September 22nd, 2011Volunteer/Research Opportunities

AMSA BUCKS is a way for us to keep track of participation in our group to apply them towards board elections at the end of the year.

Keep track of your AMSA BUCKS through our google document

AMSA BUCKS is also a way for KAPLAN to keep track of local membership involvement before letting members use the exclusive 10% stackable discounts

Email secretary Krista deco0082@umn.edu if you have any questions

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You can apply for any officer position after attaining 45 or more AMSA BUCKS

You can apply for Vice President or President after attaining 60 or more AMSA BUCKS

At the end of the school year, members with 45 or more AMSA BUCKS are invited to our VIP dinner/party

Make it RAIN ya’ll

Email (listserv) or email

premed@umn.edu with any questions

Facebook Page updates (photos, reminder statuses)

Search for: U of MN Pre-Med AMSA on Facebook

WEBSITE:

www.umnpremed.com Website: will have all information from our meeting

and more; from the powerpoint notes, committees, meeting, volunteer, events, and resources, etc.

First AMSA Event of the year

Earn 5 AMSA Bucks All proceeds goes to

Feed My Starving Children (Horn of Africa Famine Relief)

Great Hall in Coffman 6pm Monday Sept 26th

Tickets are $5 (enough to pay for 20 meals)

Saturday October 29th 2011

U of MN Field House Need 500 volunteers Biggest AMSA Event

of the year Goal: Raise $24,000

to feed 100,000 children in Africa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk5UHmnASlY&feature=channel_video_title

Dr. Abdul Kareem will be giving a talk about global health issues in Iraq and in Minneapolis' sister city, Najaf on September 27th from 11:15 - 12:PM in 4 - 180 Weaver-Densford Hall

Follow 6 easy steps:

1. Print the instructions and complete the application form

 2. Pass a criminal background

check 

3. Provide two personal references

 4. Attend a New Volunteer

Information and Orientation Session

 5. Complete a health assessment

with Employee Occupational Health Services

 6. Complete a one-on-one

interview with a volunteer coordinator

APPLY at: http://www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/Giving/BecomeaVolunteer/index.htm

Electroconvulsive Therapy (West Bank)Provide support to patients and staff on behavioral unit. Must be 21 years old or older.

Emergency Department (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Assist patients, waiting families, and staff.  Must be 21 years old or older.

Hand Massage (East Bank and West Bank)Give the gift of hand massage to patients using a simple technique incorporating aromatherapy.

IV Infusion (East Bank)Assist staff working with patients, deliveries, stocking, preparing rooms, and light clerical duties.

Medicine and Transplant Clinic (East Bank)Assist staff by working with patients, making deliveries, stocking, prepping rooms, and light clerical duties.

Music (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Individuals and small groups needed to provide relaxing music on patient units.

Newsletter Editor Help design a quarterly newsletter for the Volunteer Services Department.  Collaborate with staff to interview, write, and edit articles.

Nursing Unit (West Bank)Work with patients and staff on busy patient care unit.

Occupational Therapy (East Bank)Observe therapies and assist at treatment sessions.  Position for pre-OT students.

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Office Assistant (East Bank and West Bank)Assist departments with filing, data entry, etc.  Computer skills and experience required.

Oncology Clinic (East Bank)Interact with patients and visitors in the cancer clinicPatient Visitor (East Bank)Support families during stressful periods of hospitalization.  Provide companionship for patients and diversion from patients’ treatments and procedures.

Pet Visitation (East Bank, West Bank, and Amplatz)Provide pet visits to patients.  Pets must be certified therapy animals.

Physical Therapy (East Bank)Assist physical therapists as they work with patients.  Position for pre-PT students

Radiology (East Bank)Assist patients and staff in Radiology Department.

Retail Pharmacy Messenger (West Bank)Deliver prescriptions throughout the hospital.

Sleep Center (West Bank)Welcome patients and assist staff in meeting patients’ needs.

Supply Chain (West Bank)Assist staff by delivering equipment and medical supplies to nursing units.

Surgery Family Lounge (East Bank, West Bank and Amplatz)Work closely with nursing staff.  Answer phones, direct visitors, and assist patients’ families during their wait.

Transitional Services (West Bank)Assist staff with patient activities.

Emergency Department Patient Enrichment and Experience Representative

Duties and Responsibilities:◦ Assisting in Team Centers◦ Placing patients into rooms ◦ Rounding on patients ◦ Answering call lights

Qualifications:◦ High school diploma or G.E.D. ◦ 18 years of age at time of application ◦ No felony convictions.  Must successfully pass a background

investigation.◦ A health screening must be completed and sent in with your

application. Schedule your own hours online Commitment of 60+ hours for 16hrs a month More info and application can be found online:

http://www.hcmc.org/edpeer/ Email palmx122@umn.edu with questions

Pre-Med AMSASeptember 22nd, 2011

Volunteers Clinical Research Emergency Department of a Level I Trauma

Center Can get college credit for participating

Program Website: www.hcmced.org◦ Study info◦ Schedule info◦ Parking info◦ FAQ for studies, equipment, etc…◦ Contact info

Media Room Screen patients on EPIC Enroll patients in studies

◦ Verify participation in study okay with provider◦ Consent patient◦ Data collection during study time◦ Follow-up questions with patient and provider◦ Data Entry

STAB stands for Stabilization Where the critical care cases come At least one research study here at all times

Non-randomized studies are fairly easy to do◦ Basic Consent◦ Minimal Data Collection

Randomized Studies require a little more involved consent

Blitz Shifts are randomized 8 hour shifts that are either between 7a-3p, 3p-11p, or 11p-7a

Take place every day in the summer (usually)

During this time (almost) every patient that comes into the ED is approached to be in the study

Journal Club◦ First Tuesday of the month (7pm)

Stab Conference◦ Thursday mornings (7:30 am)

Lunch Lectures◦ Occasionally

Patient contact - Approaching patients to consent into studies

Working with a diverse population Participating in clinical research Observing procedures and patient care Using monitors

Program Sponsor: Jim Miner, MD Program Coordinator: Roma Patel, Rebecca

Nelson

Applications and contact information on website at www.hcmced.org

Applications due in November

Sean Ewen, Program Director

Jenny Hannaford, Instructor

Provides medical education to the community and is committed to ensuring competent patient care delivered by compassionate providers. Medical knowledge can save lives when learned properly in an environment of extensive hands-on training as well as online resources to enhance learning.

Our goal in offering medical education is:◦ To enable people to learn important medical

information and techniques so they and their families can live safer lives

◦ to enable students to engage in the health care field by providing entry-level training and beyond

Offers training such as the EMT course, CPR, First Responder course

EMT’s learn how to:◦ Administer drugs such as epinepherine,

albuterol (via nebulizer), nitroglycerine, oxygen◦ Use nasal and oral airways, breathe for a

patient using a bag-valve-mask

◦ Properly manage suspected spinal injuries

Manage cardiac arrest

◦ Conduct thorough medical and trauma assessments and take patient histories

◦ Care for patients with respiratory difficulty, shock, among many other emergencies

◦ EMT’s even learn how to deliver babies and deal with common complications

Use your clinical skills to conduct actual patient assessment and emergency care◦ Gain real experience in a medical field◦ Learn and apply terminology in the emergency

medical field◦ Obtain a certification that will open the doors to

jobs in a variety of medical fields (ambulance, clinic, nursing home, hospital, home aide)

An EMT certification is an excellent stepping stone to medical school or other health professions

If you choose to volunteer with this certification, you combine volunteer service with actual clinical experience◦ The state reimburses your initial class tuition up

to $675 if you volunteer as an EMT for one year

Why take a class with Allied Medical Training?◦ All lecture material and most exams delivered online

for the convenience of the students◦ Anonymous course surveys: 100% of students

would recommend the course to friends and family

◦ The in-class session held at convenient time on Saturdays or weekday evenings – perfect if you work/go to school during the week

◦ Very high percentage of students pass their NREMT certifying exam on their first try vs. only 68% national average

Our advantage:◦ You will have excellent instructors

Including those with extensive experience in EMS and medicine such as MDs, medical students, paramedics, etc.

◦ Fully licensed training program State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Services

Regulatory Board (EMSRB) National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians

(NREMT)

Tuition = $1100 - includes loaned textbook, stethoscope and blood pressure cuff◦ This is competitive with other training programs,

most are over $1200 and don’t include books Download an application from our website:

alliedmedtraining.com◦ Or pick one up today

Online lectures and exams, plus in-class sessions on:◦ Saturdays, 9am-5pm, October 8 – December 17

OR- Monday & Wednesday, 6pm-10pm, October 3 –

December 13- Spring Class: February through early May

Already an EMT? – we offer refresher courses

Some of the EMT material, but significantly less time commitment (~50 hours) and cost (~$500)

Upcoming Course: accelerated First Responder course first 3 weeks of January (evenings, Monday – Friday).

1300 Godward St. NE, Minneapolis◦ Few minutes north of campus, free parking

Join the 200+ students we have trained American Heart Association certification in

Basic Life Support◦ This includes CPR and Automated External

Defibrillator (AED)◦ Standard certification for working or

volunteering in the healthcare environment◦ A pre-requisite for EMT classes and some

health professional schools◦ Important to have working abroad◦ It’s also just a great life skill to have

Cost: $60 + $20 for online AHA training Visit alliedmedtraining.com to view

session dates this fall and to register

Sean Ewen◦ sean@alliedmedtraining.com◦ 651-230-5849(Cell)

Website:◦ www.alliedmedtraining.com

by: Suresh Pavuluri

Why should I do research?

What are the benefits of research?

Am I going to be competitive for medical school

without research?

Qualitative Research Clinical Research Basic Science Research

Directed Research UROP BSRC

What not to do:“I want research. Hook me up.”

What to do:Attach a resume, mention your GPA, relevantexperiences, mention SPECIFIC papers

writtenby the professor

Nothing. Absolutely nothing.

Typically 3-4 credits, you fill out a contract, and

you do research for 9-12 hours a weekMake sure to have CHUNKS OF TIME

available.For example, take a morning class, leave a

couple hours available, and then take another class.

Deadline for Spring is on October 3rd. Usually, you do a UROP if you stay in the lab

for a certain period of time Make use of UROPs – typically easy to

obtain. Just write a proposal

Email me at pavul002@umn.edu