AOA APPROVED!!!

On November 2, 2006, the AOA Program & Trainee Review Council granted APPROVAL of the NEW Internship training program at the University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston in Galveston, TX!!!

We are so excited to achieve this very important distinction!

Unfortunately, we did not receive our approval in time to register for the 2007 AOA Match, BUT, osteopathic students can still match with us through the NRMP for 2007.

Please contact us if you need additional information or have questions.
409.772.0641 or lrnash@utmb.edu.

it could only happen to Marisol...

Who would ever have the bad (?) luck for the restaurant where Journal Club is being hosted to ALSO have a group of professional clowns having a meeting at the same time?! I missed the Journal Club, but the stories sure were entertaining!

What a great group!

Here they are... the FM residents of 2006! This photo was taken two weeks ago, while everyone was here taking the In-Training Exam. Everyone studied really hard... some thought the exam was no problem, some thought it was hard. I hope everyone did well... I know they put in the effort and they deserve to do well. This is one outstanding group of residents and I'm really proud of them.

Thanksgiving Luncheon

Residency Staff - Jackie, Linda, Angie

Dr. Janice Smith & Chief Resident Dr. Williams

a few of the Family Medicine Faculty

Residents - Dr. Pettit, Dr. Schnaiderman

Residency Staff - Linda, Angie, Louis

A great meal and a good time was had by all! A big "thank you" to Dr. Thompson for providing the food and the time for us all to sit down together and celebrate.

Recruiting 2007 Update

As of today, all applicants with active, complete applications who have not received an interview invitation will be wait-listed for reconsideration in the event we have cancellations. We will try to get an email out to everyone in this category sometime this week.

We have a number of incomplete applications, which WILL still be considered once they are complete. We ARE still accepting applications.

If you are one of our 18 applicants with an open interview invitation but have not scheduled your interview, please do so AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! If you have decided not to interview in Galveston, please also let us know that so we may invite someone from our wait-list.

I hope the interview season is going well for everyone. We are extremely pleased with this year's applicant class. Those of you who've interviewed with us already, please let us know if any further questions have arisen since your interview.

Best wishes, LRN

Dickens on the Strand

There is LOTS of cool stuff to do in Galveston, but Dickens on the Strand is definitely one of my favorites! For tons more great photos, visit www.webshots.com and type "Dickens on Strand" in the search box. The photo above is Becky Hamilton (FMR Staff), Susan Berkley (PA for FMC) and me (Dr. Nash) all dressed up for Dickens last year.

Applicants interviewing on December 4th might want to think about coming in early to participate in the festivities. Visit www.galveston.com for additional hotel reservations.

STFM proposals accepted

The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine just announced all accepted presentations for the annual Spring STFM meeting to be held in Chicago, April 25-29, 2007.

Our program will be represented by the following:
Lisa R. Nash, DO, Mike Callaway, Becky Hamilton, Clarence Williams, MD - 45-min. lecture/discussion entitled "Observation-Based Evaluation Tools for Family Medicine Residencies"

Mike Callaway, Lisa R. Nash, DO - 45-min. lecture/discussion entitled "Combining the Scores You Have to Create the Scores You Need"

Lisa R. Nash, DO, Mike Callaway - 45-minute lecture/discussion entitled "Do you Know the Reliability of Ratings by Faculty in Your Program?"

Indu Kunchar, MD, Becky Hamilton, Lisa R. Nash, DO, Ron Williams - scholastic poster entitled "Cross Cultural Curriculum for Family Medicine Residents"

All of these presentations have been made possible through our residency training grant from HRSA. We are very excited and looking forward to reporting excellent work which represents the UTMB FMR!

Additionally, the Pre-Doctoral Program will be represented by Gurjeet Shokar, MD and Robert Bulik - 15 minute Peer-In-Progress presentation entitled "Teaching Doctor-Patient Communication Skills Through Web-Based Clinical Cases"

in the news

Drs. Thompson (Chairman, UTMB Dept. of Family Medicine) and Chavez (FMR Chief) were both recently in the news! Check out the story at this link.

In costume

Here is the Gold Team clinic staff having a good time yesterday! Susan brought a box of costumes, some people came in full costume and a good time was had by all. We have a great team!