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Tools For Building Our Information Future: Emerging Technologies Vital To Medical Libraries, Skye Bickett, P. F. Anderson, Joanne Doucette, Pamela Herring, Judy Kammerer, Andrea Kepsel, Tierney Lyons, Scott Mcclachlan, Ingrid Tonneson, Lin Wu

Skye Bickett

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Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2013), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Commencement 2013
• Development News
• Back in the (Founders') Day: Faculty Pioneers, 1899 to World War I
• Teach Me So I May Remember—Alumni: On Faculty Mentors and Awakeners
• My Father’s Precious Legacy: A Reflection On the Influence of Nicholas S. Nicholas, DO, upon His Sons, his Family, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Osteopathic Profession
• Love and Change: A Health Crisis Compels a Longtime Physician to Reevaluate his Approach to Teaching and Practicing Preventative Patient Care
• Philosophical …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2013), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2013 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Institutional Heritage: Founders’ Day 2013
• Thoughts on Ethics, Values and Healing:
• Body, Mind, Spirit: How Can We Improve Mental Health Services?
• The Ethics of Youth Suicide and Risk Assessment in Practice
• Linking Faith, Health and Healing
• Ethics in Healthcare Education
• Making Ethical Decisions in Pharmacy Practice
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• The Fund for PCOM

Implementation Of Active Learning Components Into An Otc Course, Sara Wilson Reece, Nicole Phipps

Scholarly Posters

When faculty is preparing for didactic class, it is important for the faculty to consider that students only retain about 10% of what they hear, while they retain up to 90% of what they say or do.1 Active learning facilitates learning by enhancing a student’s learning experience in that he/she surpasses understanding of a subject into analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of the subject. Incorporation of active learning strategies such as minute writes and the use of i>clicker audience response system, have been shown to improve a student’s performance on free-recall quizzes and comprehensive exams up to two letter grades.

What Factors Contribute To Or Inhibit Publishing Among Medical Librarians, Skye Bickett, Christine Willis, Melissa Wright

Scholarly Posters

OBJECTIVE: To discover what factors influence librarians to publish or present their work. The study aims to determine what type of publications and presentations are most prevalent, what external factors impact the decision to publish or present, what internal factors affect the decision, and why one chooses to do one rather than the other or both.

Pediatric Obesity Class: Teaching Kids How To Live Healthy Lifestyle, Sara Wilson Reece

Scholarly Posters

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. At The Longstreet Clinic, PC, Diabetes Education and Medical Nutritional Therapy Department, and Pediatric Department have joined together to create the Pediatric Obesity Class to address the epidemic of pediatric obesity in the local community. In the class, the child and parent are taught about calories, how to develop healthy eating habits and become physically active as a family. Visual aids as well as hands on activities for both nutritional and physical activity components of class are utilized. Thus far, approximately 120 children along with their parent(s) have participated in …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2012), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2012 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Protecting Human Rights
• Relieving Suffering
• On Leaders and Legacies
• Profiles of Nine PCOM Alumni Who Influence Osteopathic Medical Education
• Pharmacists’ Changing Role: From Behind the Counter to Direct Patient Care
• PCOM School of Pharmacy Is Preparing Students to Practice as Part of the Healthcare Team
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• The Fund for PCOM

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2012), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2012 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Commencement 2012
• Honors and Awards
• Development News
• Giving Back and Paying it Forward: Three alumni talk about their Careers and their Support for the College
• Top 100 Donors
• Transitioning into Retirement
• Trends in Forensic Medicine: Dramatic Rise in Prescription Drug Use
• Remembering Nicholas C. Pedano, DO ’61, FACOS
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• The Fund for PCOM

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2012), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2012 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Message from the President
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Tug of War
• Founders’ Day 2012
• Building Social and Emotional Competence in Preschool Children
• Pioneering Color in MRI Imaging
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• The Fund for PCOM

Reducing The Stigma Of Mental Illness Among Medical Students, Victoria Lawn, Matthew Jaffa, Catherine Babbitt-Cook, Burton Mark, Jane Dumsha, Marcus G. Bell, Denah M. Appelt

Scholarly Posters

Abstract: The American Osteopathic Association House of Delegates Resolution 205 recommends “increased awareness of depression amongst U.S. Medical students” due to the increasing body of research describing the rise of depression, burn-out and suicide ideation among medical students. There is consequently a need to understand mental health issues as a component of professional development. Hypothesis: A student-led symposium addressing mental and emotional health topics relevant to medical students would reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Materials and Methods: A 2-hour student-run “Patient Perspective” was held during the second neuroscience block at an osteopathic medical school in the northeastern United …

Clinical Skills Assessment Of Procedural And Advanced Communication Skills: Performance Expectations Of Residency Program Directors., E. E. Langenau, X. Zhang, W. L. Roberts, A. F. Dechamplain, J. R. Boulet

PCOM Scholarly Papers

High stakes medical licensing programs are planning to augment and adapt current examinations to be relevant for a two-decision point model for licensure: entry into supervised practice and entry into unsupervised practice. Therefore, identifying which skills should be assessed at each decision point is critical for informing examination development, and gathering input from residency program directors is important. Using data from previously developed surveys and expert panels, a web-delivered survey was distributed to 3,443 residency program directors. For each of the 28 procedural and 18 advanced communication skills, program directors were asked which clinical skills should be assessed, by whom, …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2011), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2011 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Mindfulness: Helping Patients Reduce Stress, Accept Life’s Challenges
• International Practice Rights for Osteopathic Physicians: Room for Global Growth
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2011), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2011 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Moonlighting in the Big Leagues
• Closing the Gap in Primary Care
• In Love & War
• Driven by Adventure: Nilam Vaughan, DO ’11, recipient of the 2011 Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal, GA–PCOM
• Stand by the Struggling: Jenna Stokes, DO ’11, recipient of the 2011 Simmy Ginsburg Humanitarian Award
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2011), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2011 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Strategic Initiative
• Founders’ Day 2011
• A Cry for Help
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Relationships Between High-Stakes Clinical Skills Exam Scores And Program Director Global Competency Ratings Of First-Year Pediatric Residents, E. E. Langenau, G. Pugliano, W. L. Roberts

PCOM Scholarly Papers

Background: Responding to mandates from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA), residency programs have developed competency-based assessment tools. One such tool is the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP) program directors' annual report. High-stakes clinical skills licensing examinations, such as the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination Level 2-Performance Evaluation (COMLEX-USA Level 2-PE), also assess competency in several clinical domains. Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between program director competency ratings of first-year osteopathic residents in pediatrics andCOMLEX-USALevel 2-PE scores from2005 to 2009. Methods: The sample included all 94 …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2010), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2010 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Drug Development Research
• On Lessons Taught & Lessons Learned
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2010), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2010 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

Opening Remarks

• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Overweight Nation
• Learning from Disaster
• 2010 Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal (GA–PCOM)
• 2010 Simmy Ginsburg Humanitarian Award
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• Services for Alumni

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2010), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2010 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Development News
• Wounded Healers
• Founders’ Day 2010
• Mining the Connection between Mind & Body
• Keeping Healthcare Providers Safe from Youth Gang Violence
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2009), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2009 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• PCOM–World’s Oldest College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Helping Patients During Difficult Times
• Global Outreach Inspires Students
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2009), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2009 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• GA-PCOM Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal
• Crisis in the ER: Repairing the Nation’s Health Care Safety Net
• Challenges
• Finding Answers
• Physician Assistants Ease Burden
• Primary Care Physicians Are Key
• PCOM Provides Leadership
• Reunion Years Roundtable
• The Inspiration Behind the Simmy Ginsburg Humanitarian Award
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2009), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2009 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• Keeping the Balance True: The Rural Medicine Practice
• Health and Social Service Outcomes
• The Effects of Physician Supply
• Specialty-Specific Issues: Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Federally Qualified Health Centers for Direct Provision of Care
• Rural Sociology and the Draw for Today’s Medical Students
• Founders’ Day 2009
• O.J. Snyder Memorial Medal
• Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal
• Preparing Medical Students for End of Life Care
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 2008), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 2008 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• Global Warming’s Health Crisis
• Weather Disasters
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
• What Can Be Done?
• Water-Borne Diseases
• Heat Related Illnesses
• Heat Intensifies Air Pollution
• What Can Health Professionals Do?
• Extreme Climate Events and Mental Health Disorders
• Common Goals
• Medical Marriages
• Starting Out
• Practicing Together
• Military Match
• A Family Tradition
• Research: Fruit of the Vine May Combat Prostrate Cancer
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2008), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2008 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• The Arts in Medicine: A Powerful Force of Healing
• Visual Arts: Another Kind of Voice
• Dance: Staying Alive
• Creative Writing: Breaking Down Barriers
• Photography: A Different View
• Year One: Observations from Four Residents
• The Heart of the Matter: Long QT Syndrome Research
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2008), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2008 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Women in Medicine: A Legacy of Achievement
• Reflections from the Past
• Leaders in Academic Medicine
• Advocates of Women’s Health
• Physician Workforce Issues: Bridging the Gender Gap
• Specialties: Breaking Down Barriers
• Founders’ Day
• James H. Black, DO ’62, O.J. Snyder Memorial Medal
• Sallee Ann Eckler, PhD, (DO ’08), Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal
• Harm Reduction Therapy
• Willing and Able to Make a Difference
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• Alumni Weekend 2008
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2007), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2007 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Going Global: Osteopathic Medicine Enriches Worldwide Health
• A PCOM Graduate Thinks Back to Acts of Kindness that Helped to Pull Him through the Most Difficult Time of His Life
• Retail Health Clinics: Competitors or Collaborators?
• Remembering Leonard Johnson, DO ’64, And William M. King, DO ’62
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2007), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2007 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• Humanism in Medicine
• Leaders on the New Frontier of High Technology Surgery
• Breaking the Silence Surrounding Selective Mutism
• Remembering Ida Schmidt, DO ’35
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• PCOM Golf Classic
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2007), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2007 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• Remembering Harry Ginsburg, DO ’42
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Building Partnerships: Assessing the Value of Physician-Patient Communications
• Recognizing Leadership, Loyalty, Service: Founders’ Day 2007
• Places, Camera, Action . . . Learning Primary Care Skills
• Out of Africa: True Tales of a Medical Missionary
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2006), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2006 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Osteopathic Philosophy at the Forefront of “New Medicine”
• Making the Professional Grade
• Annual Fund Supports Teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine to the Next Generation
• Galen S. Young, Sr., DO ’35, Remembered
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• Andrew Taylor Still Legacy Society
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2006), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2006 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• The Business of Being a Doctor
• A Weighty Issue: Obesity Study at PCOM Healthcare Center
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• Million Dollar Campaign
• PCOM Events

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Winter 2006), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Winter 2006 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Will the Doctor be In?
• Recognizing Leadership, Loyalty, Service
• Bringing Hope & Help after Hurricane Katrina
• Bridging Bench to Bedside
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• PCOM Alumni Weekend 2006
• PCOM Events