by Vivian Luu
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With a dedicated team of 15 members, Pre-Med Club is looking forward to celebrating National Wear Red Day and hosting an information meeting with UW faculty member Felicity Abeyta.

Started by the American Heart Association and other national health-conscious organizations, National Wear Red Day seeks to support and promote awareness on women’s heart disease.

Representatives from Pre-Med Club believe that it is important to notify students about what heart disease is and who it can affect, as it is one of the main causes of death for men and women in the U.S. Women are also four to six times more likely to get heart disease than cancer, and knowing the symptoms of heart disease may be useful in the future.

“It’s not only elderly people who get heart disease. Sometimes, we find heart disease in young people,” said Sampson Chan, vice president of Pre-Med Club. “It’s important to stay healthy when you’re young.”

On February 1, Pre-Med Club plans to set up a booth between the gym and the library from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with presentations and other information on heart disease. They will also be selling Red Dress pins for $2.

Later that week, the club will also be hosting Felicity Abeyta, an officer at the UW Multicultural Affairs department. According to Chan, she will “come and talk about how to prepare for dental school and medical school.”

Abeyta will be speaking with students from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on February 5 in Room 2926.

This year, Pre-Med Club wants to provide students with more opportunities to get involved outside of SCC. The club’s committee members recently connected with local and national groups to plan and organize events in the Greater Seattle area, and are forming a team to participate in the MS LifeLines MS Walk to raise awareness on multiple sclerosis at the Husky Stadium around April.

For more information on Pre- Med Club and its upcoming events, visit http://www.shoreline. edu/premedclub.