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NEWS
Barreiro among first inducted as Fellow of National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators
Timothy J. Barreiro, D.O. (’97), clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at St. Joseph Health Center (Warren, Ohio), was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Academy of Osteopathic Medical Educators (NAOME) Friday, April 17.
The induction took place at the awards banquet of the 2009 annual meeting for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in Maryland.
NAOME was created by the American Academy of Osteopathic Educators to develop a community of outstanding osteopathic medical educators who have met rigorous standards of academic scholarship. Each Academy Fellow serves as a leader and mentor for academic scholarship in the osteopathic medical education profession for a five-year period.
OU-COM sweeps AACOM Excellence in Communications Awards
Also at the Friday night AACOM awards banquet, OU-COM took the stage six times for AACOM Excellence in Communications awards. Projects from the college and the CORE won first place in five categories and third place in one category.
· First place: Best marketing or public relations campaign (CORE)
· First place: Best logo (CORE)
· First place: Best specialty item (CORE fold-out guide to hospitals and programs)
· First place: Best special event (Spring Fling)
· Third place: Best development or recruitment publication (Viewbook)
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First place:
Best feature story or article (“Multilingual Medicine”)
According to AACOM, the awards are “presented to honor outstanding marketing, media relations, public education, writing and design efforts undertaken by the nation’s colleges of osteopathic medicine” in 14 categories.
Alumnus discusses infectious disease, military medicine
United State Air Force Major Bradley A. Lloyd, D.O. (’98), medical director of infectious disease at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center near Dayton, visited campus Friday, April 17, for a Career Medical Specialties Series lecture.
While his talk was titled “The practice of infectious disease: HIV, international medicine, travel medicine and more,” Lloyd also touted the benefits of working in military medicine.
You can find more on Lloyd’s lecture on the OU-COM web site later today.
Ecologist discusses role of toxins in cancer, infant development
Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., author of Living downstream: An ecologist looks at cancer and the environment, spoke to OU-COM’s first- and second-year classes and several faculty members during her April 13 campus visit.
Steingraber also delivered the final Kennedy Lecture Series presentation of the academic year and attended the OHIO Women Making a Difference conference.
Winter quarter photos!
If you haven’t visited the OU-COM front page already, check out the winter quarter slide show, featuring images from the Multicultural Extravaganza, the Talent Follies, college research and more.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OOA/CORE 2009 Research Competition call for abstracts
The abstract deadline has been extended to May 8 for the OOA/CORE 2009 Research Poster Exhibition and Competition, which will take place at the 111th OOA Convention.
The poster exhibition is open to students, interns, residents, faculty and physicians presenting clinical/biomedical research, case reports or health policy/educational issues.
The poster competition is restricted to student, intern and resident projects, and must be either clinical/biomedical research or case reports.
are available at www.ohiocore.org/research/OOA-CORE.htm.
Minority Health Month events
All lectures will take place at noon in Irvine 194.
Lecture -- Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., former OU-COM dean, SGA Professionalism Series
Lecture – Robert Polite, D.O. (’99), Career Medical Specialties Series
Lecture – Josepha Campinha-Bacote, Ph.D., SGA Professionalism Series
The Student Affairs Office of OU-COM partnered with the SGA Professionalism Committee, the Student National Medical Association, the Ohio Osteopathic Association, the HRSA Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine Grant and the Alumni Affairs Career Medical Specialty Series to bring in guest speakers from diverse backgrounds.
Geriatric Medicine/Gerontology Seminar
“Normal aging: A practical overview,” by Allison Batchelor, M.D., associate professor of geriatrics
· Seminar: TODAY, April 20, noon, Medical Education Classroom 014, O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, and video conference to OU-COM CORE sites, Grosvenor West 029, and Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling Services sites
Juhasz to deliver keynote address at DOC Awards
The 2009 Distinguished Osteopathic Commitment (DOC) Awards dinner will feature Robert S. Juhasz, D.O., a member of the AOA Board of Trustees, as the keynote speaker.
Dress is semi-formal.
· Event: Wednesday, April 22, 5:30 p.m., Baker Center Ballroom
Caregiver Series
Wayne Carlsen, D.O., associate professor of geriatric medicine, is the speaker in the fourth installment of the Spring Caregivers Series. He will discuss “Nursing home placement: When and how.”
· Event: Wednesday, April 22, Athens Public Library, 7 p.m.
Administrative Professionals Week luncheon, seminar
The Athens Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will hold their annual luncheon and seminar as part of Administrative Professionals Week.
Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M., a major in the U.S. Army Reserves who practices podiatric medicine at Wellington Orthopedic and Sports Medicine in Cincinnati, will deliver the keynote address. Registration is $55 ($30 for students).
Free CME program
The OU-COM Department of Family Medicine, with support from a HRSA grant, will host a CME program, “Faculty development: Current concepts in medical education.” The event is free for all third- and fourth-year medical students, interns/residents and physicians (3.5 AOA category 1-A credit available).
· Event: Saturday, May 16, 7:30 a.m. to noon, Center for Medical Education and Innovation at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Faculty Development Tidbit: Teaching tips for Generation Y
Some experts have asserted a growing mismatch between faculty and students in terms of teaching and learning. Here are five more tips for teaching Generation Y learners born between 1980 and 2001:
1. Make it fun. Millennials learn best when they are entertained.
2. Incorporate games. For Generation Y, games—either interactive or on a computer—can be very effective in instruction. Games can engage through multi-media sensory stimulation, interaction and customization of the learning experience.
3. Be relevant. Avoid excessive repetition and rote practice once students have mastered the material.
4. Utilize their talents. This generation likes to be useful. If you have students who know a lot about a topic, let them discuss what they know. If some students finish an assignment early, ask them to help their classmates.
5. Present the big picture. Many in this generation are global or "big picture" learners. They learn better if they get the big picture first and then learn more concrete and specific information.
(Source: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/GenY.htm)
Find more “Teaching Tips” at your OU-COM & CORE faculty development web resources: Click here for OU-COM and here for CORE
(Tidbits courtesy of your Office of Faculty Development with Steve Davis, Ph.D.; Robbin Kirkland, Ph.D.; and Olivia Sheehan, Ph.D.)
OU-COM IN THE NEWS
Chillicothe Gazette (4-17-09)
“Cancer programs get share of funds”
www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20090417/NEWS01/904170310/1002/NEWS01
(The CHP Healthy Adult Project is listed among recipients of grant money from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Columbus—sixth bullet point down in list)
Please send your news/announcements to rounds@oucom.ohiou.edu each week by Wednesday, 3 p.m., for consideration in the following ROUNDS. If you have questions or suggestions, please contact Anita Martin, assistant director of communication, at 593.2199 or martina@oucom.ohiou.edu.