Students are encouraged to attend all events especially the President’s Welcome.

Family Day will be held on September 15th. The agenda includes:

9-10 a.m. Reception, Student Center
10-10:30 a.m. President’s Welcome, Wellness Center
10:45-11 a.m. Dean’s Welcome, HSB Lobby
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Individual Departmental Activities

For a complete listing of all activities please visit the
AHS Schedule of Events. (top)

SAHS Alumni Affairs

Homecoming 2008 is scheduled for April 24-27. A “Save the Date” postcard will be mailed to all alumni and faculty in August. All Homecoming event information should be emailed to Ms. Gia Johnson at gjohnson@mcg.edu. (top)

The 07/08 dues campaign for the alumni association is underway. All alumni, faculty and staff should have received a dues solicitation in July. Non-alumni faculty and staff are eligible to join the SAHSAA as associate members. Please consider supporting the alumni association by joining (https://www.oacs.mcg.edu/alumni/alumReg/). (top)

SAHSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award

The School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni

Association is requesting assistance in identifying and honoring some of SAHS outstanding alumni. Please take a few moments to nominate our alumnus for the SAHSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award. As faculty members, and leaders both on campus and in your respective allied health fields, you are in a unique position to identify excellence within your profession, communities and professional organizations. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 12, 2007. Any questions contact gjohnson@mcg.edu. (top)

Allied Health Professional Week Reception

The School of Allied Health Sciences Alumni Association is planning a reception to be held on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the lobby of the Health Sciences Building to celebrate Allied Health Professions Week. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will receive flyer approximately 6 weeks prior to event date. (top)

Deadlines

Sep 15 – Family Day (Wellness Center)
Oct 3 – SAHS Strategic Planning Retreat (Time and Location TBD)
Oct 12 – SAHSAA Distinguished Alumnus Award Nomination Deadline
Nov 15 SAHS Magazine Article/Copy Deadline
Dec 3 – First Proof of SAHS Magazine
Dec 10 – Final Proof of SAHS Magazine
Dec 14 – SAHS Magazine to Printer
Jan 1 – Distribution of SAHS Magazine (top)

The School has begun to work on the new SAHS Magazine to coincide with our 40th Anniversary celebration, commencing January 1, 2008, followed by a year of activities! Ms. Christine Deriso will be working with us as our editor and Ms. Debra Steel as our freelance writer. The magazine will feature an area devoted to each discipline, along with areas devoted to service, distinguished alumni, and a “then and now” section. Ideas should be submitted to Ms. Deriso by September 4. (top)

Congratulations !!

Medical Illustration Students Receive Top Awards

Meredith Boyter (left) and Tristan Cummings

Five students and nine alumni from the Medical College of Georgia Department of Medical Illustration were honored at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association of Medical Illustrators in Bozeman, Mont.

Student Salon winners include:

■ Tristan W. Cummings ('08), Certificate of Merit for "Open Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy," Instructional Line category
■ Alexander Beerhorst ('07), Award of Excellence and Orville Parkes Student Best of Show Award for "Spermatozoans: From Spermatogenesis to the Acrosomal Reaction," Instructional Color
■ Hardy B. Fowler ('07), Award of Excellence for "The Eye: Tissues and Structures," Instructional Color
■ Matthew Whitford ('07), Award of Excellence for "Treatments for Endometriosis," Editorial
■ Meredith Boyter ('08), Certificate of Merit for "Bilateral Breast Reduction: Selected Images," Projection Media. (top)

Professional Salon winners include:
■ Andy Rekito ('02), Will Shepard Award of Excellence for "Dural Ateriovenous Fistula of the Anterior Condylar Confluent and Hypoglossal Canal Mimicking a Jugular Foramen Tumor," Instructional Color
■ Kristen Larson ('06), Certificate of Merit for "Neuroscience Patient Positioning" Instructional Color; Certificate of Merit for "Psychiatric Diagnosis in Hypothalamic Hamartoma Patients," Editorial
■ Steve Oh ('91), Award of Excellence for "Neuromyelitis Optica and NMD-IGG Antibody," Editorial
■ C. Knox Hubard Jr., ('00), Award of Excellence for "Appearance After Fatal Crash Injury," Medical Legal
■ Paul Gross ('86), Award for Excellence for "Distal Radius and Ulna Movements with Short Arm Cast Versus Long Arm Cast," Medical Legal
■ Jennifer C. Darcy ('04), Certificate of Merit for "Pelvic and Lower Extremity Fracture and Fixation," Medical Legal
■ Craig Foster ('92), (with Keith Kasnot/Inside Productions), Award of Excellence and Certificates of Merit for "Anti-Angiogensis in Action: The Proposed Early and Continued Effects of Anti VEGF Therapy," "Excluder" and "Accuity," Animation
■ Kip Carter ('82), Certificate of Merit for "Atlas of Facial Implants," Illustrated Medical Book-Atlas
■ Cameron Slayden ('05), Certificate of Merit for "Short-Scar Face Lift," Illustrated Medical Book-Reference/Clinical Text. (top)

Intramural PSRP Grant Submissions and Awards
■ Congratulations to four SAHS faculty: Drs. Akinwuntan, Cortez-Cooper, Gibson and Iyer for receiving positive reviews on their grant submissions for intramural funding through the Pilot Study Research Program (PSRP). The Intramural Grants Program (IGP) is administered through the Office of the Vice President for Research. Its purpose is to assist Medical College of Georgia faculty members in competing successfully for major research funding from external sponsors.

■ Congratulations to Drs. Akinwuntan and Iyer for receiving grant funding for their projects! It is impressive that 50% of the SAHS grant submissions were funded based on the competitiveness of these awards. (top)

Retiree:

Donna Morris
Administrative Assistant 1
Department of Physical Therapy
(8/31/07) (top)

2007 Employee Service Ceremony

A special congratulations to the following SAHS employees who have served MCG with 5-30 years of dedicated service. These individuals will be honored on October 18 during the 2007 Employee Service Ceremony.

5 Vega, Alise SAHS Academic Administration Administrative Assistant I
5 Sloan, Gloria SAHS Administration Research Associate (Basic)
5 Pretlow, Lester SAHS Biomed & Rad Tech Assistant Professor
5 Maner, Donald SAHS Physician Assistant Program Assistant Professor
10 Mentel, Joyce SAHS Medical Illustration Office Manager
10 Domyslawski, Donna SAHS Occupational Therapy Assistant Professor
25 Arnette, Ann SAHS Biomed & Rad Tech Assistant Professor
30 Mishoe, Leona “Shelley” SAHS Academic Administration Dean (top)

Welcome

■ Amanda Barefield, Interim Chair, Department of Health Informatics (7/1/07).
■ M’Lynda Durr, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy (8/1/07).
■ Cheryl Edwards, Office Specialist, Department of Occupational Therapy (8/6/07)
■ Malorie Kosht, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy (8/1/07).
■ Veerinder Pannu, Assistant Professor, Dental Hygiene (7/1/07).
■ Eric Robertson, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy (8/1/07). (top)

Reminder

If you have news or announcements that your would like to have included in the next newsletter, please submit your information to Ramona Aune at raune@mcg.edu by October 1. (top)

Practice Plan Update

The Request to Practice Form on the web has been revised and updated. Faculty should complete the Request to Practice Form as the first step in determining if an activity should be included in the Practice Plan, and before a contract can be initiated. Following the Dean's office reorganization, completed Request to Practice Forms and questions regarding the Plan should be directed to Dr. Elizabeth Wark. An election will be held in late August or early September to elect a new member to the Board of Directors to replace Dr. Mike Bergeron, whose term is completed this summer.  (top)