Correction

Im sorry guys, let me make a correction to an earlier post. The checks will be collected on wednesday at the first meeting of SNMA. Please bring your payment at that time. Thanks.

New Orders for Nametags

Hi guys, I hope that those of you who got nametags are happy with them :) . And Congratulations on the white coats you will be recieving today! Anyone who still wants to order a nametag should send an email to tuc72615@temple.edu listing how you want your name to appear, and the amount of nametags you want to order. Remember, the cost now is $10 for 1 tag and $18 for two. Make sure that in your subject line you type White Coat Nametag!Also Make all checks out to Temple University SNMA. On Friday next week the checks will be collected and the nametags should be ready.

List of names submitted for nametags

List of Names That Have Been Submitted For Nametags So Far

I have recieved checks for Numbers 1-115. After number 115, either the check is on its way or has not been sent. Please email me, Uchenna @ tuc72615@temple.edu if you have any questions.

1. Anika Lucas
2. Zi C Wang
3. Rochanne M Johnson
4. Jennifer Jang
5. Jay Matz
6. Olabusayo Kilo
7. Steven Tobochnik
8. Daniel Shpilsky
9. Nhut Giuc Tran
10. Stephanie M. Dong
11. Nicholas Julius
12. Ekene Ajufo
13. MARGARET IVANOV
14. Akaash Kumar
15. Sarah Gearhart
16. Jorge L. Feria
17. Brendan Hagerty
18. Chia Winchester
19. Meghan A. Musselman
20. Patricia Green
21. Laura Onderko
22. Camille L. Clefton
23. Andrew Sekhon
24. Seneca Harberger
25. Rori Dajao
26. Raheela Sultan
27. Tarik Yuce
28. Shane Sweeney
29. Tiara M. Heisey
30. JENNIFER TRINH
31. Shan Parikh
32. Ashley Sterchele
33. Lucas A. Tsikitas
34. Ryan McCormick
35. Kathleen Marulanda
36. Anna Gilman
37. Megan Lowery
38. Melissa Wasilewski
39. Raman Nohria
40. Carolyn Cardaropoli
41. Nina T. Wylonis
42. Molly Cutright
43. Peter L. Sauerhoff
44. Alissa B Cerny
45. Courtney Souza
46. Jonah D. Klein
47. Casey Y. Ling
48. Michael Drapala
49. June Park
50. Ji-Eun Park
51. Mingfei Wang
52. Benjamin Wagner
53. Taryn E. Kilmer
54. Scott M. Rudkin
55. Kevin McVeigh
56. Stamatios Mastrogiannis
57. Jesse T. Brandfass
58. Andrew A. Chansky
59. F. James Squadrito
60. Laura Cifrese
61. Angela J. Silverman
62. Yvonne Fetterman
63. Kara Huston
64. Janice Harlow
65. Sean R. Wessel
66. Joshua P. Fleetman
67. Sumaya Mekkaoui
68. Yuan Stevenson
69. Jennifer Lawrence
70. Brittany Audley
71. Jason Halpern
72. Laura Ramirez
73. Andrew Longenecker
74. Edwin Layng
75. Cristina L. Novak
76. Stephanie Chow
77. Nathan Peffer
78. Emily Reeves
79. Ashley Balentine
80. Heidar Albandar
81. Julie Woodburn
82. Sarah Colihan
83. John Richards
84. Jack Juprasert
85. Dilan D. Patel
86. David Gish
87. Kaitlin Rinaldo
88. Tennyson Lynch
89. Timothy Chow
90. Nathaniel Robertson
91. Jaclyn M. Hopkins
92. Kaitlyn Musco
93. Katie Guevel
94. Renee L. Coleman
95. Katie Schlaffer
96. Faisal Saeed
97. Sean Moss
98. Lindsey Colman
99. Sara Elling
100. Jorge L. Feria
101. Xi Xue
103. Anna Hegge
104. marissa cohen
105. E. Albert Ghormoz
106. Justin R. McCloskey
107. Neil Kalariya
108. Megan Herda
109. Ornella M. Dubaz
110. Brian Weston
111. Melissa Yacur
112. Jessica Wagner
113. Nicholas K. Mollanazar
114. Erica Gundermann
115. Robert Hartley
116. Jonathan Brigham
117. Radhika Chandramouli
118. Simonne Francis
119. Sarab Sodhi
120. Morgan Leigh Oakland
121. Jeffrey Uribe
122. Jack Juprasert
123. David Mann
124. Aaron Balinski
125. John Tierney
126. Mark W. Fegley
127. Emily Miller
128. Lauren Ogrich
129. John Ellis
130. Natalia Levytska
131. Manpreet Chohan
132. Jenny Mosier
133. Timothy Steinhoff
134. Stuti Fernandes
135. Eric Quach
136. Michael Yang
137. Jason Shpilsky
138. Cayce J. Roach
139. Stuti Fernandes
140. Karson Marie Schmidt
141. Cory Helder
142. Stephanie Z. Li
143. Eric Stanshine
144. Jason Mannion
145. Nitish Harid
146. Brian Sprandio

Hello!

As representatives of TUSM's orientation committee, we welcome you to medical school. We look forward to working with you and helping you with the many and varied questions you're likely to have, especially in the next few months. We also feel as part of our education that it's important to consider the many factors which currently have an effect on our health care system. Students and faculty have come together to address this and are providing an opportunity for students to learn more about the impact of health disparities on our society. This will involve reading a book which illustrates the importance of understanding the socio-economic issues which affect access to health care and the importance of patient advocacy. The book is, The Working Poor: Invisible in America, by David K. Shipler.

During orientation, all incoming students will meet in small groups led by representatives of the second, third, and fourth year classes to discuss the book and the issues it raises about the patient-doctor relationship, our health care system, and the barriers to care which many of our patients face. We hope that by initiating an ongoing dialogue on the critical roles of health disparities and patient advocacy in medicine, Temple medical students will develop into physicians capable of providing all patients with the care they deserve.

You can purchase this book either on line or possibly in local bookstores. We look forward to hearing your opinion about it. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact mmherda@temple.edu

Sincerely,

Meagan Herda, Jarred Molitoris and Tiffany Lim

Discussion Questions for the Working Poor

1. "The profligate were the ones who stood out to Nancy [a case worker], who remembered a man requesting help to pay for prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies are willing to donate medicine that is nearly outdated, and she routinely worked overtime on the intricate paperwork needed to make the case in situations of particular need. But when she learned that this man had contracted to bring every available television channel into the comfort of his living room, she blew. 'I said I'm not gonna waste any time working on his $40 medicine bill if he's gonna spend $90 a month on cable.' "

Is this man getting cable irresponsible and selfish? Or is the situation more complicated than it looks? How easy is it to live life for long periods of time completely austerely? What kind of expectations for a baseline might stand in the way of upward mobility for an American who has been in the U.S. for generations, as opposed to recent immigrants--who may have come from countries where they lived without running water or electricity?

2. Chapter 9 discusses the problems and inequities of our American educational system.

"The education they are receiving doesn't open a vista on any expansion universe of possibilities. Unless they happen to find themselves in a classroom with an unusually gifted teacher, or in a home with an exceptionally visionary adult, their schooling limits them, narrows them, closes them down. If it offers a route out of the place they're in, they cannot see it. If it brings a reward, they cannot calculate it. So, as the educational machinery process them year after year, pushing them along on its conveyer belt towards graduation or less, they lose their imaginations about what can be." (239)

Shipler also writes that "the United States funds its schools largely through local property taxes, disparities between one community and the next are huge, and the poorest districts, which need the greatest services, cannot afford them." (240)

Discuss how the financing of our educational system could potentially keep the working poor from being upwardly mobile. Do programs like affirmative action make up for the shortcomings in the current system? Should efforts be more concentrated to making the system more equitable--so that inner city schools have the same access to resources found in public schools in affluent suburbs, such as after school programs, counselors, health lunches, etc?

3. Marquita's story (156) describes a vicious cycle:

Her mother is an alcoholic/addicted to drugs --> Marquita grows up with absent parents, resents parents for their addictions --> Gets pregnant the first time she has sex. Drops out of school to have the baby: "She never considered abortion, and her reasons echoed those often given by teenagers who see their babies as badges of maturity and autonomy: 'I could say to my mother, "Now I'm grown, I can do what I want to do, I can do this and that, I have some kind of little income, I have a little leverage right here.' --> Goes on welfare, poverty forces her to live in a seedy area infested with drugs --> fall into drugs

What other circumstances make the poor particularly vulnerable and traps them in a cycle of poverty? Why does Marquita get pregnant? What are the advantages of getting pregnant? How would an extensive support system prevent one from hitting "rock-bottom" as many of the people profiled in this book do?

Make Sure To Get Your White Coat Nametags

Hey guys! My name is Uchenna, a second year. Congrantulations on your acceptance, you earned it! Orientation week is just around the corner, and at the end of the week you will be recieving your white coats. Temple University SNMA is offering nametags at a discount price when ordered before the 25th of July. Many of your classmates have already submitted orders for their nametags. Dont be left out! The nametags are $8 for one and $15 for two if your check is RECIEVED by the 25th. If we recieve your order by the 25th you will have your nametags in time for the white coat ceremony. After the 25th the price will go up to $10 for one and $18 for two. To order, just send your name as you would like it to appear on the name tag to uchenna.onyekwere@temple.edu or tuc72615@temple.edu and state how many you would like to order. Below is a picture of how the nametags will look on your jacket. Please send a check or money order made out to "Temple University SNMA" to the address listed below. Have a great summer! See you at orientation!

Temple University School of Medicine/RAR Program

3400 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19140

Great Housing Available

Hello everyone,
My name is Shane and I will be a first year student this year. If anyone is still looking for a place to live, I just wanted to let you know about an apartment complex in Roxborough called Henry on the Park. Since I am going to be a first year student, I have not actually lived there but I did spend the night when I went out for my interview. I was very impressed with the spacious apartment and how big the parking lot was. Also, my roommate who has lived there the past two years speaks highly of it. In addition to the available parking, there is a pool, a gym, and it is located right next to the park. If you decide to visit, please feel free to contact my roommate Glenn who will be living there over the summer and can show you around at grapsinski@gmail.com. If you do decide to live there I would greatly appreciate it if you let them know that you were referred by either my roommate Glen Rapsinski or me (Shane Sweeney)from apartment G108. Below is a link for more information on the place.

http://apt.berkshireapartments.com/philadelphia-pa-apartments/HenryonthePark/

Townhouse for Rent

From Kevin Gordon, TUSM '11
Townhouse for Rent:
- 2br/1bath townhouse in Graduate Hospital area (south of South St.).
- 3 floor townhouse newly renovated with hardwood floors throughout, finished basement, and large bathroom with whirlpool tub.
- 2 bedrooms upstairs with option of basement for a 3rd bedroom.
- All major appliances including dishwasher, washing/dryer, new HVAC system.
- Outside patio easy for BBQ, excellent for covered bike storage.
- Quiet, attractive, safe street with easy street parking.
- Easy walking access to subway, Rittenhouse Square, Center City, Kelly Drive, numerous bars and restaurants within 5min walk.
- Rent $1650/month + utilities.
- available mid-June (negotiable).
- contact Kevin Gordon at Gordon7bb@comcast.net if interested