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More than 419,000 new skin cancer cases in the U.S. each year can be attributed to tanning beds. And worldwide, there are more cases of skin cancer from indoor tanning than there are cases of lung cancer due to smoking. That’s scary. You can find out more about skin cancer prevention, statistics, and treatment on the Skin Cancer Foundation facts page or via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and our friends at the Skin Cancer Foundation have some things to say about it. With summer just around the corner, everyone will be outdoors a lot more. To keep your skin in tip-top shape, here are their recommendations. Whenever possible, be in the shade. Especially from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the sun is strongest. It might seem obvious, but wear sunscreen. Use at least SPF 15 every day and use SPF 30 or higher if you’re going to be in the sun for very long. Also, cover up with clothing like hats and UV-blocking sunglasses. Sunscreen should be applied 30 minutes before going into the sun and should be reapplied every two hours or if you’ve been swimming or sweating a lot. Examine your skin once a month head-to-toe. See your physician once a year for a check, or if you find anything suspicious. Above all else, stay out of the tanning bed. Indoor tanning increases your chances of developing melanoma by 74 percent vs. someone who’s never tanned indoors.

Stephen Charles, director of medical education, successfully defended a dissertation on “Perceptions of Mentoring from Fourth Year Medical Students” on March 25. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Florida on May 3.

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Join the next KU Pride casual day for the KU Cares campaign Wednesday, May 21. With supervisor’s approval, you may wear jeans to work if you purchased a year pass or by purchasing a sticker for $2.50 in human resources. All proceeds benefit KU Cares organizations. For more information, contact Jennica King at 293-3535 or jking11@kumc.edu.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 Roberts Amphitheater Sheryl Beard, M.D. Senior associate program director, Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Family & Community Medicine clinical assistant professor, KU School of Medicine–Wichita Did you miss the May 13 lecture about aging gracefully with Dr. Connie Marsh? FREE audio recordings and notes are available online within a week after each lecture.

Last chance to get in on the Riverfest Sundown Parade Friday, May 30. This year’s Riverfest theme is "Hoopla in Doo-Dah" and our entry name is "KU Doo-Dah Doctors.” It's important to note that this is an all-walking entry. You’ll also be required to wear a specially designed T-shirt and Jayhawk feathered mask, which we’ll provide.

If you're interested in walking with us, please email jeaton2@kumc.edu or call 293-3534 by Friday, May 16. The day of the parade, we will gather downtown where we are required to line up by 5:30 p.m. From lineup to parade finish, expect to be there approximately three hours. More information will be provided about the complete schedule when it’s available. Everyone who participates will receive a picnic dinner before the parade, a Riverfest button, and your parade costume. We're looking forward to a great turnout and a good time.

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Success Academy is a professional development program developed specifically for KU and covers topics such as goal setting, dealing with difficult situations, and effective communication skills. Participants will attend one all-day session each month for three months. This program has been very successful on the KUMC campus and will be offered here on the Wichita campus beginning in September 2014. Get more information. Supervisors/managers should email a list of their employees who want to attend to Crystal Nevins in HR by June 30.

Read the newest edition of the State employee health plan newsletter.

Deb Dixon, student coordinator, Family & Community Medicine Deb has gone above and beyond this semester by recruiting six new preceptor sites for the geriatric medical students next year. By securing locations and volunteer faculty appointments for the preceptors, things are ready for the double class of third-year students in June. She has exceptional organizational skills demonstrated by organizing the course syllabus and schedule to accommodate the standardized patient scheduling challenge of having two sessions of six students just days after the clinical skills assessment of all third-year students. Deb is essential to the success of the Geriatric Clerkship and has gone above and beyond her duties to assist the departments of Family & Community Medicine and Internal Medicine in delivering a robust learning opportunity for the students. Nominated by Melissa Gaines, M.D., internal medicine assistant professor and internal medicine education director

Staff ASA Standardized Patient pool Student services coordinator IT Services Support tech Psychiatry Fellow Research assistant/clinical research coordinator For more information, contact Stacey Hawkins, human resources, 293-1868, or shawkins6@kumc.edu. For a complete and up-to-date listing, click on JOB VACANCIES.

Faculty Family & Community Medicine Faculty scholar Geriatrician (2 FTEs) Instructor Research faculty Internal Medicine Ambulatory care/general internal medicine (3 FTEs) Clerkship director/neurologist Gastroenterologist (2 FTEs) Hospitalist (4 FTEs) Medical Sciences Assistant/associate professor of anatomy

PMPH Clinician investigator Psychiatry Chair Child and adolescent psychiatrist Office of Research Senior scientist/director of Mid-Continent Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research

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“Mother and Son” An exhibit by Linda Jordan and Howard Levy Photographs and paintings April 10 to May 30

New exhibit coming soon. For more information about the William J. Reals Gallery of Art, contact Jennifer Eaton at 293-3534 or jeaton2@kumc.edu.

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May 14 Mahmoud Farhoud Kurt Leis Austin Pyle May 15 Jessica Rudick May 16 May 17 Becky Landwehr May 18 Tara Ball Casper Hu Hala Kazanchi Angie Shepherd May 19 Nancy Powers Irina Smith May 20 Rosemary Briscoe Carmen Cosio Jessica Pries Christina Tippy

May 21 Valerie Cagle Katherine Melhorn Cassie Shaw Marcia Valenzeno May 22 Said Chaaban May 23 Christina Bourne Judy Johnston May 24 Kurtis Klecan Jacqueline Morgan Stephanie Murray Syed Quadri May 25 Aric Aldrich Tyca Griggs May 26 John Allred Shobana Kubendren May 27 Dru Potter Matthew Simmons

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Help us welcome the Class of 2016 to Wichita by attending the Introphase picnic at Eberly Farm. Introphase has been moved to May due to changes in the academic calendar. Also, the picnic will start earlier this year to allow attendees more time to enjoy the fun activities such as the petting zoo and hayrack rides. Doors will open at 4 p.m., dinner will be served at 5 p.m., the presentation will begin at 6 p.m., and the doors will close at 8:30 p.m. In addition to a delicious meal, we’ll have our annual presentation by Dr. Minns to introduce each medical student in the Class of 2016. There is indoor seating with AC or outdoor seating available for dinner. This fun, annual event is open to all faculty, staff, residents, and medical students and their families, and it is FREE. 4 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Eberly Farm, 13111 W. 21

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Please RSVP by today, May 14.

The KU School of Medicine–Wichita is looking for persons with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) to participate in a study examining poor leg circulation. The study will focus on those within the African-American community with low levels of activity and who experience pain and discomfort when walking. Participants will be compensated. For more information, call 316-293-3567 or 913-588-4009. We are looking for African-American women 60 and older to participate in a research study about how diet and exercise affects peripheral arterial disease. If you have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, diabetes, and/or high cholesterol, and/or you are a current or former smoker, you may qualify for the study. Recruits should call Michelle Redmond, Ph.D., at 316-293-1813 or email mredmond@kumc.edu.

PMPH holds a monthly noon series titled Research in Progress (RiP). This series is part of an effort to engage faculty throughout the school and locally in research ideas originating from PMPH faculty. It offers an opportunity for collaboration and development of research ideas. RiP is held the 4

th Tuesday of every month at noon.

The next session is “Health-Related Quality of Life in Patient Centered Research” by Dr. Philip Twumasi-Ankrah on May 27 in the Roberts Conference Center. If you are faculty interested in research, please join RiP. You are welcome to bring your lunch.

Judy Johnston, M.S., RD/LD, research instructor, was recently awarded the Pat Cox Exceptional Volunteer Award by the Sedgwick County Oral Health Coalition. This award is given in memory of Pat Cox, former KUSM–W employee, in honor of her volunteer work with the Give Kids a Smile program.

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Grand Rounds are held in the McNamara Center at Via Christi Hospital on Harry, 3600 E. Harry. Lunch is served at 11 a.m. and the speaker is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Get more information about May presentations.

“Mapping the Neural Systems Supporting Food Motivation and Food Reward Inferences in Healthy and Depressed Adults” Tuesday, May 27 Kyle Simmons, Ph.D. Assistant professor, Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa

KU Wichita Clinical Trial Unit needs participants with Alzheimer’s disease for a research study. Volunteers may be able to participate in this study if he or she is 50-90 years old and has been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease or mild Alzheimer’s disease. Those who qualify will be provided with all study medication or placebo and procedures at no cost. You will receive an MRI and amyloid PET imaging. Study participation consists of 43 visits over 90 weeks. Study participants will be compensated for their travel. For more information, call 316-293-1833. KU Wichita Clinical Trial Unit needs participants with schizophrenia for a research study. Volunteers may be able to participate in this study if he or she is 18-40 years old and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Those who qualify will be provided with all study medication and procedures at no cost. Study participation lasts approximately 16 weeks. Study participants will be compensated for their time. For more information, call 316-293-1833.

The KU Wichita Clinical Trial Unit is supporting the 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Show your support of Alzheimer’s research by joining the team or by making a donation via our team page. Help advance research to treat and prevent Alzheimer's and provide programs and support to improve the lives of millions of affected Americans. The walk is Saturday, Sept. 13.

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The WCGME Research Council has made changes to the grant program “KUSM–W WCGME-KBA Bioscience Matching Fund.” This funding mechanism supports collaborative relationships between KUSM–W faculty (volunteer and full-time) and other researchers/faculty located in businesses, health care systems, or other universities. The program is designed to further collaborative research efforts that have formed (or are in early formation, i.e. beyond the planning stage), to provide preliminary data which can be used for further larger grants. Please see our research website for more details.

The Kansas Health Foundation issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will support implementation of evidence-based strategies related to healthy eating, active living, and tobacco prevention. For additional information, including the RFP, visit http://kansashealth.org/healthylivinggrants.

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Congrats to the following for your yearly anniversary of employment. We’re glad you’re here.

– Jason Watts Health information manager

Susan Stipp May 27

Elizabeth Campbell May 18

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Join fellow Wichita Jayhawks for a screening of “Jayhawkers,” a new film from director Kevin

Willmott, professor of film at the University of Kansas. Watch the movie trailer.

6:30 p.m. reception 7 p.m. film screening Wednesday, June 4 Roberts Amphitheater $10 for alumni members; $15 for nonmembers; no cost for Presidents Club members Limited tickets are available; reserve your seats now. Questions? Contact Lynn Loveland at lloveland@kualumni.org or 293-2621.