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Arecord-breaking $341,165 The Children's Medical was raised for the Children's Center is a 100-bed facility Medical Center at the Medical within MCG Hospital and Clin College of Georgia during the ics which meets the special Children's Miracle Network needs of ill or injured children. Telethon. Telethon donations will help The telethon aired for 21 support the center's programs, hours June 2 and 3 on WAGT- including the child life program, TV, Channel 26, in Augusta. which helps children continue "We are very pleased," said in their development while hos telethon coordinator Rebecca pitalized and provides emotional Rabun. "We exceeded lastyear's supportto the children and their total of $337, 000." families. The money benefiting MCG Donations also will support Telethon participants gather on stage as telethon concludes. was donated by viewers in the programs such as Camp Rain Georgia counties of Richmond, bow, a summer camp for chil children into one building. Waller. Columbia, Burke, More than 100 volun Screven, dren with cancer, and Project The 170- to 185-bed facility teers participated in the tele Emanuel, Johnson, Washing Wish, which grants wishes to was placed on the University thon. ton, Jefferson, Hancock, children with cancer. System of Georgia Board of Local segments of the tele Glascock, Warren, Taliaferro, Community support helped Regents' Capital Priority List in Wilkes, McDuffie thon featured pediatric patients and Lincoln, fund the recent renovation of summer 1989. from the Augusta area and and the South Carolina counties the Children's Medical Center This year's telethon, the fifth Children's Medical of Aiken, Barnwell, Edgefield, Center fac to brighten the facility and make in which MCG participated, was ulty and staff with live remotes McCormick, Saluda, Rprpbprg. Jt more attractive tn children thntta and Allendale. Telethon dollars also have dent and program manager Lee cility during the telethon, ac More than 160 children's fa helped fund master plan studies Sheridan, J.B. White fashion di cording to Ms. Rabun. cilities in the United States and for the new self-contained $36.6 rector Marion White, WZNY Individuals and companies Canada participated in the fund million Children's Medical (Sunny 105) morning radio per who support the center year- raiser sponsored by the Utah- Center, which will incorporate sonality Don MacNeil and MCG round were recognized during based Osmond Foundation. all -inpatient facilities for information specialist David the local segments.
Dean Laying Groundwork for Future Toni Baker 'Beeper1 is Back The Medical College of The Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine is Georgia Division of Institutional committed to rewarding and Relations is happy to once again nuturing excellence wherever provide you with a twice- excellence is found, says the monthly MCG newspaper, the school's dean. Beeper. And Dean Gregory L. The staff apologizes for any Eastwood believes the faculty inconveniences caused by the need look no further than their hiatus, during which the Beeper own back yards to find it. underwent a significant face lift. "Last week Dr. James MCG has contracted with Bentley, vice president for clini WaterMark Inc. of Augusta to cal services at the American produce the newspaper. The Association of Medical Beeper also has a new (and old) Colleges, was here to speak to editor. Publications coordinator the annual meeting of the medi Christine Hurley Deriso, who cal and dental staff of MCG was Beeper editor from 1986 to Hospital," Dr. Eastwood said. 1988, has reclaimed the helm. Dr. Gregory Eastwood delivers state of the school address. "At the beginning of his Feel free to contact her at any comments, he said, You have time at ext. 2124. Her mailing not been as visible as your ac address is FI-1044. BEEPER complishments Division of Institutional Relations merit.' We have Other Beeper staffers are Medical College of Georgia accomplished much and we in Toni Baker, news bureau coor Augusta, Georgia 30912 tend to accomplish much more. dinator (ext. 4421) who covers And we intend to be more vis the School of Medicine; Ingrid ible," Dr. Eastwood told medi Heggoy (ext. 4410) who covers cal school faculty May 29 in his the School of Dentistry; and David Waller (ext. 4413), who See "Eastwood," Page 7 See "Beeper, "Page 7 Ill 2 Hill Schools Honor Outstanding Alumni
Five Medical College of periodontics residency at ticed obstetrics and gynecology She has worked in public Georgia alumni were presented Emory University School of in Augusta since 1947. He is health nursing for 32 years and Distinguished Alumnus awards Dentistry. She has been in pri chief of the obstetrics/gynecol- is executive director of the during MCG's 1990 homecom vate practice since 1977. ogy service at University Hos Wayne County Health Depart ing activities. Dr. Moran is founder of pital in Augusta, on the cour ment Home Care Services in Each year, faculty select an the MCG School of Dentistry tesy staff at St. Joseph Hospital Jesup, Ga. alumnus from each of MCG's Jeannie Moran Student Loan in Augusta and a clinical profes Also honored by the School five schools to receive the award Fund, from which dental stu sor of obstetrics/gynecology at of Nursing was Gloria M. during homecoming, held May dents can borrow money for MCG. Clayton, recipient of the Phoebe 4-6 this year. school expenses to be repaid He is a member of the Kandel Rohrer Founders Award This year's recipient in the after graduation. Dr. Moran Richmond County Medical So for outstanding research and School ofAllied Health Sciences contributes $100 a month to the ciety, the Augusta Obstetrics/ education. Dr. Clayton earned a is Laura Hooker Beveridge, as fund. Gynecology Society, the Geor master's degree in nursingfrom sistant professor of respiratory The School of Graduate gia Obstetrics/Gynecology So MCG and a doctorate degree in therapy at MCG. Ms. Beveridge Studies distinguished alumna ciety, the American College of education from the University earned a bachelor's degree in is Lynda Gayle Littlefield, who Obstetrics/Gynecology and the of South Carolina. respiratory therapy from MCG earned a Ph.D. in anatomy and International College of Sur She is a professor at the and master's degrees in educa human cytogenetics from MCG. geons. He is a fellow of the MCG School of Nursing-Ath tion and business administra She is a senior scientist and American College of Surgeons. ens, senior research scientist at tion from Augusta College. director of cytogenetics at Oak He won the 1988 American Le the University of Georgia Ger She is director of clinical Ridge Associated Universities gion Award for Service to Man ontology Center and a consult education and chairwoman of in Oak Ridge, Tenn., and is an kind in South Carolina. ing gerontologist for the Au admissions in the Department adjunct faculty member at the The School of Nursing gusta Resource Center of Aging. of Respiratory Therapy and is a University of Tennessee-Oak honored Eileen Bland with its She has been on the MCG fac professor at the University of Ridge Graduate School of Bio- annual E. Louise Grant Award, ulty since 1978 and served as Costa Rica Medical School. Ms. medical Sciences. which recognizes an outstand acting dean in 1985. Beveridge initiated the first res Dr. Littlefield is a member ing alumnus. Ms. Bland earned She was the selected piratory therapy program in of the American Society of Hu a bachelor's degree in nursing speaker for the Sigma Theta Central America. man Genetics, the Environ from MCG in 1958 and was a Tau International Distinguished The School of Dentistry's mental Mutagen Society and the member of the first graduating Lecture Seriesfrom 1987 to 1989 distinguished alumna is Jeannie Radiation Research Society. class once the school relocated and was .named outstanding H. Moran, a periodontist in The School of Medicine's from Athens to Augusta. She graduate teacher in MCG's Naples, Fla. Dr. Moran earned distinguished alumnus is Dr. earned a master's degree in adult nursing department in a doctorate of dental medicine Walter Gamewell Watson, a public health nursing from 1982. from MCG and performed a 1943 graduate who has prac Emory University.
More than 400 MCG alumni and their spouses visited their alma mater May 3 - 6. Highlights of the event included class reunions, alumni awards ceremonies, the presidents reception, a homecoming golf tournament and the annual sophomore parade, (photos below)
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The Medical College of James A. Estep and Octavia Retiring from the School to his present position in 1979. Georgia's 13 retiring faculty Garlington. of Dentistry are Drs. James W. Dr. Flanigin, professor of members, including the dean Mr. Estep, associate pro Clark, Howard W. Conley, neurosurgery and neurology, of the School of Nursing, were fessor in the Department of Quince B. Davis and J. Marvin earned a doctorate in medicine honored at the May 24 faculty Physician Assistant, earned a Reynolds. from the University of Okla assembly. master's degree in education Dr. Clark, professor in the homa School of Medicine and Dr. Mary E. Conway, dean from Augusta College and is a Department of Periodontics, is board certified in and professor in the School of doctoral candidate in education earned a doctorate of dental neurological surgery and Nursing, retired after a decade at the University of Georgia. He sciences from the University of electroencephalography. He at MCG. She earned a master's joined MCG in 1971 as associate Texas Dental Branch and a cer joined the MCG faculty as pro degree in nursing administra director of inservice education tificate in periodontics from the fessor in 1980. tion from the University of Min at the hospital and was named University of Toronto. He Dr. Hudson, professor of nesota and a Ph.D. in sociology educational coordinator and joined MCG as professor of medicine and chief of the fromBoston University. Shewas associate professor in 1972. periodontics and director of nephrology section, earned a dean of the University of Wis Ms. Garlington, professor clinical nutrition in 1977 and medical degree from Boston consin-Milwaukee School of in the Department of Medical was chairman from 1980 to 1987. University and is board certi Nursing from 1976 to 1980 and Illustration, earned a master's Dr. Conley, professor in the fied in internal medicine and joined MCG's nursing school degree in medical illustration Department of Orthodontics, nephrology. He joined MCG in as dean in 1980. from MCG. She joined the fac earned a doctor of dental sci 1961 as assistant professor of Retiring from the School ulty as an instructor in 1961 and ences degree from the College medicine and was named pro of Allied Health Sciences are was named professor in 1978. of Physicians and Surgeons of fessor in 1968. San Francisco School of Den Dr. Puchtler, professor in tistry. He joined MCG in 1970 the Department of Pathology, as associate professor and was earned a medical degree from named professor in 1977. the University of Koln School of Dr. Davis, associate pro Medicine in Germany. She fessor in the Department of Re joined the MCG pathology de storative Dentistry; earned a partment in 1959 as research doctor of dental sciences degree associate and was named pro from the Emory University fessor in 1968. School of Dentistry and per Dr. Roesel, professor in the formed a prosthetic residency Department of Cell and Mo at Fitzsimons General Hospital lecular Biology in the schools in Denver. He served in the of medicine and graduate stud United States Army Dental ies, earned a Ph.D. in bacteriol Corps from 1952 to 1975 and ogy and immunology from the joined the MCG faculty in 1975. Washington University School Dr. Reynolds, professor of Medicine in St. Louis. She and coordinator of occlusion in performed a fellowship at the the Department of Restorative Carnegie Institute of James Estep honored during retirement party. Dentistry, earned a doctorate Washington's Department of of dental sciences from the Genetics in Cold Spring Har Medical College of Virginia. He bor, N.Y. She joined MCG as in joined the MCG faculty as a instructor of microbiology in professor in 1974. 1951. She was named professor What Is In A Name? Retiring from the School in 1975. Behind every name, there is a face... a person, a family, and a of Medicine are Harold M. Dr. Saunders, professor in reputation hard earned.... Conner and Drs. Herman F. the Department of Surgery, Flanigin Jr., James B. Hudson, earned a medical degree from We have always known that with every customer, every piece of Holde Puchtler, Catherine E. the Medical College of South fine jewelry, the family name is Roesel and Elwyn A Saunders. Carolina. He is certified by the always there... reminding us that Mr. Conner, instructor of American Board of Orthopaedic average jewelry will never satisfy pathology and director of sur Surgery and the American above average people. For almost^ gical pathology and autopsy fa Academy of Orthopaedic Sur 50 years, the Doris name has t cilities, earned a degree of gery. He joined the MCG fac meant only one thing..... mortuary science from Upton- ulty in 1967 as chief orthopedic the best. Jones College of Mortuary Sci resident in the department's ence in Nashville, Tenn. He training program and was joined MCG as a research as named professor in 1985. sociate in 1972 and was named
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Limited to first 88 callers! Call 855-LOVE (5683) Ill 4 Hill Dr. Mansberger Awarded Medallion Dr. Arlie R Mansberger man. He is a graduate of the of Emergency Medical Services Jr., chairman of the Medical University of Maryland School Systems Inc. Under his chair College of Georgia Department of Medicine. He completed his manship, MCG established the of Surgery, has been awarded a surgical residency at the Uni first Level 1 trauma center in distinguished service medallion versity of Maryland, followed Georgia. from the Southeastern Surgical by a two-year fellowship study Dr. Mansberger is aformer Congress. ing wounds and shock at the governor of the American Col The medallion was first Walter Reed Army Institute of lege of Surgeons and is the only presented in 1966 for extraordi Research. surgeon who is a director of the nary contributions to American Dr. Mansberger joined the American Board of Family surgery and to the Southeastern University of Maryland School Practice. Surgical Congress. of Medicine faculty in 1954 as He has been a member of This is the 10th time the an assistant in surgery and the Southeastern Surgical Con medallion has been awarded by worked his way up to full pro gress since 1959, is recent past the congress, the second larg fessor and acting chairman be president of the congress and est surgical organization in the fore coming to MCG. was editor-in-chief of "The United States. In Maryland, he helped American Surgeon," the Dr. Mansberger came to start this country's first trauma congress's official journal, for Dr. Arlie R. Mansberger MCG in 1973 as surgery chair center, the Maryland Institute 15 years. School of Medicine Awards Presented Toni Baker Dr. Arlie R. Mansberger professor of pediatrics, for pa D. Webster III, for the Clinical Sohal, professor of anatomy, for Jr., chairman of the Medical tient care. Science Department Teaching neuroscience. College of Georgia Department Dr. Don W.King, profes Award, presented by the School Educator of the Year of Surgery, received the School sor of neurology, and Dr. of Medicine's class of 1990. awards were presented to Dr. of Medicine's Outstanding Fac Winford H. Pool Jr., professor The Department of Ruth-Marie Fincher, associate ulty Award during the school's of radiology, for institutional Anatomy, chaired by Dr. Dale professor of medicine, by the May 29 Faculty Senate and an service. E. Bockman, for the Basic Sci classof 1990; Dr. John W. Fisher, nual Faculty Awards Ceremony. Dr. Thomas H. ence Department Teaching associate professor of medicine, Outstanding young faculty Rosenquist, professor of Award, presented by the class by the class of 1992; and Dr. awards were presented to Dr. anatomy, for basic science of 1992. Thomas A. Weidman, associate Stephen R. Ikeda, assistant pro teaching. The class of 1993 awarded professor of anatomy, by the fessor of pharmacology and Dr. William P. Kanto Jr., six Excellence in Teaching class of 1993. toxicology, for his work in basic professor of pediatrics and chief awards. The recipients are: Also at the faculty senate P sciences; and to Dr. Robert J. of neonatology, for clinical sci Dr. Kenneth D. Lanclos, meeting, officers for 1990-91 Adams, assistant professor of ence teaching. associate professor of cell and assumed their duties. neurology and assistant dean Dr. Robert S. Aronstam, molecular biology, for bio Dr. Gerald B. Holzman, for housestaff affairs and Dr. associate professor of pharma chemistry and microbiology; professor and vice chairman of Jack L. Lesher Jr., assistant pro cology and toxicology, for basic Dr. Gene L. Colburn, professor obstetrics and gynecology, is fessor of dermatology, for their science research. of anatomy, for anatomy; Dr. president. Dr. Mason P. work in clinical sciences. Dr.PaulG.McDonough, Thomas F. McDonald, profes Thompson, associate professor Distinguished faculty professor of obstetrics and gy- sor of anatomy and associate of family medicine, is president awards also were presented. necology and chief of reproduc dean for minority affairs, for elect. Dr. Ann Flannery, assis The recipients are: tive endocrinology, for clinical histology; Dr. Gary C. Bond, tant professor of surgery, is * Dr. Bashir A. Chaudhary, science research. associate professor of physiol secretary. professor of medicine, and Dr. The MCG Department ogy and endocrinology, for Margaret F. Guill, associate of Medicine, chaired by Dr. Paul physiology; and Dr. Gurkirpal
Employees Honored tor Service Five Medical College of in the registrar's office. Just Desserts for Georgia employees received Employees observing five- MCG Employee Excellence , 10-, 15-, 20-, 25- and 30-year Frozen Yogurt Lovers. Awards at the 1990 Service anniversaries at MCG also were Introducing two new Gourmet Non-fat Frozen Yogurts, Award Ceremony held May 18. honored at the ceremony. " exclusively from Haagen-Dazs® Shoppes Recipients are nominated by supervisors or co-workers Smooth, creamy non-fat and chosen by a committee of MCG staff members. This chocolate, strawberry, year's recipients are Gertrude banana frozen yogurt. F. Bennett, senior unit clerk in the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit; Helen M. Creech, Buy One, Get administrative specialist II in the One Free I Victorian at this participating I hospital pharmacy; Mona J. Jessica Thompson, section supervisor Haagen-Dazs® Shoppe I in Department of Medicine's 'Bridal Cjoums 2834 I section of infectious disease; Lingerie.- Accessories WASHIGTON ROAD I Custom Designed Matching I William R. Thompson, me Buy any size dish or cone of your favorite chanical services manager in Shoes Our Specialty Gourmet Frozen Yogurt and get the same I the Physical (404)731-0764 size serving free. Plant Division; and Coupon Expires 7-9-90. I Frances B. Wingfield, supervi 1862 Starnes St. • Augusta, Georgia (Blue House at Eve St. & Starnes St.) J sor of student computer records Limit one coupon per purchase, not valid with any other coupon or offer. Void where prohibited. Hill 5111 Mr. Woods Named Vice President
Gerald W. Woods has been Tedesco, MCG president, re He is a member and has named vice president for busi structured some administrative served on various committees Dr. Zachert Named to Aging Council ness operations at the Medical responsibilies. of the State Bar of Georgia. He College of Georgia. In addition to his new ap also is a member of the Augusta Dr. Virginia Zachert, pro Mr. Woods, who had been pointment, Mr. Woods is legal Bar Association, the Georgia fessor emerita of obstetrics and the acting vice president for advisor to the president of MCG, Society of Hospital Attorneys, gynecology at the Medical Col business operations since Oc a position he has held since the American Academy of lege of Georgia, has been ap tober, was appointed perma 1978. He also is an assistant Hospital Attorneys, the National pointed by the U.S. Senate to nently to the position during professor of medical jurispru Association of College and Uni the Federal Council on the Ag the April meeting of the Uni dence and ethics in the MCG versity Attorneys and the Na ing. versity System of Georgia Board School of Medicine. tional Health Lawyers Associa The 15-member council of Regents. Before joining MCG, Mr. tion. advises the president, the U.S. As vice president for busi Woods was assistant executive Mr. Woods is a member of House and Senate, the secretary ness operations, he will oversee secretary for the Board of Re the Augusta City Council, the for the Department of Health four divisions at MCG: physical gents. He has a bachelor's de Richmond County Board of and Human Services and the plant, public safety, information gree from the University of Health and the Augusta Sym commissioner on aging on systems management and ma North Carolina at Chapel Hill phony board of directors. He matters regarding older terials management. and a law degree from Emory also is a past president of the Americans. The position was created University School of Law in At YMCA of Augusta. U.S. Senators Sam Nunn in October when Dr. Francis J. lanta. and Wyche Fowler recom mended Dr. Zachert for the council. Five council members are Dr. Abele Named to Post appointed by the president, five by the Senate and five by the Dr. Donald C. Abele, pro is by election. Dr. Abele has House. Appointments are for fessor in the Medical College of been a member since 1969. He three years. Georgia Department of Derma served as treasurer for five years Dr. Zachert joined the tology, has been elected to a and served as a member of the MCG faculty in 1963 as an as one-year post as assistant sec association's board of directors sociate professor in the De retary of the American Derma- from 1982-1986. partment of Obstetrics and tological Association. He came to MCG in 1968 Gynecology. She was named full Dr. Abele will assume the from the University of North professor in 1970 and professor role of secretary of the 400- Carolina School of Medicine. emerita when she retired in member association in 1991 for He is clinical director of der 1984. five years. In this position, Dr. matology at MCG Hospital and Dr. Zachert earned her un Abele serves as a member of Clinics. dergraduate degree in math the association's board of di Dr. Abele is past associate ematics from Georgia Women's rectors and is responsible for editor of "The American Medi College in 1940 and did all arrangements for profes cal Association Archives of postdoctoral work in statistics sional meetings. Dermatology" and the "Journal at Virginia Polytech Institute. Dr. Donald C. Abele Membership in the Ameri of the American Academy of She is a member of the can Dermatological Association Dermatology." governor-appointed Georgia I———————,———————————I Council on Aging and president Present This Coupon For of the Senate in the Georgia Silver-Haired Legislature rep FREE resenting Richmond County. 1/2 Month Membership To: Dr. Johnson Wins Senior Award family fitness Dr. Robert E. 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Five Medical College of Atlanta. He performed residen a faculty member at the Univer sor of parent-child nursing, Georgia faculty members were cies in oral and maxillofacial sity of Maryland School of earned a master's degree in honored with 1990 Outstanding surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Medicine, where he helped es nursing from MCG and a doc Faculty awards at MCG's May Rochester, Minn., and at the tablish the first trauma center torate in education from the 24 faculty assembly. National Institute of Dental Re in the United States. He joined University of Georgia. She The awards are presented search in Bethesda, Md. He MCG in 1973 as chairman and joined the MCG faculty in 1981 annually to a faculty member joined the MCG faculty in 1986. professor of surgery. Under his as a nursing instructor and was from each of MCG's five Dr. Sisk is chairman-elect chairmanship, MCG estab named assistant professor in schools. The honorees are of the MCG Academic Council. lished the first Level 1 trauma 1984. Geraldine Rinker, School of Al He is a fellow in the American center in Georgia. Dr. Pond coordinated the lied Health Sciences; Dr. Alien Association of Oral and Maxil Dr. Mansberger is a former School of Nursing Rural Sisk, School of Dentistry; Dr. lofacial Surgeons and is a governor of the American Col Preceptorship Program, which Jerry J. Buccafusco, School of member of Omicron Kappa lege of Surgeons and is the only enables students to train in ru Graduate Studies; Dr. Arlie R. Upsilon. surgeon who is a director of the ral hospitals. She is a member Mansberger, School of Medi Dr. Buccafusco, professor American Board of Family of Sigma Theta Tau, Sigma Xi, cine; and Dr. Elizabeth Farren of pharmacology and toxicol Practice. He has been a mem the American Nurses Associa Pond, School of Nursing. ogy, earned a Ph.D. in pharma ber of the Southeastern Surgi tion and the National League Ms. Rinker, professor of cology from the University of cal Congress since 1959, is re for Nursing. The MCG faculty medical technology and in Medicine and Dentistry of New cent past president of the con presented her the Chair's Dis structor in the School of Medi Jersey and performed gress and was editor-in-chief of tinguished Service Award in cine Department of Pathology, postdoctoral work at the Roche "The American Surgeon," the 1981 and she won the Sigma earned a master's degree in Institute of Molecular Biology. congress's official journal, for Theta Tau media award the medical microbiology and pub He joined the MCG faculty in 15 years. same year. lic health from MCG and a 1979. Dr. Pond, assistant profes master's degree in business ad Dr. Buccafusco organized ministration from Augusta Col and coordinates the MCG lege. She is a doctoral candi Alzheimer's Disease Research date at the University of Geor Center and is director of the gia. She joined MCG in 1963. neuropharmacology laboratory Ms. Rinker was named the at the Department of Veterans Georgia Society for Medical Affairs Medical Center. He is a Technology's medical tech member of the American Asso nologist of the year in 1984 and ciation for the Advancement of won the 1986 School of Allied Science, the Society for Neuro- Health Sciences Distinguished science and Sigma Xi. Faculty Award. She is a mem Dr. Mansberger, chairman ber of the Kappa Delta Pi Honor and professor of the Depart Society. ment of Surgery, earned a Dr. Sisk, associate profes medical degree from the Uni sor of oral and maxillofacial versity of Maryland School of "^surgery, earned a doctorate of Medicine and is certified by the dental surgery at Emory Uni American Board of Surgery. versity School of Dentistry in From 1954 to 1973, he was Dr. Geraldine Rinker accepts Outstanding Faculty award. It's a match PAC Meeting Michael Moody The MCG and wife Janet Presidential were among the Advisory 87% of School Committee met of Medicine May 10-11 in seniors who Augusta. were matched Committee with one of members met their first three with MCG choices of administrators postgraduate and guest training sites. speaker Rep. Match day was D.Douglas held March 12. Bernard to discuss MCG's goals and plans.
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The Beeper I also heard someone say, *We housestaff and faculty, because there is no relevance or there is will be delivered to each are better than what we are I think there's a very important a lack of relevance of the cur employee's campus address. given credit for.' Perhaps it is relationship between minority riculum to their careers or their Please contact the staff as also accurate to say that we are faculty and minority students." anticipated careers as physi promptly as possible about any better than we give ourselves He cited the obvious em cians." potential news stories or other credit for," said Dr. Eastwood, phasis on research and said he These issues are not items you consider worthy of who assumed his duties in Sep talks with potential faculty about unique to MCG. But to address publicity. And if you'd like a tember. their potential contributions to them, Dr. Eastwood has asked photographer assigned to an "It is time that we recog the area. the Ad Hoc Curriculum Review event, please contact Ms. nize our own worth and our par "I have heard some faculty Committee for a set of recom Deriso at least a week in ad and make the music that we are say that the only thing that the mendations that can be imple vance. capable of. Because our music administration of the school is mented within the next aca And keep in mind that the already is better than it sounds," interested in is research. That's demic year and a set with more Beeper is your newspaper. The said the dean, who turned to not true. That is absolutely not long-range goals. staff is anxious to hear your Mark Twain's reflections on true," Dr. Eastwood said. "We Short-term recommenda suggestions. Richard Wagner's music to are committed to fulfilling our tions include pairing first-year "We want the newspaper analogize his own perceptions mission in research, of course. students who want to know to reflect the interests and ideas of the MCG School of Medi But we are also committed to more about clinical activities of our readers—MCG's faculty, cine. rewarding and nuturing excel with third-year students who are staff and students," said George Mr. Twain wrote of the lence wherever we find it, in on clinical rotations, and more Foster, MCG director of mar "howlings and wailings and research and in education and input from the clinical faculty keting and public relations. shriekings" of Wagner's opera in patient care." into the basic science curricu "We've already taken steps in but said, "Wagner's music is One of his goals is uniform lum. that direction. In response to a better than it sounds." understanding of expectations The school also is explor reader survey, we've upgraded "Since my arrival here for promotion and tenure so that ing such areas as the mastery- the look of the newspaper and eight months ago, I have heard every recommendation by a learning concept, in which a plan to feature more articles some 'howlings and wailings chairman for promotion and student moves on after demon representative of the entire and shriekings,'" Dr. Eastwood tenure will be granted. "We strating mastery of a particular MCG family. Our purpose is to said. "I have also heard beauti know that doesn't happen now." area. serve the readers, and we'll ful music that is very complex, He concedes that goal may take The academic future will continue evolving in response that often speaks of hope and a few years to reach. include more computer tech to their needs." expectation; at other times Another goal is to create nology. speaks of discouragement and an atmosphere of support. "We "I have a fantasy that a stu FOR disappointment, but is some are not looking to get rid of dent might graduate from here times difficult to understand." faculty. We are looking to sup already knowing that when he PROGRESSIVE The dean pointed to the port faculty and we are looking goes home at night, he can plug school's vast resources in space to identify areas perhaps where his computer into a modum that MINDS and money and, most impor we can help faculty improve connects with the library. tantly, people. performance." There's an interactive disk so LEARN HOW He chose his first state of He looks to departmental he can teach himself because TO: the school address to try to clear chairmen and to himself to he learned that in the mastery- up some misunderstandings guide and encourage faculty. He learning part of the curriculum. Accelerate learning; among those people and to clear also is exploring the possibility "And then when he goes Get by on 4 hours sleep; the path toward the future. of an associate dean for faculty off to his residency 500 miles Have high energy and "We are in a time of development, "a person who will from here and takes his com enthusiasm; change... You have to accept provide the resources for grant puter with him, he plugs in the Influence with integrity; change as a part of the process writing, for developing teach modum and still learns. I don't of achieving excellence. How ing skills and will be a resources know if that is realistic or not. Find creative answers within; ever, change engenders feelings person to departmental chairs But I think something like that Lose weight; of insecurity and instability," he and others in nurturing and is worth investigating and de Stop smoking; said. guiding the careers of faculty." veloping," Dr. Eastwood said. Stop procrastinating; He pointed to last two years Dr. Eastwood also is work "The future will hold many which have brought a new ing to address students' con changes," he said. "There will Develope natural self-confidence; president and a new dean, and cerns and needs. He has estab be new people here... There will AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! to the near future in which lished he dean's bull pen, a be new programs in rural health. chairmen will be named for sev monthly informal gathering There will be new programs in For a free catalogue concerning the above, and many more titles dealing eral major departments. where faculty, students and the aging. There will be changes with subliminal audio/video tapes "Within the next year, dean eat tacos and talk. And he that are related to our role as a and hypnosis, call or write: through the natural processes meets with class officers and standing regional and national of retirement and reassignment minority-student groups occa influence. All these changes will V.M.H. PETT of positions, there will be a new sionally to get their feelings. bring with them some instabil P.O. BOX 204192 associate dean of students and "Students tell me they feel ity. But I think they will bring Martinez, GA 30907 a new associate dean for minor a lack of identity with medicine also opportunity." ity affairs. The minority affairs when they come here in the (404) 855-7452
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• Medical College of Geor and to benefit the Children's current symptoms. If inter call Lisa Wood, ext. 3531. gia employees have set up col Medical Center. ested, call Lisa Wood, ext. 3531. • Marlene Harris, a commu lection bins for aluminum cans, • The allergy/immunology • The section also needs vol nity health worker for the MCG newspapers and plastic con section of the Department of unteers to participate in a Children and Youth Project, was tainers, all of which will be re Pediatric Medicine needs vol Urticaria study for six to 12 named the project's May em cycled. The containers are on unteers to participate in an al weeks. Volunteers must be be ployee of the month. Donna Chaffee Ave., behind the lergy study using a new form of tween age 12 and 65 and have Roberts, a clinic receptionist for Alumni Center. Funds raised in therapy to treat allergy symp had hives for at least six weeks the project's Augusta Dental the project will be used to estab toms. Volunteers must be aller prior to participation. Volun Project, was named the June lish an employee activity fund gic to grass pollen and have teers will be paid. If interested, employee of the month. Notables Dr. Titus H J. Huisman, Pablos and T.H J. Huisman Keith Green: 'Techniques of tory agents on superoxide Regents professor and chair published "Hemoglobin Bir intraocular pressure determi dismutase in the rabbit iris" in man of cell and molecular biol mingham and Hemoglobin nation." Dr. Green and gradu Ophthalmic Research, vol. 22, ogy, recently lectured on Galicia: Two Unstable B Chain ate student Tasos Costarides: pp. 12-18,1990. "Deletional and Nondeletional Variants Characterized by Small "Role of glutathione in the regu Drs. James T. Chan, Lisa a-Thalassemia" at the Central Deletions and Insertions " in lation of anterior chamber hy T. Cheeks, Tracey Slagle and Laboratory of the Red Cross, Blood 75:1883-1887,1990. drogen peroxide." Drs. Green, Keith Green published Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The following presenta Jack Chapman, Vie Crosby, "Relatioinship between plasma He also participated in the re tions were made at the National Lisa T. Cheeks and David S. and tear fluoride levels in rabbit tirement symposium honoring Association for Research in Vi Hull: "Morphologic and physi and man" in Ophthalmic Re Dr. Johannes Abels, Academic sion and Ophthalmology in ologic effects of thymoxamine search, vol. 22, pp. 39-44,1990. Hospital Dijkzicht, Department Sarasota, Fla., April 29-May 4: on corneal endothelium." Drs. Drs. Keith Green, Karen of Hematology, Rotterdam, The Dr. Keith Green of the De Green, Norman, Oliver, Stragne, Lisa T. Cheeks, Netheralnds. During the sym partments of Ophthalmology Cheeks, Hull and Birnbaum: Elizabeth Nelson, Jack posium, Dr. Huisman discussed and Physiology and Endocri "Effects of silicone oils on cor Chapman and David Hull "Molecular Pathology of the nology, and Dr. Christopher G. neal endothelial permeability." (ophthalmology) published Hemoglobinopathies Including Wigham of the University of Dr. Keith Green will "Effects of glucose transport the Thalassemias: Some Ex Wales: "Cell-cell coupling in present "Solutions—preserva inhibitors on corneal swelling amples Observed in the Popu rabbit corneal endothelium." tives and chelating agents" and rate and endothelial ion fluxes" lation of The Netherlands." He Drs. Green, Jack M. "Glutathione involvement in in Journal of Toxicology — also visited the University of Chapman, David S. Hull and anterior segment hydrogen Ocular and Cutaneous Toxicol Cantonal Hospital, Division of lisa T. Cheeks, all of the oph peroxide regulation" at the ogy, vol. 9, pp. 53-66,1990. Hematology, in Geneva, Swit thalmology department: "Ef Fourth International Congress Drs. Keith Green, Eliza zerland, where he discussed fects of thymoxamine on the of Eye Research meeting in beth Nelson and lisa Cheeks "Heterozygosity of B- corneal endothelium." Dr. Helesinki, Finland July 20- (ophthalmology) and medical Thalassemia: The Different David B. Birnbaum in ophthal Aug. 4. student Robert A, Nye pub Molecular Anomalies Leading mology, Dr. B.C. Norman, Drs. T.C. Chu and Keith lished "Role of eicosanoids in toThalassemic Manifestations." medical student Jennie Oliver Green published "Bicarbonate the ocular response to And he visited the Department and Drs. Cheeks, Hull and and DIDS effectwe on intracel- intracameral hydrogen perox of Human Genetics, Leiden Green: "Morphologic and per lular electrical potential differ ide" in Lens and Eye Toxicity University, Leiden, The Neth meability changes in corneal ence in rabbit ciliary epithelial Research, vol. 7, pp. 79-101, erlands, where he discussed endothelium after anterior cells' in Curent Eye Research, 1990. "Some Interesting Families with chamber silicone oils." vo. 9, pp. 233-240,1990. Claire Pursley, a family Different Types of The following presenta Dr. Keith Green and nurse practitioner with the Thalassemia." tions were made at the Second Jaime F. Recasens, a gradu School of Nursing Rural Health J.B. Wilson, B.B. International Congress of the ate student in the Department Outreach Program mobile unit, Webber, H. Hu, A. Kutiar, F. International Society of Ocular of Physiology and Endocrinol has been promoted to captain Kutlar, J.F. Codrington, J.T. Toxicology in Deidesheim, ogy, published "The effects of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. Prchal, K.M. Hall, J. M. de West Germany May 20-24: Dr. endotoxin asnd anti-inflamma-