University of New England

Page 2 of the April 2007 COMmunicator
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Sea Roses by Biddeford Pool. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Scholarships/Fellowships

National Leadership Conference 2007- National Osteopathic Women Physicians Association

Hosted by: A.T Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dates: Saturday April 21st and Sunday April 22nd
· Presented by medical students but suitable for pre-medical students, interns, residents and health care professionals.
· Idea is to state the need for more female physicians in leadership positions in medical community.
· Offers information on what an effective leader is and how to fulfill it, how to handle difficult leadership situations, maintain a balanced life, find a mentor, become a mentor, uphold professionalism, develop leadership qualities and define the future of women in medical leadership positions.
Contact information: atsu.nowpa@gmail.com

Training Tomorrow’s Teachers Today Annual Medical Education Leadership Institute

Dates: June 24-29, 2007
Where: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Application Deadline: April 16th, 2007- completed application with a brief description of project participant is proposing (300 words maximum)
Attending Fee: $300.00, due by May 15th, 2007
Requirements: Arrive at the University of Michigan by Sunday at 5:00 pm on June 24th, 2007 and leave Saturday morning, June 30th, 2007. Before returning, participants will be expected to present a project involving the teaching skills among students at his or her medical school.
· It is a five-day program co-developed by AMSA Medical Education Action Committee and the University of Michigan Medical School.
· Provide AMSA members with practical teaching and leadership skills. Participation will provide attendees with active teaching skills, teaching strategies, and tools for curricular development. Will help prepare anyone wishing to fulfill a career in academic medicine.
Contact Information: AMSA.T4@gmail.com

Complex PE Scholars Grant

Purpose: Provide monetary aid to osteopathic medical students.
Eligibility: Any osteopathic student who will be an OMS III or OMS IV member during December of the year the grant is offered, and is currently enrolled in an AOA accredited college is eligible for nomination. Candidate’s character, personal merit and background are considered in selection process. Ten $1,000.00 grants will be awarded to selected recipients. Criteria include:
· Strong interest in osteopathic medicine
· Excellent Academic achievement and successful completion of COMLEX-USA level 1
· Participation in school and community life outside of class requirements
· Serves as an ambassador for the school and osteopathic profession
· Financial need (not part of selection of a recipient)
Deadline: May 1, 2007. Must include completed nomination form, current transcript, personal statement, proof of completion of COMPEX-USA level 1, and letter from the nominator/dean and one reference.
Contact information: jgolding@aof-foundation.org or call (312) 202-8235

Practice Dilemmas: The Role of Sleep Disorders in Chronic Disease 2007 Spring Symposium

Date: Thursday April 5, 2007 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m.
Where: Sheraton South Portland Hotel
Objectives:
· Provide improved understanding of normal sleep across all age groups
· Enhanced awareness of relationship between chronic disease and sleep
· Be able to recognize and diagnose sleep disorders in ill patients and clients
· Learn hands-on pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment
· Gain better knowledge of resources available in management of sleep disorders in ill patients
Registration fee:  $89.00; UNE employees, interns and residents $45.00; UNE students, FREE
Register:
· By phone: (207) 602-2589
· By mail: UNE Office of Continuing Medical Education. 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, ME 04005
· By fax: (207) 602-5957
· By email: mbissonnette@une.edu
· On-line; www.une.edu/com/cme/events.asp

AMSA Offers Two Summer Leadership Training Program
 
Primary Care LTP

Date: June 25- June 29, 2007
Host: University of California, San Fransico
Objectives:
Primary Care Across the Lifespan: Meeting the Challenge of Health Disparities
Application Deadline: April 18, 2007

The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program

Date: June 21- June 24 2007
Application Deadline: April 13, 2007

Contact Information:
By phone: (703)602-6600
By e-mail: joan_h@amsa.org
online: http://www.amsa.org/

Anneburg Physician Training Program

When:  between the months of May and August
Purpose:
- Allow medical students to experience first hand how to work with people in an addiction treatment center.
- Participate in research in the field of addiction medicine
Contact:
By Phone: (212)731-0755
By e-mail: AnnenbergProgram@aol.com

The 2007 Research Conference*:
“Chronic Disorders of Aging in the 21st Century: New Insights and Approaches”

The Council on Research announces the CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for the 2007 Research Conference* and JAOA abstract issue (August 2007).

The conference will be held September 30 through October 2 at the San Diego Convention Center.
The formal Poster Session is scheduled for September 30 from 1-5 pm.
The Student Poster Competition, co-sponsored by SOMA and the Council on Research will be held on September 30 from 1-3 pm.
Online submissions opens March 1st at http://www.do-online.org/
Submission deadline is April 30th
Deadline for application is April 18th, 2007

*The Research Conference is held in conjunction with the AOA Annual Convention and Scientific Seminar.
 
See DO Online, “Research and Grants” for more detailed information. If you have questions, contact the AOA Division of Research Development at 800-621-1773, Ext. 8006 or e-mail research@osteopathic.org. 

Pettapiece Research Fund

· Research support for up to one year
· Conduct clinical or basic science research
· Receive a $2000 stipend and $400 for research expenses, plus support to defray costs to attend a national meeting

Need more information about the program? 

Contact:
Dr. Amy Davidoff, Dept Pharmacology (ADavidoff@une.edu)
Brian McElhinney, MSII (bmcelhinney@mail.une.edu)
Reggie Guerriero, MSII (rguerriero@mail.une.edu)
Co-Presidents of the New England Research Club

Need an application?

Contact:
Any of the above people or
Angela Morse, Basic Science Dept (AMorse@une.edu)
or get it online by clicking here.

American Osteopathic Foundation Research Awards

The American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) is proud to announce that 
nominations are now being accepted for the following research awards for students, physicians, and scientists: 

· Burnett Osteopathic Student Research Award 
(Postmark by May 15, 2007) 
· Gutensohn-Denslow Research Award 
(Postmark by May 15, 2007) 
· Korr Research Award 
(Postmark by May 15, 2007) 
· Louisa Burns Research Award and Lecture 
(Postmark by May 15, 2007) 
· Beehler Research Mentor of the Year Award 
(Postmark by May 15, 2007)  
 
Forms are available on the AOF Website: 
http://www.aof-foundation.org/
Please click on "Grants & Awards and scroll down to the award of choice.

Allegiance Hospice And Palliative Care

Volunteers - Portland Area

· Are you looking for a rewarding, unique volunteer experience?
· Do you have time available each week that you could give in a constructive, meaningful way?

Comprehensive Training: Tuesdays 5:30-9pm, 5/1-6/5
OR Tuesdays 9am-4:30pm, 6/5-6/19
At Allegiance Hospice our mission is to provide compassionate, quality care to individuals with advanced illnesses. You are invited to join our team of trained volunteers. We guarantee that the personal benefits will be life changing.

Please contact:
Jennifer Mancini
Volunteer Coordinator
Allegiance Hospice
877-255-4623
jmancini@allegiancehospice.com

Attention 3rd and 4th year SOMA members,

This is to notify all interested parties that the deadline for The Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Scholarship is being extended through to April 7th.

The Andrew Taylor Still Memorial Scholarship awards ten $300 scholarships to students who utilize OMT as part of a clinical rotation.

Further information can be found at:
http://www.studentdo.com/scholarships.htm#l3.

*Please note that the April 7th deadline is a hard deadline and not a "postmarked by" deadline. Application must be received, in full, by that date*

Attention SOMA members:

At National SOMA, a daughter organization of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), we support and encourage the agenda of increasing research among the members of our profession, including students. As part of this effort, we've created the new SOMA Research Journal Club. The link to the current spring journal article is posted on the SOMA website under "Research" at http://www.studentdo.com/research.htm. The SOMA Journal Club is intended to expose students to research analysis and emphasize the significance of research in biomedical, clinical, and osteopathic sciences, which is critical for the advancement of our profession.

Each student is encouraged to read the spring SOMA Journal Club Article entitled, "Blinding Protocols, Treatment Credibility, and Expectancy: Methodologic Issues in Clinical Trials of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment" by John C. Licciardone, DO, MBA; David P. Russo, DO, MPH.

The article is available at the following link:
http://www.jaoa.org/cgi/content/full/106/8/457

Second Annual Osteopathic Medical Student Research Conference at MSU COM

In 2005 MSU COM hosted a meeting for medical students interested in biomedical research. The College is again hosting a meeting of this kind in 2007: July 26 through 28 on the campus of MSU.  

The 2nd Osteopathic Medical Student Research Conference will be of interest to Osteopathic Medical Students who are pursuing an M.S. or Ph.D degree or are otherwise engaged or interested in biomedical research.

The conference will provide students an opportunity to meet like-minded students from other Osteopathic colleges, to present an oral or poster summary of their research, and to share ideas about science and medical education. It will also provide participants the opportunity to meet distinguished invited speakers who have developed outstanding careers in medical science. These speakers will provide insight into the life of a physician scientist, explain how they developed their careers, describe the kind of research they are conducting, how they obtain external support for their studies, and explain why such research is so rewarding.

The $150 cost for the conference covers the registration fee, conference materials, and all meals. Lodging information is available on the Conference registration web site.
We urge interested students to register early. Credit card payment to register for the conference can be made at: http://www.com.msu.edu/mstp/meeting-2007.html.

Paid, Clinical Experiences in Rural Pennsylvania

The Western Pennsylvania Health Preceptorship Program is accepting applications for summer preceptorships. These are:
- A six-week summer preceptorship in a community hospital or rural setting
- Available to rising second-year medical students
- A $2000 stipend for all participants
- Room, board, parking, and meals at certain participating hospitals

Recommendations for application include:
1.) A special interest in, or ties to, the state of Pennsylvania
2.) An interest in rural health

Applications are due by April 6th, 2007.

For more information and for application materials, please view www.pittmed.pitt.edu/wphpp

For questions, please contact the Western Pennsylvania Health Preceptorship co-coordinators via regular mail at:

Western Pennsylvania Health Preceptorship Program
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
3518 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

American Medical Association (AMA) Scholarship Opportunities

The Minority Scholars Award

Ten awards, each in the amount of $10,000, are available to minority students from groups historically underrepresented in the medical profession. Award selection is based on a combination of financial need, academic excellence and commitment to improving minority health status. Nominees must be in their first or second year of medical school with the scholarship counting toward their second- or third-year medical school cost. The medical school dean or dean's designate may nominate two candidates for this scholarship. Interested students may submit a proposal to the RSAS office.

Application available: February 2007
Deadline for nominations: April 15, 2007
Recipients announced: June 2007

The Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships

Ten thousand dollar scholarships are available to rising seniors, chosen for the award during their third year of medical school. Based on enrollment size of the third-year class, each school may submit up to three nominations. Award selection is based on academic excellence and/or financial need. Interested students may submit proposals to the RSAS office.

Application available: February 2007
Deadline for nominations: May 31, 2007
Recipients announced: August 2007

The Scholars Fund

The American Medical Association (AMA) Alliance - the largest volunteer arm of the AMA - raises money each year for medical schools to distribute to deserving students. Medical schools can offer one or more awards, based on the amount of funds raised for the institution. Scholarships must be a minimum of $1,000 and can be based on academic excellence and/or financial need.

The deadline to submit recipients is July 1, 2007

For more information regarding the three scholarship offers above, visit the AMA Foundation website at http://www.amafoundation.org/

Mayo Clinic Offers Opportunities for Minority Students

The Mayo Clinic is offering several integrated programs to minority students. The goals of the programs are to provide minority students early exposure to clinical care experiences, an introduction to basic science/patient-oriented research, and opportunities to participate in career development workshops. To ensure these programs are accessible to students, travel expenses, meals, and housing are covered or a generous living stipend is made available (depending on the program).

To find out more info about the 2007 Mayo Clinic Minority Career Development Programs and the on-line applications, check out: http://www.mayo.edu/.

Faculty

Ethics Panel Participants and Organizers, L-R, Louis Hansen, D.O., Ken Lehman, J.D., Kerry Sternheim, MSII, Carrie Fitzgerald, MSIV (seated), and Lacey McIntosh, MSI.

Edward Bilsky, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, recently received the prestigious Keith and Eva Killam award. The award recognizes important scientific contributions by young investigators in pharmacology.

Dr. Bilsky was invited to give a keynote address at the Banff 2007 Pharmacology meeting as part of the award. His presentation was titled "Novel Opioid Agonists and Antagonists: Are There Opportunities For Developing New Drugs For Old Receptors?"

The meeting included scientists and clinicians from the Western Pharmacology Society, the Pharmacology Society of Canada and the Canadian Society of Clinical Pharmacology.

Ronald R Deprez, Ph.D., MPH, Executive Director, The Center for Health Policy, Planning and Research (CHPPR), presented at the Association for Community Health Improvement’s annual conference: Spring Training for Health Champions in New Orleans, March 7-9. During his presentation Dr. Deprez discussed/presented the Rural Maine Health Improvement Demonstration Project, an ongoing program focused on improving health status of the population in the nine northern and eastern counties of Maine.  The project addresses chronic care practice issues, patient barriers and community support systems in the care improvement process.

CHPPR in partnership with the Eastern Maine Healthcare System and the Maine Network for Health have developed and implemented a system for planning and implementing evidence based chronic care improvements at health practices and in these communities-a rural population of 484,000 representing the largest geographic area east of the Mississippi.

Alumni

A red sailboat rests near shore. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

Pre-Hospital Day Alumni Panel Provides Answers, Laughs

They had to be driven from the room.

At first, students who attended the alumni panel and dinner on March 29 didn’t know quite what to expect. In the end, what they got was a lot more than good lasagna and brownies the size of carwash sponges.

In fact, students stayed to dialogue with their new mentors and had to be shooed out of the St. Francis Room half an hour after the panel officially ended. “This was outstanding,” said first-year student Ryan Boutin as he left the event.

It really was. Matt Gilbert, D.O., MPH, ’03, worked with the RSAS Office to organize the second annual panel, which corresponds to Hospital Day. Gilbert believes that students can benefit from the accumulated wisdom and experience of alumni, and that alumni can help smooth the way for their future colleagues.

The six alumni participants were:

Steve Brady, D.O., ’98 – An ophthalmologist in the Army who just returned from a tour at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

Lara Colabelli, D.O., '04 - Internal Medicine Residency, University of Connecticut.
 
Greg Czarnecki, D.O., '02 - Sports Medicine Fellowship, Internal Medicine Residency; faculty at University of Connecticut.

Katie Demaree, D.O., '05 – Family Practice at Wilson Memorial Hospital.

Cheryl DiVito, D.O., '02  - UMass Fitchburg, Family Practice.

Matt Gilbert, D.O., MPH, '03 - Osteopathic Internship and Internal Medicine Residency at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY. Chief Residency at Bassett Healthcare. Starts endocrinology fellowship at University of Vermont in 7/07.
 
Panel members recounted their own paths in medicine and answered student questions about rotations, residencies, and the life of a physician.

For such monumental topics, the panel was surprisingly frisky. Students paid rapt attention; that is, when they weren't doubled over in laughter. Alumni shared their own experiences, related anecdotes, and told funny stories with important points. All of it was useful to the current students, who only wished that the session had gone longer.

“We’ve got to get the word out about this,” a first-year student said enthusiastically, “this is fantastic.”

Look for next year's panel to be even better.

-Steve Smith, RSAS

Hospital Day Attracts Alumni

Over 30 UNECOM alumni returned to represent their residency programs or hospitals at Hospital Day on March 30. Hosted by the Clinical Affairs Office and Sigma Sigma Phi, the 9 to noon event in the Campus Center Gym was generously attended by first- and second-year students, and there were even a good number of third-year students, as well. Alumni were pleased to tout their programs while offering sage advice to current UNECOM medical students, and students were pleased with the opportunity to take a break from their studies and plan for the future.

Alumni sighted at Hospital Day include the following: Mimi Armellino, D.O., '04, Raquel Belforti, D.O., '05, John Bete, D.O., '06, Steve Brady, D.O., '98, Kat Brandt, D.O., '97, Lara Colabelli, D.O., '04, Dan Croft, D.O., '03, Greg Czarnecki, D.O., '02, Katie Demaree, D.O., '05, Robert Dinwoodie, D.O., '86, Cheryl DiVito, D.O., '02, Matt Gilbert, D.O., '03, Ken Goodell, D.O., '05, Amethyst Hamlin, D.O., '06, Kate Hanify, D.O., '04, Daniel Holliday, D.O., '03, Ken Johnson, D.O., '92, Rick Likes, D.O., '02, Doris Newman, D.O., '98, Audrey Okun-Langlais, D.O., '86, Joy Palmer, D.O., '05, Gary Rivard, D.O., '06, Evelyn Schwalenberg-Leip, D.O., '93, Eliza Shulman, D.O., '04, Joyce Stein, D.O., '92, Heather Steinke, D.O., '06, Sarah Stewart, D.O., '06, and Marc Winiecki, D.O., '06.

Below are photos from the Pre-Hospital Day Panel. All photos by James Gaffney, RSAS:

Katie Demaree, D.O., '05, and Steve Brady, D.O., '98, field student questions.

L-R Ryan Boutin, MSI, Sara Richmond, MSIV, and Noelle Sherrets-Ratigan, MSIV.

Greg Czarnecki, D.O., '02, and Lara Colabelli, D.O., '04, both from the University of Connecticut.

Students listen intently as the panel discusses residencies, specialties, and other pressing questions.

Steve Brady, D.O., '98, an ophthalmologist in the Army, and Cheryl DiVito, D.O., '02, from the UMass Fitchburg Family Practice.

Event organizer Matt Gilbert, D.O., MPH, '03, talks with MSIIs Denisa Bellani (center) and Michelle Zugermayr.

L-R Ryan Boutin, MSI, Lara Colabelli, D.O., '04, Dean Kelley, and Sara Richmond, MSIV.

Azra Idrizovic, MSI, gets tips from Steve Brady, D.O., '98.

Clubs and Organizations

Katie Wetherbee, MSII, meets Dr. Paul Farmer at the AMSA Conference in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy Katie Wetherbee.

UNECOM Students Thrive at AMSA Conference

“OK guys, we need to find 28th St. and M St. … There’s 28th St….” “…Ooh! Ooh! I found it! I found M!…” “Umm, Katie? That big ‘M’ is for the Metro.” “Darn it!”

This year’s 57th Annual National American Medical Student Association (AMSA) conference, held in Washington D.C. from March 7-11, was not only a time to celebrate being a medical student, but also a time to expose this country girl to the big city. .

The theme for this year’s event was “Health Care Justice: Pursuing the Dream of a Healthy Society,” and ten UNECOM AMSA members attended. This year, AMSA’s recognition of Osteopathic Medicine has made tremendous advancements. Much of this has been due to the hard work of this year’s national AMSA president, Jay Bhatt, who is the first osteopathic student ever to hold this position (Hopefully not the last, if UNECOM can do anything about it!) For the past year, he has done an extraordinary job of exposing our profession, and his work for the national conference was no exception.

The keynote speaker was Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., the Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at New York Institute of Technology. Among the other key speakers were Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.); H. Jack Geiger, M.D.; Sanjay Gupta, M.D., Sr. Medical Correspondent for the Health and Medical Unit of CNN; and Paul C. Farmer M.D., Ph.D., one of the founders of Partners in Health, an international charity organization that provides direct health care to those living in poverty.

Not everything is all work and no play, however. It was nice to get to see the sights just like a real person (the Museum of Modern Art, the botanical gardens, etc.). I also learned more about my classmates: the type of people they are, what they are passionate about, why they are interested in a certain type of medicine, what they did in their former lives before med school fatigue and late night eyes. I also got to eat my first-ever Krispy Kreme donut!

Other notable events I remember: I got to see Matt Pomykala, MSII, in action as he gave a tour of the Capitol where he spent a semester as an intern; and Shehzaad Zaman, MSII, gave a speech that blew away both the crowd and his competitors as he ran for and was elected as Chairperson of the Disabilities Committee.

After talking to some of the other medical students about what UNE and Osteopathy was all about, I received an email from a second-year medical student at Ohio State Medical School. Here is a little excerpt:

We had a musculoskeletal session today taught by some orthopods. They were amusingly stereotypical. But I was reminded about how little allopathic schools really teach students to touch patients. We were all pretty awkward even with just testing the knee. I think it would be good to do an osteopathic rotation just to get really comfortable with musculoskeletal exams.

This trip really made me realize how proud I am to be an Osteopath, and it reminded all of us to find appreciation for the hands-on skills, personal touch, and manipulations that we get at UNECOM (and which we sometimes don’t appreciate at the time.) The daunting 1,408 pages in the Robinson’s textbook, and the 2,607 pages in Harrison’s (seriously, I checked) make it easy to view the vital personal skills we are learning as an inconvenience or waste of time, when in reality they are the valuable tools that set us apart.

-Katie Wetherbee, MSII

Following are a few more of Katie's photos from the AMSA Conference:

L-R Katie Wetherbee, MSII, Matt Pomykala, MSII, Barbara Ross-Lee, D.O., Patrick Hohl, MSI, Rob Levine, MSI, and Jessica Rose, MSII.

MSIIs Katie Wetherbee and Matt Pomykala take a break to visit the Botanical Gardens.

A row of UNECOM students represent their fellow students at the AMSA Conference.

Krispy Queen?

Matt Pomykala, MSII, is a cosmopolitan man in the Botanical Gardens.

[Clockwise from left] Jessica Rose, MSII, Andy Ray, MSI, Katie Wetherbee, MSII, and Matt Pomykala, MSII, are thrilled with their Washington, D.C. adventures.

Third-Year Panel Starts a Tradition

Saturday, February 24, 2007, marked the first annual “Third-Year Rotation Panel” at UNECOM, through a joint effort between the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA) and the Class of 2009. Members of the Class of 2008 were invited back for a casual panel discussion of the 3rd year rotation sites.

This event allowed the 2nd years the opportunity to ask more detailed questions about their opportunities for 3rd year. In addition, this event provided a mini-reunion for 3rd year students in Biddeford, a town where they shared their lives for two years. Representatives from 11 of the 13 clinical sites attended the discussion, which allowed for a comprehensive comparison between clinical sites. In addition, second-year students provided delicious homemade snacks as submissions for the “Golden Spoon” bake-off. The 3rd year students served as judges, with Sara Kleiman, MSII, emerging as our 2007 winner. 

SOMA and the Class of 2009 are grateful to those third-year students who took time out of their busy rotation schedules to speak with us. We hope that this tradition will continue next year as a way of maintaining cohesiveness and encouragement between classes. 

- Lisa Wuerdeman, MSII, SOMA President

Club and Organization Events

April 2-6 – American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG/ OBGYN) Theme Week. Lunchtime lectures in ACHS 106. Lunch provided. Contact Emily Root, MSII, for more info.

April 3-5 – Board Review Classes from 6-9pm in ACHS 304. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Michelle Zugermayr, MSII, for more information.

April 6 – Lottery for third-year rotation sites. 5-11pm in the Campus Center multi-purpose rooms. Sponsored by the Student Government Association. Contact Anna Pinlac, MSII, for more information.

April 9-13 – Pediatrics Club Theme Week.

April 9 – Matt Hand, D.O., lunchtime lecture, 12-1pm in ACHS 304. Lunch provided. Contact Lauren Turkanis, MSII, for more details.

April 9 – Sign-ups for the second round of the “Assassin” tournament, sponsored by the Wilderness Medicine Club. Contact Josh Mularella, MSII, for more details.

April 9 – Ken Johnson, D.O., will speak on “Evidence-based medicine and OMT” in ACHS 106. Lunch provided. Sponsored by the American College of Family Practitioners (ACOFP). Contact Michelle Mosher, MSII, for more details.

April 9 – Board Review Class from 6-9pm in ACHS 106. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Michelle Zugermayr, MSII, for more info.

April 10 – Lunchtime talk. Pastor Jeff Tarbox will speak about Reproductive Choice. Sponsored by the Physicians’ Life Alliance. Contact Jenn Salisbury, MSII, for more details.

April 10 – First annual Sigma Sigma Phi Spelling Bee! 6pm in ACHS 106. Sponsored by SSP. Contact Don Tower, MSII, for more d-e-t-a-i-l-s.

April 11 – Meg Yates, R.N. lunchtime talk. Sponsored by Physicians’ Life Alliance. Contact Jenn Salisbury, MSII, for more details.

April 11 – Board Review Class in ACHS 304, from 6-9pm. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Michelle Zugermayr, MSII, for more details.

April 12 – “Med School for Kids” Day, 12:30-1:45pm in the Campus Center multi-purpose rooms. Sponsored by the PEDS club. Contact Lauren Turkanis, MSII, for more info.

April 17 – Speaker from the NBOME to talk about Boards, 12-1pm in ACHS. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Krissy Schuldt, MSII, for more details.

April 17 – Night at Portland Rock Climbing Gym. Sponsored by the Wilderness Medicine Club. Contact Josh Mularella, MSII, for more details.

April 18-19 – Noontime movie, “The Hospitalist,” in ACHS 304. Lunch provided. Sponsored by the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). Contact Anna Pinlac, MSII, for more details.

April 18-19 – Board Review Classes in ACHS from 6-9pm. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Michelle Zugermayr, MSII, for more details.

April 20 – Annual COM Spring Fling at CAKE in Portland. 9pm-1am. Sponsored by the SGA Special Events Committee. Contact Kim Salaycik, MSI, for more details.

April 22 – Second Annual “OsteoBlast,” from 1-5pm in the Campus Center gym and multi-purpose rooms. There will be games, an awards ceremony, C&O information booths, a BBQ, and more. Sponsored by the SGA Socials Committee. Contact Sarah White, MSI, for more info.

April 23-27 – Undergraduate American Academy of Osteopathy (UAAO) Theme Week and Visiting Clinician. Contact Abby Hansen, MSII, for more details.

April 25 – Board Review Classes in ACHS 304, from 6-9pm. Sponsored by the Board Review Committee. Contact Michelle Zugermayr, MSII, for more info.

April 26 – D.O. Day on the Hill, Washington D.C.  

April Health Awareness Events

The “WhatHealth” website maintains a list of health awareness events for each month. You can check it out at www.whathealth.com/awareness/april.html. The following events are listed for the month of April:

IBS Awareness Month
Caesarean Awareness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National OT Month
US National Public Health Week - April 3-9
National Infant Immunization Week - April 22-29
Kick Butts Day - April 5
National Alcohol Screening Day - April 6
Walk America  - April 30

Below are photos from several unofficial UNECOM student ski trips. All photos courtesy Dan Sheps, MSII:

Mitun Samanta, MSII, is ready for whatever comes.

Lost on a mountain in Maine?

Matt Parker, MSII, has enough snowboards to equip Hannibal's army.

MSII Mitun Samanta, left, doesn't know if she still wants to ride with Ethan Abbott, MSI.

Mitun carves a lonely arc in great powder.

Don't try skiing down this slope, Dan. Pemaquid Lighthouse.

Your SGA reps:

Anne Barlow, MSII	Shannon Scully, MSI
Chris Blomberg, MSI	Ryan Smith, MSI
Jake Budny, MSII	Shawn St. Marie, MSII
Steve Fosmire, MSI	Kerry Sternheim, MSII
Michael Jackson, MSII	Lauren Turkanis, MSII
Brian McElhinney, MSII	Maggie Vancura, MSII
Lacey McIntosh, MSI	Jordan Wagner, MSII
Ryan Murphy, MSI	Tara Wayt, MSI
Anne Newbold, MSII	Sarah White, MSI
Max Opoku-Agyemang, MSI	Liz Williams, MSII
Amanda Roth, MSII	Lisa Wuerdeman, MSII
Joanna Rulf, MSII	Ahmad Yassin, MSI
Kim Salaycik, MSI	Rima Zahr, MSI
Joe Scott, MSI

Meat and Potatoes

Fogged-in Biddeford Pool. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS

University Campus Information

Office of Recruitment, Student, and Alumni Services (RSAS) Lower level of Stella Maris Hall	Monday-Friday 8am – 4:30pm (open noontime)
Campus Center Hours	Monday-Wednesday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 6am-11 pm Pool: 6:30am-9:30am, 11:30am-6pm, 8pm-10pm Thursday-Friday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 6am-12am Pool: 6:30-9:30am, 11:30am-6pm (5pm Friday), 8pm-10pm (Thurs.) Saturday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-12am Pool: 12pm-6pm (Pool closed for swim meets Nov. 4th and 18th) Sunday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-10pm Pool: 12pm-6pm
Bookstore Hours	Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5pm Friday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Library Hours
Jack S. Ketchum Library, University Campus	Monday-Thursday: 8am-12pm Friday: 8am-7pm Saturday: 10am-9pm Sunday: 10am-12pm
Josephine S. Abplanalp ’45 Library, Westbrook College Campus	Monday-Thursday: 8am-10pm Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 10am-10pm
Sanford Petts Health Center - University Campus Phone: 282-1516	Monday-Wednesday: 8:30am-8pm Thursday & Friday: 8:30am-5pm Student Walk-in Hours: 11am-12:45pm
Alfond Health Center (OMM treatment only) Phone: 284-1417	Monday: 8am-8pm Tuesday: 8am-4:30pm Wednesday: 8am-6pm Thursday: 8am-5:30pm Friday: 8am-5:30pm
Saco Health Center - Saco Phone: 602-1407	Monday-Friday: 8:30am-5pm
Learning Assistance Center	Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm Friday: 8am-4:30pm
Career Services	For appointments, contact Judy Bellante at 602-0170, ext. 2817, or jbellante@une.edu
Counseling Services	For appointments, call 602-0171, ext. 2549
Disability Services	For appointments, contact 602-0171, ext. 2815.
Food Service Hours (check http://www.unedining.com/ for updates, menus, and pre-ordering meals to go) Effective in September:Decary Cafeteria	Monday-Friday: Breakfast: 7:15am-10:30am Lunch: 11am-1:15pm Dinner: 4:30pm-6:30pm (4:30pm-6pm on Friday) Saturday & Sunday:  Brunch: 11am-1pm  Dinner: 4:30pm-6pm
The Hang	Monday-Friday: 10:30am-10pm
Alfond Café	Monday-Friday: 7:30am-2:30pm

Study Locations:

There are a number of locations available on the University campus for students to study.

Alfond Center for Health Sciences: The entrance facing Stella Maris and the main entrance on the lower level will be unlocked until midnight. All other entrances are open until 8pm. The rooms and lecture halls available as 24-hour study space are 104, 113, 126, 127, 128, 138A/B, 139A/B, and 304. The lobbies are also available. The Alfond Building has wireless Internet access.

Decary Hall: The entrance facing the river remains unlocked until 8pm, and the front entrance is open until 10pm. The rooms available for 24-hour use are 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 212, and Sutton Lounge. Wireless access is available in the first floor vending area.

Marcil Hall: The entrance on the lower level is open until midnight. Wireless access is available in the common areas.

Stella Maris: The rear entrance facing the residence halls is open until midnight, while the other entrances are open until 8pm. The rooms available for 24-hour use are 206, 215, 304/306, and 309/310. At this point, there is no wireless access in Stella.

Alfond Meadow:

The Alfond Meadow will be used for intramural sports during the 2006-07 academic year. Students can anticipate use of the lawn during football season and again during spring sports. Study plans should be made with the lawn use in mind.

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Parting Shot

Peter Kang, MSII, right (lest there be any confusion), plants a wet one on a small-mouth bass. Photo courtesy Peter Kang.

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