the pre-health advisor at your school to attend career
fairs and conferences.
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Encourage students to visit the SMDEP Web site to read about
the program, review the program sites, and begin the application
process.
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Serve as a mentor throughout the application process by advising
applicants to request transcripts and recommendations early
and to submit their completed online application by the SMDEP
deadline of March 1.
As you recruit students for SMDEP, tell each of them to enter your
ambassador identifier on the portion of the online application that
asks, "Who Referred You?" This is how the National
Program Office will know how many applicants with completed application
packets you were responsible for recruiting.
Download ambassador
recruiting cards (Writable PDF, 1 page)
Ambassador Incentives
The three SMDEP Ambassadors who recruit the most students that
submit completed applications to SMDEP by the deadline will be funded
to attend a medical, or dental, related professional conference.
The conference must be approved by the SMDEP National Program Office.
Becoming an Ambassador offers other valuable professional development
skills such as:
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Networking skills
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Resume builder
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Public-speaking skills
We value our scholars and hope that you will join us by
becoming an SMDEP Ambassador!
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