Current Issue
Drexel Med Monitor
Thursday, June 25, 2009
News and Events
2009 Annual President's Awards for Staff
Do you know a Drexel University staff member whose exceptional work deserves
recognition? If so, we want to hear from you.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to nominate exceptional Drexel
University and Drexel University College of Medicine staff members and teams for
this prestigious award.
Visit Annual President's
Awards for Staff to make a nomination.
Nominations must be made by July 10.
Please direct questions to Kathleen Jones
at 215-895-1413.
At Drexel, we don't just expect innovation and excellence, we recognize it!
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Plea for Assistance in Support of Students Volunteering in Africa
From July 8 to August 10, several second-year medical students will travel to
Cameroon, Africa, to help a local surgeon deliver much needed medical supplies
and services to remote villagers in the surrounding area.
This is the first year Drexel students will be working with Dr. Georges Mbwelle.
Together, they will journey into the country's rural areas to help their most
medically underserved population. Mbwelle provides his time free of charge but
depends upon contributions and moonlighting income to purchase surgical and
medical supplies used during these trips.
In advance of their trip, the students are pleading for donations of medical
supplies and funds to ship to the embassy in Yaound
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where they can be securely held for those who need it. If you have supplies you
feel would help or can donate toward the success of their mission, please visit
their website. The
student-made website also has a list of supplies needed and provides more
information on these trips, in addition to instructions on making a
tax-deductible donation
to the College of Medicine Student Government Association, the group collecting
contributions for this effort.
"We are paying for our own airfare and living expenses while there, but your
help in underwriting the costs for medical supplies will make a huge difference
in the lives of these remote villagers and is greatly appreciated," says Zach
Massi, one of the five attending students.
To read more about these trips, you may visit the
Web log of the Chief Consular
Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Yaound�.
The deadline for support is Friday, July 3.
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Warren Alpert Foundation Prize: Now Accepting 2009-2010 Nominations
Please submit nominations to Kenny
Simansky, Ph.D., and copy
Noreen Robertson by close of business, Tuesday, June 30. The prize
amount is $200,000.
More
information.
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Computer Tip of the Week
Using the AutoFilter Feature of Excel
Microsoft Excel comes with a nice feature called AutoFilter. AutoFilter is used
with tables to single out a certain subset of that table. For example, you may
have a list with each doctor's name and the number of patients they've seen that
month. To show a table of only the doctors who saw over a certain number of
patients, you can use auto filtering.
To do this:
Make sure all of the data in your table is correct.
Open the Data menu.
Select Filter.
Click AutoFilter.
Now, a down arrow will appear on the top cell of the range.
Click the arrow and pick the minimum value that you want.
Excel will display the doctors who meet your criteria. To display the entire
table again, click the down arrow and select All. To completely disable
AutoFilter, select AutoFilter from the Data menu again.
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Media Review
June 24, 2009: Drexel University College of Medicine was noted in the
article “Medicine and Dentistry Faculty Chosen for Leadership Program” published
by
Insider.
June 22, 2009: Drexel University College of Medicine was mentioned in
the article "Highland Ophthalmology Celebrates Grand Opening of New Vision
Center in New Windsor" published by
eMediaWire.
June 22, 2009: Drexel University College of Medicine was mentioned in the
article "Xavier to Open Harahan Wellness Center" published by the
Times-Picayune.
June 19, 2009: Linda Roth, chief communications officer, Office of
Communications & Marketing, was noted in the article "Pennsylvania Public
Utility Commission Announces Appointments to Consumer Advisory Council"
published by U.S. State News.
June 19, 2009: Larry Belkoff, D.O., clinical assistant professor,
Department of Surgery, was featured in the press release "Advanced Radiation
Therapy Center Open on City Line; Offers Advanced Care in Comfortable Setting
for Prostate Cancer Treatment" published by
eMediaWire.
June 18, 2009: Drexel University College of Medicine was noted in the
article “Rudman Program Opens Doctor’s Life to Teens” published by the
Philadelphia Public Record.
June 17, 2009: David Stein, M.D., associate professor, Department of
Surgery and director of the Mini-Medical School program, was quoted in the
article "Students Don Scrubs for Drexel's Mini-Med School" published by the
Philadelphia Tribune.
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Grand Rounds and Seminars
Department of Neurology Grand Rounds
Friday, June 26
New College Building, Geary Auditorium B
9 a.m.
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Patient Presentation
10 a.m. –
Concussion, Mild Head Trauma and the Neuro-Ophthalmological Complications
Presented by: A. Charles Winkelman, M.D., professor, Department of Neurology,
Drexel University College of Medicine
Target Audience: Attending and Visiting Physicians, Residents and Medical
Students
Educational Objectives:
Discuss concussion and mild head trauma
Discuss neuro-ophthalmological complications
Accreditation Statement: Drexel University College of Medicine is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA: Drexel University College of Medicine designates this educational
activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
AOA: This program is eligible for 2 credits in Category 2A of the
American Osteopathic Association.
Faculty Disclosure Statement: Speakers at continuing medical education
activities are required to disclose to the audience any financial relationships
with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods or services. Any
conflicts of interest must be resolved prior to the presentation and announced
to the audience.
Faculty Disclosure: Dr. A. Charles Winkelman has no commercial
relationships to disclose.
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