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This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.

 

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NEWS

 Documentary viewing focuses on Guinea worm eradication

            OU-COM’s chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) and Global Health Programs will co-host a viewing of the new documentary, Foul Water Fiery Serpent, on Tuesday, May 3, at 5:30 p.m. in Irvine 199.

            The documentary focuses on the efforts of health workers to eradicate the Guinea worm parasite in Africa. The condition, which can be very painful and debilitating, affects people who drink water contaminated with the parasite’s larvae. The worm can grow up to three feet long inside of a person and can only be removed slowly through blisters that form in the skin.

            Foul Water Fiery Serpent follows health care providers over a three-year period as they work to wipe out the last of the Guinea worms in Ghana and Sudan by distributing water filter cloths, treating water sources, educating villagers, and treating victims. For information about the film and to watch a clip, go to http://foulwaterfieryserpent.com/fwfs/Default.htm.

            Besides  AMSA and Global Health Programs, other sponsors for the  screening include  the Ohio University African Studies Department, the Center for International Studies, and the College of Health Sciences and Professions.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Commencement information available: Just two months away

            The countdown is on for OU-COM’s 35th commencement, Saturday, June 4.

            Members of the Class of 2011 are reminded to return a news release form to the Office of Communication so we can share your achievement with the world. The form is used by the Office of Communication to send press releases to media outlets in students’ hometowns, undergraduate alma maters and cities of residencies. 

            Forms and other important information about this year’s commencement are available on the commencement information page at http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/saffairs/Graduation/2011/2011graduationdeadlines.htm.

 

CALENDAR   

OBASM Annual Spring Meeting

            OU-COM is hosting the Ohio Branch of the American Society for Microbiology annual Spring Meeting. The event kicks off Friday evening with a branch lecture and social time in Walter Hall and continues on Saturday with a keynote lecture, information sessions, and student presentations in Baker University Center. To read more about the conference, visit the OU-COM website.

 

 

31st Annual 5K Medicine Run/Walk and Children’s Obstacle Course

            Sponsored by Sigma Sigma Phi, this annual event promotes a healthy lifestyle for residents of the Athens community and raises funds for OU-COM’s Free Clinic.

The entry fee is $20 and includes a T-shirt. Registration and payment by check can be made to OU-COM Medicine Run, and dropped off or sent to G-014. New this year, registration is also available online at https://commerce.cashnet.com/oucommedrun.

 

 

2011 DOC Awards

           Honor fellow faculty, staff and students for their dedication and their contributions to medical student education at OU-COM. Tickets, free for faculty, staff and students but $10 for guests, will be available on the Irvine Bricks on Friday from noon to 4 p.m., the last day that they will be available.

 

Ohio Osteopathic Symposium 

            Find the program brochure, online registration, hotel reservation information, and exhibitor information for the CME annual convention at http://associationdatabase.com/aws/OOSA/pt/sp/symposium.

 

 

Foul Water Fiery Serpent documentary Viewing

            OU-COM is hosting a viewing of this new documentary that follows health care workers in their fight to eradicate the Guinea worm disease.

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
 Faculty Development Tidbit.   E-mail etiquette rules?

There are many etiquette guides and many different etiquette rules. Some rules will differ according to the nature of your business and the corporate culture. Below we list what we consider as the 32 most important e-mail etiquette rules that apply to nearly all companies.

 

32 most important e-mail etiquette tips (for further information on each topic, use the link at the end of list):

 

1.    Be concise and to the point

2.    Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions

3.    Use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation

4.    Make in personal

5.    Use templates for frequently  used responses

6.    Answer swiftly

7.    Do not attach unnecessary files

8.    Use proper structure and layout

9.    Do no overuse the high priority option

10. Do not write in CAPITALS

11. Don’t leave out the message thread

12. Add disclaimers to your e-mails

13. Read the e-mail before you send it

14. Do not overuse “Reply to All” button

15. Mailings> use the bcc: field or do a mail merge

16. Take care with abbreviations and emoticons

17. Be careful with formatting

18. Take care with rich text and HTML messages

19. Do not forward chain letters

20. Do not request delivery and read receipts

21. Do not ask to recall a message

22. Do not copy a message or attachment without permission

23. Do not use e-mail to discuss confidential information

24. Use a meaningful subject

25. Use active instead of passive voice

26. Avoid using URGENT and IMPORTANT

27. Avoid long sentences

28. Don’t send or forward e-mails containing libelous, defamatory, offensive, racists or obscene remarks

29. Don’t forward virus hoaxes and chain letters

30. Keep language gender neutral

31. Don’t reply to spam

32. Use cc: field sparingly

 

SOURCE: http://www.emailreplies.com/#1concise

 

 

Note from Steve: AOA Competency #4 — “Interpersonal and Communication Skills.” 

E-mail is a reality of our lives and it can be very challenging. Take a moment to self-educate and improve your e-mail communications today!

 

Find more tips at your OU-COM & CORE faculty development web resources:  www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/programs.htm or www.ohiocore.org/cf/index.htm.  If you have a great strategy that seems to always work, please send it to me, and I’ll include it in a future Faculty Development Tidbit.  
Tidbits courtesy of your Office of Faculty Development with Steve Davis, Ph.D.; Robbin Kirkland, Ph.D.; and Olivia Sheehan, Ph.D.

Please send your news/announcements to rounds@oucom.ohiou.edu each week by Wednesday, 3 p.m. for consideration in the following ROUNDS. If you have questions, suggestions or corrections, please contact Richard Heck, writer/editor, at 593.0896 or heck@oucom.ohiou.edu

 

OU-COM in the News

 Compass (3-31-11)

“Women of Appalachia Project presents the 3rd annual art exhibition and "Women Speak"

http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/3/women-of-appalachia-2011-preview.cfm

 

Please send your news/announcements to rounds@oucom.ohiou.edu each week by Wednesday, 3 p.m. for consideration in the following ROUNDS. If you have questions, suggestions or corrections, please contact Richard Heck, writer/editor, at 593.0896 or heck@oucom.ohiou.edu