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NEWS
Cancer drug discovered at OU receives investment
New York-based company Phosplatin Therapeutics (pronounced foss-Plah-ten) has licensed a new class of anti-cancer compounds developed at Ohio University that could lead to a new chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer and other solid tumors.
Professor Rathindra Bose, vice president for research, dean of the Graduate College and OU-COM professor of biomedical sciences, designed and conducted the studies on the new compounds, which have successfully and safely inhibited ovarian cancer tumor progression in mice. Read the whole story at http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/press/bose2011/index.htm
OU-COM research studies causes and prevention of fainting
Thad Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology and a researcher with the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research, wants to find ways to keep people from fainting.
Wilson and Craig Crandall, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, have been conducting experiments over the past 10 years to get answers for the one million U.S. patients evaluated annually for syncope (fainting). It is estimated that about one percent of emergency department visits and hospital admissions are for evaluation of a syncopal episode, and individuals with cardiac or neurological disorders have an increased incidence of fainting. Wilson said their findings are important because they will enable scientists to start developing ways to counteract syncope. Read the whole story at http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/press/Wilson/index.htm
Military students receive commissions
Seven first-year OU-COM students have taken their oath of office to accept commissions in the United States military. “These are very competitive scholarships among students from across the country, and it takes a lot of persistence and energy to complete the process,” said Steve Davis, Ph.D., director of faculty development and advisor to the student organization Association of Military Physicians and Surgeons.
The seven first-year students include Luke Menner, OMSI, Lucas Vannoy, OMSI, and Meagan Verbillion, OMSI, who all took the oath to become a member of the Air Force. Brandon Dugar, OMSI, and Carrie Dunham, OMSI, took the oath to become a member of the Navy. Joshua Kuroiwa, OMSI, and Jessica Mitterholzer, OMSI, took the oath to join the Army.
AMA chapter shines at regional conference
During the weekend of Jan. 28, OU-COM’s American Medical Association chapter attended the Region V Conference in Cincinnati. OU-COM AMA members generated the highest amount of donations of any school attending in the annual “Penny War” fundraiser for “Action for Health Kids,” an organization that fights childhood obesity. The OU-COM AMA chapter raised $78.85, which helped Ohio win for the state with the most donations. The competition and conference included all medical schools in Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hosts needed for international medical exchange students
OU-COM student coordinators for the International Federation of Medical Students are seeking housing for two foreign medical exchange students during their one-month rotation in Athens this summer.
The two medical students from Taiwan will be visiting this summer for a medical rotation during June and July. As part of the program, OU-COM provides housing for the students as an opportunity to get to know the community and life in the US. If you would be interested in hosting a student during his or her stay, please contact Diane Lui, OMS II, at 216-789-9388 or dl363109@ohio.edu.
Congratulations to the newly elected SGA officers
The Student Government Association proudly announces its newly elected officers for the class of 2014. Officer elections for the class of 2013 will be held starting Feb. 14. Congratulations to the following new officers:
CALENDAR
Dean’s Brown Bag Session
Dean Jack Brose, D.O., will host a brown bag luncheon to discuss OU-COM’s financial picture, the grant proposal to the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, and an update on Vision 2020.
OMM Club Auction date moved
The OMM Club Auction was postponed due to snowy weather earlier this month and has been rescheduled.
SNMA Multicultural Extravaganza
· Event: Wednesday, Feb. 23, noon, Irvine CPC lecture hall
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty Development Tidbit: Teaching Tip #: 32 Student Feedback Can Help You Improve Your Teaching: Getting Student Feedback
Here are some questions you might want to ask your students to get a feel for how the class is going. What I usually do is give the students index cards and ask them to label each side… 1 and 2. Then give the students 3-5 minutes to answer the following questions (They do not need to put their names on the cards).
1. What do you think of the class so far?
2. If you were the professor, what would you do differently?
Source: http://www.utc.edu/Administration/WalkerTeachingResourceCenter/FacultyDevelopment/TeachingTips.php
NOTE FROM STEVE: Students, like all people, care more about what you know when they know you care! Typically, you only get feedback at the end of the block…then it’s too late for the current students. Always, fight for feedback and constantly seek to improve.
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.