UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine

• Revisiting our Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Principles.
  The Dean requests the community's input as we work together to produce a new Statement of Mission, Vision, Values and Guiding Principles we can take pride in for years to come

• How sick is too sick for school?
  it’s only a matter of time before your child brings home a cold, sore throat or other illness that will cause some missed school time. Here are some tips on a few common illnesses along with advice on how to tell when a child is well enough to return to the classroom. (more)

SOM news and events . . .

• School of Osteopathic Medicine to Increase Class Size by 50 Percen—Dr. Thomas Cavalieri, the Dean of the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, announced that the medical school has embarked on an ambitious plan to increase student enrollment by 50 percent over the next three years.
• UMDNJ Student Group Receives National Award to Help Camden Teens Stay Healthy—A student group at the UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, under the guidance of the school’s Department of Family Medicine, has been named one of just seven recipients of a 2009 Caring for Community grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
• For the Public—Bariatric Surgery Seminars. Bring any questions you have about bariatric surgery. Bring a friend.  Immediately following the seminar you will have an opportunity to talk with recent bariatric surgery patients. Louis Balsama, DO, FACS, The University Doctors, Dept. of Surgery. Monday, June 29 & Monday, July 27, 6 – 6:45 pm.
• For the public—A Patient's Guide to Wound Care. Learn about the symptoms, latest treatment and prevention of wounds. Danielle Gigantino, APN, CWOCN, Division of Orthopedics. Tuesday, July 7, 10 - 11 am.
• For the public—Vertigo: Causes, Symptoms, Latest Treatment. Millicent Channell, DO, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. As the World Turns is a popular daytime TV program but it can also describe how people feel who suffer from vertigo. Learn about this condition and new ways to treat it. Wednesday, July 29, 1 – 2 pm.
• Through the federally funded NJGEC, NJISA now offers free Geripod podcasts for interdisciplinary practicing clinicians, students and others involved in primary care and aging.
• Check out the current programs at the Wellness Center. Morning abs, lunch time workouts and special programs for over fifty. Work out, keep fit, flexible and stay healthy.
• "To preserve Medicare, protect access to doctors." Dean Cavalieri speaks out in op ed piece in the Bergen Record. (read the full article).
• 2008 University Medicine magazine (pdf).

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