Monthly Archives: November 2011

HEALTH FAIR – December 3, 2011, Saturday, 10 AM- 3 PM

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HERMITAGE HIGH SCHOOL 
301 Hungary Spring Rd, Henrico,VA 23228 
free admission
Hosted by ASIAN MERICAN SOCIETY OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA 
Partnered with BON SECOURS HEALTH SYSTEM, INC
EXHIBITS:  
ALLERGY & ASTHMA 
CHILDREN’S SERVICES 
PHYSICAL THERAPY 
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 
SPEECH THERAPY & ACCENT ADVICE 
LANGUAGE CONCERNS 
EYE EXAMS & SERVICES 
HEART DISEASE & HYPERTENSION 
SKIN CONCERNS 
MELANOMA SCREENING 
NUTRITION & WEIGHT ADVISE 
DIABETES 
BREAST CANCER CONCERNS 
SURGICAL NEEDS 
SENIOR CITIZEN CONCERNS 
ALZHEIMER CONCERNS 
MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS 
HEPATITIS CONCERNS 
WELLNESS & ORIENTAL PRACTICES 
* * * 
FLU SHOTS, Free BLOOD GLUCOSE (sugar) CHECK, and
many others!
 MINI-LECTURES and QUESTION-&-ANSWER SESSIONS 
 Attend and learn from renowned Metro-Richmond specialists. 
Attendees will have several chances to win Pharmacy
Discount Cards. 
* * * 
Mini-Lectures will start promptly at 11 AM 
SAMPLES OF TOPICS: 
HEART DISEASE & HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 
ALZHEIMER 
NUTRITION 
DIABETES 
HEPATITIS 
 
PERFORMANCES on Health
Promotion through Richmond Dance Company & The Art of Living
RECEPTION AREA: Register
for free raffles, & health services list 
COATS & EXHIBITORS GIVE-AWAYS while supplies last 
Contact:Emmanuel E. Eugenio, MD, FAAP
Chair, Health Fair Vice Chair, AASoCV
874-3157 dreugenio4kids@comcast.net

Overwhelmed? Need more time to get ready for the MCAT?

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Environmental Health Research Experience Program (EH REP) – University of Washington Seattle

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The Environmental Health Research Experience Program is a funded nine week, summer experience for undergraduates with interest in an interdisciplinary field that uses the tools of science to solve human health problems related to the environment. EHREP provides students with hands on experience in laboratories of leading researchers, introduces them to key environmental and occupational health issues while offering research exposure that will help them become competitive for graduate school.  Students will work full-time under the supervision of a faculty mentor and will receive a stipend of $5,200.  

Interested - apply through RamsRecruiting today! 

You
can find out more by logging into your RamsRecruiting account. Use our One-Click
Searches for “New
Opportunities Posted by VCU’s RamsRecruiting“. Then, if desired, you
can Narrow Your Results feature on the left hand side of your
search results.

Make
sure that your resume has been approved before you apply for this position. You
can do so by contacting your Career Consultant or by utilizing our walk-in
hours:

·University Career Center Career
Consultants by Major: http://www.students.vcu.edu/careers/meet_us/career_consultants.html

·Walk-in hours (Spring and Fall) are
Tuesday through Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm. 

. 

Don’t have a RamsRecruiting account? 

It
is easy to get one! Stop by the Career Center in
the University Student Commons (across from the
Chick-Fil-A) and request an account or email us at mailto:careers@vcu.edu

68 hours medication aide training session – starting December 19

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Asher Comprehensive Training Center, Inc has scheduled a 68 hours medication aide training session starting December 19, 2011 thru January 3, 2012, for individuals interested in training to become registered medication aides. 

Training will begin Monday, December 19, 2011. Classes are 9am-5pm: Dec 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27; Clinicals are 7am-12noon: Dec. 28, 29. 30 & Jan. 3rd.
The deadline date for registration is December 12, 2011. To register please contact Mrs. Elfreida Taylor, Monday thru Friday from 9am to 5pm at 804 233-9494.  Asher is located at 305 Plazaview Road, Richmond, VA 23224. We invite you to visit our website: www.ashercomptrain.org for a list of our training programs and schedule information.

Accepting applications for Foreign Service Security Technical Specialist positions

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Hello,

We are pleased
to inform you that we are accepting applications for the U.S. Department of
State’s Foreign Service Security Technical Specialist
positions.

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/specialist/vacancy-announcements/sts) for
more information, and to start the Gateway to State online application process
via USAJobs.

Please
note that the deadline to submit completed applications is January 13,
2012.

Potential
applicants are strongly urged to read this entire vacancy announcement to ensure
they meet all of the requirements for this position, and fully understand the
special circumstances involving a career in the Foreign Service before applying.
All applicants must be American citizens and at least 20 years old to apply and
at least 21 years of age to be appointed.

We appreciate
your interest in a career with the U.S. Department of State.

U.S. citizenship is required. An equal
opportunity employer.

Company to create more than 650 jobs

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More than 650 jobs to be created in Richmond http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/company-to-create-more-than-650-jobs

Updated: Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011, 1:37 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011, 1:37 PM EST

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Health Diagnostics Laboratory is planning a $68.5 million expansion in Richmond that’s expected to create more than 600 jobs.

    Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced the expansion in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park on Tuesday.

    Jones says in a news release that the expansion will be done in two phases. When the expansion is completed, Health Diagnostics Laboratory will employ more than 950 workers.

    The health management company identifies risk factors and biomarkers for cardiovascular and related diseases and provides counseling to patients.

    INTERESTED IN THE PEACE CORPS?

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    BEN BURNES, VCU’S PEACE CORPS
    REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE ON CAMPUS ON W    EDNESDAY, NOV. 30.

    GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

    SMALL GROUP MEETINGS WILL BE HELD AT 1:00, NOON, 2:00, AND 3:00 IN THE UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTER.

     

    RESERVE YOUR PLACE BY EMAILING: burnes@peacecorps.gov

     

    SPONSORED
    BY

    THE
    UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTER

    ROOM
    143 OF THE VCU STUDENT COMMONS

    804/828-1645

    Teaching Assistant Program in France – Embassy of France

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    Teach English in France!  Are you ready to expand your cultural horizons and share your language and culture with French students? The Teaching Assistant Program in France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to French students of all ages. Each year, nearly 1,400 American citizens and permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion.


    Interested - apply through RamsRecruiting today! 

    You
    can find out more by logging into your RamsRecruiting account. Use our One-Click
    Searches     for “New
    Opportunities Posted by VCU’s RamsRecruiting    “. Then, if desired, you
    can Narrow Your Results feature on the left hand side of your
    search results.

    Make
    sure that your resume has been approved before you apply for this position. You
    can do so by contacting your Career Consultant or by utilizing our walk-in
    hours:

    ·University Career Center Career
    Consultants by Major: http://www.students.vcu.edu/careers/meet_us/career_consultants.html

    ·Walk-in hours (Spring and Fall) are
    Tuesday through Thursday from 11 am to 1 pm. 

    . 

    Don’t have a RamsRecruiting account? 

    It
    is easy to get one! Stop by the Career Center in
    the University Student Commons (across from the
    Chick-Fil-A) and request an account or email us at mailto:careers@vcu.edu