The Learning Communities at UWSMPH have three guiding principles:

Create a caring community for all learning community members

Help learning community members make sense of their experiences

Empower the community and its members to make transparent and positive decisions

Through these guiding principles, the learning communities will foster community, leadership, professional-ism, well-being and sharing of knowledge in order to develop more intellectually, socially, physically and emo-tionally prepared physicians.

IN THIS ISSUE

Recognition Ceremony for SMPH Graduates ...READ MORE

Helpful Reminders for Graduating Students ...READ MORE

Student Leader Recognition...READ MORE

Be a Big Sib!...READ MORE

Class of 2016: What Can You Do With $750? ...READ MORE

Reminder for Students Planning 4th Year Away Rotations...READ MORE

Another Successful Paint Night!...READ MORE

Giving Thanks For Your Stethoscopes...READ MORE

GHHS Rounds...READ MORE

House Cup Update...READ MORE

Volume 2, Issue 10

May 2016

House Calls

Y O U R N E W S F R O M T H E U W S M P H L E A R N I N G C O M M U N I T I E S

InterHouse Council Leaders COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICERS

Saira Khanna: skhanna4@wisc.edu Gundersen

Cassie Schandel: cpiper3@wisc.edu Bamforth

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LIAISONS

Andrew Vegel: avegel@wisc.edu Bardeen

Katie Eszes: eszes@wisc.edu Bardeen

Danny Jones: djones35@wisc.edu Gundersen

Sherry Tang: ytang69@wisc.edu Middleton

Eric Moffet: emoffet@wisc.edu Bamforth

Priya Pathak: prpathak@wisc.edu Bamforth

Taylor Boland: tboland@wisc.edu Bamforth

Rebecca Warwick: rwarwick@wisc.edu McPherson

Anne-Marie Giuca: giuca@wisc.edu McPherson

FINANCE OFFICER

Anatoliy Nechyporenko:nechyporenko@wisc.edu Middleton

SECRETARY

Katey Molinarolo: kmolinarolo@wisc.edu Bardeen

ADMISSIONS AMBASSADORS

Ashley Soppe: ashley.soppe@wisc.edu Bamforth

Cydney Heid: cheid@wisc.edu Bardeen

Maureen Riegert: mbriegert@wisc.edu Bardeen

BIG SIB/LITTLE SIB COORDINATORS

Erik Anderson: eanderson32@wisc.edu Bamforth

Lily Thompson: lathompson3@wisc.edu Bardeen

Clara Ye: yye5@wisc.edu Gundersen

Derek Hoerres: hoerres@wisc.edu McPherson

Stephanie Fricke: sfricke@wisc.edu Middleton

HOUSE CUP COORDINATORS

Courtney Pokrzywa: cpokrzywa@wisc.edu Bamforth

Abby Schuh: aschuh2@wisc.edu McPherson

NOON TALK COORDINATOR

Nikita Shulzhenko: shulzhenko@wisc.edu Bamforth

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

Katharine Molinarolo Bardeen

IMPORTANT DATES FOR MAY

04 Big Sib Recruiting 12:00pm Rm. 1325 06 Deadline to pick up tix for Recognition Ceremony 06 Deadline for Stethoscope Thank-you cards 09 Waitlist for unclaimed Recognition Ceremony tix Opens 11 GHHS Rounds 6:00pm 13 Deadline to complete Graduation Questionnaire 13 Deadline for locker and mailbox clean-out 13 Recognition Ceremony 10:00am Union South 13 Commencement 5:30pm Kohl Center

Graduation is only two weeks away! And then you’ll be taking that excit-ing next-step to residen-cy. Before you go, re-member that each M4 is allotted FIVE tickets for family and friends to at-tend the SMPH Recogni-tion Ceremony on Fri-day, May 13 at 10am in Varsity Hall at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St.

We are celebrating the investiture of the Class of 2016 into the medical profession. WMAA will host a buffet reception immediately following the ceremony, outside at Un-ion South’s Terrace. Tickets can be picked up April 25 - May 6, 8:30am-4:30pm, in the 4th Floor WMAA Office

of Maureen Brady (HSLC Rm 4291) – if Maureen isn’t there, other WMAA staff members can give you your guest tick-ets.

Unclaimed tickets as of Monday, May 9, will be made available to stu-dents on a wait-list. To be placed on the wait list, please email Andrea Lar-son at an-drea.larson@wisc.edu with the number of extra tickets you are hoping for.

WMAA can’t guarantee they will have extra tick-ets, but if they do, they will grant the extras to those who are on the wait-list as of May 9. When you pick up your tickets from WMAA, it’s also a perfect time to do-

nate to your “Class of 2016 Fund in Honor of Dr. Patrick McBride” – so bring your credit card or cash with you when you come pick up your Recog-nition Ceremony tickets. Remember, if you do-nate at least $2,016 by June 1, WMAA will match it! Starting at 5:30pm that same afternoon, University Commencement will take place at the Kohl Center, 601 West Dayton St. Doors open at 4:00pm. No tickets are required for admission and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Graduates must arrive no later than 5:00pm.

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Recognition Ceremony for SMPH Graduates.

Resources for Students

Student Services studentservices@med.wisc.edu

Gwen McIntosh Assistant Dean for Students 608-263-4920

Christopher Stillwell Director of Student Services 608-262-7543

Jodi Sherman Student Services Coordinator Disability Access & Accommodations

608-263-7135

Terri Dolan Clinical Schedules/OASIS 608-263-4923 Academic Support Sharon Marks Student Academic Support 608-263-8280

Adam Brigham Student Academic Support 608-265-5030 Dual Programs Paul Cook Medical Scientist Training Program 608-262-6321

Dipesh Navsaria MD-MPH Dual Degree Program 608-262-7180

Mindy Schreiner PRIME Coordinator 608-263-2298

Debra Siegenthaler Paths of Distinction Coordinator 608-263-3036 Community Service Programs Kristi Fossum Jones 608-262-4204 Student Ombudsperson Lynn Maki 608-263-2525

Helpful Reminders For Graduating Students

drop box located on the wall outside conference room, 2158 HSLC, next to the Admission’s Office. Anything left in lockers and mailboxes after graduation will be thrown away! In addition to returning your pager, mailbox key, and badges:

Your NetID and

Wiscmail will be de-activated in mid-September, 2016.

To transition from

Wiscmail to your own email account, we recommend that you follow the directions to have your Wiscmail forwarded to another email account (Gmail, Hotmail, etc) See the following links for more information:

Important Tech Sug-

gestions for Departing Students

Redirecting emails

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Clean out your locker

and leave the lock on

Empty Mailbox (if you

have one)

Return Mailbox Key (If

you have one)

Return Pager

Return UWHC ID

Badge

Return VA ID Badge

(if you have one) Bring items to the Student Center Cabinet in Student Services, 2141 HSLC, or drop them in the locked

Appreciate the

journey, espe-

cially the good-

ness of the peo-

ple you meet on

the way.

2012-2016

Second semester is a time of transition for our students and we wel-come the events where student leaders can be recognized for their dedi-cation and commitment to the greater good of all SMPH students. Student leaders in IHC and MSA gathered on April 27th for a fabulous luncheon sponsored by the Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association (WMAA).

Dean Gold-en kicked off the an-nual lunch-eon with powerful words about what it means to grow into leadership positions and learn to take on ever greater challenges. Dean petty continued the message with inspira-tional words as well as great tips to look at other leaders, regardless of whether we personally like or dislike them, and analyze what they do well as leaders. Karen Peterson, Director of WMAA, took the mes-sage into the future and provided examples of SMPH graduates across

the country who are now serving on WMAA’s Board. Student leaders were presented with certifi-cates signed by Deans Golden, Petty, and McIn-tosh, and recognized for their hard work through-out the year. The luncheon concluded with student leaders cre-ating a snowstorm of special acknowledge-ments and lessons learned from the past two years.

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Student Leader Recognition

Be A Big Sib! On Wednesday, May 4th, IHC leaders will host a Big Sib recruitment and gen-eral orientation from 12:00-1:00 in Rm. 1325. Deli-cious food will be served to all who RSVP!

The Big Sib/Little Sib pro-gram has continued to grow over the past two years and we are excited to offer provide peer mentoring for all of our students.

Sibs from all years are welcome to participate and if you are unable to attend the Sib recruitment and general orientation, you are still welcome to become a Big Sib!

If you need information please contact

Bamforth:

Laura Steenberge steenberge@wisc.edu or Minbo Bai mbai7@ wisc.edu Bardeen: Kofi Fosu kfosu@wisc.edu or Nadia Sweet nlsweet@wisc.edu Gundersen: Nicole Altman naltman@wisc.edu McPherson: Felicity Harl harl@wisc.edu or Lauren Shuda lshuda@wisc.edu Middleton: McKenzie Bruce mabruce2@wisc.edu or Sherry Tang ytang69@wisc.edu

Sib participants who want to become leaders of Sib groups will participate in

more specific orientation and training prior to the start of the 2016-17 school year.

This training will address typical questions and situ-ations that Sibs encoun-ter. It will also provide an opportunity for Sib leaders to think creatively about activities they would like to carry forward with their own group.

Sibs at all levels in their medical student careers are an important peer support network, helping each other to understand medical school, build a social community, and stay healthy while adjust-ing to the unique yearly demands of being a medi-cal student.

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Electronic Residency Applica-

tion Service

Association of American Medi-

cal Colleges

Careers in Medicine

Fellowship and Residency Elec-

tronic Interactive Database

Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Financial Information, Re-

sources, Services and Tools

Student Financial Aid Amy Whitford amy.whitford@finaid.wisc.edu 608-262-3060

University Health Services After-Hours Mental Health Crisis Services 608-265-5600 (option 9) After-Hours Nurse 608-265-5600 (option 1) Let’s Talk Travis Fox, Psy.D. trfox@uhs.wisc.edu McBurney Disability Resource Center Ruben Mota Ruben.mota@wisc.edu 608-263-2741

Congratulations on a great match day! Now we really need your help in completing the AAMC Gradua-tion Questionnaire. All graduating medical students should have received a reminder from the AAMC on 4/1/2016 about The Graduation Questionnaire, along with a link As of April 25th, here is how we’re doing so far...

68% of our graduating students

have completed the question-naire.

10.5% of our graduating students

have the questionnaire “in pro-gress.”

21.5% of our graduating students

have not started the question-naire.

If the class of 2016 can reach a 94% completion rate by May 13th, 2016,

they will receive $750 for their class fund. WOW! The Class of 2015 hit their 94% com-pletion rate and gained a nice sum of money for their class fund.

Class of 2016… YOU CAN DO THIS!

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Class Of 2016: What Can You Do With $750?

Reminder For Students Planning 4th Year Away Rotations

for Adding an Extramural Elective. OASIS notifies Student Services that you are on the waiting list. Student Services will review the information and either approve your extramural elective or request additional infor-mation. If your extramural institution allows you to use our SMPH evaluation form, please be sure to provide your contact person at the host institution

with the 2016-17 Extramural Evalua-tion found in OASIS Notices>General Information>Forms>Y4 Away Rotation Clinical Evaluation In order to receive credit for your extramural rotation you must make sure that the host institution returns a completed evaluation form, with your grade, directly to Student Services, via email, FAX, or U.S. Mail.

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For those of you who will be on extra-mural rotations during 2016-17, you want to be sure that you receive a grade and credit for your rotation(s). After you accept an extramural rota-tion, you will need to enter the course and additional contact in-formation in OASIS. This places you on a “waiting list.” Instructions for adding your extramural rotation(s) are located in OASIS Notices>General Information>Forms>Y4 Instructions

Eight-five attendees. We’ll let the pic-tures do the talking!

Another Successful Paint Night!

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GHHS Rounds: Work-Life Balance

It has to be right for you but there's never really a right time. It's hard to get rid of the guilt that you've pushed aside studying. Learn to not feel guilty and to enjoy your family and relaxation time because that time is mentally and emotionally beneficial for you as well as others around you. Even when you enjoy your free time, it's sometimes hard to talk about your day. As a doctor, your day has a rou-tine that may not make for interesting conversation; at the same time, you can't talk about specifics of interesting cases due to HIPAA. Two additional suggestions regarding work-life balance were asking people who have been through this for ad-vice, and hire a cook, a housekeep-er, etc., if you can afford it so that you can focus on your family. The discussion on burnout also looked at the level of involvement that doctors may have with families of their patients. Pros and cons of family involvement included: Pros

In general, more inclusive patient

care is beneficial

35 people joined the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) both remotely and on site for monthly Rounds on April 13th to discuss medical doctor burnout and work-life balance. Discussion started with a TED Talk that essentially indicated that there really is no such thing as work-life balance other than what you try to create. Medical students agreed that the im-mediacy of today's emails, phones, and other media take away from fami-ly or relaxation time. Additionally, as a student, not always knowing your exact schedule, or having a specific start-end time for your schedule can also take time away. Students suggested that learning to step away from your phone or email and focus on the family in front of you is essential. If you can, set a "date night," do that and stick to it. Resist putting off these special times for “later” because these times are im-portant and “later” might not occur. With unpredictable schedules, taking advantage of the free time you get and knowing how to use it in ways that are best for you and your situa-tion will also provide balance. There isn't really a right time to do anything.

Friday, May 6th is the deadline to make a quick visit to WMAA offices on the 4th floor of HSLC and write a brief postcard to your benefactors. WMAA provides the card, the candy, and the postage. M1s need to provide the message of gratitude that fosters a strong connection between stu-dents and alumni. For many, that first stethoscope was an important memory of the start of their medical careers. Please take time to honor that memory and thank your stethoscope donor!

Alumni of our medical school give generously to programs supporting the academic success of our stu-dents. In August, 2015, all new M1 students received a stethoscope as their gift from another medical school alum-nus. Alumni remember what it’s like to be a student and how much it means to have support from those who paved the way for you.

Giving Thanks For Your Stethoscopes

Families can provide insight into

the patient that you might not get directly from the patient

Family support can help a patient

heal better or more quickly Cons

Family members can end up

speaking for the patient rather than the patient speaking for him/herself.

Family members can work at

keeping a patient alive longer than the patient wants.

There are situations in which the

family member is preventing the patient from speaking honestly about what she or he wants or needs.

GHHS Rounds are an excellent forum for medical students at all levels, resi-dents, staff, and faculty to gather and discuss issues that are important to them. Mark your calendar for the next GHHS Rounds on

Wednesday, May 11th 6:00-7:00pm Watch your email for location and RSVP!

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BAMFORTH 235.782 Retains the lead another month

BARDEEN 212.995 Jumped from 3rd to 2nd place

GUNDERSEN 183.415 Jumped from 5th to 3rd place

MCPHERSON 182.878 Dropped from 2nd to 4th place

MIDDLETON 175.327 Dropped from 4th to 5th place

House Cup Update

That’s some

crazy stats!

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