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Norfolk hosts national surgical
assistants meeting — Surgical assistants
from around the country converged on Norfolk
April 25-26 for the annual conference of the
National Surgical Assistant Association (NSAA).
On hand for the opening night awards banquet
were EVMS surgical assistant (S.A.)
students, in front, from left: Patrick
Bojanowski, Melissa Alverson, Michael Brasko,
Jessica Burns, Amanda Burnette, Janneise
Davis, Wesley Mitchell and Brooke Lane. At
far right is Ruth Helein, NSAA executive
director. In the back row, from left, are:
David Jennette, president of the Virginia
Association of Surgical Assistants, faculty
member and graduate of the EVMS S.A.
program; Carl Yaeckel, faculty preceptor and
a founder of NSAA; Karen Owen Powell,
faculty member; Daniel Baird, NSAA
president; and Clint Crews, EVMS S.A.
program director. The first National
Certified Surgical Assistant Week was
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Physician
Assistant student Amanda Boyd talks
with a child at Chesterfield Academy
about the importance of wearing a
helmet. |
EVMS programs hold community health events —
Students and faculty from two EVMS programs recently held events aimed at
boosting community health and safety awareness. The first- and second-year M.D.
students organized the annual Community Care Day, and the Physician Assistant
program put on its first-ever Children's Health Fair at Chesterfield Academy.
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EVMS M.D.
students Patrick Cronyn (left),
Branden Reid (front) and Patrick
Finlea were some of the race's
pacesetters from the start. They
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EVMS program hosts wilderness medicine race — Thirty-six
teams from along the East Coast spent a dreary Saturday
trudging the woods of Newport News for the third annual MedWAR (Medical Wilderness Adventure Racing) held in Hampton
Roads. The EVMS emergency medicine residency program
sponsored the race, and six of the three-person teams
included EVMS students or residents. Other teams came from
schools such as Johns Hopkins University, New York Medical
College, Duke University and the University of Virginia,
among others.
The Uniformed Services University of the
Health Sciences’ Christian Medical Association team finished
the grueling race with a final time just over 7 hours, 15
minutes including penalty time. EVMS’ “Not Sure Yet” trio of
Branden Reid, Patrick Finkley and Patrick Cronyn came in a
close second.
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Expo highlights research — Once again
this year, EVMS students, residents and
faculty took part in Research Expo, a joint
display of research from EVMS, Old Dominion
University, Norfolk State University and the
Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education.
At left, Ph.D. student Gaurav Basu discusses
his study of flu vaccine effectiveness in
various age groups.
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Match Day marks milestone for students — EVMS medical
students joined other aspiring physicians around the country
March 20 in learning where they will train for at least the
next three years in their chosen specialty. At the strike of
1 p.m., 107 fourth-year EVMS M.D. classmates marked off one
more rite of passage when they unsealed envelopes containing
the place where they will serve their residency. Students
routinely use the occasion to celebrate their years of
grueling work to get through medical school, and this year
was no different. The Class of 2008 came decked out as their
favorite musicians. Pictured are, from left, Krista Green,
Gary Woods, Beth Nealon and Lindsay Myers.
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