Welcome to ROUNDS!
This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.
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NEWS
Alden Library’s health collection moved
The Vernon R. Alden Library’s Health Sciences collection underwent a transformation this summer. Instead of being housed altogether on the third floor, health-related journals, books and other materials have been integrated throughout the library’s general collections.
All health-related microfilm items have moved to the first floor, with the rest of the library’s microfilm. Health reference materials remain on the third floor, and current health periodicals are arranged alphabetically on the fourth floor.
Health-related government documents have moved to the fifth floor, health books with call numbers H to L to the sixth floor, and those with call numbers M to Z to the seventh floor. The majority of health books ended up on the seventh floor.
Meanwhile, the library has expanded its Health Sciences digital collection of journals and databases to include more titles and complete runs of journals. Now about 80 percent of the Health Sciences collection is available online to OU students and personnel, according to the Alden Library Web site.
For more, contact Debi Orr, health sciences librarian, at orrd@ohio.edu or 593-0249, or send a message to healthinfo@ohio.edu.
Research Day (Plus: Summer research photos)
Research at OU-COM offered students a diverse range of training this year, from literature review to cell culturing to gene cloning. Learn more about current OU-COM research at the 7th annual OU-COM Research Day this Fri., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the bricks of Irvine Hall.
Also, for glimpses of summer research in action, check out the OU-COM summer research 2008 slideshow: http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/news/multimedia/research2008/.
· Fri. Sept. 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Irvine Hall lobby
Pain Management Conference
The 3rd annual conference on chronic pain management will take place tomorrow in the Baker University Center ballroom. The dinner program discusses the use of non-opioid medications and other pain management therapies. Physicians and nurses receive 2.5 contact hours of CME/CE credit.
· Tues., Sept. 30, 5 to 8 p.m.
· For reservations, contact Tracy McKibben, administrative associate for the Area Health Education Center and Community Health Programs, at mckibbt1@ohio.edu.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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, scheduled for Apr. 15-18, 2009.
· Deadline for sessions and posters: Fri., Sept. 26
· For more, contact: Linda Heun at 301-968-4143 or meded@aacom.org.
CALENDAR
OU-COM Student Organization Rush
The OU-COM Student Government Association’s annual Student Organization Rush event will be held on the bricks in Irvine Hall. All OU-COM students are invited to attend to learn about the various student organizations.
· Wed., Sept. 17, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
· For more, contact Student Government CPC Vice President Kenny Wyatt, OMS II, at kw208406@ohio.edu.
A primary care physician’s Middle East travelogue
Todd Fredricks, D.O., (’93), will speak Wed. at the Ohio Osteopathic Association District 9 meeting at Toscano’s in Athens. His topic will be: “My eight-degree view of Iraq: A primary care physician’s travelogue of the Middle East.”
· Wed., Sept. 24, 6 p.m.
· For reservations, contact Michelle Bobo, administrative associate for the Department of Family Medicine, at 593-0465, or bobom1@ohio.edu, by Fri., Sept. 19.
Travel policy and guidelines session
Linda Morrison, travel manager of the university’s P-Card &Travel Office, will hold a refresher session on travel policy and guidelines for travelers and those who process travel reimbursements. The second half of the session will cover how to complete a Travel and Entertainment Report (TER), fill out the Travel EZ (TZ) forms, and review appropriate documentation.
· Wed, Sept. 24, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Grosvenor West 111
· Register at http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/AFS/ProfessionalDevelopment.htm.
State of the College Address
Join us for the State of the College Address by Dean Jack Brose, D.O., on Oct. 1. Refreshments will be served on the bricks of Irvine Hall immediately following the address.
· Wed., Oct. 1, 3 p.m., Irvine 194
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty Development Tidbit: Self-directed learning
Self-directed learning is initiated by an individual learner’s needs, goals and interests. Teachers can use different approaches to influence motivation and promote different resources, thereby fostering self-directed learning:
Resources (outside reading, consultation, computer resources)
o Discuss approaches to using resources for lifelong learning
o Inform learners about resources for lifelong learning
o Model use of resources for lifelong learning.
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. (Courtesy of Steve Davis, Ph.D., USAF Major (Ret), director of faculty development).
OU-COM IN THE NEWS
Athens Messenger (9-13-08)
“OU team gets $12. 5 million to study skin cancer”
http://www.athensmessenger.com/articles/2008/09/14/news/doc48cbb658ab16d759905071.txt
(The Athens Messenger Web site now requires visitors to register and pay a fee to access full stories.)
CORRECTION
Tracy McKibben’s title was erroneously listed in last week’s ROUNDS as “administrative assistant for the Office of Students Affairs.” Her correct title is administrative associate for the Area Health Education Center and Community Health Programs.
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 communications, at 593.2199 or martina@oucom.ohiou.edu.