Register Now: 19th Annual Obstetrics & Gynecology Conference

Make plans to attend the 19th annual OB/GYN Conference sponsored by the University of South Alabama Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the College of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education.

This event will be held on April 8-9, 2010 at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel in downtown Mobile, Ala.

CME's and CEU's will be available. Register now to secure placement in the most interesting breakout sessions.  To register, visit - http://cmetracker.net/USAL/Catalog?SessionType=Course .  

To make hotel reservations at the conference rate, visit - http://www.marriott.com/hotels.travel.mobrv?groupCode=USAUSAA&app=resvl .

For any additional information contact: Cathy Black at (251) 415-1491 or E-mail cdblack@usouthal.edu .

Dr. Ronald Franks Shares Viewpoint in AAMC Publication

Dr. Ronald Franks, vice president for health sciences at the University of South Alabama, is featured in February's AAMC Reporter.  In the article, Dr. Franks gives his view on the MCAT Exam's Fifth Comprehensive Review



Follow this link to read - http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/feb10/viewpoint.htm .

USA Medicine Magazine - Mailing Next Week

Check your mailbox next week for the latest issue of USA Medicine magazine.  In the cover story - "The Big Heads" - we catch up with members of the Class of 1976 and capture their first-hand experiences as members of the Charter Class at our newly established medical school.

Match Day - March 18th - Mark Your Calendars

Senior medical students at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will participate in Match Day on Thursday, March 18, 2010. The event will take place at the USA Brookley Campus.

For more information, contact Kimberlee Nodine at (251) 460-7174 or krnodine@usouthal.edu

Center For Healthy Community Holds Fourth Annual "Go Red With A Purpose" Brunch

The University of South Alabama’s Center for Healthy Communities held its fourth annual Go Red with a Purpose brunch on Saturday, Feb. 20, at Spot of Tea, in Downtown Mobile. The event was held in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Ninety three women were in attendance, including sorority women, social clubs and church groups, to discuss the factors that lead to heart disease and how to prevent it. The brunch was a fun way to inform women of the risks of heart disease and stroke, the number one killer of women in the United States.

The brunch featured several speakers, including USA Chair of Internal Medicine Dr. Errol Crook, Sen. Vivian Figures and Dr. Clara Massey. Each spoke on the dangers of heart disease in women and how heart attacks and strokes can be prevented.

Dr. Massey, professor of internal medicine and chief of cardiology at the University of South Alabama, was the keynote speaker of the afternoon. She shared local statistics about heart disease in women here in Mobile and throughout Alabama.

The afternoon of speakers and conversation came to a close in the park across from Spot of Tea where the women took part in DanceFit, a program led by Shannon Woods, R.N. The participants enjoyed a fun and healthy way to work out and help prevent heart disease.

The information shared at the event was designed to impower the women who attended with the knowledge to prevent heart disease in our community.