SGA Rounds - Summer 2015, Vol 1, Issue 3

On the evening of April 20, the NSU-COM chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) held its annual Women in Medicine Panel and Dinner. The event was held in the HPD Chancellor’s Dining Room and was attended by 50 fe- male medical students and 14 NSU-COM-affiliated female physicians, including Dr. Elaine Wallace. The event included din- ner and a panel discussion during which the students were able to ask the physicians candid questions about their experiences as women in medicine. The event’s goal was to allow the students and faculty mem- bers to get to know each other on a more-personal level and to allow open conversation about life as a female physician. The highlight of the evening was an address given by the daughter of Dr. Elaine Wallace and Dr. Jill Wallace-Ross about her love of having mothers who are doctors. AMWA’s executive board would like to thank all the students who attended and the physicians who generously donated their time. The club is looking forward to growing this tradition in the years to come. STUDENT ORGANIZATION UPDATES AMWA WOMEN IN MEDICINE Panel and Dinner By OMS-I Anna Galvis, OMS-1 Representative During the last five months of 2014, the NSU Photography Club collected monies for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through its neuroanatomy packet fund-raiser. The authors, who included OMS-II Ana Castro, OMS-I Anurag Katyal, OMS-II Olivia Parry, OMS-II Adam Rosenblum, OMS-II Jeffrey Wessel, and OMS-II Julian Zorrilla, worked diligently under the guidance of Nicholas Lutfi, D.P.M., M.S., professor of anatomy, to create a quality study aid for students in the various HPD programs for their Medical Neuroanatomy course. The study guide is the first of its kind to contain high-resolution pictures of brain specimens and helpful text to facilitate the learning of the structure and func- tion of the different parts of the nervous system. Thanks to the monetary contributions the NSU Photography Club received in return for the neuroanatomy packet, the club was able to donate $5,000 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Soci- ety on April 2. “This packet was a unique way for me to use my skills in photography to go toward such a great cause to help the community,” said Katyal. The money will go toward the research and community support efforts of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Earlier this year, the club also donated $1,000 to Chris Evert Children’s Hospital at Broward Health Medical Center through its portrait fund-raiser. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB RAISES $6,000 FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES By OMS-II Julian Zorrilla