MSG Weekly Newsletter, April 22nd, 2013 Edition
1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Anesthesia Research / Scholarly Pursuit Night, Tue 5:30p
b. Big Ideas: Funding and Innovation, Wed 6:30p
c. “Teaching as a Resident,” with Dr. Barton, Thu 12p
d. Meet and Greet: Incoming MD/PhD Women, Thu 6:30p
e. Yoga Classes, Mon 4:15p
2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Medical App Survey Results
3. COMING SOON
a. Monthly MS3 Happy Hours, Every Third Thursday, 6:00p
b. Israel Give & Tech
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1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Anesthesia Research / Scholarly Pursuit Night
Student Group: Anesthesia Interest Group
When: Tuesday, 5:30-7:30p
Where: Longnecker Research Labs Conference Room (3rd Floor John Morgan)
Contact: Stephanie Huang (shuang821@gmail.com)
Open to: All medical students
We have recruited several faculty members with ongoing research projects to talk briefly
about their work. This is a great opportunity for you to find an interesting Scholarly
Pursuit project/mentor if you're a MS4 or a summer project if you're a MS1! Or even if
you're a MS2 ot MS3 looking for any research experience to add to your CV. The
department will provide sushi/pizza dinner and BEER.
--b. Big Ideas: Funding and Innovation
Student Group: Penn Office of Government and Community Affairs
When: Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:30p-8:30p
Where: Iron Gate Theatre, 3700 Chestnut St
Contact: Gina Lavery (ogca@exchange.upenn.edu)
Join National Science Foundation Director Subra Suresh and top Penn researchers
(including Penn Medicine’s Glen Gaulton and Garret FitzGerald) to learn about their
scientific breakthroughs and the role that federal funds play in furthering their innovation.
Go here for more info: http://www.philasciencefestival.org/event/62-big-ideas-fundingand-innovation
--c. “Teaching as a Resident,” lecture by Dr. Barton
Student Group: Medical Education Group
When: Thursday, Noon
Where: BRB 1412
Contact: Nancy Haff (nhaff@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: Everyone
Dr. Todd Barton will be giving a talk "Teaching as a Resident" Thursday, April 25th
from noon to 1pm on the 14th floor of BRB (BRB 1412). Dr. Barton is the Associate
Program Director for the internal medicine residency program at Penn. He is also a
recipient of the Penn Pearls teaching award in 2010 and has taught as part of the Medical
Education Frontiers course. This talk will focus on how to be an effective teacher as an
upper-level med student, intern, or resident. So come enjoy the view from BRB 14 while
soaking in some of Dr. Barton's teaching wisdom. After the talk Dr. Barton will be open
for questions on his lecture and also on making medical education a part of your career.
Please RSVP via this Google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18PwHncM0OPbf7ipleDNEfkrKuM3h0qkRU_OEajlNew/viewform
--d. Meet and Greet Incoming MD/PhD Women: Penn Preview Event
Student Group: AWSM
When: Thursday, 6:30-8:30p
Where: BRB 251
Contact: Liz Traxler (traxler@mail.med.upenn.edu)
RSVP requested
Help us greet the incoming class of fantastic MD/PhD women!
--e. Yoga Classes
Student Group: Penn Med Yoga
When: Mondays, 4:15p
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!
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2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Medical App Survey Results
The results from the 2012 medical app survey can be found on the MSG website at
http://msg.med.upenn.edu/?p=17784. Here you will find information about the top 8 apps
used by your classmates along with links to get the apps for yourself. Enjoy!
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3. COMING SOON
a. 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.
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.
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