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Healthcare & Medicine

Welcome to the CAPS Community for professions within healthcare and medicine - a place where you can make connections and partnerships for success with career advisors, faculty, and alumni. Students interested in becoming medical doctors, dentists, and nurses will find this community helpful in their development. In this community, you will be able to get advice and guidance on applications, personal statements, and specific interview processes unique to these professions. Students interested in careers in nursing, speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, or as a physician's assistant can call this community home as can those interested in conducting medical research.

Â鶹Çø’s rigorous curriculum prepares you with strengths that are especially relevant to these areas and this community will provide you with the professional connections and partnerships you need.

You are encouraged to get started by engaging with your CAPS Community Career Advisors by . You can meet with Naomi Kapp, the CAPS community advisor for those interested in being a doctor or dentist, or conducting medical research. Daniel Coleman is the CAPS community advisor for those interested in pursuing careers as a physician's assistant, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, or nurse.

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yeshiva university medical ethics society

Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES)

For more information, contact Rivka Shapiro at rshapir5@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about YU Medical Ethics Society

Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES)

The Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES) is a student-run organization that promotes the education and awareness of medical ethics on campus. Events feature prominent speakers who engage the student body, faculty, and alumni in discussing topics that include biotechnology, gene-editing, end-of-life care, organ donation, COVID-19, and more. At our core, the MES goal is to provide tomorrow’s healthcare professionals and pioneers of scientific innovation with a platform to discuss these crucial issues, in the hopes that they will be better prepared for what the future holds.

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Psychology Club

For more information, contact Lily Sassoon at lsassoon@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about Psychology Club

Psychology Club

Join the psychology club at Â鶹Çø and explore the fascinating world of human behavior, thoughts, and emotions. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, participate in hands-on activities, and learn from guest speakers in the field. Discover your passion for psychology and meet like-minded individuals. All majors welcome!

Nursing Club

For more information, contact Sarah Epstein at stepste1@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about Nursing Club

Nursing Club

The Stern College for Women Pre-Nursing Club serves to educate nursing majors and those interested in nursing about the nursing field. It provides students with social and educational events, as well as guidance and information on the nursing profession, the nursing school process, and other related information.

yeshiva university medical ethics society

Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES)

For more information, contact Rivka Shapiro at rshapir5@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about YU Medical Ethics Society

Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES)

The Â鶹Çø Medical Ethics Society (MES) is a student-run organization that promotes the education and awareness of medical ethics on campus. Events feature prominent speakers who engage the student body, faculty, and alumni in discussing topics that include biotechnology, gene-editing, end-of-life care, organ donation, COVID-19, and more. At our core, the MES goal is to provide tomorrow’s healthcare professionals and pioneers of scientific innovation with a platform to discuss these crucial issues, in the hopes that they will be better prepared for what the future holds.

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Psychology Club

For more information, contact Lily Sassoon at lsassoon@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about Psychology Club

Psychology Club

Join the psychology club at Â鶹Çø and explore the fascinating world of human behavior, thoughts, and emotions. Engage in thought-provoking discussions, participate in hands-on activities, and learn from guest speakers in the field. Discover your passion for psychology and meet like-minded individuals. All majors welcome!

Nursing Club

For more information, contact Sarah Epstein at stepste1@mail.yu.edu.

Learn about Nursing Club

Nursing Club

The Stern College for Women Pre-Nursing Club serves to educate nursing majors and those interested in nursing about the nursing field. It provides students with social and educational events, as well as guidance and information on the nursing profession, the nursing school process, and other related information.

Review Community Resources

Each CAPS Community provides discipline specific resources to help you with your career strategy. Use the industry specific guides to research top companies and hiring practices in your field of interest. Preparing for an interview or researching a career option? The news articles are current and relevant and can help keep you informed and able to speak with confidence about current topics within your field. Have a question about the curriculum for a specific area of study? The CAPS Faculty are here for you to answer any questions you may have, regardless of what your major is. You can reach out to them directly within your CAPS Community.

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Faculty Partners

Your faculty partners at Â鶹Çø want nothing more than for you to be successful. All faculty are available to answer your questions pertaining to major choice, program rigor, and career possibilities. The specific faculty in this CAPS Community are connected to the SGC and these specific industries. 

Harvey Babich

Harvey Babich
Biology
Professor and Chair of Biology

Chaya Rapp

Chaya Rapp
Chemistry; Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry

James Camara

James Camara
Chemistry
Clinical Associate Professor of Chemistry

Rana Khan

Rana Khan
Biotech
Director, MS Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship Program

Julie Kardachi

Julie Kardachi
Occupational Therapy
Director, Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

Harvey Babich

Harvey Babich
Biology
Professor and Chair of Biology

Chaya Rapp

Chaya Rapp
Chemistry; Biochemistry
Associate Professor of Chemistry; Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry

James Camara

James Camara
Chemistry
Clinical Associate Professor of Chemistry

Rana Khan

Rana Khan
Biotech
Director, MS Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship Program

Julie Kardachi

Julie Kardachi
Occupational Therapy
Director, Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Clinical Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy

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