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This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.
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NEWS
Horodyski secures NSF funding
Frank Horodyski, Ph.D., professor of biomedical sciences, received a $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for his research proposal “Molecular and functional characterization of the allatotropin receptor.”
Horodyski’s proposed research will isolate the receptor for manse-AT RNA in the tobacco hookworm and study the links between receptor binding, intracellular signaling and the regulation of physiological function of the worm’s midgut tissue.
Scenes from the spring
If you haven’t seen OU-COM’s spring quarter slideshow, check it out here: www.oucom.ohiou.edu/news/multimedia/eoq_spring_08/.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Proposals: NIH Pre-Review Program
OU-COM’s NIH Pre-Review Program, which began in 2005, assists groups I and II faculty in developing successful NIH research proposals, utilizing constructive critiques from experts across the nation.
· Proposal deadline: Fri., August 15
· Submit proposals via e-mail to Rengarajan Balaji, research grants development coordinator: balaji@ohio.edu.
Call for Posters: International osteopathic medicine
The AOA Bureau on International Osteopathic Medical Education and Affairs (BIOMEA) is holding their 10th Annual International Seminar: “American Osteopathic Medicine: Establishing International Freedom,” Sun., Oct. 26 in conjunction with the AOA’s 113th Annual Convention & Scientific Seminar in Las Vegas, Nev.
The BIOMEA seminar will feature a poster session on international medical training, research and clinical work of osteopathic students, interns, residents and physicians.
To enter, submit a 500-word abstract of your international experience and presentation, along with a completed application. Applicants will sit on a panel and discuss their posters and international experiences.
· Application deadline: Fri., Aug. 29
· For more info., contact Joshua Kerr, asst. dir. of international affairs, at jkerr@osteopathic.org or 800.621.1773 ext. 8196.
Call for Posters: Research Day
The 7th Annual OU-COM Research Day will be held Fri., Sept. 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Irvine Hall lobby. The deadline to submit titles, abstracts and electronic versions of posters for production is no later than Tues., Sept. 2.
If you have received either OU-COM or RSAC funds in the last year, you are required to participate in Research Day. Poster judging for the student competition will take place Thurs. evening, Sept., 18.
CALENDAR
An Introduction to the Care of the Older Adult
Allison Batchelor, M.D., associate professor of geriatrics, will talk about caring for older adults. She will include a definition of aging and the four primary goals of geriatric care.
· Today (Mon.), Aug. 4, noon to 1 p.m.
· Medical Conference Room 014 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital and Grosvenor West 029 on the OU-COM campus
Robert Kimmel, M.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, will present a research seminar Tuesday in Grosvenor Hall. Kimmel, a candidate for the endocrinology faculty position in the Department of Specialty Medicine, will speak on "Exposing the hidden signatures of radiation in post-Chernobyl thyroid cancer". All OU-COM students, faculty and staff are invited to attend.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Simpson joins state committee
Martha Simpson, DO, assistant professor of family medicine and director of H.I.P.A.A. compliance, was named to the Ohio Department of Insurance Advisory Committee on Eligibility and Real Time Claim Adjudication. The committee’s task is to recommend communication standards between physicians and insurance entities to the Ohio General Assembly. The advisory committee, which was formed pursuant to House Bill 125, is expected to submit a report by Jan. 1, 2009.
Gerardo moderates Healthy Border 2010 discussion
Michael Gerardo D.O. (’01), M.P.H., will moderate a roundtable discussion regarding the National Center for Health Statistics‘ Healthy Border 2010 program, under the sponsorship of the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission (USMBHC) on Oct. 27 in San Diego, Calif.
New Hires
Please welcome Kathleen Bertuna, D.O., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. As of Aug. 1, you can reach Bertuna in Grosvenor West 062 or at 3-2240.
Please welcome Pamela Royston, administrative director of CORE graduate medical education in the Office of Academic Affairs. Starting today, Aug. 4, you can reach Royston in her temporary office location, Irvine Hall 125, or at 614.367.9371, ext. 722.
Faculty Development Tidbit: Student laptop use in class
It’s probably time to be more explicit about technology use in your classroom. Set the expectation. A simple statement at the beginning of class — “Please only use your laptop for class-related activities only.” — should suffice.
You may decide to include laptop activities as part of your instruction: looking up definitions, receiving postings, comparing ideas, building drawings, etc. But also don’t hesitate to ask for “laptops closed” during parts of your lecture, if you choose.
Laptops are great tools but also can be a great distraction. I believe that, at least in terms of peak performance, multi-tasking is a myth. At best, we can “switch tasks” well, but even then we become less efficient and make more mistakes.
You can find more “Teaching Tips” at your faculty development web resource site: www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/programs.htm. If you have a great strategy that seems to always work, send it to me. I’ll include it in a future Faculty Development Tidbit (Steve Davis, Ph.D., USAF Major (Ret), director of faculty development).
OU-COM IN THE NEWS
The Athens News (8-4-08)
(See both in today’s “Good Health” section—not avail. online. Martha Simpson, D.O. is quoted in the first; John Kopchick, Ph.D. in the second.)
The Post Online (7-31-08)
“Group linked to OU posts Social Security numbers”
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/07/31/25118/
Outlook (7-29-08)
“History Channel features Ohio University dinosaur research tonight”
http://news.research.ohiou.edu/notebook/index.php?page=142&item=499
Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch (7-29-08)
“Mobile immunization clinic to stop in Lucasville, Wheelersburg”
WOUB News (7-28-08)
“Should your health information be shared?”
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/woub/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1327537
WSAZ.com (7-25-08)
“Wilson on grant for Ohio University”
http://www.wsaz.com/political/newsreleasesheadlines/25907804.html
Manhattan Malpractice News (7-16-08)
“Medical malpractice crisis hurting doctor recruiting in Ohio”
(OU-COM Dean John Brose, D.O., is quoted.)
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