The SNMA still has a few more dates that need to be filled for upcoming interviews.  Here is who has signed up so far.  Please let me know if you would like to participate ASAP.  Thanks again to all those who have participated so far!

Mon, Nov 23 – Karan Gadhok

Mon, Nov 30 – 1 SNMA student

Wed, Dec 2 – 2 SNMA students

Thanks!

Marie
SNMA Recruitment and Retention

The SNMA is looking for members willing to have lunch with prospective students:

Hope everyone is doing well! December 4, 2009 is the Carver College of Medicine's Diversity Interview Day. If anyone is interesting in having lunch with interviewees that day, please let marie-teresa-colbert@uiowa.edu know ASAP.

P.S. There will also be other activities that day and evening welcoming prospective students - so there will be plenty of chances to meet and greet if you don't get a chance to participate in the lunch. Be on the lookout for more info!

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

Join the Carver College of Medicine Student Government for the 3rd Annual Holiday Feast!

• Who: Medical and PA Students (ID required!)
• What: Fully catered lunch with a vegetarian option available
• When: Wednesday, December 2 from noon-1:20 (Noon start time to accommodate M3 and M4 students on clerkships)
• Where: MERF Atrium

Come enjoy a fun, free lunch and listen to the sound of Major Grooves singing selected sounds of the season!

Questions? E-mail Lajja Desai or Kristy Huynh, CCOMSG Activities Committee Co-Chairs.

This is a pretty easy application and we have had med students receive this award in the past. Good luck!

• The Lois Dell Memorial Scholarship for $1000 
• Deadline: January 29,2010

Go to www.desmoineswomensclub.org, click on Scholarships and download the application form and instruction sheet.

Stephanie Lichtor, of the medical student newspaper Vital Signs reminds us about the next issue's submission deadline:

Hope you enjoyed the November issue. If you haven't had a chance to read it, here's the link:

http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/osac/student_orgs/documents/VS_Nov_2009_issue_completed.pdf

We are now accepting submissions for the next issue.  ALL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WELCOME!

Please send your poems, short stories, news, information about your student organization, opinions, essays, restaurant reviews, etc. to Stephanie (stephanie-lichtor@uiowa.edu).

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, December 2.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie (stephanie-lichtor@uiowa.edu)

Thanks, and have a great day!

A win for the Crisis Center!  Bean Mayor Amy Domeyer has this to say:

First, thank you so much to everyone who helped to make this year's food drive a success. The Crisis Center was thrilled when we dropped off the food and even more thrilled when we told them a check was headed their way. Here are the totals:

Pounds of food: 822
Money donated to Crisis Center: $522.82

What a success! Now for the results:

• Bean Community: 358.5 lbs. and $162.32 for a total of 520.82 points
• Boulware: 210 lbs. and $204.14 for a total of 414.14 points
• McCowen: 85 lbs. and $146.11 for a total of 231.11
• Flocks: 168.5 lbs. and $10.25 for a total of 178.75

It looks like the soup can trophy will stay in Bean. Boulware raised the most money and nearly edged in for the win and McCowen and Flocks made great comeback in the final hours. It took all of us to make such a large contribution. Great job.

Dr. Takacs has some ideas on how to spend your time over Thanksgiving (when you're not eating or traveling, that is):

I am sure you are all looking forward to the upcoming break you have. I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels. Keep an eye on the weather when you are gone – you never know if a Sunday snow storm could happen after Thanksgiving and affect your travel plans.

If you are looking for something to do over break, consider the following:

1. The careers in medicine web site. http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/osac/counseling/cim.html
2. Shadowing in the Emergency Room by contacting kelly-norton@uiowa.edu

The Leopold Ob/Gyn Society wants you to know about some last-minute shadowing opportunities:

Only evening/night times are available this weekend. If you are interested, please email me as soon as possible.

The residents have asked that only one student shadow at a time. Please email me with a couple hour time slot you are interested in coming and I will make sure no one overlaps. Again, you do NOT need to sign up for the entire 12 hour shift. Just find a couple hours that work in your schedule.

Times are available:
Friday, Nov 20 @ 8pm - Saturday, Nov 21@ 8am
Saturday, Nov 21 @ 8pm - Sunday, Nov 22 @ 8am

You will report to the Labor and Delivery nursing desk (elevator I to 6th floor) and ask for the resident work room. You will probably have to introduce yourself to whichever resident is on service and just let them know you are a student who is shadowing for a couple hours. They will be able to show you where to change into scrubs, but wear shoes you don't mind getting a little messy. It's hard to know in advance what will be going on, but you could expect a couple women to be in active labor and maybe and emergent c-section if things are really crazy. Just be flexible and bring a book along to read just in case things are slow. The residents usually have a lot of notes to do in between deliveries so it's good if you can occupy yourself while they get work done.

If you're interested or have qusetions, email Eva at eva-patil@uiowa.edu.

For spring 2010 M1 students are given the option of purchasing a hard copy of the syllabus/coursepack for courses or downloading an electronic copy at no charge. Please note: unless you own a laptop and bring it with you to class, you will find having only an electronic copy of the coursepack of little or no benefit.

You must indicate your choices by accessing the web page identified below no later than Wednesday, November 25th at 11:00 am.

http://ocrme.healthcare.uiowa.edu/surveys/osac/2010/index_m1.php

Please note these exceptions:

• All students will be provided a hard copy of the Neuroscience syllabus/coursepack and charged for it on their U-bill. The coursepack (approx. 150 pages) includes course introduction materials, the first week lecture handouts and the laboratory manual (necessary for all students). All lecture handouts after the first week will be provided in electronic form only; this is done so images protected by copyright that are essential for students' learning can be included in the handouts.
• All students will be provided a hard copy of the Human Organ Systems laboratory manual and charged on their U-bill. The manual is approximately 75 pages and a hard copy is essential.

If you have any questions feel free to contact hugh-hansen@uiowa.edu.

Here’s your final update and last opportunity to put your community in the lead for the food drive. The totals are as follows:

• Boulware- $133 and 3 large boxes of food
• Bean- $79 and 5 bulging boxes of food
• Flocks- $10 and 2 medium boxes of food
• McCowen- $6 and about 15 food items

Remember $1 = 1 lb.

Boulware has more money but Bean has more food. McCowen and Flocks could pull an upset if everyone brought in a couple of cans. This could be a fight to the finish line!  Cash donations can be brought to Kathy Foss in the Bean office.

Don’t forget, you have until 12:00 Friday, 11/20 to make final donations. Results will be sent out tomorrow after food is weighed at the Crisis Center. Good luck to all and may the best community win!

Ever have a question for Medical Student Counseling, but don’t get out of the hospital until 6 p.m.? Been in Des Moines and are only back in Iowa City on the weekends? Check out MSCC's ICON site – It is called Academic, Career and Wellness Resources and it is listed under ongoing courses (close to OSAC Communications). Note – Let christine-cork@uiowa.edu know if it is not listed for you and she will fix it!

Also, if you have suggestions about what they should post – email them.  They would like the site to be useful to you.

1. Sleep
2. Eat good food
3. Spend time with people
4. Have fun
5. Sleep
6. Get outside (if weather is appropriate)
7. Exercise
8. Watch movies, read books and rediscover your hobbies
9. Study if you must (if it will make you feel productive and prepared)
10. Check out Careers in Medicine (https://services.aamc.org/careersinmedicine/index.cfm)—the source of much fabulous information to support your career development. Check out the Careers in Medicine Timeline to give you an idea where in the site you might want to start.

Here is an update from Lisa James, director of student health below. Some students who were unable to get he seasonal vaccine due to supply issues had enquired about availability – so as you can see below there are some shots available now. For more information on other forms of the vaccine and H1N1 vaccine prioritization please go to the SHS website:  http://studenthealth.uiowa.edu/

We just got a supply of injectable SEASONAL flu vaccine in- 300 doses, so not a lot, but if there are any students who still need it, they can come on over. We still have our walk-in clinic going through 4:30 on Friday, 11/20. We’ll be open next week M-T-W 8-4:30 and should be able to handle anyone who wants to come over, on a walk-in basis.

No real change in the H1N1 priority groups at this point, and it is all current on the website.

Caduceus has put together a lovely handout on all things USMLE – Check it Out!

Go to ICON and find the Academic, Career and Wellness Resources course listing under ongoing classes (somewhere near OSAC Communications) and browse the site. You will find the USMLE Tips sheet under Academic Resources….. along with other helpful things….

• Highlights
• Timeline to USMLE
• Sample Study Schedules
• Links to Helpful Resources

Most importantly, have a wonderful break—recharge, refuel and take care of yourselves!

Last call for order forms!

Top reasons to order through the AMSA instrument sale:

1. Discounted prices (Seriously. AMSA negotiates with the sales reps to get medical students the best deal possible.)
2. Student Promo Deals (Free stuff that you will actually use!)
3. Free Shipping (don't you hate paying for that?)
4. No tax (sweet)
5. Rebates (extra dinero)
6. 90 Return Policy (if you spend a little too much over winter break)

AMSA Medical Instrument Sale
Pick up blank order forms and drop off completed order forms in Pooja Chitneni's mailbox (M2, Flocks).  Orders are now due Friday, Nov 20th by Noon

Instruments will be delivered during the first week of spring semester

• Please turn in the white portion of the order form and keep the yellow for yourself.
• Students are responsible for mailing in Welch Allyn rebates directly to Welch Allyn

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) are pleased to announce a partnership to fund medical students doing research in ophthalmology, particularly those investigating inherited retinal degenerative diseases. We would appreciate your publicizing the new initiative to your faculty members and medical students as quickly as possible. The deadline for applications is January 11, 2010.

FFB will fund up to four research fellowships for medical students through the HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program. The purpose of the initiative is to foster the development of
physician-scientists conducting research in inherited retinal disorders. The year-long fellowships will begin in the summer of 2010 and students may apply during any year of medical school. Applicants in the last year
of medical school must defer graduation until completion of the fellowship.

The HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program (Medical Fellows Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend a year conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research at any school or nonprofit research institution in the United States, except at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. For the 2010-2011 program year, Fellows will receive a stipend of $27,000, a fellow's allowance of $5,500 that may be used for health care and other expenses, and a $5,500 research allowance.

The application deadline is January 11, 2010. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships

From Tran Nguyen, M2:

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to make a few clarifications about the AMWA apparel items:

1. All items are unisex except the fleece which is available in both male and female sizes. Attached is a revised order form that allows you to specify your preference for the fleece.
2. If you are planning on purchasing a Carver College of Medicine Mom/Dad shirt please indicate on the order which one you'd like.

 Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.

The Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) at The University of Iowa invites applications for the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship program for the upcoming (2010-11) academic year. Application deadline is February 12, 2010.

Created by a designated bequest to the University of Iowa Foundation, the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship recognizes qualified female applicants who demonstrate financial need and are committed to women's issues, diversity, and social activism. One or two awards are available each year. Awards generally range from $1000 to $2000 per academic year to be applied toward tuition, fees, living expenses, or books. The scholarship is presented at the UI's annual Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women (http://www.uiowa.edu/celebrationofexcellence/).

The Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship is administered and selected by individuals affiliated with the Women's Resource and Action Center at the University of Iowa. The Center is a diverse community dedicated to fostering women's individual empowerment and systemic solutions to all forms of oppression.

Information about eligibility and application procedures is available on the WRAC web site at http://www.uiowa.edu/~wrac/scholarship.shtml.

The next meeting will be Monday Nov. 30th from 12:30-1:30 in room 1143. It was one of the few days available before the end of the semester, hopefully most can make it.

During the last meeting it was brought up that having food would bring more people in.  If a few members can email dustin-krutsinger@uiowa.edu a commitment to contributing $5-10 that day to help with the cost, he will order some pizza.

Topic for this meeting include:

• If there are new faces at the meeting, an overview of the issues
  
• Any other requests/ideas for meeting?  Send them to dustin-krutsinger@uiowa.edu, else he will throw something together on Health Care Reform.

The latest issue of vital signs has an article about Medical Students for Liberty. If you havent read it, here is a link: http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/osac/student_orgs/documents/VS_Nov_2009_issue_completed.pdf. Also, some of you may be contacted by the Daily Iowan. They are writing an article on the group. It should be in Friday's paper, be sure to check it out.

Send questions, comments, recommended topics, or committments to help buy pizza for the meeting to dustin-krutsinger@uiowa.edu.

Mark and Mary Knabel Fellowship Fund 2009-2010 Application Process.

Two scholarships will be awarded this year through the UI Carver College of Medicine to medical students to pursue involvement with the Helping Hands Medical Mission program. The purpose of the fellowship is to expand the knowledge and experience of the selected students in healthcare in an underserved community. This mission will last for a maximum of a two-week period.

The Helping Hands Medical Mission to Cotija, Mexico will be May 28- June 5, 2010. To be considered for this opportunity, please submit the following materials by noon, January 25, 2010 to 1187A MERF:

• An essay, three pages maximum, addressing why you would like to be selected for the Helping Hands Medical Mission / Mark and Mary Knabel Fellowship, and what you, as a representative of the UI Carver College of Medicine, could bring to the program.
• Two letters of recommendation from persons who know you well. Although we encourage letters from College of Medicine faculty, letters may also be from undergraduate professors, mentors, etc.

Recipients will be selected by the Global Programs Advisory Council based on their application materials and the match of their interest with the Helping Hands Mission programs.

Details concerning Helping Hands Medical Mission programs can be found at http://www.hhmm.org. The scholarship includes a stipend to cover the cost of airfare, room, and board. Application materials are due by noon on January 25, 2010. Materials should be sent to:

Robin Paetzold
Director of Global Programs
Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa
1187A MERF
Iowa City, IA 52242-2600
319-353-5762 Tel
319-335-8049 Fax
robin-paetzold@uiowa.edu

Please join us for tomorrow's meeting of the Internal Medicine Interest Group (IMIG)!

• Internal Medicine Resident Panel
• Thursday, Nov. 19th, 12:30pm
• 1117 MERF

Come find out why these residents chose internal medicine and what you can do in med school to prepare for the next step.  As always, there will be a free, semi-nutritious lunch.

Here are important announcements related to your upcoming registration for Spring semester 2010.

1. Please be sure you are up to date in paying your U-bill by December 4. Having your U-bill paid will avoid having a restriction placed on your registration and a late registration fee that can be as much as $100. To check your U-bill go to http://isis.uiowa.edu.
2. Please take care of Student Health Service requirements by December 4. If you have not already done so, this is a reminder to take care of your Student Health screening requirements so you can be registered for spring semester. This will avoid having a restriction placed on your registration and a late registration fee that can be as much as $100. You received a letter in September indicating what requirements you have not met. If you did not receive such a letter, you may disregard this part of the announcement because you have presumably satisfied the Student Health requirements.  Student Health Service has walk-in clinics this week. No appointment is needed; just go to Student Health Service in the Westlawn Building between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Any required vaccination, tuberculin skin test or blood tests can be done but you will have to make an appointment if you need a physical. Please note that tuberculin skin tests cannot be placed on Thursdays. Please call (319) 335-8394 for an appointment. Please see the Student Health Service website for more information about health requirements and the walk-in clinics: http://www.uiowa.edu/~shs/clinical_services/immunizations.shtml You may send questions to student-health@uiowa.edu.
3. You must be registered to receive Spring semester financial aid and to begin classes or clerkships. If you are not registered you may not attend class or have any patient contact.

Spring semester financial aid excess funds disbursements are anticipated about 2 days after the start of your semester for those who have complied with the requirements above and who have an official registration.
Thanks for your attention to these important requirements and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Damien Ihrig
Registrar
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The University of Iowa
1216 D MERF
Iowa City, IA 52242-2600
(319) 335-8046
(319) 335-8643 (fax)
damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu

The SNMA has a few more upcoming interview dates available if anyone is interested. Please let Marie Colbert (Marie-Colbert@uiowa.edu) know if you would like to sign up. Thanks again for those who have participated! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

• Wed, Nov 18 - Karina Silva
• Fri, Nov 20 - Natassia Gaznick
• Mon, Nov 23 - 1 SNMA student
• Mon, Nov 30 - 1 SNMA student
• Wed, Dec 2 - 2 SNMA students

Sorry for the late notice, but Unite for Sight still has at least 2 openings for a vision screening that we have scheduled for tomorrow!

• Wednesday, Nov. 18, 5:30-7:00 pm
• Pheasant Ridge Community Center
• 2651 Roberts Rd, Iowa City
  

This vision screening is in collaboration with Mobile Clinic, so if you haven't been able to get in all the clinics that you wanted for the semester, this may be a great opportunity!  If you have any questions and/or are interested in participating, please let Arora, Shivgami aror@healthcare.uiowa.edu know.

Another email, yes, but what better way to show thanks and appreciation to those who try to bring some spice into our lives than to attend one or more special events?

Not one, but TWO opportunities for SNMA members to learn about interesting ideas and people on campus AND get some yummy meals!

SNMA Mentoring Session
Wednesday, November 18
12:30-1:20pm
MERF 1117
Nicholas Zavazava, MD, PhD, Professor, Internal Medicine & Immunology, Division of Allergy/Immunology

Light Thanksgiving lunch will be provided, and please consider staying for a moment after for a brief thank-you note for Dr. Zavazava! Sponsored by the Office of Cultural Affairs and Diversity Initiatives http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/diversity/

Holiday Feast
Wednesday, November 18
5:00-7:00PM
Old Brick, 26 E. Market Street (across from Pappajohn Business Building)
Sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Enrichment: cde@uiowa.edu or 335-3555

The Otolaryngology Medical Student Interest Group Presents:

Dr. John Clinger and Dr. Rick Nelson

Both are current residents in the Department of Otolaryngology at Iowa. Want to hear more about applying to residency or about Otolaryngology in general? Come talk to current residents about their experiences with
matching into one of the top programs in the country!

• Wednesday, November 18, 2009
• 12:30-1:30 PM
• MERF 2189
• Lunch Provided

Just a reminder about the Psych Interest Group Meeting this Thursday in 1163 MERF from 12:30- 1:20. We'll be having lunch from Oasis and hearing about ADHD in children from Dr. Jen McWilliams. Hope to see you
there.

"Current issues in Transfusion Medicine"

Risk and benefits of blood transfusion and the Massive Transfusion Protocol in Trauma Surgery

Thomas Raife, MD.

Medical Director of the DeGowin Blood Center, Blood Bank Section

Wed, Nov. 18th
Room 1139 MERF
12:30pm – 1:30pm

Lunch from Panchero's

Grape polyphenols induce multiple favorable changes in endothelial cell phenotype that impact cardiovascular risk. These polyphenols may reduce atherosclerosis by a number of mechanisms including improvement of endothelial function. Therefore, regularly eating grapes, especially red grapes, helps to blunt the acute insult to endothelium caused by a typical, Western high-fat meal.

Post date: Nov. 17, 2009
Nutrition Center -- College of Public Health
319-384-5059

http://www.uiowanutritioncenter.org

Please bring items to the food drive before it ends on Friday! We had great support on the week-end from shoppers at Hy-Vee, but now we Flocksters need to add to the donations.

In the past few days, local news stations have reported more hungry people in Iowa than in previous years, so please bring in a few items or donate cash. Alternately, consider donating a few items from your own cupboard to benefit the Crises Center. (Oh! This is a competition and Flocks is currently in 3rd place…so let’s donate and put Flocks at the head of the Communities!)

Okay, Beans, we’ve got a tradition to uphold: winning the food drive competition!

We had 4 great volunteers at HyVee on Sunday, and they got us started. Now it’s OUR turn to pick up the momentum and forge ahead. Our Boulware neighbors are doing a really good job, and Flocks and McCowen are going to get their act together, so...

we need to do a GREAT job! EACH ONE, BRING ONE: large can of food or $.

Clean out that cupboard or that pocket.  The REAL winner: the Crisis Center! Thanks for keeping us proud!

Interested in participating in a FREE financial seminar to learn more about debt management, life insurance, or buying a home? CCOMSG, OSAC, and North Star Financial are happy to bring you an annual financial seminar on such topics but this year we want to better tailor this seminar to what students want.

Please fill out this 3 question survey to help us create a financial seminar that you would want to attend! The survey will remain open until Wednesday, November 18th at 5:00 pm.

(Address removed to prevent spam. Check your email for the survey address)

Based on your responses we will send out further e-mails with a time and date for the official seminar to be held in the near future. Your response matters!

If you would like to devote 90 minutes of your time to mentor 8th graders interested in learning about health care careers, please read about the opportunities below. This can be a one-time project for you or can be ongoing. The mentoring sessions will be at the West Liberty Middle School .

Please contact Saba Rasheed Ali, Associate Professor, Counseling Psychology (335-5495) if you are interested. This is a collaborative project including CCOM, Hardin Library, UI College of Education, and other UI health care colleges.

The time commitment would be 1 ½ hours for each session - 45 minutes in the class and 40 minutes travel time (20 minutes to get there, 20 minutes to return). Med and PA students can choose if they want to be involved in only one session, or more .

Session Title: Career Influences and Mentoring (12:45 to 1:30): 

• Nov. 30 (Monday), 
• Dec. 1 (Tuesday), 
• Dec. 3 (Wed), and 
• Dec. 4 (Friday)

Health Science Students Needed: 12 students ( 3 per day-doesn’t have to be the same students)

Health Science Student Expectations: The 8th grade students will be given an assignment to complete a career timeline which will involve them discussing the past, present, and future and where they will identify potential barriers. The role of the health students is to listen to the career timeline and provide insights and support using examples of their own path of how to overcome barriers and use support to achieve their goals.

Session Title: Resource Panel

• Dec. 7 (Monday), 
• Dec. 8 (Tuesday), 
  
• Dec. 10 (Thursday), and 
• Dec. 11 (Friday)

Health Science Students Needed: 12 students ( 3 per day-doesn’t have to be the same students

Health Science Student Expectations: This will be a roundtable format with 3 tables. Students from health science will be at one table, students will rotate to this table and have a resume worksheet to fill out. This is basically a worksheet that has their “dream job” title at the beginning and they need to fill out the education needed for it and the type of work experience needed. The health science students will help them complete this task.

Session Title: Mock Interviews

• Dec. 14 (Monday), 
• Dec. 15 (Tuesday), 
• Dec. 17 (Thursday), and 
• Dec. 18 (Friday)

Health Science Students Needed: 12 students ( 3 per day-doesn’t have to be the same students)

Health Science Student Expectations: Students will bring in their “mock resumes” from last week and pretend to interview for their “dream job.” Health science students will act as interviewers and ask questions such as “why do think this job is the best fit for you” and “what skills do you have.” After the interview health science students will provide feedback on the students performance and give supportive suggestions on how to improve their presentation.

As you can see from the earlier Food Drive email, Boulware has a nice early lead. We don't want that to slip away. Make sure to bring in tons of food THIS WEEK and put them in the boxes in Boulware. Keep up the great work you all are doing!!

Adam

Vital Signs is here!

This issue of Vital Signs is paperless! Attached below is the link:

http://www.healthcare.uiowa.edu/osac/student_orgs/documents/VS_Nov_2009_
issue_completed.pdf

Please read what your fellow students and faculty have to share
including:

• A poem in memory of Dr. Pardini
• Advice for M1s
• Student goverment update
• Learn about Medical Students for Liberty And more!!

Look out for the next Vital Signs deadline to be announced soon.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Stephanie
(stephanie-lichtor@uiowa.edu)

Have a great day!

The unofficial All Community Food Drive totals are as stands:

• Boulware- $75 and back-breaking boxes of food
• Bean- $45 and 3 heavy boxes of food
• Flocks- $10 and 2 boxes of food
• McCowen- $3 and 6 cans of food

Remember you still have until Friday at 12:00 to contribute to the food drive which benefits the Johnson County Crisis Center and also to help your community win the coveted soup can trophy.

The community with the most pounds of food collected will win the trophy. $1 = 1 pound of food.

Monetary donations can be given to Kathy Foss in Bean (there is an envelope for each community).

Top 10 needed donations:

1. monetary, 
2. peanut butter, 
3. diapers, size 5, 
4. baby formula, 
5. canned meat, 
6. canned fruit, 
7. canned vegetables, 
8. soups and stews, 
9. pasta and rice, 
10. toilet paper

May the best community win!

Dear Current Members of the UICCOM M2 Class:

We wanted to share information with you about an opportunity that will be made available to 24 members of your class during the 2010-2011 academic year. The College of Medicine has a branch campus in Des Moines, that has been providing clinical education to third and fourth year medical students of the College for over 30 years.

For the first time, during the current academic year (2009-2010), a limited number of UICCOM students were provided an opportunity to complete all of their required clerkships in Des Moines. Eleven current M3 students are completing 40 weeks of required clerkships in Des Moines this year.

We are now ready to expand this program and can accommodate up to 24 students from your class during the 2010-2011 academic year. There will be 44 weeks of required clerkships that can be completed in Des Moines in 2010-2011. Students can complete 40-44 weeks of third-year clerkships in Des Moines, which would allow students to complete an additional 4-8 weeks of clinical training in Iowa City.

More information is available about the Des Moines branch campus and details about the clinical training year available in Des Moines. We are presenting this information to you now so that you can learn more about the Des Moines clinical training option prior to the class meeting to discuss clinical clerkship scheduling that will be conducted in the spring (on March 8, 2010).

The Des Moines branch campus staff would welcome any inquiries (phone or email) and invites any interested students to visit the Des Moines campus prior to next spring. Visits can be arranged on weekends or even over the holiday break to learn more about the educational facilities, housing and training opportunities provided to students in Des Moines. You can also visit www.dmconsortium.org to learn more about the Consortium and to contact Consortium staff if you have questions or want to schedule a visit.

All of the 11 students currently completing M3 clinical training in Des Moines have indicated that they would be willing to visit with any student wanting to learn more about the Des Moines experience. (See your email for a copy of the attached, which contains the list of students willing to talk).

Shelter House, Mel Schlachter from Trinity Church and Dr. Judith Crossett, M.D. will be discussing issues facing Iowa City’s homeless community and the role of community members and physicians in addressing them.

We’ll discuss the role of students, physicians and community members in addressing various issues facing the homeless community.

Everyone is invited. Food collected will be added to your community’s food drive collection.

Soup lunch will be served.

Bring a non-perishable food donation for the annual food drive (or small monetary donation).

The American Medical Women's Association clothing sale is finally here, just in time for your holiday shopping! You can download the order form and then turn it into the AMWA leadership in the MERF atrium during lunch this week or you can place it in the envelope in Katie Freeman's mailbox (M2 Flocks). The checks should be made out to AMWA, and please attach it to the order form. The orders are due by Friday November 20 so that we can have everything back in time for Christmas.

Effective Monday, November 30, 2009, all Carver College of Medicine buildings on the west campus will change hours of public access. We have decided to standardize the times our buildings are accessible, in part, to protect our employees and University property. All entrance doors to CCOM buildings will be opened at 7:00 AM and will automatically lock down at 6:00 PM each weekday. All buildings will remain locked down from 6:00 PM on Fridays and reopen Monday mornings at 7:00 AM. Holidays will follow the weekend schedule. Card access will continue to be required when buildings are locked down. Internal doors into a specific work space, such as a suite of offices or laboratory, may be opened or locked at different hours, based on the normal work schedules for each specific area.

We ask for your cooperation in this effort. Toward this end we provide the following guidelines related to access control:

• You should always display your ID; this common practice is for everyone’s benefit, it demonstrates your right to be here.
• If you see any suspicious activity please contact University Police at (335-5022) immediately and let them verify the identity of the person. DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AT RISK UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
• Never allow anyone to “tailgate” (this occurs when you swipe your ID or proximity card and someone follows you through the door).
• If you are leaving a controlled access area and someone is waiting on the other side of the door for you to pass through so they can come through, please ask them to use their access card.
• Never let someone else use your ID to gain access to a controlled area.
• If your ID is lost or stolen after normal business hours notify University Police as soon as you realize your ID is missing. During normal business hours contact your department administrator or if you are a student please contact Office of Student Affairs and Curriculum.
• Do not prop doors open or interfere with door closure devices.
• If a door does not close as you pass through, please make sure it is latched and report the malfunction to CCOM Facilities Planning and Management at your earliest convenience.
• There are occasions when we will program perimeter doors to be accessible in order to accommodate collegiate or university functions during the off hours. In those cases we require someone from the requesting unit to monitor the doors for security reasons and access for these activities must be made in advance through CCOM Facilities Planning and Management (L191 MERF).

This action will affect all CCOM buildings on the west campus. The Multi-tenant Facility at Oakdale will continue its current hours. Please direct any questions/concerns by phone to 335-8061 or 335-7248. Thank you.

Deadline Extended Until Wednesday!

AMSA Medical Instrument Sale

Pick up blank order forms and drop off completed order forms in Pooja Chitneni's mailbox (M2, Flocks)

Orders are now due WEDNESDAY, Nov 18th.  Instruments will be delivered during the first week of spring semester.

• Please turn in the white portion of the order form and keep the yellow for yourself.
• Students are responsible for mailing in Welch Allyn rebates directly to Welch Allyn

For those of you who participated in the "Sexual Abuse" survey or
attended the "Sexual Abuse" lecture given by the director of the "Rape
Victim's Advocacy Program" and for everyone interested in becoming
involved in the organization or learning more.... there is an open house
"tacky christmas sweater" party on December 1st from 5:30- 7PM at RVAP,
located at 320 S. Linn St.

It is open to EVERYONE, men and women, who are interested in learning
about "I-Site," RVAP's theater program. They create skits and perform
them to raise awareness and generate discussion regarding sexual abuse.
No prior knowledge is necessary. It's a great, fun group of people that
REALLY needs volunteers!

Come on December 1st to learn more about the program and wear your
favorite TACKY sweater!

Thanks,
Mona Dalal, M4

Jamie Schlote
i-site Coordinator
Rape Victim Advocacy Program
320 S. Linn St.
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-335-6001

Interested in learning about the combined MD/MPH?

If so, please come to an information session sponsored by the College of Public Health today, November 16th at 12:30 pm in room 1117 MERF.

Lexie Just, MPH Educational Advisor along with Damien Ihrig from OSAC and two current MD/MPH students will describe the why, when, how, etc. and answer your questions. Learn how you can make this work to meet your career goals. Pizza provided, bring your own beverage.

Questions or can’t make it to this event? Contact Damien Ihrig in OSAC
damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu

For Real! No Doubt About it! It’s a major book recall!

During this year’s upcoming winter break, the MSCC Library will transition from pen and paper check out/check in system to an electronic system. This is the ultimate, critical time to go through this transition. And it can not be accomplished with out your cooperation!

Winter Break for M1s and M2s begins December 18, 2009 and ends January 11, 2010.  Third and fourth year students’ clerkships end December 12th and resume January 4th. All books that are the property of the MSCC Library are to be returned no later than the end of the day on December 18th - if not before. The sooner the better, of course.

At some point, a list of the Library’s holdings will be viewable through either ICON or the MSCC website.

Today, Monday, November 16th, Boulware is holding a bake sale in the MERF atrium supporting Table to Table, a group that collects fresh food for the Crisis Center, thereby supporting people in the surrounding community. The delicious baked goods will be out in the atrium from 8:30 to 1:30 and if we have anything left, the food will then be put in Bouwlare. They're collecting donations, so feel free to give what you think will help out this great organization.

The Learning Communities kicked off the annual food drive on Sunday at the Waterfront and North Dodge Hy Vee stores where members were asking shoppers to give cans of food, etc. for donation to the Crisis Center. Each community was assigned an hour to collect as much food as they could in order to help win the coveted soup can trophy that currently resides in Bean.

As always, thank you for your continued commitment to serving not only our communities at the CCOM but the greater community at large. We really appreciate your support.

The Bean Community leadership looks forward to your involvement in the food drive (kick-off at 2 HyVee stores on Sunday, followed by collections in the communities) and next week’s panel on homelessness (Tuesday at noon in 2189 MERF). Thanks to our volunteers on Sunday who represented the Bean Community by collecting food at the stores, and thanks to each of you who will show your commitment to people who need your care and service by donating HEAVY J food!

We've counted the votes and your new 2009 Mr. Iowa Medicine is...

DYLAN MURRAY!

On behalf of the McCowen Leadership, we would like to thank everyone who voted in this year's competition. As a group we were able to raise $215.01 to help support our adopted family this year.

Congratulations again to Dylan and to all our contestants!

McCowen is in need of four volunteers to help collect food at Hy Vee this Sunday. It is only 1 hour in the afternoon. Please email gabriel-fierro-fine@uiowa.edu if you are interested. What better way to take a break from Rubi's biochem stuff and PID than hanging out with your friends for an hour?

1. Remember, if you want a Boulware T-shirt, they are $10 and you can grab a form to get one on the counter in Boulware. Fill that out and put it in Will Schouten's mailbox with the money by 1pm on Friday.
2. VERY IMPORTANT: I still need 2-3 volunteers for the HyVee Dodge Street for this Sunday from 1-2pm to collect food for the All-Communities Food Drive. Please email me if you can help out, remember it's only an hour, you're going to be helping a ton of people, and whatever food you collect helps Boulware in the Food Drive standings against the other communities.
3. To that end, remember that the Food Drive is all next week so if you are unable to help out on Sunday, please remember while you're shopping this upcoming weekend to pick up a few extra food items and bring them to Boulware next week. We will have a box out that you can put the food in.

Just a reminder, the Guess the Favorites Contest is ending Friday at 1pm. Make sure to come to Boulware, pick up an answering sheet on the counter, fill it out and put it in Andy Sevier's Mailbox when you're finished. Good luck!

Dear Students:

Thank you for filling out the initial survey I sent you about "sexual abuse awareness."

For those of you who attended the FCP III lecture last Friday (October 30th) given by Karla Miller, the executive director of the Rape Victim's Advocacy Program, can you please take the time to fill out the survey below:

(linked removed--check your email for the survey address)

Your responses are invaluable, and any comments you have regarding the lecture or about sexual abuse education are GREATLY appreciated! The information is going to be shared with the FCP curriculum directors next Wednesday and could have a HUGE IMPACT on the content and manner in which information about sexual abuse is taught in the curriculum.

The deadline for this survey is Tuesday, November 10th by noon.

If you have any questions/thoughts- please feel free to email me.

Thank you once again!!!!

Mona Dalal, M4

This is a reminder that your PPD session this week begins with watching a large segment of “Wit.”  Wednesday groups should report to Beisner Aud BSB at 2:30; Thursday groups will meet in Watzke Aud BSB.  See you there!

MSTP GRAND ROUNDS

Monday, November 16, 2009; 12:30 pm
Seebohm Conference Room, 283 EMRB

“Psychosis: Seeing order within the disorder”

Presented by:
Aislinn Williams, M6G and
Fred Oakley, M5G

Faculty Advisor:
Robert Philibert, MD, PhD, Psychiatry

Click to view printable flyer

From 12:30-1:30 PM on Wednesday, November 11 in 1117 MERF representatives from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellowship, the Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship, and the Emory Warner Fellowship will be on hand to speak about their programs. These three organizations provide an excellent opportunity for year-long research experiences in a variety of fields. In addition, you will be adding an excellent experience to your CV, while earning a very competitive stipend.

Please join us for their presentations and a whole lot of Jimmy John’s subs.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Manish Aggarwal manish-aggarwal@uiowa.edu.

Thanks,
Iowa Medical Student Research Club

HHMI - http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/medfellows.html
Doris Duke - http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/programs/dorisduke/
Emory Warner - http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/pathology/site/education/medical_school_education/emory_warner_fellowship.html

This week, until Friday at 1pm, Boulware is holding the Guess the Favorites Contest where you all are welcome to pick up answer sheets located in Boulware on the counter that holds the microwave and coffee pot. Fill out the answer sheet using choices posted on the Boulware Board and turn in your answer sheets to Andy Sevier's mailbox by this Friday at 1pm. Top guesser wins a $15 Java House Card, second place is $10 Java House Card and third place is $5 Java House Card. Make sure to participate to help yourself get some free caffeine in the upcoming weeks!!!

Over the past few days, the M1 lectures recorded between 10/30 and 11/5 have been posted on ICON. The lectures recorded since then (11/6 thru today) have been posting automatically within a couple hours of the lecture.

We'll continue to work with staff from ITS, HCIS, and ECHO360 to avoid these delays in the future.

Thanks for your patience

Hugh B. Hansen
Associate Director of Curriculum
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
1216F MERF
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2600
319-335-7691 Tel
319-335-8643 Fax

A ton went on today at the Boulware meeting, thanks to a great presentation by Kim Merchant and her crew from the College of Public Health. Here's a couple of reminders from the meeting:

1. We have ONE spot open at HyVee Waterfront and THREE spots open for volunteering at HyVee Dodge Street for this upcoming Sunday. We only need to volunteer at these locations from 1-2pm this Sunday, Nov 15th and collect food donations. Please email me ASAP if you are able to take one of the four remaining openings for volunteering.
2. If you are interested in getting a Boulware T-Shirt, come to Boulware, pick up a T-shirt form on the counter and turn it into Will Schouten's mailbox by 1pm this Friday, Nov 13th. A picture of the T-shirt is sitting on the counter.
3. Please, please, please, if you are able to bake some goodies for Mon, Nov 16th for a Bake Sale that we are holding to raise money for the T2T key that we lost. A number of you signed up at the meeting and thanks, but we still need more. If you are able to bake some goods and bring them to Boulware around 8:15am on Mon, that would be great. Email me if you can make some goodies and what you'd like to make. Thanks!
4. Remember next week (all week long) if you aren't able to volunteer this Sunday, we are holding a Food Drive in Boulware. Bring some canned foods along (heavy ones preferably) to help Boulware beat the other communities in this contest.

M4s, this is a friendly reminder that you must register and pay a $50 registration fee to participate in the NRMP Match.

Beginning December 1, however, a late fee of $50 will be charged for a total registration fee of $100.

To register for the Match, go to http://www.nrmp.org

If you do not intend to go through the Match because you have other post-graduation plans, please let me know.

Damien Ihrig
Registrar
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The University of Iowa
1216 D MERF
Iowa City, IA 52242-2600
(319) 335-8046
(319) 335-8643 (fax)
damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu

There will be an important M3 class meeting on Monday February 1 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm and from 5:00 – 6:00 pm in Med Alum Auditorium (E331 GH). The meeting topics will cover the M4 year clerkship scheduling process, career decision making and advising, USMLE Step 2, how to sign up for off-campus electives including global programs, and more. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this meeting.

The presentation will be the same at both meetings so you may attend the session that works best with your schedule. This date and these times were selected based on the APM education days. We will send a notice to your clerkship directors informing them of the class meeting. Students in Des Moines clerkships should attempt to arrange time off with Dr. Craig and their clerkship directors to attend the meeting.

Damien

Damien Ihrig
Registrar
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The University of Iowa
1216 D MERF
Iowa City, IA 52242-2600
(319) 335-8046
(319) 335-8643 (fax)
damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu

Wed. Nov 11th 12:30-1:30 MERF 2166

Do you have a laptop or mobile device? Do you want to learn how to connect it to virtually everything "tech" at CCOM? We can help!! Please join us for the first of a series of "Tech Lunches" where the Student Technology Committee attempts to make technology and information here more accessible to students. Snacks provided!

Bring your mobile device or laptop!

Topics include:

• Mobile Email
• Outlook Configuration
• Wireless Help
• Wireless Printing
• Email Forwarding Alternatives

Brought to you by the CCOM Student Technology Committee.

Questions? E-mail Kate Robb katharine-robb@uiowa.edu or Adam Ruggle adam-ruggle@uiowa.edu

Bean Community's next monthly community meeting is Tuesday, 11/10, from 12:30-1:30.  We will be serving taco plates (beef or black bean) and will be making construction paper turkeys to decorate the windows.  We hope you are able to join us and hear what's new for November in Bean Community.

If you have anything in the refrigerator that you don't want to find in the trash can, please mark your name and a date on it by tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon.  If you have anything in the refrigerator that does belong in the trash can, well, you know what to do.  Padget kindly volunteered to de-clutter our very messy fridge so please help to make her job a bit easier. 
Lastly, I want to send a special thank you to those who helped serve the dinner at Shelter House on Sunday.  We had a great turnout with tons of food.  Needless to say, Shelter House was glad to accept both the dinner and the leftovers.  If you are interested in helping serve at a future dinner and want more information, email myself or Abi Struck-Marcell (abigail-struck-marcell@uiowa.edu).  There are plenty of opportunities throughout the year and we'd love to see all of your friendly faces.

That's all for now.
Until soon,
Amy Domeyer
Bean Mayor

First, thanks to everyone who contributed time or food to Taste of Flocks!  We had a great turnout and lots of great
food, and we'll reveal how successful we were tomorrow at the meeting!
Second:  We have a community meeting on Tuesday, 11/10 from 12:30-1:30, and we'll be having
Domino's pizza!  Come on down and see what Flocks has been up to for the past month and enjoy another
day of great food!

Boulware is having another lunch meeting this Tuesday, Nov 10th.  There will be FREE food provided by Kim Merchant and her group from the College of Public Health, along with a presentation helping medical and PA students find easy ways to make multiple healthy meals when we don't have a lot of time to do so.  Also, come to hear about Boulware's new "Guess the Favorites" Contest in which the top 3 winners will receive Java House gift cards.  Finally, come to hear about the new Boulware T-shirts up for sale.  Hope to see you all tomorrow!