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SMAA Newsletter
January 2004
From the Desk of the Associate Dean of the SMAA
Dear Colleagues,
Along with this note you will find the first of our SMARTMAIL communications, designed to keep you in touch and up to date on SMAA activities. As we are new at this, we would much appreciate your feedback as to what you like about it and any suggestions you have for improvement.
Our best wishes to you in the New Year and we look forward to hearing from you.
Fondly,
Ross Bright, MD '58
Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs
What's new at the SMAA
As spring approaches, the Stanford Medical Alumni Association will be hosting a variety of events. We hope that you will review the events below and possibly even decide to attend at least one, or more. We do look forward to seeing many of you over the course of this New Year, and if you cannot attend, we hope that these emails will keep you well informed as to the activities and events that are happening back at the FARM.
On The Road San Francisco
Saturday, February 21, 2004
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California
--The Stanford Medical Alumni Association will be holding one of their „On the Road‰ events in San Francisco. This „On the Road‰ will provide attendees with CME credit. The symposium will feature Gregory W. Albers, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University Medical Center and Randall H. Vagelos, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular). Dr. Albers will be speaking on „New MRI Techniques to Extend the Therapeutic Window for Thrombolysis in Stroke‰ and Dr. Vagelos will discuss „The Role of Cardiac Remodeling in the Development of Congestive Heart Failure.‰ Invitations for this event will be sent to Bay Area Alumni in January 2004.
Stanford Medical Alumni Reunions 2004
Friday, May 7, 2004 - Saturday, May 8, 2004
The Farm, Stanford, California
--Classes that are celebrating this year are: 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989 and 1994. We hope you received your magnet card in the mail reminding you of the weekend. Please keep an eye open for additional information regarding class dinner celebrations, tours, and other fun events.
J.E. Wallace Sterling "Muleshoe" Lifetime Alumni Achievement Award Dinner
Friday, May 7, 2004
The Faculty Club, Stanford, California
--The SMAA, The Board of Governors and the SMAA President will be hosting this dinner event in honor of Ronald Levy, MD ‚68. The Award will acknowledge Dr. Levy for his breakthrough research in oncology and distinguished career in medicine.
2004 Annual CME Medical Symposium
Educating Stanford Physicians for the 21st Century and Beyond
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford, California
--This year's symposium will be a break from our traditional format. We will be hosting sessions which allow alumni to tour various interactive labs and learning environments at the medical center, thus helping to promote the new educational programs that are available.
Website
With all the changes taking place, at Stanford School of Medicine, one being the curriculum, it seemed only logical that the Stanford Medical Alumni Association should take steps to update and improve its services as well. The first step will take place over the next few months as we revamp the SMAA Website. During this phase, we plan to offer our members a searchable alumni database, on-line reunion and event registration, weekly updates of what is happening on and around the medical school campus, and easy to use polls and surveys so that we can get feedback from you, our audience.
So plan to check back soon to see these new resources and explore the new pages. We look forward to your feedback.
New educational projects
Support the new medical education facilities with a gift to the Stanford Medical Fund!
Stanford is poised to take an important leap forward in the training of physicians and biomedical scientists. The Stanford Medicine Information and Learning Environment (SMILE) will create opportunities for exchange and encourage interaction among students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians that can lead to fresh insights in biomedicine and patient care. SMILE will do more than replace our outdated educational and library facilities. It will become both the "front door" and the „heart‰ of the School of Medicine. SMILE will be designed to accommodate the rapid evolution of technology, yet sustain the fundamentals of a well-rounded medical education based on humanism and technical expertise.
Please consider making your annual contribution to the Stanford Medical Fund today. Thanks for your support! Mail your gift to: Stanford Medical Fund, Office of Medical Development, 2700 Sand Hill Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025, or make your gift online.
Contact us
Medical Alumni Association:
Contact: Amanda Keris,
, 650-306-8191
Stanford Medical Fund
Contact: John Hopkins,
, 650-234-0616
