Greetings. . . after Thanksgiving

Hello,

Greetings from the Albany PA Alumni Association! Hope your Thanksgiving holiday was a wonderful and comfortable time.
New interactions and PA jobs are noted below.


White Coat Ceremony

Alumni often express interest in helping students. But because “the devil is in the details,” many working PAs have been wary of open-ended commitments.

Here is an excellent opportunity for Alumni to make an impact on our newest students.

“White Coat Ceremony” is a new ritual for our Alma Mater at Albany Med. On the first day of class, the WCC marks a profound transition into the discipline of clinical sciences.

Alumni present entering students with a white coat, the symbol of clinical service and care. In the auditorium, students take, in unison, a pledge of professionalism. Family and friends of the entering class attend this special occasion. A reception follows this moving ceremony.
Sage PA Prep Program

This picture of the 2007 WCC is proudly displayed by Russell Sage College, which is highlighting their new partnership with Albany Medical College and the Center for Physician Assistant Studies.

Please commit to helping at this two-hour event on Wednesday January 2nd 2008 at 3pm at ME-700. RSPV at

You’ll be very, very glad you did.



Used Equipment Sale

Do you have an unused Otoscope, Ophthalmoscope, BP cuff or other medical equipment currently sitting on shelves, COMPLETELY unused?

Students need these tools to become clinicians. Your donation is eligible, as a tax-deductible charitable contribution to your Alumni Association. Functional medical equipment is a substantial help for new students.

Our first collection efforts will occur up to December 31st for the Class of 2010.

Alumni Announcements
Appropriate documentation for the IRS available through



CME Day - 6/13/08

Speakers are still needed! Your suggestions have motivated our speaker selections to date.
Alumni CME
We need two more great speakers! Bounce back a note if you can help.

Medical education opportunities, networking colleagues, and fund raising are a pleasure at “CME Day 2008” at the Bulmer Technology Center, at HVCC in Troy. It is the primary mechanism the Alumni use to enable PA student awards for excellence offered every spring, before graduation.

REMEMBER -
Thursday, June 13th is our date! Please mark your new calendars. (And tell your co-workers!)


Jobs!

Would you consider working surgery in Australia? A unique opportunity is still open for 2008. Cooperstown and Utica are seeking up to 10 PA positions!
http://home.nycap.rr.com/pa1972alumni/
Alumni CME
Check out jobs ALL the WAY back to 9/25/07! Please!

Apologies about the job board. The Alumni website crashed this fall. My lack of IT skills gave me six weeks of existential dyspepsia of the soul, which old Italian patients would call “Agita.” You know, that frustration you get when absolutely everything goes wrong. So it goes. Things are better now.


Notes from all over:

Peter Goetchius (Class of ’74) is back from Iraq, as of October!
http://pv-goetchius-iraq.blogspot.com/
Pete

Audrey S. Buckland (Class of ’06)
wrote from “beautiful Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. We have been here for 3 months and loving it. I am in the process of getting my Idaho license and looking for PT work . . . .

"North Idaho is the panhandle, full of mountain lakes, streams and dense wildness. This article (with slide show) describes north-central Idaho as the last wilderness.
NY Times Travel 7/07
"Tad and I feel very fortunate to be able to call this place home. Know that our door is always open should you find yourself 'in our neck of the woods'."



Holiday Wishes from ‘Great Courses’

Radio broadcasts during my driving commute are . . . marginal. (That’s a generous description.)

Over the past year I have enjoyed listening to a variety of non-medical lectures. Two are available here, “Christmas in Victorian Britain” and “Christmas in 19th-Century America,” are available for download and copy to CD or MP3. Though I have not heard them yet, there is no obligation.
http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/HolidayLecture2007.aspx?

Please do ask other PAs if they have received these Alumni e-notes.

Alumni Guestbook
If you wish to change your e-mail address (to something more permanent), discontinue mailings or otherwise update, please bounce back a note. These lists are NEVER shared.


Good wishes for happy holidays and a peaceful New Year!

-Tom