Transcript Sigma Sigma Phi Beta Chapter

Des Moines University
Beta Chapter
San Francisco, California
October 24, 2010
 2010-2011
Executive Board Officers:
President: Jamie Olsen
Vice-President: Andrew Gisleson
Treasurer: Jesson Baumgartner
Secretary: Megan Horner
Historian: Jared Wortham
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kyla Carney, D.O.
 Two
Membership Drives
1) Top 25% of Class – Spring 2010 (20)
2) Top 50% of Class – Fall 2010 (29)
 49
Members
 Membership is based on academic ranking and
extracurricular activities.
 Internship/Residency
 Cancer
Conference
 Specialty Forum
Forum
 Internship
& Residency Forum
• Held in October/November annually
• Panel of Interns and Residents from the
Des Moines area (also DMU Alumni)
• This year’s residents included: 1 Family Practice, 1
Internal Med/Psychiatry, 1 Internal Med, and 1 Peds
intern
• Discussion, Dinner and Q&A concluded the evening.
 Cancer
Conference
• The Cancer Conference has been an annual event at DMU
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for the past 22 years.
A patient panel of cancer survivors are invited to
participate and share their story about their battle with
cancer, some of whom are still engaged in the battle.
Prior to the panel discussion, a lecture is often given by a
physician to discuss the specific type of cancer that the
conference is based on.
Committee members are responsible for organizing all
aspects of the event, making programs, publicizing the
event, and contacting prospective panel members.
This is one of the three biggest events sponsored by SSP
 Medical
Specialties Forum
• Annually in April
• Specialties included: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine,
Family Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ob/Gyn,
Pediatrics, Emergency Med, Plastic Surgery, General
Surgery
• Requirements, length of time and work ethic of each
specialty were discussed with both 1st and 2nd year D.O.
Students.
 La
Clinica Outreach Program
 Winter Warmth Clothing Drive
 Adopt-A-School Program
 Community Medicine
 La
Clinica Outreach program
• Located in an underserved community
• 4-5 students / week volunteered helping with history &
physicals at free clinic
• One or two Spanish speaking students were always
involved
 “Winter
Warmth” Clothing drive
• Clothing collection begins mid November each year
throughout campus.
• Donations go to St. Mary’s Family Center of Des
Moines, Iowa.
• This year several trash bags full of clothing and blankets
were collected and donated.
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Adopt-A-School
In the fall, second year medical
students conduct school physicals for
students ranging from pre-school
age to high school.
Under the direction of a faculty
member, students provide physical
exams for students looking to
participate in sporting events.
In the spring, members of the
committee go to an elementary
school to give a presentation on
various topics, including tobacco,
alcohol, or drugs.
 Senior
Health Fair: committee organized
students to provide vision screening tests for the
elderly as well as serve as well as provide
assistance in transportation to and from the
event.
 Noontime
Case Studies
 Betty Chu Award
 Kelly Wifler Fund
 Class Gift
 Fall
Semester: Members of the committee
presented a case-study on SLE-related
endocarditis
 Spring Semester: Surgical resident from a local
hospital presented several surgical case-studies
Betty
Chu Award
Kelly Wifler Fund
Class of 2013 Class Gift
Fund-raising Committee
 Class
of 2005: 48
 Class of 2006: 52
 Class of 2007: 47
 Class of 2008: 56
 Class of 2009: 51
 Class of 2010: 50
 Class of 2011: 51
 Class of 2012: 50
 Class of 2013: 49
Initiation Dinner and Ceremony
Palmer’s Deli
October 18, 2005
Questions?
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Palmer’s Deli
October 18, 2005