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COMments from Rotations
The Newark Experience
ags were packed, cars were loaded, and 22 eager third-year medical students - psyched to get out of the classroom and into the field - were set to begin a new chapter in their medical journey…or were they?
The first day in Newark was one to remember. Multiple cars crammed on top of each other in the old emergency department entrance; classmates hugging after a summer of board studying, then without hesitation helping each other unload their cars as fast as possible with heads turning about quickly to take note of the foreign territory we had all chosen to call home for the next year.
Our rooms ranged from no bigger than a closet, as Farhan Israr could explain better, to a 20’ x 15’ size room shared by three close - now even closer - friends; but at least they have a sink. What made everything okay was the cost of the living arrangements: nothing. For the students who chose to live in the RA free dorm-style accommodations it is hard to complain when it is free of cost - except when you wake up at 6am and are surprised to find the shower is ice cold; nothing a few bitter med students couldn’t get fixed after a few days. An added plus is the luxurious kitchen that comes with not one, but two microwave ovens! Sorry ladies and gents, burners and ovens sold separately at this site, so leave the aprons at home. Occasionally the fruit fly swarm gets a little out of hand and needs a good “bug-bombing” to learn their place, but on the whole we’re relatively rodent and pest free; though some of our smaller classmates haven’t been seen for quite some time…
We all chose Newark for the potential to witness and learn from the vast pathology that one might see in such a city. You must not forget the city of Newark is known for its high crime rate and drug problems. As of 2006, Newark was ranked 4th in the U.S. for highest murder rate. Not to our surprise did we find out that the night we moved into our new homes in Jersey, four college-aged individuals were murdered execution-style within 10 miles of St. Michael’s Medical Center. Still, no medical student was shaken!
The days went by quickly as we got accommodated to our new surroundings and familiar with walking in groups. Our clinical site has five hospitals for our six rotations, all within about 5-10 miles. There are rumors here and there about this hospital closing and that rotation being shut down, but in the end all of the sites are still running and rotations are remaining active; however, we’ll see what tomorrow brings.
This is a great site for learning pathology, but make sure you’ve got your street smarts handy! Not only are we overwhelmed with the classic “horse” type cases, but Newark always offers a variety of “zebras” in many different colors. Each rotation has its own unique attributes, such as access to the doctor’s lounge (unlimited food, better than a microwave meal) or unlimited coffee, both of which seem to be a necessity these days. With each rotation comes each attending, as well. They can range from a hard to understand Cuban man who hypnotizes his patients and curses at “voices” with a cigar in his mouth and a grin on his face, to kind-hearted obstetricians with a hidden sense of humor.
Our clinical training center does offer a plethora of learning opportunities. I am not going to list all the procedures we get to do or all the cool diseases we get to see, but as a whole, all of the medical students in Newark are getting an intense educational experience. It’s not all fieldwork in Newark, mind you. Every Thursday, all of the students get together for “Academic Day” in the afternoon, where we receive a lecture from discipline chiefs at each of the sites on topics from their various specialties - regardless of what rotation you’re currently on. Depending on what you’re rotating through, the various cores may give their own lectures or have you go to other hospitals to learn, as well. The topics vary, but on the whole they are very useful – particularly those from the residents that focus on things we may see on boards.
All work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy – but we realize that, so on those tough days off when you just can’t read another page, 
we take the opportunity to go into NYC, only 7 miles away, or into Hoboken, New Jersey to relax - but not forget the reasons why we are all here. Clifton, New Jersey resides only 15 to 20 minutes to the north, and provides for friendly shopping and a two-story B&N with a Starbucks to study in. The Rutgers gym is only 3 or 4 blocks away and has a reasonable discount for “health-employees,” providing a nice productive release for the stress at the end of the day.
Whether it’s locking a roommate in the bathroom with a bed propped against the door, or setting up a tent in the hall and sitting around a single candle “camp-fire,” we always manage to have some fun here. On the whole, though, it’s the people that make this site work so well. When you get along with your classmates, the rooms and the city are all worth it. After having a long conversation with a current fourth-year med student prior to choosing the Newark site, he expressed to me that the less-than-ideal conditions are greatly overshadowed by the everyday experiences, even if the conditions aren’t as “dazzling” as other sites. The education here is hands-down second to none, and the stories that we’ll take away from Newaaaaark will always be remembered in our fondest memories and future practice.
- Jordan Wagner, MSIII, and Michael Jackson, MSIII
Fourth Year Electives
For my fourth year of medical school, I decided to do four elective rotations. I spent August studying for the boards and then started my electives in September. Because I am applying to both psychiatry programs as well as triple board programs (training in adult psychiatry, 
child psychiatry and pediatrics), I decided that I needed to do an adult psychiatry elective, a child psychiatry elective, a triple board elective and a pediatrics Sub-Internship. It was important to do these electives at places where I knew I was interested in applying for residency. I chose Maine Medical Center and Brown University for that reason.
I did my adult psychiatry elective at Maine Medical Center in consult liaison psychiatry. During that month, I followed the psychiatric consults called from the medical floors. For my child psychiatry elective, I went to Bradley Hospital, which is a children’s psychiatric hospital affiliated with Brown University. For this month, I followed patients on the adolescent unit and became familiar with the Brown program, residents in psychiatry and fellows in child and adolescent psychiatry.
I spent the next month doing a “triple board” elective at Brown University. This was an elective that was comprised of multiple parts. I followed patients daily at the pediatric partial hospital program at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, which is a day hospital for children with both medical and psychiatric illness. As part of this rotation, I also attended pediatric clinic, child safe clinic, psychosocial clinic and resident didactics.
My last elective will be a sub-Internship in Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. Because my third-year pediatric rotation did not have any inpatient experience, I felt that I needed that for residency.
- Rachel Stein, MSIV
Medical school does not equal all work and no play. Photo courtesy Josh Mularella, MSIII.
Berkshire Medical Center
I was very impressed with my Psychiatry rotation experience at Berkshire Medical Center. The psychiatry department split up the six-week rotation into two three-week blocks. I spent my first three weeks in an involuntary psychiatric ICU and my 2nd three weeks on the psychiatry consult team. BMC has an involuntary psychiatric ICU, a voluntary inpatient floor, partial hospital floor (day treatment), a consult service and crisis clinicians in the emergency department. We also went to an outpatient mental health facility once a week at the Brien Center.
Psychiatry grand rounds also occur monthly, as well as a medical student lecture series on a variety of topics. In addition, students have two sessions with the psychiatry department chairperson on suicide risk assessment. BMC is opening a new psychiatry residency 
program in the very near future and the psychiatry staff is very dedicated to teaching.
During the consult service, the students would often conduct a one-on-one psychiatric interview with the patient, followed by a detailed write-up and case presentation to the supervising attending. After hearing your impression on the case, the attending will then meet with the patient afterward and provide feedback on your write-ups along with some teaching on the case. I felt the rotation was very strong and feel very confident in my ability to do a mental status exam and in working directly with the psychiatric patient population in general.
My pediatric rotation took place at Berkshire Pediatrics Associates, which is a private practice located in the medical arts building adjacent to the hospital. There are currently six pediatricians in the practice. The call duty would rotate among the six pediatricians on staff and I would spend each day with the on call pediatrician. A typical day included a visit to the BMC nursery where we conducted physical examinations on the newborns, followed by a visit to the inpatient ward where the on call pediatrician would see one or two patients. Afterward, we would spend the rest of the day at the private practice seeing approximately 20 patients per day. Approximately half of the visits were well check-ups and the other half were sick visits.
I spent the first week shadowing the pediatricians, and early into my 2nd week, I was sent off to see a few patients on my own and presented the case to the pediatricians before they went into the room. I also learned how to do a rapid strep test for strep pharyngitis, as well as culture and urinalysis. Approximately 70% of the sick visits were upper respiratory infections.
In general, BMC is an excellent teaching facility and very student-friendly. In addition to students from UNECOM, there are also usually 10-15 students from other schools doing rotations here (mostly 3rd years from UMass). The cafeteria staff will also cover all of your meals ($2.50 for breakfast, $4.50 for lunch, and $5.50 for dinner) and students have access to a gym at a local community college. The housing is also excellent for UNECOM students, with brand new apartments within walking distance.
- Shehzaad Zaman, MSIII
OB in Augusta
To be perfectly honest, I really, really disliked my OB rotation when it first began.
How can you dislike babies, and new parents, and happiness, you ask? Well, my first week wasn’t filled with any of those such things. It 
was full of a lot of empty space. I longed for the scheduled days of family practice, for my Touchworks patient list that my type-A, OCD personality could check over and over again. I missed being behind schedule and fretting over the time it would take me to write my notes. I even found myself checking up on my old patients to see if anything new had happened to them in the three days I’d been away from FMI. Yes, the first few days of OB were slow - I was pretty sure that all the babies in the greater Augusta area were born during Krissa’s rotation [Krissa Schuldt, MSIII].
At the end of the week, things started to look up: an induction was scheduled on a gal on whom I’d helped do an NST. I couldn’t contain my excitement knowing that I’d finally be getting some OB action; that is, until the patient - full of fear and anxiety - booted me out of the room and refused to allow anyone but the doctor and one specific nurse to take part in the birth. I left my first week of OB extremely bitter. I had even gone so far as to wish a bratty and homely child on the anxious patient who kicked me out of her room. I needed an attitude adjustment - STAT.
I decided to start the second week out on the right foot…instead of the left. No more waiting for action - I was gonna make action. First, I needed to befriend the nurses. The OB nurses are like the popular girls in high school. They are sort of scary, but you need to get in their group if you, too, want to be popular. Ok, stupidest analogy ever. I’m just trying to say that they are a hard clique to infiltrate, but if I 
wanted to get in on the action, it was important to be on their good side. Second, I needed to know what was going on with every patient all the time. So I memorized their charts; I spent time chatting with them in their rooms; I stalked their doctors and found that that kept me busy most of the time.
But what about birthing babies? Well, the second week of OB brought with it the most powerful force in obstetrics - some love it, some loathe it, but nobody can hide from it - a full moon. Women were coming out of the woodwork. The inn was full and the manger was nearing capacity. Women were falling down stairs, they were starting early labor, their babies stopped moving, their water was breaking. For three or four precious days, the maternity ward became a circus and I was the happy clown in the center of it all.
The highlight of it all was a couple I got to take on as my own patients. The mother of the baby had been tossed around foster care and had a really volatile relationship with her parents. The father of the baby had also severed ties with his own parents. They were young, recently homeless, and very nervous about parenthood. I got to spend a lot of time getting to know them throughout the labor, and their baby was the first I was able to deliver on my own.
I can’t explain the feelings that were coursing through me - besides sheer panic - as the baby’s head, then shoulders, and then entire body were being delivered. It was so powerful to be the first person to hold this new life and to give it to its parents. I felt blessed, and awed, and totally overwhelmed. The parents were crying with joy and love. For them, they had a true unconditional and raw love and a chance to hopefully start fresh with this child.
As I drove home that night, physically exhausted, but mentally energized from the day, I thought back over the last few weeks and how much I had learned about OB and about myself. I looked up at the bright full moon - which seemed to have caused so much chaos on the OB ward. It now cast off a light that illuminated the misty fields around me. It seemed to blanket the earth in a calm, hazy glow. And in the peace of that autumn evening, I thought, Maybe - just maybe - this OB gig might not be that bad after all.
- Beth Grimaldi, MSIII
CORE Questions for Rhode Island [courtesy Elizabeth Williams, MSIII]:
1.) Number of UNECOM students there? Seventeen
2.) Total number of medical students at the site, i.e. UNECOM and other schools combined?
We are based at two locations at the Rhode Island site. I have only encountered UNECOM students at Kent, as well as one or two PA students from Quinnipiac. The 17 people at Rhode Island are usually divided between Kent and Roger Williams. At Roger Williams, there are also BU medical students, but only about two per rotation. So for example, on one IM rotation there could be 4 medical students: two UNECOM and two BU.
3.) What is your impression of the housing? Is housing provided on-site?
The housing that is offered is adequate, off-site housing that is 15-minutes from both Kent and Roger Williams Hospitals. There are four, two-bedroom apartments located within one building. Three students per apartment; two students usually share the larger room. Full 
kitchen, one full bath, living room provided. The two upstairs apartments are considerably larger than the downstairs two apartments. There is also another apartment located a few streets away that I believe also has the same amenities provided. The neighborhood that both apartments are located in is not the greatest area of Cranston, Rhode Island. I do feel safe on my street – however, I would not go for a stroll down the road at night.
4.) What is the call schedule like on different services?
This depends on either Kent or Roger Williams Hospital. Kent, I believe, does not have a formal on-call schedule. Pediatrics, ob/gyn, and IM all do not - to my knowledge - require formal call. For example, during ob/gyn you were required to “stay late” at least one night per week. Basically, how much time you put in was up to your discretion. This might mean staying until ten or eleven, or staying until two or three in the morning depending on the deliveries. Roger Williams Hospital does have formal call for Internal Medicine, which was every fifth night and Saturday morning, depending on the lenience of your assigned resident. Surgery at RW has no call and no residents, and you will get to first assist, make initial incisions, and help close.
5.) Is Peds in-patient or out-patient?
Peds is in-patient for two weeks, outpatient for two, and ER for two weeks.
6.) Are any of your rotations off-site, i.e. do you have to travel? If so, how frequent and how far?
No rotations are off-site. A lecture once a week during ob/gyn is required at the Women and Infants Hospital, which is right in Providence and ten minutes from the housing. During Ob/gyn during your gyn two weeks you are at the doctor’s office, which is right down the road from Kent hospital.
7.) What has been your most rewarding rotation so far?
Ob/gyn has definitely been the most rewarding rotation thus far. This service I definitely put in the most hours, however, it was the most 
exciting and challenging. This rotation not only exposes you to the joys of labor and delivery, but also to the surgical aspects of c – sections, as well as gyn surgical cases, and clinic visits at the ob/gyn office. If you really engage with the patient and their family and follow their care post delivery, it can be very rewarding.
8.) Are there many residents at your site? Does this impact your opportunity to perform various procedures?
There are no residents at Kent hospital. This means you are first or second assist on any procedure performed while in surgery. While in IM, if you ask to do any procedure you typically will be allowed to assist or perform it under the guidance of the PA or doctor. At Roger Williams, you are part of a team that consists of you (the student), one intern, and one senior resident who answer to one attending. In IM, you will be able to assist with lumbar puncture, arterial blood gas, and bone marrow biopsy. You also get your own patients, so H&Ps are your prime responsibility. Surgery at RW has no residents, so you are able to first assist.
9.) Location and quality of life, i.e. things to do when you're not doing the medical student “thing.”
Providence is a small city that is easy to explore and navigate. The Brown campus is close by, which has many small coffee shops and cafes at which you can study if you wish. The Providence Place Mall is also a ten-minute drive away, as well as Federal Hill, which is basically the little Italy of Rhode Island. Boston is a close 45-minute drive, which offers the option to see a Sox game, hit the town, or see a concert. The beaches are also only a 35-40 minute drive south to Narragansett. Newport - as well as Block Island - are also 45-minutes away, to which you can go and explore during the nice weather weekends.
10.) Any other comments/relevant items to note?
Many students chose this site based upon location and proximity to family members. As this is the case, I would almost describe it as a “commuter” site. On the weekends a handful of students remain at the housing site.
Things get hectic in the Ironman Triathlon Medical Tent in Hawaii. Anne Newbold, MSIII, volunteered at the tent this year. Photo courtesy Anne Newbold.
CORE Questions for Bangor (from Adam Karpman, MSIII):
1.) Number of UNECOM students there? Sixteen
2.) Total number of medical students at the site, i.e. UNECOM and other schools combined?
20 (16 UNECOM and 4 Tufts students on PEDS)
3.) What is your impression of the housing? Is housing provided on-site?
Housing is new and awesome!!! Located directly across the street from the hospital. Four people per bathroom. Very Strict rules (for example, no glassware or overnight guests.)
4.) What is the call schedule like on different services?
No call on Family or psych.
IM has 6 weeks of 7am-7pm, 2 weeks 7pm to 7am, 2 weeks of rehab medicine and 2 weeks of community IM in Waterville.
Call is Q2 on Surgery and OB, which is a lot!
5.) Is Peds in-patient or out-patient?
Out-patient only if you’re at the Bangor Site. Tufts students get all the inpatient rotation spots in Bangor. If you do Peds in Lewiston, it is a mix of inpatient and outpatient.
6.) Are any of your rotations off-site, i.e. do you have to travel? If so, how frequent and how far?
All students do one inpatient rotation in Lewiston, either Psych or Peds. The other one is completed as an outpatient rotation in Bangor.
7.) What has been your most rewarding rotation so far?
You get to do a lot of procedures on OB and surgery, which is great!
8.) Are there many residents at your site? Does this impact your opportunity to perform various procedures?
Only Family Practice residents who are usually really easy to work with and great teachers.
9.) Location and quality of life, i.e. things to do when you're not doing the medical student “thing.”
It’s Bangor, not much going on.
Scholarships and Fellowships
Snowy beach near Biddeford Pool.
Osler Medal Essay Contest, 2008
he William Osler Medal is awarded annually for the best-unpublished essay on a medical historical topic written by a student enrolled in a school of medicine or osteopathy in the United States or Canada. The writer of the winning essay will be invited to attend the 2008 meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, 10-13 April, in Rochester, New York where the medal will be conferred. Reasonable travel expenses will be provided.
All students who are candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy, or are graduates of the class of 2007, are eligible.
Essays may pertain to the historical development of a contemporary medical problem, or to a topic within the health sciences related to a discrete period of the past. The essay (maximum 9,000 words, including endnotes) must be entirely the work of one contestant.
Complete contest information may be viewed on the AAHM website www.histmed.org/Awards or obtained from the Osler Medal Committee chair:
William C. Summers, MD, PhD
450 Saint Ronan Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Email: william.summers@yale.edu
Entries must be postmarked or submitted electronically no later than January 15, 2008
Scholarship Opportunities via Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation
There are scholarship opportunities through the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. The deadline is Feb.1, 2008 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students who are residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
For more info, contact Kathryn Blair-Enman, Associate Director of the UNE Financial Aid Office at Kblair@une.edu
SOMA Fellowship and Research
$2000 for research in Osteopathy for Summer session
Deadline – January 4, 2008
http://www.studentdo.com/
American Osteopathic Foundation
$2000 research scholarships, with grants for travel.
http://www.aof-foundation.org/ or see SGA rep
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation - Clinical Research Fellowship for Medical Students
CLOSING DATE: January 16, 2008
AMOUNT: $27,000 each and health insurance (60 fellowships)
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS:
Students, in good academic standing, matriculated at any U.S. medical school and who have completed two or more years of medical school prior to the start of fellowship.
AGENCY/DEPARTMENT:
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Headquarters & Grantmaking Programs
650 Fifth Ave., 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 974-7000
Fax: (212) 974-7590
ddcfcrf@aibs.org
SUMMARY:
Funding aims to encourage medical students to pursue careers in clinical research by giving exceptional candidates the opportunity to take a year to experience clinical research first hand.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION GO TO:
www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=292
American Medical Association (AMA) offers opportunities to medical students
National and Regional Student Research Forums
These annual forums offer young investigators the opportunity to present their research, receive meaningful feedback, and participate in scholarly discussions with peers and established scientists. Three regional forums are held prior to the national forum every year.
Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum
Abstract deadline: Dec. 7, 2007
Forum date: Feb. 29-March 1, 2008 in Omaha, Neb.
Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum
Abstract deadline: Dec. 31, 2007
Early registration deadline: Nov. 30, 2007
Forum date: Feb. 27-March 1, 2008 in Miami
National Student Research Forum
Abstract deadline: TBD
Forum date: April 24-25, 2008 in Galveston, Texas
Seed Grant Research Program
This program provides $2,500 grants to medical students, physician residents and fellows in a variety of research areas, such as cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases, HIV/AIDS, leukemia, neoplastic diseases, and secondhand smoke.
Applications must be received before or on December 3, 2007 to be considered. Grant recipients will be announced in March 2008.
AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award
In collaboration with the Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC), with support from the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, the AMA Foundation offers the Minority Scholars Award. Ten Minority Scholars Awards are awarded annually, each in the amount of a $10,000 scholarship. You must be a current first or second-year student and a permanent resident or citizen of the U.S. Eligible students of minority background include African American/Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino. Each medical school is invited to submit up to two nominees.
Applications available: February 2008
Nominations due: April 15, 2008
Recipients announced: June 2008
AMA Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship 
These $10,000 scholarships reward current third-year medical students, who are entering their fourth-year of study. The selection of the recipients will be based on academic achievement and financial need. Multiple scholarships, funded by the AMA Foundation, the Audio-Digest Foundation, Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund, and the Rock Sleyster, MD Fund will be awarded in 2008. Partial funding for this program is provided by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
• There will be eight Physicians of Tomorrow scholarships funded by the AMA Foundation.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Audio-Digest Foundation should have an interest in "the communication of science." Activities such as mentoring and/or teaching are examples of "communication of science."
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in medical journalism.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Rock Sleyster, MD, Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in psychiatry.
Each medical school may submit one nomination for each of these scholarship opportunities. Thus, each school may submit up to four nominations in total.
Applications available: February 2008
Nominations due: May 31, 2008
Recipients announced: August 2008
AMA Foundation Scholars Fund
The AMA Alliance - the largest volunteer arm of the AMA raises money each year for medical schools to distribute to deserving students of their choice. The AMA Foundation tracks these donations for medical schools independently in separate accounts. Medical schools receive notification of funds available in March 2008. Each dean or dean's designate chooses scholarship recipients based on the funds available. Each Scholars Fund award must be at least $1,000. If a school does not have $1,000 in their account, the AMA Foundation will let funds accumulate until one full scholarship can be fulfilled.
Medical School submits recipients to Foundation: July 1, 2008
International Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
The FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowship Program is an exciting clinical research training experience for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions, sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Schools of Public Health are managing the program, which is beginning its fifth year. The deadline for the program is December 14, 2007.
The program offers a one-year clinical research training experience to qualified students. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH funded research centers in a diverse group of countries, including Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.
To learn more and to obtain an application, please visit http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/
AANS Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is offering ten $2,500 fellowships to medical students who have completed one or two years of medical school and wish to spend a summer working in a neurosurgical laboratory, mentored by a neurosurgical investigator who is a member of the AANS.
Interested students should submit applications by February 1, 2008 to AANS Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship, c/o AANS, 5550 Meadowbrook Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852, or e-mail application and all supporting documents to nref@aans.org. For more information, call AANS at (toll free (888) 566-2267) or visit their website at http://www.aans.org/otheresearch/med_student_research.asp
Pfizer Offers Fellowships, Scholars Grants
Fellowships
For junior faculty or researchers, these nationally competitive career development awards support talented researchers early in their careers. Awards are for $65,000 a year for two years and must be in either health disparities or health literacy/clear health communication. Application deadline is January 15, 2008.
Scholars Grants
For junior faculty members, these nationally competitive career development awards augment specialty training and encourage the development of senior faculty scientists. Awards are for $65,000 a year for two years and must be in health policy or public health. Application deadline is January 15, 2008.
Visit http://www.promisingminds.com/ to see current and past award recipients.
National Science Foundation Opportunities
Professional Development and Support: Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP): see http://www.agep.us/
For Financial Support in New Interdisciplinary PHD Programs Graduate School IGERT Opportunities: http://www.igert.org/
IGERT programs provide generous stipend ($30,000 per year) and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation.
AMSA Paul Ambrose Leadership Institute
The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), proudly present the:
Paul Ambrose Political Leadership Institute, March 1st - 3rd 2008, Washington DC
Learn:
- The Role That Medical Students Have Played in Shaping Health Policy
- The Changes That Are Coming to Our Healthcare System
- The Skills To Participate in & Shape the Healthcare Workforce of Tomorrow
- How To Lobby
- How To Frame Issues and Communicate Strategically with Legislators, Patients and the Media
- How To Plan and Execute A Strategic State Level Political Campaign
- Much, Much More
Build:
- Relationships With Some of Today's Leaders in Health Policy
- An Understanding of What it Will Take to Defend the Interests of Medical Students
Act:
- To Reclaim The Role of Doctors in Deciding How to Deliver the Best Care Possible to Our Patients
- To Empower Our Communities and Medical Schools
- To Change the World For The Better
Apply as soon as possible. Deadline for application is January 5th 2008. Submit all applications by email to lad@amsa.org.
Application will consist of CV and 250-400 word essay describing your interest in Health Policy, a description the #1 issue in health policy facing medical students today, and a description of what you think needs to be done about it.
Application is limited to no more than 25 spaces. Application is open to all US medical and declared premedical students. In partnership with AACOM some preference will be given to Osteopathic Medical Students. There is no fee for this institute which includes housing and board, however students or their school will be responsible for covering round trip travel to Washington's Dulles International Airport.
For questions or further information, contact Dan Murphy, AMSA's Legislative Director by phone or email at:
Dan Murphy, AMSA Legislative Director
lad@amsa.org
516-669-6462 (work cell)
The Harrison F. Aldrich, D.O./N.E.O.A. Student Loan
The New England Osteopathic Association (housed in the UNECOM Continuing Medical Education Office) makes funds available for UNECOM students (MS II, III and IV) in the form of low- or no-interest loans. Since its inception in 1982, the N.E.O.A. Student Loan Fund has awarded almost $175,000 to UNECOM students. As loans are repaid, new loans are awarded to current students in need. The loan recipient does not need to repay until completion of all post-graduate training, including residencies and fellowships, a time frame of approximately 6 years after graduation. Recipients who remain in New England to practice pay lower interest. The deadline to submit an 
application for the loan, which can be used for whatever purpose the student desires, whether that be books, groceries, emergencies, etc., is generally in the late summer to early fall. Students are eligible for a loan for each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years at UNECOM, which is included in the student’s overall financial aid package. Approval is usually completed within a few weeks of receipt of the application.
For more information, or to complete an application, see the UNE Financial Aid office, or contact Leslie Ingraham, CME Director, in the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Room 203, Stella Maris Building, by phone at 207-602-2125, or by email at lingraham@une.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Graduate Science Education and Medical Research Training Program
Through its Graduate Science Education and Medical Research Training Program, HHMI seeks to expand the nation's pool of medically trained researchers; promote interdisciplinary, graduate-level research training; and integrate medicine into biomedical research training. The program also seeks to provide graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and newly independent scientists with courses and other resources that will help them succeed in their research careers.
Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students (Medical Fellows Program)
Medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools receive support for a year of full-time biomedical research training at an academic or nonprofit research institution in the United States or abroad if the mentor is affiliated with a U.S. institution. Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition.
HHMI-NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program
Medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools receive support for a year of full-time biomedical research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Students are selected through an annual competition. Selection of a mentor and project is made after arrival at the NIH. Scholars receive annual compensation, health insurance, moving expense reimbursement and many other benefits. A second year of research training is also possible.
Physician-Scientist Early Career Award
In this new competitive grant initiative, selected alumni of the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program and the HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program receive three-years of support as they begin their careers as independent physician-scientists.
To learn more about these lucrative and highly-competitive grants, check out the following site:
http://www.hhmi.org/grants/office/graduate//
New England Science Symposium:
Date: Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Establishes in 2002, the New England Science Symposium promotoes careers in Biomedical sciences. The aim of the symposium is to encouragepostdoctoral fellows involed in biomedical or health-related research to present their research projects though oral or poster presentations to exchange ideas to develop their career.
Silen Awards: The Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards recognize students who deliver outstanding oral presentations and who create exceptional posters.
Oral Presentations: $300 first prize, $200 second prize, $100 third prize
Poster Session: $300 first prize, $200 second prize, $100 third prize
Abstract submission and registration forms are online at:
www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/med_grad/ness
Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference:
Dates: Friday & Saturday April 4th-5th, 2008
The conference targets postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, graduate students and/or high school senior or juniors interested in studying in biomedical fields.
There are two objectives to the conference; the primary objective is to provide approximately 700 participants with an opportunity to network with advisors from basic sciences, medicine, public health, academic administration. And the private sector. These advisors will encourage the partcipants to cmplete advanced studies provideinformation on available rescourses and career pasths in biomedical science field. The second objective is to enable participants to network and inspire one another.
Alumni Section
Bittersweet and brambles near Biddeford Pool.
am writing to announce a change in position for Jackie Cawley, D.O., '89. Dr. Cawley has been serving as our Interim Dean of COM. When the permanent Dean comes on board, Dr. Cawley will become Vice President for Clinical Affairs for the University.
This role will allow the University to move ahead with a more integrated clinical education program across all our Colleges within the UHC and at our external sites. Dr. Cawley brings her extensive experience as former Medical Director of UHC and Vice President of Population Health for Martin’s Point Health Clinic to this role.
I see this as a major step toward building more and better-integrated University educational opportunities for our students. Please join me in assisting Dr. Cawley as she develops new opportunities to support our growth and our students.
- Danielle N. Ripich, Ph.D., President of UNE
Faculty and Staff News
Keeper's House, Wood Island, Maine.
onald Deprez, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Amy Kinner, M.S., presented papers at three sessions of the annual American Public Health Association meeting held on November 3-7 in Washington, D.C. Papers were presented on “Improved Care for Chronic Conditions in Rural Maine,” “Improving Care for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Rural Maine: An IHI Collaborative,” and “Essential Components of Patient Self-Management.”
Holly Korda, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Community Programs, with colleagues David A. Wagstaff, Ph.D., of Pennsylvania State University and Karl J. McCleary, Ph.D., M.P.H., United Organ Sharing Network, authored an article based on their research with New Jersey’s SHARE Network, “How African Americans Express their Organ Donation Intentions.” The article will be featured in the December 2007 issue of Progress in Transplantation.
Emily N. Rines, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., director of the Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition in UNECOM's Division of Community Programs, was named president-elect of the Maine Public Health Association at MPHA's Annual Meeting, October 23. Ms. Rines has been an active member of MPHA and is an appointee to the Public Health Workgroup for the State of Maine.
Clubs and Organizations
Sigma Sigma Phi members pose after the Biddeford Free Clinic Turkey Trot 5K on November 17. Photo courtesy Kim Salaycik, MSII.
Second Annual “Biddeford Free Clinic Turkey Trot 5K” Brings Home the Gravy
edical students at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in Biddeford, Maine, once again organized a successful road-race fundraiser to benefit the Biddeford Free Clinic. Medical student clubs and local businesses covered all race expenses, and race registrations raised over $1,100 for the Clinic.
The Biddeford Free Clinic is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 tax-exempt organization established in 1993 to provide medical care for the uninsured in York County in Southern Maine.
Race morning on November 17 was cold but clear, and runners spent extra time stretching and jogging to loosen up for the big event. Over 60 runners completed the race, ranging from top high school athletes to marathon runners to dog-walkers and stroller-pushers. 
Continuing a theme from last year, there was a large UNECOM student presence in the race. One of the race highlights involved a sprint to the finish by Ken Johnson, D.O., Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs at UNECOM.
Top female finishers were Anneke Mueller, Kim Schutzky, and Holly Haywood. Top male finishers were Luke Fontain, UNECOM fourth-year student Luke Wood, and Daniel Kelleher.
Sigma Sigma Phi, the UNECOM club responsible for organizing the event, spent several months acquiring permits, advertising the race, and planning race particulars. Over 15 SSP members participated as traffic controllers, registration table officials, and timers. Since the race route meandered through active streets and thoroughfares, student organizers had to work closely with the Biddeford Police and Public Works departments to ensure the safety of all participants.
Race director Sam Tri, MSII, from Rochester, Minnesota, thought the race went very well. “I was very happy that all the runners were willing to bear the cold for a great cause,” he says, “and I was very grateful for the sponsors to pitch in to help. I was interested in helping out with the race because as a volunteer for the BFC, I realize the importance of such a great organization to this community.”
The Turkey Trot is not the first time medical students have offered their time and talents to the Clinic. Last year’s race raised over $1,700 for the BFC, and dozens of students have volunteered several evenings a month to help conduct patient histories and check vital signs under the watchful eyes of physician volunteers. Other students volunteer in the Clinic’s pharmacy, gaining a practical knowledge of pharmaceuticals as they help to fill prescriptions. Still other students started a SugarBusters program to help diabetic patients manage their illness, and several more students designed a Smoking Cessation Program to assist addicted smokers.
- Steve Smith, RSAS
Mari Davis, MSII (left) and Tara Wayt, MSII, watch intently as runners race to the finish chute at the Biddeford Free Clinic 5K Turkey Trot. Race Director Sam Tri, MSII, is in the back right of the frame. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS.
The Many Faces of Family Medicine
UNECOM’s Family Practice Club sponsored a weeklong series entitled “The Many Faces of Family Medicine,” November 12-16. “We wanted to show the diversity of people who go into family medicine, and the diversity of the sub-specialties within family medicine,” said Sarah White, MSII, co-president of the group.
“Family medicine is dynamic and complicated,” White continued. “Some people still think it is just about strep throat and low back pain. 
There are many different parts, and many different paths.” The message was received and embraced, based on the strong attendance, “mostly from the first-year class,” and the positive feedback received by White and her fellow organizers Mark Umphrey, MSII (and co-president), Kim Salaycik, MSII, and Rima Zahr, MSII.
The week began with Joel Kase, D.O., MPH, president-elect of the Maine Osteopathic Association and UNECOM clinical faculty member. Dr. Kase shared his path through residency training, and how his current practice includes obstetrics, osteopathic manipulative medicine and general family practice. He also talked about his involvement in professional organizations at both the state and national level. “Dr. Kase wanted to bring the issues facing healthcare to the students, and encourage student involvement,” White stated. “We plan to have him back in January to talk more about how students can get involved in the various issues.”
Stephen Goldbas, D.O., ‘91, talked on Tuesday about how osteopathic manipulative medicine can be integrated and incorporated into family medicine. He began with his own story as to how Dr. Bill Wyatt and OMM (before he knew what OMM was) helped him in his first career as a professional dancer. He went on to share other personal cases in which his incorporation of OMM made a significant difference. Dr. Goldbas now practices OMM exclusively, relying on referrals from family physicians and other specialists.
UNECOM pharmacology professor Dave Mokler, Ph.D., delivered a more formal presentation, “Pharmacology and the Aging Population,” on Wednesday. “Dr. Mokler stressed the need for a different approach when working with the elderly,” commented White. “Their bodies are 
different, there are social factors involved, and the importance of paying attention to drug-on-drug interactions,” she continued. Dr. Mokler worked through a number of case studies with those in attendance.
The lunchtime series wrapped up on Friday with another UNECOM alum, Andrew Tenebaum, D.O., ’03. Dr. Tenebaum practices pediatrics within the University Health Care system, and he began by talking about his path from a third- and fourth-year student through residency to where he is today. He presented an overview of key issues in pediatrics at a regional, national and international level.
The Family Practice Club grew significantly this year with about 55 first-year students joining. White acknowledges that there are about 15-20 students who are most active in club activities, including the recent blood pressure screening at Shaw’s Supermarket in Saco. About a dozen students, under the supervision of Bruce Bates, D.O., chair of Family Medicine and the club’s advisor, completed about 50 screenings at the last outing.
“We plan on doing another in January. We will combine the screening with a heart-healthy bake sale. We’ll also provide the recipes and a shopping list so customers can purchase ingredients that day,” White explained. Other events for the second half of the year include having Dr. Kase return to talk about student involvement in issues and organizations, collecting pop can tops for the Ronald McDonald House, a scrubs fundraiser, and sending students to the Maine Osteopathic Association conference in February and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians national convention in March.
White’s own interest in family medicine began with her personal physician, a UNECOM alum. “I want to know every aspect of my patients and know the entire family,” she stated. While unsure of where she will complete her third-year core rotations, she acknowledges she will likely return to Maine – White is from Bangor – for either residency or practice following residency training.
- James Gaffney, Coordinator of Recruitment and Alumni Services
Silent Art Auction Raises Funds for Medical Care in Kenya
UNECOM students held an art auction the week of December 3 to raise money for the Lwala Community Alliance, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides medical care to the rural village of Lwala, Kenya. The auction is sponsored by UNECOM's International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) chapter. IFMSA is an international organization whose mission is to offer future physicians a comprehensive introduction to global health issues.
Donations of photography, drawings and paintings, sculptures, wood crafts, knitted clothing, jewelry, pottery, glass blown art, and 
more were collected from across the college. All items were displayed in the third floor lobby of the Alfond Center for the Health Sciences throughout the week. Silent bidding took place throughout the week.
Lindsey Wilhelm, MSI, and Scott Walmer, MSI, encouraged classmates, faculty, and staff to donate and then bid on their favorite piece of art. “This will be a great opportunity to get some of your holiday shopping done and you can feel good knowing that your generous donation is helping a great cause!” they noted. Results of the auction have not yet been posted.
C&O Events for December
December 3-7 - AIDS Awareness Week, sponsored by the International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA).
December 3-7 - IFMSA Silent Art Auction. 3rd floor lobby of the Alfond Center for Health Sciences.
December 4 - Biochemistry review, hosted by the Class of 2010 for the Class of 2011.
December 5 - MPH Lunch and Learn.
December 6 - Peds Sports Medicine Talk by Carolyn Saluti, D.O., '03. Sponsored by Sports Medicine Club.
December 8 - Annual SGA Snow Ball, 7-11pm at Biddeford Eagles, 57 Birch Street. Black, red, and white theme. Contact JiaJia Gao, MSI, or Kim Salaycik, MSII, for more info.
December 11 - Biochemistry Review, hosted by the Class of 2010 for the Class of 2011.
December 12 - OPTI speakers: William A. Jorgensen, D.O., and Debora Lee, D.O., from the Family Medicine Program, Utica, New York, will give a lecture entitled: "Joseph and the many colors of family medicine," along with some ideas of family medicine salaries, from 12-1pm, in Alfond 304 - lunch provided.
December 13 - MacArthur Home Christmas Party. Sponsored by Sigma Sigma Phi. Contact Christina DeMatteo, MSII, for more info.
December 21 - COM classes end. Winter Break begins.
January 7 - COM classes begin. Winter Break ends.
Your SGA Representatives:
| Steve Fosmire, MSII | Ande Betz, MSI |
| Max Opoku-Agyemang, MSII | JiaJia Gao, MSI |
| Marcey Osgood, MSII | Sidra Iqbal, MSI |
| Nick Nikolopoulos, MSII | Rachel Kester, MSI |
| Kim Salaycik, MSII | Samantha McGinnis, MSI |
| Stephanie Schneider, MSII | Nicholas Padavano, MSI |
| Shannon Scully, MSII | Michael Ross, MSI |
| Ryan Smith, MSII | Meg Rothman, MSI |
| Tara Wayt, MSII | Laura Viscome, MSI |
| Ahmad Yassin, MSII | Will Wong, MSI |
C&O Officers:
| SGA | Lacey McIntosh, MS II | NERC | Jeremy Force, MSII, and Despina Hoffman, MSII |
| Class of 2008 | Joe Dessent, MSIV | Orthopaedics | Earl Han, MSI, and Priyesh Mehta, MSI |
| Class of 2009 | Adam Karpman, MSIII | PSR | Michelle Hadley, MSII, and Alicia Pointer, MSII |
| Class of 2010 | Ryan Murphy, MSII | PM&R | Dan Tsukanov, MSII, and Steve Fosmire, MSII |
| Class of 2011 | Tom Forbes, MSI | PSA | Erycka Florie, MSIII, and Myra Cyr, MSIII |
| ACOFP | Mark Umphrey, MS II, and Sarah White, MSII | SSP | Christina DeMatteo, MSII |
| ACOOG/OBGYN | Lauren Traynor, MSII, and Jeff Brown, MSII | Sports Med | Michelle Stone, MSII |
| ACOP/PEDS | Cassidy Foley, MSII, and Rima Zahr, MSII | SAA | Melissa Goulet |
| AMA | Chris Blomberg, MSII, and Nick Nikolopoulos, MSII | SCACOEP/EMC | Robert Brown, MSII |
| AMSA | Andrew Ray, MS II | SNMA | Shobhit Gupta, MSII, and Mark Umphrey, MSII |
| AMOPS | Peter Lapen, MSII, and Juliann Minnon, MSII | SOIMA | Sita Singhal, MSII |
| Clown Patch Club | Rob Parker, MSI | SOMA | Mike Dominello, MSII |
| IMC | Kim Salaycik, MSII, and Sue White, MSII | SOSA | Kevin Hsu, MSII |
| IFMSA | Tad Lanagan, MSII, and Mari Davis, MSII | SRA | Lacey McIntosh, MSII |
| JMSA | Jeff Brown, MSII, and Rob Levine, MSII | Symp. Tones | Rachel Keesling, MSII |
| MSFC | Ariel Tosi, MSII, and Maria Weinstein, MSII | TM&H | Katie Lewis, MSII, and Christina DeMatteo, MSII |
| MAC | Amber Hendricks, MSII, and Kim Salaycik, MSII | UAAO | Daniel Miller, MSII, and Amanda Staples, MSII |
| NOWPA | Josie Conte, MSII, and Lauren Traynor, MSII | UCMDA | Rachel Keesling, MSII |
| NPC | Lauren Fleischer, MSII | WMC | Tad Lanagan, MSII, and Steve Fosmire, MSII |
C&O Meeting Times:
| ACOFP | 2nd Monday @ 12:30 | Orthopaedics | TBD |
| ACOOG | 2nd Monday @ 12:00 | PEDS | 1st Friday @ 12:00 |
| AMA | 3rd Tuesday @ 12-12:30 | PM&R | 2nd Tuesday @ 12-12:30 |
| AMOPS | 2nd Monday @ 12:30 | PSA | TBD |
| AMSA | 1st Monday @ 12:00 | PSR | 3rd Tuesday @ 12:30-1 |
| Christian Fellowship | 2nd Friday @ 12:00 | SNMA | 4th Tuesday @ 12:00 |
| Clown Patch Club | 3rd Tuesday @ 12:30-1 | SOIMA | 3rd Monday @ 12:00 |
| EMC | 3rd Monday @ 12:30-1 | SOMA | 1st Tuesday @ 12:30 |
| IMC | 4th Tuesday @ 12:30 | SOSA | 1st Monday @ 12:30 |
| IHA | 3rd Thursday @ 12:30 | Sports Med | 1st Thursday @ 12:00 |
| JMSA | 4th Wednesday @ 12:00 | SRA | 1st Tuesday @ 12:30 |
| MSFC | 3rd Wednesday @ 12:30 | SSP | 4th Monday @ 12:30 |
| AGS | 3rd Wednesday @ 12:00 | UAAO | 3rd Friday @ 12:00 |
| NERC | 2nd Wednesday @ 12:00 | TM&H | 4th Friday @ 12:00 |
| NOWPA | 2nd Wednesday @ 12:00 | WMC | 2md Tuesday @ 12:00 |
| NPC | 3rd Wednesday @ 12-12:30 |
Meat and Potatoes
Pilings in Biddeford Pool.
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-Friday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 6am-11 pm Pool: 6:30am-9:30am, 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-7pm (open to public unless swim team is using it) Saturday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-11pm Pool: 9:30am-1:00pm Sunday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-11pm Pool: 9am-3pm |
| Bookstore Hours |
August Hours: |
| Library Hours | |
| Jack S. Ketchum Library, University Campus | Monday-Thursday: 8am-midnight Friday: 8am-7pm Saturday: 10am-9pm Sunday: 10am-midnight |
| Josephine S. Abplanalp ’45 Library, Westbrook College Campus | Monday-Thursday: 8am-midnight Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 1pm-9pm |
| Sanford Petts Health Center - University Campus Phone: 282-1516 |
Monday-Wednesday: 8:30am-8pm Student Walk-in Hours: 11am-1pm |
| Alfond Health Center (OMM treatment only) Phone: 284-1417 |
Monday: 8am-8pm Tuesday-Friday: 8am-5:30pm |
| Saco Health Center - Saco Phone: 283-1407 |
Monday-Thursday: 8am-4:30pm Friday: 8:30am-4pm |
| Learning Assistance Center Phone: 602-2443 |
Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm Friday: 8am-4pm |
| Career Services | For appointments, contact Judy Bellante at 602-2817, or jbellante@une.edu |
| Counseling Services | For appointments, call 602-2549 |
| Disability Services | For appointments, contact 602-2815. |
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Food Service Hours Effective in September:Decary Cafeteria |
August: |
| The Hang |
Monday-Friday: 11am-11pm |
| Alfond Café | August 9th through September 4th: 7:30 am-2:30 pm Starting September 5th: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 am-7:00 pm Fridays: 7:30 am- 2:30 pm |
Mail Services: Medical students may purchase a mailbox, located outside of the Facilities Management building. Cost is $25 for the year. Mail and packages may be picked up 24-7 at this location. Stamp machines and outgoing mail drop boxes are available throughout campus.
Copy Center Services: Students can submit copy jobs at the Service Counter in the Facilities Management building. Unless alternative arrangements are made, your project will be available within 24 hours.
Information Technology Services
Biddeford/UC Help Desk
207-602-2200 or x4400 on campus
Hours are 7:30am-6pm
helpdesk@une.edu
Portland/WCC Help Desk
207-221-4400 or x4400 on campus
wcchelpdesk@une.edu
Help Desk Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8 am-6 pm
Friday: 8 am-4:30 pm
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.
Alfond Meadow:
The Alfond Meadow will be used for intramural sports during the 2007-08 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.
Submissions to the COMmunicator:
The COMmunicator is published monthly, August-May. Your submissions are welcome. Submit stories, news events, or digital pictures to Steve Smith at ssmith12@une.edu by the 20th of each month (the earlier, the better!)
Parting Shot
Lauren Fleischer, MSII, intercepts the ball during the annual Chili Bowl flag football game between the MSI and MSII classes. Brianna McDevitt, MSI, Tara Wayt, MSII, and Michaela O'Rourke, MSI, are all in on the action. The MSII class won. Photo by Earl Han, MSI.
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