The Basics

• Six classes of education and entertainment
• Howard University College of Medicine
• Spring Session: 22 March 2005 - 26 April, 2005
• Tuesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
• Target Audience adults aged 15 and up

Facts About Mini-Med School

• A series of health sciences classes designed for a general audience, age 15 and older
• Great speakers introduce participants to "hard science" concepts and humanize them through humor and related case studies
• Students learn to apply the concepts taught in lecture to real world examples encountered in the news media and personal experience
• Participants become more informed patients and experts on their own state of health and move along the continuum of self-education - self-awareness - self-management

When does the Mini-Med School begin?

This year’s Mini Medical School series kicks off on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, and continues once weekly until April 26, 2005. Each session allows ample time for questions, conversation and refreshments. Participants will receive a Mini-Medical School diploma at the end of the course in a special ceremony on April 26 , 2004.

How do I enroll in the next Mini-Med School?

Registration is open for the Fall 2004 program. Please choose one of the following options:

• Register online
• Fax registrations to 202-806-5212
• Mail registrations to:
  Dr Melissa Clarke
  Howard University College of Medicine
  Office of Medical Education
  520 W ST, Washington, DC 20059

If I place my name on the Mini-Med School contact list, am I guaranteed a position in the Fall Mini-Med School class?

No, registration works on a first come-first serve basis. Placing your name on the contact list ensures you will notified of when registration opens; however, only the first 200 people to register will be enrolled in the course.

What is included in the Mini Medical School experience?

The Mini Medical School experience includes six (6) nights of lecturers from the most dynamic teachers from the Faculty of Medicine, Howard University. Classes are made up of talks on a particular aspect of health science that is relates to our bodies, or our health as individuals and as a community.  Each topic is covered by a different College of Medicine Faculty member who has extensive knowledge of that subject. Also included are:

• Course handouts for each lecture
• Access to reliable health information resources on the course website
• An opportunity to have your health science questions answered by physicians and medical students
• free computer classes on how to access reliable health information on the World Wide Web