Weekly Announcements -- Week of 4/4/16

Mid-Atlantic Student Wilderness Medicine Conference
Saturday and Sunday, April 9th and 10th, 2016
On the campus of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

We would like to welcome you to join us!  

Our two-day conference will be of interest to anyone with a passion for the outdoors, and is available to all medicine students (MD, RN, PA/NP, EMT, pre-med etc.) from any school.  This year's conference is offering a combination of over 20 lectures and skills sessions focused on the topics of wilderness, disaster, and emergency medicine!  In addition, we have lectures covering humanitarian response, austere surgery, military medicine, wilderness bioethics, pre-hospital medicine, search and rescue, and many more!

Register now at: www.wildmed2016.com

Conference registration is $35.00 for students and includes morning coffee, lunch, and a conference t-shirt, please register now as space is limited!  For more information and to register, please visit our website.

Please help us spread the word by notifying your friends and colleagues!
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We would greatly appreciate you liking our Facebook page and joining/sharing our event with your friends and colleagues!

Weekly Announcements:

Babcock Surgical Society
Event Title: Babcock Surgical Social
Thursday 4/7/2016, Room 105, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.​
The Annual Babcock Surgical Social is an event which provides students with insight into many surgical specialties. This event will aid in developing a career path for those interested in surgery. Surgeons from various departments will be speaking on their specialties as well as the road to success in their fields. This year's panel will include surgeons from the following departments: trauma, urology, orthopedics, cardiac, thoracic, otolaryngology, and neurology. The panel will field questions from the audience following their presentations. Immediately following the presentation portion of the evening, there will be a catered reception.

ENT Interest Group
Event Title: Newly Matched Resident's Panel
Friday 4/8/2016, Room 219, 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m.​
What exactly is an ENT? Come learn more about the diverse Ear, Nose, and Throat speciality at the newly matched ENT resident's panel. Fourth year students beginning their residency in ENT will be at MERB to share their experiences in the match process and answer any questions you may have during this interactive session. Lunch will be provided. 

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Books for Sale:
Books for sale for interested MS1, MS2, MS3, and MS4’s:
 
$5 Microcards. 2nd edition. Harpavat & Nissim
$10 PreTest Microbiology. 13th edition. Kettering
$10 PreTest Physiology. 13th edition. Metting & Kleshinski
$15 BRS Board Review Series Physiology. 4th edition. Costanzo
$15 BRS Board Review Series Pathology. 4th edition. Schneider & Szanto
$15 BRS Board Review Series Neuroanatomy. 4th edition. Fix
$15 Lange Q&A Psychiatry. 10th edition. Blitzstein
$20 Lippincott’s Review Biochemistry. 5th edition. Harvey & Ferrier
$25 Clinical Microbiology made ridiculously simple. 5th edition. Gladwin & Trattler
$15 Lecture Notes Neurology. 9th edition. Ginsberg
$15 High-Yield Neuroanatomy. 4th edition. Fix
$5 USMLE Step 2 CS Checklists. 2nd edition. Rooney
 
All books are in like new condition! Please contact [email protected] if interested in purchasing.

The following books are for sale. Prices are negotiable. 
E-mail me at: [email protected] 
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 2009- $45
Histology : A Text and Atlas - With Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology by Wojciech Pawlina and Michael H. Ross (2010, Paperback, Revised- $15
Pathophysiology of Disease : An Introduction to Clinical Medicine by Gary D. Hammer and Stephen J. McPhee (2009, Paperback), $40
Physiology by Linda S. Costanzo (2009, Paperback, Student Edition of Textbook)- $20
Neuroscience (2011, Hardcover, Revised) $80
Step-Up: Step-Up to Medicine by Steven S. Agabegi and Elizabeth D. Agabegi (2012, Paperback, Revised)-$10
Basic Medical Biochemistry : A Clinical Approach by Allan Marks and Michael Lieberman (2008, Paperback, Revised)- $30
Immunology : A Short Course by Richard Coico and Geoffrey Sunshine (2009, Paperback) -$40
Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley (2008, Hardcover, Revised)- $40
PreTest: Emergency Medicine by Adam Rosh (2012, Paperback)- $15
Microcards by Sanjiv Harpavat and Sahar Nissim (2011, Cards,Flash Cards, Revised)- $15

EVERYTHING FOR $5 …. contact [email protected] if interested…
(Some with markings, others with almost none)
Case Files: Neurology.  2nd Edition, 2013.  Toy, Simpson, Tintner.
Case Files: Family Medicine.  3rd Edition, 2012.  Toy, Briscoe, Britton.
Case Files: Psychiatry.  5th Edition, 2016.  Toy, Klamen.
USMLE STEP 1 Made Ridiculously Simple.  6th Edition, 2011.  Carl.
Blueprints: Neurology.  4th Edition, 2014.  Drislane, Benatar, Chang, Acosta, Tarulli, Caplan.
Step-Up to Surgery.  2nd Edition, 2014.  Zaslau, Vaughan.
First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship.  3rd Edition, 2011.  Stead, Kaufman, Yanofski.

CLASSIFIEDS
Hi all! I am moving out of my beautiful studio in Fairmount at 20th and Green (will rent for $900 plus utilities)! My lease is officially up in August, but as I am starting residency, I need someone to take over my lease mid-June/July (you will go through approval process and have your own one year lease). Landlord is very responsive, does maintenance work in a timely manner. More info about community: http://altmanco.com/altmanproperty/community-homepage.asp?propertyID=438

​Studio features:
Separate kitchen space
Large outdoor balcony
Loft (I have used it for storage, but previous tenant actually had her bed space up there)
Built in closet
Built in bookshelves
Exposed brick wall
Pet friendly (with additional ONE TIME deposit)

Community features:
5 minute walk to Art Museum
5 minute walk to Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Whole Foods
5 minute walk from Fairmount restaurants and night life
Easy access to Schuykill River Trail for cycling or running
20 minute walk into center city
10 minute walk to Broad Street Subway Spring Garden stop (Express to Erie)
Street parking
Laundry not in unit, but two laundramats within 2 minute walk

Please e-mail Maria at [email protected], or text me 267-767-7995. I would love to show you the apartment, answer any questions, and put you in touch with the landlord!