Weekly Announcements -- Week of 10/10/16

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• Psych SIG, Homelessness and Mental Illness 10/10/16
• ​Pediatric Interest Group, Boggy Creek Information Meeting 10/11/16
• Med Students For Choice, Trapped Documentary Screening 10/12/16
• Students for a National Health Program, Single Payer 101 with Dr. Robert Zarr, President of Physicians for a National Health Program 10/14/16
• SNMA, Philly AIDS Walk 10/16/16
• ​Message from Danielle Verghese about "The Progress Note"; A new student run Temple Health Professions blog
• PAMED Annual meeting INFO

Weekly Events

Psych SIG
Event Title: Homelessness and Mental Illness
Event Date: 10/10/16
Event Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MERB 217

According to a study done by Project Home, at any given point in time, the City of Philadelphia estimates we have an average of 650 people living on the streets, 300 of whom are in Center City. You'll be hard pressed to find a specialty in Philadelphia that isn't affected by the high number of homeless people in our city and the subsequent challenges encountered during their care. Dr. Natasha Dalseth from Temple's Episcopal Hospital will be joining us to discuss her expertise on the common crossroads of homelessness and mental illness in our city and beyond. Join us to learn how to best understand and serve one of the populations in Philadelphia that needs our help the most. 

Pediatric Interest Group
Event Title: Boggy Creek Information Meeting
Event Date: 10/11/16
Event Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MERB 217

The Pediatric Interest Group will be having a meeting to discuss our annual trip to Camp Boggy Creek! Camp Boggy Creek is a camp down in Florida that "offers children with serious illnesses & their families a free, safe and medically-sound camp environment." Each year PIG is allowed to take a handful of first and second years to the camp for a long weekend in January!! Come out to the meeting to learn about the application process and how you can get chosen to go!

Med Students For Choice
Event Title: Trapped Documentary Screening
Event Date: 10/12/16
Event Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MERB 219A/B

Come join Med Students For Choice for a non-pizza lunch and viewing of the documentary Trapped. In light of the SCOTUS decision striking down these laws this past summer, come learn about why it is important to continue to advocate for women's choices and women's health. About the film: U.S. reproductive health clinics are fighting to remain open. Since 2010, 288 TRAP (Targeted Regulations of Abortion Providers) laws have been passed by conservative state legislatures. Unable to comply with these far-reaching and medically unnecessary measures, clinics have taken their fight to the courts. As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in 2016 whether individual states may essentially outlaw abortion (Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt), Trapped follows the struggles of the clinic workers and lawyers who are on the front lines of a battle to keep abortion safe and legal for millions of American women.

Trailer: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/trapped-trailer/

Students for a National Health Program
Event Title: Single Payer 101 with Dr. Robert Zarr, President of Physicians for a National Health Program
Event Date: 10/14/16
Event Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
MERB 105

Single payer became a house-hold phrase after the 2016 democratic primaries. Come learn about the gap between our current health care system and a system that works for everyone with Robert Zarr, MD, MPH, President of the national advocacy organization Physicians for a National Health Program.

Students for a National Health Program
Event Title: Small group Discussion w/ Dr Zarr + Temple SNaHP
Event Date: 10/14/16
Event Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
MERB 219A/B

Small group discussion with SNaHP Chapter and other students in social justice groups, following his noontalk on Single Payer.
Student National Medical Association

SNMA
Event Title: Philly AIDS Walk
Event Date: 10/16/16
Event Start Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

SNMA Region 8 will be participating in the AIDS Walk Philly on Sunday, October 16th. Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art 7:30AM5K Run 9:00AM 5K Walk If you're interested in walking with the Region, register atwww.aidswalkphilly.org. It's FREE! Our team name is SNMA Region VIII and our team # is 1356. To raise money for the Philly AIDS Fund, we're also raffling off Starbucks gift cards! Details to come - check out your class Facebook page for more information! ​

Message about "The Progress Note"; A new student run Temple Health Professions blog:

Small group discussion with SNaHP Chapter and other students in social justice groups, following his noontalk on Single Payer.​

Please check out the information below on a new health professions blog. For more information, please contact Danielle Verghese at [email protected].
 
Check out "The Progress Note," your friendly, neighborhood blog on the life and times of students in the health professions!
 
For those of you new to our site, we are a student-run, interprofessional blog aimed at capturing the thoughts and experiences of our future colleagues.  We aim to do this in a number of ways:
 
Blog Posts - If you have a thought you'd like to share, a cool story to reflect on, or even a rant about your life studying the health professions, take a moment to share it on our blog.  Feel free to use any medium you like, whether it's photography, poetry, or prose.  You'll find that it's not only cathartic, but also a great opportunity to GET PUBLISHED and definitely something you can show off to your friends and family members.  That said, if you'd like to write about something of more personal in nature, you always have the opportunity to post anonymously.  
 
The Munchausen - basically Yik Yak for our campus.  If you've got something funny to say, we want to hear it!  
 
Photo of the Month - whether it's a poignant picture of our campus, or just a picture of your classmate sleeping in class, send it on over!  
 
Bonus:  Entries submitted to "The Progress Note" may go on to be immortalized in our printed publication at the end of the year!  Now wouldn't that be a great Christmas present for your mom.  
 
If you're interested in submitting a post, becoming a Class Representative for your graduating class, or have any questions/comments, please email us at [email protected]!

PAMED meeting INFORMATION

Tuesday, October 11 is the last day to register for the PAMED meeting. This is a great way to contribute to the development of health policy and network with doctors and students across the state. There will be over 100 medical students in attendance this year, and for the first time ever, a medical student debate. Temple participation so far is sparse, so come and represent! There is opportunity for free lodging and carpool to Hershey (email[email protected]).

If you can't make the meeting, you can check out the proposed policies (resolutions) up for debate and comment on them online, but the best way to contribute is at the meeting.