August 20, 2012

March 10, 2014

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Getting to Know

Flu Vaccine and Immunizations

ATTENTION ALL SOM STUDENTS: 

New Immunization Process effective immediately 

1) Students MUST have authorization for any service they wish to receive at Concentra. 

Students must send their requests to their ETC, who will then forward all requests to 

the immunization coordinator. The requests must be exact; no “shopping” once you 

get to Concentra.  If you learn that you need additional immunizations, please contact 

your ETC. 

2) Students MUST receive treatment within two weeks of being authorized by the 

immunization coordinator; authorized requests go out weekly on Friday mornings. 

If authorized, all immunizations provided through Concentra are free. 

Address: 

Concentra 

200 Southwest Blvd 

Kansas City, MO 64108 

(p) 816‐842‐1146 (f) 816‐283‐3603

Health Sciences Student Research Summit

Hospital Hill Housing

Take Wing Lecture and Commencement

Graduation Information

WELLNESS

Niloofar’s Weekly Wellness Tip

How you feel about the person when you speak to them is as important, if not more important, than what you say to them.

Last week I had a few conversations with people about being mindful of their energy when they're dealing with others. Even if you use all the "right" words and keep your

tone calm and collected, if your insides are screaming or if you lack faith in the person you're speaking with...they will feel it. They say 98% of communication is nonverbal, and most of us actually pay more attention to how we feel about a communication than

to the actual words.

I'll give you a personal example. I was dealing with someone this week who felt very needy. It felt like they were being clingy and my natural ego response was to want to run away from that neediness and to feel a bit "grossed out" and frustrated by it. Even

though I was using nice words in dealing with this person, I recognized it still didn't feel good inside of me nor did our interactions likely feel good to the other person. I was

able to recognize that my rejecting this energy was a reflection of me rejecting the need in myself, and feeling grossed out by my own neediness which I try to repress. So, instead, I tried to not just use nice words, but actually change how I feel about this person. I saw the need as my own, forgave it, and moved toward it. Amazing how

healing that can be! ~ Niloofar

Wellness Points Program Leader Board

Things to do in KC This Week

Things to Do in KC This Week (Compiled from around the web. These are not UMKC sponsored or sanctioned events)

KC Track Club’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Run: On March 15th, 2014, bagpipes will sound, glasses will rise, and a sea of green will flood Kansas City! Don’t miss out on the 36th running of the Westport St Patrick’s Day 4 Miler. Whether you hail from Missouri, Kansas, or the beloved hills of the homeland, sign up now for the greatest Gaelic gathering this side of the Atlantic …and may the luck o’ the Irish be with you! For more information visit: http://www.stpatricksday4milerun.com/ 34th Annual Brookside St. Patrick’s Day Warm-Up Parade (Free!): The Brookside St. Pat's Warm-Up Parade is a fun, family event. Dr. Jay and Jill Hodge (Mr. & Mrs. Irish) will lead off the parade with more than 100 parade entries. You will see clowns, bands, floats, dogs, horses, and much more. The parade route starts at 65th and Wornall, heads north to 63rd St., east to Main St., south to Meyer Blvd., and west to Brookside Blvd. For more info visit: http://www.brooksidekc.org/bba/st-patricks-parade Cooking Techniques Class (Free!): Every Sunday from 11AM-12PM, Williams-Sonoma on the Plaza offers a complimentary cooking techniques class. This week’s class, on March 16th, is called “Knife Skills”. Spring is just around the corner – it's the perfect time to refresh your knife skills. Join us and learn how to chop, slice and dice seasonal fruits and vegetables like a pro. We'll also offer knife sharpening services in this class. For more events, visit Ink Magazine’s online, searchable calendar: http://calendar.inkkc.com/ and Kansas City on the Cheap: www.kansascityonthecheap.com (which also has great deals and coupons!)

National Nutrition Month – Contest!

Smoking Cessation Group

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarship Northeast Missouri Medical Society Scholarship

Requirements: Must be a Missouri medical student that graduated from a high school in Northeast Missouri Amount: There are two scholarships for $1,000 ea. Deadline: March 31, 2014 Factors: Financial need, scholastic achievement and community involvement

Please contact Robin Hill at hillrob@umkc.edu for further details.

Scholarship Welsford and Mildred Clark Medical Memorial Scholarship Fund

Eligibility Requirements:

Professional year 3 students(year 5 if BA/MD) Resident of Connecticut for 5 years or graduated from high school there Able to demonstrate financial need Transcripts and Step 1 score reflect academic excellence

Amount: Up to $20,000 Deadline: April 30th See Robin Hill for details if above criteria is met.

OPPORTUNITIES

Yale Journal The Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine

YJHM is pleased to announce a new reading period. Submissions will be reviewed from February 15 through March 15, 2014. We look forward to reading essays, poems, reviews and other creative pieces aimed to foster humanism in medicine. Please see our submissions page

for details (http://yjhm.yale.edu/submissions.htm). Health Innovations Scholars Program

The Health Innovations Scholars Program (HISP) is a 5-week in-residence experience, which emphasizes advanced skills development for future physician leaders who aspire to transform

healthcare delivery systems. The HISP is based in Denver, CO, and seeks students from across the country to join a highly select group of peers, who will work closely with exceptional

University of Colorado faculty to learn cutting edge frameworks and hands-on skills as they practice the art and science of improving complex care delivery systems on our campus.

The HISP runs June 23rd-July 25th, 2014.

Interested students can find our application—due March 14th—and more information on our

website.

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/medicine/GIM/ClinicalCare/HospitalMedicine/EdOps/YoungHospitalist/Pages/YoungHospitalistHome.aspx

Family Medicine Opportunity

2014 SUMMER EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM Co-Sponsored by 

The American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation & 

The Family Health Foundation of Missouri   

Once again, the AAFP and FHFM have partnered to offer four‐week summer externships to Missouri medical students interested in pursuing a career in Family Medicine.  The externships are available at the following locations: 

     Cox Health Family Medicine Residency Program      Mercy Family Medicine Residency Program      Research Family Medicine Residency Program      Saint Louis University Family Medicine Residency      University of Missouri ‐ Columbia Department of Family and Community 

Medicine Program      University of Missouri ‐ Kansas City Family Medicine Residency Program

These are paid opportunities. For a description of the externships and to complete the application (fillable PDF) please click here. Return application by March 15, 2014 to: Family Health Foundation of Missouri 722 W High Street Jefferson City, MO 65101‐1526 or Fax to: 573‐635‐0148 or Email: office@mo‐afp.org   For additional information or if you have questions, please contact Nancy Griffin at (573) 635‐0830 or email fmigumkc@gmail.com

Sarah Morrison Student Research Award

The next application deadline is: April 1, 2014. The goal of the Sarah Morrison Student Research Award is to help students learn the value and application of research in the study and practice of medicine by providing funds to support the expenses of such research.

The application packet should include:

Application Form

Reference Form from at least 3 UMKC SOM faculty including the student’s research

mentor.

Project protocol

Proposed project budget - up to $1,500

o If research costs will be incurred at Children’s Mercy Hospital (CMH), please

contact CMH Research Administration at (816) 701-1345 to obtain accurate

figures for your budget.

A current transcript

Resume/CV

For more information please visit the website: www.med.umkc.edu/research/student_awards.shtml

Sojourner Health Clinic

Medical Missions Conference

The Institute for International Medicine's Exploring Medical Missions Conference

will take place in Kansas City, MO on Friday and Saturday, May 30-31, 2014.

For more information: http://www.inmed.us/events/exploring-medical-missions-conference/

Please call 816-444-6400 with questions, comments or requests.

Calling All Musicians!

STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS

No One Dies Alone

ENIG and PIG ENIG and PIG Topic: Pediatric Endocrinology Presented by Ryan McDonough, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow at CMH Date: Tuesday March, 11th at 5:30 Location: UMKC School of Medicine Theater C

Food will be Provided!

Questions: Contact Kevin Gibas at kmgnkc@mail.umkc.edu

Pi Day

GIG

FMIG

Pediatric Conference

Please see registration form attached to this week’s In the Know Email

Announcements Format

Policy for In the Know Announcement Submissions

Beginning 11/11/2013:

1) All submissions must be in JPG format (if the announcement is a flyer). PDF and Word documents must be converted to JPG before being emailed to

shahmohammadin@umkc.edu

2) If the announcement is a text only announcement, please include it in the body of your email. Please use black font only and include a title for your announcement

such as “Emergency Medicine Interest Group”.

3) If an announcement includes incorrect information (such as an incorrect date or time), and that week’s In the Know has already been sent out, a revision for your specific announcement will not be sent out to the school. The only time a correction email

will be sent out is if the error is on the part of Student Affairs (mistyped or forgot to include an announcement).

Submissions which do not meet the new requirements will be returned to sender requesting the appropriate edits. The announcement may then be resubmitted to

shahmohammadin@umkc.edu for inclusion in the In the Know. To submit information for the next Student Affairs Weekly Announcement, send an email

to Niloofar Shahmohammadi at shahmohammadin@umkc.edu.