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The UTGSM is pleased to announce its new 2006 grand rounds series: Dean's Multi-Disciplinary Grand Rounds. The series will offer free CME credits to physicians and physician assistants as well as free CEUs for nurses and allied healthcare professionals. Mark your calendars now for Feb. 9, when the series begins with a grand rounds presented in partnership with the Dept. of Genetics: 02/09/06, 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Wood Auditorium
Call Continuing Medical and Dental Education at 865-305-9190 or email cme@tennessee.edu for more information
Recent Faculty Appointments:
Zite Selected for National Program on Women's Health Education Dr. Zite was selected from a competitive group of applicants across the United States based on professional credentials and a demonstrated commitment to women’s health education. As a long-term goal, program graduates are expected to share the knowledge gained from this program within their communities. Dr. Zite will be inducted as a member of the 2006-2007 class of the APGO/Solvay Pharmaceuticals Educational Scholars Development Program on January 4, 2006, at the APGO Faculty Development Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Zite graduated from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in 1998. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UT Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis between 1998 and 2002. After residency she went on to The University of Illinois at Chicago where she obtained her Masters in Public Health during her Fellowship in Family Planning and Contraception. Currently Dr. Zite is an Assistant Professor and the Associate Residency Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UTGSM. Townsend Elected IEEE Fellow "Recognizing the achievements of its members is an important part of the mission of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the Institute's most prestigious honors, election to IEEE Fellow," said W. Cleon Anderson, IEEE President and CEO. Fellow is the highest grade of membership in the IEEE. Dr. Townsend was honored for his contributions to Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Research. Carlson Inducted As Fellow ACS The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice. Walton Receives Honor From LabCorp
Cardiology Conference Expands Topics
Second Annual Hematology Conference Set for January
Conference Studies Health Literacy
The February conference will examine the topic of health literacy—the ability of patients to read, understand and use medical information given to them by healthcare professionals. The issue has become a national problem, one that knows no geographic, economic or educational boundaries. Join health professionals from across the U.S. to understand how to achieve health literacy for your patients. Details and conference registration are available at the CME web site. Frontiers Magazine on Newsstands The Office of Continuing Medical Education announces the following CME courses:
These will fill up quickly. Visit this convenient link for more information and details on the events listed, or call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 305-9190.
Department of Family Medicine Welcomes New Staff Christmas Tree Decorating Contest
Best Effort: Department of Pathology
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This is the second article in the series Best Practices in The list below provides examples of questions that discoverable and perceptually based. They invite shared experience and allow the professor to lead the learner back to available evidence for the correct answer.
After posing one of these questions, the professor should wait at least 5 seconds (or a little longer) to allow the learner to digest it and begin to formulate an answer. If you jump in quickly and answer it yourself, you are impeding learning and definitely telling them you don’t want their participation. Stronge JH. Qualities of Effective Teachers. ASCD, Alexandria, VA , 2002. Rowe MB. Teaching Science as Continuous Inquiry, McGraw Hill, NY, 1978.
 GSM Torch Funds Summary The Torch Campaign 2005 was a great success. The total was over $89,000 given to Graduate School of Medicine Gift Funds . Thanks to everyone for their contributions and support.
Zhou Presents Abstract at Neuroscience 2005  Yongxia Zhou, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Radiology and the Cole Neuroscience Center, along with John H. Dougherty, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, co-presented an abstract at Neuroscience 2005, during the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, DC. "Diffusion Tensor Images (DTI) confirm abnormal conductivity between the hippocampus and posterior cingulate cortex in Alzheimer's Disease" was the title of the abstract. Co-authors of the paper included Gary T. Smith, MD, and R. Kent Hutson, MD.
Earl Presents at SCMLA Annual Meeting  Martha Earl, MSLS, Librarian, Preston Medical Library and Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, presented the paper, "Data Analysis of Consumer and Patient Health Questions Using Geographic Location and NLM Medical Subject Headings: Exceeding Our Boundaries, But Does It?" The paper was co-authored by Sandy Oelschlegel and Jenny Cole, Preston Medical Library at the 55th Annual Meeting, Southern Chapter, Medical Library Association, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Kabalka Invited to Lecture at Auburn University and the University of Richmond  Dr. George W. Kabalka, Professor, The Robert H. Cole Neuroscience Chair and Director, Basic Research, Biomedical Imaging Center, UTGSM Department of Radiology was an invited lecturer at the following universities:
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Johnson MD and Toms S. Stevenson CB, Johnson MD, Thompson RC. Kabalka GW, Dong G, Venkataiah B, Chen C. Shivaprasad S, Wetzel R. de Leonni Stanonik M, Licata CA, Walton NC, Lounsbury JW, Kent Hutson R, Dougherty JH. Cheung A, Hudson JW, Viehweg T. Bhattacharyya AM, Thakur AK, Wetzel R. Thie JA, Smith GT, Hubner KF. Roskos SE. White JV, Brewer DE, Stockton MD, Keeble DS, Keenum AJ, Rogers ES, Lennon ES. Davis B, Zou MH. Lin WC, Mahadevan-Jansen A, Johnson MD, Weil RJ, Toms SA. Toms SA, Lin WC, Weil RJ, Johnson MD, Jansen ED, Mahadevan-Jansen A.
Oscar Grandas, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular/Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, has been elected President of the Tennessee Transplant Society. Matthew Mancini, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, has been chosen for the Association of Program Directors in Surgery Simulation/Skills Laboratory Committee. Carmen Lozzio, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine Genetics, has been appointed to the Steering Committee for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) National Resource Center for Health Information Technology. The goal of the AHRQ Health Information Technology (IT) Initiative is to increase the use of Health IT to improve patient safety along with the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of patient care delivery. The Department of Medical Genetics has received an estimated $1.1 million three year grant from AHRQ for the project entitled: "Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs: Statewide Implementation."
Adopt-a-Journal Program To find out more, or to make a pledge to adopt a journal, please contact Sandy Oelschlegel, Library Director, at 865-305-6615. Many Thanks to Torch Donors If you have news or an event to announce via this newsletter and/or the GSM Web site, please submit your story.
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David W. Townsend, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Radiology and Director of the 
Dr. Eric R. Carlson, DMD, MD, FACS, was inducted as a Fellow of the
Norman Walton, MD, Assistant Professor, 
Waters Elected to Advisory Council for Urology
This year’s heart lung vascular conference: Vital Signs: Advances in Heart Lung Vascular Disease, Nov. 11-12, 2005, marked the tenth anniversary of the fall cardiology conference. Fitting the recognition of the anniversary, the educational topics were expanded to include recent treatments in heart, lung and vascular diseases. Additionally, University of Tennessee Football Coach, Phillip Fulmer, who spoke at the first cardiology conference, returned to speak again this year. 
Register today for the Second Annual Hematology Conference, an update on selected American Society of Hematology topics. The conference is set for January 21, 2006, at UT Conference Center. Distinguished speakers will present cutting-edge information on multiple myeloma, indolent and aggressive lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. Registration is free for advance registrants. 
The UT GSM will host a unique conference February 8-11, 2006, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming: Soul Speak: Plain Talk about Health Literacy in the Physician-Patient Partnership. 
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The UHS Nursing Services hosted their first annual Christmas tree decorating contest. The trees were on display in the hospital lobby and over 1300 votes were cast for favorite trees by employees, visitors and patients. The fundraising event raised over $900 for the Jane Hudson Nursing Excellence and Education Fund. We are proud to announce that three GSM Departments were honored:
This issue addresses “questioning” as a teaching technique with emphasis on formulating questions that promote learner engagement and confidence. Whether it be in lecture, small group, or even one-on-one, the use of questioning is a common approach for most professors. The problem is that many times the questions preclude thinking or are used to demonstrate the intelligence of the professor at the expense of the student or resident. To encourage interaction and growth, the right kind of questions help. Good questions focus the learner’s attention requiring the student or resident to apply current knowledge and experience. Good questions do not ask for recall of non-discoverable information (rote or didactic questions). 
Loren L. Rourke, MD, fifth-year resident, UTGSM 
