Health Careers Chronicle- Feb 2
February 2nd, 2010Welcome to the weekly Chronicle. Be sure to check past issues for internships, summer experiences and opportunities listed each week.
MEETINGS:
Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (F.I.M.R.C.) (Tonight)
A Global non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children worldwide by providing medical support and health education for underprivileged and medically underserved children around the world.
Tuesday, February 2nd 7:00pm 163 Noyes Lab
What do we do?
-Send volunteers to FIMRC clinics in Peru, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Uganda
-Volunteer in the local Champaign-Urbana community
-Fundraise to help sustain FIMRC clinics abroad
-Further education on global health topics
-Provide hands on medical treatment to those we serve
For more information visit our website at: illinoisfimrc.wordpress.com or email fimrc.uiuc@gmail.com!
Pre Optometry Club- Feb 2 (Tonight)
The first meeting of the semester will be Tuesday February 2nd at 6:30 pm in Noyes 161. We will have Dr. Kelly Sanders from Illini Eyecare Express on Green St. as our guest speaker. She will be talking about her experiences in the field of optometry and will answer any questions you may have.
Hope to see you all there!
Illini Pre-Optometry Club
illinipreoptometryclub@gmail.com
Pre- Dental Club: (Thursday)
Our first meeting of the semester is this Thursday at 7pm at Champaign Christian Clinic at 7pm. This location is on campus at the corner of Healey and Second Street! This is a very exciting meeting because it presents an awesome chance to get involved with volunteering somewhere on campus , as well as hear local dentists speak. We will also be going over the events for the semester including Give Kids a Smile this Saturday at the mall in Champaign! Can’t wait to see you all there! PDC Exec Board
Hope for Vision at UIUC Meeting ( Note change of time and location) ( Sunday)
Sunday, Feb. 7th, 2:00pm
Front couches of ARC (look for Hope for Vision shirts)
Want to make a difference for visually impaired children and adults while gaining leadership skills and meeting new friends while volunteering? Join Hope for Vision at UIUC and help plan the 2nd Annual iWalk and 5K Run for Vision. This event raises money and awareness for degenerative eye diseases while giving participants an opportunity to experience different forms of eye diseases themselves. All proceeds go to Hope for Vision, a nonprofit organization that raises money for the development of treatments and cures for retinal degenerative eye diseases.
Contact Aja Kimrey for more info at hopeforvisionuiuc@gmail.com
Pre-Occupational Therapy Club Meeting- Feb 4 (Thursday)
Thursday, February 4th at 7pm
Greg Hall Room 111
The purpose of the Pre-Occupational Therapy Club is to help enhance fellow pre-OT students’ knowledge of the various fields of occupational therapy while networking and volunteering together. This week’s meeting, we are planning to have a panel of OTs from varying fields speak about their experiences at work. We will also be answering questions about the grad school application process, prerequisites, and any other questions you might have. If you haven’t been to any of our previous meetings, it’s no problem! We welcome new members at any point during the year. If you would like to be added to our email list, please contact Bridget, our secretary at bmillig2@illinois.edu
Pre-Med/Dent STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES (Today)
Tuesday, February 2
4:00 to 5:00 PM
140 Burrill Hall
Thinking of studying abroad? Melissa Michael, Assistant Director of MCB Undergraduate Instruction, will discuss the Newcastle Pre-Med and Pre-Dent Program as well as Medicine and Public Health in Beijing Summer Program. Karen Paulsen will be attendance to answer additional questions about the Newcastle Program
Anatomy of a Successful Pre Health Student Workshop- Feb 10 and April 8
Interested in knowing more about the many health professions? Plan on attending a one hour workshop at The Career Center on Wed Feb 10 at 4 p.m. or Thursday April 8 at 4 p.m. All levels are open to this great workshop. You can make your reservation at www.careercenter.uiuc.edu
AMSA ACTIVITIES:
AMSA will be volunteering at the Salvation Army on North Market Street Thursday February, 4th from 4-6pm. We will be helping to tidy up the store and anything else that they need. If you would like to join us, please e-mail Rohini Chakravarthy at chakrav1@illinois.edu by Tuesday February 2nd.
A Blood Drive sponsored by the American Red Cross will be held on Friday, February 12th from 11:30 PM – 3:30 PM in the basement of the YMCA located on Wright Street in Champaign (across the from Lincoln Hall). To sign up for an appointment time to donate (offered every 15 min.) or to sign up to be a walk-in to donate blood, please email Lisa at lpearso3@illinois.edu with the time you would like to donate, your name, and email address. Also, if you are unable to donate, please sign up to volunteer at the blood drive by emailing Lisa (lpearso3@illinois.edu). Times to volunteer: set-up at 10:15 AM, 11:30 AM – 3:30 PM, or clean-up at 3:30 PM. *Note: Blood donated to the American Red Cross will also be used to help towards Haiti relief. We are in an emergency state for both O negative and B negative blood products, and we need your help! Please consider saving 3 lives in this time of need!
Apply to be a tutor by filling out the attached application and emailing it to Lisa Pearson at lpearso3@illinois.edu as soon as possible. Or if you are interested in being tutored by a fellow AMSA member for any Pre-Med Prerequisite classes please email the following information to Lisa Pearson at lpearso3@illinois.edu as soon as possible. Name, Email, Class you want to be tutored for, Year.
“Science Stars” will be this semester every other MONDAY. There is a day change so please take note of that if you are interested because it will not be on Thursdays this semester. The time is still from 1:45/1:50 pm- 3:30. Please email me if you would like to participate this semester. We are hoping to get out first program up and running the 1st or second week in February! Also, if you are participating and have a car that is always appreciated to let me know. I look forward to hearing from you all soon! Any questions or comments send an email to donenbe3@illinois.edu.
Applying to Medical/Dental School this summer?
Be sure to open up your LEO file, www.leo.uiuc.edu to hold your letters of evaluation. If you have had professors, TA or experiences of recent, be sure to get those in the file. It is never too soon.. Remember, the file holds 12 letters, so you can pick and choose which is appropriate to your professional school. You will need two science and one non science to show the quality of your transcript, and any experiences you have had in the profession your are pursuing. Good luck..
VISITORS TO CAMPUS:
Rush University- College of Health Sciences- Feb 3 ( Wednesday)
VinKeia Berry, Admissions Counselor from Rush University will be visiting campus on February 3. She will be at an information table in the southeast foyer of the Illini Union from 11 am-3 pm that day, so please share this information with your students. Additional information on the programs she represents can be found below.
Rush University is the academic component of Rush University Medical Center, a leader in health care in Chicago and in the Midwest for more than 170 years.
The College of Health Sciences at Rush University will be on site to share information about their educational programs that seeks to prepare allied health practitioners and leaders in the following different professional areas:
Audiology (Doctor of Audiology)
Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Technology – BS, MS)
Clinical Nutrition (MS)
Health Care Ethics (Certificate, MA)
Health Systems Management (MS)
Occupational Therapy (MS)
Perfusion Technology (BS, MS)
Physician Assistant (MS)
Respiratory Care (BS, MS)
Specialist in Blood Bank Technology (certificate)
Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
Vascular Ultrasound (BS)
New program, contingent upon program accreditation by the ARC-PA.
UIC College of Pharmacy : Feb 4 (Thursday)
The Career Center will be hosting Dr. Tom TenHouve, from the UIC, on Thursday Feb 4 from 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Anyone interested in pursuing more information about the field of Pharmacy is welcome to drop by to visit with him. No appointments are necessary, come right from class.
If you cannot make this date, he will return on March 4, April 1 and April 29 at the same time and location.
SUMMER PRECEPTORSHIP FOR RURAL INTEREST:
The University of Illinois’s National Center for Rural Health Professions located at UIC’s College of Medicine in Rockford is offering two Rural Interdisciplinary Health Professions Preceptorships in Dixon, Illinois and Centralia, Illinois this summer.
PURPOSE: The purpose of these preceptorships is to provide an interdisciplinary training experience for health professions students in a rural setting with the goal of increasing the understanding of interdisciplinary health care delivery in rural settings. By the end of the rural interdisciplinary experience, students will be able to explain the roles and contributions of the represented health disciplines and recognize the advantages and challenges of an interdisciplinary approach to the delivery of health care. Students will form their own interdisciplinary team and work together in the planning and development of a community service learning project with a community health organization.
WHO: The Rural Interdisciplinary Health Professions Preceptorship will involve students and faculty from several health disciplines including Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Dentistry, Social Work, Speech Therapy and Physical Therapy. Skills are taught by faculty and staff from the University of Illinois National Center for Rural Health Professions at Rockford, and staff from Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, in Dixon, Illinois and St. Mary’s Good Samaritan, Inc. in Centralia, Illinois.
WHERE & WHEN: There are two preceptorships being offered this summer. Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital will be the host site for the first six-week preceptorship in Dixon, Illinois. The Dixon preceptorship begins Wednesday, June 2 and ends Wednesday, July 14, 2010. St. Mary’s Good Samaritan, Inc will be the host site for the second six-week preceptorship in Centralia, Illinois. The Centralia preceptorship begins Wednesday, June 16 and ends Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
PARTICIPANT STIPEND AND SCHEDULE: A stipend of $1,500 will be awarded to each interdisciplinary health profession student. Meals and housing are provided, although housing is limited in Dixon. In addition to the preceptorship, students will participate as camp counselors for a two – three day high school health careers camp. Otherwise weekends are free.
http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/events/2010Internship-Field-Experience-Application-final.doc
http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/events/2010Internship-Field-Experience-Overview-Centralia-final.doc
http://www.careercenter.illinois.edu/events/2010Internship-Field-Experience-Overview-Dixon-final1.doc
Questions can be addressed to Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper, at 815-395-5854 or vweide1@uic.edu.
Completed applications can be sent to:
Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper, MSW
College of Medicine at Rockford
1601 Parkview Avenue
Rockford, IL 61107
or via e-mail to vweide1@uic.edu
or via fax at 815 395-5781
Deadline for application submission is March 15, 2010
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
V.I.P Health Needs at Provena Covenant
Volunteer Illini Projects is coordinating a volunteering opportunity at Health Needs at Provena Covenant. This opportunity is a 3 hour/week commitment. If you are interested please attend one of the orientation nights. The first orientation is on Monday, February 1 at 5pm in room 404 of the Illni Union, and the second is on Tuesday, February 2 at 8pm in room 405 of the Illni Union. To get the application please contact Katherine Anderson at vip.health.needs@gmail.com.
Muscular Dystrophy Summer Camp Volunteer Every year the Muscular Dystrophy Association hosts a one-week, overnight camp for children with neuromuscular disease. This year’s camp is from July 24th to the 31st, and MDA is searching for volunteer counselors.
Counselors help our campers with everyday activities and serve as their “buddy” for the week. Camp is completely free to campers and counselors and some of our activities include boating, swimming, crafts, sports and horseback riding. For more information, contact Glenda Camacho at (217) 351-1853 or gcamacho@mdausa.org.
Tutors for Unit #4 Schools
Interested in volunteering in a classroom at a Champaign high school or middle school during the spring semester? The Champaign Unit #4 Volunteer Coordinator will be conducting an information and orientation sessions on campus. Please choose to attend one of the following sessions: Thursday, January 28, at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 242 in the College of Education, 1310 S.
Sixth St., OR Wednesday, February 10, at 8:00 p.m. in Rm. 242 in the College of Education. For additional information, please contact Lila Moore at lfmoore@illinois.edu.
SOAR After-School Program
The SOAR after-school tutoring program at B.T. Washington Elementary School is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to provide homework and reading help to students in grades K-5 who are most in need of extra support. SOAR (Student Opportunities for After-School Resources) operates from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m. every Tuesday through Thursday at the B.T.
Washington Elementary School, at 1103 N. Neil St. in Champaign.
Volunteers are asked to commit at least one day a week during the week to work with a child. If anyone who is interested or would like additional information, they should contact Lila Moore at lfmoore@illinois.edu.
Opportunity to Help Build Non-Profit from Ground Up
Are you interested in a career in non-profit organizations? Want to increase your experience with organizing a community initiative? Interested in developing youth programs in a community?
Consider registering for ENG 298: LINC, or Learning in Community (section SYP). This is a student-driven project class where small teams work together to design and deliver solutions to non-profit organizations in the community. We need another teammate or two for SOAR Youth Programs (SYP). SOAR provides mentoring, tutoring, and family advocacy for junior high and high school youth in Rantoul, IL who are struggling in school.
The project this semester involves the creation of a board of directors for SOAR. What an amazing topic for job interviews! For more information:
LINC Project Manager Kari Keating kkeatin2@illinois.edu Website:
http://linc.illinois.edu/
SORF Board Members Wanted – Get Involved!
The SORF Board is responsible for allocating funds generated by the Student Organization Resource Fee, collected every semester from all UIUC students, to support programs and activities of Registered Student Organizations, Student Legal Service, and Tenant Union. This is a great opportunity for you to take on a leadership role, decide how SORF fees are allocated, and impact the campus community during the 2010-2011 academic year! Questions about the election process can be directed to IllinoisSEC@gmail.com. Questions about SORF can be directed to sorf@illinois.edu. Important dates are noted below.
Thursday, January 21 – Election Packets available on Student Election Commission website:
https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/StudentElectionCommission/index.html.
Thursday, January 28 – Information session about being a SORF Board member at 7pm in Room 404 of the Illini Union.
Monday, February 1 – Mandatory meeting covering election rules and procedures at 7:30 pm in Room D of the Law Building.
The Illini Union Office of Volunteer Programs is located in Room 288 of the Illini Union (up the south stairs and to the left).
Podiatry Profile:
Today’s Podiatrist: Dr. Charles Lombardi: Educator and Surgeon
“Medicine should be a passion, not a job.” That sentiment is what drives foot and ankle surgeon Charles Lombardi, DPM of New York, and that same philosophy is what he tries to impart to the sixteen residents he trains each year. Nevertheless, it’s the patient interactions and the challenges that motivate him on a daily basis.
A self-proclaimed “bad kid,” Lombardi settled down in high school and aspired to study veterinary medicine. He attended and graduated from Cornell University, but one summer spent on a dairy farm in Texas convinced this “city boy” that he might be more suited to another medical field. Shadowing with a podiatrist led Lombardi to choose a career in podiatric medicine. “It was the lifestyle he had that I liked. [The podiatrist] was very forthcoming about his life, free time, and finances.” All that led to Lombardi’s choice of podiatric medicine and surgery.
Dr. Lombardi graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. After completing a residency in foot and ankle surgery at Parkview Hospital in Philadelphia, Lombardi realized that teaching was another passion, one which he could pursue as a clinical instructor and residency director. He is currently the Chief of Foot Surgery and Podiatric Services at several New York hospitals and the Director of Medical Education as well. He serves on numerous state and national committees and recently completed a term as President of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. In addition, Lombardi maintains a private practice in Bayside.
However, it is teaching that makes each day a challenge. “I teach by giving residents a chance to learn by doing. Our residents come in with basic knowledge of surgery and then train with the medicine and orthopedic residents. They learn to manage patients medically first.” Dr. Lombardi’s medicine and surgery residency teaches the technical aspects of surgery, but he acknowledges that surgery is an art. “You can’t teach someone to be an artist.”
One of Lombardi’s previous residents describes him best: “When I think of all the great teachers I have had, Dr. Lombardi always rises to the top. His commitment to his patients, his profession, and to excellence is unparalleled. His goal is to make his students better than him, and that sets the bar extremely high.”
Dr. Lombardi is recognized as a pioneer in both surgery and teaching. He acknowledges that surgical procedures have changed very little over the years but technology and instrumentation have moved the procedures forward. “We now do external fixation and fusions. Medicine has greatly expanded so that podiatric physicians and surgeons aren’t just technicians but are managing the patients’ health overall. Some of the newer techniques are helping us to save limbs every day. That’s a recurrent theme for us.”
That recurrent theme is a basis for the enthusiasm that motivates Charles Lombardi, DPM to make podiatric medicine and surgery his passion.
For more information contact the APMA at careerinfo@apma.org To view our career “music” video, use this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHSbeTJUcCM.
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