• Diabesity: Diabetes Obesity Link – How to Lower Your Risk through Weight Management

  Adarsh K. Gupta, DO, MS, associate professor, Family Medicine and director of the Center for Medical Weight Loss and Metabolic Control

  Tuesday, June 12
  11am-12 noon

  At the Cherry Hill Library – Half Conference Center
  1100 Kings Hwy North, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

  To register, call 856 566-6207 or email sominfo@umdnj.edu

• The 9th Annual Senior Health & Fitness Day

  Get an A+ in Aging

  Wednesday, June 13
  10 am - 1:30 pm

  • 100 Candles: Wellness Beyond Retirement
    Reaching the 'century' mark doesn't have to be an unrealistic goal. Learn how you can extend your health in your golden years.
    Terrie Ginsberg, DO, associate professor, Medicine and geriatrician at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA)
    (10 - 11 am)
  • Free Health Screenings, Demonstrations, Exhibitors, Lunch, Giveaways
    (11 am - 1:30 pm)

  Download a printable flier

  To register, call 856 566-6207 or email sominfo@umdnj.edu

• The Wellness Center: Ongoing Programs

  Monday - Friday

  Abs - 7:15-7:30 am & 5-5:15 pm. A 15 minute abdominal workout, sure to blast that midsection

  Lunch Time 30 minute workouts - 12:15-12:45 pm

  Monday - Miracle Mile: Are you looking for a challenge? Utilizing the indoor track, you will run, jog or walk 1-2 miles completing challenging strength exercises in between laps for a great total body workout.

  Tuesday - Thighs, Butts & Guts: Who doesn't want to have strong and shapely buns and thighs? Using your own body weight, this class will help you to reach your lower body exercise goals.

  Wednesday - Mat Pilates: A training technique utilizing torso stabilization to promote efficiency in movement using flexibility and strength.

  Thursday - Ultimate Upper: An intense workout concentrating on the upper body only. Class will utilize the weight room, free weights and your own body weight for an intense 30 minute workout.
  

  After work 45-minute workouts - 5:15 -6:00PM

  Monday - Ultimate Upper: An intense workout concentrating on the upper body only. Class will utilize the weight room, free weights and your own body weight for an intense workout.

  Tuesday - Gentle Yoga Stretch: A great total body stretching routing to help relax and lengthen your muscles to promote greater flexibility and reduce soreness. Using breathing techniques to aid in each stretch, this class is a great way to relax at the end of a busy day.

  Wednesday - Miracle Mile: An intense workout utilizing the indoor track, you will run, jog or walk 1-2 miles completing challenging strength exercises in between laps for a great total body workout.

  Thursday - Thighs, Butts & Guts: Who doesn't want to have strong and shapely buns and thighs? Using your own body weight, this class will help you to reach your lower body exercise goals.
  

  50 & Over

  Boot Camp 101
  Monday & Friday - A moderately paced low-impact interval workout alternating modified agility and cardiovascular drills with upper and lower body strength training activities.

  Fitastic
  In a rut with your present exercise routine? Join this class for a variety of standing and seated cardiovascular, strength training, flexibility and balance/core strength routines to advance your present fitness level. Ideal intermediate/advanced class.

  Stretch & Strength
  Join this great class to increase joint flexibility and strengthen your body from head to toe! A combination of strength training with exercise bands, modified pilates mat work and full body stretching.

  Tai Chi
  Often called moving Qigong, the SUN Tai Chi style is characterized by powerful Qigong elements, agile steps and flowing movements performed in a higher stance that is less stressful to the joints. Come with patience and experience improved balance, mobility, and relaxation.

  Call 856-566-6746 For additional Information

• Huntington's Disease Family Service Center Monthly Support Group

  The group meets on the First Wednesday of the month
  6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

  University Doctors Pavilion
  42 East Laurel Road
  Room 1013, 1st Floor
  Stratford, New Jersey
  (Across the hall from the New Jersey Institute For Successful Aging)

  (856) 566-7078
  Contact for Questions
  Nancy Alterman, LCSW, Medical Social Worker

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  Camden Saturday Health Clinic

  In concert with the philosophy to provide primary care and prevention to medically underserved areas, students attending UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine continue to reach out to the community. Seeing the definitive need for greater primary care services in Camden, NJ, the student run Camden Saturday Health Clinic was founded. The Clinic provides free or low-cost services including, but not limited to: job physical for adults, school physical for children, tuberculosis testing (PPD), chronic disease management education, and prescription programs.

  Every Saturday
  10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  OEO Building
  538 Broadway, Camden, NJ

  Phone: 856-541-1752
  Fax: 856-757-4811
  
  Camden Saturday Health Clinic Web Site

Alumni & Student Events

• UMDNJ-SOM School Spirit Store

  Visit the UMDNJ-SOM School Spirit Store for imprinted school club merchandise including t-shirts, umbrellas, backpacks, scrubs, t-shirts, caps, visors and much more. The store has recently added a number of new imprinted items including UMDNJ-SOM long sleeve t-shirts, sweatshirts, laptop sleeves (for up to a 15” laptop), fleece stadium blankets, and much more. Check out the new UMDNJ-SOM travel mugs for $8.75!

  Every Wednesday
  12 noon - 1 pm

  The School Spirit Store is located in the Atrium of the Academic Center
  1 Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ

  Call 856-566-6740 for additional Information

• Student National Medical Association Convention

  April 4-8, 2012
  Atlanta, Georgia
  

• Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Convention (AROC)

  April 18-21, 2012
  Bally's Atlantic City
  Atlantic City, NJ
  
  Alumni Reception & Dinner/Program- Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 6 pm

  Past President's Breakfast- Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 8 am

  Student Professional Day- Thursday, April 19, 2012

• Annual UMDNJ-Stratford Campus Research Day

  Thursday, April 26 , 2012
  12 noon
  Academic Center- Auditorium & Multi-Purpose Room

• UMDNJ-SOM Admissions Open House

  Friday, April 27, 2012
  12 pm - 4 pm
  Academic Center- Multi-Purpose Room

  For more information, call the Admissions and Enrollment Services Office at 856-566-7050.

• SOM Convocation Ceremony & Reception for the Class of 2012

  Monday, May 21, 2012
  4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  Crowne Plaza Hotel
  Cherry Hill, NJ

  For more information, call the Office of Alumni and Student Affairs at 856-566-6740.

• University Commencement

  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
  10 am
  IZOD Center
  East Rutherford, NJ

• White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2016

  Sunday, August 5, 2012
  10 am
  Academic Center, Multi-Purpose Room
  Stratford, NJ
  
  Orientation week activities- August 6th-11th.

• 15th Annual UMDNJ-SOM Golf Classic

  Sunday, September 30, 2012
  8:45 am shot-gun start
  Harbor Pines Golf Course
  Egg Harbor, NJ
  

• 2012 OMED Convention

  October 7-11, 2012
  San Diego, CA
  
  Alumni reception- Tuesday, October 9th (location TBA).

• 2012 American College of Osteopathic Internists Convention

  October 17-21, 2012
  Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld
  Orlando, Florida