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First Annual "UTGSM Faculty Awards"
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
(UTGSM) Dean's Office presented five research and teaching awards
to recognize and honor deserving faculty members. Faculty members
are nominated by their Department Chairs and the Dean, in conjunction
with the Awards Committee who selects the recipients. The following
faculty members were recognized:
GSM Spirit Award
Mitchell H. Goldman, M.D.
This award recognizes faculty members who exemplify the spirit of UTGSM by upholding and promoting the UTGSM mission to colleagues, residents, students, staff, and the community.
Excellence and Leadership in Basic Science Research
Ron B. Wetzel, Ph.D.
This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in basic science research at UTGSM. The primary criteria are excellence and leadership in research over an extended portion of an investigative career at UTGSM.
Excellence
and Leadership in Clinical Research Scott L. Stevens, M.D.
This award is offered to recognize, reward, and reinforce outstanding investigators and to promote excellence in clinical research at UTGSM.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Daniel E. Brewer, M.D.
This award is offered to faculty who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching while serving as a role model to residents, students, and colleagues.
Excellence in Teaching Award
(Volunteer Faculty)
Steven J. LoCascio, DDS
Recipients of this award volunteer time and effort to further the mission of UTGSM without compensation. This award is offered to volunteer faculty who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching while serving as a role model to residents, students, and colleagues.
Each recipient received a commemorative plaque and $2000 for departmental travel. Permanent plaques listing annual recipients will be located in the Dean's conference room.
Preston Medical Library Recipient of "Blue Ribbon Award"
 The
Preston Medical Library and Learning Resource Center, UTGSM,
has been chosen by the National
Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS)
as one of the winners of the national "NCLIS Blue
Ribbon Consumer Health Information Recognition Award for Libraries."
The Tennessee
State Library and Archives nominated Preston as the Tennessee
library doing the best job of offering consumer
health information and promoting healthy lifestyles.
“Tennessee is a state in which information professionals
take seriously their role as information providers for the state’s
citizens,” said State Librarian Edwin Gleaves. “At
the Preston Medical Library, the
staff actively promotes consumer health information. Any
consumer may call or email the library with a request for information
on a diagnosis or preventive health topic. Librarians will do
the search, find quality health information, and mail or email
the information directly to the patron. There is no charge to
the consumer.”
"For
years, the library has been an excellent source of information
for local physicians, nurses and other health professionals.
We are pleased and honored to be recognized by the commission
for the library's contribution to the general public as well,"
said Michael Caudle, MD, Dean, UTGSM.
Preston Medical Library invites the community to
celebrate with the library staff as they receive the plaque
from the Tennessee State Librarian on Tuesday, August 10 at
3:00 PM. Refreshments will be served.
TORCH Campaign Kicks Off September 8
The Office
of Development & Government Relations is pleased to
announce the kick off of the 2004 TORCH Campaign, September
8th. The TORCH Campaign provides individuals an opportunity
to support gift programs at the UT Graduate School of Medicine.
This year, Sandy Oelschlegel, Director, Preston Medical Library,
is the UTGSM TORCH Captain. "I am
honored to lead the TORCH campaign for UTGSM," Oelschlegel
said. "The Preston Medical Library has benefited
greatly in the past by the tremendous support of TORCH donors."
Watch for your TORCH cards! The event will end on Friday,
October 8, with a special "Big Orange Friday"
celebration.
Couple Bequests Funds in Support of RA/Lupus Research & Education
Aline and Bill Smith chose to make a difference with
a generous bequest
of $52,000 supporting rheumatoid arthritis (RA), lupus research
and education at UTGSM. "The Smith's bequest will
be specifically earmarked to aid in our quest to better understand
the intricacies of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by affording
additional research and education opportunities within the Division
of Rheumatology, " said Jeffery S. Scheib, M.D., Associate
Professor in the Department
of Medicine. Mrs. Smith, a University
of Tennessee Graduate, suffered from RA before her passing.
"We appreciate and applaud the Smiths for
their philanthropic efforts," said Dr. Scheib.
For more information, contact the Office
of Development & Government Relations at
865-305-6111.
Wall
JS, Gupta V, Wilkerson M, Schell M, Loris R, Adams P, Solomon
A, Stevens F, Dealwis C.
Structural basis of light chain amyloidogenicity: comparison
of the thermodynamic properties, fibrillogenic potential and
tertiary structural features of four V(lambda)6 proteins.
J Mol Recognit. 2004 Jul-Aug;17(4):323-31.
PMID: 15227639
Hollar
D, Moore D.
Relationship of substance use by students with disabilities
to long-term educational, employment, and social outcomes.
Subst Use Misuse. 2004 May;39(6):931-62.
PMID: 15217199
Bukovsky
A.
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology - First year
anniversary.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2004 Jun 08;2(1):27.
PMID: 15186497
Bukovsky
A, Caudle MR, Svetlikova M, Upadhyaya NB.
Origin of germ cells and formation of new primary follicles
in adult human ovaries.
Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2004 Apr 28;2(1):20.
PMID: 15115550
Articles in Press:
Arismendi J, Baker L, Matteson KJ
Effects of de-fleshing techniques on extraction of DNA from
human remains.
J Forensic Sci 2004 (In Press)
Editor
Connie Littleton
Editorial Staff
Alison Lockett, Sherry Brewer,
and James Neutens, PhD
©2004 The University of Tennessee
Graduate School of Medicine
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UTGSM
Faculty and Staff Welcome New Residents
 A
reception for new residents,
hosted by the UTGSM Dean's Office, was held on Tuesday, June 29,
2004 at the University Club. Approximately 80 new residents,
fellows, and transitional students began their medical careers at
UTGSM this summer.
New Faculty Appointments
Wm. Eric Cox, M.D.
Instructor
Department of Anesthesiology
Mahlon D. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Pathology
Sameh S. Naguib, M.D.
Instructor
Department of Internal Medicine
David
W. Barker, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Nuclear Medicine
Dana A. Taylor, M.D.
Instructor
Department of Surgery
 Al
Ichiki, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medical Biology,
attended the 2004
XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, July
11-16, 2004.
Poster Presentations at 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine Conference:
"Compilation of Serum Glucose Sensitivity for FDG-PET with Implications for Quantitation." Thie JA, Smith GT, Hubner KF
"Three Dimensional SUV Determinations with a 16-Slide LSO PET/CT Scanner." Hall NC, Carney, JP, Yap JT, Smith GT, Townsend DW
Poster Presentations 2004 CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Conference:
"Development of the Electronic Tennessee Child Health Profile." Hollar D, Copeland M, Lozzio C, Fleshood L, Lainhart R, Wilson B, and Blake T
"Development of the Tennessee Genetics and Newborn Screening Website." Blake T, Wilson B, Hollar D, Lozzio C, and Fleshood L
Law to Lead Office of Continuing Education
 The
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) is
pleased to announce the appointment of Lea Anne Law as the head
of the Office of Continuing Education.
Law comes to UTGSM from the University
of Tennessee Outreach and Continuing Education Department ,where
she served as Director of the Marketing
Services Group. Law has also served the University as
past Assistant Director and Program Manager for the UT
Conference Center. "This, combined with her knowledge
of the University of Tennessee System and UT Conferences, should
allow her to come into the position running," said Dr. James
J. Neutens, Associate Dean, UTGSM. Law received her undergraduate
and master's degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Surgery
Residents Participate in Team Building/Ropes Course Workshop
by Chad Copper, M.D. (Chief Surgery Resident)
 The
Department of Surgery welcomes 12 new interns into a growing and
changing residency program. To facilitate their entrance into the
life of surgical residency and to help the junior and senior level
residents improve their communication and teamwork skills, all 27
residents participated in a Ropes Course and Team Building Workshop
at Webb School on July 9th.
The first part of the day was spent in the gym getting to know one another. We then moved outside to work on team activities, such as the horizontal ladder course. Ten wooden poles were held by two people, creating a "horizontal ladder." One person would climb from one end to the other on the "ladder" supported by other residents. After each activity, the coordinators would discuss the lessons learned and how these apply to our work at the hospital. The afternoon at the Ropes Course was spent on high and low ropes activities. This included a 25' vertical rope ladder followed by a beam walk high in the trees. Each resident was supported by a harness and assisted by their fellow residents. We learned the value of effective communication and encouragement. Each resident worked for the success of the team above the success of the individual, which was a key theme of the day.
The Ropes Course was a great start to a promising year. We would like to thank the attendings and Dr. Mitchell Goldman for their support of this activity. 
Are You Watchable?
by Dr. James J. Neutens
If
you turned on the television and saw your presentation, would you:
a. Zap it with the remote
b. Watch it for a few seconds and then zap it
c. Watch
the presentation reluctantly
d. Call in family, friends, and neighbors to watch it with you
Experts say that the audience decides within the first 90 seconds
whether they plan to listen to you for the remaining allotted time.
Our audience, residents and students, do the very same thing. To
be effective you need to grab their attention immediately.
Some
attention-getters you can use are telling a story or case study,
make a provocative statement, ask for a show of hands, make a promise,
make them laugh, or cite an unusual statistic. Think of how many
times you have heard a presentation open with the statement, “Ok,
I guess its time to start.” Can you imagine opening a television
program that way?
What
would you do if the presenter on TV turned his/her back on you in
order to address what was on the screen? For example, what if the
person doing the weather always faced the map rather than the audience?
Today’s LCD’s and laptops allow us to face the audience
(look at the computer screen in front of you and let the audience
look at the larger screen). This way you have the long awaited advantage
of looking at the audience and your visuals with ease. We need to
get over this 35mm slide habit! Remember, continued eye contact
with the students and residents will make you more watchable.
Sources:
Pike R. Creative Training Techniques Handbook: Tips, Tactics and
How-To’s for Delivering Effective Training. Minneapolis: Lakewood
Publications, 1994.
Greenberg
D. Simply
Speaking Newsletter, May 2000.
Metheny
B. Teaching Tips. Association of Professors
of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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you have news or an event to announce via this newsletter and/or
the GSM Web site, please submit
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