MSG Weekly Newsletter, April 28th, 2013 Edition
1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Medical Education Club Meeting, Tues 5:30pm
b. Careers in Oncology Panel, Thurs 6:30pm
c. Cardiology Subspecialty Panel, Wed 5:30pm
d. Wilderness Medicine Elective Information Session, Thurs 5:30pm
e. Yoga Classes, Mon 4:15p
2. NEWS FROM MSG
a. Last MSG Meeting of the Year, Tuesday, May 7th, 6pm
3. COMING SOON
a. Monthly MS3 Happy Hours, Every Third Thursday, 6:00p (next one: May 9)
b. Radiology Specialties Discussion, May 14, 6pm
c. Israel Give & Tech
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1. THIS WEEK’S STUDENT EVENTS
a. Medical Education Club Meeting
Student Group: Medical Education Club
When: Tuesday, April 30, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Lookout
Contact: Nancy Haff (nhaff@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Open to: All medical students
Come join us to discuss our current projects and plan new ones. Opportunities for involvement
with the club include planning future lectures, assisting with current projects, teaching during
Mod1 and Mod2, and starting new initiatives. In particular we would love to have input from
MS1s and MS2s in curriculum design as well as a potential new project to allow MS2s to visit the
clinics for a day prior to starting on the wards in January.
If you'd like to be involved but can't make it to the meeting, fill out this google form and we'll add
you to the listserve:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18PwHncM0OPbf7ipleDNEfkrKuM3h0qkRU_OEajlNew/viewform
--b. Careers in Oncology Panel
Student Group: Oncology Interest Group
When: Thurs, May 2, 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Stemmler Student Lounge
Contact: Kate Szigety (kszigety@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Join the Oncology Interest Group for a panel discussion on careers in oncology. A number of
diverse specialties will be represented, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, pediatric
oncology, gynecological oncology and oncologic surgery.
--c. Cardiology Subspecialty Panel
Student Group: Cardiology Interest Group
When: Wed, May 1, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Where: Stemmler Student Lounge
Contact: Lauren Sinnenberg (lsinn@med.upenn.edu)
Open to: Everyone
Five cardiology sub-specialists are coming to speak to the student body about what drew them to
cardiology, their path in training, and their current careers.
--d. Wilderness Medicine Elective Information Session
Student Group: Wilderness Medicine Interest Group
When: Thursday, May 2, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Lookout
Contact: Jonathan Kotzin (jkotzin@mail.med.upenn.edu)
Come learn about the National Wilderness Medicine Elective.
--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. 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. 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. 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!
c. 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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