This Week @ MUSM is the official student newsletter of Mercer University School of Medicine designed to keep students up-to-date on key information and events. |
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Hispanic Covid-19 Vaccine Day: Volunteers Needed |
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This Saturday, April 24, from 1-4 pm, LMSA and the Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance (SUYA) are partnering in a culturally-sensitive COVID-19 immunization day for the Latino community in Savannah. Any students on the Savannah campus wanting to volunteer with vaccinations to sign up via the form linked below.
Notes for volunteers:
- Spanish proficiency is not required!
- Nurses from the Chatham County Health Department will be there to assist.
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Bring your Vaccine Administration Training Record Card/Sheet if applicable.
- Remember to bring your badge and wear a Mercer t-shirt or orange!
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Please arrive to MedBank by 12:30 pm.
Contact any member of the LMSA Exec board with questions.
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Ethics Faculty Candidate Presentation: Dr. Emran
April 19 | 1 pm
Dr. Shahram Emran, a medical doctor and bioethicist will present "An Intro to Medical Ethics" to faculty and students. Dr. Emran studied Ancient Languages and Culture and Public Health at the University of Tehran. He holds master’s degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and Health Care Ethics from Saint Louis University (SLU). He recently defended his dissertation and earned a PhD in Bioethics from SLU. His dissertation titled, Dynamicity of Roles, Goals, and Virtues in Medical Practice: Ethical implications was awarded Pass with Distinction. He has taught various medical ethics courses to medical students and trainees. His current area of research includes virtues in medical practice and phenomenology of medicine.
Meeting ID: 965 449 3927
Passcode: 665mrA
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Climate Change and Clinical Practice CME Event
April 28 | 12:30 pm - 5 pm
Dr. Jennifer Barkin, Associate Professor of Community Medicine in Macon, will be speaking on Maternal/Child mental health in connection to extreme weather events and climate change.
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Commencement Ceremony
ALL CAMPUSES
Saturday, May 8 | 2 pm
Hawkins Arena
University Center
Macon, GA
Livestream info will be available here soon.
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Savannah Service Learning Conference - Recording
The Savannah campus recently held their Service Learning Conference, where Dr. Butch Pallay, Chair of Family Medicine Residency at Memorial Health, spoke about his work with the homeless community in Savannah. Students from all three campuses also presented Distinction in Service to the Community projects, including:
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Young Physicians Initiative - Parth Patel
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Mercer SOM First Look - Quinton Blount, Amaka Onyekaba, Emily Barnard, Shayla Amos
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ABCs and CMPs: Learning the Language of Healthcare - Megan Murphy Jones
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Tybee Island Farmers Market Health Screenings - Christie Savas, Tanner Fincher, Chandler Brandenburg
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MedRISE - Maria Vasquez, Diana Rios, Makeeva Walker, Lindsey Theodore, Pedro Escobar
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Savannah Teddy Bear Clinic - Alex Dye, Sydney Koenig, Madeleine Spitzler, Chris Williams
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Raising Awareness: Providing support to the Asian American Community - Recording
Dr. Michelle Lee, a resident physician and community activist in Manhattan, discussed the recent rise of violence against the Asian community. Medical students also shared their personal experiences with racism. We also discussed how others can help and support the Asian community. The recording is available at the link below. Passcode: &jGY+y81
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How to Land an Orthopaedic Residency - Recording
Corey Spencer, Class of 2021, who will begin his orthopedic surgery residency at Emory this summer, presented his application experience. The presentation includes a discussion of away rotations for the next calendar year. Mercer will continue to follow guidelines set by the AAMC and the Coalition for Physician Accountability responsibility, which limits away rotations to one per students and advises that those rotations be in the institutions home state or contiguous states. Watch the recording here.
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Research opportunities at Mercer set students up for success
Maison Clouatre has published four research papers, presented at conferences as far away as France, and is part of a team developing new traffic control algorithms for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) ... and he's only a junior at...
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Mercer Elevated to R2 Doctoral University
In December 2018, Mercer announced the University's most recent rise within the Carnegie Classification®, the leading system of recognizing and describing academic diversity within U.S. higher education institutions since 1973. Among 30...
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