Class Officer Meeting Minutes

M1 Class Officers Meeting
10/27/08 3-4pm, Sanger 1-038

In attendance: Andrew Junkin, Charley Nottingham, Nana Ohene-Baah, Kate Zedler, Parth Modi, Nijhu Bhowmik, Craig Anthony, Michael Joyce, Beth Morehouse, Luke Sponholz, Sarah Shafer, Ran Lee, Ashton Goldman, Kate DiPasquale, Mai Grant

Not present: JT Stranix, Maravet Baig, Alex Janovski, Steve Spivey, Travis Wilson, Neha Chande, Aditi Hendi

Agenda
I. President (Andrew Junkin)
A. Looking for volunteer opportunities with local senior centers, focusing on blood pressure and blood glucose screenings
B. Conrad Center, sponsored by the MSG, is a good monthly venue for BP screenings
C. Halloween Pumpkin Carving was well pitched and generated interest, but turnout was low; only 5 people in attendance, but there were other things going on like HOMBRE ropes course

II. Vice-Presidents (Sarah Shafer and JT Stranix)
A. JT delivered his messages by phone; M2s backed out of a joint Halloween party
B. Nothing official will be planned for Halloween
C. T-shirt orders are being worked on
D. Class pictures are selling slowly
E. Upcoming event: Saturday, 11/08/08, Bandito’s @ 8pm: Mixer with D1s
F. Upcoming event: Sunday, 11/09/08, Byrd Park, 12pm: Powder Puff game vs. M2 girls
1) Spirit award and Trophy for the winning team
2) Hopefully it can be a yearly event
3) As of the meeting, 13 girls were signed up for M1 team, with Ashton, Charley, and a few others cheerleading
G. Sarah is in contact with Nursing school students (3rd and 4th year undergrads) for an event

III. Secretary (Ran Lee)
A. Sorry for the delay getting into the room; unsure why there was a scheduling conflict
B. Any concerns regarding meeting times and places, let him know
C. MED BALL: exec board needs to deliver to faculty; email to set up a meeting time/place if you cannot get a hold of a professor
D. MED BALL: Saturday, 11/15/08 at the Bull and Bear Club, 901 E. Cary St, 21st floor, 7pm

IV. Treasurer (Ashton Goldman)
A. Difficult to write checks to people who need money for activities, since we have a lack of funding right now
B. Lack of interest in the class photo is leading to deficit in funds
C. We need to broaden fundraising, so others in the hospital, in other years, will be apt to purchase MCV material; we need to make our merchandise amenable to all groups, not just M1s

V. Curriculum Reps (Nijhu Bhowmik, Nana Ohene-Baah, Kate Zedler)
A. Kate: Genetics and Biochem grades were finalized on Friday 10/24/08, and posted on Tuesday 10/28/08
B. Meeting with Dr. Masho went well
C. Course review for Genetics being held on Friday 10/31/08, for Biochem being held on Monday 11/03/08
D. Nijhu: meeting on Friday 10/31/08 with Angie Wetzel to get more information on electives
E. USMLE-type test at the end of this year is being met with skepticism, because in M1 year, we have no idea about the structure of USMLE questions, and the level of integration needed to answer these questions; We do not yet have the knowledge base; Also, professors will not write or not know how to write questions for us in specific courses at this time; Recommended that we look individually at USMLE questions/reviews that are readily available; Joyce: www.examninja.com is a good site
F. Nana: Electives will be decided via a lottery-based system, with the deadline being in early December; there is a lack of physicians who are available/willing to hold electives; M1 electives are P/F; not many are aware of how electives work

VI. Community Service (Kate DiPasquale)
A. Kate Zedler: Working with Kate D on community service; big activities like Habitat for Humanity will start being available on 12/06/08, but ongoing throughout the winter
B. Looking into food banks as well
C. Caritas: memorial garden being built for deceased members of the Richmond CARITAS community; Saturday 11/08/08 from 9am-4pm at 1532 High St.; great community service opportunity for anyone interested
D. Kate D: a lot of people attended the community service brainstorming meeting
E. In contact with Katie from The Well; workshops can be done to train for service in senior centers, to work in the community; 1-to-1 wellness and counseling is what we want

VII. Wellness Committee (Beth Morehouse)
A. Supporting Kate with community service
B. Trying to develop once/month or once/year projects, leaving behind a legacy for our class
C. Valentine’s Day event is being brainstormed: different projects on different floors of the hospital so everyone can get involved
D. Let Beth know if you have ideas

VIII. WIMSO (Mai Grant)
A. WIMSO week was 10/27/08 to 10/31/08
B. Lunch lectures were held every day; Mon. 10/27/08 was about stress, 10/28/08 was about breast feeding (with free Sticky Rice), Thursday 10/30/08 Dean Strauss spoke
C. All were held in Sanger 3-016

IX. Honor Council Reps (Charley Nottingham, Luke Sponholz)
A. Honor training underway
B. Reps are limited in their duties; they function more in appeals than anything else
C. Charley is helping Kate D. with community service
D. Luke: two duties for honor reps; first is to serve on the council when someone challenges a charge; second is to act as an advisor

X. SGA Reps (Craig Anthony)
A. SGA is holding free pizza days: 12/03/08 (Hunton) and 12/04/08 (Tompkins-McCaw Library) from 12-1pm
B. Halloween Party was Thursday 10/30/08 at Blackfinn, from 8pm-12pm
C. SGA Food bank drive: bags are in the front of the room for donations
1) Best to donate canned protein, veggies, or fruit
2) Try not to donate anything high in sugar or salt, e.g. Ramen
3) If we win: pizza party for the class
D. Health Fair Committee meeting the week of 11/03/08 to determine a date

XI. Historian (Parth Modi)
A. MCV 2012 Blog: http://mcv2012.blogspot.com; contact Parth to become an author and contribute
B. Photo album: most importantly, give pics to Parth so he can put them in a central photo album on the site

XII. Webmaster (Michael Joyce)
A. Developing a template for student organizations to quickly put their information in a webpage; good idea to have a central database
B. Survival guides: trying to turn them into accessible Wiki’s
C. Possibly looking into changing the Eboard organization
D. Lab videos: still a streaming option now, which can be frustrating; Idea was pitched to put them onto a CD for next time to distribute