National Meeting, October 16, 2015
Orlando, FL
CURRENT OFFICERS & FACULTY ADVISORS
SSP Officers:
SSP Faculty Advisors:
• Pomona: Dr. David A. Connett, D.O.
•
President: Robert Stowe, OMS II
•
Vice President: Daniel Niknam, OMSII
•
Treasurer: Lauren Van Woy, OMSII
•
Secretary: Thomas Vu, OMS II
•
Service Coordinator: Margaret Kim, OMS II
SSP Administrative Assistant:
• Amanda Yochum
MEMBERSHIP
• 2014: 47
• 2015: 52
• 2016: 59
• 2017: 53
• 2018: 56
• 2019: ~50
SSP Induction Ceremony, Winter 2015
CHAPTER GOALS
•To further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of
Practice
•To preserve the meaning of and encourage scholastic excellence and
community service
•To continue a high degree of fellowship among its students.
•To cultivate relationships and understanding between the student
bodies and officials, such as Faculty members of our Colleges
•To foster allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association
•To perpetuate Sigma Sigma Phi by preserving the principles and
objectives of the organization
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
•According to the National Sigma Sigma Phi Constitution:
•Candidate must have completed at least one semester of school.
•Candidate must have a GPA above 3.0 (>85%) to be considered for
membership.
•Membership is limited to 20% of the class.
MEMBER REQUIREMENTS
•First and Second year students are required to participate in 20 hours of
community service activities per school year.
•Members can record 15 “obligated” hours per school year for events in
which they are obligated to attend (e.g. being an officer of another club)
•Students granted membership in their second year must participate in a
total of 40 hours of service by the end of the year, with no more than 20
hours from the first year and no more than than 30 “obligated” hours.
APPLICATION PROCESS
•Application process takes place only during the fall semester on the final
week before winter break.
•SSP admission committee will meet and decisions regarding
admission/rejection will be made no later than 14 days after the
applications are due.
•Notices of acceptance or rejections will be sent out via email in January.
APPEALS & INDUCTION
•Applicants who are not accepted by the admission committee based on
the primary application have 5 days after receiving the notice to appeal.
•Induction will occur during the spring semester
•All accepted applicants must pay a $70 membership fee prior to
induction.
EXPULSION
Active/honorary members may be expelled from SSP and have all rights
revoked by the local chapter governing body if any of the following occur:
•Failure to comply with rules as laid down by the Constitution & Bylaws of the fraternity
•Conspiracy against another member
•Conduct unbecoming of a physician or member
•Violation of Code of Ethics of AOA
•Failure (<70%) of ANY required course in the curriculum WITHOUT
evidence against personal fault.
(ex. Death in the family, debilitating health crisis)
MAJOR EVENTS
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5.
Annual CME Silent Charity Auction – May 2015
Care Harbor LA – October 2015
SSP Free Clinic – November 2015
Mock OSCE Practice for OMSI – November 2015
Bugs and Drugs Board Prep – January and February 2015
CME SILENT AUCTION
05.02.15
CME SILENT AUCTION
Held at WesternU
All proceeds go to MERCY HOUSE
Member Requirements:
-Donate 1 item $25 min.
-solicit donations if possible.
-assist in running the auction.
Amount raised in:
-2014 = $1800
-2015 = $2000
Auction sheet
CME SILENT AUCTION
CME SILENT AUCTION
CARE HARBOR LA
10.17.15 & 10.18.15
CARE HARBOR LA
For 4 days, the LA Sports Arena is
Transformed into the largest free clinic
in California.
Provides free medical, dental and
vision care prevention resources and
follow-up care to thousands of
uninsured, underinsured and at risk
individuals and families.
Collaboration between WesternU,
UCLA, USC medical schools.
CARE HARBOR LA
On site services: Medical, Dental,
Mammogram, Women’s Health screenings,
Educational Exhibits, Mental Health
Counseling, Patient Lectures, and more
CARE HARBOR LA
SSP Free Community Clinic
• When: November 10, 2015
• Where: Pomona, CA (site TBD)
• What: Free Clinic and Flu Shots for the
Underprivileged members of our
community
– We will be purchasing flu shots
Bugs and Drugs Series
• Goal is to provide help to our fellow
student just as much as we do to our
community
Bugs and Drugs Series
C. botulinum w/endospore
Clostridium botulinum
● Botulism (adult, infant, wound)
● Endospores highly heat-resistant
● Botulinum toxin (BOTOX)
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●
MOA: Protease cleaves SNARE proteins- inhibits release of
ACh from neuromuscular junctions.
○ Adult- Food-borne (canned food). Consumption of
toxin. => dysphagia, cranial nerve palsy (diplopia),
muscle weakness, resp. paralysis.
○ Infant- Honey. Consumption of spores, colonization
of GI, production of toxin. => constipation, flaccid
paralysis- FLOPPY BABY.
○ Wound- Spores enter wound. production of toxin. =>
fever, similar to Adult except no GI prodromal sx.
Tx: Antitoxin (food-borne and wound), Human botulism Ig
(infant), Penicillin, Hyperbaric O2, Supportive: incubation
and ventilation.
Botulinum is from bad
bottles of food and
honey.
canned food w/C.
botulinum
producing toxin.
Floppy baby
THANK YOU!
SSPclub@westernu.edu