7, in Conference Room B of the Ruth Lilly Learning Center in the basement of the Riley Outpatient Center. Martin Farlow, MD, professor of neurology and director of the IU Alzheimer's Disease Clinic March 18 Pain: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Connect Tech 2003 to be Jan. 17
According to HEDIS standards, children should receive, by age two, four doses of DPT or DtaP (diphtheria-tetanus); three doses of OPV or IPV (polio); one dose of MMR (measles-mumps-rubella); two doses of Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b); three doses of hepatitis B; and one dose of VZV (chicken pox). For more information, see The State of Health Care Quality, 2002 at www.ncqa.org/sohc2002.
Geriatrics conferences for January
Pharmacology speaker Jan. 29
Special computer training available
Introductory training on Reference Manager, EndNote, Web of Science, or Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for journal impact factors will be available on Tuesday, January. For course descriptions of JCR and Web of Science sessions, see the ISI website at www.isinet.
IUPUI childcare center has openings
Honors
IUSM Special Events Calendar online
Scientific Calendar online
Submissions to Scope
JSB History of Medicine lecture Feb. 5
Gender equity topic of Feb. 10 forum
Pediatric ethics focus of IHEN conference
TIAA-CREF and Fidelity Investments offer individual counseling
A special events calendar for presentations, symposia, conferences and other activities at IUSM can be found on the School's web page at www.medicine.iu.edu under the Quick Links menu. To place items on the Scholarly Calendar, please send them to Iona Sewell at [email protected].
Dr. Jackson to serve as interim radiology chair
IT shield to safeguard IUSM systems
Abstracts sought for annual proteomics symposium
34; Comparative Proteomics Based on Stable Isotope Coding and Multidimensional Chromatography," Fred Regnier, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University. 34; Identification of 'Top Down' Proteins by Tandem Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry," Scott McLuckey, Department of Chemistry Univ.
Deadline for University Fellowships fast approaching
34;Algorithms for High-throughput Protein Structure Determination," Chris Bailey-Kellogg, Department of Computer Science, Purdue University.
Summer Minority Cancer Research Program seeks applicants, mentors
Summer Research Program winners announced
Selection was based on the participant's 2002 Academic Medicine Summer Research Poster and Oral Presentation in January. Sixteen of the 47 students who participated in the 2002 Summer Research in Academic Medicine program over the summer competed for the awards.
Wells Center opens labs to aspiring scientists
Award recipients were recognized by the Summer Research Program in Academic Medicine Committee chaired by Rodney Rhoades, PhD. 34;With the decoding of the human genome, research continues to advance to understand the roles genes play in disease and to discover new and effective ways to correct genetic defects," says Mark Kelley, PhD, associate director of the Center Wells.
Fast and painless: PDA usage survey needs your data
They will also observe how gene mutations are identified and how modified genes are used in therapy.
Islamic perspective part of Ethics at Lunch program
He was president of the Islamic Medical Association of North America from 2001 to 2002 and IMANA president of medical ethics from 1998 to 2000. He practices endocrinology at St. Vincent in Indianapolis and is a member of Medical Ethics and End-of-Life. issuing boards there.
February Combined Seminar Series schedule
Athar is a clinical associate professor of medicine at IUSM and an Islamic writer and ethicist.
Two IU Geriatrics Conferences planned for February
19 – “Oral Diseases in the Elderly,” Heidi Crow, DDS, director, family practice and IU assistant professor of oral surgery and hospital dentistry.
IUPUI to host national expert on media literacy, consumer thinking
The calendar can also be accessed directly at wwwdb.ucs.indiana.edu/iusm/scripts/calendar. To place an item on the calendar, submit it via the form available as a link on the calendar website.
IUSM invited to again attend Millennium Conference
Leapman, bodo dr. Stephen Bogdewic, dr. Meredith Hull, dr. Richard Kohler, dr. Debra Litzelman, dr. Peter Nalin, dr. Brenda O'Hara in dr. Robert Vu. Poleg IUSM so k udeležbi povabljene še Harvard Medical School, University of Texas (Houston) Medical School, Drexel University College of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine in University of Portorico School of Medicine.
Gov. O'Bannon visits Northwest Center
O'Bannon toured several research laboratories, a library learning center, a genetics clinic and laboratory, and a standardized patient learning center at the Northwest Center. He said what he saw at the Northwestern center reinforced his belief that biomedical research and.
Richard Graffis named Clarian CMO
34;He will bring an important perspective to Clarian and the School of Medicine; we look forward to working with him." He was the first president of the Clarian Medical Staff and has served in a leadership position on nearly every committee at Methodist and Clarian, including the Methodist Medical Council for 20 years and the Executive Committee for 10 years. .
MMIA animations get national audience
This position will also work with the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs on medical education issues and research-related decision-making and actions. His specialty is surgery, and he pioneered many minimally invasive surgical techniques, including laprascopic cholecystectomy, which he was the first to perform in the region.
Health profession programs information now online
Several courses that previously fell under the auspices of the School of Allied Health have been brought under the IUSM umbrella. For a complete list, visit “Undergraduate Health Profession Programs” on the school's index page at Medicine.iu.edu/academics/index.html.
Proposals sought for educational research grants
A preliminary status report will be available six months after the start of the project. A final 12-month progress report will be available within 30 days of the end of the project period, containing the results achieved and an overview of how the funds have been spent.
Health care for disabled children topic of Ethics At Lunch
Stombaugh is associate director of reporting and analysis in the Indiana University School of Medicine's Office of Financial Affairs. Gaylen Kelton, MD, has been invited by the Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services to attend a February.
Indiana University School of Medicine Grants & Awards
IU Medical Group - Specialty Care Clinical Administrators' Deborah Stombaugh received the Clinical Administrator's Award for Service Excellence.
December 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002
The calendar is designed as an informational tool for upcoming events and to help people avoid simultaneously scheduling events that may attract the same audiences.
A Moment for Patient Safety and Quality Health Care
For these reasons, the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS), indicators used to measure health plan effectiveness, includes in its 13 treatment effectiveness indicators the percentage of patients/smokers advised by their physicians to stop. For more information, see www.ncqa.org and click on "State of Health Care Quality".
Gov. O'Bannon visits Evansville Center for Medical Education
Sixteen students matriculate through each class and more than 20 percent of Evansville Center alumni return to the area to practice medicine.
Nominations sought for Trustee Teaching Awards
Stem cell debate topic of ethics seminar
The Indiana Health Care Ethics Network's eighth annual conference will be Friday, March 7, at the Ritz Charles, 12156 N. Pediatric ethics will be the focus of the conference, and speakers will include Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, director of pediatric radiology at IUSM; Lainie Ross, MD, PhD, assistant director, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago; and Matthew Galvin, MD, adolescent child psychiatrist at St.
Special molecular biology methods course offered
A total of $50,000 will be made available from IUSM to support innovative projects designed to improve medical education. A poster session/demonstration (open to students and faculty) will be required at the end of 12 months for all funded projects.
Revised CMS guidelines now available
Cook, an otolaryngologist and allergist, has directed the internship program at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, serving as chair of that group from November 1999 to November 2002. He also holds an executive master's degree in health administration from the University of Missouri - Columbia.
Health workers volunteer, receive smallpox vaccine at Wishard
He worked in the Department of Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology and also has an additional appointment in Health Management and Informatics. He served in administrative and leadership roles while the IUMG board conducted a national search for a replacement for William Martin, MD, who resigned to accept the position of dean of the medical school at the University of Cincinnati.
Library offers information resource for clinicians
Public team volunteers would identify people who should be vaccinated to control an outbreak and set up clinics; Health team volunteers would include hospital staff who would treat a patient with a suspected or confirmed case of smallpox. Volunteers receive an extensive medical check-up to determine if there are reasons why they should not be vaccinated.
Purdue Proteomics Symposium to be Friday
Spirituality and medicine conference to be March 27-28
Mark your calendar for a night of entertainment
AAMC seeks nominations for Nickens Awards
Clinical research training grant available
Sigma Xi Graduate Research Competition offers cash prizes
Dunker to lead bioinformatics center
Dunker's personal research interest is in the relationship between protein folding and their function, particularly unstructured or "natively disordered" regions of proteins.
IUMG-SC director of quality care now on board
Wishard Telethon 2003 is Sunday
The broadcast will feature inspiring stories of patients cared for at Wishard Health Services and demonstrate how Wishard and its community network work together to educate and save lives. For more information about the Wishard Telethon or to learn how you can help, call the Wishard Telethon office at 630-6863 or email [email protected].
Education program for research coordinators accepting registrations
The program will be held in the basement of Riley's new outpatient facility, “The ROC” in Conference Rooms A and B of the “Ruth Lilly Learning Center.” Attached you will find a copy of the agenda of the last presentation. scheme,.
Nominations sought for cancer research investigator prizes
It will be provided by the IU School of Nursing, a provider of continuing education in nursing accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Nomination packets should be sent to Mary Alice Yates, Senior Executive Assistant, Office of the President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021.
Reception planned to welcome new dermatology faculty
Mark your calendar for 'graying of America' conference
The medal is named in honor of IUPUI's first chancellor and former dean of the IU School of Dentistry. Sue London, MLS, AHIP, executive associate director of the Ruth Lilly Medical Library, received the Estelle Brodman Award for Academic Medical Librarian of the Year from the Association of Medical Libraries in 2003.
This week on Sound Medicine
Richard Rink, MD, chief of IUSM's Division of Pediatric Urology, has been elected chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Division of Urology. Archived issues of Sound Medicine and other useful medical information can be found at http://soundmedicine.iu.edu.
Call to action: Energize Indiana bill to be heard today, Tuesday
UITS user survey seeking input
IU Diabetes Center opens second site
Technology exhibit to assist with PDA choices
IHEN conference to be Friday
Acupuncture topic of humanities seminar
Two geriatrics conferences scheduled in March
Technology in the classroom series continues Friday
The University of Central Florida has an extensive online course initiative with more than 200 fully online and mixed-mode courses offered each semester. More than 70,000 students have participated in the UCF Virtual Campus since its inception in fall 1996.
Statistical software support readily available for research and instruction
A detailed list of all software distributed by the center can be found at www.indiana.edu/. For more information about SPSS ELA, see www.indiana.edu/~statmath/stat/spss/ela/index.html.
Summer camp registration open
The Center will work with individuals interested in purchasing a statistical/mathematical software package not listed.
January 1, 2003 - January 31, 2003
New Research Case-Control Study: A pilot case-control study of risk factors for advanced sporadic colorectal neoplasia before age 50. Archived issues of Sound Medicine, as well as other useful health information, can be found at soundmedicine.iu.edu/.
Wishard Telethon 2003 a success
Doctor's Day helps kids learn about the profession
David Orentlicher to be guest of AAUP
AAMC grants and awards seeking applicants
Greg Raymond, DDS, will provide insight on how to get a brighter smile, giving the scoop on everything from drugstore pastes to veneers applied by dentists. To keep the electronic version of Scope as streamlined as possible, only seminars and lectures of general or interdisciplinary interest will be included.
AOA banquet March 25
Students from the class of 2003 to be inducted: Matthew Aagesen, Joel Baumgartner, Daniel Branham, Ryan Buss, Matthew Butrum, Jennifer Conner, Sarah Crane, Jared Dhaemers, Robert Dinn, Shane Ditty, Darryl Dixon, Patricia Engle, Matthew Fiegel, Brandy Garrett, Jonathan Hansen, Kelly Johnson, Emily Jungers, Udaya Kakarla, Shannon Kauffman, Joshua Kiline, Whitney Lee, Ashley Malcom, Natasha Morris, Chandra Ostragnaim Melissa Rutigliano, Laurie O'Maley Shipchandler, Taha Zoher Shipchandler, Eva Smietana, Matthew Snyder, Katie Stanton, R. Also to be inducted will be several physicians affiliated with the school, including (faculty) Paul Nelson, MD, professor of surgery and director of the school's Department of Neurosurgery; George Sarosi, MD, professor of medicine and medical director of the Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center; (Alumni) David Matthews, MD, Assistant Professor of General Surgery; Jim Gus Megremis, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics; (staff) Robert A.
NSF director to speak at AVIDD dedication
The annual art night showcases the students' music, dance, stage skits and talents in a variety of acts. Evening of the Arts tickets are $8 each and can be purchased at the door.
2004 Beering Award nominations sought
Artwork and photography produced by the medical students will be on display and sold in a silent auction that evening. IU medical students and residents often volunteer their time to help provide patient care as part of the IU School of Medicine's Health and Homelessness Project.
Calling all volunteers: Good Samaritan Clinic needs you
Death and dying focus of Medical Humanities program
34;Spirituality and Healing in Medicine: A Multi-Cultural Approach" hosted by Harvard Medical School (The Mind/Body Institute) and George Washington University (Institute for Spirituality and Health). The conference is hosted by Clarian Health Partners and supported by ' a grant from the Methodist Health Foundation.
JSB History of Medicine lecture March 27
Speakers will be Betsy Fife, PhD, IU School of Nursing, and Jennifer Girod, RN, IU Department of Religious Studies.
Combined Seminar Series speakers for March
A wide range of projects will be examined including assessment of student progress, teaching methods, distance learning, etc. Emphasis will be placed on projects that will help implement the competency-based curriculum.
Discount still available for summer day camp
Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, will be awarded the American Association for Cancer Research PanCAN Career Development Award in Pancreatic Cancer Research for his proposal. 34;Chemopreventive role of cyclooxygenase inhibitors in pancreatic tumorigenesis.” He will be recognized April 6 at an award ceremony during the 94th AACR Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.
IT security precautions
If you store important files on your workstation, you may want to back up those files. Of course, nothing will be bulletproof, so don't hesitate to report suspicious activity on your computer.
Smallpox vaccination reporting guidelines for IUSM faculty and staff
Notify the office immediately if something is happening on your computer that just doesn't seem right. So if you can't do without this file and the only copy is on your workstation's hard drive, make a backup copy of the folder on a network drive and put a copy there as well.
CDC issues health alert about atypical pneumonia
The purpose of this reporting is for IU OHS to be aware of which faculty/staff at IUSM have been vaccinated in order to minimize risks to patients and colleagues. Individuals who are vaccinated should report to IU OHS if they experience serious adverse reactions to the vaccine.
IU department collecting items for troops
IUPUI emergency resources
Medical students match to residencies nationwide
The IU School of Medicine, the second largest medical school in the United States with more than 1,200 students, has nine medical education centers throughout the state for first- and second-year students. IU medical education centers are located in Gary (IU-Northwest), Bloomington (IU campus), Evansville (University of Southern Indiana), Terre Haute (Indiana State University), South Bend (University of Notre Dame), West Lafayette (Purdue University) ), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University campus), Muncie (Ball Memorial Hospital), and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Evening of the Arts - March 28
77 students will be residents at IU Hospital, Riley Hospital for Children and other Clarian Health facilities. All IU School of Medicine students complete their final two years of study at the IUPUI campus.
IU Research Symposium Spring 2003 - April 8
Marks, MD, president emeritus of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and recognizes contributions to basic or clinical research made by investigators 45 years of age or younger at the time of submission. Nomination packets should include a letter from the nominator describing the significance of the achievements for which the candidate is to be recognized; a one-page scholarly biography of the candidate; a list of up to eight of the candidate's most significant published papers with brief (less than 100 words) explanations of the importance of each paper; the candidate's curriculum vitae; maximum three supporting letters.
Registration open for Jaguars' coaches basketball camp
The winners will present their work at a scientific symposium at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. IUPUI Jaguars head men's coach Ron Hunter directs this one-week basketball camp for youth of all ability levels.
Loehrer receives Founders Day award
Furthermore, both IUSM faculty and local physicians have benefited not only from the research conducted by the HOG, but also from the group's increasing prestige. She is an expert in stepfamily relationships and offers some tips on the keys to success in a healthy marriage.
Message from Dean Brater
We are working with campus security to install loudspeakers in all buildings that can be used to alert and advise you if there is a need. We are overloaded with information these days, and many of you do not access Scope or do so only occasionally.
Emergency mobilization procedures for IUSM
We will not always agree on all issues, but we must embrace each other as brother and sister in the community of humanity.
Smallpox vaccinator volunteers needed
The vaccinators trained for this new target will be offered vaccinations before they carry out their role as smallpox vaccinators, but they will only need to be vaccinated in the event of a smallpox outbreak. 34;In addition to the public health and medical response teams we currently have in place, this new target will provide Indiana with additional response capacity in the event of an emergency."
IUSM smallpox vaccination reporting guidelines
Individuals who have been vaccinated should report to IU OHS if they develop any serious adverse effects. These guidelines apply to all part-time, full-time, or adjunct employees of IUSM faculty/staff.
Care packages for troops - deadline April 4
Students ready to make 'Spring House Calls,' April 19
Responses to trauma topic of Merritt Lecture
Mathematica creator to speak at Bloomington
He has built on this theory to address a variety of fundamental problems in science, from the origin of apparent randomness in physical systems, to the development of complexity in biology, the ultimate goal and limitations of mathematics, the possibility of a truly fundamental theory. of physics and the character of intelligence in the universe.
IUSM PDA information and communications
Good Samaritan Clinic needs volunteers
The clinic, at 11 Eastern Ave., serves adults and children in the area who have common medical problems typically seen in an ambulatory clinic. Health care professionals, medical students and staff interested in volunteering should contact Francis Dillon at 278-3448, or [email protected], or Robert Byers, MD, at 274-4160, or by email at [email protected].
February 1, 2003 - February 28, 2003
Clarian Health Novel Research Mechanisms of Engraftment of Transduced Homatopoietic Stem Cells into Low-Dose Radiation-Conditioned Murine Hosts. The public health threat of childhood obesity, including increasing health costs and problems, is the subject of her Sound Medicine presentation.
Lilly Endowment awards $50 million to INGEN
IUSM lab building to be dedicated April 9
In the new rankings, the IU School of Nursing was rated 15th, and three specialty areas were ranked in the top ten. The law school at IUPUI was ranked No. 64, and the IUPUI health law program is ranked eighth in the country.
Competencies: What's it all about?
Six graduate programs remain in the top ten nationally - administration/supervision, elementary education, secondary education, higher education administration, counseling/personnel services, and curriculum/instruction. The full U.S. News & World Report rankings appear in the book "America's Best Graduate Schools," and many of the rankings will appear in the magazine's April 7 issue.
IUSM President's Corner: Faculty elections
Comprehensive diabetes patient care is one of the 13 health care effectiveness indicators by which the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) evaluates health plan performance.
Nominations needed for 2004 Beering Award
Grants available for using IUSM core research facilities
Don't miss April 8 research symposium
Symposium attendees will learn tips and techniques that work in the "real" world of award management in the various breakout sessions offered.
Educational technology workshops
Huttell, who will speak on "Challenges of a Life Sciences Initiative in Central Indiana," is responsible for the consortium's sponsored research programs at IU and Purdue University and commercialization development and. 34; The Impact of the World Wide Web on Medical Practice" is the topic of the workshop on Thursday, April 10, in Medical Ethics and Humanities.
Combined Seminar Series April schedule
No seminar scheduled
Constantin Yiannoutsos, PhD, associate professor, IUSM Department of Medicine/
Ihor Lemischka, PhD, professor of molecular biology, Princeton University, title unknown
IU Geriatrics Conference - April 16
IU and Microsoft negotiate major new software agreement
Douglas McKeag, MD, MS, will speak in May at the 50th Annual Meeting of the. Herbert Benson, MD, director of the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard University, will round out the hour.
Two faculty members awarded named professorships
Christian's contributions as a faculty member and chair of the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics at IUSM. Yee received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and did his residency at the.
Tribute to Jean and Jerry Bepko - April 23
He received his medical degree from Albany Medical College and did his residency at IU Medical Center.
Competencies: Effective Communication Second in a series
The Joe C. Christian Professorship in Medical and Molecular Genetics was established in 1996 to honor Dr. Christian's contribution as faculty member and chairman of the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics at IUSM. In the future, increased use of real and standardized patients as teachers of medical students.
Funds available for cancer research
In the medical school communication curriculum, students encounter challenges (such as . . . delivering bad news to patients or managing angry patients) that more experienced physicians also find difficult. The purpose of the grant is to help young investigators in the ranks of assistant professor and assistant scientist to start their projects and advance cancer research at IUSM in Indianapolis and IU Bloomington.
Deadline for Beering Award nominations, April 16
Investigators who will receive grants must submit an Interim and Final Progress Report as required by the American Cancer Society.
2003 Molecular Biology Workshop
Monday through Friday there is a combination of lectures and hands-on labs open to faculty, staff and graduate students. Laboratories are practical; participants learn to apply basic and advanced techniques, solve problems and critically examine industrial kits and equipment.
Bracelet sale to benefit IU Cancer Center
Participants will receive instruction in basic molecular biology and theory of laboratory methods, leading to discussions of cutting-edge techniques and real-life examples of problems and methods. For detailed information about the workshop, see www.iupui.edu/~mbwkshp/ or contact Chao-Hung Lee, PhD, at 274-2596, or [email protected].
Author William Colby to speak April 15
Herbal medicine topic of CoE lecture
World Asthma Day observance
GIS use in the health industry
Mark your calendar for women’s leadership seminar
This year's theme will focus on communication with keynote speaker Molly Carnes, MD, MS, director of the University of Wisconsin Center for Women's Health and Women's Health Research and professor of medicine, psychiatry and industrial engineering. Areas that will be covered include communication styles, how to develop a career plan, conflict resolution and more.
IUSM Public and Media Relations has moved
Bepkos to be honored April 23
Competencies: Basic Clinical Skills Third in a series
In the third year, basic clinical skills are addressed during all clinical rotations through skills encounter logging. In the future, we hope to add new electives, improve the current OSCE assessment system to enable students who demonstrate skill gaps to be identified earlier and remedied, and finally to develop web-based clinical skills logging that allows all office managers to to evaluate students' skills.
NSF grants still available - application deadline April 25
In the first two years of medical school, learning history and physical examination skills is a primary skill focus. Some electives are centered around a short course focused on clinical skills (such as ATLS, PALS) or included in an elective with an emphasis on higher clinical skill level education and formal assessment.
Alzheimer's forum planned in Greenfield
A two-page description of project proposals should be sent to Jeff Alberts at [email protected] or Mark Brenner at [email protected].
Free anxiety screenings - May 7
The IU campuses are limited to five applications each, although additional applications will be accepted but subject to an internal review committee selection process. Private follow-up via telephone will be offered to discuss self-test in depth and.
Online IUSM calendars
A special events calendar for presentations, symposia, conferences and other activities at IUSM can be found on the school's website at www.medicine.iu.edu. The calendar can also be accessed directly at wwwdb.ucs.indiana.edu/iusm/scripts/calendar/instr.cfm.
Gwirtz named interim chair of anesthesia
He developed Indiana's first acute pain program at IUSM and helped other hospitals in the state develop their own acute pain service. Gwirtz, who is widely published on the topic of acute pain management, briefly practiced in the private sector before joining the IUSM faculty.
Honors convocation recognizes IUSM faculty
Public Health Service before beginning his residency in anesthesiology at Yale University School of Medicine, where he received the Robert D. Chancellor's Scholar Awards presented to Elizabeth Frohnapple, School of Allied Health Sciences; Erin Valerie Valentine, School of Medicine, Health Professions Program; and Jonathan Russell Dillman, School of Medicine, MD Program.
Competencies: Knowing and Using Scientific Knowledge Fourth in a series
School of Medicine - Patrick Bankston, Jerry Bergstein, Dana Brock, Kenneth Buckwalter, Anthony Casale, Mary Ciccarelli, Thomas Davis, Joseph DiMicco, Taihung (Peter) Duong, John Emhardt, Scott Engum, Philip Ferguson, Margaret Gaffney, Robert Goulet, Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, Richard Gunderman, Mitchell Harris, Debra Helper, Roger Hoversland, Patricia Keener, Kurt Kroenke, Bruce Martin, Christopher McDougle, Edward McKee, Jean Molleston, Robert Pascuzzi, Timothy Pettigrew, J. The third-year clinical internships assess the clinical scientific knowledge of the student and his/her ability to relate this to applied clinical care.
Interactive workshop to help faculty with student feedback
Students who do not demonstrate competency in the basic sciences are students who either fail the course or pass the USMLE step exam. They are offered correction by repeating the course or exam after the prescribed study period.
March 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003
New Research Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Dual-Phase Helical CT (DPHCT) for Staging and Delineation of. New Research A double-blind, randomized, controlled Phase III study to evaluate the prophylactic efficacy and safety of gD-Alum/MPL vaccine in the prevention of.
IUSM issues SARS travel warning
Individuals who develop SARS-related symptoms while abroad may be denied an opportunity for medical evaluation in the United States. Faculty, staff or students of the IU School of Medicine who find it necessary to travel to these locations should be very aware of SARS-related symptoms.
262 to receive medical degrees
On Sunday, May 11, they will repeat that oath as newly appointed physicians of the Indiana University School of Medicine. Both the IUPUI and IU School of Medicine ceremonies will be held at the Indiana Convention Center and the RCA Dome.
Competency: Lifelong Learning Fifth in a series
Members of the graduating medical class, their families and friends will then gather again on the Dome floor at around 17:00. In the fourth year, students can choose to achieve advanced competence in lifelong learning in the radiology rotation or by taking certain electives that address this competence.
Promotion guidelines, submissions sought
Original documentation of a recommendation for promotion should be sent to: Office of the Dean, Academic Administration, Fesler Hall 318 no later than July 18, 2003. Contact Lynn Wakefield, 274-7215 no later than July 11 to indicate your intention to submit recommendations for advancement.
Purdue workshop focuses on research opportunities
All files will be checked for completeness and returned to the Chair/Director, along with a list of any missing items, by August 8th. If you need helpful tips on file preparation or would like to see sample files, please contact Debbie Cowley at 274-5271.
PACE C-100 Go Live project application postponed to May 10
IU Geriatrics Conferences in May, June
Michael Wynne, MD, associate professor of otolaryngology,
Craig Wilson, MD, director of St, Vincent's Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program,
Combined Seminar Series - May 7
AAMC surveys HIPAA research experiences
Indiana Health Industry Forum showcase June 5
Tune in at noon Saturday, May 10, to Sound Medicine, the weekly radio program co-produced by IUSM and WFYI Public Radio (90.1 FM) in Indianapolis. Flockhart, MD, PhD, chief of the IUSM Division of Pharmacology talks about how men and women have different responses to certain medications.
State appropriations to IU will advance life sciences
IU will begin plans for the COAS Multidisciplinary Science Building II in Bloomington with the General Assembly's approval of binding authority for $31.87 million. In addition, the General Assembly gave binding authority to the state to build facilities for the Indiana State Police, which would include laboratories for the Indiana Departments of Health and Toxicology.
Competency: Self-Awareness, Self-Care and Personal Growth Sixth in a series
The direct medical costs of high blood pressure were expected to reach nearly $35 billion in 2002, with another $12.8 billion in lost wages and reduced productivity. Regular blood pressure checks for all adults and the management of high blood pressure should therefore be a priority.
Call 'em MDs
The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) includes the control of high blood pressure as one of 13 indicators of the effectiveness of care because of the high prevalence of this condition, its high cost in lives, health, and dollars, and the large number of victims who are currently not receiving adequate treatment. Eighteen million American workers have high blood pressure; 78 percent of them do not achieve adequate control, defined as a blood pressure of 140/90 or lower, putting them at risk for a serious cardiovascular event.
Kudos part of 2003 Senior Banquet
American Academy of Neurology MS Cynthia McGarvey Award Roy Rheinhardt Sarah Kerlin Memorial Award. Patricia Sharpley Award Melissa Bowker-Kinley American College of Surgeons Stephen Kralik Award.
IU to host international meeting on regenerative medicine
Regenerative biology is the science of understanding the mechanisms of natural regeneration used in the animal world to replace cells, tissues and complex structures, and how these. Regenerative medicine is the application of this knowledge to enable the regeneration of biological structures that normally do not regenerate well.
PACE kickoff delayed
Healthier you, HealthierINDY
Combined Seminar Series May lineup
Bernie Futscher, TBA
Free workshop on data storage planned
Free workshop offers tips to fund community fight against tobacco use
He is assistant professor of vascular and interventional radiology and director of the Interventional Radiology Research Laboratory at IUSM. Mario Svirsky, PhD, professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, has been elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
2003 Spring Medical Alumni Weekend
Competency: Social and Community Contexts of Health Care Seventh in a series
Distinguished Faculty Service Award, which was presented to Robert Harris, PhD, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
2003 awards presented to graduating medical students
Center students, faculty, staff honored
Northwest
Terre Haute
Scholar Chip Golf Classic - June 11
Candidates for biochemistry chair speak on campus
IUCB presentation rescheduled
Emerging Technologies Center open house
PACE project to go into effect at month's end
In addition, demonstrations will be given of a new Leica high-pressure freezing system and a freeze substitution processor. Additionally, since Monday, May 12, physician practices and all referral sources have access to one central number to schedule outpatient appointments for all Clarian facilities and all rehabilitation therapies.
Civic duty starts with preparation: workshop offered
NIFS Eco-Clean seeks volunteers
All volunteers who take part in the three-hour clean-up will receive a free one-month membership to the National Institute of Fitness and Sport.
Annual psychiatry symposium to be May 30
Peter Finn, professor of psychology at IU-Bloomington, will discuss his NIH-funded study of mechanisms leading to alcohol abuse in youth. Whether certain vitamins slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease will be the topic of Paul Aisen, MD, a neurologist from
New faculty officers elected
Molleston receives IUSM Teaching Award
Competency: Moral Reasoning and Ethical Judgment Eighth in a series
During the first two years of medical school at the Indianapolis campus and most regional medical center campuses, this competency is explored and assessed primarily in the Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) course. Second-year pharmacology and medical genetics courses also address specific aspects of ethical patient care.
Construction on campus
Microscopy Center open house – May 29
Gates Foundation issues call for ideas in global health challenges
Mind-body connection focus of May 30 symposium
Physicians for Social Responsibility founder to speak
Combined Seminar Series June lineup
Roberto Garofalo, MD, professor, Department of Pediatrics and of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of
Special Seminar
Richard Gaynor, vice president, Cancer Research and Clinical Investigation Lilly Corporate Center
Score with Tennis Across America, May 31
Arthritis fundraiser walk
Physician information for Cerner Go-Live
New reference ranges for tests — Key change: the new reference range for ionized calcium will be mmol/L. Beginning May 31, all inpatients and outpatients will be registered using the new Cerner patient registration system.
