School of Medicine SGA

Student Announcements 4/28-5/4

1. DIG Meeting

DIG is having our last meeting this coming Monday (4/29) at noon in room S14 in the MEB. It will be a Q & A with current derm residents, so if you’re even considering a career in dermatology, this is a great opportunity for you to gain some insight from people who really know what it’s like!

Hope to see you all there, and good luck with your exams!

2. BLS Recertification

Current L3/L4s need to recertify your BLS skills?

Please contact Vil at vvaita@lsuhsc.edu. We are planning to run a skill check with limited space on May 19^th and a more open one in late June; however, if enough people are interested we may hold one sooner. Thanks!

3. Cancer Resource Room: Volunteers Needed

YOU GET CSE HOURS! On the bottom of the page there are tabs for the months April – June.

Please consider volunteering some of your time during the summer break!

Questions? Call/text/email Vil at (949) 230-4696, vvaita@lsuhsc.edu

4. Ethikos: 2^nd Annual End of Life Symposium

Who:

Dr. Zee Ali, Dr. Chris Blais,

Dr. Brian Boulmay, Dr. Guido DeJesus,

Dr. Gary Duhon, & Dr. Anna Pou

What:

Ø Personal Stories by Faculty and Students

Ø Brain Death versus Cardiac Death…What is Death?

Ø Double Effect, Intention of Pain Relief versus Voluntary Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide

Ø Advance Directives, Futile Care, and Unilateral Decision-Making

Ø Withdrawing versus With-holding Treatment…What ends a patient’s life?

When & Where:

April 29^th at 6:15pm—MEB Lecture Hall A with Refreshments

Questions to Lexy Morvant amorva@lsuhsc.edu

Flyer attached.

5. SIGNNS Announcement

Dear Neuroenthusiasts and people who like amazing T-shirts.

For those of you who are not dues paying member, there is an opportunity for you to order SIGNNS amazing t-shirt for $15 dollars. We’ll be using the money earned from these sales for a service project next year. Please fill out the below survey and place your check in my (Laura Rachal’s) NTS folder by next Wednesday, 4/25/2013 at 5PM. The color will be a light grey.

Please fill out this survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/V63D6BP

Thank you all!

Laura C. Rachal

6. LSU Proteges

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

The Protégés would like to remind you that there are many resources available to you as you navigate the seas of medicine! Check out the mentors website <http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/mentors/> for contacts and useful information.

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

7. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Every year, the LSU Student Run Homeless Clinics rely on third and fourth year medical students to operate. If you’d like to volunteer, please use this link to sign up. Our primary concern right now is scheduling volunteers for this week, however you can go ahead sign up for any of our remaining clinics this semester if you’d like. You do NOT have to have previously volunteered at either of the SRHCs to volunteer now.

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to msilv1@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 4/21-4/27

1. Humanism in Medicine Student Essay Contest

The Humanism in Medicine essay contest is for an essay written about any experiences of humanistic qualities in medicine that you have encountered. The essay should focus on any experiences you have had that stresses the consistent demonstration of integrity, respect, and compassion among other things in the care of patients.

Characteristics include the ability to listen, be honest, courteous, respectful, trustworthy, and empathetic towards patients, families, co-workers, and students.

The winner of the contest will receive $500 and have the privilege of reading their essay at the L2 white coat ceremony this summer. Any student is eligible and there are no specific guidelines for the essay.

The essay will be chosen by a panel of various faculty members at LSUHSC. The deadline for essay submission is Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 5pm. The winner will be notified by early June. Please submit your essay and any questions to Caitlin Robinson (crob14@lsuhsc.edu).

2. Tiger Run 2013 – Thank You!

I would like to say thank you to everyone who helped to make Tiger Run today a success! Thank you to all of you who registered to run. Thank you to the volunteers who got there early and stayed late and made everything run SO smoothly at the registration table. Thank you to the Tiger Run Committee: Natalie Halapin, Nick Otts, Erin Cahill, Jen Broussard, Kaitlin Sicard, Dani Cobb, Neilson Tran, and Aimee Cutrer who did a fabulous job planning and organizing the event. I hope that everyone had fun this morning and enjoyed the rest of this beautiful Sunday!

Sincerely,

Adele Williams

SGA VP of Community Affairs

LSUHSC New Orleans

3. Cancer Resource Room

The Cancer Resource Room is NOW OPEN! Please take a minute to look at the calendar (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkyTbsOh2SJ5dGRral9KSmpDUWVOc0s2RjZYcmdEekE&usp=sharing) and sign up for some shifts! YOU GET CSE HOURS! On the bottom of the page there are tabs for the months April – June. Please fill in your name in any colored slot. Green slots mean that I can be there if you want me to help you with where things are/what to do. The CRR provides information about cancer to patients (both inpatient and outpatient). The room has two computers to see online cancer information and the room is well-stocked with pamphlets and brochures on a wide range of cancer topics. The space creates a comfortable environment for patients and their families to learn more about all of the phases a cancer patient goes through. Questions? Call/text/email Vilija Vaitaitis at (949) 230-4696, vvaita@lsuhsc.edu

4. EMIG-Spanish Medicine Meeting

EMIG/SPANISH MEETING

WHEN: Friday April 26^th, 2013 @ NOON

WHERE: MEB S5

WHAT: Listen to Dr. Moreno-Walton and a panel of EM residents to understand the importance of Spanish in the evolving ER. The panel of residents will be a mixture of English only speaking residents and English/Spanish speaking residents.

FOOD WILL BE SERVED

5. SIGNNS Social

Dearest Neuroenthusiasts:

This Thursday, Dr. Mize and SIGNNS will be hosting our annual Neuro-Social at Dr. Mize’s residence.

Neuro-Social

Thursday, April 25, 2013

4:00-7:00 PM

Dr. Mize’s Home

Please contact Laura Rachal lrach1@lsuhsc.edu if you are interested in attending so she can forward you the address.

6. OIG Meeting

The Ophthalmology Interest Group, OIG, will hosting its last meeting of the semester on Thursday April 25^th at noon in MEB room S15. We will have a panel of current 4^th year medical students who matched ophthalmology to discuss what they did during their medical school career to match & answer any questions students might have. Lunch will be provided for paying members but anyone is invited to come. Hope to see you there!

7. EMIG IV Clinic

EMIG IV Clinic

WHEN: Wednesday, April 24^th

3 Sessions: 4:00pm, 5:00pm, and 6:00pm

Maximum of 20 students in each session

WHERE: MDL 4

WHO: Priority – Current EMIG Members

Non-EMIG Members are permitted to attend if extras spots are available.

To attend, you must sign up in advance & pre-pay to reserve your spot

$5 per person for paid EMIG members

$10 for non-members

(make checks payable to EMIG – place them in David Lewis’ NTS folder)

Each session will last 45 minutes with 15 minutes in between for setup & clean up.

 Sessions are taught by ER faculty, residents &/or clinical skills instructors.

 To sign up and reserve a spot in one of the following time slots: 4:00pm, 5:00pm, 6:00pm

PLEASE WRITE YOUR PREFERRED TIME ON YOUR CHECK AND PLACE IT IN David Lewis’ NTS FOLDER
Positions are filled on a first come first serve basis. Your check will reserve your spot at the clinic.
If your preferred time slot is no longer available I will email you with your other options.
Each time slot will have only 20 participants so I’ll do my best to accommodate each of you.
I will send a confirmation email to you with your clinic time once your payment has been received.

******Under the supervision of ER faculty and residents students will be getting stuck and will be sticking other students*****

 It is a good idea to read EMIG PROCEDURE MANUAL under WORKSHOPS link on EMIG website prior to clinic to familiarize yourself with the skills & techniques that we will review.

To become an EMIG member visit the EMIG website below and place a check for membership dues in Sesank Mikkilineni’s folder. Dues are $20 (includes T-shirt).

http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/medical_education/undergraduate/spm/Procedure%20Manual/index.html

8. DIG, PIG, and PARSIG Present “Great Food for a Great Cause”

On behalf of DIG, PIG & PARSIG we would like EVERYONE to come out on THIS Tuesday April 23rd to support our fundraiser for Operation SMILE at Reginelli’s on POYDRAS !! Reginelli’s will donate 10% of your total bill (INCLUDES delivery and pick up orders!) towards Operation SMILE, which is an international children’s medical charity that heals children’s smiles, forever changing their lives! They are the largest volunteer-based medical charity providing free cleft surgeries.

It is ALSO $2 Beer Pitcher Night at Reginelli’s on Tuesday so take that into consideration as well!!

INVITE EVERYONE YOU KNOW!! Family, friends, EVERYBODY!!!

**Be sure to also mention that you are part of the Operation Smile fundraising event when you go & write “Operation Smile” on your receipt!! See you TUESDAY!!

**Please also see attached Flyer!**

“GREAT FOOD FOR A GREAT CAUSE”

Thanks!

DIG, PIG & PARSIG

9. An Evening with Dr. John Hunt

Your Protégés have set up an Evening with Dr. John Hunt, Program Director of Surgery here at LSUHSC. All are invited to attend to ask questions, or just to listen to commentary. Please let me know if you are planning to attend (Lexy Morvant amorva@lsuhsc.edu.)

Please join us for an informal, casual evening on Monday April 22 at 5pm in the MEB 3rd Floor room 4 .

Bests,

Your Protégés

10. 2^nd Annual End-of-Life Symposium by Ethikos

Who:

Dr. Zee Ali, Dr. Chris Blais,

Dr. Brian Boulmay, Dr. Guido DeJesus,

Dr. Gary Duhon, & Dr. Anna Pou

What:

Ø Personal Stories by Faculty and Students

Ø Brain Death versus Cardiac Death…What is Death?

Ø Double Effect, Intention of Pain Relief versus Voluntary Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide

Ø Advance Directives, Futile Care, and Unilateral Decision-Making

Ø Withdrawing versus With-holding Treatment…What ends a patient’s life?

When & Where:

April 29^th at 6:15pm—MEB Lecture Hall A with Refreshments

Questions to Lexy Morvant amorva@lsuhsc.edu

11. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 4/14-4/20

1. Humanism in Medicine Student Essay Contest

Characteristics include the ability to listen, be honest, courteous, respectful, trustworthy, and empathetic towards patients, families, co-workers, and students.

2. ENTIG Meeting

Hey ENTIG,

We will have our last meeting of the year on Thursday, April 18 at Noon in MEB S14 (3^rd floor across from cafeteria). At this meeting, we will elect ENTIG officers for next year (Being an officer is a great opportunity to work with ENT staff and make some connections). We will have some L4s who matched into ENT come talk to you about their experiences and how they got into a very competitive field. We will also be giving out the ENTIG Shirts to those who bought/ordered shirts. We have some extra shirts for sale, first come, first serve. Food will be provided. Hope to see you there.

Jace P. Landry

3. Women’s Health Day – Hygiene Supply Drive this Week

Hey everyone! Women’s Health Day is coming up on April 23^rd and we are hosting a drive this week, April 15^th-19^th, to collect hygiene products for underserved women of New Orleans. Please bring items such as hair brushes, tampons, pads, deodorant, soap, pregnancy tests, toothpaste, or floss. These items will be distributed to women who really need our support! Please see our flyer attached! So this weekend when you’re grocery shopping, please pick up an item for those less fortunate! Boxes will be around campus, and in our lecture hall. If you have any questions, please contact myself, Tiffany Wesley or Alden Littlewood!

4. DIG Bake Sale this Wednesday

DIG is having a bake sale this Wednesday, April 17 from 12-1 pm. We’ll be located in room S9 across from the cafeteria, and we’ll have funfetti cupcakes, cookies, brownies, rice krispy treats – basically anything you could want. All proceeds from the sale go to Melanoma Research Foundation.

5. WIM Meeting Monday & Bake Sale Tuesday

WIM will be hosting a BAKE SALE on Tuesday, April 16 from 11-1 in room S9!!! All proceeds are going to the Metropolitan Center for Women and Children.

WIM’s last meeting of the year will be on Monday, April 15 from 12-1 in room S5. Our speaker will be Roy Clay, a martial arts and self-defense teacher. He will be speaking to us about self-defense and demonstrating some techniques. Please wear loose fitting, comfortable clothes. He also mentioned to “be prepared for some minor bruising.” Of course, if you are not interested in the demonstration part of the meeting you are welcome to come enjoy lunch and listen to the introduction part.

6. Haiti Clinic Opportunity

There are still 3 spots open for a one-week clinical opportunity in Jacsonville, Haiti

During this week, you will experience clinical work by taking patient histories, presenting them to an attending at the clinic, and actively working on medical treatments for the patients you see. The clinic is open to all classes of LSUHSC School of Medicine students. This is a great opportunity to help a community in need of medical help as well as to get experience in the clinical setting.

This trip can be extended to two weeks if you are interested in assisting with a public health research project.

DATES: June 21st – June 29th (for clinic only). June 21st- July 6th (for clinic and public health project)

For more information: please contact Carl Mickman (cmickm@lsuhsc.edu) or Serena Murphy (smurp3@lsuhsc.edu)

7. Edgar Hull Society T-shirts

Neuro/Step 1 got you feeling down?

Attached is the design for the new Edgar Hull Society (Internal Medicine) t-shirt! It is available to all medical students and will be a light gray shirt with a front pocket “watermeter” design, and a big design on the back. The shirts are only $10 each and if you would like one, please place a check in my L2 NTS folder (Katherine Vignes) with your size in the memo line. Since EHS does not have an account at Campus Federal and does not usually handle money, I will be handling the money myself. So, please make the checks out to Katie Vignes. If anyone would like a receipt, I would be more than happy to provide that. Cash is also fine but I recommend a sealed envelope with your name. Please place the checks in my folder by Friday, April 19^th.

If you like the design, you can thank the Coogz (Conor) !!

Katherine Vignes

LSU School of Medicine, Class of 2015

Vice President, Edgar Hull Society

kschlu@lsuhsc.edu

8. Blood Drive for Patient in Need – April 15th

The Student Nurses Association will be hosting a blood drive for a 15 year old boy who is a patient at a local hospital. He was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s T-Cell Lymphoma at age 9 and is constantly in need of platelets due to his low platelet levels. Because of his Hodgkin’s, he is unable to produce enough platelets, and even a scratch or a cut could be devastating.

This is our chance to help him out!! Come out and donate blood for this young man! The blood drive is April 15th from 10 am – 3:30pm and will be held in MEB 4 directly across from the cafeteria on the third floor. This blood drive is exactly eight weeks since the last one so if you donated then, you will be able to donate at this one as well!

Thanks for donating,

Anne Cerniglia

School of Nursing SNA

Community Service Coordinator

9. CSA Meeting

CSA Meeting – Tuesday, April 16^th

Topic – Being a Catholic in the Clinic:

3^rd and 4^th year students share their thoughts on being a Catholic every day in the hospitals and clinics – with patients and colleagues. Great perspective will be shared!!! Of particular interest – Dr. Swartz will give us insight into his being a Catholic in the field of health care. You won’t want to miss it!

Location = Seminar Room 14

As always, lunch will be served!

10. Cancer Resource Room

11. 2^nd Annual End-of-Life Symposium by Ethikos

Who:

Dr. Zee Ali, Dr. Chris Blais,

Dr. Brian Boulmay, Dr. Guido DeJesus,

Dr. Gary Duhon, & Dr. Anna Pou

What:

Ø Personal Stories by Faculty and Students

Ø Brain Death versus Cardiac Death…What is Death?

Ø Double Effect, Intention of Pain Relief versus Voluntary Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide

Ø Advance Directives, Futile Care, and Unilateral Decision-Making

Ø Withdrawing versus With-holding Treatment…What ends a patient’s life?

When & Where:

April 29^th at 6:15pm—MEB Lecture Hall A with Refreshments

Questions to Lexy Morvant amorva@lsuhsc.edu

12. APAMSA’s Annual Rice Eating Contest

APAMSA’s annual Rice Eating Contest is happening on Monday, April 15^th @ 12pm in Lecture Room A (L2 Lecture Hall). We are currently recruiting CONTESTANTS for the contest. Contestants do NOT have to be APAMSA members. (Dr. Casey was runner-up last year).

Contestant responsibilities: Eat a certain amount of plain, white rice (of the jasmine variety) faster than the other contestants.

PRIZES to be determined (probably gift cards to somewhere).

SPECTATORS &/or CONSUMERS: APAMSA Members get in FREE. Admission for Non-APAMSA members is $5. No worries, there will be plenty of tasteful Asian food. Plus, you don’t want to miss seeing your fellow med students chowing down on a bunch of rice. Come cheer on your friends & support the local community.

Our charity, Mary Queen of Vietnam CDC (MQVN CDC) is an organization that aims to help rebuild the indigent Vietnamese community which was displaced by Hurricane Katrina. One of their rebuilding efforts includes a partnership with the Intercultural Charter School Board to open the intercultural charter school in 2008. APAMSA is touched by MQVN CDC’s vision of a community-based school that will reflect the lives of the community and integrate their projects (urban farm, open market, health center, retirement center, cultural center, etc.) into the curriculum and students’ daily lives. We are excited about the potential of this school to embrace diversity and provide cultural competency for youth in the community. Part of the proceeds from Mr. MD and the Rice Eating Contest will benefit this charity. Please come out and show your support!

13. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

14. LSU Protégés

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 4/7-4/13

1. APAMSA’s Annual Rice Eating Contest

Contestant responsibilities: Eat a certain amount of plain, white rice (of the jasmine variety) faster than the other contestants.

PRIZES to be determined (probably gift cards to somewhere).

2. Humanism in Medicine Student Essay Contest

Characteristics include the ability to listen, be honest, courteous, respectful, trustworthy, and empathetic towards patients, families, co-workers, and students.

3. WMSIG Meeting

The Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group presents

Wilderness Emergency Medicine

April 9, 2013

MEB Lecture Hall B

Dr. Jennifer Avegno

Dr. Mark Truxillo

*Lunch will be provided for attendees*

4. SIHO: LSU for Africa Fundraiser

Please join SIHO in helping Health Initiative Abroad raise funds for their next trip to Amatongas, Mozambique! The fundraising event will take place at Bayou Beer Garden on Tuesday, April 9^th starting at 8 pm. Tickets are $10 at the door, which includes an all you can drink keg and drink specials on wells and wine. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Hope to see everyone there!

5. Ethikos: 2^nd Annual End of Life Symposium

Who:

Dr. Zee Ali, Dr. Chris Blais,

Dr. Brian Boulmay, Dr. Guido DeJesus,

Dr. Gary Duhon, & Dr. Anna Pou

What:

Ø Personal Stories by Faculty and Students

Ø Brain Death versus Cardiac Death…What is Death?

Ø Double Effect, Intention of Pain Relief versus Voluntary Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide

Ø Advance Directives, Futile Care, and Unilateral Decision-Making

Ø Withdrawing versus With-holding Treatment…What ends a patient’s life?

When & Where:

April 29^th at 6:15pm—MEB Lecture Hall A with Refreshments

Questions to Lexy Morvant amorva@lsuhsc.edu

6. OBIG Bake Sale

OBIG is partnering up with WIM and the homeless clinic to host a Women’s health fair for the surrounding New Orleans area. We are having a bake sale on April 10th at 12:00 in room S9 to help sponsor this event. Please, come support a great cause and buy some baked goods!

7. PARSIG Meeting

PARSIG will be having our LAST meeting of the Year on this Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Lecture hall B at noon. We will be holding elections for officers for the 2013-2014 year so all members please attend!! LUNCH will be served for dues paying members!

See you there !

8. SIPS Meeting

There will be a Students Interested in Pathology Subspecialties (SIPS) Meeting this Friday April 12 at noon in MEB S14. Hope to see everyone there!

9. CORE Volunteer Appreciation Lunch

Wednesday, Nov 10 in MEB S10 at 12:00

Lunch is provided for volunteers! We’ll be recognizing some of our amazing volunteers this semester, giving out T-shirts, and talking about the upcoming year including new officers! Come join us as we bring this year to a close!

Questions: ccarp1@lsuhsc.edu

10. Cancer Resource Room: Volunteers Needed

11. SIGMA and SMILE present: Mission SMILE on April 12^th

SIGMA and SMILE have partnered to bring you: Mission SMILE @ Southport Hall! Feel free to dress in your favorite space/futuristic-themed outfit (not required, but all the bands are doing it!)

Come on out on April 12 to enjoy live music from your favorite LSUHSC Med School Bands. The $10 cover at the door will be split between the student interest group SMILE and the Conquer Chiari Walk Across America’s FIRST ever walk in Louisiana, put on by none other than LSUHSC’s Bennett Roman, of L1 fame.

Details are in attached flyer, but:

Doors open at 7pm

Music starts at 8pm

$2.50 wells/$2.50 domestics/$2.50 imports (Yikes! Don’t be tempted to drink and drive. Save one or both of these in your phones before you forget: United: (504) 522-9771 White Fleet ((504) 522-9771 ).

These are two great causes, and we’re hoping you come out and support them. SMILE, as many of you know, partners with Children’s Hospital to visit the children getting treatment and provide games and activities for them and their families. Here is a link to Conquer Chiari’s webpage, in case you are unfamiliar with the condition or the cause.

Fun will be had by all who attend.

12. AMSA: Bridge House Service Event– Teach Healthy Living to Addicts

The AMSA Bridge House service project will be held Thurs April 11 from 6- 8:30. They are located at 4150 Earhart Blvd NOLA 70125 (1.5 miles from campus).

“The mission of Bridge House / Grace House is to provide gender specific treatment to men and women who have become dependent on alcohol or drugs so that they may lead sober and productive lives. Long-term residential services are offered in an atmosphere that promotes dignity, honor and respect. These services are offered regardless of one’s ability to pay.” More information about bridge house can be found on their websIte www.bridgehouse.org.

Working with LSU psychiatry resident Anitha Bachireddy, AMSA is creating binders full of useful information for recovering addicts. We’ll provide volunteers with the binders a week in advance. No prior prep is required other than glancing at the packet for the section you sign up for. We will rotate among 3 conference rooms and Bridge house residents will be broken into three groups and will stay in the same rooms. There will be at least three volunteers (med students and psychiatry residents) teaching and answering questions in each room. Bridge House is expecting 60-80 recovering addicts to participate.

Here are the three groups. If you’d like to volunteer please email me back, and if there’s a specific group you’d like to be in, let me knpw!

Group 1. Making Healthy Choices

——Exercise Tips- How to get started

——Sleep Hygiene

——Smoking cessation

——-Mindful eating–power foods

——-Body Max Index (BMI) for Adults

Group 2. Relax, Reduce stress and Anger Managment

——-Relaxation Techniques

——–Stress Reduction

——–Controlling Anger beofre it contols you

Group 3. Safe Sex and STDs

——–safe sexual activities

——-Chlamydia

——–Genital Herpes

——–Genital Warts

——–Gonorrhea

———HIV/AIDS

——-Hepatitits B

This really will be a cool event. Please email me if you’d like to participate! gwill7@lsuhsc.edu

13. Tiger Run 2013 – April 21^st at 8am

The Tiger Run 5K to support the LSUHSC Student-Run Homeless Clinics is now open for registration! Registration forms are attached but also may be picked up in the Medical Student Lounge (on the bookshelf). Students may turn their registration forms in to the blue “Tiger Run” folder also with the NTS folders by either lecture hall. Students are $15 for an individual ($20 for non-students) and $60 for a team of up to 4 runners(students and non-students). You may also register online at active.com (search “Tiger Run 2013”). AN AMAZING BRAND SPANKIN-NEW TROPHY is being made for the medical school class that has the fastest runners. If you have questions or would like to volunteer at the race, you can email lsuhsctigerrun@gmail.com.

14. LSU Protégés

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

15. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 3/31-4/6

1. Humanism in Medicine Student Essay Contest

Characteristics include the ability to listen, be honest, courteous, respectful, trustworthy, and empathetic towards patients, families, co-workers, and students.

2. APAMSA Annual Rice Eating Contest

Contestant responsibilities: Eat a certain amount of plain, white rice (of the jasmine variety) faster than the other contestants.

PRIZES to be determined (probably gift cards to somewhere).

3. CORE Soup Kitchen Volunteers Needed

Hey everyone!

The Soup Kitchen is in need of volunteers for a few days in April. They are held from 12:30PM to 1:15PM (1:15PM is the latest you will stay- once all the meals are handed out, you are free to go!). The slots that need to be filled are as follows:

April 2

April 9

April 30

This is a super easy way to earn quick CSE credit- take advantage of it when you have 45 minutes to spare!

If you are interested in signing up for a shift, please contact Julie Doan (jdoan@lsuhsc.edu) to let her know which day you would like to work. We need to fill all of these spots, so please sign up as soon as you can!

Location of the Soup Kitchen:

If you meet in the MEB at 12:15 and walk over together, it makes it easier. The Soup Kitchen is in the building underneath the crosswalk to the wellness center (the one with all of the artwork on the side). You walk right through the front door and up the steps. The kitchen is behind a big sliding wood door to the right of the pick-up windows (it’s kind of camouflaged, but ask anyone and they can tell you where it is).

4. AIG Meeting

AIG will have its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, April 3 at noon in MEB S8. We will have a few anesthesia residents and a few fourth-year medical students who have matched into anesthesia who will talk about the process of applying to residency, what life in residency is like, etc. We will be answering any questions you may have, so come prepared with some good ones!

5. SIGMA & SMILE present: Mission SMILE on April 12^th

SIGMA and SMILE have partnered to bring you: Mission SMILE @ Southport Hall! Feel free to dress in your favorite space/futuristic-themed outfit (not required, but all the bands are doing it!)

Details are in attached flyer, but:

Doors open at 7pm

Music starts at 8pm

Fun will be had by all who attend.

6. AMSA Bridge House Service Event: Teach Healthy Living to Addicts

The AMSA Bridge House service project will be held Thurs April 11 from 6- 8:30. They are located at 4150 Earhart Blvd NOLA 70125 (1.5 miles from campus).

Here are the three groups. If you’d like to volunteer please email me back, and if there’s a specific group you’d like to be in, let me knpw!

Group 1. Making Healthy Choices

——Exercise Tips- How to get started

——Sleep Hygiene

——Smoking cessation

——-Mindful eating–power foods

——-Body Max Index (BMI) for Adults

Group 2. Relax, Reduce stress and Anger Managment

——-Relaxation Techniques

——–Stress Reduction

——–Controlling Anger beofre it contols you

Group 3. Safe Sex and STDs

——–safe sexual activities

——-Chlamydia

——–Genital Herpes

——–Genital Warts

——–Gonorrhea

———HIV/AIDS

——-Hepatitits B

This really will be a cool event. Please email me if you’d like to participate! gwill7@lsuhsc.edu

7. Tiger Run 2013 – April 21^st

8. WMSIG Meeting

The Wilderness Medicine Student Interest Group presents

Wilderness Emergency Medicine

April 9, 2013

MEB Lecture Hall B

Dr. Jennifer Avegno

Dr. Mark Truxillo

*Lunch will be provided for attendees*

9. LSU Protégés

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

10. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 3/24-3/31

1. Thank You from SGA

SGA would like to say THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who made our spring service project a success!! Over 30 volunteers came together to plant a vegetable garden at New Orleans Mission on March 2nd. Despite the cold weather that weekend, the garden was thriving two weeks later when we returned to check on it! Thank you all for taking the time to be a part of our gift to the community at New Orleans Mission. We truly appreciate your participation and all of your hard work!

Additionally, Neilson Tran (Camp Tiger Fundraising Chair) and I would like to thank Jim Wyant, Jeffrey Wang, Allyson Schreiber, Danielle Fuselier, and Stephanie Warrington for volunteering to help us stuff nearly 3,000 letters that will be sent out to our alumni regarding the upcoming Tiger Run!! We couldn’t have done it without you!

Sincerely,

Adele Williams

SGA VP of Community Affairs

awil26@lsuhsc.edu

2. Tiger Run Food

Hey everyone,

The LSUHSC Tiger Run will be held on April 21st in Audubon Park, and food and drinks will be provided for the participants. We are hoping to serve jambalaya like last year, and we are looking for a few volunteers to make it. All ingredients will be provided by the LSU Foundation, and you will receive CPE credit for volunteering. So, if you’re familiar with providing jambalaya for the masses, please email one of us. We will also be serving beer after the race, but we’re in need of two or three taps. If you have one and wouldn’t mind letting us borrow it for the day, please email us, as well.

Thanks and good luck on all upcoming tests!
Kaitlen Sicard (ksicar@lsuhsc.edu)
Dani Cobb (dcobb@lsuhsc.edu)

3. SIGMA & SMILE present: Mission SMILE on April 12^th

SIGMA and SMILE have partnered to bring you: Mission SMILE @ Southport Hall! Feel free to dress in your favorite space/futuristic-themed outfit (not required, but all the bands are doing it!)

Details are in attached flyer, but:

Doors open at 7pm

Music starts at 8pm

Fun will be had by all who attend.

4. AMSA Bridge House Service Event: Teach Healthy Living to Addicts

The AMSA Bridge House service project will be held Thurs April 11 from 6- 8:30. They are located at 4150 Earhart Blvd NOLA 70125 (1.5 miles from campus).

Here are the three groups. If you’d like to volunteer please email me back, and if there’s a specific group you’d like to be in, let me know!

Group 1. Making Healthy Choices

——Exercise Tips- How to get started

——Sleep Hygiene

——Smoking cessation

——-Mindful eating–power foods

——-Body Max Index (BMI) for Adults

Group 2. Relax, Reduce stress and Anger Managment

——-Relaxation Techniques

——–Stress Reduction

——–Controlling Anger beofre it contols you

Group 3. Safe Sex and STDs

——–safe sexual activities

——-Chlamydia

——–Genital Herpes

——–Genital Warts

——–Gonorrhea

———HIV/AIDS

——-Hepatitis B

This really will be a cool event. Please email me if you’d like to participate! gwill7@lsuhsc.edu

Cameron Williams

LSU School of Medicine – New Orleans

Class of 2015

AMSA LSU President

(504) 220-1896

5. UIG Meeting

The Urology Interest Group will host its annual end of the year pizza and beer social on Wednesday March 27 from 4:00-6:30 on the 6^th floor of the Lions building. This meeting will follow Dr. English’s Jr. Year planning and scheduling session for L2s. Come enjoy food, drink and the company of LSUHSC Urology Faculty!

6. Students Interested in Pathology Subspecialties Meeting

What: Join us in a Q&A panel with the newest faculty in the department of pathology. Ask them about their training, practice, lifestyle and any other questions you have about pathology as a subspecialty.

Who: Matthew Stark, M.D. (Pediatric Pathology)

Ritu Bhalla, M.D. (Genitourinary and Cytopathology)

Angie Duong, M.D. (Hematopathology)

Carmen Kletecka, M.D. (Molecular Pathology)

Where: Seminar Room 14 (MEB, 3^rd Floor)

When: Friday, April 12 at 12p. Lunch provided by Reginelli’s

***Enter to win a free pair of LSU Pathology scrubs. Must be present to win***

7. Edgar Hull Society Meeting

Edgar Hull Society Meeting

“How to be a Successful Third Year Student”

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at noon

MEB Lecture Hall

Membership is free for all students. Lunch provided.

8. LSU Protégés

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

9. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 3/17-3/23

1. Edgar Hull Society Meeting

“How to be a Successful Third Year Student”

Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at noon

MEB Lecture Hall

Membership is free for all students. Lunch provided.

2. DIG Announcements

DIG will be having its first meeting of the semester on Monday, March 18^th, at 12 pm in MEB S10 (3109). Dr. Erin Boh will be speaking at our meeting. Dr. Boh is a board-certified dermatologist who specializes in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma and Psoriasis. She is currently a Dermatology Professor at Tulane University SOM, holds a Joseph Chastain Professorship of Clinical Dermatology, and is the Director of Dermatology Clinic at Charity Hospital MCLNO. Please show your DIG support, and there will be Reginelli’s and cookies at this meeting!!!

DIG will be helping out with the annual Tiger Run in April, and we would love to have volunteers to hand out sunblock and sun-care pamphlets to both runners and bystanders, in order to increase skin cancer awareness within the community. PDE credit should be provided. E-mail Marisa at mbelai@lsuhsc.edu if you’d like to help out!

3. Students Interested In Pathology Subspecialties (SIPS)

Who: Matthew Stark, M.D. (Pediatric Pathology)

Ritu Bhalla, M.D. (Genitourinary and Cytopathology)

Angie Duong, M.D. (Hematopathology)

Carmen Kletecka, M.D. (Molecular Pathology)

Where: Seminar Room 14 (MEB, 3^rd Floor)

When: Friday, April 12 at 12p. Lunch provided by Reginelli’s

***Enter to win a free pair of LSU Pathology scrubs. Must be present to win***

Contact: Bradley Cheek, M.D. (Chief Resident, bcheek@lsuhsc.edu) with questions. Flyer is attached.

4. EMIG Meeting

We are having our next EMIG meeting Wednesday, March 20 at noon in Lecture Hall B. Dr. Haydel will be speaking about preparing for residency, applying, and the match. Food will be provided for members only, but all are welcome to attend.

Hope to see you there,

Jessica Rosselot

jrosse@lsuhsc.edu

5. SIGMA Meeting + Open Mic Lunch

SIGMA will be hosting a regular meeting + Open Mic Lunch in Lecture Hall A (L2 Lecture Hall) at noon on Wednesday

All are welcome to attend and enjoy music played by your peers.

Bring Your Own Lunch (because we are poor)

E-mail Ryan Edwards if you want to participate (redwa6@lsuhsc.edu)

We will also be discussing elections (to take place in April) at the meeting. Feel free to shoot me an e-mail if you’re interested in an officership position and want to know more about it.

Ryan J. Edwards

6. Spanish Medicine Interest Group Meeting

The Spanish Medicine Interest Group is having our first meeting Wednesday, March 20 in S15 at noon.

We will have guest speaker Ana de la Garza from the Jefferson Parish Medical Society and the Mexican Consulate speaking about Latino healthcare in Mississippi and Louisiana. Refreshments will be served.

7. SIHO Meeting

SIHO will be having our second meeting of the semester on March 19, from 12-1pm in MEB S9. Dr. Adi Nadimpalli, the Vice-President of Doctors Without Borders (DWB), will be here to speak to us personally about his experiences and about getting involved with DWB. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the program. All are invited!

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/page.cfm?id=5386&cat=u.s.-board

8. Tiger Run 2013 – April 21^st at 8am

9. LSU Protégés

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

10. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 3/10-3/16

1. OSIG Meeting

OSIG will be having its first spring meeting on Wednesday, March 13^th 2012 at 12:00 p.m. in MEB seminar room 5 on the 3^rd floor. Dr. King, Department Head of LSU Orthopaedics, will be coming to discuss of the LSU Orthopaedic program and his specialty of spine surgery. I highly encourage you all to attend. It is an excellent opportunity to learn about the program and to introduce yourself to Dr. King.

Please RSVP so we know how much food and drinks to get for due paying members.

Thanks and good luck on your upcoming tests!

2. Tiger Run 2013

Tiger Run 2013 – April 21^st, 2013 @ 8am

3. AMSA/Ethikos Lunch Discussion

“Murder and Gun Injuries in New Orleans: Ethical, Public Health, and Medical Imperatives,” is the topic of Thursdays’ lunch discussion, featuring Dr. Peter Scharf of the Tulane School of Public Health. The event will be at 12 noon on Thursday in Lecture Hall B in the Medical Education Building. Mona’s Mediterranean cuisine will be provided for members of Ethikos and paying AMSA members, and you can still join either club for $10. This talk will provide essential new perspectives on the biggest single issue facing our city.

4. LSU Protégés

Looking for a mentor? Didn’t even know you needed one? We have you covered….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

5. SIHO Meeting

SIHO will be having our second meeting of the semester on March 19, from 12-1pm in MEB S9. Dr. Adi Nadimpalli, the Vice-President of Doctors Without Borders (DWB), will be here to speak to us personally about his experiences and about getting involved with DWB. If you cannot make it to the DWB documentary screening on the 14^th, this will be a great opportunity to learn about the program. All are invited!

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/aboutus/page.cfm?id=5386&cat=u.s.-board

6. Doctors Without Borders Documentary Screening

“Directed by Peter Casaer and narrated by Daniel Day-Lewis, this new documentary provides a harrowing look at the challenges of delivering humanitarian aid in armed conflicts. Over 70 minutes, “Access to the Danger Zone” explores the strategies that Doctors Without Borders uses to save lives in the world’s worst war zones, including Afghanistan, Somalia and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Interviews with key experts from Doctors Without Borders, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations are accompanied by dramatic footage shot in the these countries in 2011 and 2012.”

If you are interested, please go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org/neworleans for more info and to view the trailer. The screening will take place at the Prytania Theater. All are invited to attend.

7. SRHC Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 3/3-3/9

1. LSU Food Service Survey

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,

On Monday, March 4th, you will receive a survey through a mass email related to food service on our campus. Please take the time to fill it out as the information gathered will help determine the future direction of food service offered on our campus. The survey should take approximately 2 to 3 minutes to complete and the feedback will be very valuable.

Sincerely,

Joseph C. Oliveri, MBA

Acting Executive Director

LSU Health Sciences Center

Auxiliary Enterprises

2. Snowton Family Clothing Drive

Classmates and friends,

I am writing you in regards to a family in our community who needs our help. Being future healthcare workers, I believe we should take time out of our busy schedules remember why we strive to become physicians. The Snowton family is a family who is in need. After returning home with their younger daughter (Diagnosed with Neuroblastoma) from St. Jude on Wednesday (Jan 23rd), the family’s home caught on fire Thursday night (Jan 24th). Once exiting the fire they discovered that their 15 year old daughter had not made it out. Mr. Snowton went back into the fire to rescue her. Both Mr. Snowton and his daughter had to be rescued from the fire. Mr. Snowton is in stable, but critical condition. Sadly, their daughter has passed away.

If available, I will take the following clothing donations:

Their sizes are:

Generald Sr (dad): Size XL/1X, 36/38
Donya (mom): Size 14, shoe 9.5 or 10
Devion (12 year old girl): Size 11, shoe 8.5
Danae (5th grade girl cancer survivor): Size small 7/8, shoe 4.5
Generald (3rd grade boy): Size 10, shoe 9 1/2
Gavin (1st grade boy): Size 7/8, shoe 3
Damani (kindergarten girl): Size 6x, shoe 13.5

Any donations of clothes, toys, gift cards, etc. can be given to Timur Alptunaer (talptu@lsuhsc.edu) or placed in the collection boxes. Anything can help and everything is appreciated.

3. Volunteer Opportunity at APEX

If you and your fellow classmates are looking for volunteer opportunities, we are always looking for volunteers at APEX Youth Center.

APEX–Always Pursuing Excellence, is a community-based youth center that offers neighborhood teens and young adults mentoring, tutoring, community service opportunities, recreation, and a host of structured activities designed to prepare them to become productive citizens in a contextual learning environment, to promote and reinforce pro-social behavioral skills and leadership development for high risk youth.

APEX is located at the corner of First and Dryades and we are open Monday- Wednesday 3:30- 7:00 pm, Thursday and Friday 3:30-10:00 pm and Saturday 1:00 pm-10:00 pm.

If you or anyone else has any questions or is interested in becoming a tutor, mentor or hanging out with some awesome youth email me at oliviabrown@apexyouthcenter.org. To learn more about us you can visit our website at www.apexyouthcenter.org .

4. ETHIKOS

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend our Disaster Medicine and Health Policy: Lessons Learned from Katrina event, featuring Dr. Anna Pou! In order to continue having awesome speakers and events on our campus, such as Dr. Pou on Disaster Medicine, Kyle Turley: former offensive player for the Saints, Dr. Karen DeSalvo: New Orleans Health Commissioner, Organ Donation and End of Life Care discussions, and many more, we are in need of more members to join our organization.

If you are interested in developing a heightened sense of what it means to be a whole-person physician within the realm of contemporary healthcare when faced with social and ethical issues, polarized politics, undefined access to care, and our ever changing accumulation of different understandings of health, illness, and death, then Ethikos is the perfect organization to become involved in. We have many more exciting events planned for the rest of the semester and hope to see you all there!

Dues are normally $20 for the year, but are now $10 for this semester. You may write your checks out to “Ethikos” and place them in Nikita Patel’s NTS folder (L2 side).

5. SIHO: Documentary Screening

Please join SIHO on March 14 at 7:30 PM for a FREE screening of a new documentary from Doctors Without Borders, Access to the Danger Zone. This film documents the struggles of delivering medical aid in war zones.

If you are interested, please go to www.doctorswithoutborders.org/neworleans for more info and to view the trailer. The screening will take place at the Prytania Theater. All are invited to attend.

6. CORE: Soup Kitchen Volunteering

Hey everyone!

The Soup Kitchen is in need of volunteers for a few days in March. They are held from 12:30PM to 1:15PM (1:15PM is the latest you will stay- once all the meals are handed out, you are free to go!). The slots that need to be filled are as follows:

March 5th

This is a super easy way to earn quick CSE credit- take advantage of it when you have 45 minutes to spare!

Location of the Soup Kitchen:

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. Thanks so much!

7. New Orleans Dream Center: Volunteer Opportunity

Who is involved?
- Members of CORE and other health volunteers from around the city!
- What is it?
  - The Dream Center is a mobile medical unit where you will have the opportunity to perform patient screenings, take basic vital signs, and learn how to properly complete comprehensive histories and physicals on real patients.
  - Physicians from around the city will be there as well, and they are always willing to help and teach you about the diagnoses and treatments of the patients and to answer any questions you may have.
- Where is it?
  - 1137 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130
- When is it?
  - Clinics will take place on Saturdays @ 9:00 and will last 3-4 hours.
  - Dates for the next few months are as follows:
    - March 9th, April 6th, May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th, September 14th, October 12th, November 9th, December 14th
- Why Volunteer?
  - This is a great opportunity for Medical Students to get more involved in the community. In addition, you will learn how to properly measure Vitals and how to complete a thorough H&P (basic yet crucial skills all physicians will use).
  - A great resume builder, especially if you are interested in participating in the LSU Student-Run Homeless Clinics.
- How do I sign up?
  - Email me your name, student year, and date(s) you would like to volunteer.
    - Ex: John Smith, L2, September 8^th and October 13^th.
- Note: They can only accommodate 5 volunteers max per clinic date. Sign-up is first come-first serve as spots fill up!!

I’ll end with saying that this is a great opportunity to learn valuable lessons from doctors from around the city—a chance most of us don’t often get during our first couple of years in medical school. You won’t want to miss out on this! Please e-mail me, Blake Raggio, if you are interested in signing up (braggi@lsuhsc.edu).

8. LSU Protégés Mentor Program

Looking For a mentor. Didn’t even know you needed one. We have you covered…. Summer Plans for an L1…….

Trying to Decide on a Specialty….. The Careers in Medicine website <https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/> always has lots of information to help you choose the right specialty.

9. Boys Hope Girls Hope NOLA: Race Judicata

Boys Hope Girls Hope Nola is having its annual fundraiser, Race Judicata, this Saturday March 9 at Audubon Park, shelter #10. It is a 1 mile run/ walk at 9:15 and a 5 k run/walk at 10a. Pre- Registration is $20 and there is a t-shirt, beer and other refreshments after. You can join as a team of 5 and the cost is reduced. Race Judicata is sponsored by Loyola Law school and all the proceeds go to benefit bhghnola. You can also register same day at 8:30 am for $25. There is also a costume contest. The website for more information and to pre register is is www.bhghnola.org. The mission of BHGHNOLA is to help academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing value-centered, family like homes, opportunities and education through college.

10. Dancing for Dystrophy

Hey Everyone,

Mark your calendars for the sixth annual Dancing for Dystrophy on March 8th!! For those who may not be familiar with the event, it is a one night fundraiser at Generations Hall including live music by the Mixed Nuts, a silent auction, great food provided by restaurants of the New Orleans area and a premium open bar benefiting the Children’s Neuromuscular Foundation of Louisiana. Dancing for Dystrophy is the largest fundraiser for the CNMF and it is tons of fun!!! The event flyer is attached.

In case you’re wondering, the CNMF is an organization that was started to help provide relief to families with children affected by neuromuscular diseases such as Muscular Dystrophy,etc. The CNMF helps the affected Louisiana families pay for their child’s medications and very expensive equipment such as wheelchairs, bedlifts, braces, etc.that are not covered by insurance. All donations to Dancing for Dystrophy go directly to fulfilling the CNMF’s mission and helping improve the quality of life for children living with neuromuscular disorders in Louisiana.

TICKET INFORMATION:
- General Admission tickets are $50 and Young Professional (Under 30) tickets are $35.
- Tickets can be purchased by going to the Event & Tickets link on the website www.dancingfordystrophy.org<http://www.dancingfordystrophy.org/> or directly to www.dancingfordystrophy.eventbrite.com/<http://www.dancingfordystrophy.eventbrite.com/>.

Also, if you would like to make an auction, food or monetary donation, then please let me know! Spread the word and invite all your friends!

Thanks and hope to see you there!!

11. SRHC: Volunteers Needed

Hey L3s and L4s,

Thank you,

Vinay Juneja, OI Clinic Director <vjunej@lsuhsc.edu>
Bavana Ketha, NOM Clinic Director <bketha@lsuhsc.edu>

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

Student Announcements 2/17-2/23

1. Tiger Run: Calling for Donations from L1s, L2s, and L3s

Hey guys,

My name is Erin Cahill and I am writing on behalf of the 2013 Tiger Run Committee, in search of donations to serve as prizes for our race day winners. I have attached a formal donation form and business letter above. Please let myself or Jen Broussard know if you or anyone you know is interested in participating as a prize donor this year!

Proceeds from Tiger Run directly assist LSU-based charitable student organizations. Primarily, this includes the LSU Student-Run Homeless Clinics. As always, Tiger Run appreciates any donation in support of its cause. We are striving to make Tiger Run the best it can be, and our wonderful donors help us make this possible each and every year.

This year the 26^thannual Tiger Run will be held on Sunday, April 21^st, 2013 at Audubon Park. Please get back to us within the month so that we can assess empty prize slots and fill them with the best prizes possible!

Flyer

Donation Form

Tiger Run Business Letter

Erin Cahill (504-451-4112) and Jennifer Broussard (504-491-0802)

2. OBIG Meeting

The first OBIG meeting of this semester will be February 21 in MEB S9. All students are welcome to attend, but only dues paying members will be able to receive lunch! We will be having a panel of LSU residents to talk to us about what they did to get into their OB/GYN residency program and their life as a resident. I encourage all of you to attend. Please email me, afauch@lsuhsc.edu, with any questions!

3. Upcoming ETHIKOS Event

Upcoming ETHIKOS Event!

Please join us for a talk and open discussion with

Dr. Anna Pou

Disaster Medicine and Health Policy:

Lessons Learned from Katrina

Monday, February 25^th at 5pm in Lecture Hall A

Refreshments will be served

4. SIGNNS & OIG Research Meeting

Greetings Fellow Neuroscience and Ophthalmology enthusiasts!

SIGNNS and OIG Research Meeting

Thursday, February 21^st

Noon

8^th Floor Lions—Neuroscience Center

Speaker: Dr. Bazan

This Thursday, OIG and SIGNNS are pleased to announce a meeting concerning research in the field of Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. LSUHSC’s own Dr. Bazan will be discussing his research and how we can get involved in research at LSU. The meeting will be held on the 8^th floor of Lions in the Neuroscience conference room. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided to OIG and SIGNNS members but all are welcome to attend!

5. Volunteers Needed for Haiti Medical Clinic, Summer 2013

Hello all,

A healthcare organization in Jacsonville, Haiti called Sante Total is looking for 4 volunteers to work in their clinic June 22^nd – June 30^th as part of an LSU/Tulane collaborative clinic. They are also looking for 2 volunteers to work on a public health project this summer for approximately 6 weeks. Students may apply for one or both positions.

Applications for all positions are due Wednesday, February 20^th at midnight, and all applicants must attend a mandatory information session and letter-stuffing party on the 6^th floor of Lions at 7pm on Thursday, February 21^st. Applicants are encouraged to bring friends as all donations go to medical and public health projects in Jacsonville Haiti. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Mission Trip Application

Research Application

For questions, contact Carl Mickman cmickm@lsuhsc.edu

6. WMSIG Meeting

MEETING THIS FRIDAY 2/22 @ 7:30; 1004 Bourbon St. 2^nd floor

Our advisor Dr. Jonathan Allen is finally able to come up to New Orleans and give the intro meeting. I’m sure some of you are wondering what the field of Wilderness Medicine actually pertains, and what opportunities are offered in it. Dr. Allen is the only WM fellow in the state is going to give meeting covering these questions. He is graciously hosting the meeting at his condo at 1400 Bourbon St (2^nd floor), across from Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. The meeting is going to start at 7:30 and is BYOB, and we are planning to go grab a few drinks at Lafitte’s after and the who knows what will follow.

If you have any specific topic you would like us to cover please let me know so I can give Dr. Allen a heads up! Msoil2@lsuhsc.edu

Also WE DO NOT CHARGE DUES, so if you haven’t been to meeting before or haven’t signed up yet, don’t sweat it! Come out enjoy a few drinks and hear about Wilderness Medicine!

7. Tiger Cubs: L3 & L4 Volunteers Needed

L3’s and L4’s,

The Tiger Cubs mentorship program is looking for volunteers. The Tiger Cubs program is aimed at mentoring 5th-8th grade kids who are interested in the healthcare field. Part of the program is teaching the kids to perform health screenings and how to counsel patients with abnormal results. At the end of the program we put on a free community health fair where the kids can practice what they’ve learned. Most of the mentors are 1st and 2nd year students who do not have extensive knowledge of these screenings. I’m looking for a few 3rd and 4th year students to participate in one of our developmental sessions and teach the kids and the 1st and 2nd year med students how to perform these screenings, interpret the results and discuss what are possible causes and solutions to their problems. We will need assistance with the following screenings: blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, heart and lung exams, eye exams and BMI/nutrition/obesity. The session will take place on Wednesday, April 10th from 5-8pm at Gentilly Terrace Middle School. I will also need assistance at the actual heath fair which will be Saturday, April 13th from 10am-2pm at Columbia Parc at the Bayou District. If you are interested in helping out at one or both events please let me know (ejuaka@lsuhsc.edu). Any amount of time you can donate will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Ebony A. Juakali

ejuaka@lsuhsc.edu

504-388-7929

8. EMIG Cast Clinic

EMIG CAST Clinic

WHEN: Thursday, February 21^st

2 Session: 4:00-5:20 and 5:40-7

Maximum of 20 students in each session

WHERE: MDL 4

WHO: Current EMIG Members

To attend, you must sign up in advance & pre-pay to reserve your spot

$10 Per Person For paid EMIG Members $15 for non-members

(make checks payable to EMIG-place them in Drew Bienvenu’s NTS folder on L2 side)

The session will last 1 – 1.5 hours

· Session is taught by ER faculty, residents &/or clinical skills instructors.

To sign up and reserve a spot:
- o I will send a confirmation email to you with your reserved clinic time once your payment has been received.
- It is a good idea to read EMIG PROCEDURE MANUAL under WORKSHOPS link on EMIG website prior to clinic to familiarize yourself with the skills & techniques that we will review.

PLEASE WRITE A CHECK AND PLACE IT IN DREW BIENVENU’S NTS FOLDER
Positions are filled on a first come first serve basis. Your check will reserve your spot at the clinic.

The session will have only 20 participants so I’ll do my best to accommodate each of you. If less than 20 sign up we will have 1 session starting at 4:00 PM

To become an EMIG member place a check for membership dues in Sesank Mikkilineni folder. Dues are $20 (includes T-shirt).

READ ABOUT GENERAL EXTREMITY SPLINTING AT:

http://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/medical_education/undergraduate/spm/Procedure%20Manual/

WATCH VIDEO ON BASIC SPLINTING AT:

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9. Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, administered through the Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), annually honors a medical school faculty physician (MD or DO degree) who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students. The nominee must also possess the desirable personal qualities necessary to the practice of patient-centered medicine by teaching ethics, empathy, and service by example. The goal of the award is to emphasize, reinforce, and enhance the importance of humanistic qualities among medical school students and faculty. The presence of a caring, compassionate, and collaborative learning environment serves as positive reinforcement to prospective physicians of the desirability of such qualities in the doctor-patient relationship.

As in years past, our school’s nominee will be honored at the white coat ceremony, where he/she will be presented with his/her award and the opportunity to address our second year class at a very momentous point in their medical career. Further, our honored faculty member will be entered into the national selection process along with other outstanding faculty physicians from medical schools throughout the nation.

Ultimately, the recipient of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award is honored at an awards dinner held during the 2013 AAMC Annual Meeting and is invited to speak to the Organization of Student Representatives about the importance of humanism in medicine. The award recipient will receive a crystal award piece and a grant of $5,000; $1,000 will be donated to the nominating institution’s OSR interest group in support of OSR-related activities.

How to nominate:

1. Send the name of your nominee to the L2 AAMC class representative, Laura Rachal at lrach1@lsuhsc.edu

2. In less than 4500 characters, tell us why the nominee should be our institution’s choice for the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award. Please provide specific anecdotes, stories, and quotes in support of your nominee. Describe how this person exemplifies humanism in medicine, focusing on the following 4 principles:

a.       Positive mentoring skills
b.      Involvement in community service
c.       Compassion/Sensitivity
d.      Collaboration with students and patients

If you would like to nominate someone and feel overwhelmed writing such an essay, Laura will also help you write it if you would like to meet with her.

All nominations must be submitted by Friday, March 8^th. Selection will be made by a committee comprised of LSU’s 4 current AAMC class representatives, supervised by the school’s faculty AAMC representative. The award recipient will be announced Monday, March 18^th.

Update: Currently no candidates have been proposed.

Please send all announcements to crob14@lsuhsc.edu by Friday at 5PM.

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