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Clinical Education Librarians Appointed to UA College of Medicine in Phoenix UAHS
Phoenix Campus medical student awarded first place at General Internal
Medicine Conference Director of Medical Education Dr. Jack Peirce to retire in June Spanish Bilingual Assistant Program set to begin; registration being accepted First Navajo woman surgeon featured speaker at events in Phoenix on March 18 & 19 New Phoenix office location for The Cancer Prevention & Integrative Medicine Office Mark your calendar: Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation set for April 12 New faculty appointments and promotions Clinical Education Librarians Appointed to UA College of Medicine in PhoenixThe UA Health Sciences Library appointed four Phoenix librarians to Clinical Education Librarian status in the College of Medicine in Phoenix. The new appointees are: Sally Harvey and Lora Robbins from Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center; and Rebecca Birr and Carla Smith from Maricopa Integrated Health System. As clinical education librarians, these appointees join the ranks of other volunteer clinical faculty associated with clinical teaching. These librarians are important members of the health sciences education team who work directly with students to develop effective information-seeking habits and the skills to manage large volumes of complex health information.
UAHS Phoenix Campus medical student awarded first place at General Internal Medicine ConferenceThird-year UA College of Medicine Phoenix Campus student Michael Kruer won first place in a clinical vignette presentation for his paper “Tension Headache as Presenting Symptoms of Neurocysticercosis” at the regional Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February 2004. He will present the paper in national competition at the SGIM annual meeting in Chicago in May. His faculty advisor is Priya Radhakrishnan, MD, UA College of Medicine Phoenix campus clerkship director at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
Phoenix participants sought for new study of restful movement on blood pressureResearchers associated with the University of Arizona’s Center for Frontier Medicine in Biofield Science are looking at the effects of gentle movements and breathing on stress and blood pressure. If your blood pressure reading is between 140 and 159, you may qualify to be involved in the new study. The study is free to those who qualify and qualifying participants will not be paid, but will receive training in the methods being examined and asked to give the movements a try for a month. The classes for movement instructions will be at the Arizona Cancer Center’s greater Phoenix location at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare. Blood pressure and other stress indicators will be monitored during the study, and it is possible that the program may help lower blood pressure. For more information, please contact Dr. Nancy Rizzo-Roberts, (480) 301-5393 nrizzoroberts@worldnet.att.net or Deb Ash Goode, (480) 391-7145.
Dr. Andrew Weil to present at Health Sciences Lecture series in AprilGet your tickets now to the Integrative Medicine Lecture Series presented the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Phoenix Campus. World-renowned integrative medicine expert Dr. Andrew Weil and experts from the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine will present at the three-evening lecture program on Wednesdays, April 14, 21 and 28 at the Phoenix Airport Marriott, 1101 North 44th St. in Phoenix from 6-8 p.m. Presenters will discuss Integrative Medicine Education; Integrative Approaches to Aging; Alzheimer’s Research; Talking Frankly with your Doctor; and Meaningful Aging. The cost to attend all three-evening lectures is $60.00 (not a tax deductible donation according to IRS guidelines). Seating is limited and advanced reservations are required. To register, contact the AHSC Phoenix Campus Office of Public Affairs at (602) 631-4600.
Director of Medical Education Dr. Jack Peirce to retire in JuneUA Health Sciences Phoenix campus Director of Medical Education for Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Jack Peirce, MD, will retire on June 30. Dr. Peirce spent more than 40 years administering medical education programs. He served as Banner Good Samaritan’s chief academic officer since 1989. Dr. Peirce and his wife, Jean, will be moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he completed his undergraduate and medical school education. He will be rejoining family and friends who live there. Dr. Pierce says of his impending retirement, “There is much that interests me – but I’m not sure what will grab my attention and passion. I anticipate that in a year I will be doing very different things.”
Spanish Bilingual Assistant Program set to begin; registration being acceptedThe Maricopa County Medical Interpreter Project’s (MCMIP) Spanish Bilingual Assistant Program will begin on April 20. The class is for people who speak English and Spanish and want to interpret in a health care setting. Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays and run through August 19. If you are interested, please contact Alicia Valenzuela at (602)631-6571 or e-mail her at valenz22@yahoo.com. MCMIP is a partnership of the UA Health Sciences Hispanic Center of Excellence and the Minority Outreach Program at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
First Navajo woman surgeon featured speaker at events in Phoenix on March 18 & 19Lori Arviso Alvord, MD, is a noted author, surgeon and associate dean of student and multicultural affairs and assistant professor of surgery at Dartmouth Medical School. Originally from Northern Arizona, Dr. Alvord merges the latest medical breakthroughs with her Navajo traditions of balance and harmony, both in working with patients and in teaching the next generation of doctors. The best-selling author of “The Scalpel and the Silver Bear,” Dr. Alvord will be the keynote speaker at The Business Journal’s Women in Business 2004 trade show & luncheon on Thurs., March 18 from 10:30-1:30 p.m. at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak, 7677 N. 16th Street in Phoenix. For reservations, please contact Heidi Maxwell at (602) 308-6531 or hmaxwell@bizjournals.com. On Fri., March 19 Dr. Alvord will deliver a free lecture at the Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. Dr. Alvord will discuss her journey from the Navajo Reservation to respected surgeon. For more information, please call (602) 252-8848. The UA Health Sciences Phoenix campus will host Dr. Alvord at small group sessions for medical students, faculty and the community. If you know of a student or others who would be inspired by this activity, please contact Juanita Francis at (602) 631-6575 or nfrancis@u.arizona.edu. The events are supported by the UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus; the Heard Museum; The Business Journal; United Healthcare; and The University of Arizona/InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc. Indians Into Medicine (INMED) Program.
Have any staff issues or concerns? Join the Staff Advisory Council board meeting in Phoenix for an informal discussion on March 26The Staff Advisory Council Executive Board will hold an informal gathering to discuss communications and other staff issues or concerns. The meeting will be at the UA Health Sciences Phoenix Campus State Relations Office in Suite 120 on Fri., March 26 from 10-11:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending, please contact Carolyn Eaton (602) 212-1717 or ceaton@u.arizona.edu. If you cannot join but have questions/concerns to raise, you can e-mail them to Carolyn and they will be presented for you on March 26.
New Phoenix office location for The Cancer Prevention & Integrative Medicine OfficeThe Cancer Prevention and Integrative Medicine Office in Phoenix is now located at the Arizona Cancer Center’s greater Phoenix location at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare. Their new address is 10510 N. 92nd Street, Ste. 300 in Scottsdale. They can be reached by phone at (480) 391-7146 and their new fax number is (480) 391-7149.
Mark your calendar: Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation set for April 12The UA Health Sciences Phoenix campus spring faculty meeting and awards presentation will be held, Mon., April 12, 5-7:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Airport Marriott. Invitations will be mailed soon. Please be sure to mark your calendar.
New faculty appointments and promotionsThe following individual has been awarded a faculty appointment to the AHSC Phoenix Campus: Galen Hostetter, MD, assistant professor of clinical pathology |
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