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MCC Student Government Association officers are pictured with Dr. Tedesco at the plaque recognizing Zell Miller's creation of the HOPE scholarship program. They are, from left, Bill Pricks, comptroller; Tammy Driskell, secretary; Chris Hancock, president, and jimmy Franklin, vice president. Gov. Miller Honored for HOPE

$450 million in HOPE grants and scholarships Plaques in recognition of his creation of the have been awarded to more than 300,000 students HOPE Scholarships have been placed at the since 1993. Approximately 300 undergraduate Medical College of Georgia and all other universi Harriett Stadt takes a break from training with Wallace Johnson jr. MCC students are HOPE recipients ties and colleges in the state's university system. "We are pleased and honored to have the plaque Former Governor Zell Miller once said once recognizing Governor Miller and his contributions 5-Year-Old Boy Motivation that he didn't need a plaque to commemorate his to higher education on display in the MCG Student service to Georgia, but he got one anyway. In fact, Center," said Dr. Francis J. Tedesco, MCG presi he got more than he bargained for 34 in all have dent. "Because of the HOPE scholarship program, Behind Marathon Runner been hung in his honor by the University System of Georgia. See "HOPE," page 2 MCC geneticist studies leukemia causes at molecular level, p. 3 Leukemia grant awarded to Dr. Sadofsky, p. 3

TONI BAKER Funding for New Faculty Positions Sought arriett A. Stadt has a course ahead of her that is long and a lit SALLY SIMKINS tle overwhelming. H On June 19, the longest day of the year, she'll walk and The Medical College of billion state budget which was run a 26.2-mile course across the unfamiliar terrain of Anchorage, Georgia has* requested $15.1 mil "Compared to approved by the Georgia General lion in new money from. the other Assembly approved during the See "Marathon," page 3 University System of Georgia for public final days of this year's legisla FY 2000, including $9 million medical schools tive session. The session ended for 100 new faculty positions, March 24. U.S. Postage in the Southeast, PA1 D plus funding to assist faculty in "MCG campus officials are research Division of Institutional Relations Permit No. 210 activities in FY 2000. MCC is now working on allocating the Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA Action on the University salary increases within their Augusta, Georgia 30912 Non-Profit Org. System's budget is anticipated to under-facultied." departments," Dr. Ash said. be taken by the Board of Regents "Departments will have the pool at its April 20-21 meeting in ing on the difference between of 4 percent with which to work. Savannah, according to Dr. J. what we hoped to receive and the Some employees may be given Michael Ash, MCG vice presi actual allocation." raises of more than 4 percent, dent for fiscal affairs and plan Anticipated FY 2000 spending others less. The increases will be ning. "We expect that the Central is based on FY 1999 budget based on employees' merit." Office staff will make some gen totals, plus a pool of 4 percent for Employees in positions fund eral recommendations to the salary increases for university ed by MCG Hospital and Clinics Board of Regents," he said. He system employees. won't know until later how much added that once the Board - The salary increase is part of of an increase they will receive. approves a budget for the univer the $1.6 billion allocated for the sity system, "we can begin work- University System in the $13.3 See "Faculty," page 2 Thursday, April 8, 1999 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 2 ...HOPE ...Faculty Sign Language continued from page 1 continued from page 1 Interpreters many students who might otherwise not have the opportunity to While some campus depart favorably on the university's pursue a higher education have been able to do so." ments are fully supported by request for $15.1 million for Needed HOPE, the most far-reaching scholarship program in the nation the state, the Hospital and new faculty, the support to for college and technical school students, is said to be one of Gov. Clinics receives only a small expand research activities, Employees who are certified Miller's proudest achievements. Basically, any student who grad percentage - about 12 percent - Children's Medical Center or licensed sign language inter uates from an accredited high school with a "B" average in the of its annual operating expense operations support, Area Health preters are being sought by the core academic subjects receives free tuition, mandatory fees and a budget from the state. The Education Centers program and Case Management Department book allowance at any public college in Georgia while working amount allocated by the state to help fund on-campus pro in MCG Hospital and Clinics to toward their first post-secondary degree provided they maintain a for hospital and clinics' grams to garner high school volunteer to sign for hearing- "B" average. HOPE also provides for private colleges, technical employee raises is 4 percent of students' interest in health sci impaired patients. colleges, GED courses and various levels of teacher training. The the state's support of the hospi ence careers. If interested, please call the program is financed with proceeds from the state lottery. tal budget. Funding for the Explaining the request for Case Management office at Since its inception in 1993, it has awarded $450 million in remaining 88 percent of the additional faculty positions, Dr. extension 1-8150. scholarships and grants to more than 300,000 students. About 300 budget including salary Ash said that, compared to current undergraduate MCG students are HOPE recipients. increases must come from other public medical schools in In addition to providing financial assistance to deserving patient revenues. the Southeast, MCG is under- Georgia students, the program also has resulted in larger numbers "Before we can commit to facultied. "Based on the size of Candles to of the best students continuing their studies in-state. Since its salary adjustments for next our student body, we have a inception, public college enrollment is up 1.2 percent, private col year, we must first determine small faculty," Dr. Ash said. be Sold lege enrollment up 32 percent, and technical institute enrollment concrete and achievable ways "We have more students and up 24 percent. of reducing our operating fewer faculty than our peers." Salt City candles will be sold Mr. Miller, often referred to as the "education governor," has expenses and increasing rev In addition, funds are being April 16 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. in said there's one thing everyone can count on: "What you learn enues," said Hospital Executive sought for new positions to help the second-floor elevator lobby determines what you earn. Director Pat Sodomka. "As research grant opportunities to of the hospital's Sydenstricker "Education drives the economic engine which generation after soon as a realistic budget plan increase MCG's research possi Building. A portion of the pro generation of Americans have counted on for better and more is developed, it will be present bilities. "We are at the correct ceeds will benefit the MCG prosperous lives. To remain competitive in the 21st century, we ed to Dr. Tedesco for approval. level of external research fund Children's Medical Center. The need to keep that engine reliable. We must make sure our students We hope to be able to imple ing for a faculty our size, but candles will be sold by Kirk and enter the global marketplace as the best-educated and best-skilled ment salary adjustments for we have a small faculty. New Jana Mitchell, employees of workers in the world," he said. 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Postmaster: Please send address changes and forwarding requests to: Division of Institutional Relations, MCC, FI-1048, Augusta, GA 30912 ENTERPRISE MILL Thursday, April 8, 1999 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 3 ...Marathon Leukemia 'Cut and continued from page 1 Alaska. Grant Awarded Mrs. Stadt isn't really addict Paste' of ed to the sport of this endeavor Dr. Sadofsky as much as she is wed to the idea behind it. As she readies herself Dr. Moshe J. Sadofsky, DMA for her first marathon, her sites geneticist in the Medical are really on helping raise College of Georgia Institute of money and awareness for the Molecular Medicine and Studied by Leukemia Society of America Genetics, has received a 5-year, and on a little boy named $350,000 Career Development Wallace Johnson Jr. Award from the Leukemia MCG "He's just a treat," is how she Society of America. sums up this 5-year-old Augusta The Society gives approxi mately 50 of these awards year child who has leukemia, the Geneticist ly to help support the work of most common childhood cancer. promising junior investigators. Hall of all cases of At the Medical College of Dr. Sadofsky, who joined the childhood leukemia arise Georgia Children's Medical MCG faculty in 1996, is study from errors in the immune Center, Wallace has long been ing the mechanism which systems adaptations to fight sweet inspiration for the people enables the immune system to new invaders who regularly care for children respond to a variety of diseases. with cancer. "What's neat about Dr. Sadofsky received his Dr. Moshe Sadofsky is studying the biochemistry of DNA Wallace, even after his diagno medical degree and a doctorate sis, he is still a young boy ... TONI BAKER until it finds a combination that because it's new, you will die in genetics from the University thwarts the invader, said Dr. unless you are able to adapt who just enjoys being a child," of Pennsylvania. He completed The flexibility that enables Moshe J. Sadofsky, geneticist in within a matter of days to some said Dr. Alton Lightsey, pedi- a pathology residency at the the immune system to wage war the MCG Institute of Molecular thing new in the environment." atric hematologist-oncologist. Clinical Center of the National against new and old diseases is Medicine and Genetics. But the flexibility has a "He may be down for a period Institutes of Health and a post "If your immune system is potentially huge tradeoff for of time with some pain, but as doctoral fellowship at the the focus of study by a Medical limited to responses that you are children: about half of child soon as that is taken care of, he National Institutes of Diabetes, College of Georgia researcher. born with, it could never keep hood leukemia occurs because is smiling and running around Digestive and Kidney Disorders. That flexibility makes the up with diseases which are the system makes a mistake. In the clinic and driving a three- He is an ad hoc reviewer for immune system the only place wheeler and interacting with the the Journal of Immunology and in the body that designs its own changing so fast," Dr. Sadofsky the process of cutting and past other kids," said Dr. Lightsey, a member of the American DNA; as diseases attack, the said. "If a brand new version of ing, an oncogene, which is Society for Molecular Biology immune system cuts and pastes the flu comes out and you are 5ee "Marathon," page 4 and Biochemistry. pieces of its own DNA together not equipped to deal with it See "Ceneticist," page 4 Creek Creek One and two Bedroom apartments One and two bedroom apartments Spacious roommate ffoorp (Jans Qreat roommate fborp fans Caring, professional on-site management Caring, professional on-site management Swimming poof, tennis courts, scenic pond Swimming pool, votteyball and tennis courts Quiet yet convenient location Beautifully (andscapedgrounds Convenient to 'Rjyerwatcfi TarUgvay, minutes to

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STORIES BEHIND THE MATCHES It's a Match!

U One student will spend residency alongside his father; another match was born after brush with death

TONI BAKER The proof was in the num It's no easy task finding a bers and on the faces. place with just the right fit for On Match Day 1999, 61 per the future; MCG medical stu cent of senior medical students dents select an average of eight at the Medical College of programs they like, interview at Geogia got their first choice for each, then rank the programs where they'll do their residency and the programs rank the stu training; 86 percent got one of dent. The National Residency their top three choices. Both Matching Program, based in figures were above the national Washington, D.C., compiles the average for March 18, the day rankings. It's tough enough try when medical students across ing to find one match, but cou the country learned where ples such as Jennifer and Bobby Senior medical student lared Friedman receives a congratulatory kiss from Beth Shapiro at Match Day. lared they'll do postgraduate train Erdin, have to find two. She is will go to the University of Virginia for a preliminary year in internal medicine, then to the University of ing. going into pediatrics, he into North Carolina. "I think our students and our orthopedic surgery. Fortunately ting with his classmates waiting at MCG. This physical therapist son, Matthew. "It hit me like an school are recognized very the couple got one of their top for results. "It's something that from Missouri was ready for new elephant at that point. It's a strongly in a clinical way which choices, the University of you have waited for for so challenges when he decided to very difficult sensation to is what residency training is Tennessee-Memphis. long." Beau, a native of St. pursue a career in medicine. His describe, an incredible fullness about," said Dr. Mason Senior Beau Sasser equated Simon's Island, is one of 24 family moved to Georgia or pressure that was pretty Thompson, associate dean for the anxious process to a huge seniors who will stay at MCG because his wife, Jessica, a clay widespread. I just had to lie student affairs. "I've very proud job interview. "It's just so for their postgraduate training. mineralogist, was offered a down on the floor because it of them," he said of the crowd nerve-wracking," he said, sit- He is the first doctor in his fam "golden" opportunity at Thiele was so bad." gathered for the annual event. ily "My mom kept telling me Kaolin Co. in Sandersville. That His medical mind started I was going to be a doctor," he gave Bob a golden opportunity clicking off the symptoms of said. Beau plans to go back to of his own: to pursue a second chest pain radiating down the his hometown to practice his arm and it began to sound a lit chosen specialty of orthopedic tle too classic textbook. But he surgery. ANATOMY OF A BAD DAY: didn't seem like the classic The senior class took a heart attack patient. He was moment away from Match Day ""/ woke up just 38 and athletic with nor madness to serenade classmate mal blood pressure. He started Edward Austin Porubsky who looking at and stopped smoking in the was celebrating his 27th birth sixth grade. His only risk fac day. The future otolaryngologist tor was genetics; his father, also found out he'll be spending defibrillator Jack, had a coronary bypass his next five years at MCG, surgery in his 40s. Subsequent much of it working alongside paddles." cardiomyopathy required his his father, Dr. Edward S. father to get a heart transplant Porubsky, chief of the Section of 10 years ago. Otolaryngology. "It won't be too career as a physician. Fortunately, Bob's wife had bad; I've done it before," he said He was asleep on Friday morn taken her first sick day in five with a smile. ing on the last week of his sopho years, so she was there to drive Then there was class more year when he was abruptly him to the MCG Emergency President Bob Kogel, who also awakened by chest pain. First he Services. This was only after has intimate knowledge of the thought the pain was the result of he gathered his books for class people and place where he'll do sleeping funny. When his right - just in case he was wrong Medical student Car/a Cunningham and Joseph Wilds react to Match his training: he nearly died there. arm started to hurt he reasoned and he had slept funny - and Day results. Car/a matched with her first choice - Georgia Baptist Bob got his first choice, an that was sleep-related as well. See "Match!" page 7 Medical Center. emergency medicine residency Then he picked up his 2-year-old Thursday, April 8, 1999 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 6

wo children who have 30, 1996. Her donor was her and tissue donors. More than Organization and the American Young received kidney trans paternal uncle, Kenneth 61,000 children and adults are Red Cross Tissue Services. Vice T plants at the Medical Driggers. Kelly Higgs, 10, of on waiting lists for new hearts, President Al Gore and Elizabeth Transplant College of Georgia Children's Guy ton, Ga., received her new lungs, intestines, livers, kidneys Dole, immediate past president Medical Center will be among kidney April 29, 1998 from her and pancreases. One person on of the American Red Cross, are 200 young transplants nation paternal aunt, Sandra Higgs. the list dies every two hours still scheduled to greet the children. Patients wide participating in the First Colbi, Kelly and the other waiting for a transplant. "Colbi and Kelly are won Family Pledge Congress April children ages 2 to 10 will pub About 200 congressmen are derful living proof of the posi Go to 14 in Washington, D.C. licly thank members of expected to participate in the tive change that organ and tis Colbi Driggers, 7, of Congress for their support of event sponsored by the sue transplants can make in the Washington Washington, Ga., received her organ and tissue donation and American Society of Transplant lives of children and adults as kidney transplant at the MCG for their commitment to address Surgeons, the North American TONI BAKER Children's Medical Center Oct. the national shortage of organ Transplant Coordinators 5ee 'Young Patients," page 11

ure, you know what a "Don't assume patients can't to death is donating one's entire someone to die so you can live. Organ noble gesture it is to agree donate," said Carl Eubanks body to science. But once you're given that sec S to have your tissue and/or from MCG Tissue Donor Donated body parts may ond chance, all you can think Donation organs donated upon your Services. Very few causes of not necessarily save a life, but about is, 'What can I give death. But you might be sur death completely preclude they invariably enhance it, Mr. back?'" prised to realize just how far- donation, he said, noting that Eubanks said. For instance, a Enhances reaching that gift really is. his office is available around donated cornea can restore Ten people can benefit from the clock. Once contacted, Mr. someone's sight. Donated bone Lives a single eye donation. Likewise, Eubanks or his colleague assess can save a limb. Donated FOR MORE a skin donation can benefit up which body parts of a deceased skin can help a burn victim CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO to 10 people. Donating one's MCG patient can be donated. recuperate. INFORMATION bones can help up to 75 people. They then compassionately and Bobby Howard, the repre ABOUT ORGAN You don't want to know An organ donation can and tactfully broach the subject with sentative of Lifelink, which DONATION: what it feels like to wait usually does save a life. family members. "The family's procures organs for donation, Representatives from the wishes are always honored, said he knows firsthand the for someone to die so you Medical College of Georgia even if the driver's license of value of a donation. Contact Tissue Donor Services, the the deceased indicates that he or "I'm a kidney recipient can live. But once you're MCG Tissue Georgia Eye Bank and Lifelink she wanted to be a donor," said myself, so for me, my job is Donor Services given that second chance, discussed organ and tissue Mr. Eubanks. Individuals and more personal than profession donation March 18 at MCG, family members can, of course, al," he said. "We're on a mis at extension 1-3411. all you can think about is, urging health care providers to specify which body parts can be sion and we're going forward. "What can I give back?'" draw on their expertise upon donated. The only donation that You really don't want to know their patients' deaths. requires signed paperwork prior what it feels like to wait for

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Health "If a doctor is an excellent efficiency of potential contracts teer, shadowing the physicians, Medical College of Georgia. running errands and learning information management pro physician, seeing a lot of for instance, managed-care what a 12-hour shift was like. fessionals work in most health patients, he really doesn't have contracts. "The physicians who Those who dream of becom care settings as well as in insur time to go through a lot of com will succeed are saying, 'Yes, Less than 20 minutes later, ing a physician probably don't Bob was in the cardiac catheter- ance companies, law firms and puter printouts," said Ms. Beaver. managed care is here, and I have envision mounds of complicat information systems compa But the information on those to learn how to deal with it. I'm ization laboratory having angio- ed paperwork and the minutiae plasty on a clogged coronary nies. Many have become inde printouts is highly significant. going to move where the market associated with running an effi pendent consultants. For instance, to be fairly reim rrfeves,"' Ms. Beaver said. artery. About the time he hit the cient business. door, his heart started beating Melissa P. Beaver, for bursed for services, diagnoses She and her husband also But these seemingly mun instance, runs an Augusta busi and treatment plans must be help medical office staffs fine- irregularly and ineffectively. "I dane tasks are almost as vital to woke up looking at defibrillator ness called Practice Resources meticulously matched to codes. tune more basic details, such as a practice as good medical care. with her husband, Kim, to help "We make sure the entire keeping patient appointments paddles." He thought the pad The Medical College of dles hadn't been used; he was medical offices run as smoothly staff is doing what it should be on schedule. "Our clients all Georgia Department of Health and cost-efficiently as possible. doing to see that the physician pretty much have the same wrong. "That made a really Information Management trains good impression, to go from the The service is particularly gets proper reimbursement," needs: processing patients students to help health care pro timely, considering the intrica said Ms. Beaver. "It is so com appropriately and treating them front door to the cath lab in less fessionals navigate the part of a than 20 minutes." cies of health insurance par plicated keeping up with every with respect. Patients sense practice that they likely never ticularly managed care, bit of a patient's [insurance] how they're treated in the Bob knew before that Friday dreamed about and probably that he wanted to be an emer Medicare and Medicaid. Ms. plan. Every plan is different. office: Was the staff nice to weren't trained for. Beaver, a 1975 graduate of For instance, some insurance them? Was the billing handled gency room physician and that Health information manage he wanted to train at the MCG. MCG's Department of Medical companies pay for sonograms efficiently? Was it a good expe- ment professionals secure, ana Record Administration (now and some don't. We try to be But few circumstances could lyze, manage and integrate have made him more certain Health Information educators to keep up and See "Information," page 14 medical records and other Management) helps he'd made the right choices for J health information. Health care Match Day 1999 and beyond. physicians stay abreast of providers use this information insurance regulations, Memories 12th Annual Augusta Canal

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I Focus of research into growth of baby's skulls centers on cranial grow in response to pressure. applied to the skull affects skull is one of the first escapees sutures the sites of bone growth in developing babies This information helps shape," said Dr. Borke. "What through the newfound perme explain how a healthy baby's is not known is how pressure is ability and it triggers the series Two Medical College of 17-21 in Washington, D.C. skull grows in response to his transferred to bone growth." of events that allows the host Georgia researchers will pre The researchers, Dr. James L. increasing brain size and why a To answer that question, Dr. cells as well as neighboring sent their work on how skull Borke, MCG physiologist, and hydrocephalic baby's skull Borke and Dr.Yu have focused bone cells to grow, Dr. Yu said. growth occurs at the annual Dr. Jack Yu, craniofacial sur grows dramatically in response on the suture sites in the still- The researchers also have meeting of the Federation geon at the MCG Children's to abnormally high pressures growing skull of newborn rats. identified two proteins that play of American Societies of Medical Center, have found key inside. A baby has many of these a role in bone's growth response Experimental Biology April elements that cause the skull to "It is known that pressure sutures, which are sites of bone to tension. Alpha smooth mus growth between solid pieces of cle actin tells the cell's internal skull; a baby's 'soft spots' are mechanisms that the cell mem where sutures meet. brane has been stretched, Dr. Growth of the skull in the Borke said. Alpha smooth mus first few years of life is crucial cle actin functions as part of the to normal development and cell's skeleton, so when the cell even survival. In the first six is stretched, the skeleton moves, months of life, brain growth is activating chemical reactions SATURN rapid and continues at a deceler responsible for communicating of Augusta HCCU ating pace until about age 3. "If the stretch, he said. A second you don't allow the volume (of protein, connexin 43, helps the skull) to go up, the pressure nearby cells, which aren't inside the head is going to shoot directly stretched, learn what's up so high that it is incompati going on around them. ble with life," Dr. Yu said. After Connexin 43 forms gap junc brain growth ceases, the skull tions, tiny bridges between cells eventually becomes a solid, that are so small that most cellu protective mass of bone. lar components can't travel In the laboratory, the MCG across. researchers have documented But calcium and substances that bone cells closest to the called second messengers can Cruise sutures stretch and become per travel across gap junctions, in for a 6.9% APR HCCU loan on autos, meable when placed under ten trucks, boats, ATVs, motorcycles and sion. Fibroblast growth factor 2 See "Pressure," page 12 anything else that can be titled. 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The United States is the women have 1 and Drug Administration initiat "We get there too late to sometimes make the difference we want source of the world's most ed policies that effectively to make," she said. "Nursing does not want to be a dinosaur. We extraordinary advances in been excluded excluded child-bearing women have to flourish in this changing environment." health care, yet researchers from most U.S. | from most drug studies. Patient care and the way that care is administered have changed have realized only a fraction of Those policies applied until dramatically over the past 20 years with changes in reimbursements their potential, Dr. Sagraves biomedical ^ the early 1990s, and today's and the advent of managed care. Federal reimbursement to hospi said. Why? Because women challenge is to balance the safe tals for each procedure performed is limited, regardless of the cost have been excluded from most research." I ty of research participants with to the hospital, said Ms. McKinley, a critical care registered nurse at U.S. biomedical research. the need to enhance women's the Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, W. Va. Thankfully, that's changing health a difficult goal with A sharp decrease in the length of patients' hospitalization is anoth and women will reap out extensive female participa er change that has occurred over the past 20 years. She said it used tremendous health benefits as a women's health because many tion in research, Dr. Sagraves to be that mothers and their newborns were kept in the hospital for result, said Dr. Sagraves, dean diseases that disproportionately said. four or five days. Today, a 24-hour stay in the hospital is the norm. of the University of Illinois at affect women tend to strike later "The problem of exclusion Another area that has brought about tremendous change to the Chicago College of Pharmacy. in life. Another factor: research from research studies is the nursing profession is technology. Today, test results can be obtained Dr. Sagraves discussed participants are often recruited sieve effect," she said. "Not all in minutes instead of hours, allowing better assessment of the care women's growing participation from medical schools, and med research results apply to every being provided. in biomedical research in a lec ical students until recently have body," so many protocols that "We can get patients in and out of the hospital faster because of ture broadcast via distance- been mostly male. "These were were tested solely on men have the technology out there," said Ms. McKinley. "You look at the learning to the Medical College issues that helped to exclude unexpected adverse reactions in changes in technology and how it has impacted our patients and the of Georgia March 17. women from clinical studies," women or lack optimal doses care we can give. It's amazing." Biomedical researchers tra Dr. Sagraves said. "Women are for women. While some nurses are reluctant to adopt the new procedures and ditionally have been reluctant probably two steps behind men Stereotypes have also con equipment being used in most of today's hospitals, Ms. McKinley to include women as research in many areas." tributed to the problem. For stressed the importance of accepting the change and moving on. participants because they feared To further complicate mat instance, although cardiovascu "Change is a constant," she said. "It will never be the old days that the female hormonal cycle ters, women's participation in lar disease is thought of as again, so we are going to have to change and adapt around those might skew their findings, Dr. drug tests came to a screeching mainly a male problem, the dis- changes. Change doesn't feel quite right, but sometimes we have to Sagraves said. 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communicate to the adjoining baby to reduce excessive Among Top Contributors Elected to cell that stretching is taking intracranial pressure removes U Only Savannah River Site and Fort Gordon surpass MCG; place and tell the cells to too much fluid, the skull may Board of respond by growing. "The not grow large enough for the MCG also in top three University System contributors, behind suture may respond to stretch fully developed brain. only the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech Directors ing by communicating with the Premature fusion seems to first bone cells on either side, occur spontaneously in other DEBORAH G. STEELE then those bone cells are con children, resulting in a range of Dr. Vickie A. Lambert, dean of the Medical College of nected by gap junctions to scenarios from a misshapen When it comes to giving, the Medical College of Georgia fami Georgia School of Nursing, is other nearby bone cells so they head to a life-threatening condi ly is all heart. When the annual State Charitable Contributions one of 11 deans of nursing can form this multi-cellular tion. Dr. Yu, director of the Campaign rolled around, MCG employees opened their wallets and nationwide to be elected to the response," Dr. Borke said. "The Craniofacial Center at the MCG gave to their favorite organizations. board of directors of the whole (cellular) neighborhood Children's Medical Center, reg This year, more than 2,700 employees contributed more than American Association of can respond to the stretch." ularly reshapes the skulls of $180,000 to the Central Savannah River Area United Way and other Colleges of Nursing. The AACN "Form follows function," these children in the operating organizations. Those contributions made MCG the third-largest is based in Washington, D.C. explained Dr. Yu. "Wherever room. contributor to the CSRA organization behind Savannah River Site This is Dr. Lambert's second cells gets stretched the most, The growth mechanism and Fort Gordon. This year's goal of $180,000 was surpassed by time to be elected to the board. they leak more of the things applies in other areas of the $ 1,160 for total contributions of $ 181,160. Dr. Lambert will chair the that make them grow. It's just a body as well. For example, it's "This is the most constructive way we know of to centralize con program committee for the perfect, beautifully self-stabi how braces work to move teeth tributions," said Dr. Jim Puryear, chairman of the MCG State AACN, which involves plan lizing model." Drs. Borke and around in the mouth; braces act Charitable Contributions Campaign. "These organizations are care ning all conferences and pro Yu have shown in the laborato as an artificial force to change fully screened and managed organizations and use their money fru grams for the organization. ry that when tension is put on a the way bone grows, said Dr. gally." AACN represents more than suture, the two structural pro Borke, who has published stud The organizations that fall under the United Way umbrella 500 nursing schools across the teins and fibroblast growth fac ies documenting the up-regula- include the Boy Scouts, American Red Cross, Boys Club, Girls country that offer baccalaureate, tor 2 are up-regulated, which tion of connexin 43 in response Club, Golden Harvest Food Bank, Shepherd Blood Center, graduate and post-graduate pro means they increase in number to tooth movement. Or, in a per Salvation Army, Girl Scouts and the Augusta Training Shop for the grams. The dean or other chief after bone cells are stretched. son born with a jaw that is too Handicapped. administrative nurse in the nurs Dr. Borke noted that the three short, Dr. Yu knows that if he "Our faculty, staff and retirees provide significant support to the ing program serves as the insti isubstances normally are pre applies a device to stretch the community through this annual campaign," said Dr. Puryear. tutional representative to the sent and play a role in bone mandible, eventually more bone This year, 2,720 employees and 140 retirees participated in the AACN. growth. It's only when pressure will grow. statewide campaign, making MCG the third highest-ranking college As the national voice for is abnormal, such as in hydro- Now he and Dr. Borke have of all University System of Georgia colleges and universities in the America's universities and four- cephaly - when too much cere- information about how growth annual campaign. The University of Georgia and Georgia Tech year college nursing education brospinal fluid accumulates in occurs and are working to fine- ranked first and second, respectively. programs, the AACN helps the skull - that abnormal bone tune their model and identify all According to Dr. Puryear, most of the donations are made deans and directors improve and growth results. the steps involved. The through payroll deductions - nearly 80 percent. He also said that advance nursing education, Conversely, if there is researchers hope that by under there are hundreds of organizations that are on the pledge form, but research and practice. decreased pressure inside the standing the science of how most employees designate the United Way as the recipient of their Dr. Lambert is a past presi skull, the skull may not grow growth occurs, better interven contributions. dent of the Georgia Board of big enough. For example, if a tion measures can be identified "They [United Way] are strong in the Augusta community and Nursing and the Southern shunt placed in a hydrocephalic for when the growth goes awry. people have to designate where their money goes," he said. "MCG Regional Education Board is fortunate to have such giving people." Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing.

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It's never easy to treat a grave The best measure is to avoid ly ill patient, but some cases are M THE ETHICAL misunderstandings and disagree particularly heartbreaking. DILEMMA: ments by communicating with For instance, how aggressive the patient himself whenever pos ly should a patient be treated A 93-year old patient sible, said Dr. Patrick F. Mongan, when death seems imminent? A declines invasive treat practice site director of the MCG panel discussed the ethics ment but is still consider Family Medicine Center. "Often, involved in such cases during a ing possible DNR chart patients don't understand why March 23 Georgia Ethics we're doing what we're doing," instructions when she Consortium meeting at the he said. "For instance, maybe the becomes too ill to Medical College of Georgia. patient in question said she didn't The Rev. John Anderson, a communicate further want invasive treatment because panel member and director of she feared being in pain. I may be pastoral services at Memorial Her sons disagree about able to allay her fears." Medical Center in Savannah, the course her treatment Mr. Newton agreed with the cited a case in which two broth should now take need for clear communication, ers disagreed about whether to saying that even in documents resuscitate their 93-year-old How should the health such as living wills, people's mother if it became necessary. care team proceed? wishes are often vague. "A fre The patient was recovering from quent problem is understanding a fall when doctors discovered a what the patients' wishes really serious lung problem. The are," he said. "For instance, what patient specified she wanted no invasive treatment does a patient consider invasive?" but that she wanted time to ponder whether to be Dr. Mongan also noted that a patient's inability Members of the Medical College of Georgia Children's classified as a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) patient. to speak on his own behalf may be a temporary or Medical Center Activation Team were singled out recent Before she could decide, she became too ill to reversible condition. Adjusting medications, for communicate. instance, may restore a patient's lucidity. ly for assisting with the move to the new facility in Since her sons disagreed, how should the health Of course, cases abound in which loved ones care team have proceeded? simply must make decisions for the patient. In December. The CMC Activation Team was chaired by Andrew Newton, an MCG legal advisor, noted those cases, the panel advised communicating Harry lacobs, activation coordinator, and Barbara Meeks, that the state of Georgia prioritizes who can make clearly with the entire family, urging them to air decisions on behalf of a patient deemed incompe tensions and sources of dissension. "It's.important transition coordinator. 'Without the efforts, diligence, tent. Yet ample gray area remains, and legislation to give legitimate moral standing to a point of view commitment and a 'can do,will do' attitude, we could often falls short of real-world needs, he said. that is different from your own," said the Rev. "Legislatures and courts deal with these cases Anderson. Once everyone feels understood and never have reached our goal," said Ms. Meeks. "It was very infrequently, so the laws are often written in respected, a consensus is much more likely, he absolutely my greatest pleasure and honor to work with isolation by people who probably don't have said. health care experience," he said. this positive, hard-working group of professionals." PUBLIC NOTICE The Tompkins Co. now has $75,000.00 Across the street in bank loan commitments for home improvements in GA & SC. from MCG! Don't hesitate! Call us now to see if you qualify for this home improvement money. Convenient to MCG FA CTOR Y DIRECT PRICES Guests park and walk to MCG Free Daily Deluxe Continental Breakfast We pass the savings to you 42 guest rooms, each with Increase the value of your home—Pay off credit cards...AND lower your monthly payments! One phone call will help lift the burden of high interest credit card monthly payments off Refrigerator & Microwave your back... And at the same time, add beauty and value to your home. Get the home Free Local Calls • Free Cable with HBO improvements you've wanted...TODAY! The Tompkins Company will give you the finest job EXTENDED STAYS WELCOME available anywhere at competitive low cost and low interest rate. MCG Patient/Family Rate: $48 FHA Home Improvement HF /5 /5 Loans Also Available / J J - No closing costs • No down payment • No equity o A A A *1 £L 1103 15th STREET • 724-5560 needed • Payments as low as $75 per month -OUU~4 / ^ Thursday, April 8, 1999 MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA Page 14

R O U N D U ...Information continued from page 10 rience? A lot of people skills are Practice Opportunity Fair Set needed to run a medical office." for April 15 Ms. Beaver said she's grate ful her MCG education enabled The Medical College of Georgia will host the Practice Opportunity 722-2224; Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way, 737-8888; Radisson her to establish such a fulfilling Fair at the MCG Alumni Center April 15. Riverfront Hotel, 2 Tenth St., 722-8900; Radisson Suites Inn, 3038 career. "You can do just about Approximately 20-25 representatives from communities across Washington Road, 868-1800; and Sheraton Augusta Hotel, 2651 anything in this field work for Georgia will attend to recruit physicians for their area. Students are Perimeter Parkway, 855-8100. certified public accountants, invited to attend this event to learn about practice opportunities in hospitals, health maintenance Georgia. organizations there are just so The fair is sponsored by the Generalist Physician Initiative's Notables many opportunities for this skill Office of Recruitment and Retention and the Georgia Board for RETIREMENTS set. We have the perfect blend of Physician Workforce. business, computer and medical The fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call Edna Anguilla, bookstore clerk, retired March 16. training." Elizabeth Crans at extension 1-0941. Dr. Robert S. Crumrine, professor and chairman of the Carol Campbell, associate t-"- Department of Anesthesiology, retired March 31. professor of the MCG Dept. of Judith M. McAlister, utilization management analyst, retired Health Information Management, WalkAmerica Planned May 1 March 31. said that 47,000 medical records Teams are forming for this year's March of Dimes' WalkAmerica. A. Lavelle Stout, Health Information Management Systems tech technicians are projected to be Angel Little, a Medical College of Georgia maternal and infant care nologist, retired March 26. needed by 2005, along with program social worker and WalkAmerica team captain for the MCG Ernestine Gibbs, accountant, retired March 31. 18,000 other health information OB/Gyn departrnent, encourages other MCG departments to create Ruby L. Knight, senior staff nurse III, retired March 31. professionals. She concurs with teams for this year's fund-raiser. The March of Dimes is a national Mary Lee Nelson, patient care aide, retired March 31. Ms. Beaver that the career organization working to prevent birth defects, low birthweight and Mary B. Bond, dietitian, retired March 31. opportunities are vast. infant mortality. Barbara T. Simmons, medical transcriptionist, retired April 2. Consider, for instance, the The three-mile WalkAmerica walk will be on Saturday, May 1 at diverse course Ms. Beaver's DEATHS Lake Olmstead Stadium beginning at 9 a.m. For more information career has taken: after graduat ing from MCG in 1975, she about the March of Dimes WalkAmerica call Ms. Little at extension Romel Blount, 67, died March 15. Mr. Blount, who began work 1-1558. oversaw the tumor registry at ing at MCG in 1968, retired in 1989 as a brick mason I. MCG, then joined Augusta Regional Medical Center (now Advance Registration Deadline Nears Artwork on Exhibit Columbia Augusta Medical Center) as medical record direc The advance registration deadline for MCG Homecoming 1999 Twelve paintings by Karen Perdue Davis are on exhibit in the tor. There, she compiled patient is April 12. lobby of the Ambulatory Procedure Center. The exhibit will hang information and helped the staff A variety of events will take place for alumni, faculty, residents, until April 30. obtain journal articles and other interns and students of the Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Mrs. Davis said her work is "realistic with a touch of impres information pertinent to their Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine and Nursing during home- sionism." Her subjects include landscapes, portraits and architec practice. In 1987, she joined her coming weekend, April 23-25. For more information call the ture. She has studied under several artists in the Augusta area husband at Practice Resources. Alumni Office at extension 1-4001. including Ed Rice, Bea Kuhlke and Barbara Davison. She is a "I couldn't do what I do with For overnight accommodations, hotel rooms have been secured member of the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, the Greater out the background MCG's pro for homecoming participants at: Comfort Inn, 1455 Walton Way, Augusta Arts Council and the Morris Museum of Art. gram gave me," she said.

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Three Medical College of an asset in our student recruit fessions are based on the results Georgia programs have been ment." of surveys sent to deans, faculty ranked in U.S. News & World Dr. Fred Lupien, coordinator and administrators of accred Report's annual edition of the of the nurse anesthesia program, ited graduate programs. The Best Graduate Schools. said the ranking "reflects the pro individuals rated the academic The MCG School of Nursing gram's very talented faculty and quality of programs. graduate program was ranked students. We have worked very "Our faculty are well-known 48th in the nation by the news diligently to design and imple for their research and education magazine. The nurse anesthetist ment a world-class program." and publications," said Dr. program ranked sixth for the The nurse anesthetist pro Lambert. "The retention rate in second year and MCG's master gram began in 1995 when the both our undergraduate and of physical therapy program Board of Regents approached graduate programs is around 95 was ranked 23rd in the nation. the School of Nursing about percent, and in-state tuition is "This is a vote of confidence starting the program. State and Dr. Lupien, Dr. Perry and Dr. Lambert show national magazine in from the national arena," said federal funding, coupled with See "Ranking," page 14 which MCG programs are featured. Dr. Vickie Lambert, dean of the state-of-the-art technology, has School of Nursing since 1990. propelled the program into "It says we are doing things cor national recognition. rectly here and being innovative Dr. Lambert said the quality and realistic." of students in that program, as Quail Run "The physical therapy pro well as the program resources, gram at MCG has a long history distinguish the program. "We with a strong reputation, espe could not have put together that Apartments cially in educational innovation strong a program without the and producing graduates who state's help and MCG's involve are strong problem solvers," ment," she said, noting MCG said Dr. Jan Perry, chairman of was the first school of nursing in 1 bedroom $340 ~ 2 bedroom $390 physical therapy. "We have the country to have a human always felt that MCG was one patient simulator which enables MCG Specials for Students and Staff of the leaders in FT. education students to practice giving anes and it is nice to see that reflect thesia to a computer-pro 2nd month FREE with this ad!! ed in this ranking. In this day of grammed mannequin that schools competing for appli responds as a human would. (706) 733-5019 cants, the ranking will surely be Rankings in the health pro ADSI M

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