{"id":752,"date":"2016-09-09T12:32:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T16:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hcop\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:23:13","slug":"parental-seminar-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/hcop\/pathway-programs\/parental-seminar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Seminar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please Note: The Parental Seminar Series will be held virtually and in person.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative\u2019s Parental Seminar Series is an opportunity for students and parents to learn more about the college admissions process and important health issues affecting their community. Parents are asked to submit a survey on the topics they are most interested in learning about, and the series of lectures are then tailored to their needs. Each academic year, UConn Health\u2019s Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs invites college admissions personnel, physicians, dentists, and other health professionals to speak to the parents and students on college admissions and various health topics such as hypertension, asthma, stress management, diabetes, obesity, and nutrition. The scheduled seminars occur approximately twice per semester on a weekday evening from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at UConn Health in Farmington or virtually via an online platform.<\/p>\n

2025-2026 Seminars<\/h3>\n

April 22, 2026<\/strong>
\nIan Thomas McNeill, Sr., M.D., MS
\nTopic: Spine Conditions<\/p>\n

March 18, 2026<\/strong>
\nGerald Birmingham, DMD, MPH, MS, MAGD<\/a>
\nTopic: Oral Health<\/p>\n

February 11, 2026
\n<\/strong>Jayson Hodge<\/a>
\nTopic: UConn's Special Programs and Scholarships<\/p>\n

January 14, 2026
\n<\/strong>Taylor Burch, M.D.<\/a>
\nTopic: Stroke and Aneurysm<\/p>\n

October 9, 2025<\/strong>
\nCollege Admissions Panel<\/p>\n

Contact<\/h3>\n

Tracey Higgins
\nAdministrative Program Assistant II
\nPhone: 860-679-8031
\nEmail: hcopacademy@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

November 2, 2022<\/strong>
\nVirtual College Admissions Panel
\n6 to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

March 24, 2022<\/b>
\nTopic: Stress and Anxiety Management
\nGuest Speaker: Dr. Ireon LeBeauf
\n6 to 7:30 p.m.
\nVirtual Presentation<\/p>\n

View Speaker Flyer<\/a>
\nVer folleto de oradora<\/a><\/p>\n

December 9, 2021<\/b>
\nTopic: Healthy Eating and Nutrition
\n\"Food is Medicine\"<\/em>
\nGuest Speaker: Dr. Varalakshmi Niranjan
\n6 to 7:30 p.m.
\nVirtual Presentation<\/p>\n

View Speaker Flyer<\/a>
\nVer folleto de oradora<\/a><\/p>\n

October 21, 2021<\/b>
\nVirtual College Admissions Panel
\n6 to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

View Agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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