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This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.
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NEWS
33rd Convocation Ceremony slated for Sat., Aug. 16
OU-COM will welcome the class of 2012—the largest and among the most accomplished in the college’s history—during the college’s 33rd Convocation Ceremony, Sat., Aug. 16.
Anne Pope, federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony, which begins at 11 a.m. in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium.
Event highlights include the college’s White Coat Ceremony, in which students receive their short white coats—the mantle of the medical profession; and the presentation of the Phillips Medal of Public Service to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to health care, education and/or public service. The Phillips Medal is the highest honor the college awards.
This year’s recipients include Pope, as well as Michael Opipari, D.O., and Levente Batizy, D.O.
For more on the event and Phillips Medal recipients, read the full story at: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/news/stories/convo/, or visit the Convocation Web site: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/Convocation2008/index.htm.
CORE officials visit Athens campus
Officials with the Centers for Osteopathic Research and Education (CORE) will be in Athens Thurs., Aug. 14, and Fri., Aug. 15, for several events, including the annual Welcome Dinner for third-year students.
CORE assistant deans, administrators and administrative assistants/associates will hold a combined meeting on Thurs., Aug. 14, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Later Thurs. evening, CORE officials greet the class of 2010 at the annual Welcome Dinner. (The dinner is by invitation only.)
Finally, the CORE Academic Steering Committee will meet on Fri., Aug. 15, 8 a.m. – noon.
OU-COM is pleased to welcome all CORE personnel to Athens for these events.
OU-COM “Tapped Out” project to save money, reduce waste
OU-COM’s student government has presented the class of 2012 with their own personal, reusable water bottles emblazoned with the college logo.
Calling the project “Tapped Out,” OU-COM Student Government President Chad Keller, OMS II, and Vice-President Scott Yoho, OMS II, came up with this cost-effective, eco-friendly welcome gift.
Student government, in coordination with student affairs, typically presents lunch lectures—with food and bottled water provided—about twice a week. The lectures attract as many as 150 students.
By not serving bottled water, Keller estimates that the college will avoid adding 12,000 water bottles to the Athens-Hocking landfill—in addition to saving the student government $2,500 during the upcoming school year.
“We wanted to come up with something to do that would help the school out,” Keller said. “We realized this would save money and help our campus be a littler greener.”
Read the full story at: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/news/stories/water_bottle/.
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, M.B.A., 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 information, 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 the third Fri. in Sept., 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.
· Research Day: Fri. Sept. 19, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
· Deadline to submit: Tues., Sept. 2
· To participate, please contact Jessica Wingett at 593.2336 or
wingettj@ohio.edu) before Fri., Aug. 29.
AACOM Calls for Presentations and Posters
The 2009 annual meeting of American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine is seeking presentations and posters for the event on April 15 to 18, 2009.
· Deadline for sessions and posters: Friday, Sept. 26
· For more information, contact: Linda Heu, 5550 Friendship Blvd., Suite 310,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815, telephone 301-968-4143, or e-mail at
CALENDAR
Aging: The ins, the outs, and the ups and downs (Part II)
Ed Potkanowicz, Ph.D., assistant professor of recreation and sports sciences in the College of Health and Human Services, will talk about the positive and negative aspects of aging in the final presentation of the Summer 2008 Geriatric Education Series.
· Mon., Aug. 18, 4, noon to 1 p.m.
· Medical Conference Room 014 at O’Bleness Memorial Hospital and
Grosvenor West 029 on the OU-COM campus
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Grant writing workshops offered
Several upcoming grant workshops will be offered at the Ohio State University on Aug. 21, and Sept. 17.
The Aug. workshops include “Writing successful grants” and “Career development and fellowship grants for postdocs.”
The Sept. workshops include “Building the NIH grant proposal” and “Strategies for success in sponsored research.”
· For more information, contact the OU-COM Office of Research and Grants.
· To register, visit the website at http://research.osu.edu/ortec.
Faculty Development Tidbit: Key teaching behaviors, Part I
I attended a “Systematic approach for teaching improvement” session at the recent International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) conference. One topic was “learning climate.” Creating a stimulating classroom environment ranks high among “key components and teaching behaviors” conducive to a good learning climate. Here are some tips:
· Show enthusiasm for topic and for learners.
· Show interest through body language.
· Use an animated voice.
· Provide a comfortable and, when possible, active physical environment.
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
Outlook (8-5-08)
“Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive.
New study on hadrosaur bones shows fast growth, reproduction rates”
http://news.research.ohiou.edu/news/index.php?page=126&item=501
(OU-COM post-doctoral researcher, Drew Lee, Ph.D., co-authored the study, which has appeared in several national and international media outlets, including: National Geographic, Discover Magazine, Live Science, Fox News, Live Science, Nature.com., In The News.co.uk, Science Daily, The Press Association and the Columbus Dispatch.)
AACOM – American Association of Osteopathic Medicine (July/August 2008 – Vol. 2. No. 7/8)
“AOF Honors Dr. Keith Watson”
http://www.aacom.org/resources/ome/2008-0708/Pages/AOFHonors.aspx
WTAP news (8-6-08)
“Free health screenings this Saturday”
http://www.wtap.com/home/headlines/26337129.html
Please send your news/announcements to rounds@oucom.ohiou.edu each week by Wednesday, 3 p.m. for consideration in the following week’s ROUNDS. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Anita Martin, assistant director of communication, at 593.2199 or martina@oucom.ohiou.edu.