MSTAR
2008 Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine at Boston University Medical Center
Geriatric Interest Group Leadership 2008 - 2009
On-line articles about medical students |
From the New York Times on medical students, choosing a field, dermatology, and why who is choosing what...read it at...http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/fashion/19beauty.html?
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March 19, 2008, New York Times, Natasha Singer.
UM med students learn how to prevent errors that cost lives and money - November 13, 2007, Miami Herald, Howard Cohen
``You are going to make mistakes. What are you going to do then? What systems are going to help you? How are you going to remedy this and make sure you never make this mistake again?
We're planning programs for the
fall 2007 - spring 2008 year and want your suggestions and comments. Please email Sarah
Madry at the School of Medicine's Program on Aging with any ideas
(smadry@med.unc.edu)
Some possibilities for programs include:
Debra Bynum, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Director of the Acute Care for the Elderly Unit at UNC Hospitals
"Elder Mistreatment"
April 11, 2008, 12 noon in Bioinformatics 1131
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UNC's Anthony Caprio, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, on polypharmacy on December 4, 2007 |
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UNC's Holly Jean Coward, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine on "Why Geriatrics?" on October 19, 2007 |
Mission The
mission of the American Geriatrics Society - UNC-CH Student Chapter is to
interest physicians-in-training in the field of geriatrics, to enhance the
visibility of geriatric medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, and to provide
educational programs on geriatric medicine. The chapter aims to educate all
medical students in relevant aspects of aging, especially those who do not
specifically plan to enter the field of geriatrics. For those students specifically
interested in geriatrics, the chapter seeks to develop leadership skills in geriatric
medicine by sponsoring interdisciplinary programs, encouraging research participation,
and creating geriatric-related community service opportunities.
Meeting Times Meeting times
will be announced on our website and via the student forums.
This year we hope to expand our activities and get more involved in the communities in which we live and plan to practice medicine. Our focus will be on sponsoring information sessions at local senior centers.
Collaboration
We plan to become more tightly connected to existing organizations at UNC that promote education, service, and study of geriatric populations. This will include the Program on Aging, as well as the fellowship program in geriatrics.Funding for the activities of the UNC-CH Chapter of the AGS are provided by the Whitehead Society .
The Faculty Advisor for the UNC-CH student chapter of the AGS is Dr. Ellen Roberts, Research Assistant Professor of Medicine UNC School of Medicine. Her telephone number at the SOM is (919) 843-9380 and her email address is ellen_roberts@med.unc.edu. Questions about the chapter can also be directed to Sarah Madry at 919-966-5945 ext. 282 or smadry@med.unc.edu.Last updated on 3/19/2008.
The UNC-CH department that sponsors the AGS Student Chapter at UNC-CH is the Center for Health and Aging, Room 260 MacNider Hall, CB #7550, UNC-CH School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7550, 919-966-5945.
All rights reserved © 2008. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student chapter of the American Geriatrics Society and the Center for Aging and Health, UNC-CH, 260 MacNider Hall, UNC-CH, CB # 7550, Phone: 919-966-5945, Fax: 919-966-9734. |