Hispanic Heritage Week 2004The Hispanic Faculty Association invites Health Science Center faculty, staff and students to attend Hispanic Heritage Week 2004.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Salvador Dali’s birth, the Medical Hispanic Center of Excellence and the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library have researched and mounted a remarkable new exhibit on the life and times of the eccentric artist known as Salvador Dali. Dali’s development and use of the ‘paranoiac-critical’ method, a technique advanced in the early 30s, was a means of liberating the creative unconscious. Despite the fact that Dali devoted a substantial amount of time cultivating his persona as an extravagant, theatrical figure, his creative genius goes unchallenged. The library foyer exhibit will be on display through the end of the year.
From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 there will be a wine and cheese reception for the Hispanic Faculty Association. Guests at the event will include the La Raza Organization and Hispanic faculty from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The reception is only open to members of the Hispanic Faculty Association.
From 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 in the Briscoe Library Foyer, students will present their scientific and clinical posters. Winners of the Scientific and Clinical Poster Awards will be announced at the event. Posters will be displayed beginning 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 in the library foyer.
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| (Front L-R) Dr. Peter C. Melby, Dr. Alejandro Mejia, Dr. Karin J. Barnes, and Dr. Alison Beck and (Back L-R) Dr. Vick Williams, Dr. James G. Evans, Dr. Sara L. Gill, Dr. Peter T. Gakunga and Dr. Steven Westbrook are the ITG program grant recipients of 2004. | |
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ITG program announces grant recipientsThe Innovative Teaching Grants (ITG) Program has announced the recipients of the 2004 ITG Grants. They are:
Alison Beck, Ph.D., O.T.R., B.C.P.; and Karin J. Barnes, Ph.D., O.T.R. of occupational therapy. “Master of Occupational Therapy students and Del Rio Head Start: Reciprocal Education and Community Service.”
James G. Evans, Ph.D. of dental laboratory studies. “Web-enhanced Resource Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction in Critical Thinking.”
Peter T. Gakunga, B.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. and Clarence Bryk, D.D.S., M.S.; of orthodontics. “Web-based Orthodontics Case Analysis for Third Year Dental Students.”
Sara L. Gill, Ph.D., R.N. of family nursing care. “Intrapartum Fetal Assessment: Virtual Lab.”
Alejandro Mejia, M.D.; Greg Abrahamian, M.D.; Ken Washburn, M.D.; and Robert Esterl, M.D.; of surgery and the organ transplant programs. “Use of a Surgical as a Tool to Standardize Medical Student Teaching in the Operating Room.”
Peter C. Melby, M.D. of infectious disease. “Development of an Interactive DVD-enhanced Tool for Teaching Clinical Infectious Disease to Medical Students.”
Eleonore D. Paunovich, D.D.S., M.S.; Steven Westbrook, D.M.D., M.S.D.; and Sarah Dirks, D.D.S.; of dental diagnosis science and oral medicine. “Integrating Web-Enhanced Interactive Learning Modules into Geriatric Dental Education.”
Vick Williams, M.D., Ph.D.; Patricia Brewer, Ph.D.; Ron Philo, Ph.D.; and Linda Y. Johnson, Ph.D.; of cellular and structural biology and physical therapy. “Digital Video and Still Photographic Illustrations of Dissections.”
The ITG program provides start-up grants to support faculty members’ efforts to develop, implement and evaluate innovative educational techniques for their students. Grant amounts range from $2,500 to $5,000 per project. All Health Science Center faculty who have clinical, laboratory or didactic teaching responsibilities, are eligible to apply. The grants can be used for a variety of projects including: creating interdisciplinary courses, evaluating new teaching methods, developing computer-based learning modules or Web-based online courses, and pilot testing new strategies to assess student competence.
The ITG applications are reviewed and selected by the Academic Informatics Services Advisory Committee, which consists of faculty representatives from all UTHSC schools and academic support units. The 2003-2004 committee chair was Pat Brewer, Ph.D., assistant professor in the department of physical therapy.
American Medical Women’s Association conference is Sept. 25An inaugural American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) conference for students and physicians in the Southern states is being held from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 in the School of Nursing.
All medical students, residents, faculty, and private physicians from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi are invited to attend the conference on women’s health.
The conference will provide an opportunity for students, residents and physicians to interact, network and share chapter ideas. The conference will also explore current issues facing women's health and promote AMWA membership for students and physicians.
The registration fee is $20 for students and $25 for physicians and faculty. For more information on the conference, the AMWA or to RSVP, send an e-mail to tough@uthscsa.edu.
To see the conference packet visit the link below:
www.uthscsa.edu/HSCNews/archive/AMWApacket.pdf11th Annual Graduate Student Symposium is Oct. 1The 11th annual Graduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the department of pharmacology, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, at the Marriott Northwest, 3233 N.W. Loop 410.
Brian K. Kobilka, M.D., professor of medicine and molecular and cellular physiology at Stanford University School of Medicine, will present “Conformational Dynamics of Beta 2 Adrenoceptor: The Effect of Ligand Structure on Receptor Structure” at 1:30 p.m. in Salon A. Additionally, slide presentations and two poster sessions will feature the current research of department graduate students, faculty members, post-doctoral students, and research assistants.
Department of Pediatrics Annual Symposium 2004 is Oct. 8The Health Science Center community is invited to attend the department of pediatrics Annual Symposium 2004, “Pediatric Liver Transplantation: From Your Office and Back,” from 7 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Center for Children and Families auditorium.
Topics will include: the history of pediatric liver transplantation at the Health Science Center; the processes of screening, evaluation, and procurement; immunosuppressive drugs used for transplant recipients; and infectious complications after liver transplantation. Symposium speakers will include: Alejandro Mejia, M.D.; Josie Silva, R.N., C.C.T.C.; Kelly Stutes, C.P.T.C., C.T.B.S.; Melissa Johnson, PharmD.; and Michael Green, M.D., M.P.H. A case presentation and panel discussion of transplantation ethics in children will be held during lunch. Panelists will include: Deborah Neigut, M.D.; Caroline McGee Jones, M.D., M.A.; Therese Jones, Ph.D., and Hortensia Tellez, L.M.S.W.
Registration is required. There is no charge to attend this half-day conference. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please visit
www.pediatrics.uthscsa.edu/pediconference/ for information and to register online. Call (210) 567-4298 for more information.
