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UNECOM
Students Participate in "DO Day on Capital
Hill" Over
fifty UNECOM students were among the more than 900 osteopathic medical
students who participated in “DO Day on Capital Hill," on April 15. The students had the opportunity
to meet with the staff in their states legislative offices and to
participate in activities sponsored by the American Association of
Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Those participating were…. MSl’s;
Jacqui
Allen, Brandon Bloxham, Dan Brannon, Jaclyn Brittman, Tiffany Cherry,
Diana Chow, Kate Dalton, Remi Drozd, Brooke Halliwell, Josh Haugh, Kevin
Heaton, Jodi Hiland, Jamie Hurlburt, James Jowdy, Bethany Karl, Michael
Kleinman, Sarah Leonard, Matthew Lopresti, Tasha Ludwick, Bernadette
McKell, Rhianna Meadows, Kristen Mitchell, Sang Nguyen, Amanda Querry,
Lisa Senger, Sarah Shepherd, Allison Shifflet, Amy Siewko, Ivy Valdez,
Peter Viriassov, Natalie
Woodworth MSll’s MSlll’s Congratulations to the newly elected UNECOM SGA
President and Class Officers. SGA President: Jodi Hiland, MSl Class 2006: President-Sarah Stewart; Vice-President-Nick
Demers; Secretary/Treasurer, Tom Reynolds Class of 2007: President-Peter Viriassov;
Vice-President-Natalie Woodworth; Secretary/Treasurer- Diana
Chow
UNECOM Student
Awarded Travel Grant to IPPNW World Congress in China The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear
War recently announced the awarding of four $750.00 travel grants to medical
students to attend the IPPNW World Congress in Beijing, China.
Among the four recipients is our very own Kendra Cornwall, MSll. Congratulations Kendra! Residency Newsletter A free
e-mail Residency Newsletter is available that features information on
residency programs in Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics and Nuclear Medicine, including
program descriptions, submitted by program directors interested in
reaching current medical students. Students may sign up to receive the
newsletter by sending their e-mail address to Christine Walker at
cwalker@careermd.com.
Additional
information on programs is also available at, CareerMD www.com, the
free residency-planning website for medical students. The
following Residency Programs are in the most recent newsletter, University
of Texas at Houston Program (Houston, TX), AMSA Fellowship Program Are you a student looking to spend an exciting summer in
a big city like Chicago? Funding for AMSA's End of Life Fellowship Program
has finally been secured and several openings for this summer have become
available. AMSA is opening up the application process again and will
be accepting applications on a rolling basis. Students are encouraged to read
the rave reviews from last year's participants and find the application
forms on: http://www.amsa.org/programs/EOL.cfm Options for Residencies? Recently a student on rotations raised the question
whether or not UNECOM meets the LCME standards necessary for students to
apply for Canadian Residencies.
In researching the answer, the following information was
derived… The AOA
has gained recognition by several of the registration bodies in Canada. In
2003 the AOA met with the College of Family Physicians of Canada
(CFPC) and discussed the
participation of U.S. DOs in the Canadian family practice
residencies and eligibility to sit for the certification exam. Dr.Gutkin,
CFPC Executive Director, said graduates of AOA-accredited COMs would be
eligible to sit for its certification exam upon meeting specific
requirements. With regard to
participating in family medicine residency positions, he stated that as
graduates of non-LCME accredited schools, osteopathic physicians will have
to pass through the second iteration of the Canadian Residency Matching
Service (CaRMS). The first
iteration is for LCME grads, however, in recent years there has been a
high percentage of unmated positions after the first iteration. The AOA is hoping to be able to set up a meeting with
representatives from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons later
this year.
Student IDs Students are reminded that they should carry their
UNE ID cards while on campus.
Security or other personnel may require the presentation of a
student ID, so keep it with you at all times. Footwear Students are reminded that they should wear appropriate footwear while in any of the academic buildings on campus. Health and Safety regulations require specific footwear while in laboratories and food preparation or servings areas. Handbook The University Student Handbook is now on the web
at http://www.une.edu/studentlife/handbook/index.html
check it out!
University Health Care Walk in hours are now available for UNE students at the University Campus Health Center. Walk in hours are 11:00am to1:00pm, Monday-Friday, for minor health issues (coughs, colds, sore throats, sprains and strains, and immunizations). Routine and preventative appointments are still available by calling extension 2358 or 2359. Clinical Information The UAAO has a scholarship available for UAAO members
completing a four week elective rotation in OMM. For details contact Phyllis
McNamara (AAO/UAAO coordinator) at: Academy of Osteopathy
Student National Medical Association UNECOM Chapter
News Marissa Lopez Bisbe, Rebecca Kasenge and Ahmed Sultan
volunteered at the Latino Health Fair, April 17, 2004 in Portland,
Maine. The students had an
opportunity to discuss health issues and frustrations with members of the
Latino community. The main
issues discussed were…diabetes management and healthcare referrals for
pediatric and geriatric patients and the lack of available healthcare
brochures in Spanish. The students also took the opportunity to educate
several members of the community about osteopathic medicine. They now have the challenge of
translating the “What’s a DO?” card into Spanish. Rebecca Kasenge, MSll, represented the SNMA-UNECOM
Chapter at National SNMA conference in New Orleans, LA, April 8-11, 2004,
where the chapter received official recognition. At the conference, Rebecca was
nominated as the co-editor of the osteopathic page for JSNMA. Her role will be to ensure that
osteopathic issues/views from the various osteopathic schools are
represented in each edition of the journal. UNECOM
Student Performance
McKenzie Savidge, MSll will be skating 2 solo
programs in
Portland
Ice Arena Spring Ice show on There are 2 shows,
The following scholarship information and
applications are available in the RSAS office. The 2003-2004 National Directory of Scholarships, Internships, and Fellowships for Latino Students recently arrived and is available in the Office of Recruitment, Student and Alumni Services. Maine Rural Geriatric Conference and Poster
Contest The 14th Annual Maine Rural
Geriatric Conference “Enhancing Body, Mind and Spirit: The Geriatric
Health Imperative”, will be held June 3, 4, 5, 2004 in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Faculty,
Practitioners and Students who are interested in presenting their research
or special project relating to AGING are encouraged to submit a poster
registration form by May 15,2004.
Forms are available from Marilyn R. Gugliucci, Ph.D. at mgugliucci@une.edu or from
Barbara Peters at
bpeters@une.edu. Primary Care Research Conference
Announcement The A.T. Still Research Institute (ATSRI), in
partnership with the Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) of the
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (KCOM), housed at the A. T.
Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU), is pleased to announce a
research training conference to be held at the St. Louis Marriott June
17-20, 2004.
Continuing Medical Education credit and research
certification will be awarded to participants completing the
conference. The Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine is
accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. This program anticipates being
approved for 12 hours of AOA Category 1-A credit hours pending approval by
the AOA CCME. Each
physician should claim only the hours of credit that he/she actually spent
in the educational activity. It is the policy of the Kirksville College of
Osteopathic Medicine Continuing Medical Education program to ensure
balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its
educational programs. All
faculty participating in these programs are expected to disclose to the
program audiences any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest related to
the content of their presentation. Tuition is $200 for 12 hours of AOA category 1-A credit
and includes breakfast daily, reception, refreshment breaks, and program
materials.
Registration Fees For the Research Conference
(Certification): Spring 2004 Zephyr The spring 2004 issue of Zephyr, UNE's journal of
creative expression, is now available at the bookstores on both campuses.
You also may purchase copies in front of the Decary cafeteria or in the
Alfond Cafe, UC, during lunch, from any member of the Zephyr Editorial
Board, or from Jaime Hylton, Zephyr's faculty advisor, Decary 142, UC. The
price is $2.00. Contributors to this year's issue will receive one free
copy and as many as four additional copies for $1.00 apiece. All faculty
and staff patrons also are entitled to a free copy. Maine Philosophical Institute Annual
Meeting The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies will
host the 61st Annual Meeting of the Maine Philosophical Institute on
Saturday, May 1, 2004 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in St. Francis Room, UC.
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served. If you
are planning to attend, please RSVP to Linda Sartorelli at x
2247. Commute Another Way Day June 9th is the day that UNE will encourage members of
the UNE community to choose an alternative form of transportation, meet
new people, do something healthy and have fun. It also symbolizes a recognition
of how traffic and air pollution threaten the quality of life we love in
Maine. As we have done in the past, we will recognize individuals who
walk, run and bike the furthest, those who have the most people in their
car pool and those with the most innovative way of getting to work. Individuals will receive a $20
gift certificate from a list of several area businesses. Contact Tammy
Louko at x4256 to register. Tee shirts will be available for $6.00. If you
would like to purchase one, please send a check made out to UNE for $6 to
Tammy in Human Resources (WCC) and include the size tee-shirt you would
like ordered (Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, XXLarge). Orders must be received by May
20th to get them before Commute Another Way Day.
Women's Studies Minor Added to
Curriculum A new 18-credit minor in women's studies will combine
existing elective courses in women’s literature, history, sociology,
psychology and philosophy with a Senior Capstone course and a new
Introduction to Women’s Studies course.* The new minor was prompted by two
factors, according to program co-director and Associate Professor of
American Studies Elizabeth De Wolfe, Ph.D.: strong student interest and
the confluence of relevant UNE resources, including the Maine Women
Writers Collection and the teaching specialties of De Wolfe and the
program’s other co-director and Assistant Professor of English Jennifer
Tuttle, Ph.D. The interdisciplinary minor is “a great addition to any
liberal arts degree,” said De Wolfe. “The program embodies the liberal
arts tradition. It will allow our socially conscious students to apply
their knowledge to today’s problems and issues, from domestic violence to
women and the environment.” She further noted that her students had many
suggestions for courses, and that future elective courses would include
the physical sciences and the health professions. Women’s Studies elective courses for fall 2004 are:
Growing Up Female: A History of American Girls, Writing and Women’s
Health, Women of the West, Contemporary Feminist Theory, Psychology of
Gender, and Race, Class and Gender in Sociological Perspective. *Introduction to Women’s Studies will be offered in the
fall of 2005. UNE students may take University of Southern Maine’s similar
course, offered at its Saco Center this coming fall. PA Program Accredited to 2008 The Physician Assistant Program underwent an
accreditation site visit January 15-16, 2004 and the results are in: Full Accreditation until 2008!
This is the longest period of time granted to the PA Program. Under the leadership of Erich
Fogg, MSSc, PA-C, the PA Program faculty and staff worked tirelessly to
update the program's didactic curriculum, expand administrative capacities
and develop a stronger clinical year experience.
Faculty/Staff Matthew
Anderson,
assistant professor of English, was invited to present at a paper at a
conference on "Evil in Literature," hosted by the department of French at
Georgetown University on April 5, 2004. The subject of his paper was "The
Suffering of Innocents: The Book of Job, The Song of Songs, and Two Films
by Alain Resnais." He also had an article, "Baudelaire's 'Fatal'
Poetics," accepted for publication by Romance Notes.
Janice
Beal, John
Hutchinson and Barbara Swartzlander of the UNE Libraries, along
with Natalie Hutchinson of St. Joseph's College, presented a workshop
called "Information Literacy and Library Skills as Indicators of
Independent Learning Ability" at the Maine Community College System and
NEASC sponsored First Annual Assessment Conference "Strengthening Teaching
and Learning Effectiveness through Assessment" on April 16, 2004 at the
Southern Maine Community College. Rev.
Reuben P. Bell, DO, MS,
MDiv, associate professor of Family Medicine and Director of Medical
Humanities, was elected to the Board of Directors of the Maine
Gerontological Society at their recent annual meeting.
Marcia
Cohen,
professor in the School of Social Work had an article accpeted for
publication by Reflections: Naratives of Professional Helping, entitled
Voices From An Invisible Movement: Mental Health
Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient Activism. She is also co-editing the 25th
International Symposium Proceedings on Social Work With Groups."
David
Prichard,
associate professor in the School of Social Work has had an article
accepted for publication in Reflections: Narratives of
Professional Helping.
"‘Us is Them’: Working with the Psychiatrically Labeled"
focuses on the author's experience with working with creative
individuals labeled with a major mental illness. Dan
Rothermel,
associate professor in the Department of Education, has had "Eyes Like
Saucers: Using Multi-Genre Projects to Stimulate the Writing Lives of
Teachers and Students" published in the American Reading Forum Online
Yearbook: Reading at the Crossroads (2003).
See the full text at
http://www.americanreadingforum.org/03_yearbook/html/Rothermel.htm
David
Smith's paper
"The architecture of self-deception: why Freud is still worth taking
seriously" has been published in the spring/summer 2004 issue of the
e-journal Entelechy: Mind and Culture at www.entelechyjournal.com/
Anne Zill,
Art
Gallery Director, is the curator of a photographic exhibit "Women on War"
sponsored by the Women's Center for Ethics in Action. The exhibit will
open on April 23, 2004 at Gallery 8 ½ in Washington, DC
Kari
Wagner's
documentary "A Sympathetic Invitation: Travelogue and Journal" will be
screened in New York City April 24, 2004 at Arlene's Grocery Picture
Show. Andrew Golub and Holly Haywood are the executive
producers of the documentary and the project was part of Dr. Berry's
Visiting Scholars Program. Kari Wagner is with Media Services, UC. Dining Service Highlights ALFOND CAFÉ Our Good To Go sandwiches and salads are easily accessible, all made fresh daily, offering a healthy array of items to meet the needs of those folks on the run. The Alfond Café is open weekdays from 7:30 AM to 2PM
The Hang continues to be the “best deal in town” …fresh made sandwiches, a complete grill menu with new items this year. Our hours of operation at The Hang are: Monday to Thursday
11:30 AM to 3PM for a light lunch DECARY and
WESTBROOK DINING HALLS The Dining Halls are still the best value for your money. Where else can you get all you can eat from rotisserie to international cuisine to good old hometown favorites… and not have to worry about doing the dishes?
Staff/Faculty* Commuter Students* Guest Breakfast
$3.00
$3.25
$3.50 If you have any questions or want to prepay for your meals using your UNE ID call ext 2369 or 4261.
Jack S. Ketchum Library, University Campus Monday – Thursday: 8 am – midnight Josephine S. Abplanalp '45 Library, Westbrook College Campus Monday – Thursday: 8 am - 10 pm Campus Center hours The Campus Center maintains
the following hours (with the exception of holidays): Saturday Sunday Cardio Club schedule. Classes start the week of January
26 Monday Evenings Step Aerobics
6:30 - 7:30pm Tuesday Evenings Kickboxing
5:30 - 6:30pm Butts and Guts
6:30 - 7:30pm Wednesday
Evenings Anything Goes
5:30 - 6:30pm Butts and Guts
6:30 - 7:30pm Thursday Evenings Step
Aerobics
5:30 -
6:30pm Hip Hop
6:30 - 7:30pm ID Policy Students may purchase guest passes for $3.00 per day. Guests must be 17 years of age or older. Weekends Students may bring up to three guests, any age, for FREE
beginning Friday at 4:00 p.m., all day Saturday and Sunday. For details,
call extension 2307. On campus study
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