Reminders: Week of December 7-11

Monday, December 7th
Pathology Exam: 9am in B450

Tuesday, December 8th
Microbiology Exam: 1pm in B450 – bring ALL notes in Micro since start of 2nd year!

Thursday, December 10th
Clinical Sciences Exam: 9am in B450

Friday, December 11th
OSCE: check the schedule for your times - CLRC

National Day of Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women
December 6, 2009
St. Thomas More Cafeteria - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
An afternoon of reflection and action in recognition of the
20th Anniversary of the Montréal massacre on December 6, 1989.

http://www.ussu.ca/pdfs/events/Dec062009.pdf

Reminders: Week of Nov 29-Dec 4, 2009

Sunday, Nov 29th

· Deadline for applications for student representative on the The College of Medicine Medical Education Steering Committee (MESC) . Submit a paragraph of no more than 250 words describing why you would be a suitable choice for this position to Lei by 11:59pm

Monday, Nov 30^th

· Endocrinology Exam: 7:30pm B6

· Movember Wrap-up Party: 12:30-1:30pm Upper Mumps – drop-in!

· World AIDS Day Presentation by Health Everywhere: 12:30-1:30pm, Health Science Room B450

· SMSS Adopt a Family Campaign: Last day to donate - there will be PRIZES for the 2 students that raise the most money for this cause!

Tuesday, Dec 1^st

· CH & E Exam: 2:30pm B6

· Think & Drink: 7-8:30pm Gordon Snelgrove Gallery (Room 191 , Murray Building , UofS) - Food & Beverages provided by the Wilson Centre – must have RSVP’ed!

Wednesday, Dec 2^nd

· Climate Change & Human Health Presentation: 12:30pm in B6

· SWITCH’s Women’s Pampering Night: Princess Alexander School

· Anesthesia: Small groups IV class at 1:00pm in room 464 in Ellis Hall - OPTIONAL

Thursday, Dec 3^rd

· No Class!

· Career dialogues: Plastic Surgery with Dr. Blushke in B6 at 12:30pm

· Aboriginal, Rural, and Remote Health Group meeting at 12:30pm

· 9th Annual Saskatchewan Cancer Research Day: Saskatoon Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, 8:30 am - 4:30pm

· Emergency Medicine interest group: Presentation on STEMI’s & ECG’s at 2:30 in B450

The Tar Sands Blow

What's all the fuss about Copenhagen, the Tar Sands, and Stephen Harper? Check out this link for a sobering picture of Canada's direct impact on global climate change. As future physicians who care about the health of our patients, our family, our children, and our environment, speak up about the impact of the oil sands! We are the keepers of the future, change needs to happen now.

Visit http://polarisinstitute.thetarsandsblow.org

USSU Pride Centre's Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 25, 2009
A day to remember all those who have lost their lives for their gender identity.
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Francis Morrison Library Auditorium (311 - 23rd Street East)
Program, Refreshments, and Candlelight Vigil.

USSU Women's Centre's Coffee House
November 18, 2009
5:00 p.m. - Browsers
Celebrating Local Women in the Visual Arts.
Art Exhibition & Guest Speaker.

FAMILY MED CLUB SPEAKER SESSIONS

Please note the following upcoming Speaker Sessions sponsored by the Family Medicine Club:

Nov 19th Regina Family Medicine Program Dr. Lawrence 12:30 Room to be announced shortly

Nov 20th Swift Current Family Medicine Program Dr. Lee 12:30 Room to be announced shortly



We hope to see you there!

FMC :

USSU Pride Centre's Drag Show
November 7, 2009
Louis' - Doors: 8:00 p.m. Show: 9:00 p.m.
Come out, come out wherever you are!
Tickets $7 at the door, $5 advanced.Available at the USSU Pride Centre and
the USSU Information Centre.

Teaching Excellence Award Nominations
Nominations are open October 26, 2009.
Nominate a deserving professor for the Teaching Excellence Award.
Nomination forms are available at ussu.ca, at all USSU Centres in Lower Sask Hall, and the mainUSSU office in Room 103, Memorial Union Building starting on Ocober 26.Completed nomination forms must be delivered to the USSU main office by 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2009.

Reminders for Oct 26-30

Monday:

• Geriatrics: 1:30-3:30, B3
• Informatics: 3:30-4:30, see schedule for room location

Tuesday:

• SMSS AGM B450 at 12:30

Wednesday:

• Journal club in A226 at 12:30
• Last day to sign up for Foosball Tournament

Thursday:

• Career Dialogue: Urology with Dr. Visvanathan in B6 at 12:30
• CH & E PBL
• E-mail Kelly to review resp if you haven't done so
  

Friday:

• Systems: independent study time
• Flu immunizations for H1N1 AND seasonal flue (A-K from 12:30-1:30, L-Z from 1:30-2:30); location TBA
  
• Resp review: A226 2:30-3:30 (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE)
  

*** Buy your Halloween pubcrawl tickets in MUMPS at 12:30 daily
***Buy your Medicomania tickets in MUMPS at 12:30 daily

Career Development Resources

Hey team! The following are great resources for career decision making... check them out!

The Canadian Medical Residency Guide (Sponsored by RBC)

http://www.medical-residency.ca/main.aspx

The Memorial University Career Development Website

http://www.med.mun.ca/medcareers/index.htm

Enjoy.

Reminders for Oct 19-23

Monday:
-Global Health Series: our very own Michelle L. and Nicole D. will be presenting on their time in Vietnam! B450 at 12:30
-Wilderness medical Electives: 12:30-B3
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
-Global Health Series, Making the Links Mozambique-A226 at 12:30
-Halloween pubcrawl tickets go on SALE in MUMPS at 12:30
-RAG: Erectile Dysfunction lunch and learn in B6 at 12:30
Thursday:
-E-mail Kelly re: nephro exam review
- Career dialogue: Neurosurgery at 12:30 in B6 with Dr. Fourney
Friday:
-Internal medicine program and FMR3 talk, location TBA
-Nephro review 1:30-2:30, A226

USSU Green Yourself Week

October 19-23, 2009
Celebrating the 7th annual Campus Sustainability Day! Visit theGreen Yourself Fair and take part in events all week. For a full schedule of events CLICK HERE.

SMSS Indecision 2009 - Student's Choice

Check out the FB group "SMSS Indecision 2009 - Student's Choice" for all the latest in this year's SMSS election news! You have until Friday October 16th @ 4PM to decide on PAWS.

The down low on Oct 13-16

Monday: Happy Turkey Day!!
Tuesday: SMSS speeches in B450 at 12:30
Wednesday: Journal Club, A226 at 12:30-1:30
Thursday: SCRA meeting for mentors, B111 at 12:30
- Reminder to e-mail Kelly Mulligan for cardio examreview
Friday: Cardio exam review in A226 at 1:30-2:30
IFMS student exchange talk

USSU Pride Centre's Ally Week
October 26 - 30, 2009
Show your support and acceptance of all gender & sexual orientations by weaing an Ally button. Visit us on our tour of campus to learn and discuss gender and sexual diversity and pick up a free pink Ally button! For more information CLICK HERE

USSU Food Centre's Trick Or Eat
October 31, 2009
5:00 - 8:00 p.m. 
Sign up. Dress up. Collect food door-to-door for the Saskatoon Food Bank.
Go as an individual, or start a team. Enter win great prizes! The College Society with the biggest turnout will win the grand prize. Last day to register is October 29 at 5:00 p.m. 
For more information contact: food.centre@ussu.ca

USSU Civic Election Activities

This year the USSU is hosting a number of events to engage students in the civic election on October 28th. We're hosting a "Meet Your Candidate for City Council" event on October 7th at 11 a.m. in Browsers'. On October 14th, we're hosting a mayoral forum in Arts 241 (Neatby-Timlin Lecture Theatre) at 3 p.m.. From October 19th-23rd we're partnering with the City of Saskatoon to offer students advanced polling in lower Place Riel so that all students can vote right here on campus. Please let Amanda (akk911@mail.usask.ca) know if you have any questions about any of these events!

Reminders: Oct 5-9

Monday: Geriatrics begins- 1:30-3:30, B3
Informatics begins- check the lists on PAWS e-mail if you don't know where you're going
Canadian Blood Services patient talk- 12:30, B450

Tuesday: UofA family medicine presentation: 4-5pm in B6

Wednesday: SCRAM bakesale- Mumps from 12:30-1:30
Global Health Series: Nicaragua talk-12:30-1:30 in B3
Rag mtg

Thursday: Psych patient interviews begin
Dean's lunch-12:30 in B450-->bring your questions and/or concerns!

Friday: Heme review 1:30-2:30 in A226

Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

Anybody with an apartment lease to be rid of...read on!!

My lease is up on Feb 1st and I need to find another apartment. I assume most of you Regina-bound JURSIs-to-be have already made accommodation arrangements, but if someone still has a lease that they might want to get rid of, I'll gladly take them up on it!! It's a little hard to find an apartment in the middle of winter, so I thought I'd ask you guys. My thanks!!!

Magda Lenartowicz, Med II
mal208@mail.usask.ca

Reminders: September 28-Oct 2

Monday: Running club, 4:30 in front of HSc bldg
Tuesday: CH & E debate, B450?? Lower mumps?? 2:30
-EMIG Journal Club ~ 6:30pm @ Tastebuds
Wednesday: Journal Club, 12:30 in A226
Geriatric Interest Group mtg
Thursday:
Friday: Running club, 1:00 in front of HSc bldg
- Giant Colon Event
-Fall Formal, 6pm cocktails, 7pm dinner at TCU

Reminders: September 21-25

Monday: Nephro exam 8:00-10:00 AM (75Q's)
-SMSS presidential speeches, B450 followed by an Apple Products info session
-MD Management seminar, B3 12:30-1:30
Tuesday: Micro assignment #1 due
Wednesday: Anesthesia clinical begins for some
-RAG: First Lunch and Learn session: topic is "Woman to Woman Abuse", 12:30, B3
Thursday: PASS groups FREE pizza lunch
Friday: Running group, 1pm- in front of HSc bldg.

NO MORE EMAILS FROM HEALTH EVERYWHERE!!

In an effort to minimize the number of emails in your inboxes, I've created a Google Group for Health Everywhere. I will be using it to post messages to the group, as well as global health opportunities. The page also includes a Calendar with meeting dates, deadlines for applying for scholarships and programs, etc. Even if you are not a member of Health Everywhere, you may wish to join the group to keep up to date on global health conferences and opportunities. If you like getting email updates, you can request to receive an email when there are new postings to the Google Group. Alternatively, anyone can join the CFMS Global Health listserve. Just go to www.cfms.org, and click on "join our mailing list" under the global health tab.

You don't need a Gmail account to join, but you do need a Google account. Just go to Google, select create an account, and you can use your preferred e-mail account. Once you've created your Google account, click on groups, search for "Health Everywhere", and request to join. Done!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me an email.

Beverly Wudel

Reminders: September 14-18

Monday:Emergency Medicine Interest Group meeting, 12:30 in room B3
-Public forum for position of associate dean of rural and northern medical education (RUH East lecture theater)
-Running club session #2 @ 4:30pm ~meet in front of Health Sciences Bldg
Tuesday: Deadline to register for Family Medicine Forum (Calgary, Oct 28-30)
Wednesday: Campus Career Expo: 10am-4pm @ the PAC
-Last day for U-Pass exemption
Thursday:
-PAC locker sale, 8:30 am at the PAC ticket booth
-Journal Club 12:30, A226
-Career Dialogue: Family Medicine with Dr. Muller and a resident, 12:30 in B6 ~ pizza lunch
-CH &E worksite visit Due
-Icebowl bus departure (approximate departure time: midnight)
--Last day to opt out of USSU health & dental plan
Friday: Deadline for SMSS logo submission
-Deadline for travel bursary application for the Canadian Conference on International Health

Upcoming: Nephrology Exam on Monday, September 21. Micro assignment due Tuesday, September 22.

Health Everywhere updates

If anyone wants to get the forwards from Health Everywhere please go to the google group "Health Everywhere". Forwards will not be sent to all students so if you want to know what's going on sign up for the group!!

Reminders for Sept 8-11

Tuesday: Free pancake breakfast: 7:30-9:00am, in The Bowl
TST-Student Health Centre...check schedule for your time
Surgical Society social night: 7:00-10:00 at the Faculty Club
Wednesday:
Thursday: TST- Student Health Centre
Friday: CAM lecture in B450 (1:30-3:00)
Sunday: Miles for Smiles, 2pm registration, 3pm start @ Rotary Park

Reminders: send your SMSS logo ideas in...no matter how primitive they are please submit them!
Anesthesiology handouts: They are in my locker...so find me to get one!
Clinical Science log books are in A204

Update on Nephro!!

NEPHRO EXAM: has been moved to Monday, September 21.
Clinical sciences log books are in A204 if you haven't picked them up already.

The updates begin!

Here are the updates for the week of August 31-Sept4:
Monday: Health Everywhere meeting~ 12:30 in B450
Tuesday: Immunization/ TST #1~ Room 145 Student Health Centre, check out the schedule for your appointment time
Wednesday:
Thursday: Community Health and Epidemiology worksite visits
Immunization/TST #2~ Room 145 Student Health Centre, check out the schedule for your appointment time
Friday:

**Nephro Exam: The conflict between IceBowl and our nephro exam is being worked out, we will let you know when a decision has been made!

Upcoming Events:
Sept 18: SMSS logo design submission deadline
Sept 18-19: IceBowl in Winnipeg
Oct 2: Fall Formal

The New SMSS Logo Design Contest!

What: the new SMSS logo design contest!
Why: cause our old one is old
Guidelines/format: none
Prize: college clothing
Deadline: September 18, 2009
Email questions & Submissions to Lei

There's also been talk of wanting to give your blog a new and unique name. Here's the ad from the First Year Book for the new first years. Come up with something, if you'd like, and we'll get it changed!

General reminder: Get those MCQs done!!

Monday: Meeting with Dr. Reid (clinical sciences coordinator), B6, 12:20
Tuesday: no path
Wednesday: Stress buster lunch with SMA
Thursday:
Friday: RAG Gala

JURSI schedules: Suggestions for the first years

Our concern about the late release of the JURSI schedules has motivated the first years to get this changed! They are asking for our ideas and suggestions to a process that will get the schedules out and the lottery decided faster (ie in first term).

Please e-mail Rae (in first year) with your thoughts: (raw402)

Reminders: April 27-May1

Monday: Family med club presentation about FM in Regina and
Saskatoon: 12:30 B111
Wednesday: Derm-online final : 2:30-3:00 (20 Q's: 15 derm, 5 plastics)
-last day to nominate people for Spirit of the Class, Spirit of the College, and Honorary SMSS President
Thursday: Reminder~ path make-up lecture: 2:30-4:00, B3
Friday: Integrative case: 12:30-2:15, Sasktel Lecture theatre
Deadline for CFMS president nominations
- secret ballot voting for Spirit of the Class

Reminder: April 20-24

Monday: Derm quiz due 10:30pm
-Family med club social: faculty club
-last day to RSVP to geriatric interest group event: Face to Face with Alzheimer's".
This is a presentation and discussion with individuals recently
diagnosed with Alzheimer's and their care partners, April 23,
12:30-1:30.
(RSVP to Magda)
Tuesday:
Wednesday: Journal club (Kirsti Ziola and Nikki Rewuski)
Thursday: make-up pathology lecture (2:30-4:00pm, room B3)
-Geriatric interest group event, B450, 12:30-1:30, lunch provided
Friday: JURSI electives talk, B10, 12:30-1:30
-Med I cancer fundraiser: BBQ and beernight; 4:30-6:30pm (BBQ in park behind Albert Community Centre~Clarence Ave and 12th street); ~$5 for food), beer night: 7:00-9:00pm at the Hose -$10; tickets on sale April 20 and 22 in MUMPS, 12:30-1:30

Dr. Malin has informed me that the Integrative case on May 1, 12:30-2:15pm will be located in the RUH Sasktel lecture theatre and LUNCH IS PROVIDED BY THE DEAN'S OFFICE!!

Reminders: April 6-9

Monoday: JURSI rotation lotteries, 3:30 in B450
Tuesday: Pharmacology cases: 10.1.1-10.1.5 in room B3
Wednesday: Journal club (Jennifer K and Tanner), 12:30-A226
- Deadline for pharmacology evaluations
- First year Mock OSCEs: 5:00-7:00 or 7:30-9:30 (meet in B450 ten minutes prior to start time)
-Thursday: Obs-Gyn career dialogue, B6, 12:30

Reminders: March 30-April3

Monday: Accreditation committee arrives
Tuesday: Social entrepreneurship, community development, public heath and social change presentation; B111, 12:00
-Opportunities in med school: Brent Thoma and Cindi Duncan; 12:30, Sasktel Theatre RUH
-Wednesday: RAG mtg 12:30
-Thursday: Career dialogue, Pediatrics- Dr. McConnell (B6, 12:30)
-Friday: Neuro/ophtho exam
-Deadline: Nasivvik summer internship deadline
Saturday: CHEP Fundraiser dinner, $35; at the Hilton Garden Inn, talk to Eddie for tickets

Please e-mail me if you haven't signed up for the Mock OSCEs on Wednesday, April 8. Your options are 5-7:00 (only a few spots left) and 7:30-9:30 (many spots available).

If anyone did not receive a Connective Issue and/or an Alumni newsletter and you would like one...please find me so I can get them out of my locker:-)

MH

March 23-27 -what is going on?

• Monday: Family Med Club presentation: Dr. Rahaman will be talking about geriatrics and family medicine; lower MUMPS, 12:30-1:30 (RSVP to Randi by Saturday)
• USSU Rep application deadline
• Tuesday: Art and Science of breathing presentation, RUH main mall lecture theatre
• Wednesday: Journal Club (Mustafa and Lindsay H), A226, 12:30-1:30
  
• Micro Hand-in Assignment due
• JURSI FORM DUE (Regina, Saskatoon....Saskatoon, Regina...hmmm how to decide)
  
• Thursday:Career Dialogue, Orthopedics with Dr. King
  
• Building Bridges Interdisciplinary Forum: "Staying as Energized 14, 465 Days From Now as You are Today: Quality Improvement & You", Louis, 5pm cocktails with supper at 6pm, Tickets $15 (talk to Shandy or Emily)
  
• Friday: Global Health Series presentation with Dr. Siemens: Joys, Fears, Triumphs of Providing International Medical Care, B450, 12:30 (RSVP to iicusp@sasktel.net)
  

BBIF: Delicious Dinner, Interesting Information

The Health Science Students Association presents the 12th annual Building Bridges Interdisciplinary Forum (BBIF):
Health Quality Council on Quality Improvement and you: why it matters to us as future health professionals. "Staying as Energized 14,465 Days From Now as You are Today: Quality Improvement & You"

When: Thursday, March 26th, 2009
Cocktails @ 5PM, Supper @ 6PM
Where: Louis Restaurant and Bar
Only 100 tickets are available - available through your colleges HSSA reps (Shandy or Emily), Place Riel Kiosk, or by emailing uofs.hssa@hotmail.com
$15 per ticket for meal and presentation (subsidized by your HSSA)

WAIT WHAT IS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT?!
Good question, I also had no idea. When a patient gets the wrong diagnosis, is given the wrong test results, or gets the wrong kidney surgically removed, that's when quality improvement steps in. QI is basically there to make sure that none of the shocking, heart wrenching, crazy, awful things that make those health care shows you love so great (Grey's, ER, House, not particularly in that order) happen in real life.
So come down for a great meal and to learn how to not ruin the lives of your future patients!
See you there,
Emily and Shandy

Reminders: March 16-20

I'm a little late posting this, so here it is...

• Monday: Mental Health Day, 8pm MUMPS

• Tuesday: pharmacology cases 6.2.1-6.2.5

-Student hockey game: 5pm-6:15pm Rutherford Rink

• Wednesday: Dean's lunch

-Yoga: 3:30 (211B-3521 8th street E)
-SMA Social: 5:30-9:00pm at Lydia's

• Thursday: Career Dialogue: Internal medicine, Dr. Wilson, B441 (12:30-1:30)

-MD Financial Health lunch, B6, 12:30-1:30
- MD management Home Buyers Seminar: 5:30-7:00pm, B450

• Friday: Epidemiology speaker: Chickens, sex and salmonella: Why our food is making us sick, 12:30-2:00pm, B450

-Deadline: CFMS IT officer application due

Weekly Reminders: March 9-13

• Monday: "Get the Facts: Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy in Saskatchewan" (Eddie's presentation)~B111, 12:30
  -MATCH PARTY!!-Winston's basement, 8:00pm
  -deadline for Regina summer externships

• Wednesday: Journal Club (Yuqi and Shandy), A226, 12:30

• Thursday: career "dialogue" ~talk about medicine as a career in general (Dr. Olszynski), B6, 12:30
  -pharmacology cases: Mod 6.1.1-6.1.5
• -First year Art Show: 4-8pm, 4th floor Health Science Bldg; all proceeds to the Les and
  Irene Dube Centre for Mental Health
• Rural and Urban Underserved Recruitment mtg: MUMPS, 2:30 pm
  

• Friday: Regina Jursi Trip
  

Regina JURSI trip

Here's the DL on our trip to Regina (Friday, March 13):

• Departure from Saskatoon: 7:30am, meet at Wiggins loop to catch bus
• Arrive at Regina General Hospital: 9:45 (meet at main doors of RGH)
• Departure from Regina: 3:00pm, bus pick-up at main doors of RGH

Note: lunch will be provided
Dress code: you can wear jeans...but dress appropriately!!

weekly reminders for March 2-March6

Monday: Micro midterm (30 MCQs, 2 cases)
Wednesday: RAG presentation on rape
Thursday: career dialogue, Anaesthesia with Dr. Lim, B6
Friday March 6, Saturday March 7: Vagina Monologues (featuring Randi and Johanna), Broadway theatre, 8:00pm Friday and Saturday, Tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door

Class of 2011 blog begins

Hey everyone, so this is my first attempt (under Lei's generous guidance) at posting a blog. Lei had created a blog for his first year class and it seems to be very popular. So not that we are copying the first years...but here is the first attempt at a blog for our class.

I will be looking for other interested individuals who would like to contribute to the blog and suggestions for what you would like included.

The link for our blog is fife2011.blogspot.com and the first year's blog is fife2012.ca . If we want to change our blog to a ".ca" site I believe it costs $15. Or we can change the name to something unique to our class.

Enjoy!!