Emory UAEM

09/28/2020

UAEM is continuing its tradition of organizing a Pre-Health Gala this semester open to undergraduates, with a focus on first year students interested in pursuing pre-health careers. This is an opportunity to become familiarized with some of the pre-health clubs offered at Emory, engage in discussions with peers that may inspire future collaborations, and indicate interest in joining new organizations. Each club participating in the gala will give a ~2-minute overview of their organization, after which there will be an opportunity to join the private, direct follow-up Zoom meetings for any club of interest. This event offers a chance to meet fellow students interested in health careers and learn about opportunities to get involved in the Emory pre-health community.

The Pre-Health Gala will be held this Thursday, October 1st, from 6-7:30PM via Zoom (https://emory.zoom.us/J/4668507249)

The following clubs will be represented:

Emory Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
Doctors Without Borders
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Remote Area Medical (RAM)
Emory Pre-Medical Association (EPMA)
Emory American Student Dental Association (EASDA)
Phi Delta Epsilon
Health and Development in Guatemala
Pre-Physician Assistant Society
Student Alliance for Health Involvement at Emory (SAHI)
Global Medical Brigades
Emory Undergraduate Service Journal Club (EUSJC)
Emory MEDLIFE
Emory Children's Healthcare Outreach (ECHO)

We hope you will join us at this event!

09/07/2020

Hey everyone!

UAEM is hosting its first GBM on Wednesday 9/9 @ 7PM. Please plan to attend if you are interested in joining our general body, learning more about the events we plan to host this semester, and meeting current members. We will also be discussing how to apply for open positions on the Executive Board!

Zoom link: https://emory.zoom.us/j/91756788887

11/10/2019

Hey guys!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Pre-Health Gala on Friday! It was a huge success and we hope you’ll join us again as we continue this tradition.

Here is the link to access photos taken at the photo wall:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/NiVmSKweSnNsFfjk9

Additionally, here is a list of all of the clubs that attended in case you’d like to look more into them:

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
American Mock World Health Organization
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Student Alliance for Health Involvement
Minority Pre-Medical Society
Remote Area Medical
Pre-Vet Club
Business of Healthcare
Emory Pipeline
Pre-Doctor of Physical Therapy
Pre-Dental Society
Globemed
Emory Pre-Medical Association
Pre-Health Advising

Best wishes,
UAEM Exec

72 new photos added to shared album

10/02/2019

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines Emory chapter is recruiting graduate student board members for this academic year.

If you are interested in applying to the current open positions, please apply here: https://bit.ly/2mZPMW2

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03/07/2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/health/insulin-price-humalog-generic.html

The drugmaker’s decision to sell a generic version comes with the industry under pressure to do something about rising list prices.

03/04/2019

https://www.statnews.com/2019/03/01/ultomiris-innovation-patent-protection/

Alexion's blockbuster drug Soliris will soon go off patent. It's new drug, Ultomiris, does the same task. Should this innovation get full patent protection?

02/28/2019

This is an interesting opinion piece looking at how to address the rising number of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. Specifically, the author claims that providing a mandate at the federal level is would be unconstitutional and ineffective, and rather, we should focus efforts at the state level to educate people and to increase the percentage of children vaccinated.

~5-7 min read

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb may want the federal government to narrow vaccine exemptions, but that could violate the law and worsen vaccine resistance.

02/28/2019

Important for those women who might be worried about getting a flu shot while pregnant! Be sure to get your flu shot!

The reassuring finding contradicts an earlier study by the same researchers that raised questions about the safety of getting a flu shot during pregnancy.

02/20/2019

This is the first treatment for fatty liver disease that may make it to market. This is exciting from a drug discovery basis, but it still shows quite modest effects. My recommendation is to keep eating well and exercising to reduce your chances of being in this situation.

Clinical trial results give the company a shot at becoming the first drug to treat the condition — and possibly turn it into a blockbuster opportunity.

02/20/2019

https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2019/02/19/generics-drug-prices-collusion/?utm_source=STATNewsletters&utm_campaign=7db72b3b6b-Pharmalot&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-7db72b3b6b-150898913

This is an interesting read on alleged price fixing schemes. The unredacted emails appear in an unfavorable light for the generic drug makers.

The point of generic drug makers is to introduce competition to brand name products and reduce prices. Perhaps this strategy, used presumably to maximize profit, indicates the need for generic drug makers to maximize profit in order to continue competing with brand name pharmaceutical companies, but this is just speculation.

I encourage you to have a read (~7 min).

A copy of an unredacted lawsuit provides various examples in which state prosecutors alleged companies worked together to manipulate prices.

01/31/2019

The WHO released a comprehensive report looking at the pricing and accessibility of cancer medicines and calls for improvement. Some industry proponents disagree.

Here is a summary (~5 min read): https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2019/01/23/who-cancer-drugs-prices/?utm_source=STAT+Newsletters&utm_campaign=66fd25de8a-Pharmalot&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8cab1d7961-66fd25de8a-150898913

The bottom of the article has a link to the entire WHO report.

The 117-page report concluded that the “market structure for cancer medicines is characterized by "imperfect competition."