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Message of the Week #159 FAMILY HAPPENINGS:The Office of Student Services bid a fond farewell to Robin Garten, a member of the Charleston division office. Robin has been with Student Services for several years and has recently resigned her position effective next week. We wish Robin much success in the future and thank her for all her hard work. NOTICES:MIX DOWN ON Sunday: On September 22, from 8am to 2pm, the MIX system will be unavailable due to a planned system upgrade. During the upgrade, all incoming email will be queued and delivered when the system comes back online by 2pm. If you have any questions, please call the Customer Service Center at 293-3631. MIX MANAGEMENT: Your MIX account only has 10 mg of space. If your account becomes too full some emails may not be received. Therefore, remember to empty unnecessary mail to avoid non-receipt due of important emails. PCOUNT RESET: If you need your pcount reset, email your request to this address, StudentServicesMedicine@hsc.wvu.edu . The request will be validated and forwarded to ISO for reset. WHAT IS COMMUNITY SERVICE: Many of you have asked if certain projects would be considered Community Services. Questions to ask: Am I receiving pay for this work? If yes... it is NOT community service. Am I receiving educational course credit for this work? If yes... it is NOT community service. Is this service to the School of Medicine?.... If yes.... it is NOT community service. If you are still unclear about your specific request, email Drs. Cather, Ferrari, Griffith for approval/clarification. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: If you did not have representation at the organizational meeting held on Fri., Sept. 6, you have until September 30, 2002 to get your organizations information to Carol Kurcaba in Student Services. If we don't have the required information from you by Sept. 30 your organization will be classified as inactive. If you have questions please contact Carol at ckurcaba@hsc.wvu.edu. Check your email on September 11 regarding the required information needed. Awards, Scholarships, Fellowships are open to all medical students from the national Alpha Omega Alpha. Medical Student Service Project Award, Student Essay Award, Student Research Award Fellowship. To learn more about these awards go to the Student Services Web Page, under organizations, Alpha Omega Alpha National Link, or http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/AwardandPrograms.htm. If you are interested please contact Carol Kurcaba in Student Services for deadlines at ckurcaba@hsc.wvu.edu. We have had student win these national awards before. This is an excellent way to build a great CV for residency applications. EVENTS: FALL FAMILY WEEKEND: Fall Family Weekend 2002 at the Health Sciences Center Robert M. D'Alessandri, MD Vice President for Health Sciences along with faculty and staff invite you to a MOUNTAINEER BREAKFAST for families and students of the Health Sciences Center. Saturday, September 28 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. HSC Cafeteria East Carolina vs. WVU (planned kickoff at 12 Noon) RSVP by September 16 to HSC Office of Alumni Affairs 293-5110 or e-mail Gina at gslaugenhoup@hsc.wvu.edu FOOTBALL TENTS: The School of Medicine / Student Tent is being held under the POC Portico on Sat., Oct. 5 Maryland Game and Sat., Oct. 26 Miami Game. You should have received a flyer in your HSC Mailbox. Each medical student may invite one guest. If you would like to attend the tent - you must RSVP on the DEMOGRAPHIC Page! If you have not done this, you will not be admitted to the Tent! If you do not RSVP or you decide to bring an additional guest then you could be charged a fee of $5.00 per person. SO, SEND IN YOUR RSVP!!!!! If you have any questions, contact Carol Kurcaba in Student Services at ckurcaba@hsc.wvu.edu. AOA: Next planning meeting has been set for Oct. 22, 2002 at noon. Location TBA. AOA: Spring Elections for MSIII's, Residents, Faculty and Alumni has been set for January 22, 2003. Time and Location TBA. DIVERSITY WEEK: Ceremonies will be held on Thurs., October 17, 2002, John Jones Conf. Center. Prizes, will be handed out. Refreshments, music. More info to come. ****************************************************************************************************** MS 4/Class of 2003: MATCH LUNCHEON: Thursday, March 20, 2003 - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., Erickson Alumni Center. MS 3/Class of 2004: MS 2/Class of 2005: CHARLESTON HOUSING APPLICATIONS are available on the credenza in the Student Services Office. MS 1/Class of 2006: ****************************************************************************************************** What's Happening This Week- Charleston: NEW OB/GYN CHAIR: Dr. Christos Hatjis joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as Chairman on Monday, September 16. Dr. Hatjis comes to the Charleston Division from St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland where he served as Ob/Gyn Chairman and Director of Perinatal Services. He has also been on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. CAMC ANNUAL PICNIC: Thursday, September 19, 6-8:30pm, Maier Village. Immediate family welcome. This event also celebrates the 30th anniversary for CAMC and for the WVU Charleston Division. RESEARCH LUNCH AND LEARN: The next Research Lunch and Learn will be held Wednesday, September 18, from noon - 1 p.m. and is entitled, "Current Issues in Nursing Research," by Cynthia Persily, PhD, RN. It may be viewed in Rooms 101 and 102 at General Hospital, the Board Room at Women and Children's Hospital and by "live" lecture in Room 2000 of the WVU Building next door to Memorial Hospital. Lunch is available in all 3 cafeterias for 30 cents on that day in celebration of CAMC's 30th anniversary. Bring your lunch and join the group! RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITIES AT CAMC: Wednesday, October 2, 6:00 - 8:30 pm. A reception to be held at Glenwood Estates, 800 Orchard Street, Charleston. Watch your mail for an invitation from David Ramsey, CEO & President of CAMC. RSVP deadline September 27 to gme@camc.org. MICHAEL WOLFE, MSIII would like to extend his many thanks to those who participated and/or donated money for the American Lung Association Asthma Walk on Saturday, September 14, 2002 that raised over $300.00. MS 4/ Class of 2003: RESIDENCY TRANSCRIPTS: Drop by Tammy's desk in the Student Services office as soon as you can to fill out a transcript request form for your residency application if that's still on your "to do" list. Bring your checkbook to cover the $6.00 fee as cash cannot be accepted. If you have any questions, call Tammy at 347-1210, 1-877-988-2427 or e-mail her at tflanagan@hsc.wvu.educ2moatsc@rcb. MATCH DAY: Thursday, March 20, 2003, 12 noon-2 pm, 4th floor WVU Building. MS 3/Class of 2004: LONGITUDINAL WORKSHOP: Monday, September 23 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm in WVU Building Rooms 3292, 3294, and 3296. The workshop is on EKG Interpretation. A workshop will be offered each block. You are excused from rotation to attend the workshop. Community Service Opportunities: AMERICA'S WALK FOR DIABETES: Saturday, October 5, Charleston's Coonskin Park. Walk begins at 10:00 am. For information about volunteer services or to register for the walk call (304)768-2596 x4599. **************************************************************************************************** External Announcements: Wednesday, September 18: Terence M. Keane, Professor and Vice Chairman of Research in Psychiatry at Boston University, "Terrorism, War, & Trauma: Lessons for the Promotion of Resiliency and Recovery" Wednesday, October 2: David R. Franz, Vice President of the Chemical and Biological Defense Division at the Southern Research Institute in Frederick, Maryland "Bioterrorism . . . after September 11, 2001" Wednesday, October 9: Amira E. Sonbol, Associate Professor of Islamic History, Law and Society at the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University, "Muslim Women in the Twenty-First Century"" Wednesday, October 16: Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, "The Stakes: America, The War on Terrorism, and the Middle East"" HUMANISM IN MEDICINE ESSAY CONTEST: "Put Your Heart in Your Hand" The contest is open to any student of an accredited school studying to practice medicine. Write an essay or story of 1,000 words or less on the following theme: A Humanistic Role Model in My Medical Career. First prize: $1000 cash, Second prize: $500 cash, Third prize: $250 cash, Honorable mention: 10 Certificates of merit The Arnold P. Gold Foundation will publish all winning and selected entries on our web site. To enter the essay contest, please: {All entries become the property of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation} 1. Fill out the information on the entry form. (To download form, visit our website, www.humanism-in-medicine.org, click on Programs/Events, then Essay Cont est) 2. Submit your entry of 1000 words or less on this year's theme "A Humanistic Role Model in My Medical Career". Do not write your name on this sheet. 3. Staple the entry form to your story or essay and return it to: Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest 4. Entries should be postmarked no later than September 30, 2002. WINE/JAZZ FESTIVAL: Camp Muffly 4-H, September 20-22, 2002. Enjoy some music and sample some wines from local wine vendors. MASON-DIXON FESTIVAL: Hazel Ruby McQuain Theater/Rails to Trails, September 20-22, 2002. Enjoy music, local artisan, food. PRESTON COUNTY BUCKWHEAT FESTIVAL: Kingwood, WV, September 23-29, 2002. Arts/crafts, amusement park rides, games, buckwheat cakes, sausage, etc.
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