February 4, 2013

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Dr. Doug Girod packs up his ENT office to settle in as the new EVC.

Welcome to our new EVC the health care

KU Medical Center, The University of Kansas Hospital, and UKP share a vision to improve how we deliver health care and are taking steps to make that vision become a reality. Read more.

Town hall with Dr. Girod: Hear it straight from Dr. Girod in his first official campus appearance at the town hall on Feb. 14. Read more.

Do you have a question you would like to ask, but you won't be able to attend the town hall? Email your question by Feb. 12, and we'll add it to the Q&A session. In the interest of time, all questions may not be addressed.

Stuff you need to know

Goodbye GroupWise: Effective Friday, Feb. 8, GroupWise will be decommissioned entirely. This means that all of the GroupWise data will be purged and the servers will be removed. Read more.

Change in dialing Lawrence campus: The way you dial the KU-Lawrence campus is changing. You will now dial "6" plus the last four digits of the number. Read more.

Stuff that might interest you

Want some tips and tricks for Outlook? Sign up for Outlook 2010 for New Employees. This course isn't just for new employees. Anyone who wants to learn how to create distribution lists, manage shared calendars, and more can benefit from this class. Read more.

After-hours parking lot hours: All uncovered surface parking lots become open parking after 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. On the weekends, in addition to the surface lots, parking is available in the Olathe II visitor garage.

Spring Festival Gala: Students, faculty and staff are invited to learn about Chinese culture at an event sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association on Feb. 16. Read more.

Inspiring young girls for science and medicine careers: KUMC's Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS) and KUMC students shared their excitement for medicine and science with more than 400 middle school girls. Read more.

Know a student interested in becoming a nurse? The Nurse Academy is designed for students (11th and 12th graders or college freshmen) who are interested in exploring the profession of nursing through a two-day program full of hands-on activities and presentations. Read more.

Feedback wanted: The State Employee Health Plan would like your feedback about the open enrollment process. Read more.

Want something included in KUMed Central?

If you have a news item you would like included in KUMed Central, submit the information by Thursday for the following Monday's issue. You can also email Carrie Brown, internal communications manager. Your feedback is also welcome.

TAKE NOTE

Feb. 7: Academic Emergency Preparedness program for faculty.
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Feb. 18: Emerging Reimbursement Changes and the Health Care Delivery System program for students, practitioners, faculty. Sign up.
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Feb. 18: Doctors as Educators class for junior faculty. Sign up.

BRAG IT UP!

Joel Hutchins, M.D., KU School of Medicine-Wichita Family & Community Medicine clinical instructor, was appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. Dr. Hutchins will serve a four-year term on the 15-member board that licenses and regulates physicians. Read more.

Sara Purdy, DO, KU School of Medicine-Wichita Family & Community Medicine clinical instructor has achieved certification by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Russell Scheffer, M.D., Psychiatry professor, and the KU School of Medicine-Wichita announced Jan. 28 that they are taking part in the largest-ever global clinical research program in children ages 6 to 12 with autism, Asperger syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). Read more.

JUST FOR FUN
Who am I? More than 100 years ago, I abolished the common drinking cup in public and started the "swat the fly" and "don't spit on the sidewalk" campaigns. I was dean of the KU SOM and served as secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health. If you know who I am, email your answer. We'll post the answer in next week's issue.

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