The 12^th Annual UC Davis Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions National Conference “Empowering the Next Generation of Health Care Professionals”
 
World-renown Speakers
-45 World Leaders in Medicine and Healthcare（See Current Lineup »）
-400 Deans of Admission from Top Health-professions Schools
 
Full Pre-Health Professions Programming
-Medicine（MD/DO）
-Public Health
-Pharmacy
-Dentistry
-Nursing
-Veterinary Medicine
-Physician Assistant
-PhD & STEM
-Physical and Occupational Therapy
-Optometry
-Chiropractic
-Podiatric Medicine
-Naturopathic Medicine -110 Medical Schools
-30 Pharmacy Schools
-30 Dentistry Schools
-30 Nursing Schools
-25 Public Health Schools
-15 Veterinary Schools
-25 Graduate and STEM Schools
-15 Physician Assistant Schools
-15 Physical and Occupational Therapy Programs 

Conference Highlights
-Deans of Admission Panel and Q&A Sessions
-Pre-Health Professions Fair（over 500 Programs Represented）
-Non-Traditional Medical and Health Professions Student Panel
-Inspirational Stories
-Interactive Workshops
-Over 1200 Speakers（Deans of Medical and Health Professions Schools, Physicians, Pharmacists, Dentists, Public Health Professionals, Veterinarians, PAs, Researchers in STEM, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Optometrists, and more!） 
Over 300 Workshops 
 
Registration
-Pre-Registration：$25.00, Nov 1, 2013 to Feb 1, 2014
-Early Registration：$35.00, Feb 1 to July 2, 2014
-Regular Registration：$45.00 July 2 to Oct 2, 2014
-Late Registration：$55.00 Oct 2 to Oct 11, 2014
-At-Door Registration：$60.00 Oct 11 to Oct 12, 2014
-Group Registration：$35.00, Nov 1, 2013 to Oct 1, 2014（min 7 tickets）
 
All Inclusive Packages for $95.00 Registration Deadline：October 8, 2014 （will sell out prior to deadline）
-Access to All Keynote Sessions
-Access to Over 300 Workshops
-Access to Pre-Health Professions Fair
-Bus Transportation from:
UCSD, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, UCLA, USC, Mt. Sac, UC Merced, Fresno State, Stanford, UC Berkeley, SF State, UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, U of Oregon, and U of Nevada Reno. Available and open to EVERYONE
Limited Fee Waivers & Free Housing Available
 
For More Information and Registration, please visit: 
http://www.UCDPreHealth.org
 
This conference has sold out the last 11 years, so register early!
   

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Keynote Speakers（listed alphabetically）
 
Medicine
Howard Backer, MD, MPH
Director, Emergency Medical Services Authority
Reid Blackwelder, MD
President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Ray Christensen, MD
President, National Rural Health Association
Luther Cobb, MD
President, California Medical Association
Harvey Fineberg, MD
President, Institute of Medicine
David A. Fleming, MD, MA, FACP
President, American College of Physicians
Michael Gerardi, MD, FACEP
President, American College of Emergency Physicians
J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE
Director, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Atul Grover, MD, PhD
Chief Public Policy Officer, Association of American Medical Colleges
Renee Jenkins, MD
President, American Academy of Pediatrics
John C. Jennings, MD
President, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Robert S. Juhasz, DO
President, American Osteopathic Association
Daniel Kraft, MD
Executive Director, Future Med
Joanne Liu, MD
President, Doctors Without Borders
James L. Madara, MD
CEO, American Medical Association
Deane Marchbein, MD
President, Doctors Without Borders USA
Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA
Nominated Surgeon General
Samuel R. Nussbaum, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Wellpoint
Robert Pearl, MD
CEO, Kaiser Permanente Group
Alex Rosenau, DO, FACEP
President, American College of Emergency Physicians
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, FACOFP
Provost, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Elena V. Rios, MD, MSPH
President/CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association
Andrew Warshaw, MD
President, American College of Surgeons
 
Nursing
Geraldine Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN
CEO, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Deborah Burger, RN
President, Cal Nurses Association
 
Veterinary Medicine
Theodore J. Cohn, DVM
President, American Veterinary Medical Association
Andrew T. Maccabe, DVM, JD, MPH
Executive Director, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
 
Physician Assistants
John McGinnity, MS, PA-C
President-Elect, American Academy of Physicians Assistants

Stephanie VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C
President, Physician Assistant Education Association
 
Ph.D & STEM
Bruce Alberts, PhD
Professor, UCSF
Jonathan Eisen, PhD
Professor, University of California, Davis
Robert Tijian, PhD
President, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Elizabeth Watkins, PhD
Vice Chancellor of Student Academic Affairs, UCSF
Michael West, PhD
CEO, BioTime
 
Pharmacy
Kathy Hill-Besinque, PharmD
President, California Pharmacist Association
Elizabeth Keyes, B.Pharm
COO, American Pharmacist Association
Thomas Menighan, PharmD
CEO, American Pharmacist Association
 
Public Health
Myra Alvarez, MPH
Associate Director, Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Ronald Chapman, MD, MPH
Director, California Department of Public Health
Harrison C. Spencer, MD, MPH, DTM&H, CPH
President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
 
Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
Virginia “Ginny” Stoffel, PhD, OT, BCMH, FAOTA
President, American Occupational Therapy Association
Paul Rockar Jr., PT, DPT, MS
President, American Physical Therapy Association
 
Surgeons General
Lieutenant General Patricia D. Horoho, MSN
Surgeon General, United States Army
Vice Admiral Matthew L. Nathan, MD
Surgeon General, United States Navy
 
Optometry
David A. Cockrell, OD
President, American Optometric Association
John Flanagan, PhD, FAAO, MCOptom
Dean of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley
 
Dentistry
Eugene L. Anderson, PhD
Vice President and Chief Policy Officer, American Dental Education Association
Patrick J. Ferrillo Jr, DDS
Dean, University of Pacific School of Dentistry
Robert Gillis
President, California Dental Association