MSG Weekly Newsletter, May 5th, 2013 Edition
1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Leadership in Medicine Focus Group, Tuesday, 1:00p & 5:00pm
b. Cancer Survivorship and Fertility Preservation, Tuesday, 1:00pm
c. Free Yoga Classes, Tuesday, 4:15pm AND Thursday, 3:30pm
d. MS3 Monthly Happy Hour, Thursday, 6:00pm
2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Last MSG Meeting of the Year, Tuesday, May 7th, 6pm
3. COMING SOON
b. Radiology Specialties Discussion, May 14, 6pm
c. Israel Give & Tech
a. Monthly MS3 Happy Hours, Every Third Thursday, 6:00p (next one: May 9)
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1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Leadership in Medicine Focus Group
Student Group: Leadership in Medicine
When: Tuesday, May 7th, 1:00-2:00pm & 5:00-6:00pm
Where: The Lookout
Contact: Nina Zhao (ninazhao@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All Medical Students
Interested in learning more about improving leadership training in our medical
education? We are interested in developing a more defined leadership program in
medicine, as well as to increase student exposure to current health care leaders in all
domains. We'd like to start by speaking to you to figure out what leadership means to you
and how we can enhance our education in leadership.
Join us for a focus group for a lively and brief (~30 min) discussion about these issues.
Snack provided!
b. Cancer Survivorship Clinic + Fertility Preservation
Student Group: Cornfeld Pediatrics Interest Group
When: Tuesday, May 7th, 1:00-2:00pm
Where: Stemmler Student Lounge
Contact: Alicia McDonnell (amcdon@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All Medical Students
Please join the Cornfeld Pediatrics Interest Group on Tuesday, May 7th at 1:00PM for a
talk about caring for patients after cancer treatment in childhood and adolescence. Dr. Jill
Ginsberg, the director of CHOP's Cancer Survivorship Clinic, will be coming to talk
about the survivorship clinic and fertility preservation for pediatric cancer patients. It is
sure to be an interesting and relevant talk, especially if you are interested in peds,
oncology, or ob/gyn. Thai food will be served for lunch.
--c. Free Yoga Classes
Student Group: Penn Med Yoga
When: Tuesday, May 7th 4:15pm & Thursday, May 9th 3:30pm
Where: Student Lounge
Contact: Courtney Gallagher (cogal@med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All faculty and Penn graduate students
Free Penn Med Yoga Classes are for all levels. Please bring a mat if you have one!
--d. MS3 Monthly Happy Hour
Student Group: MSG MS3 Class Reps
When: Every Third Thursday (Next: May 9th, 6p)
Where: New Deck Tavern
Contact: Jillian Davenport/Betsy Goodman (jsola@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: MS3s
These are monthly happy hours at New Deck Tavern where MS3s can catch up with one
another now that we're all moving along with different schedules. They will occur on the
third Thursday of each block so that if an MS3 must miss one due to scheduling conflicts,
they can attend the next one the following month.
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2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Last MSG Meeting of the Year
Come celebrate an immensely successful year with ice cream sundaes at our final MSG
meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at 6:00pm in Stemmler 102A.
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3. COMING SOON
a. Radiology Specialties Discussion
Group: Radiology Interest Group
When: May 14th, 6pm – 7pm
Where: Lookout
Contact: Yan Yan (yan1@upenn.edu)
RSVP: 5/14, free dinner discussion of medical specialties
Undecided between specialties? Get a radiology/surgery/medicine/hem-onc perspective
over delicious non-pizza dinner!
b. Israel Give & Tech
Group: Birthright Israel
When: July
Where: NYC/Israel
Contact: tatyana@israelfreespirit.com
Israel Give & Tech is a brand-new Taglit-Birthright Israel trip, in conjunction with Israel
Free Spirit. It's designed for Jewish people interested in experiencing how Israel uses its
technological innovation for tikkun olam, or repairing the world. This free 10-day trip
will depart from New York in early July. It is open to applicants from USA and Canada,
however all participants are responsible for their travel to and from the US gateway city
of departure. Registration is now open. Go to www.israelfreespirit.com/tech to start the
application. In Section 5, choose Israel Give & Tech as the trip selection.
c. MS3 Monthly Happy Hour
Student Group: MSG MS3 Class Reps
When: Every Third Thursday (Next: May 9th, 6p)
Where: New Deck Tavern
Contact: Jillian Davenport/Betsy Goodman (jsola@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: MS3s
These are monthly happy hours at New Deck Tavern where MS3s can catch up with one
another now that we're all moving along with different schedules. They will occur on the
third Thursday of each block so that if an MS3 must miss one due to scheduling conflicts,
they can attend the next one the following month.
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