Destin, FL
"Destin' for Change: Riding the Waves"
Host Schools | Theme | Program | Silent Auction
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Central and Southern Groups on Student Affairs (CGSA and SGSA), including their regional Minority Affairs Sections (MAS) and Organizations of Student Representatives (OSR), will meet on April 9-13, 2008 in Destin, FL
The University of Mississippi School of Medicine is the SGSA host school. It is responsible for local arrangements in Destin, on-line meeting registration and a reception on Thursday evening, April 10th.
The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, the University of Kansas School of Medicine and the University of Toledo College of Medicine are CGSA host schools. They will assist with on-site registration and host a reception and concurrent silent auction on Saturday evening, April 12th.
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THEME : "Destin' for Change: Riding the Waves"
Change is inevitable and is a constant….
Attendance at this conference will help us learn to better adapt in the changing world of medical education and student affairs -- to help us to "ride the waves" of change.
The program includes joint and concurrent breakout sessions of interest to all GSA constituents (admissions, student affairs, minority affairs, financial aid, student records, student representatives). Friday and Saturday afternoons and most evenings are free to enjoy the resort or local attractions.
View and print the complete Program Agenda.
Presentations
Thursday, April 10th
Managing the Challenge of Change by Darrell Kirch, MD
NRMP Update by Waldo Wentz
Visiting Student Application Service Update by Melissa Donner
Changing the Mission of Your Office from Financial Aid to Financial Services: Weaving More Debt Management Curriculum into Services by Samuel Matheny, MEd, MFE & Leslie Kaelin, MEd
Friday, April 11th
Responding to Change - Using Personality Differences to Complement One Another by Christine Cork, PsyD
The Assessment of Professional Behaviors Program A Developmental Assessment Program of the National Board of Medical Examiners by Peter J Katsufrakis, MD, MBA
Criminal Background Checks: Advisory Committee Update, CBC Pilot Program
Flexible M4 Year Curricula: 20-Month Clinical Continuum Instead of Separate M3/M4 Years by Marc J. Kahn, MD, Rondel Frank, MS and Scott Simpson, MS
M Street Update: What’s Going On at the AAMC? by Henry M. Sondheimer, MD
Saturday, April 12th
Web-Based Recruitment Strategies
Careers in Medicine: Helping Medical Students Find Their Destiny by George V. Richard, PhD & Carissa A. Englert, MS
Sunday, April 13th
Holistic Admissions Advisory Committee Report of the MAS Initiative
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally by Robin Paetzold, MBA and Michel Dodard, MD
The silent auction raised $2,123.49! Thanks to everyone who supported this worthwhile event!!
A silent auction will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008 during the reception and poster session from 6:00 - 8:30 PM. All proceeds will benefit the Children's Volunteer Health Network, Inc. (CVHN) of Santa Rosa Beach.
The mission of the Children's Volunteer Health Network, Inc. is to enhance the lives of children in Okaloosa and Walton Counties by facilitating free immediate access to health, dental and mental care for uninsured and underinsured children.
It is estimated that 13% of the residents in Okaloosa county and 60% of the residents in Walton county are uninsured and at least 1/3 of those are children. The Children's Volunteer Health Network, Inc. facilitates the delivery of comprehensive direct medical, dental and mental health services to low income school children throughout Okaloosa and Walton counties and surrounding communities.
Everyone attending the CGSA/SGSA meeting is asked to donate one unique or imaginative item from their school (school mug, T-shirt), hometown (dinner or other gift certificate) or region (cookbook, art work) to be auctioned during the reception.
Plan to bid often and bid high!
Program: Linda Bissell at linda-bissell@uiowa.edu or 319-335-8059; Marc Kahn at mkahn@tulane.edu or 504-988-6462
On-line Meeting Registration: Kim Eaves at KEaves@som.umsmed.edu or 601-984-1518
Medical Student Vouchers: David Jones at JONESD@uthscsa.edu or 210-567-6080
Silent Auction: Angela Nuzzarello at a-nuzzarello@northwestern.edu or 312-503-3842
Local Arrangements: Steven Case at STCase@som.umsmed.edu or 601-984-5010