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Debra Potgieter, facilities management, and her husband, Daniel, recently realized a long-standing dream. On Friday, Sept. 27, they became citizens of the United States. In 1994, due to a series of circumstances, the couple decided to take their four children and leave South Africa, their country of birth. Debra had a sister who lived in America, so this was the country they decided to make home. Immigration is a challenging process and it became even more difficult after 9/11. When the Potgieters applied for green cards, all applications were being rerouted through the CIA for additional background checks. Thus, a process that used to take two years took five years or more. They eventually received permanent residency in 2003. At that time they began working toward getting citizenship. But, before their plans got too far, their church pastor and his wife contacted them to let them know that they would take care of everything. The couple’s son, Niel, received his citizenship through service in the National Guard. Their three daughters,

Naomi, Lidia, and Desré, are all married and working on citizenship themselves. Congratulations on your significant accomplishment. America, and KUSM–W, are lucky to have you.

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Robert T. Manning, M.D., KU School of Medicine–Wichita emeritus professor, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Texas. Dr. Manning was chairman of resident education at Wesley Medical Center from 1977 until his retirement in 1992. Read his obituary in the Kansas City Star.

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

Rayna Herren PRN psychometrician

April Shilling Sept. 18

Kelli Netson Sept. 20

Debra Hunt Sept. 19

Robert Badgett Sept. 19

Debbie Brand Sept. 24

Amy Murray Sept. 24

Kerri Weeks Oct. 1

Jenny Biggs Sept. 27

Maralyn Livengood Sept. 26

Matthew Macaluso Oct. 1

Tara Neil Oct. 1

Dominique Garrett Oct. 4

Andrew Massey Oct. 2

Audra Bullard Oct. 1

Steven Allen Oct. 5

Stacey Wilkerson Oct. 9

Keith Hillis Oct. 13

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The next KU Pride will take place at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Sunflower Room. Don’t miss valuable information, announcements, service awards, and new employee introductions.

In September and October, the State Employee Health Plan is offering flu shot clinics statewide at no cost to employees enrolled in the health plan and their covered spouses. Appointments are required. You will also need your CAREMARK ID card to participate and the Caremark ID# must be written on the top of your consent form. To save time, you can print and complete this form in advance. For more information, go to http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/sehp/fluclinic2013.htm where you will find: • A list of flu clinic locations (sorted by city) • Instructions on how to schedule an appointment • Consent form - English • Consent form - Spanish • Frequently Asked Questions If there is not a flu clinic in your area or you are unable to attend, visit http://www.kdheks.gov/hcf/sehp/fluinfo2013.htm for information on how health plan members in Plans A, B, and C are eligible for 100 percent coverage under the health plan preventive care benefit when received from a Network provider.

Staff ASA Standardized Patient pool Family & Community Medicine Senior research associate PMPH Community program specialist Psychiatry Clinical research coordinator PRN research nurses & techs Residency program coordinator Rural Health Education & Services Coordinator (PT) WCGME COO Senior coordinator

Faculty Family & Community Medicine FM residency faculty Geriatrician (2 FTEs) Research faculty Residency pediatrician Internal Medicine Ambulatory care/general internal medicine (3 FTEs) Gastroenterologist (2 FTEs) Hospitalist (4 FTEs) Infectious disease specialist (3 FTEs) Rheumatologist (2 FTEs) Medical Sciences Assistant/associate professor of anatomy

Pediatrics Pediatric hospitalist PMPH Clinician investigator Psychiatry Child & adolescent psychiatrist Office of Research Senior scientist/director of Mid-Continent Center for Outcomes and Health Services Research 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.

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If you have visitors to campus that you’d like to show around, give us a call. Public affairs can offer campus tours for VIPs, groups, or just about anyone. Call 293-2643 or email wicpa@kumc.edu the next time you need a guide.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Roberts Amphitheater Amy Seery, M.D. Department of Pediatrics chair, Via Christi Hospital Via Christi Family Medicine Residency Pediatric Faculty associate director Family & Community Medicine assistant professor, KU School of Medicine–Wichita Did you miss the Sept. 10 lecture about osteoporosis with Dr. Rami Mortada? FREE audio recordings and notes are available online after each lecture.

Join the next KU Pride casual day for the KU Cares campaign Wednesday, Oct. 16. 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.

If you’re involved in a study that is recruiting subjects and would like to have it listed in Jayhawk Talk Online, submit a request using our online form or email wicpa@kumc.edu with specifics. Once we draft the copy, we’ll send it back to you for IRB approval then publish it.

Did you know public affairs offers a variety of items to support your department events? We’ve got your banners, flags, directional signs, easels, beverage tubs, and giant inflatable Jayhawk covered. Visit our website and fill out an event support request form to reserve the goods that will make your event shine.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014 KU School of Medicine–Wichita Details to follow as they become available.

The Frontiers 2014 RFA is now being distributed. As occurred last year, we in Wichita are pooling resources with the Frontiers program to fund pilot grants. Investigators from Wichita who wish to access WCGME-KBA pilot grant funding must apply through the Frontiers RFA mechanism. There will be no other pilot grant program separate for this academic year. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Michele Mariscalco at mmariscalco@kumc.edu or Trisha Richmeier at trichmeier@kumc.edu. View the RFA for the fourth round of funding.

University of Kansas has renewed support for an author’s fund to encourage open access scholarship at KU’s Lawrence campus and the KU Medical Center. The One-University Open Access Fund supports KU faculty and staff authors who make published research available through the more than 8,000 open access journals. Open access is the policy of making all research authored by university authors available to society at large through an accessible, online database instead of limiting the work to academic journal subscribers. In 2009, KU became the first public university in the United States to institute an open access policy in regard to research published in peer-reviewed journals. The second year of this pilot program will be supported by $25,000 in funding made available to KU faculty and graduate students at both the KU Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses, including the School of Medicine–Wichita. Applications are being accepted starting today, July 1, and will be considered as funding remains available. More information regarding criteria to apply for funding and to complete the request form can be found at the One-University website. The One-University Open Access Fund is intended to assist those who have not received grant funding. Those applying for grants should budget funding for article processing charges in order to publish the results of their research in an open access journal. For questions about the One-University Fund, contact authorsfund@ku.edu.

Please join Frontiers: The Heartland Institute for Clinical and Translational Research for the Clinical and Translational Research Seminars (CTRS). "Why Should We Care About Menthol in Cigarettes?" Babalola Faseru, M.D., MPH, assistant professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center Thursday, Oct. 3 Noon - 1 p.m. Roberts Center Conference Room This seminar uses Adobe Connect. To listen to the presentation live online, log in as a guest.

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Sept. 18 Joann Baptiste Katie Fast Sept. 19 Melissa Armstrong Jon Pankow Trisha Richmeier Sept. 20 Jack Brown Phil Montgomery Brianne Owens Sept. 21 Jane Camenzind William Peery Sept. 22 Rochelle Grahem Patricia Little Sept. 23 David Grainger Kayla Thomas Sept. 24 Christina Frank Kathy Hackney Paul Haeder Karim Masri Sept. 25 Ryan LaSota

Sept. 26 Russell Beamer Anne Burke Ashley Venegas Sept. 27 Terry Ast Brandon Stucky Sept. 28 Matt Leroy Danielle McDonald Jon Thomason Sept. 29 Rachel Nichols Sept. 30 Clint Benge Deepa Bhanot Michael Campbell Steven Chavez Marianne Eyles Oct. 1 Levi Short Oct. 2 Jithma Abeykoon Therese Cusick Dick Smith Ryan Sorell

Oct. 5 Carrie Lewis Heidi Woxland Oct. 6 Joseph Huffman Nabil Mansour Jeffrey Stone Oct. 7 Kayla Gray Kaitlin Wittler Oct. 8 Michelle Nentwig Oct. 9 Scott Hall Teolinda Milsap Oct. 10 Tyler Kaplan Oct. 12 John Forge Jennifer Wipperman Oct. 14 Eric Glendinning Jeffrey Kao Justin Morgan Stephanie Thom Oct. 15 Jessica Nelson

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The Wichita Campus will soon begin using the Rave Alert Messaging System for emergency notification. Enrollment is simple and you can opt out at any time. The system allows you to receive text and e-mail messages when emergency notifications are sent out by the campus. Register for Rave Alert via the Enroll & Pay system. Log in using the green KUMC Campus log in box, select “Emergency Contact Info” listed under the Main Menu, and follow the instructions. This system will replace the calling tree that is currently in place, so don’t delay in signing up. Further information will be coming soon with the official date the calling tree will no longer be in use.

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Kevin E. Miller, M.D., FACOG, has completed national board certification in the new subspecialty of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, administered by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology. Dr. Miller is the first and only surgeon in Wichita and the region with this certification. A specialist in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, commonly referred to as Urogynecology, specializes in the diagnosis and

treatment of female pelvic floor disorders. Some of the problems include surgical and non-surgical treatment of pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and fecal incontinence, bladder-rectal-vaginal fistula repair, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, voiding dysfunction, repair of pelvic mesh complications, and other complex pelvic surgical problems. Dr. Miller is director of the division of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine–Wichita at Wesley Medical Center. His practice is at Associates in Women’s Health, P.C., 3232 E. Murdock Street, Wichita, KS 67208.

– Jennifer Duong Research assistant

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KU School of Medicine–Wichita researchers are looking for adults (ages 18-65) who are suffering from treatment-resistant depression to participate in a research study offering a cutting-edge treatment. To participate, the current depressive episode must have lasted at least eight weeks, and the participant must have had an inadequate response to all approved antidepressants administered during the current episode. The study will consist of 18-19 visits during a 16-week period. Each visit will last two to four hours. Participants will receive physical exams, lab assessments, study-related mental health assessments, and study medication at no cost. Participants will be compensated for their time. If you are interested or would like additional information, call 293-1833 or visit our clinical trial and research project website. KU School of Medicine–Wichita researchers are looking for volunteers (age 18-55) who are generally healthy and not suffering from any medical or psychiatric illness. Volunteers should not be experiencing any inflammation and, other than contraception, should not be taking any medications. Those who qualify will have two visits that occur seven weeks apart. During each visit, volunteers will undergo a brief history, physical examination, and provide a urine sample (to test for inflammation). Each visit will last 20-30 minutes and participants will be compensated for their time and effort. There is no risk if you participate other than the risks associated with undergoing a physical examination and providing a urine sample; participants are not required to take any experimental drugs or undergo any additional testing. If you are interested or want more information please call Jessica Rudick at 316-293-3806.

Coming soon

“Landscapes and Still Lifes” An exhibit by Jette Summers Watercolor paint and colored pencil on paper Through Oct. 18

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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– Karen Claar Standardized patient Rex Hesse Standardized patient

Aurora Meyers Standardized patient

Richard Rader Standardized patient

Darcie Spresser Standardized patient

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Congratulations to Koko, Dr. Tracie Collins’ pet poodle, on his big win in the Pampered Pooches of WaterWalk contest. He beat out four other canine competitors to become top dog.

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.

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Sept. 19 The Topeka Capital-Journal Regents to seek restoration of $20M in dropped funding Sept. 19 Wichita Business Journal Kansas regents hold back offer to keep college tuition flat Sept. 18 Lawrence Journal-World Regents support restoring cut university funds but back off flat tuition proposal Sept. 17 Kansas Health Institute Wichita medical school receives high marks for training rural docs Sept. 16 KWCH Channel 12 Dr. Amy Seery on ADHD Sept. 13 Wichita Business Journal ‘Pioneer’ student lauds expanded Wichita med school

For all the latest news stories and press releases about KUSM–W, visit our news page.

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