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Mission Statemet
Our purpose is to provide high quality academic and personal support to pre-professional members (pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-physician assistant, pre-optometry, and pre-veterinary) with particular emphasis on members who are economically disadvantaged or members of underrepresented groups. Our objective is to develop a membership of excellence and high professionalism by:

1. Recruiting members with potential, motivation, and a strong commitment to the above careers.
2. Promoting professional conduct and pursuit of academic excellence at theundergraduate and graduate levels.
3. Developing members to be competitive applicants, to be retained through graduation from health professional school, and to become productive health care professionals.
4. Fostering faculty-member interaction.
5. Nurturing a community of learners in an atmosphere of mutual support.
6. Providing access to under-represented minority community Mentors.
7. Expectations of members are identified in the CUHRE Letter of Intent.

Members not meeting these expectations may be disenrolled.

Constitution and Bylaws
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Applicants and Applications
Successful CUHRE applicants:

• Demonstrate potential and enthusiasm in their pursuit of a medical, dental, veterinary, optometry, or physician assistant degree.
• Have an overall GPA (high school or college) and college of science GPA of 2.5 or better (or submit a letter of mitigating circumstances).
• Are accepted at San Diego State University for the current or following semester.
• Contract to follow and complete the prescribed course of study and activities related to C

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Academic Support
During the academic year, participation in Enrichment Instruction is required for the core science courses that are required for entry into health professional schools. These courses are: one year of general chemistry, one year of organic chemistry, one year biochemistry (recommended), one year of general biology, one year of calculus, and one year of physics. Members are required to schedule their classes around Enrichment Instruction. Instructors are more advanced CUHRE members who have completed the same course with a grade of an "A."

Mentoring
For the first two semesters of membership in CUHRE, every member selects a mentor. Your Mentor is a more experienced CUHRE member who has learned how to thrive at San Diego State University in a pre-health curriculum. They provide personal support and advice based on their experiences and helps to refer proteges to professionals on campus.

Membership

• The member shall be enrolled in their pre-health curricula of their chosen career.
• The member shall attend the Annual Alumni Conference in winter.
• The member shall participate in at least one preceptorship/externship in a health care setting.
• Members shall not miss more than one monthly meeting per semester.
• Members shall be selected without any discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, creed or national origin.
• The member will be assigned a mentor for their first two semesters in CUHRE; thereafter mandatory assignment will only occur during a probationary status, unless the member requests a Mentor.
• Mandatory attendance for Enrichment Instruction.
• All members must participate in at least three club projects per semester (i.e. enrichment instruction, recruitment activities, fundraising, etc.).
• Mandatory participation in mid and end semester advising.

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Academic Advisory Board
Currently we have 21 active members on the Advisory Board, which consists of MD's, PhD's, DDS.'s, a DVM and an MD/JD. The Board makes recommendations to the member officers on which applicants would/would not make acceptable CUHRE members.

Additional Benefits

• Mid and End Semester Advising by senior CUHRE members who will provide information on which classes to take the following semester, to track progress in Enrichment Instruction and mentoring, to discuss extracurricular and financial opportunities, balancing work, and family obligations.
• Library of text for the core science classes. The CUHRE office has textbooks available for both enrichment instructors and members who wish to check them out. Also on file are various practice exams and useful worksheets pertaining to the core science classes.
• Links to SDSU Alumni currently attending health professional schools. The CUHRE office has email addresses and phone numbers of over 40 such SDSU alumni.