AMSA International Food Fair
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 5:15 p.m. Grosvenor 113.
OB/GYN awareness event
Friday, Feb. 3.
Wear red to raise awareness and to support those living with heart disease.
Free health screenings
Friday, Feb. 3, 11:30 to noon, Grosvenor 017.
Community Health Programs provides free blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose tests.
Research Lecture Series
Friday, Feb. 3, noon, Irvine 194.
Jay Shubrook, D.O. ('96), associate professor of family medicine, will discuss OU-HCOM clinical research opportunities. Food served.
SNMA Multicultural Extravaganza
Wednesday, Feb. 22, noon, Irvine 194.
Celebrate cultural diversity with food, fashion, dance and song.
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Send your news, questions, suggestions or corrections by 5 p.m. Wednesday for consideration in the following ROUNDS.
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Endowed research chair named
for John Kopchick, Ph.D.
OU-HCOM has announced it will name a newly endowed research chair to honor one of its most esteemed faculty members. The John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Endowed Eminent Research Chair was announced at a Jan. 17 luncheon held to recognize the world-renowned endocrinologist and his contributions to the college, the university and the medical profession. Read more
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New site details gift initiatives
Thanks to the $105 million gift our college received in April 2011 from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundations, transformational changes to our medical school are under way.
Stay updated on the latest activities by visiting the new site at www.oucom.ohiou.edu/ohf.
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Frank Schwartz, M.D.
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1804 Fund supports diabetes program development
Two OU-HCOM researchers are among a team that received a $15,000 award from the university's 1804 Fund to develop an undergraduate program in diabetes. Frank Schwartz, M.D., director, ARHI Diabetes Center and professor of endocrinology, and Jay Shubrook, D.O. ('96), earned the award with College of Health Sciences and Professions faculty members Darlene E. Berryman, Ph.D., Jeffrey Bevan, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.,Cheryl Howe Ph.D., and David Holben, Ph.D.
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Jay Shubrook, D.O. ('96)
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The team plans to design a curriculum for an undergraduate certificate in diabetes education and management, Shubrook said. The 1804 Fund is designed to foster innovation and collaboration across disciplines and supports the university's core mission.
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David Tolentino, D.O. ('02)
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Assistant dean named academy president
David Tolentino, D.O. ('02), CORE assistant dean at St. John Medical Center, is the 2012 President of the Cleveland Academy of Osteopathic Medicine.
For more about the academy, visit www.caomed.com.
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Giants or Patriots? Show your colors at Souper Bowl
Wear the colors of your favorite team at this year's OU-HCOM's Souper Bowl Lunch, Tuesday, Jan. 31, at noon on the Irvine Bricks. Cost is $5 at the door, unless you bring a pot of your favorite soup. Prizes will be awarded for the best chili, creamed soup, and stock with meat and/or veggies.
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It's Student Expo time!
Registration for the Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo opens Wednesday, Feb. 1, and closes Sunday, March 18. Students must enroll online to participate in this year's event, which will be held 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at the Convocation Center.
Participation is open to all undergraduate, graduate and medical students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, on the Athens and regional campuses. Posters, exhibits, performances, film screenings and other presentation formats are welcome.
The Student Expo is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and Dean of the Graduate College, Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, Office of the President, and the University Libraries.
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Karen Bailey
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New Hires
Effective Jan. 9, 2012, please welcome Laurie Sheridan Lach, director of Alumni Affairs. You can reach Laurie in Grosvenor Hall 209 or at 593.2151.
Effective Dec. 12, 2011, please welcome Karen Bailey, Clinical Dietitian in the Diabetes Center. You can reach Karen in the Castrop Center, Suite 200, 740.566.4870.
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