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1. Frankenstein
community lecture series videoconferenced to AHSC
2. Dr.
Hollingsworth to give talk on GCRC in phoenix
3. Don't
forget:
4. PAMEC
now AzMEC to reflect its statewide association
5. Sign
up now for
6. Conference
to discuss international health issues set for July 23-27
7. March 31 is deadline for
submitting your 'Bright Idea'
8. MPH
Internship Conference set for April 4
9. Public
Health Grand Rounds - March 18
10. New faculty appointments and promotions
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1. FRANKENSTEIN
COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES VIDEOCONFERENCED TO AHSC
Everyone knows the story of
Frankenstein. Or do they? One of the most enduring myths of the Western world -
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein - is the focus of an exciting new traveling
exhibition that will be on display in the Arizona Health Sciences Library (AHSL)
from March 5 to
The lecture series schedule
is as follows:
-- MARCH 11 (Tue) 7 p.m. --
Mary Shelley's Original Frankenstein: A Focusing of Cultural Anxieties
presented by Jerrold E. Hogle, PhD, Professor, UA
Department of English
-- MARCH 18 (Tue) 7 p.m. --
The Bioethical Side Of Frankenstein and Its Implications for the Genomics
Research of the Day presented by
-- MARCH 25 (Tue)
Stuart K. Williams, PhD, Director, UA Biomedical Engineering
-- APRIL 1 (Tue)
-- APRIL 10 (Thu) 7 p.m. --
Creatures and Corpsicles: The Quest for Immortality
presented by Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA, Professor,
UA Department of Emergency Medicine
-- APRIL 15 (Tue) 7 p.m. --
Medicine and Literature: An Interface of Science and the Arts presented by
Joseph S. Alpert, MD, Chairman, UA Department of Medicine, Helle
Mathiasen, PhD, Professor, UA Humanities Program
(Lectures will be signed and
listening devices will be available for the hearing impaired.)
For more details, visit the
AHSL Web site at http://www.ahsl.arizona.edu/frankenstein/.
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2. DR.
HOLLINGSWORTH TO GIVE TALK ON GCRC IN
The Phoenix research
community is invited to attend a talk on “A General Clinical Research Center
(GCRC): The Potential Impact on the
Phoenix Research Community and the Future of Research in Phoenix,” presented by
Dr. Charles Hollingsworth, deputy director of the National Center for Research
Resources (NCRR) Office of Review at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Hollingsworth will present his talk on
Friday, March 28,
If you are interested in
attending, please contact
The Division of Clinical
Research at the NCRR funds a network of more than 80 GCRCs,
distributed across the
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3. DON'T
FORGET: PHOENIX CAMPUS SPRING FACULTY
MEETING, APRIL 14
The AHSC
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4. PAMEC NOW AZMEC TO REFLECT ITS STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION
The Phoenix Area Medical
Education Consortium (PAMEC) has changed its name to Arizona Medical Education
Consortium (AzMEC) to reflect its statewide
partnership with major medical teaching hospitals from around the state. AzMEC will be a
statewide medical education consortium that will oversee the physician-resident
training throughout the state.
The new statewide
organization will represent all teaching hospitals. “By sharing resources, the consortium can
address areas of mutual interest for all the member institutions in a cost
effective and focused approach,” says Max Poll, AzMEC
board chair and president and chief executive officer of Scottsdale HealthCare.
AzMEC combines the major resident-training programs, which
represent approximately 1,100 residents being trained in 62 programs in
“Areas of immediate interest
include maintaining the high standard of training in each program, quality of
medical care utilizing evidence-based medicine, reduction in medical errors,
developing strategies to deal with the impending physician shortage in Arizona,
and developing strategies to increase access to quality health care in rural
and other underserved areas in the state,” says
AzMEC is supported by a grant from the Flinn
Foundation.
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5. SIGN UP NOW FOR
Registration is being
accepted for The Best Practices of Medical Educators 2003 March sessions. The program consists of interactive seminars
prepared by faculty or professional staff for the edification of their colleagues,
and is offered to clinical faculty and residents without charge.
The March sessions are:
March 11 - “Developing a
Personal Learning Plan & Teaching Portfolio” presented by L. Carr, PhD and “Accessing the
AZ Health Sciences Library Databases & Using Electronic Journals” presented
by J. Perry, MLS
March 18 - “Introduction to
Interactive Instructional Technologies” presented to J. Hall, PhD and “Palmtop
Computers & the Physician” presented by M. Stoddard
March 26 - “The Importance of
Cultural Competency in the Clinical Learning & Teaching Environment”
presented by G. Hall, Ph.D. and “Effective Visual Presentations” presented by
J. Hall, PhD
You can register for one or
more sessions from any of the four faculty development tracks (Clinical
Teaching, Professionalism, Medical Informatics, or Curriculum
Development). To register for the March
sessions, or to see the other sessions being offered through May, contact
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6. CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH ISSUES SET
FOR JULY 23-27
Are you working in an
underserved community? Has global health
been a part of your past - would you like it to be part of your future? Historic challenges of infectious disease,
clean water and sanitation, maternal and child health are magnified as we are
faced with decreased resources, increased populations, conflict, war and
displaced people. Learn about the current
status of these issues and more at The International Health: Clinical and Community Care Reunion
Conference,
The conference is designed to
reunite twenty years of health professions alumni of this namesake course for
updates of current key international health issues. Topics include:
Community-based Health Care, Refugee Health Care, Nutrition, Maternal and Child
Health, Appropriate Technology, Ethical Controversies, and Bringing
International Health Back Home. Structure will encourage active participation
through keynote lectures, panel presentations, poster sessions and small group
break-out sessions.
The three-day registration
fee is $150 with an additional $90 for 18 hours of CME credit. Conference
participants include experienced international health clinicians and
authors. Carl E. Taylor, MD, DrPH, founding chair and professor emeritus of the
Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, is
the keynote speaker.
For more information or to
register, visit The International Health:
Clinical and Community Care Web site at http://www.fcm.arizona.edu/predoc/internationalhealth/Conference/Conference.html.
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7. MARCH
31 IS DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR 'BRIGHT IDEA'
The Bright Idea Network is a new idea being
launched this year in the Phoenix Faculty Development Program. All medical educators are encouraged to share
their teaching successes with colleagues.
Submit your entry describing a “bright
idea” that you have used in your teaching that enhances learning and
teaching in clinical education—at the bedside, at morning report, at grand
rounds, in ward encounters, or outpatient settings.
Winners will receive awards at the Second
Deadline for Bright Ideas is Monday, March 31, 2003, at 5:00 p.m. Download the application and find further
instructions at the Phoenix Faculty Development Web site at www.ahsc.arizona.edu/phoenix/clt.
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8. MPH INTERNSHIP CONFERENCE SET FOR APRIL 4
The Masters in Public Health
Internship Conference is scheduled for Friday, April 4 beginning at
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9. PUBLIC HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS - MARCH 18
Public
Health Grand Rounds: Sponsored by the Mel
and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health in partnership with the
University of Arizona Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy and Center for Health
Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research. All presentations are teleconferenced to the
AHSC
TUESDAY,
MAR. 18
“Beyond
Borders: Tohono
O'odham Community Health Assessment” by Silvia Parra, TODHS Executive Director; Cynthia Norris, Community
Health Manager; and Susan Kunz, Community Health Assistant Manager
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10. NEW
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
The following individual has
been promoted or awarded a faculty appointment to the AHSC
Marie E. Pescador,
MD, clinical assistant professor of family & community medicine
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