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This weekly e-newsletter goes out to all OU-COM and CORE personnel and students.

 

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NEWS

Military students receive commissions

            Three first-year OU-COM students recently took their oath of office to accept commissions in the United States military. Brandon Dugar and Carrie Dunham took the oath to join the Navy, and Lucas Vannoy took the oath to become a member of the Army. “These are very competitive scholarships among students from across the country, and it takes a lot of persistence and energy to complete the process,” said Steve Davis, Ph.D., director of faculty development and advisor to the student organization Association of Military Physicians and Surgeons.

 

Grosvenor Hall renovations to impact access

            Continuing work on the new Clinical Training and Assessment Center in Grosvenor Hall this month will impact use of student lockers and accessibility to the building’s ground floor.

            Beginning Friday, Dec. 17, at 5 p.m., the entire ground floor of Grosvenor Hall will close for the work, and will not reopen until Wednesday, Dec. 22. The building will still be accessible by normal entry onto the first floor, and elevators will be operational but closed off to ground floor entry during that time, said Robin Faires, AUID, project manager for the renovation work.

 

ROUNDS takes a break

            ROUNDS is taking some time off, but will return to your email inboxes on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011.

         

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Symposium to feature first multi-state poster contest

            OU-COM, CORE and the Ohio Osteopathic Association will hold a Regional Osteopathic Poster Exhibition and Competition as part of the annual Ohio Osteopathic Symposium April 30, 2011, in Columbus. The event is open to students, interns and residents, faculty, medical administrators and practicing physicians from six states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

            Abstracts of no more than 250 words are due Jan. 31, 2011, and should be sent to the CORE Research Office.

            Read more about event at http://www.ohiocore.org/news/ooacoreresearch.htm.

Join your colleagues for holiday food drive
           Please join OU-COM in making the holidays a bit brighter for some area families who are in need. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to join this college-wide holiday food drive, the proceeds of which go to support the Diabetes Free Clinic patients.
            During this year’s WinterBlast, Wednesday, Dec. 15, non-perishable food will be collected; the food will be distributed as part of the Diabetes Free Clinic monthly food distributions to those patients in need of food assistance.
            Items such as canned goods, especially those that are high in protein and sugar-free, will be accepted. Cash donations to support the purchase of additional food will also be accepted.
            Last year, staff members of the college’s offices of admissions, student affairs, medical development and alumni affairs, research and grants, institutional assessment, and communication collected nearly 300 pounds of boxed and canned goods for the Athens County Food Bank. This year, those departments will join the rest of the college, including students, to collect food for Diabetes Free Clinic patients.

            A non-perishable food wish list containing diabetes appropriate choices include: peanut butter, canned tuna (in water), dried beans, peas, lentils, whole grain pasta, hot and cold cereals (unsweetened), 100% fruit juice, canned fruit (in water or juice), unsweetened applesauce, canned tomato products (low sodium and regular), salsa, canned beans and vegetables, chicken broth (low fat, low sodium), olive oil/canola oil, sugar free pudding or gelatin mixes, V-8 juice (low sodium), sugar free instant breakfast drink mix.

 

Winter weather policy reminder

            With the arrival of winter weather, OU-COM faculty, staff and students are reminded about University Policy 40.051, which provides that only the president or his designee has the authority to officially close the university. As in the past, if the Athens County Sheriff declares a level 3 emergency, the Athens campus of the university will close, including OU-COM.

            Additional winter weather emergency procedures can be read at

http://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/10-11/10/snow-emergency-regulations-2010.cfm. 

 

CALENDAR

Winter Blast

            The OU-COM annual Winter Blast luncheon features turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, rolls, beverages and potluck desserts.

·         Event: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 11:30 a.m., Irvine bricks

 

AOA president to visit

AOA President Karen J. Nichols, D.O., will visit OU-COM for two days next quarter. Besides attending various meetings, Nichols will attend a session in which she will answer questions from OU-COM students. Faculty and staff are invited to attend the session as well.

·         Event: Tuesday, Jan. 11, noon, Irvine 194

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Faculty Development Tidbit:  Admit When You Don’t Know

Be willing to admit you don’t know an answer or tell the students you’ll look something up and get back to them.  This can promote ongoing learning.  Be sure to remember to get back with them on the answer. 

 

Teaching Tip #10 from University of Tennessee Chattanooga Walker Teaching Resource Center (http://www.utc.edu/Administration/WalkerTeachingResourceCenter/FacultyDevelopment/TeachingTips.php).

 

             Find more 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.

 

 

OU-COM IN THE NEWS

Athens News (12-6-10)

Clark named vice president – medical affairs at O’Bleness”

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Athens News (12-6-10)

“OU-COM Free Clinic now offers dermatology care”

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Athens News (12-6-10)

“Hospital announces changes in its leadership”

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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, suggestions or corrections, please contact Richard Heck, writer/editor, at 593.0896 or heck@oucom.ohiou.edu.

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