Volume 1- Issue 1

Research Office News

Help with research projects

Upcoming abstract deadlines

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Chief residents, you can assist with orientation

Do you have new students starting their rotations? Chief residents, assist your program directors by providing an orientation session. Check out information and tips on providing an orientation at www.ohiocore.org/gfx/media/contribute/OrientTrainees.pdf.

Questions about teaching? Contact us. We have answers

Steve Davis, Ph.D., Director, Faculty Development (daviss2@ohio.edu)
Robbin Kirkland, Ph.D., Assistant Director, CORE Faculty Development (kirkland@oucom.ohiou.edu)
Olivia Sheehan, Ph.D., Assistant Director, CORE Faculty Development (sheehan@oucom.ohiou.edu).

RPAC NEWS

RPAC Research Education Days – Ready your presentations early

Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, OB/GYN, and Otorhinolaryngology residents who will present research papers on RPAC Research Educational Days are encouraged to have their your presentations ready early.

Residents are allotted 20 minutes to present the major aspects of the study, including highlights regarding the purpose of the study, sample group, methodology, results, and recommendations regarding future studies. Check the RPAC schedules for your specialty’s Research Education Day at http://www.ohiocore.org/ri/rpac-rpac/schedules.htm

Upcoming RPAC educational conferences

Family Practice RPAC

OMM Board Review for PGY-1s and 3s, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with trainers at each site, facilitated by Shawn Kerger, D.O., from Doctors Hospital, videoconference.
Sports Medicine program for PGY-1, splinting and casting, April 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., videoconference.

Otorhynolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery RPAC

Research Conference, Columbus, March 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., McConnell Heart Health Center, Columbus.

Internal Medicine RPAC

Skills Lab, Riverside Continuing Medical Education and Innovation (CME&I), Columbus, April 15, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Orthopedic Surgery RPAC

Case Based Presentations, Feb. 13, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., videoconference.
Ortohotics and Prosthetics Conference, March 13 and 14. Grandview Hospital, Dayton.

Obstetrics and Gynecology RPAC

Case Based Presentations, Feb. 18, videoconference.
Research Conference, March 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., McConnell Heart Health Center, Columbus.

General Surgery RPAC

Liver and Spleen Program, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. *Management of Thoracic Trauma, videoconference, March 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., videoconference.

Emergency Medicine RPAC

Chest and Abdomen Trauma, Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., videoconference.
Toxicology Conference, March 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., videoconference.

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION NEWS

OMSIII Students – Make your application stand out in the crowd

If you’re applying to a highly competitive specialty residency, often you’ll find yourself competing against dozens of other qualified candidates so it can be difficult to stand out in the pack of applicants.

In addition to three letters of recommendation and board score, you will need a well-written personal statement. This is your best chance to personalize your qualifications and highlight yourself above other applicants. Don’t just reiterate what is on your application. Tell a compelling story about why you went into medicine or why you plan to study a specific field. Your statement needs to be more than, “I wanted to be a doctor ever since I was little.”

If you would like to discuss your personal statement, call Pam Royston, Administrative Director Graduate Medical Education at 740-597-1377, or Royston@oucom.ohiou.edu.

OMM NEWS

Online resources can help you incorporate OMM into patient care

Browse, read and/or download more than 140 PowerPoint and Word presentations, case studies and morning reports in seven specialty areas that reinforce the principles of osteopathic medicine in the clinical setting.

Developed and distributed by the CORE Osteopathic Principles and Practices Committee, the on-line information provides you with the tools to help you incorporate OMM into patient care.

Check out the material at http://ohiocore.org/ri/omm/gme-dsm.htm.

For more information on COPPC, contact Becky Martin, osteopathic principles and practices coordinator at martin@oucom.ohiou.edu, or Stevan A. Walkowski, D.O., COPPC chair, at walkowsk@ oucom.ohiou.edu.

RESEARCH OFFICE NEWS

Graduating residents: Start your research projects now, help available

Now is a great time to start on your research project and the CORE Research Office can help, from suggesting ways to brainstorm a research idea to assisting with research design, IRB assistance, statistical analysis and poster creation. Contact the office at the above link, call 740-593-2380, or register at http://www.ohiocore.org/form.htm.

Upcoming Conference Abstract Deadline Reminder

OOA Research Poster Exhibition and Competition, June 20 -- Abstract Deadline: March 20, 2009
ACOFP 46th Annual Convention & Exhibition, March 4-8 -- Abstract Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009
AOA Research Conference -- Abstract Deadline: April 30, 2009
ACOS Annual Clinical Assembly of Osteopathic Surgeons -- Abstract Deadline: June 2009

For more information, visit http://www.ohiocore.org/research/Upcomingevents.htm.

MARK THE DATE!

COPPC meeting, Feb. 19, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., OU Pickerington Center CORE Office.
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Annual Convention, March 4-8, Washington, D.C.
D.O. Day on the Hill, March 5, Washington, D.C.
Student Osteopathic Medical Association Spring Conference (SOMA), March 6-7, Washington, D.C.
American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) Annual Conference, March 16-19, Tucson, AZ
ORAC bi-monthly meeting, April 3, 10 a.m., videoconference
ORAC Leadership Conference, April 17, Fawcett Center, Columbus
OU-COM Hospital Day, April 8, Baker Center, Athens
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Conference (AACOM), April 15-18, North Bethesda, Maryland
Dayton Area Graduate Medical Education Consortium (DAGMEC) Annual Resident Research Forum, April 30, Dayton

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