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SMAA Newsletter
February 2004
From the Desk of the Associate Dean of the SMAA
Dear Colleagues,
Below you will find information concerning SMAA "On the Road" programs for San Francisco and Southern California. In both cases we have arranged a morning of lectures by prominent faculty members on current topics of medical interest. Not only will you be informed, but you will also receive CME credit and a good lunch to boot. I encourage you to attend.
Also remember to save the weekend of May 7-8 to attend our annual reunion get-together. We have developed a special Symposium on Medical Education for the 21st Century. You will be dazzled to see in an interactive way how today's students are trained. I look forward to seeing you at any or all of these events.
Sincerely,
Ross Bright, MD '58
Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs
What's new at the SMAA
Here is the most recent news from the SMAA:
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Ralph Schaffarzick, AB‚43, MD‚46, Class Representative for classes 1953 and before, will be honored with The Stanford Associates Award at a ceremony on Saturday, April 3, 2004, at 4:30 p.m. at the Bechtel Conference Center at Encina Hall.
EVENTS:
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." Click here to register for this event online, or contact the alumni office at 650-306-8191.
On the Road: Southern California
Saturday, March 6, 2004
Le Merigot Beach Hotel and Spa, Santa Monica, California
The Stanford Medical Alumni Association will be holding one of their "On the Road" events in Santa Monica. This "On the Road" will provide attendees with CME credit. The symposium will feature Lucy S. Tompkins, MD, PhD, Lucy Becker Professor in Medicine, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and David A. Relman, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine), and of Microbiology and Immunology.
Dr. Tompkins will be speaking on "What‚s Happening on the Global Front in Infectious Diseases: SARS and Influenza," and Dr. Relman will discuss "How Genomics May Change the Practice of Infectious Diseases." Invitations for this event will be sent to all Southern California alumni in mid-February. Click here to register for this event online, or contact the alumni office at 650-306-8191.
Stanford Medical Alumni Reunions 2004
Friday, May 7, 2004 - Saturday, May 8, 2004
The Farm, Stanford, California
This year the Reunion weekend will be condensed into a two-day event, Friday-Saturday. There will be tours to San Francisco, Runnymede Sculpture Farm (which consists of 130 acres of fields and rolling hills, in Woodside, CA, that are home to over 160 outdoor, often monolithic, contemporary sculptures), as well as tours to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), and a Medical Center tour.
2004 Annual CME Medical Symposium:
Educating Stanford Physicians for the 21st Century and Beyond
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Fairchild Auditorium, Stanford, California
Each year the SMAA sponsors a CME symposium covering the latest advancements in research and their applications to current clinical practice. The speakers and rotation tours will give hands-on instruction for the new educational processes utilized to train current and future medical students. The speakers and sessions are as follows:
Henry J. Lowe, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Information Resources and Technology and Associate Professor (Research) of Medicine (Medical Informatics)
{Location: CCSR}
Lawrence Mathers, MD ‚71, PhD ‚71, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Intensive Care) and of Surgery (Human Anatomy) at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
{Location: CCSR}
Louis Patrick Halamek, MD ‚93, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Associate Professor, by courtesy, of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SUMC {Location: CAPE}
Donald P. Regula, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology at the Stanford University Medical Center
{Location: Medical School}
Parvati Dev, MS ‚70, PhD ‚75, Associate Dean, Learning Technologies and Director, SUMMIT Lab
{Location: Fairchild Labs}
Closure by:
Philip A. Pizzo, MD, Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine
Dean Pizzo will be speaking on "Evaluating the Program, but Without Grades"
{Location: Fairchild Auditorium}
Survey
At the SMAA we strive to provide our Alumni with information about upcoming events as well as any news pertaining to the Medical School or the Medical Alumni Association. Therefore, we have created a survey that we hope you will complete. By doing so, you will be providing information on your likes, dislikes, and suggestions on how we can better serve you in the future. To take the five-minute survey, please click here.
New Medical Center projects
When the Stanford Cancer Center opens its doors this March, it will offer the latest advances in treatment and patient-focused care. It is designed to complement the latest medical advances with a warm and supportive environment. For the rest of this article, taken from Center Focus Fall/Winter 2003, click here.
Please consider making a gift today to support cancer research and treatment at Stanford Medical Center. Thank you for your support. You may mail your gift to: Office of Medical Development, 2700 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, or make your gift online. Please indicate if you would like your gift to support Patient Care or Cancer Research.
Contact us
Medical Alumni Association:
Contact: Amanda Keris,
, 650-306-8191
Cancer Fundraising Contacts:
Kathleen Gilcrest, Senior Associate Director, Office of Medical Development,
, 650-234-0614
Cynthia Neuwalder, Associate Director, Office of Medical Development,
, 650-234-0624
