This message is from Sydney Domanowski, president of APMS.
Hi everyone!
I have tons of announcements, and I’m sorry if this is really long, but I want everyone to have as many opportunities as possible to volunteer.
1) The only Ronald McDonald House with open spaces is the December 5th Dinner from 3:30pm-7pm. (std2@buffalo.edu)
2) Diabetes Walk at Coca-Cola Field on October 17th. Please e-mail lburkard@buffalo.edu for more info.
3) We still need more people to work Bills Games! We get paid by the number of people we supply for each game. And then at the end of the year we get a “bonus” according to our profit. We also get a free meal voucher for each person at every game and free parking. We have to have every member who can work go to the orientation October 21st from 6-9pm at Bills Stadium. There are 4 home games remaining we would have to commit to. All of the remaining games are 1:00 games, so we would have to work 10am-5pm for each game:
*November 1st
*November 29th
*December 20th
*January 3rd
You can work whichever games you are able and if you want to have friends do it with you, they’re more than welcome! We are working with AED and Pre-Dental to do this, so friends from those clubs are welcome too! Also, if you go to the orientation and work at least 2 games, you will be able to attend our CPR certification course for FREE in the spring.
4) The Sarkin Race on UB South Campus is Sat. October 24th. Please e-mail std2@buffalo.edu for info.
5) Christa will be making Trick-or-Treat Bags for Children’s Hospital on Sunday, October 25th. E-mail cfmcphee@buffalo.edu for info.
6) We will be holding a winter clothing drive for the Buffalo City Mission in early November. We’d like to make this a campus-wide event and get bins in the residence halls and throughout campus. Please e-mail mdm34@buffalo.edu to help him coordinate this event.
7) There will be any informational Army ROTC session about their Health Professional Scholarship Program on November 4 from 6-8pm in NSC215. Free Pizza and refreshments will be available. E-mail mjs83@buffalo.edu for more info.
8. We will be hosting a Buffalo Bills Party at the Kaleida Waterfront Nursing Home on November 15th. Also, if you’d like to volunteer at any time at the Kaleida Waterfront, contact us also, as we can connect you with their volunteer coordinator easily. Please e-mail sckahn@buffalo.edu for info.
9) We’re helping with a Red Cross Blood Drive on November 16th. E-mail rroach@buffalo.edu for more info.
10) We have a new research/volunteer opportunity that is an on-going commitment.
If you are available 4 hours on Fridays between 9am-5pm and would like to help out with Diabetes Education and Research (This really effects every specialty we could possibly go into, no matter what we’re going to have a Diabetic patient!).
Please e-mail me for more info std2@buffalo.edu.
11) We have added 3 new physicians to our Shadowing program! Dr. Fox and Dr.
Patel are Family Medicine Doctors and Dr. Cloud is an ER Physician at ECMC.
12) We’re working on providing CPR classes to APMS members at a decreased cost, or even for free. Please e-mail John at jbjr3@buffalo.edu for details.
I’m currently working on making a calender to send out to everyone. As soon as I find a program that everyone has, I’ll get it done. Thanks so much and have a great week!
This message is from Robin Comeau, coordinator of the UB Dental School Clinical Observation Program.
Due to the number of applications I have already received and due to the additional vaccination requirements for health care workers (Influenza), I am going to have to close the applications for the UB Dental Clinic Observation Program for this semester. This will give me a chance to process the ones I have and make the necessary revisions to the application for the Spring semester.
The following changes will be made to the application process:
1) Annual seasonal Influenza vaccination will be required (also H1N1 for 2009-2010) [effective now]
2) Program will be limited to individuals enrolled in either their second or third year of post - secondary (i.e., college) education.
3) There will be a limit of 25 program applicants each semester (September 1 & January 1).
4) Once accepted, applicants can participate for two consecutive semesters.
Robin L. Comeau, RDH, MLS
Patient Care Compliance Officer
UB Dental School - Clinic Observation Program Coordinator
325 Squire Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-8006
rcomeau@buffalo.edu
If you have put in an application for shadowing in the Emergency Room and have not yet heard back from me, Becca Roach (rroach@buffalo.edu), you need to re-fill out an application and submit it either on-line or to Norton 108. We have been experiencing some technical difficulties with the applications and we want to make sure that everyone that is interested in shadowing in the ER has an opportunity to do so. Thank you very much and sorry for any inconvenience.
Thanks again,
Becca Roach
APMS Shadowing Coordinator
Also, I have to let the Bills staff know by tomorrow about working the games.
So, anyone who wants to or already has signed up, let me know which orientation you can do and which games you can work. Thanks so much!
Sydney Domanowski
APMS President
Please see how the Blue Line drops off students at local, downtown hospitals. This may be useful to you if you wish to shadow or volunteer at such hospitals.
UB Blue Line Offers Faster South Campus-to-Downtown Access
In response to ridership demand, UB’s Parking & Transportation Services has created a new, faster and more convenient UB Blue Line shuttle service that connects the Downtown and South Campuses.
The NEW Blue Line merges the routes of the original Blue and Orange lines into a more convenient direct-to-downtown ride without the hassle of connecting from shuttle to shuttle. The Orange Line will be discontinued.
The Blue Line is designed to more effectively connect the campuses by increasing the number of departures and eliminating unnecessary stops.
Two Blue Line shuttles will operate daily, with the first shuttle departing South Campus’ Parker lot at 6:25 AM each weekday, and the final shuttle dropping off at Main Circle at 8:30 PM. Each shuttle will serve the following stops (in this order):
Stop Location Departs twice an hour, on the
1. Parker Lot :25 & :55
2. Hayes Hall :29 & :59
3. Main Circle :30 & :00
4. Main-Bailey Lot :31 & :01
5. Clement Hall :33 & :03
6. Goodyear Hall :34 & :04
7. Squire Loop :35 & :05
8. Buffalo General Hospital (BGH) :51 & :21
9. Roswell Parking Cancer Institute (RPCI) :53 & :23
10. Center of Excellence (COE) :55 & :25
11. Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) :00 & :30
12. UB Downtown Gateway (M. Wile Building) :05 & :35
13. Allen Station :10 & :40
The new route took effect Monday, September 14, 2009.
This mesage is from Sydney Domanowski, president of APMS.
Hi all new and returning APMS members!
Thanks so much to everyone who came to the Prehealth Picnic, it was a great success!
I just wanted to send out an updated volunteer and social opportunities list for this
semester:
1) APMS will be involved in making meals for Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo.
We leave from UB North campus, make the meal, and can also get a tour of the house. We can have up to 12 people attend each event, so sign-up early (std2@buffalo.edu)! Rides will be provided for each available date. Here are the dates:
*Sunday, September 27th from 11am-2pm-FULL *Sunday, October 18th from 3:30pm-6:30pm *Sunday, November 22nd from 3:30pm-6:30pm *Saturday, December 5th from 3:30pm-6:30pm
2) Linda Yalem Safety Run-September 27th. Christa will be coordinating this event, so e-mail her for more info. (cfmcphee@buffalo.edu)
3) Grey’s Anatomy Season Premiere Night Social! Thursday, September 24th from 8pm-11pm. We will announce the location for this event as soon as it’s finalized, but it will be on campus. We will have snacks available and you’re welcome to bring anyone you want! Please rsvp to std2@buffalo.edu so we have a round-about count as soon as possible.
4) American Diabetes Association’s Walk to Fight Diabetes on October 17th. Lauren Burkard is in charge of this event and here’s a message from her:
Hey everyone-
We are planning to volunteer for another walk next month, the American Diabetes Association’s Walk to Fight Diabetes on Saturday, October 17th. It’s at Coca-Cola Field (Dunn Tire Park) and we are going to try to set up a carpool there so that we don’t all have to find our way out there. I’m not sure what kind of hours we would be looking at but it would probably be a morning/afternoon time slot. I’d like to get an idea of how many people are interested in volunteering before I contact the ADA so please let me know ASAP (my email is
lburkard@buffalo.edu) if you’re interested and I will get information to you as soon as possible. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!
~Lauren Burkard
5) We will be volunteering for at three Red Cross Blood Drives this semester. Also, participating in these events allows us to enter members into a raffle for a $400 scholarship for the following year. Becca is in charge of these, so e-mail her for more info(rroach@buffalo.edu).
6) We will be volunteering for UB Gettin’ Dirty on October 11th with AED, we basically just clean up around south campus to make the community a better place. This event gets us SA credit for the semester. E-mail me if you want to volunteer for this event (std2@buffalo.edu).
7) We will be making Trick-or-Treat Bags for Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on October 25th. (cfmcphee@buffalo.edu)
8 We will be holding a book drive in October to provide books to a Community Center in Rwanda which is book-less and converting to English. Becca will be in charge of this (rroach@buffalo.edu).
9) We will be holding a winter clothing drive in early November for local children and families. Matt will coordinate this. (mccluremd@gmail.com)
10) We’re going to be working on providing CPR Certification classes free of charge to APMS members. John will be working on this. (jbjr3@buffalo.edu)
11) We will be connecting APMS members with the Kaleida Waterfront Nursinghome. You can volunteer there whenever you’d like through our club. Stacie is taking care of this opportunity (sckahn@buffalo.edu). We’re also going to be hosting a Buffalo Bills Football Party in November with the residents there. More details to come.
Shadowing will be available throughout the semester. If you have any issues filling out our online form, please attach a copy of your application in an e-mail to one of the shadowing coordinators. Dr. Spurgeon is currently our ER physician and we’ve gotten approval to start our second ER physician soon. For specialty shadowing, we currently have a Cardiologist, Gastroenterologist, Pediatric Endocrinologist, and Sports Medicine Specialist. We have approved two Family Medicine Practitioners and will hopefully start them soon as well.
Hopefully we will be able to fill everyone’s shadowing and volunteer needs for the semester! Please let me know if anyone has any other ideas or events they want to take part in or coordinate! See you all at the next meeting and have a great week!
Sydney Domanowski
APMS President
This message is from Sydney Domanowski, president of APMS
I just wanted to send out a reminder for our first meeting of the semester THIS Thursday, Sept. 10th at 5:30pm in Baldy 101. Dr. Spurgeon will be discussing shadowing, Prehealth advising will be there to answer any questions students have, and we’ll have sign-ups available for all of the events for the fall semester. And, of course, free food!
Also, the Annual Prehealth Picnic is THIS Sunday, Sept. 13 12pm-4pm in the Southlake Community Center. Hopefully everyone can make it!
Finally, and unfortunately, the staff of The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic has decided that they are going to reconfigure their database system in order to better serve their needs. So, we will be unable to volunteer there until they have completed the transition to a new database. As soon as we are able to volunteer there again, their coordinator is supposed to e-mail me and I will let everyone know as soon as possible. Sorry for the change.
See you all soon, have a great week!
Sydney Domanowski
APMS President
This message is from Sydney Domanowski, president of APMS
Hi all new and returning APMS members!
Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year! I hope you all had a wonderful summer. I just wanted to send out an e-mail giving an overview for the fall 2009 semester. This way, everyone can plan ahead and be as involved as possible! This is going to be a long one, but bear with me, it’ll be worth it!
1) APMS is open to anyone interested in any health-related field. SO if you have friends who want to be PA’s or NP’s or whatever the medically related field may be, they are more than welcome!
2) Here is a list of our 2009-2010 e-board. (Please don’t e-mail any of the previous board members regarding this year)
*Sydney Domanowski-President
std2@buffalo.edu
*Christa McPhee-Vice President
cfmcphee@buffalo.edu
*Becca Roach-ER Shadowing Coordinator
rroach@buffalo.edu
*Matt McClure-Specialist Shadowing Coordinator
mdm34@buffalo.edu
*John Boyd-Treasurer
jbjr3@buffalo.edu
*Stacie Kahn-Secretary
sckahn@buffalo.edu
Our general body meetings will be:
1) Thursday, September 10, 5:30pm, Baldy 101
*Dr. Spurgeon will be discussing shadowing and the road to and through medical school. Pizza will be served and we will have sign-ups available for all of the events for the semester.
2) Thursday, October 8, 5:30pm, Baldy 101
*We will have a 1/2 price Kaplan course raffle, presentation by a Kaplan representative, and we’ll watch a great movie following the lives of several students as they progress through medical school. Snacks will be provided and we’ll have sign-ups for upcoming events.
3) Tuesday, November 3, 5:30pm, Fronzak 454 (Tentative)
*We will be having a speaker at this meeting. However, we have not yet confirmed who. Snacks will be provided and we’ll have sign-ups for upcoming events.
4) Tuesday, December 1, 5:30pm, Fronzak 454 (Tentative)
*A UB Medical School Student Panel will be attending to answer any and all questions about Medical School and the application process. Snacks will be provided.
Also, we will be having several volunteer and social opportunities during this semester:
1) Pre-Health Pinic on Sunday September 13 from 12pm-4pm. in South Lake Community Room. **This is a great way to meet people from all the pre-health clubs and also get to know the UB Pre-Health advisors. Additionally, several doctors who work with UB’s Medical School and the APMS shadowing program will be in attendance.
So bring a friend and come enjoy lunch while getting to know the UB Pre-Health community! (Please RSVP to std2@buffalo.edu if you plan on attending)
2) We will be volunteering at Fall Fest next weekend. Christa McPhee is in charge of this opportunity and here’s a note from her:
3) APMS will be helping out at the Fall Fest ‘09 concert before, during, and after the show. The shifts that are available for Saturday September 5th 1.) Pre show [8:30am-4:30pm] 2.) During show [4:00pm-11:30pm] 3.) Clean up [11:00pm-2:00am] at Alumni Arena. If you are interested in helping out please contact Christa McPhee at cfmcphee@buffalo.edu.
4) APMS will be involved in making meals for Ronald McDonald House of Buffalo. We leave from UB North campus, make the meal, and can also get a tour of the house. We can have up to 12 people attend each event, so sign-up early (std2@buffalo.edu)! Rides will be provided for each available date. Here are the dates:
*Sunday, September 27th from 11am-2pm
*Sunday, October 18th from 3:30pm-6:30pm *Sunday, November 22nd from 3:30pm-6:30pm *Saturday, December 5th from 3:30pm-6:30pm
5) Linda Yalem Safety Run-September 27th. Christa will have more information about our involvement and a sign-up sheet at the first meeting. (cfmcphee@buffalo.edu)
6) Grey’s Anatomy Season Premiere Night Social! Thursday, September 24 from 8pm-11pm. We will announce the location for this event at the first meeting. We will have snacks available and you’re welcome to bring anyone you want! Please rsvp to std2@buffalo.edu so we have a round-about count as soon as possible.
7) American Diabetes Association’s Walk to Fight Diabetes on October 17. Becca Roach is in charge of this event and will have more details at the first meeting (rroach@buffalo.edu).
8. We will be volunteering for at least two Red Cross Blood Drives this semester. Also, participating in these events allows us to enter members into a raffle for a $400 scholarship for the following year. Becca is in charge of these and will have dates and more information at the first meeting (rroach@buffalo.edu).
9) The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic, every Wednesday from 5:45pm-about 9pm.
We will be volunteering to do data entry (which allows this clinic to receive grants and funding) and we should be able to shadow some of the Medical Students running the clinic. RSVP to std2@buffalo.edu. I will be holding a “orientation”
to get everyone familiar with their computer database.
10) We will be making Trick-or-Treat Bags for Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on October 25th. (cfmcphee@buffalo.edu)
11) We will be holding a book drive in October to provide books to a Community Center in Rwanda which is book-less and attempting to convert to English. Becca will be in charge of this (rroach@buffalo.edu).
12) We will be holding a winter clothing drive in early November for local children and families.
13) We’re going to be working on providing CPR Certification classes free of charge to APMS members. John will be working on this. (jbjr3@buffalo.edu)
One final note. Shadowing will be available throughout the semester. If you have any issues filling out our online form, please attach a copy of your application in an e-mail to one of the shadowing coordinators. Dr. Spurgeon is currently our ER physician and we’ll be working on approving a second ER physician. For specialty shadowing, we currently have a Cardiologist, Gastroenterologist, Pediatric Endocrinologist, and Sports Medicine Specialist. We are working on approving a surgeon and general practitioners. Hopefully we will be able to fill everyone’s shadowing and volunteer needs for the semester!
Please let me know if anyone has any other ideas or events they want to take part in or coordinate! I’ll send out e-mails throughout the semester reminding everyone of upcoming events. See you all at the first meeting and have a great weekend!
Sydney Domanowski
APMS President
The Department of Emergency Medicine is looking for a clinical data collector to work in the Erie County Medical Center Emergency Department located at 462 Grider Street.
The clinical data collector will be responsible for identifying any emergency department patients who meet inclusion criteria for ongoing clinical research. They will also screen female patients for domestic violence and will present all patients with care satisfaction surveys.
The data collector will be responsible for interacting with patients and emergency department staff to gather relevant study data.
The ONLY Available shift for Fall 2009 is now Thursday - 8:00-4:00 p.m. starting IMMEDIATELY.
The pay is $7.50 per hour and assigned shifts are constant. If you are interested in this position please forward resume to Liana Dypka at ldypka@ecmc.edu
The Research Associates (RA) Program has grown such in the past year that we now have two positions available for Chief Research Associates. We are looking for graduating seniors or post-bacs who have solid GPAs and test scores for whom a year of clinical research work will have a significant impact on their application to medical school.
Chief RAs:
- work as the administrative assistants for the program
- are responsible for day-to-day supervison of the RAs serving in the emergency department as data collectors in our clinical research this includes significant patient contact in the emergency department
- have direct involvement in all aspects of the research from study initiation through publication, this includes work to associate authorship on a clinical paper.
- participate in all research meetings, this includes presenting our work to the Institutional Review Board and at regional and national meetings
- assist in recruiting new RAs and their orientation to the program, this includes formal lecturing and direct bedside teaching
These are:
- one-year commitments of approximately twenty (20) hours per week starting in mid-May and ending when medical school starts.
- unfunded, except for grants
- Chiefs will be a part of the grant-writing process, so they will “sing for their supper”
- In the past, Chiefs have routinely held other paying positions
So far, all of our Chiefs have matriculated to medical school, except one, who went on to a PhD program in clinical research.
There are still slots available, but it’s “first come, first serve” until positions are filled. Again, details are the web link above.
Keith Bradley, MD
Director, Research Associates Program
www.RAProgram.org
Please go to the Getting Started link off the main page of the prehealth website to see added information pertaining to finding 1) clinically relevant volunteer placements, 2) securing physician shadowing opportunites through the Association for Premedical Students (APMS) and 30 tips on finding research opportunities.
