On behalf of the class, congratulations Nathan on your engagement with Katie!
Anatomy Exam December 17th 2008
Wedding December 19th 2008.
you must be insane....ly in love.
;)
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Congratulations Nathan!
On behalf of the class, congratulations Nathan on your engagement with Katie!
Anatomy Exam December 17th 2008
Wedding December 19th 2008.
you must be insane....ly in love.
;)
Saturday, November 8, 2008
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
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
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
The Presidential Candidate’s Health IT Platforms
The Presidential Candidate’s Health IT PlatformsBoth presidential candidates acknowledge the serious problems in this nation’s health care system and promise to address them. Health IT needs to be a central focus in any plan to reshape this country’s health care system. Any health care ‘fix’ that does not utilize health IT will not adequately prepare us for the future. Both candidates invoke the importance of health IT to reduce health care costs and provide quality health care, but how are they different?
According to a side-by-side analysis of the two candidates’ health care reform positions posted by the Kaiser Family Foundation on its Web site in July 2008, both Barack Obama and John McCain support the expansion of health IT, but their plans differ somewhat in emphasis and detail.
John McCain promotes using health IT to allow doctors to practice across state lines, to better control chronic diseases, and to serve as a tool for telemedicine. He focuses on using health IT to improve quality of care. Senator McCain’s plan, as yet, includes no specifics, timelines or cost estimates.
Barack Obama states on his website, "Most medical records are still stored on paper, which makes them difficult to use to coordinate care, measure quality, or reduce medical errors." His focus is on using health IT to contain costs as well as to promote quality measures. He also lays out a plan to implement a national health IT plan in 5 years, spending $10 billion/year.
Our next president will need to be an unflagging supporter of health IT as a critical tool for instituting reform of our health care system. It is urgent that the spiraling costs of medical care be brought under control. Although their approaches differ somewhat, both candidates acknowledge that health IT is a critical part of the health care reform effort.
By: Hannah Rose
Originially written for the Ambulatory Health Information Technology work group of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) monthly newsletter.
According to a side-by-side analysis of the two candidates’ health care reform positions posted by the Kaiser Family Foundation on its Web site in July 2008, both Barack Obama and John McCain support the expansion of health IT, but their plans differ somewhat in emphasis and detail.
John McCain promotes using health IT to allow doctors to practice across state lines, to better control chronic diseases, and to serve as a tool for telemedicine. He focuses on using health IT to improve quality of care. Senator McCain’s plan, as yet, includes no specifics, timelines or cost estimates.
Barack Obama states on his website, "Most medical records are still stored on paper, which makes them difficult to use to coordinate care, measure quality, or reduce medical errors." His focus is on using health IT to contain costs as well as to promote quality measures. He also lays out a plan to implement a national health IT plan in 5 years, spending $10 billion/year.
Our next president will need to be an unflagging supporter of health IT as a critical tool for instituting reform of our health care system. It is urgent that the spiraling costs of medical care be brought under control. Although their approaches differ somewhat, both candidates acknowledge that health IT is a critical part of the health care reform effort.
By: Hannah Rose
Originially written for the Ambulatory Health Information Technology work group of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) monthly newsletter.
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