Help Yourself to Noodles & Co.Before we start, you can save time by

doing the following:• Check your current

AMSA BUCKS total • Sign up/Pay Local for – Local Membership– Spring 2012 T-shirts

• If you are interested in joining a committee or program, and you have to leave before 6pm; sign up now– Pre-Med Week/Dinner– Cancer Awareness – Relay For Life– Mentorship Program

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Nerdy Doctor Party• Friday February 3rd • 7-11pm• Lots of FREE food, games and

prizes!• Wear scrubs, nerdy glasses,

lab coats!• (Northstar Apartments:

Building on the Right Side) Apt#403 1611 8th Street SE

• Dial 403# to get buzzed in. Call Krista at 920-450-4463 if you get lost!

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Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota

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Evan Symons

What is Dance Marathon?

“Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota is a student-led philanthropic organization dedicated to

raising awareness and support for pediatric health.” 

Beneficiary: OneHeartland“One Heartland creates community, offers respite and builds

lifelong skills by providing an accepting environment for children, youth and their families facing social isolation so that they may

lead healthier and more fulfilling lives.”

•Annual camp at various Camp Heartland locations across the USA for children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

•Journey of Hope program, which holds speaker events across the USA, raising awareness about HIV/AIDS

Beneficiary: University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital

“To bring hope and healing to the children and families we serve by caring for one child at a time, while advancing education, research, and

care on behalf of all children.  By working as one health care team centered on our patients, University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital along with the entire Fairview system will create exceptional

care experiences for children and their families in Minnesota and around the world.

•Pediatric healthcare

•Research

•Twitter: U of MChildrens

•Facebook

•Web:http://www.uofmchildrenshospital.org/

The Dance Marathon• 12 hours of dancing, community, celebration, and support

• Individual and Team Fundraising Goals

• Live DJ

• Performers

• Activities

• Morale Dance

DM 2011 and Goals for DM 2012

• Dance Marathon 2011• March 5• University Hotel Minneapolis (formerly the Radisson)• Raised over $14,000• 150 Dancers

• Goals for Dance Marathon 2012• March 3, Coffman Memorial Union (reserved)• Fundraise over $20,000• 300+ dancers• Increased community and camaraderie

Residence Halls

• Goal: Team from each Residence Hall

• Competition, prizes for most involved Hall

• Need help of CAs and Community Councils• Make house or dorm team• Hand out or hang up fliers• Spread the word

• Can’t dance? Donations needed!

Social Media

• Twitter• Dmumn

• Facebook• Dance Marathon at the University of Minnesota

• Website• https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/dancemarathonuofmn/

• University of Minnesota SUA• http://sua.umn.edu/groups/directory/show.php?id=2486

Fairview Volunteering

Derek Taylor— Fairview Hospital's Volunteer

Coordinator

“University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview volunteers are a vital part of our health care team. Volunteers help enhance the hospital experience for patients and their families, and assist staff in providing excellent care and service.”

HCMC Research AssociateProgram Overview

Roma Patel

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RA Program Overview

• Program Website: www.hcmced.org– Study info– Schedule info– Parking info– Application– FAQ for studies, equipment, etc…– Contact info

RA Program Overview

• Media Room• Screen patients on EPIC• Enroll patients in studies– Verify participation in study okay with provider– Consent patient– Data collection during study time– Follow-up questions with patient and provider– Data Entry

STAB Room

• STAB stands for Stabilization • Where the critical care cases come• At least one research study here at all times

Randomized v. Non-Randomized Studies

• Non-randomized studies are fairly easy to do– Basic Consent– Minimal Data Collection

• Randomized Studies require a little more involved consent

Blitz vs. Non-Blitz Shifts

• Blitz Shifts are randomized 8 hour shifts that are either between 7a-3p, 3p-11p, or 11p-7a

• Take place every day in the summer (usually)• During this time (almost) every patient that comes

into the ED is approached to be in the study

Department Activities

• Journal Club– First Tuesday of the month (7pm)

• Stab Conference– Thursday mornings (7:30 am)

• Lunch Lectures– Occasionally

Program Benefits

• Patient contact - Approaching patients to consent into studies

• Working with a diverse population• Participating in clinical research• Observing procedures and patient care• Using monitors

Current Studies

RA Studies• Pain Screening• AVS• Ketofol• Prop vs Alfent vs (Nit)• Overdose• CO poisoning• Shock Study• Trauma Timeout• Airway Study

ScreeningProtectBeriplex SurgeryMedicinovaNSTEMI TAO

RA Research Publications

RA Research Publications

Personnel

• Program Sponsor: Jim Miner, MD• Program Coordinator: Roma Patel, Rebecca Nelson

• Applications and contact information on website at www.hcmced.org

• Applications due in April

Questions?

Sean EwenProgram Director

Teach for America

Claire Goebel

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What is Allied Medical Training?

• State and nationally licensed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) training program– First Responder– Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)– CPR training– Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

What does an EMT do?• EMT’s learn how to:– Administer drugs such as epinepherine, albuterol

(via nebulizer), nitroglycerine, oxygen– Use nasal and oral airways, breathe for a patient

using a bag-valve-mask

– Properly manage suspected spinal injuries

• Manage cardiac arrest

– Conduct thorough medical and trauma assessments and take patient histories

– Care for patients with respiratory difficulty, shock, among many other emergencies

– EMT’s even learn how to deliver babies and deal with common complications

Why become an EMT?

• An EMT certification is an excellent stepping stone to medical school or other health professions

• If you choose to volunteer with this certification, you combine volunteer service with actual clinical experience– The state reimburses your initial class tuition up to

$675 if you volunteer as an EMT for one year

EMT Class

• Why take a class with Allied Medical Training?– All lecture material and most exams delivered

online for the convenience of the students– The in-class session held at convenient time on

Saturdays or weekday evenings – perfect if you work/go to school during the week

– Very high percentage of students pass their NREMT certifying exam on their first try vs. only 68% national average

EMT Class

• Our advantage:– You will have excellent instructors• extensive experience in EMS and medicine such as

MDs, medical students, paramedics, EMTs, etc.

– Fully licensed training program• State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Services

Regulatory Board (EMSRB)• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

(NREMT)

EMT Class

• Tuition = $1300 - includes loaned stethoscope and blood pressure cuff– This is competitive with other training programs,

most are over $1400-1600 with the new EMT curriculum

• A pass/fail course not associated with University credits,

• Download an application from our website: alliedmedtraining.com

EMT Class

• The University of Minnesota is no longer offering EMT classes!

EMT Classes

• Online lectures and exams, plus in-class sessions on:-Saturdays, 9am-5pm, February 18 – April 28

OR- Monday & Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, February 20 –

May 2- Summer Class: Late June through mid-August

• Already an EMT? – we offer refresher courses

EMT Class – Online part

• The online part utilizes Moodle for the course website

• Lectures are pre-recorded – you can watch them at any time– There are no specific times you must meet online,

just complete the assignments by the deadline• We have just completely re-created the course,

including all new lectures and quizzes– Using Adobe Captivate software, we have

recorded the lectures as flash videos

Why become an EMT?

• Use your clinical skills to conduct actual patient assessment and emergency care– Gain real experience in a medical field– Learn and apply terminology in the emergency

medical field– Obtain a certification that will open the doors to

jobs in a variety of medical fields (ambulance, clinic, nursing home, hospital, home aide)

First Responders?

• More basic skills, less knowledge base and fewer patient care skills (such as no drug delivery)

• Designed for professionals that recognize medical/traumatic problems and can assist patient until help arrives– Police/fire fighters– Coaches, athletic trainers– Security staff, etc

How about First Responders?

• The course is significantly shorter with no licensing in Minnesota

• But don’t expect to get a position in the medical field with this certification

• Summer course (approximately 40 hours in class)• Some U of M majors require this certification, but

they no longer offer the course

Class Location• 1300 Godward St. NE, Minneapolis– Few minutes north of campus, free parking

BLS Certification• Join the 200+ students we have trained• American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support• This includes CPR and Automated External Defibrillator

(AED)• Standard certification for working or volunteering in the

healthcare environment• A pre-requisite for EMT classes and some health

professional schools• Important to have working abroad• It’s also just a great life skill to have

BLS Certification

• Cost: $60 + $22 for online AHA training• Visit alliedmedtraining.com to view session dates

this fall and to register

Contact Information

• Sean Ewensean@alliedmedtraining.com651-230-5849(Cell)

• Website:www.alliedmedtraining.com

Questions?

Volunteer Gamers

A program for U of MN students to help and have fun

Loren Bach

Volunteer gamers

• New effort coordinated through U of M students.• Program to help link interested volunteers with

unique opportunities in local area hospitals. • Raise funds to purchase game consoles, peripherals,

games, and other equipment for pediatric units and hospitals in the Twin Cities.

What we do:

• Recruit premeds of all levels to participate in volunteer programs

– Activities will initially fit within the parameters of existing programs.

– Time commitment varies between hospitals.

– Goal is to eventually build programs tailored to skills we have as premeds, younger students, interested in healthcare.

• Raise funds to improve the lives of pediatric patients.

How we’re going to do it:

• The Volunteering• Enlist volunteers

– Premeds, medical students, other professional schools

• Coordinate with Child Life specialists and volunteer organizations– Gillette Children’s Hospital– Minneapolis/St. Paul Children’s Hospital– Amplatz Children’s Hospital– Abbott Northwestern Hospital– Hennepin County Medical Center– Regions Hospital

• Organize special events

How we’re going to do it:

• The Other stuff• Group funds - University– Meetings, recruiting,

special events.

• Outside funding– Grants, donations,

fundraisers, etc.– Foundations– Interest groups

Why do it?

• Pediatric patients need it.• Great way to see medical care first hand.• You can help, truly help, this way.• It looks great on an application.• Build this program from the ground up.• Available for all interested students. • Program is unique in the twin cities and has great

potential.

What’s next:

• Need group leaders and coordinators.• Need Volunteers

People Serving People: Chefs for Change Event

Tuesday, April 17 between 5:30-10pm

Executive chefs will be hosting a cooking demonstration and an elegant five-course dinner party

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• 10 Volunteers are needed to help turn the dining hall into an elegant space as well as greet, seat, and serve the guests.

• At the end of the night volunteers will help clean up• The perk of the evening is volunteers will also be

able to enjoy the five-course dinner!• Space is limited so sign up at:

http://www.doodle.com/4iz8aeqegwgqi99g

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Remember to keep checking the Pre-Med AMSA Website for more

Volunteer Opportunities to come!!

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Plans for Spring 2012

• Feb 3rd: All Membership Party/Bonding Event

• Feb 8th: HIV/AIDS Foundation Presentation

• Feb 9th: AIDS Action Day at the State Capitol

• Feb 15th: Dr. Wilson and Dr. Moller- Cardiologists

• Feb 27tH: Blood Drive• Feb 29th: Children's Hospital

Event

•Mar 7th: Two Plastic Surgeons from the UMN Physicians Council•Mar 26th-30th: Pre-Med Week/Pre-Med Dinner•April 17th: People Serving People’s Chefs for Change •Apr 18th: Dr. Nissly DO and Dr. Waldron-Trapp ND-Alternative Medicine

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Next Week…

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HIV/AIDS Awareness:Guest Speaker Jerry Hughes

“My mission to give people hope through my story and example. I believe that each person living with HIV or AIDS does matter and has a purpose in life”