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NEWS
Research Day highlights student and faculty work
            Join us in celebrating the 10th annual Research Day at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine this Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the atrium of the Academic & Research Center.
            Medical students and faculty members from OU-HCOM’s Appalachian Rural Health Institute Diabetes/Endocrine Center, the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute, the Edison Biotechnology Institute, Tropical Disease Institute, and many of our college departments are among the 59 poster presenters at this year’s event on Friday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the atrium of the Academic & Research Center.
Twenty-three students have entered this year’s poster competition. The students who conducted the research will present to judges during a closed session on Thursday, Sept. 22. At noon on Friday, Jack Blazyk Ph.D., associate dean of research, will give a short keynote address and announce the winners of the poster contest.
            To view abstracts of this year’s posters, go to
 
Brose announces retirement plans; OU-HCOM 2011 Standard of Excellence Award recipients honored
            Dean Jack Brose, D.O., announced during his State of the College Address last week that he plans to take the early teaching retirement option at the end of the current academic year and step down from his position as dean.
            At the request of Pam Benoit, Ohio University Executive Vice-President and Provost, he will also assume new responsibilities within her office as the university’s senior executive director for health services and special assistant to the executive vice president and provost. 
             In this capacity, Dr. Brose will advise and support the Provost’s Office on the development of the recently approved central Ohio regional extension campus.  The campus will allow Ohio University to expand the training of primary care physicians and explore new health care partnerships in the state.
            To read more about Brose’s announcement, go to http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/press/DeanBrose/index.htm.
           
Also during his annual address, Brose announced the recipients of the 2011 Standard of Excellence Awards. This year’s recipients include:
  • Sarah McGrew, B.S.N., director of pre-doctoral education;
  • Donna Veliz, CORE administrative associate at the Firelands Regional Medical Center;
  • Brian Clark, Ph.D., associate professor of neuromuscular physiology and director of the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute;
  • Jane Hamel-Lambert, Ph.D., associate professor of family medicine and director of interdisciplinary mental health education;
  • Steve Davies, M.S., M.B.A., chief executive officer, University Medical Associates.
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New college identification badges coming – update your photo
            In the next few weeks, the college will be issuing new college identification badges with our new name and a new format. Is your photo out of date? If so, please go to the Tech Depot at Baker University Center 112 to have a new portrait taken. New photographs must be taken by WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21.
 
Call for abstracts for OOA Symposium
            Abstracts are being accepting for the 2nd annual Regional Osteopathic Poster Exhibition and Competition, sponsored by OU-HCOM, the CORE, and the OOA. Abstracts will be accepted from students, interns/residents, faculty, medical administrators and practicing physicians from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania for the competition, which will be held Saturday, April 21 at the Columbus Hilton at Easton Town Center as part of the annual Ohio Osteopathic Symposium.
            The competition will feature three categories: clinical/biomedical research, case reports, and health policy/educational issues, the latter of which is restricted to faculty and administrators.
            Students, interns and residents only are eligible for a $1,000 first prize and a $500 second prize in the clinical/biomedical research and case reports categories. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and are due by Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.
            For information, contact Grace Brannon, Ph.D., CORE research director, at 740-593-2325 or brannang@ohio.edu.
 
Students: Explore osteopathic history; compete for $10,000 in prizes
            The AOA Bureau of Osteopathic History and Identity has announced its annual essay competition to encourage medical students, interns and residents to study their profession’s past struggles and achievements.
Essays, which should focus on the AOA’s “Core Principles for Teaching the History of Osteopathic Medicine,” are due by Monday, Oct. 3. The winning essayist will receive $5,000, with $3,000 going to second place and $2,000 to third place. Visit www.do-online.org/TheDO/?p=66991 for details.
 
CALENDAR
Research Day
  • Event: Friday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m., ARC atrium/living room
 
Science Café series features OU-HCOM faculty member
            Erin Murphy, Ph.D., assistant professor of medical microbiology, will present “Bacteria: The Good, The Bad and the Resistannt,” at the second installment of Ohio University’s Science Café at the Frontier Room in Baker University Center.
  • Event:  Wednesday, Sept. 28, 5 p.m., Frontier Room, Baker University Center
 
Professionalism Series upcoming dates
“Top Ten with State Medical Board,” presentation by Dave Buchan
  • Event: Thursday, Oct. 20, noon, I-199. FOOD SERVED.
 
OOA Student Study Break
  • Event: Saturday, Oct. 22, 5 to 7 p.m., Ohio University Inn. Professional dress required.
 
“How to create a professional portfolio,” presentation by Steve Davis, Ph.D., director of faculty development.
  • Event: Tuesday, Nov. 29, noon, I-199. FOOD SERVED.
 
Student organizations this week at OU-HCOM
Tuesday – Sept. 20
  • Class of 2014, noon, I-199, Board Review presentation by Doctors in Training representative Jason Zantjer. FOOD SERVED.
  • Surgery and Sports Medicine Club, 5:15 p.m., G-113, introduction to knot tying. FOOD SERVED.
Wednesday – Sept. 21
  • Pediatrics Club, noon, G-111, learn about Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with serious illnesses.
  • Class of 2014, 5:30 p.m., HCTAC/Free Clinic, required Glaucoma Screening training. FOOD SERVED.
Thursday – Sept. 22
  • Class of 2014, noon, I-199, Board Review presentation by Boards Boot Camp. FOOD SERVED.
  • Hospice volunteer opportunities for medical students, noon, GW-111, Christie Truly from Hospice will discuss volunteer opportunities with Hospice.
  • Geriatric Club, 5:15 p.m., G-113, FOOD SERVED.
Friday – Sept. 23
  • Class of 2014, 4 p.m., I-199, Northwestern Medical Review presentation. FOOD SERVED.
  • SOIMA, 5 p.m., G-113, general meeting. FOOD SERVED.
 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty Development Tidbit:  Anticipation/Reaction Guide
Purpose:  Activate and evaluate prior knowledge
Description:  Using the Anticipation/Reaction Guide, students will make predictions based upon prior knowledge and evaluate those predictions after exposure to new information.
Procedure:
1.     Generate a list of 8-10 statements related to your topic of study.  Place these on an Anticipation/Reaction Guide.
2.     Pass out a copy of your guide to each student.
3.     Prior to introducing new information, engage students by having them write whether or not they AGREE or DISAGREE with the statements listed on the guide.
4.     Teach your lesson content.
5.     After the new content has been taught, have students react to the new information by responding again to the statements on the Anticipation/Reaction Guide.
6.     Discuss why students’ before and after answers are different.  What did students learn that caused them to change their answers?
 
Buehl, D. (2001).  Classroom strategies for interactive learning.  Newark, DE:  International Reading Association.
 
 
 
NOTE FROM STEVE:  Ignite their neurons related to your topic first with this activity…as they light them up they’ll be more prepared to add knowledge right into long term memory by relating it and connecting it to what’s already there.
 
Find more tips at your OU-HCOM and CORE faculty development web resources pages:  www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/programs.htm or www.ohiocore.org/cf/index.htm. If you have a great strategy, 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.
 
Athens Messenger (9-15-11)
 
OU-HCOM in the news
Research at Ohio University (9-11-19)
“OHIO postdocs make key contributions to research”
 
WOUB (9-15-11)
“OU’s Brose retiring but taking  on new role”
 
WOUB (9-16-11)
“OU-HCOM dean will find location for new Columbus campus”
 
Please send your news and announcements by Wednesday at 3 p.m. for consideration in the following ROUNDS. If you have questions, suggestions or corrections, contact Richard Heck, writer/editor, at 740.593.0896 or heckr@ohio.edu.