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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Monday, July 30, 2012
Common Reading Experience 2012
The 2nd annual Common Reading Experience will be Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 10:00a.m. to discuss The House of God by Samuel Shem. We will meet at local coffee shops that are great places to patronize and study. Sign-ups have been sent out via email using Sign-Up Genius, the same tool the SIM Center uses.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Invitation to RECESS: Art Show!
Attention all!
Please join us at RECESS: Art Show to see VCOM's artists once again stun us with their creative pieces of work. Light refreshments will be served. Second year students Mark and Casey will accompany us with live jazz, and there will be an interactive art station.
Note: At 1:30 PM the same day, the Lyric is showing Rothstein's First Assignment, a free screening and discussion hosted in conjunction with the VCOM library's current Frankenstein Exhibit.
Please join us at RECESS: Art Show to see VCOM's artists once again stun us with their creative pieces of work. Light refreshments will be served. Second year students Mark and Casey will accompany us with live jazz, and there will be an interactive art station.
Note: At 1:30 PM the same day, the Lyric is showing Rothstein's First Assignment, a free screening and discussion hosted in conjunction with the VCOM library's current Frankenstein Exhibit.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Music Therapy presentation
Does music make you feel alive?Do you like non-invasive therapeutic modalities?
Do you play an instrument?
Join us!
BAHM and the Integrative and Complementary Medicine and Psych interest groups at VCOM are co-hosting a presentation on Music Therapy.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Refreshments at 5:30 PM, VCOM Cafeteria
Our guest is Ms. Noel Anderson, MT-BC, a board certified neurologic music therapist who works with patients with various developmental and neurological disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, stroke, Alzheimer's, and brain injuries.
If you're a musician, you may be inspired to very directly apply your art in your future practice. If you like non-invasive therapeutic modalities, this is a great opportunity to learn about a potential resource.
Click here for Noel's biography.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
New Medical Humanities Resource
AMSA, the American Medical Student Association, has put together a great list of Medical Humanities Opportunities. The site includes writing and research opportunities and a list of books and films that medical students from across the country submitted as having been influential to their development. Check it out!
Monday, September 19, 2011
"Wit" Movie Screening and Discussion on End of Life Care
BAHM and Ob/Gyn club are co-sponsoring this event.
All are welcome to attend (no membership required).
Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 6:30pm
The film is 98 minutes.
A discussion will follow with Dr. Ronnie Martin.
Location: Knollwood, 2nd Floor
We'll have popcorn! Bring your own dinner, if you'd like.
Significant others and friends are welcome and encouraged to come.
"Emma Thompson plays a hardnosed English professor who has been diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. During the story, she reflects on her reactions to the cycle the cancer takes, the treatments, and significant events in her life. The people that watch over her are Jason Posner, who only finds faith in being a doctor; Susie Monahan, a nurse with a human side that is the only one in the hospital that cares for Vivian's condition; and Dr. Kelekian, the head doctor who just wants results no matter what they are." Modified from http://www.imdb.com/
Friday, August 12, 2011
Aftermath: The Common Reading Experience
In 7 small groups, over 3 days, 44 VCOM students met to discuss the themes in the book My Own Country, by Abraham Verghese, as they relate to our medical school experience. The discussion leaders were three faculty and two staff members and two 2nd year students.
The group discussions were as different as their participants' backgrounds. First and second year students from all walks of life shared their understanding of what their "own countries" are, stories of their first encounters with HIV/AIDS, and their worries about maintaining a work/life balance as medical students and future physicians.
Students wondered how they will personally react, as physicians, to issues burdened with stigma. What issues are they comfortable or uncomfortable confronting? How can the physician-patient interaction affect the patient's quality of life, regardless of whether or not treatment is available?
Some students indicated in a post-discussion feedback survey that they would like to continue the conversation. As such, we will plan on hosting follow up discussions in the coming year, honing in on specific topics of interest. Below is one topic, eloquently expressed by a faculty member, that we would like to further explore, and one which we will leave for your thoughts:
The group discussions were as different as their participants' backgrounds. First and second year students from all walks of life shared their understanding of what their "own countries" are, stories of their first encounters with HIV/AIDS, and their worries about maintaining a work/life balance as medical students and future physicians.
Students wondered how they will personally react, as physicians, to issues burdened with stigma. What issues are they comfortable or uncomfortable confronting? How can the physician-patient interaction affect the patient's quality of life, regardless of whether or not treatment is available?
Some students indicated in a post-discussion feedback survey that they would like to continue the conversation. As such, we will plan on hosting follow up discussions in the coming year, honing in on specific topics of interest. Below is one topic, eloquently expressed by a faculty member, that we would like to further explore, and one which we will leave for your thoughts:
Where do
1. the patient's freedom of choice and individual rights
2. a physician’s obligation to serve man, and
3. the individual physician's beliefs and morals
come together in a collaborative relationship that provides respect for everyone?Thanks to everyone who participated, including Lucie Monroe's coffee shop and Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea for allowing us to use their space!
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