MHSLA 2009 Conference The CornflowerThe Annual Business Meeting was held over lunch on Sunday, Oct. 19th; Janet Zimmerman presiding.
In addition to committee and local group reports, we accepted proposed changes to the MHSLA Bylaws. Mary H. tells me that the size of her hat is determined by the quantity of Bylaws changes; this set required not only the large red [...]
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Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, presented a concurrent session describing U of M Medical School’s work on transforming medical education to be more competency-based, reiterating that competency equals accountability.
Briefly describing the history of medical education, Dr. Mangrulkar notes that the current physician rewards system is destroying the clinical learning experience at the [...]
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Our keynote address was presented by motivational speaker Deena Ebbert, “FISH philosopher.” We knew it was going to be a lively session when, minutes into the event, Deena was singing opera tunes. She had us all in stitches while she inspired us to think about “who you are being while you’re doing what you’re doing.” One exercise: identify [...]
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Well, I have my connection problems resolved, so I’m posting from the Midwest MLA/MHSLA Educational Conference in Troy, Michigan. It’s been a great time to travel here — beautiful autumn colors, picture-perfect sunrises (if only they didn’t happen so early) …
So your roving reporter is on the job. Look for photos in a few days [...]
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The New England Journal of Medicine hosts free fulltext articles from U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain at http://content.nejm.org/content/vol359/issue15/index.shtml. The articles will be printed in the Oct. 16, 2008 issue. The website also includes a video of a Sept. 12 symposium featuring senior health policy advisors David Cutler of Harvard University for Barack [...]
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Just two more weeks before the start of the 2008 Midwest MLA/MHSLA Conference, Vital Signs: Keeping You and Your Library Vibrant and Healthy, from October 17th to 21st at the Troy Marriott in Troy, Michigan. Complete information about the conference is available at http://midwestmla2008.blogspot.com/ .
There is still time to register online at http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?459908
If you know [...]
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