Congratulations to the MS-4s Who Matched in Peds!
Tori Anderson
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Christine Bailey
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Christine Campbell
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Fernando Gomez
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Courtney Herring
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Elizabeth Irons
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Holley Jeter
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Patrick Keenum
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Homare Kubagawa
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Shir Levy
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Joshua Lovvorn
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Ginger Menendez
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Jeff Montgomery
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Sarah Pettigrew
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Raymond Reiser
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Stephanie Riddle
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Rebekah Savage
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Jessica Steinkampf
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Brett Turner
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Susan Wells
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Drew Wright
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Catherine Brooke
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Volunteer Opportunities!
NAP is looking for volunteers to assist Dr. Kathy Monroe (NAP Faculty Advisor and peds ED physician) with a Teen Driving Safety Day at Brookwood Mall on Saturday, May 1st, from Noon to 3:00P. Volunteers will work alongside Dr. Monroe, Dr. Michele Nichols (also a peds ED physician), and a pediatric resident, to assist in administering survey questions to teens and parents, and giving out material on the topic. If anyone is interested in helping out, please send an email to Dr. Monroe at KMonroe@peds.uab.edu. This should be a fun opportunity to work with pediatric faculty and participate in their research activities!
Children’s Center for Weight Management is putting on a weight management overnight camp, for kids 10-14 who are established patients of CCWM. The event will be held June 21 - 26, 2010 at the YMCA at Hargis.
CCWM is looking for two male counselors 19 or older that would be interested in volunteering for the week. A $200 gift will be provided for their help at the end of the week. Medical students or others considering medical school with an interest in this area would benefit greatly from this experience as they will be in contact with the patients as well as clinicians who have specialized in treating overweight youth.
Anyone interested in volunteering can contact Chris Thomason; his information is below. Mr. Thomason will be conducting the initial interview as a volunteer service for the clinic.
Chris Thomason, CFRE
Director of Development
UAB Department of Surgery
Office: (205) 934-1854
Mobile: (205) 641-1996
Fax: (205) 975-5699
E-mail: cthomason@uab.edu
Mailing address:
FOT 1225 1530 Third Avenue South
Birmingham AL 35294-3412
Physical address:
Faculty Office Tower, Room 1225
510 20th Street South
Birmingham AL 35233-4550
NAP Members with Charles Barkley at the 2009 Injury Prevention Fair
You never know who you will meet as a member of NAP!
Nuts About Peds is a group that allows students interested in the practice of pediatrics to hear physicians in the field speak about different issues they face and why they chose peds. NAP also sponsors a mentor program with faculty at the Children's Hospital of Alabama that allows students to work alongside a trained pediatrician. In addition, we collaborate with other interest groups in volunteer opportunities related to pediatrics and the well-being of children.
More about Pediatrics
DESCRIPTION
Pediatrics is primarily concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Concerned with more than just the physical well-being, pediatricians are involved with the prevention, early detection, and management of behavioral, developmental, and functional social problems that affect their patients. Pediatricians can be active at the community level by helping to prevent or solve problems in child health care and be a public advocate for children's causes. People in this specialty tend to rate the following values high: creativity, sufficient time off, variety, and working with people. The length of training is usually 3 years.
Sources:
Taylor, A.D. (1993). How to Choose a Medical Specialty, Second Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co.
American Board of Medical Specialties' "Guide to Physician Specialties" and the Pathway Evaluation Program for Medical Professionals' "Specialty Profiles," 2003.
Pediatric Mentors
If you would like an opportunity to work alongside a pediatrician, please click the link above and contact one in a field of interest. These physicians have volunteered to allow you to shadow and to answer your questions.
This program is a great way to remember why you are in medical school! Medicine is not all about textbooks, so get out there and into the clinics!!!
Volunteer for Kids
Here are some opportunities for you to get involved! Click the link above for additional information.
2010 - 2011 Nuts about Peds Officers
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Annalise Sorrentino
Dr. Kathy Monroe
Medical Student Officers:
President: Adam Scott
Vice President: Lindsay Harbin
Secretary: Ting Yu
Treasurer: Eva Yuan
