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Introduction – Sarah Usher
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AADMD Annual Conference April 26-28 in Mesa, AZ – show pictures
 Congratulations to Sarah Usher, Abra Caroci, Angela Lee, and Dub Freeman
(AZ), Nancy Vertel (British Columbia), Abe Itty (MA), and Michelle
Cornacchia (NJ) presented oral presentations at the annual conference
 Multiple students presented posters and we had 3 dental students from
Pittsburgh present with their advisor Dr. Taiclet
 PowerPoint presentations can be found at www.aadmd.org/slides - show o Alexandra Bonardi & Christine Clifford - systematic review of oral health interventions in the IDD population
 Conference Presentation: http://aadmd.org/sites/default/files/D2%2009%20Bonardi%
20and%20Clifford.pdf
 Networking: Dr. Korson from Tufts would like to start a student/resident chapter and will reach out to other health care professionals affiliated with other institutions
 Networking: Dr. Kripke discussed her approach to treating her patients with
ID/DD using a neurodevelopmental profile and listing of support systems.
She would be willing to come to one of our meetings to present for 10-15min on how to improve medical/dental curriculum to better serve individuals with ID/DD
 Idea: Dr. Kripke and Ari Ne’eman with Autistic Self-Advocacy Network with the motto “Nothing About us Without Us” -> learn more about organization and Autistic culture and than expand to see if any self-advocates would like to be involved
 Board meeting – agreed to include other health care students as student members (PT, OT, ST, nursing, pre-med, etc) to broaden our comradelier
 Unified project -> March “Disabilities Awareness” Month -> End the R Word
Campaign Project
 End the R Word Campaign – handed out bracelets

3.
Build membership:
 CGI commitment that in 2 years we will have AADMD Student/Resident
Chapters in ¼ (about 50) of the dental and medical schools in the US
 CGI emails sent to students that signed up for more information about us o Representatives from Special Olympics – Clinton Global University follow up.
 Networking at conferences: AADMD (recruit students close to conferences to represent with booths, poster presentations, etc.) o American (& Nat’l) Academy of Dental Research – Conference (Nancy)
 Booth at conference
 Ad in journal
 Presentations of AADMD
 Membership – Dr. Holder emailed by Nancy Vertel
 Next Mtg in North Carolina Date: o AMSA Conference (Michelle) _ DGI education contact – email once again o American Dental Association o ADEA o (Any other suggestions?)
 Show AADMD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AADMD?fref=ts - please, send Facebook message once enter page so we can send you an invite and please, tell the other students/residents to do the same + please, “like” o “Linked-In” social media option
 Lynn – U of Pitt
 Created on 5-14-13 by John Hood. Access from Facebook page. o Chapter member photo for Facebook posting
 Chapter or individual “tagging” o R word campaign shared with other “friends”
 Artwork

 At next meeting and/or send out a email through your LISTSERV about joining as an AADMD member (Sarah sent out an email) o Follow up emails
 Reach out to local coordinators from Healthy Athletes to see if they would like to form a chapter at their affiliated institution (volunteers, pcp, dentists) o Michelle email Dr. Holder
 Send email out to reach dentists and physicians, NP.
 Can send to all clinical directors
 Response may not be promising but anything is great
 Abra clinical director for AZ will be meeting with others in June
 Initiate with Darci (special Olympics) o Dr. Pearlman with dental – already contacted with little response
 Sent out an infoblast to all AADMD members about how awesome our chapters are and what we have been doing. Also, asking anyone interested in forming a chapter to email us! o Write an formal article that will be showcased
 Special Hope Foundation – UCEDD o Partnering with AADMD for grants - UCCED (one in each state) o Traditionally not focused on healthcare or adults o Promote health care for adults with developmental disabilities o 2 or 4 grants available initially ($25-50,000), possible second round of grants o best practice model for relationship between UCCED and AADMD, other states can adopt o TIMELINE: RFP out in Sept 2013. Possible Oct start date with UCCED o Darci (special Olympics). o Keep student/residency webpage updated
 Abra article
 Updated student residency ppt

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AADMD Student Chapter Updates
 Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health AND School of Osteopathic
Medicine – Abra/Sarah
 Harvard School of Dental Medicine - Sydnee
Community dinner next Fall (use Special Olympics Grant)
Potential interactive meeting with MD and patient in future
 University of Louisville School of Dentistry – Dr. Linel Holwager & Shane
Vaughn (not in attendance)
Working on paperwork to get recognized by university
Membership drive in the future after gets approved by campus
On June 1st we will participate in Special Smiles in Richmond, KY. o So far, we have about thirty students from the school signed up to attend. o During the event we will hold our first official AADMD student chapter meeting, so expect to hear good things from us!
 University of Rochester – Drs. DeLucia and Sulks (Dr. Cynthia Wong -> pediatric dentistry residents)
MedFest April 20 th Health Screening (CANCELED) o NY state school system req physicals for all students. Most kids have had a sports physical.
June 8 th Nazareth College, Track and Field events, 9-11am Special Smiles event
June 15 th Special Olympics Games in NY
Awareness in high school -> discuss with schools about what they need from us in order to better learn about disabilities and potentially talk about the medical and dental students/residents experiences in serving individuals with ID/DD
Eddie Week is a patient with special needs who has generously given funds to internist to train students who would like to work with individuals with special needs. Trying to meet with Mr. Week.
May 15 th 5:30pm next student meeting
 University of British Columbia (Nancy Vertel)

Speak w/ dean about incorporating more hours of didactic sessions or practical instruction on the management of special needs patient in the undergraduate curriculum. Making headway.
American Academy of Dental Research - Conference
Transition to 1 st year pediatric resident Shan Sun. o 1 st year pediatric resident o research project with special needs
 College of Oral Health Sciences University of Technology in Jamaica (Laurian
Lue Yen)
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Potentially include future medical students
Assistants gave out little cute note cards about persons with autism
(Jamaica Autism Association)
 University of Pittsburgh (Greg Sencak)
Medical students join the dental school’s AADMD chapter!
Medical chair: Daniel Bintrim
Medical Faculty advisor: Dr. Catalina Hoyos
9 new medical students
Total of 71 medical and dental students at the University of Pittsburg
Volunteering w/ Special Olympics Local Allegheny County Games–
Special Smiles Event with screening in May o “Health Meet” Arc
 Dental screenings (6-8 volunteers)
 Med students (12 volunteers)
Guest lecture: “Introduction to epilepsy and caring for patients with special needs.” Sent us a copy of the PowerPoint. Will put on webpage since we received permission from presenter.
Trying to include both dental and medical students (5-10) – need forms from medical students who are looking for a faculty advisor and approval from their school. In the summer they will encourage incoming students to join.

 Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Peacock: potential faculty advisor
Found medical student leader – John Berens
Interested in potentially forming a chapter as part of their med-peds interest group vs. a stand-alone chapter
Encourage incoming students and residents to build membership
 University of Arizona College of Medicine (Dr. Lynne Tomasa)
Hannah Loebl student leader – find out if can come to meeting
Abra met with University of Arizona students to encourage membership
 University of the Pacific in CA
Michael Suh student leader and Dr. Allen Wong faculty advisor
Congratulations – paperwork is in & needs approval.
1 st meeting May 13 th
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Student/Resident Webpage
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 Anyone want to add or change anything, please email Sarah Usher at susher@atsu.edu
 Individual pages for chapter photos, info, etc.
 http://aadmd.org/page/aadmd-studentresident-committee
 Add PowerPoint, new forms, more pictures, CGI stuff, conference
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Please, get more students/residents signed up as AADMD members on website: http://aadmd.org/page/registration - Sarah
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Dr. Leonard Fischer
 Revised MOU to include associated or "allied healthcare" student chapters. Review and discuss. o Will be approved by the board in the near future o May distribute to chapters after inclusion of section V
 Student Project Proposal: "Interventions to Reduce Oral Health
Disparities between Adults with IDD and the General Population: A

Systematic Review"- Christine Clifford & Alexandra Bonardi from
Eunice K. Shriver Center in Boston o Advertising
 Info blast
 Student group emails
 Website: “current projects” o 4 students participation over summer (July-Aug) 2013
 Title & abstract reviews
 Tools provided to student for reviews
 Possibility to have students as authors
8.
John Hood – Translating Student Webinar into different languages a.
Thelma Torres from Mexico working on closed captioning for AADMD videos b.
Webinars (>20) need text files to give You Tube a file to create automatic captions i.
Start with student webinar c.
Other individuals can get involved to translate into other languages d.
Send email to committee chapters (sarah) e.
Website: “current projects”
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Letter to the editor campaign challenging dehumanizing language a.
Students work to merge with Dr. Clarissa Kripke b.
Review journal articles for offensive language and send letters to the editor c.
Website: “current projects”
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Future: more student webinars – home visits (Abe?)
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Next student committee meeting: June 11 th at 8pm EST (second Tuesday of every month)