2022-23 Curriculum:
PROPEL activities will occur approximately 2-3 times per month and typically take 3-5 hrs per event, including prep time (occasionally longer, if giving a presentation, for example)
For more details on each course/workshop, including room assignments, specific dates and zoom links, check the PROPEL google calendar or email [email protected].
Summer/Start of program
- Annual PROPEL Symposium -- August 7th, (12:30pm - 6pm, Byers Hall Auditorium, 6pm - 8pm Dinner at Sparks Social)
Fall Quarter
- Literature Review Course - 2nd or 3rd Thursdays of each month, 4pm-5pm
- Literature Review 101s (review sessions) - 4th Thursday of each month (remote)
- Build Your Research Community (second year scholars and PREP scholars only) - select Wednesdays 9-10am (Parnassus), 2-3pm (Mission Bay)
- Graduate School Applications Panel - September 28th, 9-11am (Mission Bay)
- Personal Statement Workshop - October 19th, 3-5pm (Parnassus), October 20th, 2023, 3-5pm (Mission Bay)
- NEW Applicaiton Workshops specifically for MD/PhD-Bound Scholars
- Demystifying the AMCAS Application Process - September 25th, 9-10:30am (remote)
- MSTP Application Panel - October 5th, 9-11am (Mission Bay)
- MSTP Essay Writing Workshop (MD/PhD Essay and Significant Research Essay) - October 9th, 4-5:30pm (remote)
- Secondary Mentor meetings (individually scheduled)
- Research Discussion Club with Dr. Joachim Li, MD, PhD - Mondays 5-6pm (Mission Bay) Tuesday 5-6pm (Parnassus)
Winter Quarter
- Literature Review Course - 2nd or 3rd Thursdays of each month, 4pm-5pm
- Literature Review 101s (review sessions) - 4th Thursday of each month (remote)
- Mock Interview Workshop - January 2023 (dates TBA)
- NEW Applicaiton Workshops specifically for MD/PhD-Bound Scholars
- AMCAS Appilcation Nuts and Bolts - TBD
- Research Discussion Club with Dr. Joachim Li, MD, PhD - Mondays 5-6pm (Mission Bay) Tuesday 5-6pm (Parnassus)
Spring Quarter
- Literature Review Course - 2nd or 3rd Thursdays of each month, 4pm-5pm
- Literature Review 101s (review sessions) - 4th Thursday of each month (remote)
- Introduction to Programming and Statistics with Dr. Karla Lindquist, PhD - Thursdays, 9:00am – 10:30am, April 6 – May 25
- Secondary Mentor meetings (individually scheduled)
- Research Discussion Club with Dr. Joachim Li, MD, PhD - Mondays 5-6pm (Mission Bay) Tuesday 5-6pm (Parnassus)
New Scholar Orientation Slides
New to PROPEL? Check out our latest copy of our new scholar orientation slides.