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month's news:
Planning
for new medical school campus continues
Multiple
groups are involved in major planning efforts for the College of
Medicine in both Tucson and Phoenix. A major redesign of the curriculum
is well underway. Plans for the downtown Phoenix campus of the College
of Medicine are moving forward quickly. Specific plans for renovation
of the Phoenix Union High School buildings are close to completion
and planning for the joint UA-ASU research building (ABC –
Arizona Biomedical Collaborative) is in progress. In addition, the
Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) will be conducting
a site visit for the re-accreditation of the medical school –
January 2006. There is tremendous support from the mayor of Phoenix,
the Arizona Board of Regents and the presidents of UA and ASU for
the full four-year Phoenix campus. ASU faculty is involved, not
only in the collaborative research efforts for ABC, but also in
partnering on the basic science teaching of the new curriculum.
Stay tuned for more details as plans gel.
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UA
professor to be interim county public health director
Doug
Campos-Outcalt, MD, associate chair of the Department of Family
and Community Medicine for the University of Arizona College of
Medicine – Phoenix Campus, has been appointed interim Maricopa
County public health director. It is expected that Dr. Campos- Outcalt’s
role as the acting medical director will last up to six months.
He will remain with the UA Phoenix medical school; however, 90%
of his time will be devoted to his work at the county.
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“Creating
Respectful Workplaces: Discrimination and Harassment Prevention”
workshop to be taught at Phoenix Campus
The
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office has updated its
comprehensive workshop entitled "Creating Respectful Workplaces:
Discrimination and Harassment Prevention." The goal of this
workshop is to create respectful workplaces by increasing your knowledge
and skills in recognizing, preventing, and effectively dealing with
discrimination and harassment that affect the workplace. The workshop
will be held Monday, Jan. 10, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the AHSC
Phoenix Campus, 4001 North 3rd Street, Suite 415, in Classroom C.
Please contact Judy Apostolik at (602) 631-6557 if you will be attending.
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Best
Practices for Residents Series will begin Jan. 12
Registration
is currently underway for the Best Practices for Residents
Series. This free seminar series is specifically designed
for Residents. The series begins Jan. 12 and runs through April
19, 2005. A free dinner buffet begins at 5:30 p.m. and each session
runs from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Theme
I: Leadership and Teaching for Residents (4 seminars)
Theme
II: Financial Decisions for the New Practitioner (4 seminars)
To
register online, go to www.ahsc.arizona.edu/phoenix/bpres
To register by phone, call (602) 631-4609 or email bej@u.arizona.edu.
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Best
Practices of Medical Educators Series offers CME and CE credit
The
free seminar series, Best Practices of Medical Educators,
will begin on Jan. 13 and continue through April 21, 2005. This
series brings together colleagues who share a common interest in
achieving excellence in clinical educational practice and research
at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Campus.
For
each session, a free dinner buffet will begin at 6:00 p.m. and sessions
will run from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. The workshops will be held
at the UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Campus. CME will be provided; CE for pharmacists
will be provided for the clinical teaching track only.
Seminars are
offered in six content areas:
Clinical
Teaching
Curriculum Development
Educational Research
Medical Humanities
Medical Informatics
Scholarship in Learning & Teaching (audio seminars by nationally
recognized medical educators and hosted by a local facilitator)
To register
online, visit our website at www.ahsc.arizona.edu/phoenix/bpme.
To register by phone, please call 602.631.4609 or email Brian Johnson
at bej@u.arizona.edu.
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Phoenix
Campus UA Mini-Medical School registration in progress
The
time is here! Attend the UA Mini-Medical School. It’s a great
way to experience medical school without the homework, exams, and
tuition. Just bring your curiosity, and sit back and enjoy fun and
informative lectures that cover ethics, aging, public health and
infectious diseases, disorders of the mind and issues of death and
dying.
This
popular evening series is now taking registrations for its spring
session, which begins on Feb. 16 and runs on Wednesdays for five
weeks. All lectures are held from 6-8 p.m. at the University of
Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix Campus, 4001 N. 3rd St., Suite
415. Early registration is recommended as space is limited. Please
call (602) 631-4600 to register.
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UA
College of Medicine, Phoenix Campus appoints new faculty
The
following individuals have been awarded a faculty appointment to
the UA College of Medicine Phoenix Campus:
Heather
Hageman Elwood, MD, clinical assistant professor of family and community
medicine; Michael F. Rockwell, MD, clinical assistant professor
of obstetrics and gynecology; Mark Stephan, MD, clinical assistant
professor of family & community medicine.
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UAHSC
Magazine of the Humanities accepting submissions NOW
"Harmony",
The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Magazine of the
Humanities, is calling for submissions. This magazine is a collection
of art, essays, ideas, photographs, poetry and prose created by
UAHSC students, residents and faculty presenting a variety of points
of view about the art of medicine. Deadline for submissions is Feb.
4, 2005 and can be sent to kglaser@email.arizona.edu.
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College
of Public Health graduates seven students
On
Dec. 17 The College of Public Health graduated seven students from
the two Phoenix Concentrations. They are:
Community Health Practice:
Tiffany Francis, Michelle Humphreys, Geraldine Ramos Kennedy, Deanna
Kreiling, and Lara Yoblonski
Health Administration and Policy:
Jennifer Lenz and Tatiana Kurilo
A total of 29 students graduated from the college; 9 Bachelors of
Science; 19 Masters of Public Health and 1 PhD in Epidemiology.
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Public
health seminars to be held beginning Jan. 18
The
Public Health Seminar Series will continue in the
spring with its first presentation of the semester. The seminars
require no registration and will be viewed at the UA College of
Medicine, 4001 N. 3rd Street, Suite 415, Video conference Room.
Tuesday Jan. 18, 2005, 12-1 p.m.
A Nested Case-Control Study of Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes Among
the 1991 Gulf War Era Veterans
Presented by: Gary
Gacksetter, DVM, PhD, MPH
Colonel, USAF Biomedical Sciences Corps, Associate Professor and
Director Graduate Programs, Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics
Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences.
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Academic
Day of Excellence to be held May 4
The
Arizona Medical Education Consortium (AzMEC) is coordinating the
Academic Day of Excellence to be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2005
at the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. This event is an opportunity to focus
attention on the magnitude and variety of clinical and bench research
being done by residents, fellows, graduate students, clinical allied
health staff and physician staff. Only residents and fellows of
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Maricopa Integrated Health
System, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, Phoenix Children’s Hospital,
St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, and Scottsdale
Healthcare are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations.
Abstracts for poster exhibition will be accepted from residents,
attending physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants,
allied health professionals, and PhD's associated with affiliated
residency programs or clinical departments. Contact AzMEC for further
information at kma@u.arizona.edu
or (602) 631-6551.
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“Diabetes
Jeopardy” patient education project wins national recognition
The
Carl T. Hayden VA Hospital Diabetes Education Program, in cooperation
with Keven Siegert, principal media specialist for the University
of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix Campus recently received
national recognition for “Diabetes Jeopardy”, a patient
education project. The project was a National Top Ten Winner of
the 2004 California Pacific Award for Excellence in Patient Education.
It was one of 83 entries received from acute-care hospitals nationwide.
Evaluators in the award's four-round review process examined 22
measures of excellence in patient education and found “Diabetes
Jeopardy” to be one of the 10 best education projects in the
national review.
For
more information about the project, contact Wlatka Peric-Knowlton,
RN at (602) 277-5551 extension 6820.
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"House
Calls" radio program receives $35,000 grant
Georgia
Hall, PhD, MPH, clinical associate professor for the Department
of Family and Community Medicine, Phoenix Campus and Core Faculty,
Arizona Geriatric Education Center, recently partnered with KUYI-FM
and received a $35,000 grant from Sound Partners for Community Health.
The funds will make possible the development and broadcast of culturally
appropriate health information programs for Hopi Elders on the Hopi
Indian Reservation in Northeastern Arizona. Sound Partners is a
competitive national grant program of the Benton Foundation funded
by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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UA
faculty member, Marvin Moe Bell, MD, MPH, authors prevention book
"Wellness
Prescriptions: Simple Steps to a Longer, Healthier Life"
is a new evidence-based prevention book that encourages healthy
lifestyles and proven medical interventions as the keys to establishing
and protecting good health. Dr. Bell provides pearls of wisdom on
diet, exercise, stress, alcohol, and tobacco. He also addresses
the most common and serious problems afflicting Americans, including:
heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes,
and obesity; lung, colon, breast, cervical, and prostate cancers;
and arthritis, osteoporosis, and memory loss. Wellness Prescriptions
offers preventive strategies, discusses the pros and cons of screening,
and addresses the best treatments for common diseases. Copies can
be ordered on amazon.com or by contacting betterhealthbooks@cox.net.
Marvin
Moe Bell, MD, MPH received his medical degree from the University
of Southern California Medical School in 1981 and his master’s
of public health from the Arizona Graduate Program in Public Health
in 1999. Dr. Bell is currently associate director of the Scottsdale
Healthcare Family Practice Residency in Scottsdale, Arizona and
a clinical associate professor in the Department of Family and Community
Medicine at University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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