MSG Weekly Newsletter, October 27th, 2013 Edition
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1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Thoughts on Interprofessional Education, Monday 4:00-5:00pm
b. SPOOF Funny Ideas Meeting, Monday 5:30-6:30pm
c. Personal Reflection on Leadership – Dr. Rubenstein, Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm
d. Penn Med Yoga; Tuesday 4:10-5:10pm, Thursday 5:10-6:10pm
e. Salsa Lessons, Friday 7:00-9:30pm
f. Penn Med October Blood Drive, All Month Long!
2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Become a Textbook Editor!
b. Upcoming MSG General Body Meeting – Tuesday, October 29th 6:00pm
c. Smile-inducing Image of the Week
3. COMING SOON
a. Applying in Internal Medicine, Thursday, November 7th 5:30-6:30pm
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1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Medical & Nursing Students' Thoughts on Interprofessional Education
Student Group: Student Healthcare Alliance at Penn (SHAPE)
When: Monday, October 28th, 4:00-5:00pm
Where: Fagin Hall (Nursing Building), Room 214
Contact: Robin Dunn, robind@mail.med.upenn.edu
Open to: All
Interested in learning more about interprofessional student collaboration?
Come to hear SHAPE members discuss findings from their survey on medical and nursing students'
desire for Interprofessional Education (IPE) at Penn, in preparation for their presentation at the
Research in Medical Education (RIME) conference in Philadelphia in November.
Everyone welcome! See you there.
b. SPOOF Funny Ideas Meeting
Student Group: SPOOF
When: Monday, October 28th, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Stemmler 102B
Contact: Jenn Love, jennlove@mail.med.upenn.edu
Open to: All
Are you FUNny? Are you FUNNY looking? Are you tired of these puns yet? Do you have better ones?
Come to the first funny/creative ideas meeting for SPOOF 2014. We'll be tossing around ideas for skits,
songs and jokes to be featured in this year's production of SPOOF.
Don't know what SPOOF is? Shame on you. Come find out!
Love, Team JIT (Jenn, Ivor, Ted)
c. Personal Reflections on Leadership: Dr. Arthur Rubenstein
Student Group: Leadership in Medicine
When: Tuesday, October 29th 5:00-6:00pm
Where: Stemmler 106A
Contact: Nina Zhao (ninazhao@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All faculty and Penn graduate students
d. Penn Med Yoga
Student Group: Penn Med Yoga
When: Tuesday, October 2nd, 5:10-6:10 PM; Thursday, October 24th, 5:10-6:10PM
Where: Stemmler Student Lounge
Contact: Iris Lee (irislee@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All faculty and Penn graduate students
Free yoga for all levels!
Yoga this month will continue to be with Tessa on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Student Lounge. Times
will change from class to class; the schedule is below. Please arrive on time and ready to go. Bring your
own mat if you have one as our supplies are limited. Classes are free as always!
10/29 4:10-5:10 Student Lounge
10/31 5:10-6:10 Student Lounge
11/5 5:16-6:15 Student Lounge
11/7 5:15-6:15 Student Lounge
11/12 12:15-1:15 Student Lounge
11/14 1:00-2:00 Student Lounge
11/19 5:15-6:15 Student Lounge
11/21 1:15-2:15 Student Lounge
11/26 1:00-2:00 Student Lounge
e. Salsa Lessons
Student Group: Salsa Rueda
When: Friday, November 1st, 7:00-9:30pm
Where: Stemmler 102A
Contact: Leilani, lchirino@mail.med.upenn.edu
Open to: Everyone
Cost: $3 per class
Dance the night away!
Beginners at 9
Intermediate I and II at 8
Intermediate III at 7
RSVP requested, not required
f. Penn Med October Blood Drive
Student Group: No affiliation
When: All of October, Monday - Friday 8:00am-3:15pm
Where: Penn Blood Donation Center, Penn Tower, Bridge Leve
Contact: Jessica Guidi (jguidi@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: Everyone
The need for blood and blood products is great. Blood collected through the Penn Medicine Blood
Donation Center is used directly for the care of patients at HUP. Please participate in Penn Med’s
October Blood Drive by donating. With your help, we can surpass our goal of 65 donations! Let them
know you are a medical student and receive a small gift.
Blood can be given from 8am - 3:15pm Monday-Friday. You can walk in or schedule online:
https://www.pennmedicine.org/give-blood/schedule-blood-donation
Have questions about eligibility or interested in donating platelets? Email jguidi@mail.med.upenn.edu
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2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Become a Medical Textbook Reviewer for Wiley-Blackwell
Where: At home in your PJs/Scrubs
Contact: www.reviewmedicalbooks.com
Wiley-Blackwell, a medical publisher, is looking for more U.S. and Canada-based student reviewers. If
you add yourself to their student reviewer database, they will occasionally request for you to go through
either part of a proposal, manuscript, or draft for a medical textbook. You may also receive a finished
book to review (which you get to keep). After reading it, you will be asked to fill out an online form with
about 20 questions. Compensation is mainly a 15% discount through wiley.com, plus any materials sent
to you. Information and application can be found at www.reviewmedicalbooks.com.
b. Save the Date! Upcoming MSG Meeting on Tuesday, October 29th at 6:00PM in Stemmler 102A.
c. SMILE!!
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3. COMING SOON
a. Applying in Internal Medicine
Student Group: William Pepper Medical Society
When: Thursday, November 7th, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Maloney 5 Conference Room
Contact: Nancy Haff, nhaff@mail.med.upenn.edu
Open to: Everyone
Cost: $3 per class
Thinking of applying for residency in internal medicine? Wondering what electives to take? Who and
when to ask for recommendations? Dr. Jennifer Kogan, Director of Education for the Division of General
Internal Medicine, will speak about the process of applying for a residency in internal medicine on
Thursday, November 7th at 5:30pm in Maloney 5. She will cover the steps you’ll need to take, a
recommended timeline, and give advice about how to find mentors along the way. Free dinner will be
served. Please RSVP on this form so we know how much food to order:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1C6olcLkf7AI9Rtrfgl20JYnscZkEN8NZwWLeszwEbss/viewform.
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