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This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.
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NEWS
Dr. Schwartz appointed J.O. Watson Endowed Research Chair
Frank L. Schwartz, M.D., FACE, was appointed as the second holder of the J.O. Watson, Endowed Research Chair, replacing Leonard Kohn, M.D., who retired.
The chair, supported through an endowment from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, was created to attract experienced clinical researchers in areas of diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease in rural settings, because these diseases are critical health problems in Appalachian Ohio.
A story about Schwartz’ appointment will be posted this week on the OU-COM web site.
Faculty member publishes study
Patrick O’Connor, Ph.D.,
assistant professor of biomedical sciences, co-wrote a study published last
week in the journal PLoS ONE
describing evidence of balloon-like air sacs in bones of extinct reptiles.
The study and report in PLoS ONE
was reported by numerous publications across the country, as well as in
Alumnus returns to talk about cosmetic surgery
Mark Foglietti, D.O. (’82), visited with the Surgery and Sports Medicine Club on Feb. 16 to talk about his medical specialty, cosmetic surgery. You can read about Foglietti’s presentation at www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/press/Foglietti/index.htm.
The club will host
William Saar, D.O. (’96), on
Thursday, Feb. 26, at
ANNOUNCEMENTS
International Research Symposium seeking participants
OU’s International Student Union and the Student Activities Commission will sponsor an International Research Symposium on Friday, Feb. 27.
The symposium is open to any OU student conducting research on an international related topic. Research must be presented in poster format.
For information or an application, check the documents section of the International Student Union website at www.ohiou.edu/~isu.
Internship available
The
application deadline for the 2010 Osteopathic Health Policy Intern (OHPI)
Program in
www.aacom.org/events/intern/Pages/default.aspx.
2009 OOA Convention poster exhibition seeks abstracts
The Ohio Osteopathic Association and the CORE announce a call for abstracts for the 2009 Research Poster Exhibition and Competition, to be held at the 111th OOA Convention. Deadline for abstracts is Friday, March 20.
The poster exhibition is open to all convention participants. Exhibition posters can present clinical/biomedical research, case reports and health policy or educational issues.
The poster competition will be restricted to student, intern and resident projects; these will be restricted to clinical and/or biomedical research and case reports.
CALENDAR
Dr. Burke speaks in Professionalism Series
William Burke, D.O. (’88), will present “The professional osteopathic physician,” as the next Professionalism Series lecture.
Dr. Saar to lecure
The Surgery and Sports Medicine Club will host William Saar, D.O. (’96), on Thursday. He will speak on “Foot and ankle orthopedic surgery.”
Skits, songs
and a host of other talents will be on display at this year’s Talent
Follies. Proceeds benefit Good Works, Inc., serving the rural homeless,
at-risk children, the elderly and citizens with disabilities in
·
Event:
Friday, Feb. 27,
· Tickets: $3 in advance, $5 at the door
· For information, contact Leah Welsh, OMS-I at lw346907@ohio.edu or 330-212-3307.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Active learning strategy #2: Collaborative learning activities
Form groups of three to five, provide markers and flip charts or post-it charts. Then have students identify key concepts, solve a problem or show details/examples of concepts.
Examples of brainstorming charts:
· In the left column, list common test-taking problems. In the right column, list techniques or strategies to deal with each problem.
· In the left column, list the seven organizational levels of medical concern. In the right column, show how they apply to a case
· In the left column, provide a formula. In the right column, work together to find the correct solution.
Find more “Teaching Tips” at your OU-COM & CORE faculty development Web resources: www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/programs.htm or www.ohiocore.org/cf/index.htm.
If you have a great strategy that seems to always work, please send it to me, and I’ll include it in a future Faculty Development Tidbit. (Tidbits courtesy of your office of faculty development with Steve Davis, Ph.D., Robbin Kirkland, Ph.D., and Olivia Sheehan, Ph.D.)
New hire
Please
welcome Janice Edmondson,
administrative assistant, to
OU-COM IN THE NEWS
OUTLOOK
(
“Cultural diversity celebrated at OU-COM”
www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/press/MultiCultural09/
(Pictures from the Multi-cultural Extravaganza also appeared in the
WOUB
(
Emily Eschmeyer, a volunteer with OU-COM’s Community Health Programs COMCorps Benefit Bank, appeared live on WOUB’s NEWSWATCH program to discuss the Benefit Bank.
The
“UMA partners with Ohio Health”
Story can be found on page D4
The
“OU-COM, engineering faculty team up for high-tech pump”
Story can be found on page D5
The
“Big
business: OU-COM contributes major bucks to
Story can be found on page D6
The
“Clinics aim to keep outlying areas healthy”
Story can be found on page D9
LiveScience.com
(
“Giant flying reptiles had bird-like air sacs”
www.livescience.com/animals/090217-pterosaur-air.html
(This story eports on Dr. Pat O’Connor’s research. This story was also
picked up by several media outlets in the
Please send your news/announcements to
rounds@oucom.ohiou.edu
each week by Wednesday,