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Caduceus Newsletter: Spring 2011.13, Week of April 4

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Dr. Stan Eisen, Director Preprofessional Health Programs Christian Brothers University 650 East Parkway South Memphis, TN 38104 Home page: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/ Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

To understand the context, please go to Marginalia.

Table of Contents:

1. Events coming up.
2. Updated information about the “Meet the Deans” Event, Saturday, April 9, for students interested in health professions.
3. SCNM Now, the National Newsletter of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (Tempe, AZ) is now digital!
4. Webcast, “Careers in Public Health”, sponsored by the Association of Schools of Public Health, Monday, April 4, 3-4 EDT.
5. Received this week.

6. Marginalia: Travelogue to Reelfoot Lake, March 25-26, 2011, by the Dr. Eisen’s Limnology and Dr. Joy Layton’s Entomology classes (photographs courtesy of Carey Bowen).

1. Events coming up.

· Saturday, April 9: Meet the Deans, at the Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions meeting in Nashville.

· Thursday, April 28: The Neuroscience Institute of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announces a brain trauma symposium, “Sports Concussions: The Hidden Risks”.

2. Updated information about the “Meet the Deans” Event, Saturday, April 9, for students interested in health professions.

The Southeastern Association of

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Advisors for the Health Professions

invites

ALL Health Professions STUDENTS

to participate in the

During the biennial meeting in Nashville:

Meet Admissions Deans from

Health Professions Schools

From all over the

United States!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Time: 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Sheraton Music City Hotel

Special Presentation for Students:

1:00-2:15 p.m. in the Two Rivers Meeting Room

Dr. Adam Aponte, M.D.,

Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion,

Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine

and a panel of Med School Deans will meet with students regarding

“Becoming a Competitive Medical School Applicant”

and at

2:00-3:45 p.m. all students will

Meet-the-Deans at the Health Professions Dean’s Fair:

One-on-one conversations with

Representatives of many different

Health Professions

Schools from across the U.S.

In Meeting Room: Hermitage A/B/C

Place: Sheraton Music City Hotel

777 McGavock Pike

Nashville, TN 37214

615-885-2200

For Directions:

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/area/directions.html?propertyID=198

Partial list of participants in Meet-the-Deans:

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine American Association of Medical Colleges American Medical College Application Service American University of Antigua American University of the Caribbean Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges Auburn University Brian Cruz – "Levi Watkins, Jr. MD PreMedical Conference". Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Clemson University Cleveland Chiropractic College DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Des Moines University Drexel University College of Medicine Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine ETSU/Gatton College of Pharmacy Examkrackers Inc. Georgia Campus Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Harding University College of Pharmacy International Service Learning Kaplan Kaplan - Internet Café Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine LECOM-Bradenton Life University Lincoln Memorial University/DeBusk College of Osteopathic Lipscomb University Logan College of Chiropractic Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Midway College School of Pharmacy National University of Health Science

New York College of Podiatric Medicine Northeastern State University Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry Northwestern Health Sciences University Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine Oklahoma State University Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Sherman College of Chiropractic Simmons College Southern College of Optometry Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine St. George's University Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Texas Chiropractic College The University of Queensland School of Medicine and Oschner Clinical School – MedEdPath, Inc. UAG Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences University of Alabama, Birmingham University of Louisville School of Dentistry University of Medicine & Health Sciences, St. Kitts University of Minnesota School of Dentistry University of Oklahoma - School of Community Med University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Newly added: University of Pittsburgh MD/PhD Program Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Temple University School of Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Mount Sinai School of Medicine Florida International University- Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Hofstra North Shore-LIJ SOM Albert Einstein School of Medicine New York Medical College Downstate Medical College Emory University School of Medicine Jefferson Medical College University of Oklahoma- School of Community Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine Meharry Medical College Albany Medical College University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

3. SCNM Now, the National Newsletter of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (Tempe, AZ) is now digital!

Dear Friend of SCNM,

The SCNM Now! is now available online for your reading pleasure. The digital version is available here.

I'm particularly pleased with this latest issue. It contains some very interesting and informative articles on patient care, learning/teaching innovations, the origins of the Naturopathic Medical Student Association, the Hamilton Elementary School Clinic, a remembrance of Daniel Leek, an acknowledgement of individual and corporate donors to our new Medical Center, pictures of SCNM Residents, an alumni profile of Dr. Dan Rubin (a 2011 Phoenix Magazine Top Doc), among others.

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences accomplished a tremendous amount in 2010 and we are off to a great start in 2011. The SCNM Now! chronicles some of these achievements and conveys a sense of the College's commitment to providing the best education to our students, outstanding healthcare to our patients, and a dynamic caring environment to all who work and study here.

Thank you to all the staff, faculty and students who helped bring this latest issue to press.

Don't forget that your final chance to be included in the brick walkway at our academic building ends March 31st.  Please consider donating $100 to receive a brick on the walkway today!  Click here to purchase a brick.

Peace,

Paul Mittman, ND, EdD
President / CEO
Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences
2140 E. Broadway Rd.
Tempe, Arizona 85282
480-858-9100

4. Webcast, “Careers in Public Health”, sponsored by the Association of Schools of Public Health, Monday, April 4, 3-4 EDT.

Colleagues, please join me for the following webcast scheduled next Monday for a presentation on "Careers in Public Health".   I am so grateful for our friends at member schools of the ASPH who put these programs together for our benefit.  Your feedback is very important, so please let us know if you find these webcasts helpful to you and to your advisees.   Remember that next week is National Public Health week so use it as a good teaching moment for your advisees in the role of public health in their lives. After all public health is their health.  

Keep in good health: 
 Warm regards,  Bill Harvey,    NAAHP Liaison to ASPH


Careers in Public Health - A World of Opportunity

Join a webcast hosted by representatives of schools of public health on Monday, April 4 at 3:00 - 4:00 EDT which will discuss Careers in Public
Health. To register for the webcast, go to:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/613294922.


Allison J. Foster | Deputy Executive Director
Association of Schools of Public Health | www.asph.org
1900 M Street, NW, Suite 710 | Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: 202.296.1099, ext. 127 | Fax: 202.296.1252 | Email:
afoster@asph.org



Public Health is Your Health

5. Received this week.

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

· Osteopathic Medical College Information Book: 2012 Entering Class

6. Marginalia: Travelogue to Reelfoot Lake, March 25-26, 2011, by the Dr. Eisen’s Limnology and Dr. Joy Layton’s Entomology classes (photographs courtesy of Carey Bowen).

During the weekend of March 25-26, 2011, Dr. Eisen’s Limnology and Dr. Joy Layton’s Entomology classes went on a field trip to Reelfoot Lake. Part of that field trip involved canoeing through the cypress swamp. The good news about this field trip is:

1) No one drowned;

2) No one got electrocuted as the electrical storm passed overhead;

3) No one got bitten by snakes. (Actually, it was too cold for the snakes to be out.

Here are some pictures:

Ms. Kim Crews, Interim Director of the University of Tennessee – Martin (in camo jacket) giving initial instructions of how to use a canoe and where we were going within the swamp. Notice how attentive and dry everyone is:

We’re on our way! (Notice how dry everyone still is):

We’re sailing along… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJvMfQKl1nU

Or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avaSdC0QOUM&feature=relmfu

Dr. J. Cho of Jackson State University (in front of the traffic jam) giving a presentation in situ on aquatic macrophytes:

About an hour and 40 minutes into this trip is when a cold front came through, and we started to hear thunder and see the clouds suddenly flash.

RETREAT!! (It took about 20 minutes to get back to the cars). Those “specks” on the photo are not bits of dirt – they’re raindrops:

Now that we’ve loaded the canoes back on the trailer, notice how wet everybody is. (It builds character, you know. BTW, that’s Joe Alfonso asking the existential question, “WTF was I thinking when I signed up for this class?”):

Postscript, back at the lab:

Dr. Stan Eisen, Director
Preprofessional Health Programs
Biology Department
Christian Brothers University
650 East Parkway South
Memphis, TN 38104
E-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/
Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html