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NEWS
Thomas Pommering, D.O. (’91) returns to Athens as GOBA director
When nearly 2,450 bike enthusiasts embarked last week on the world’s largest family-oriented bicycle tour, medical issues—from dehydration to road rash to heart palpitations—were sure to arise. Luckily, Thomas L. Pommering, D.O. (’91), was there to coordinate the care they needed.
Since 1993, Pommering has served as medical director for the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure. Each year, he recruits and oversees teams of about 20 volunteer physicians, nurses and paramedics who provide twice-daily clinics, monitor the race with first-aid kits and ham radios, and prepare emergency response plans.
Pommering, division chief for sports medicine and medical director for sports medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, discovered his love for cycling in the rolling hills of Athens as a medical student at OU-COM.
“The Athens area is really the best place in Ohio to ride your bike,” Pommering said. “[GOBA] is a great opportunity to have fun, serve the community and provide medical education to medical students and young physicians.”
Pommering rode GOBA-2010 with his oldest daughter, Josephine, who turned 14 Thursday. Pommering’s wife, Phyllis Polas, D.O. (’95), and their two children, Emma and Nathaniel, drove down from Columbus that day to celebrate and visit their alma mater. Polas is a pediatrician in Hilliard, Ohio.
In May, Pommering was one of three physicians named Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association (OATA) Team Physician of the Year. He is also a researcher and medical educator, serving OU-COM as assistant clinical professor of family medicine.
· Read more at www.oucom.ohiou.edu/News/Pommering/.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
West Green construction delayed, resumes TODAY
West Green is officially closed to pedestrians this week.
For pedestrian travel between Grosvenor and Irvine Halls and vice versa, the two best alternative routes include:
· Use the gulch and sidewalk on the ground level from Parks Hall on the east side of Stocker Center to the basement doors on the west side of Irvine Hall, and vice versa;
· The Richland Avenue sidewalk to the stairway north of Treudley Hall down to the doors next to Irvine 194 and vice versa;
Faculty and staff parking permits are valid for Lot 109, the parking lot of the Life Sciences Building which is accessible by vehicle via Union and Depot Streets. From the Life Sciences Building and parking lot 109, the best option is to use the doors next to the Irvine Hall loading dock or the covered walkway to and from the ARC.
Ohio University will shut down the Lausche Heating plant between now and Sunday, June 27, for maintenance. This will result in no domestic hot water service in all West Green buildings and no steam service to autoclaves in Irvine Hall and the Life Sciences building during this time.
The steam and hot water outage will not affect the cooling of West Green Buildings.
New staff members
Effective Thursday, July 1, please welcome Robert (Bob) Church, Media Resources Coordinator to the Learning Resources Center in Academic Affairs. He can be reached in Grosvenor West 103 or 3-2295.
Effective Monday, July 26, please welcome Dawn Graham, Ph.D., Young Child Wellness Council Coordinator in the Department of Family Medicine. She can be reached Grosvenor Hall 320 or at 3-2212.
CALENDAR
First-year orientation
Convocation
OU-COM IN THE NEWS
BigNews.Biz
(6-27-10)
“Wilson Announces $426,000 Federal Grant for Ohio University”
http://bignews.biz/?id=888281&keys=Congressman-Charlie-Wilson-OhioUniversity
(Reports on research grant received by Brian Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor of neuromuscular biology)
The Denver Post (6-28-10)
“Don’t sweat the sweat: In praise of perspiration”
www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15385496
(Thad Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology, is quoted as a medical expert.)
The News Herald (6-26-10)
“New physician back at piano keyboard for Concord’s St. Gabriel Catholic Church”
www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/06/26/life/nh2684821.txt
(About Daniel Silbiger, D.O. (’10))
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 Anita Martin, assistant director of communication, at 593.2199 or martina@oucom.ohiou.edu.