Tentative Convention Program
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Alpha Epsilon Delta
"Capitalizing on Our Potential"
35th National Convention
Crystal City, VA
THURSDAY, March 18, 2004
Noon –3 pm Area Tours
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Howard University College of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Shopping at Pentagon City Mall
4:30 – 5:30 pm Committee Meetings
Activities
Attendance
Publications
Resolutions
Steering
7:00 – 9:00 pm Opening Reception
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD
Sponsored by Pfizer
Opening remarks by Mike Magee, MD of Pfizer
FRIDAY, March 19, 2004
7:15 – 8:15 am Advisor Breakfast
Sponsored by the American Podiatric Medical Association
8:30 – 9:30 am Regional Meetings
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
9:30 – 9:45 am Break
9:45 – 10:15 am Welcome and roll call
10:15 – 11:15 am General Session
Curator-Historian, National Library of Medicine
The Cartoon Medicine Show- Animated Cartoons from the Collection of the
National Library of Medicine
11:15 – 11:30 am Break
11:30 – 12:30 am Keynote Address
VADM Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
United States Surgeon General
Afternoon FREE
SATURDAY, March 20, 2004
7:30 – 8:15 am Advisor Breakfast
Sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Delta
8:15 – 9:30 am Business Meeting
9:30 – 9:45 am Break
9:45 – 10:45 am General Session
Associate Director for Education
Center for Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania
Beyond Genetics: Putting the Power of DNA to Work in Your Life
10:45 – 11:00 am Break
11:00 – 12:00 pm General Session
Executive Director
Church Health Center, Memphis, TN
So You Want to be a Doctor?
12:00 – 12:15 pm Break
12:15 – 1:15 pm Lunch
Sponsored by Alpha Epsilon Delta
1:15 – 1:30 pm Break
1:30 – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (see page 3 and 4 for descriptions)
-Preparing for Admissions Tests
-Writing Your Personal Statement
-Mastering the Art of Being Interviewed
-Financing Health Professions Graduate Education
3:00 – 3:15 pm Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm Concurrent Sessions (see page 5 for descriptions)
-Planning the NEXT AED Convention
-Meet the AED National Officers
6:00 pm Banquet
Dr Clifford Kuhn
The Laugh Doctor
8:30 pm Dance
DJ Johnny Hernandez
Washington Talent Agency
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Concurrent Sessions
Saturday, March 20, 2004
1:30 – 3:00 pm
The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a fundamentally important test for Medical School. Success on the MCAT is critical for admission to medical school. The test is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, and writing skills. It is also a test of your knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. The MCAT does not have to be an obstacle to becoming a doctor. Complete success on the MCAT is possible and this seminar will provide strategy and focus for Test Day and provide perspective on how to succeed on the MCAT.
Presented by: Mr. Albert Chen, National Executive Director of Product Research and Development, Kaplan Test Prep and Admission
Albert Chen is Kaplan Test Prep and Admission's National Executive Director of Product Research and Development, responsible for the company's test preparation programs for medical, dental, business, law and graduate school. Chen was educated at Northwestern University and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biomedical Engineering, with a particular emphasis on Biomechanics He has been admitted to medical school twice and has worked as a researcher in molecular biology as well as biomechanical analysis. Since joining Kaplan in 1995 Chen has run National Graduate Marketing and Support and served in several academic and management roles, including lead teacher, academic manager and trainer, and curriculum developer for the company's MCAT preparation course. He ran the San Diego Center and went on to New York as the National Program Director, Pre-Health Sciences. He resides in New York City.
Writing Your Personal Statement
Your personal statement for your application to a health professions school tells people who you are by describing the experiences and events that shaped your personality, values, and goals. This interactive, hand-on workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a personal statement from the initial "Breaking Through the Blank Document Barrier" to the final "Polishing the Statement". You will compile a personal marketing inventory, examine your credentials from the point of view of an Admissions Committee and read and critique some written by others.
Presented by: Dr. Debra Kirchhof-Glazier, Professor of Biology, Juniata College
Debra Kirchhof-Glazier received her B.S. in Biology from Lebanon Valley College in 1973 and her Ph.D. in Physiology from Cornell University in 1979. She began teaching at Juniata College, in Huntingdon, PA in 1981 and is currently Professor of Biology, Director of the Health Professions Program and faculty advisor to the Juniata chapter of HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America).
During the fall of 2002 Deb spent a sabbatical studying complementary and alternative medicine at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture Institute. She was a founding member in 2003 of the Huntingdon Health and Wellness Association, serves as the co-editor for their monthly news column, The Natural Connection, and chairs the committee for educational outreach on integrative medicine. Her awards include Woman of the Year at Juniata College (1987 and 1996), the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching (1987), and Outstanding Collegiate HOSA Advisor (1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003).
It's SHOW TIME! Mastering the Art of Being Interviewed
You're sitting across from the interviewer and before you even start the interview, you know that you are going to do great. How do you know that?
You're cruising along in the interview, when all of a sudden, the interaction between you and the interviewer starts to go downhill. What are you going to do now?
You're ready to tell your "story" when you realize that the interviewer isn't going to let you get a word in edgewise. How are you going to handle this situation?
This workshop is designed to aid you in understanding what you bring to the communication process, to provide specific interviewing tips, and to increase your skills and comfort level in the interview process. To accomplish these objectives, we will introduce a SHOW TIME Interviewing Model, practice some interviewing techniques, and discuss ways on how to present in the interview.
So come join us in a fast-paced, informative, interactive, and flat-out fun workshop as you explore some of the ways that you can take in Mastering the Art of Being Interviewed.
Presented by: Dr. John B. Molidor, Professor and Assistant Dean, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Dr. John B. Molidor comes to us from a family of ten children where he says he learned first hand about 'interviewing techniques' from sitting around the dining room table!
He can be found at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine where he is a Professor and Assistant Dean and serves as the CEO and President for his medical school's clinical campus in Flint. Prior to being in the land of Flint, he served as his medical school's Dean of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Educational Programs. He is also an honorary member of AED (Michigan Gamma Chapter at Michigan State University).
He has conducted workshops at numerous undergraduate institutions, organizations, and medical schools throughout the country and is very excited and honored to be
presenting to you at our National Meeting.
Financing Health Professions Graduate Education
Part I – General Information on financing a medical education
Presented by: Dr. Sterling M. Lloyd, Associate Dean, Howard University College of Medicine
Part II – Health Professions Scholarship Program
The second half of this workshop will provide details about a specific way to fund your health professions education. Come hear about opportunities for scholarships that pay for the entire cost of health professions school.
Presented by: Capt. Bruce A. Cohen, M.D., Medical Corps, United States Navy
CAPT Cohen was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York and St George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, WI. CAPT Cohen was in private practice and taught in a Family Practice Residency Program before entering the Naval Reserves in 1988. He went on active duty in 1992. CAPT Cohen is Board Certified in Family Practice, Ambulatory Care Medicine, Undersea Medicine and Clinical Hyperbaric Medicine and Board Eligible in Occupational Medicine. He has an MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Fellowship in Hyperbaric/Hypobaric Medicine from Duke University Medical Center.
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Concurrent Sessions
Saturday, March 20, 2004
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Planning the Next AED Convention
Hours of thought and planning go into our National Convention. We want YOUR input. Do you have ideas of how to make the 2006 AED Convention even BETTER and MORE informative and FUN? Here is your chance! Please come brainstorm and share your thoughts and suggestions with the AED National Officers. We will discuss the when, where and what of Alpha Epsilon Delta's 2006 National Convention.
This workshop is designed to provide you with concrete ideas about how to "grow" your chapter in two different ways – growth in numbers and growth in the spirit of service to the community. The first half of the workshop addresses how to get more students from your campus involved as members in your AED chapter and is presented by the Ohio Alpha AED chapter at Ohio State University.
Virginia Eta at Old Dominion presents the second half of the workshop. Come and hear how this chapter has "grown" their outreach to area high school science students. Take home some GREAT ideas about how to truly make a difference in the life of young students.
Money isn't everything, but it sure makes it possible for your chapter to do more! This workshop will provide you with tried and true ways for your chapter to raise money. Alabama Zeta, a chapter that has a proven track record of great ideas and excellent follow through with fundraising, will present the session.
Meet the AED National Officers and Office Staff
Earlier in the day, at the business meeting, delegates will have elected AED National Officers to serve for the next two years. This session gives you the chance to meet with the newly elected officers, Thank them for their willingness to serve (they DO volunteer, you know!). Share your hopes, expectations and concerns about the future of our organization. This is an excellent opportunity to have YOUR voice heard by your newly elected leadership. You will also get to meet the dedicated staff members who work at the National Office in Harrisonburg, VA.
SPEAKERS
Vice Admiral Richard H. Carmona was sworn in as the 17th Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service on August 5, 2002.
Born and raised in New York City, Dr. Carmona dropped out of high school and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1967. While enlisted he received his Army General Equivalency Diploma, joined the Army's Special Forces, ultimately becoming a combat-decorated Vietnam veteran, and began his career in medicine.
After leaving active duty, Dr. Carmona attended Bronx Community College, of the City University of New York, where he earned his associate of arts degree. He later attended and graduated from the University of California, San Francisco, with a Bachelor of Science degree (1977) and medical degree (1979). At the University of California Medical School, Dr. Carmona was awarded the prestigious gold headed cane as the top graduate. He has also earned a masters of public health from the University of Arizona (1998).
Dr. Carmona has worked in various positions in the medical field including paramedic, registered nurse and physician. Dr. Carmona completed a surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco, and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care. Dr. Carmona is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and is also certified in correctional health care and in quality assurance.
Glenn McGee, Ph.D. is a philosopher and bioethicist who specializes in the ethical, legal, social and economic implications of biomedical sciences.
Dr. McGee is best known for introducing innovative ways of thinking about new or controversial areas of research and treatment, integrating research with teaching and his dedication to his graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. McGee has been a consultant for government and industry on matters of bioethics and has authored more than 200 articles and essays. A few of his well known publications include The Perfect Baby: A Pragmatic Approach to Genetics, which deals with the ethical issues of reproductive genetics; What's in the Dish, in which he and co-author Arthur Caplan present arguments for stem cell research; and Beyond Genetics which is slated to hit bookshelves later this summer which discusses how the gene revolution will change our normal lives. He has also discussed his views on stem cell research on programs such as NPR's Talk Of The Nation and numerous bioethical issues on international and national television shows.
Dr. McGee received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1994. Prior to this time was director of the Vanderbilt Doctoral Training Initiative, a doctoral program in genetics and ethics for scientists-in-training. Dr. McGee completed a post-doctoral fellowship from the U.S. National Human Genome Research Initiative at the University of Iowa. He founded the undergraduate minor and honors program in bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.
Dr. McGee is Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Bioethics, one of the most widely read bioethics journals in the nation. Currently he is a professor of Philosophy, Bioethics and History & Sociology of Science as well as Associate Director for Education and Senior Fellow at the Center for Bioethics, Department of Medical Ethics in the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
G. Scott Morris, M.D., M. Div. is founder and Executive Director of the Church Health Center (CHC), which opened in 1987 to provide primary health care to low-income uninsured working people of Memphis. The CHC, an ecumenical health care ministry supported by the faith and medical communities, has over 35,000 patients of record. In January of 2000, the CHC opened the Hope & Healing Center where the best disease prevention efforts of medicine are combined with the pastoral and spiritual care of the faith community.
Dr. Morris has a Master of Divinity degree from Yale University, and an M.D. from Emory University. He is a board certified family practice physician and an ordained United Methodist minister.
Michael Sappol, Ph.D. is a curator-historian at the National Library of Medicine and author of A Traffic of Dead Bodies (Princeton University Press), a history of anatomy in 19th century America. His intensive field of research is anatomy in 19th century America. Over the course of the 19th century, anatomy became the central part of the medical curriculum and was regarded as the most scientific of the medical disciplines. During the same period, lecturers put on anatomy shows for the public, popular writers wrote fantastic novels about mad anatomists and anatomy was incorporated into elementary and secondary school curricula. As a result, most Americans acquired some notion of themselves as anatomical beings.
Dr. Sappol received a B.A. in English from City College of New York, and holds an M.A., M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in American history form Columbia University.
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