August 20, 2012
November 11th, 2019
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Volunteers Needed
Mobile Food Pantry
The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department is in partnership with Harvesters and there will be a mobile food pantry on the 2nd Tuesday of each month starting on Tuesday, November 12th. Please find more information below: We need volunteers to help staff this distribution and created a volunteer sign up using Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D45A4A72BA1FB6-mobile
There are 10 volunteer slots available on 11/12, 12/10 and 1/14. There are 2 shifts of 5 volunteers each from 1-2PM and 2-3PM.
Volunteer duties include: sign in sheet, distributing grocery bags, line coordinator, assisting guests by carrying bags and distributing food items.
If students want to talk about nutrition or food preparation ideas, that would be great too
Mug Decorating Mug Decorating
Students can come paint a free mug to take home.
Food Drive Battle of the Buildings Food Drive
Students, staff, faculty, and others are welcome to compete in a friendly Battle of the Buildings food drive! Which building will win?
Finacial Wellness Workshop
Life and Loans Financial Wellness Workshop
Students can come learn about managing their finances before and after graduation.
WELLNESS
Niloofar’s Wellness Tip
The Inimitable Art Of Not Trying Too Hard
Nothing forced generates a desired outcome.
By Brianna Wiest
https://medium.com/@briaeliza/the-inimitable-art-of-not-trying-too-hard-
daf53e51c05f
Want to change your life overnight?
Stop trying so hard.
Nothing we have to force generates the outcome we desire.
In fact, when we expect everything to fit our predetermined expectations, we seize up and find ourselves incapable of really doing the work. Perfectionism creeps in, and we actually start sabotaging our efforts.
If we are trying so hard to be liked, it is hard to show up and be loved. If we are trying so hard to create a masterpiece, it is hard to begin the process of trial and error that would lead us there. If we are trying so hard to be happy, it almost always eludes us.
You do not demand the bud blossoms at a certain hour. You plant a seed deeply, you water it and give it light, and then you let it do what it was created to do. You are the exact
same way. If you show up each day and do the work, the desired results will come on their own, in due time.
When you are trying too hard you are forcing yourself out of your natural rhythm. You exit flow, the heightened productivity state in which you actually accomplish things.
When you try too hard, you ignore your instincts for what you imagine other people will like, or react to. In doing this, you really end up disconnecting from your own perception. This is important because in business, and in life, we have to see through the eyes of others. We have to see market gaps, or have empathy. Yet the most effective way to do this is to use ourselves as a litmus test. Do I like this? Would I spend money on this? Would I want to be treated like this?
You will look better, feel better and do more if you could just cut yourself some slack.
Trying too hard makes you instantly ineffective.
When someone tries too hard to get you to like them, you are more disinclined to give them a chance. When someone tries too hard to make you think they’re attractive, you usually don’t. When someone tries too hard to convince people that you are intelligent, they start to seem unintelligent. When you try too hard to sell your business, it tends to push people away. When you try too hard to seem cool, you do not seem cool.
Trying too hard to feel good often makes you focus on what’s wrong in your life, effectively making you feel worse.
It points to a fact about human life that we are all somewhat aware of, and yet often not able to verbalize: flow is what gets us what we really want. The work is actually removing the barriers to that flow, showing up to let it happen.
It calls to mind a Bukowski poem:
“If it doesn’t come bursting out of you in spite of everything, don’t do it…
If you have to sit for hours staring at your computer screen or hunched over your typewriter searching for words, don’t do it. If you’re doing it for money or fame, don’t do it…
If you have to sit there and rewrite it again and again, don’t do it… If you have to wait for it to roar out of you, then wait patiently. If it never does roar out of you, do something else.
Unless the sun inside you is burning your gut, don’t do it…
There is no other way. And there never was.”
For all of the advice about being able to accomplish more, we leave out perhaps the most important element of all: what is right for us is ultimately what comes naturally to us. This is authenticity in its truest in purest form, when we start honoring and capitalizing on our natural gifts, as opposed to trying to manipulate them into something that they are not, and were never intended to be.
In every single thing that brings us success in life, there is an element of effortlessness at work.
Our greatest relationships feel like an effortless connection, even if showing up for them and getting through disagreements is work. Our greatest creativity flows like an effortless outpour, even if getting past our insecurities about it is work. Our greatest beauty is when we enhance what we already have, even if getting past our insecurities is work.
When you start to embrace what flows naturally in your life, you start to find your groove. You recognize that relationships are easier, people are magnetized to you, money flows, work flows, and you flow.
You’re no longer toiling in resistance to what you are, instead, you’re working with it, dancing with the light that shines out of you, as opposed to waiting in the shadows for another day.
Things to do in KC This Week
Things to Do in KC This Week (Compiled from around the web. These are not UMKC sponsored or sanctioned events)
2019 Holiday Season Opener: November 14th-17th. Brookside KC. The historic Brookside shops (63rd and Brookside Boulevard) are celebrating the start of the 2019 holiday season November 14th through 17th with the annual Brookside Holiday Season Opener—a free, family-friendly event with holiday sales, pop-up events, food and drink specials, music and giveaways. For full event details: https://www.facebook.com/events/389519281993491/
For more events, visit Ink Magazine’s online, searchable calendar: http://calendar.inkkc.com/ and Kansas City on the Cheap: www.kansascityonthecheap.com (which also has great deals and coupons!)
Yoga at the Wellness Wing
Yoga at the Wellness Wing – NEW TIME!
FREE yoga class every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30PM-6:30PM in the SOM Wellness Wing on the 5th floor. Yoga mats and blocks provided.
STI Testing
SCHOLARSHIPS
Financial Literacy Article
These towns will help pay off your student loan debt if you
move there
Fotosearch | Getty Images
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/03/us-towns-that-offer-financial-incentives-to-live-there.html List of Rural Opportunity Zones https://kansascommerce.gov/320/Rural-Opportunity-Zones
Scholarship OppU Achievers Scholarship To apply for the OppU Achievers Scholarship, submit a short essay responding to the prompted question. Scholarship decisions are based solely on an applicant's essay response. Winners for the OppU Achievers Scholarship are selected four times a year, with submission deadlines on September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30. To be eligible for the OppU Achievers Scholarship, a student must: • Be enrolled full time in high school or at least part time in college, graduate, professional, or trade school. • Possess a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.0. • Be a U.S. citizen. For application and more information go to https://www.opploans.com/scholarship/
Scholarship PA Scholarship/Tuition Assistance Opportunities
Organization: VA Amount: They offer scholarships and full tuition assistance Information: Please go to https://www.vacareers.va.gov/why-choose-va/education-support.asp for more information
Scholarship National Medical Fellowships Amount: Not to exceed $5,000 Deadline: NA Eligibility: 5th or 6th year underrepresented minority students who need financial assistance and have exhausted all other options. Application: Send a short paragraph to [email protected] that describes your immediate, extreme financial need, and your reason for application to the NMF Emergency Scholarship Fund.
OPPORTUNITIES
Student Research Inquiry – Correct Form Link
Student Research Inquiry Students who are interested in research are encouraged to submit a student inquiry form to the Office of Research. The Office of Research website, http://med.umkc.edu/ora/student_overview, has a lot of information about student endeavors and opportunities. Students who wish to inquire about becoming involved in a project can access the Student Research Information Form at http://med.umkc.edu/docs/research/Student_Research_Information_Form.pdf.
Student Research Opportunities
Student Research Opportunities and Fellowships Opportunities are posted on the Student Research Webpage http://med.umkc.edu/ora/external_opportunities/ Please contact Drs. Wacker, Dall, or Molteni or send an email to UMKC SOM Research ([email protected]) with additional questions.
Research Student Research Assistant Opportunity on Funded
Research Project
General Summary: This is a funded opportunity to employ one to two medical students on a
research project examining lifestyle interventions for metabolic syndrome with Dr. Betty
Drees. Student Research Assistants are responsible for recruiting and screening
participants according to the research study protocols. Research Assistants will assist with
epidemiological, social or behavioral assessments, and collect data and/or biological
samples from research participants. This is an hourly position and work can be scheduled
around student schedules. If interested, please contact Alex Lyon, the study coordinator, at
Research Sarah Morrison Student Research Award The next application deadline is Tuesday-November 15, 2019 – noon.
The goal of the Sarah Morrison Student Research Award is to help students learn the value
and application of research in the study and practice of medicine by providing funds to
support the expenses of such research. Criteria considered will include: quality of proposed
research proposal and outcomes; completion of all application materials; detailed project
budget, and scholastic achievement by the student.
The application packet should include: 1. Application Form 2. Reference Form from two (2) university faculty; one of the references should
be submitted by your UMKC School of Medicine faculty mentor 3. Project protocol 4. Proposed project budget - up to $3,000
If conducting research at the Children’s Mercy Hospital, contact CMH Research and Grants Administration at 816-701-1343 or [email protected] for assistance with setting up your project budget
5. A current academic transcript
Pathway transcripts accepted 6. Resume/CV
All materials must be received by November 15 at 12:00pm. Students must be approved by Student Affairs prior to conducting research; see Getting Started.
For more information on how to apply, visit the website at http://med.umkc.edu/student-research/sarah-morrison/how-to-apply/.
Please click here to review Sarah Morrison Student Research Award policy. A list of projects of previous Sarah Morrison Student Research Award recipients:
http://med.umkc.edu/student-research/sarah-morrison/recipients/
Opportunity Elective Opportunity:
Infant/Toddler Nutrition Experience
This 4-week academic pediatrics elective will offer students a unique opportunity to learn about the infant/toddler nutrition industry by visiting Nestle Gerber facilities in Fremont, Michigan and Arlington, Virginia. Students will spend 2.5 weeks reviewing knowledge in core pediatric nutrition topics with faculty here at UMKC. They will spend 1.5 weeks touring Nestle facilities, including factory, farm, research and development, marketing, finance, and legal departments. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered by Nestle. For students interested in Pediatrics, this would be a distinctive experience to include on your CV and to discuss at residency interviews. Students must have completed their core Pediatrics clerkship as a prerequisite to the elective. The elective will be offered in Blocks 5 and 6 this fall, pending approval of final arrangements.
If you are interested or have questions, please contact Dr. Haury at [email protected].
Opportunity
Opportunity The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) http://www.cc.nih.gov/training/mrsp/index.html will begin to accept applications for the 2020-2021 MRSP class on October 1, 2019, and the deadline for completed applications is 5pm EST, on January 10, 2020.
The NIH MRSP is a unique and special comprehensive, year-long residential research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical, dental, and veterinary students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, MD. MRSP is targeted to 2nd, 3rd or 4th students.
MRSP is not simply as a research program but rather a career development program for students heading toward careers in biomedical research that is centered on a robust investigation experience. During the year, students select and engage in a mentored basic, clinical, or translational research project with an experienced research mentor that matches their professional interests, research focus, and career goals. While the focus will be on a robust research experience, MRSP will also provide students with dedicated curriculum of academic activities featuring lectures by world-renowned scientists, clinical teaching rounds featuring patients from the NIH Clinical Center, a Journal Club addressing major issues in clinical research, as well as workshops in professional development such as work-life balance, CV writing, and interviewing skills. We will be conducting an informational webinar on Thursday, November 7th at 1PM EST. We look forward to you and your students’ participation. Below is the webinar information. Join meeting
International Medicine Lecture International Medicine
Lecture
Building bridges in the Trade
war: international medicine in
China Presented by Sean Mark MD, and Nicholas
Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIMPH
November 18, 2019
Theater C
Noon
Pizza and drinks provided
Please RSVP – Sarah McKee, [email protected]
Bioethics Lecture Series
3-part lecture series on Bioethics given by Father Thomas
Haake
The 1st part is entitled “Reason Underlying the Rules: Principles Involved in Catholic
Teaching on Bioethics” and is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13th from 6:30pm-
8:00pm. The 2nd part is entitled “The Beginning of Life: Personhood?” and is scheduled for
Wednesday, December 4th from 6:30pm-8:00pm. The 3rd part is entitled “Care at the End
of Life: Worth It?” and is scheduled for Wednesday, January 8th from 6:30pm-8:00pm. All
three lecture will be held in Theater A at the UMKC School of Medicine. They are
sponsored by the UMKC Medical Student and Resident Society of the Blessed Sacrament.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION MEETINGS AND OTHER EVENTS
Golden Key Golden Key International Honour Society
Join Golden Key International Honour Society for two volunteer events at Harvesters Food Shelf this fall! Gain service hours and help to provide food to vulnerable communities. Events are on October 24 and November 14 from 6 – 8 PM.
Student Research Society
Student Research Society is hosting "Integrating Visual Arts with Medicine" with Dr. Brommelsiek. Dr. Brommelsiek is a visual artist and brings to her research the lens of an artist for finding meaning in patterns of behavior and non-verbal cues. Her current body of artistic work focus on the interconnectedness of being through an exploration of the intersection between the arts and sciences. Come join us on will be on Tuesday, November 12th at 6:00pm; theater C; food will be provided!
MSAC Just as a reminder, MSAC will be holding a Town Hall to discuss the new
simulation assessment fee. The fee will be in support of additional simulation
education and assessment activities for students. The meeting will take place
November 14th from 6-7pm in Theater A. Hope to see you there!
Asha for Education
Asha for Education presents Diwali Dinner and Fashion Show. November 15, 2019. 7-12PM. Fashion Show starts at 8PM at the Firestone Building 2001 Grand Blv, KC, MO 64109. $5 donation recommended. Parking is FREE at 1917 McGee lot. For more information contact Anjali Pante at [email protected].
Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN)
Join Student Interest Group in Neurology for an exciting evening! We will be hosting a lumbar puncture simulation event at the Clinical Training Facility (next to Subway) on Tuesday, November 19 from 5 – 7 PM. Grow your skills, explore the world of neurology, and enjoy a complimentary meal at the School of Medicine at 5:00 PM before heading across the street for the event. Space is limited so sign up TODAY at https://forms.gle/DhCNhrxxV9HmTrq27.
KC Dance Marathon
Announcements
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To submit information for the next Student Affairs Weekly Announcement, send an email to Niloofar Shahmohammadi at [email protected].
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