HAVE A SAFE AND FUN BREAK!

As the semester is wrapping up, I wish all of you to have a safe and fun winter break!

Regular EMRO activities will resume next semester. Stay tuned for future announcements!

FAST training session - December 14th, 2007 (5-9PM)

Hello!

The American Red Cross First Aid Support Team (FAST) will be holding an Operations Training session at the date, time, and place below. All members interested in volunteering with FAST are encouraged to attend. There will be additional trainings available on-campus and at the Chapter near the end of January.

Friday, December 14, 2007

5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Great Lakes Room at Palmer Commons on UM's Campus

Members MUST attend the entire session. Those who are late will be turned away.

BEFORE attending this training, you must do the following:

1. REQUIRED: RSVP to kris.thompson@wc-redcross.org on or before Wednesday 12/12.

2. REQUIRED: Complete an online American Red Cross orientation at http://www.redcross.org/general/0,1082,0_153_,00.html#orientation.

3. REQUIRED: Complete a secure online background check at http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com. Click on the Red Cross Symbol in the lower right of the screen and follow the directions from there, including choosing the "Washtenaw County Chapter" in Ann Arbor, MI.You will need your social security number to complete this. Make sure you see a confirmation page at the end.

4. OPTIONAL: Sign-up/complete "CPR for the Professional Rescuer" and "First Aid" at the American Red Cross. If you are already a licensed health care provider, please contact us -- your license may be good in lieu of certifications. After working four events, the costs you pay for classes will be reimbursed.

Thanks for your interest. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact us.

EMRO Last Volunteer Event of the Semester - Ronald McDonald House, Dec 14th

The last EMRO volunteer event is at Ronald McDonald House Friday
December 14th at 6:00pm. We will be cooking dinner and desert for
the families staying at the home. These are the families of children
who have to stay at the hospital for a long period of time. Helping
to prepare a meal for them will be greatly appreciated!

Remember that to be a member of EMRO, you have to get your volunteer
events in!!!

If you are interested in volunteering for this event, please e-mail
me back at sklarl@umich.edu.

Thank you!
Lindsay

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP)

Would you like to learn more about Osteopathic Medicine?


Drop by The Career Center on Thursday, November 29, between noon and 2:00 PM. Tricia Murdoch, from the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, CA will be available to meet with students on a drop-in basis. Whether you would like to discuss the osteopathic medical profession, clarify pre-requisites and admission requirements, or be referred to a local DO for shadowing purposes, Ms. Murdoch will be glad to help. Incidentally, the 2007 entering class at COMP included four Wolverines!


No appointment is necessary! Just drop by The Career Center at 3200 Student Activiites Building, 515 E. Jefferson, on Thursday, November 29, between noon and 2:00 PM. Pizza and beverages will be available.


To learn more about the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific link to:


http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/comp/about.xml




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Mariella Mecozzi
Senior Assistant Director of Pre-Professional Services
The Career Center--University of Michigan
3200 Student Activities Building
515 E. Jefferson
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
Ph: 734-764-7460
Fax: 734-763-9268
mmecozzi@umich.edu
http://www.careercenter.umich.edu

Pre-med workshop rescheduled Nov.14th 5-6PM

Hi EMRO members,

Our next event has been rescheduled!

The pre-med workshop will take place on November 14th from 5-6pm in the Michigan League Room A. In this workshop, you will learn about the medical school application process. You will be able to ask questions about the application process, as well as questions about DO school or about curriculum in undergrad.

However, in order to have this event, we must have a minimum of 10 people so please RSVP as soon as possible to annielm@umich.edu.

Hope to see you there,

-Annie Layno-Moses

Motts Children's Hospital Volunteer Event - THIS SAT

Motts children's hospital volunteer event is held on this Saturday from 1:30PM
Please contact Lindsay Sklar (sklarl@umich.edu) if you are interested!

Pre-med workshop rescheduled

EMRO members,

Because of the low amount of RSVPs (10) for the pre-med workshop, it will be postponed to a few more weeks. This will allow more time for everyone to evaluate their schedules way in advance so we can plan a good workshop. I will let you know when the eboard has rescheduled this event.

If anyone is still interested and would like urgent pre-med advice, please contact me and I will refer you to the person who is running the workshop for our organization.

Thanks!

-Annie Layno-Moses, Co-President

Motts Volunteer Event SATURDAY Oct 27th (RSVP required)

The Motts Volunteer Event is SATURDAY Oct. 27th. 1:30PM. There is a football game this day. Please get back to me (sklarl@umich.edu) by tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 11th. (even if u have already responded, respond again to confirm that you can make this time) to let me know if you are interested.

Thanks,
-Lindsay Sklar

Pre-med/Pre-health Workshop, Oct. 17th (RSVP required)

Dear EMRO members,

Aside from those 2 volunteer events, we have also scheduled a pre-med workshop for Wednesday, October 17 from 4-5 in the Michigan League Room A. I need to know who would be interested in this.

I have worked to book a pre-med advisor and we must know how many people will be attending. Please RSVP to me by THURSDAY OCTOBER 11.

We need a certain number of people there in order to keep this appointment. The advisor has a presentation prepared and you will be able to ask about the med school application process, the pre-med curriculum, as well as any advice for the pre-health process in general.

I will remind you, this will count for one of the five events required for the year.

Please consider attending, thank you,

Annie Layno-Moses, Co-President

FYI: Teach for America and Pre-Meds

Teach For America Conference Calls

Admissions deans from two top medical schools will be hosting conference calls for pre-med students across the country to discuss Teach For America and medical school admissions. We invite you to join a call to learn more about their views on Teach For America, why his/her medical school values the experience of our corps members, and how the Teach For America experience fits into a career in medicine. In addition, each dean will be able to answer questions relating to the medical school application process in general and their medical school in particular.

Tuesday, October 2, 5:00 - 6:00 PM EST
Dr. Lloyd Michael, Senior Associate Dean for Admissions
Baylor College of Medicine
Dial-in Number: (712) 432-3900
Conference Access Code: 5572803 #

Thursday, October 18, 3:00-4:00 PM EST
Mr.. Richard Silverman, Director of Admissions
Yale School of Medicine
Dial-in Number: (712) 432-3900
Conference Access Code: 5572803 #

If you are interested in attending a call, please RSVP to medschoolcall@teachforamerica.org and include your name, undergrad University, undergrad grad date, and the call(s) you plan on attending.
There's a limit to the number of callers that can be on a call, so by RSVPing, we can determine whether we need to add additional calls or not. Each dean will devote the bulk of each call answering callers' questions, so you are encouraged to e-mail questions in advance to
medschoolcall@teachforamerica.org though you may also have an opportunity to ask additional questions on the call.


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Mariella Mecozzi
Senior Assistant Director of Pre-Professional Services
The Career Center--University of Michigan
3200 Student Activities Building
515 E. Jefferson
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
Ph: 734-764-7460
Fax: 734-763-9268
mmecozzi@umich.edu
http://www.careercenter.umich.edu

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BE SURE TO TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE CAREER CENTER! :-)

F.A.S.T. Orientation Meeting RESCHEDULED -- Requires RSVP

Dear Interested EMRO Members,

The Only American Red Cross First Aid Support Team (FAST) On Campus Operations Training session will be held Tuesday, October 16, in the Wolverine Conference Room of the Michigan Union starting at 6pm. All members interested in volunteering with FAST are encouraged to attend; this is a mandatory training for all members regardless of certification level. There will be additional trainings available at the Chapter, but this will be the ONLY training offered on-campus this semester.

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007 @ 6 pm

Room: Wolverine Conference Room, Building: Michigan Union
Members MUST attend the entire session. Those who are late will be turned away.

There are 3 requirements you must complete BEFORE attending this training, you must do the following: (If you did all of these for the previous training that was cancelled, then need only RSVP)

1. As soon as you read this email, RSVP to kris.thompson@wc-redcross.org. (This is very important, Kris needs to know how many to plan for)

2. Complete an online American Red Cross orientation at http://www.redcross.org/general/0,1082,0_153_,00.html#orientation.

3. Complete a secure online background check at http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com. Click on the Red Cross Symbol in the lower right of the screen and follow the directions from there. You will need your social security number to complete this.



If you prefer to not complete the online orientation, or can not attend this training: Contact the Volunteer Resources Department at 734-971-5300 or at volservices@wc-redcross.org to schedule a general new volunteer orientation.

Thanks for your interest. If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me.

Kristopher L. Thompson, NREMT-I/Specialist

Operations Supervisor, First Aid Support Team

American Red Cross - Washtenaw County Chapter
kris.thompson@wc-redcross.org

-Matthew Reece

The first volunteer event for EMRO

The first volunteer event for Emro is October 15th at Glacier Hills Retirement Home from 2-4. The event called Fall Fling and it is for the residents to spend time outside in a garden, listen to music, dance, eat. We will help the residents get to the garden from their room (many are in wheelchairs), distribute and set up food, dance with the residence, encourage them to meet other residents, and simply keep them company.

Remember, to be an active member you need 5 activities for the year. If you are interested in doing this event, please e-mail me back (sklarl@umich.edu) to let me know. Also, let me know if you need transportation to get there.

Thanks,
-Lindsay Sklar

FAST Cancelled

FAST training scheduled for THIS THURSDAY, Sep 27th has been CANCELLED

Events for this week: Sep 23-29

This week's event

E-board meeting, Wednesday Sep 26th
FAST training, Thursday Sep 27th (Michigan Union)

E-board meeting summary: Sep 19th, 2007

Here's the summary of the board meeting on Wednesday Sep 19th 2007. These items will be discussed in more details during the mass meeting on Thursday evening.

At the mass meeting
- Introduction
- What EMRO is
- Membership Requirements: 3 per semester, 5 total for the entire year
- $10 Dues

Events
(This Semester)
- Ronald McDonald House: December 14th
- Soup Kitchen as event (more or less than 10 people)
- Glacier Hills event: October 4th 2-4:30pm (8-10 people)
- Pediatrician: Q&A Session
- Pre-med advisor
- EMS week
- K-grams
- Mott’s Children’s Hospital
(Next Semester)
- Ronald McDonald House: January 22nd
- Kids Fair
- Dance Marathon

FAST
- What it is & how to get involved
- September 27th 6-10pm, Operations training (Matt)
- Coordination class for CPR & First Aid w/ American Red Cross Club
- FAST reimburses after certain events

Misc
- Office Hrs: 5 Hours per week, to be scheduled

EMRO contact list

EMRO contact list for 2007-2008

President (Co-presidents)

Katherine Cheng - chengkat@umich.edu

Annie Layno-Moses - annielm@umich.edu

Vice President

Payam Daneshvar - pdaneshv@umich.edu

Secretary

Helen Zhang - zhelen@umich.edu

Treasurer

Dave Ranney - dnranney@umich.edu

FAST Liaison

Matthew Reece - reecem@umich.edu

Volunteer Coordinator

Lindsay Sklar - sklarl@umich.edu

Webmaster

Young Woo Park - ywpark@umich.edu

EMRO Membership clarification

There is a link to our organization's constitution or other misc info on the bottom right of the page, if you want to find out.   I'll be updating the information as soon as possible.  Our board hasn't finalized on the details of the club code yet, but I will be posting them online after e-board meeting on Wednesday evening.

Even though we haven't finalized on the details, the requirements for the membership would probably be to attend certain amount of the activities (around 5 or less) that we will be holding through out the semester, and a small fee for a membership (usually EMRO only, FAST probably won't).

For FAST, you will be contacted by a related personnel and will go through training to get certified.

For EMRO, you might be required to pay the membership fee, if you want to get an official membership (price hasn't been set, but it won't cost too much).

Participation or attendance to the activities don't require membership so you are always welcomed to come.  We are pretty loose organization and we usually don't hold regular mass meetings.  Instead, we will be sending out information about upcoming events and you can sign up if the event interests you.

AGAIN THIS IS NOT A FINALIZED INFO, CHECK BACK THIS WEBSITE AFTER WEDNESDAY, Sep. 19th

FIRST MASS MEETING (Thursday, Sep 20th)

Our first mass meeting has been scheduled to this Thursday, September 20th 2007 at Michigan Union Pond Room.

It's on the first floor at the Union building. (one floor above of Wendy's and SUBWAY)

The meeting starts at 8PM.

We will be discussing various activities scheduled for the year as well as membership qualification. We will also discuss FAST, and the training from the Red Cross. If you have any questions, e-mail me at: umich.emro@gmail.com

-Young Park

E-board membership and duties

President: Oversee all positions, organize meetings, lead meetings and discussions, represent the organization (*recommended for members who have already served on the eboard)

Vice president: Assist the president, assume president's responsibilities if the president is not available,

Public relations/Secretary: Combined position--attend all meetings and record minutes, send e-mails out to members, contact any campus newspapers or oversee advertising projects (ie. making flyers, posters)

Treasurer: Maintaining records of monetary transactions and taking responsibility of collecting dues, maintaining money-box, and organizing possible fundraisers (ie. Chrisler cleanup) should they be necessary

Community Service: Come up with new ideas for events, organize Mott cookie decoration, soup kitchen, AIDs walk, Ronald McDonald House, etc. (This is a position with heavy responsibilities--you must plan several months in advance and contact people to successfully organize events, though assistance will be provided by other eboard members)

Special events: Come up with new ideas for events; plan and organize EMS week, Kid's Fair, Dance Marathon. (Another position with heavy responsibilities--you must plan several months in advance for events)

FAST Liason: Be in touch with the local Red Cross to coordinate FAST orientation, help members get certified through the Red Cross

Webmaster: Update and maintain the organization website. Creativity and proficiency in webpage design is a plus.

New UM EMRO website! (2007-2008)

Welcome everyone to the new website for Univ. of Michigan's Emergency Medical Response Team (EMRO) for the year 2007-2008!

The website is still under construction but will be updated very shortly - stay tuned!

-Young Park