Fall Dinner Forum Stats

We're going into family medicine - gotta be evidence based!

Fall Dinner Forum

Dr. Swofford spoke about OB and women's health



The Fall Dinner Forum at Jack's Gourmet Restaurant was an excellent occasion for students to learn about the variety of opportunities in Family Medicine!  There were 18 students in attendance representing all four classes.  The evening kicked-off with a delicious dinner of grilled chicken alfredo or bacon wrapped pork tenderloin.  Dr. Sarah Swofford began the forum speaking about her passion for women's health and the advantages and challenges of incorporating obstetrics into her family practice.  Our department chair, Dr. Steven Zweig, followed with his experiences in geriatrics explaining how working with the aging population can be just a rewarding as bringing a new life into the world.  He also addressed palliative care issues and the new directions within the department regarding palliative care in our hospital.  Sports medicine in family practice was addressed by our guest Dr. Chris Farmer, an MU alum who has worked with the Springfield Cardinals, Missouri State University athletes and has recently joined the Columbia Orthopaedic Group as one of their primary care specialists.  The evening rounded out with Dr. Richelle Koopman speaking on her experiences in clinical research and addressing questions regarding differences in private practice versus academic medicine.  In addition to our speakers, we were also joined by Dr. Amanda Allmon and Dr. Peter Koopman.  Special thanks to all our speakers and the dinner forum committee, Shannon Hutson, Linsey Monaghan, Matt Simmons, and Haley Wolf, for making the evening a great success!

Casting/Splinting Workshop

The casting/splinting workshop was held on November 2, 2010.  9 FMIG members attended and listened to Dr. Jack Wells speak about some common musculoskeletal injuries that family physicians are likely to see and the clinical management of such conditions.  Students then practiced making splints for one another.

Grand Rounds Lunch - 11/3/10

Grand Rounds Lunches have started again.  Our first lunch of the semester was today, and there was a large turnout.  Guests enjoyed tacos and taco salads.  Thank you to all who contributed to make this fundraising event possible.

Fall Dinner Forum

When:  Tuesday, November 9th at 6:30 pm
Where: Jack's Gourmet Restaurant, 1903 Business Loop 70 E
What:   Discussion will explore "What is family medicine?" and several physicians will speak about the variety of opportunities available in family medicine, such as practicing obstetrics, geriatrics, and sports medicine.

Space is limited to 25 students so please RSVP to Haley Wolf (hjw2k6@mail.missouri.edu) as soon as possible.

Bone Marrow Drive

The FMIG bone marrow drive with Be The Match was a great success - lots of young and diverse donors joined the registry!  A total of 30-35 people joined at the drive.  We also heard some powerful stories from people who have been personally affected by diseases requiring bone marrow transplant. 

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped plan, staff, and joined the registry!

Terrortoma Canned Food Drive

The Terrortoma Canned Food Drive will not be held this year.  Terrortoma is on a Friday night, and Halloween itself is on a Sunday night.  It was decided that people may not appreciate us showing up on Friday evening unexpectedly.  There are still plenty of opportunities to participate, and if you want to be more involved in one of our many projects, let one of the chairs (Amanda, Linsey, or Trevin) know.