Jason Brinton Selected for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
Second-Year Ophthalmology Resident, Jason Brinton, MD was selected as the recipient of the 2010 Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award sponsored by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation (whose mission is fostering humanism in medicine) and the UI Carver College of Medicine.
New Face in Ophthalmology IT
Brock Killion is the new student assistant in Ophthalmology IT. You'll be seeing him a lot in coming weeks as he helps Dustin and Jessica do the annual IT inventory. Brock is currently a UI Junior with a major in Management Information Systems.
Staff News
Connie Zahradnek (front desk) is now a certified hospice volunteer with Iowa Hospice. She is certified as a volunteer in normal care, vigil care, and bereavement. Connie notes: "If there is ever anyone in our department that needs information about hospice I would be happy to help them in getting the assistance they need."
A-List
Laura Warner (echography) reports that Twin Image, the salon spa she and her husband, Doug, own has again been nominated in the KCRG TV's A-List contest. The Twin Image website www.twinimage.com has a link on their home page to vote. Laura says "It is a fun contest that we have won in the past, and we need all the support we can get!"
Editor's note: You need to register to vote so you may need to return to this link to find the place to vote for Twin Image: http://kcrg.cityvoter.com/twin-image/biz/62881.
Daddy's Brother Band Recap
Dr. Brian Kirschling’s Band (Daddy's Brother Band) performed at the Blue Moose Tap House last Saturday. About 340 people were there including many from Ophthalmology. Mary Stever Terrill shared the photos below with us, more photos are uploaded to the Daddy's Brother Band Group Page on Facebook.
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April 18-24 is Administrative Professionals Week
Since 1952, the International Association of Administrative Professionals has honored office workers by sponsoring Administrative Professionals Week (formerly Professional Secretaries Week). Today, it is one of the largest workplace observances outside of employee birthdays and major holidays.
Professional Secretaries Week and Professional Secretaries Day became Administrative Professionals Week and Administrative Professionals Day in 2000 to keep pace with changing job titles and expanding responsibilities of today’s administrative workforce.
Today, there are more than 4.1 million secretaries and administrative assistants working in the United States, according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics, and 8.9 million people working in various administrative support roles. More than 475,000 administrative professionals are employed in Canada. Millions more administrative professionals work in offices all over the world.
National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is April 18-24
Since the Update accidentally reported ths a week too early, this story is being repeated. Don't forget that next week is National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week (NMLPW), an annual celebration of the medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care.
Since laboratorians often work behind the scenes, few people know much about the critical testing they perform every day. The week of April 18th is a great time to learn about the lab professionals. Find out about the F.C. Blodi Eye Pathology Laboratory at http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/dept/pathlab