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1 October Bethke, Donna From: UM SOM PTRS Sent: Wednesday, October 11, :09 PM To: Bethke, Donna Subject: The Chair's Chatter - 10/11/ , 2017 The Chair's Chatter 1

2 Department News Welcome PTRS welcomes another addition to Dr. Li-Qun (Larry) Zhang's research team: Kyung Koh, PhD. Dr. Koh joins us as Postdoctoral Fellow from the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Maryland College Park. His 2

3 office will be located in Room 104 of the Allied Health Building - stop by and say "hello" to both Dr. Koh and Dr. Xu! Scholarly Activities Roy Film, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Assistant Professor, reviewed two manuscripts: one for Musculoskeletal Science and Practice and another for the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Christa Nelson, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Assistant Professor, recently completed journal reviews for both Endocrine Research and Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Li-Qun Zhang, PhD, Professor, has an upcoming publication entitled, "The effect of in-situ decompression on ulnar nerve stability: a cadaveric study." Journal of Hand Surgery (Euro Vol) 42(7): with authors: Butler, B., J. Peelman, L. Q. Zhang, M. Kwasny and D. Nagle (2017). Rehabilitation Science Research Seminar No Seminar This Week Please plan to join us next Friday, October 20th from 9:00am - 10:00am in Room 511 of the Allied Health Building at 100 Penn Street for Adrian Haith, Co-Director of BLAM Lab, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University. 3

4 Student Title IX Training - Mandatory The deadline of Tuesday, October 31st is approaching for New Student Title IX Training which is mandatory. Students who have not completed the training by this date will have a hold placed on their account. Students who completed the program last year are not expected to do so again More Information 2017 Alumni of the Year A reception to honor the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science 2017 Alumnus of the Year, Dr. Christopher D. Claggett, CAPT, MC, USN (Class of 1985) and 2017 Young Alumnus of the Year, Dr. Gene Shirokobrod (Class of 2011) was held on Saturday October 7, The reception followed the Florence Kendall Continuing Education Course entitled, "Introduction of Evidence Informed Physical Therapy Management for Patients with Cervicogenic Dizziness" Young Alumnus of the Year, Dr. Gene Shirokobrod (left) and Dr. Linda Horn 2017 Alumni of the Year 2017 Alumnus of the Year, Dr. Christopher D. Claggett, CAPT, MC, USN (left) and Dr. Linda Horn 4

5 Postdoctoral Fellowship Liz Woytowicz, who recently successfully defended her PhD dissertation, has been accepted into a 2-year Postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Steven Cramer. Dr. Cramer runs a neural Repair Lab at the University of California, Irvine and is a well-known neurologist interested in stroke rehabilitation. Her main project will involve testing the efficacy of a pharmacological approach to facilitate acute stroke recovery and include high density EEG and structural and functional MRI. PTRS Job Fair The annual PTRS Job Fair was successfully held on Wednesday, September 27th at the SMC Student Campus Center. Over 40 employers participated in the event and students from the Classes of 2018 and 2019 participated in the Employer Panel discussion prior to the job fair. 5

6 Community Engagement 6

7 PTRS assisted the UMB Student National Medical Association by participating in the 15th annual CommUNITY FEST held at Lexington Market on Sunday, September 30, Nicole Grabowski (SPT '19), Eric Hamilton (SPT '20) and Maricella Williams (SPT '20) performed 32 screening procedures to members of the Baltimore community. These procedures included blood pressure, posture, and muscle extensibility screens. The PTRS students were supervised by Vincent Conroy, PT, DScPT, Assistant Professor. Early Professional Special Interest Group 7

8 Current 3rd year student, Megan Mitchell (SPT '18), and recent UMB graduate, Mike Ukoha (Class of 2017), are trying to form an Early Professional Special Interest Group (EPSIG) for the State of Maryland. They are in need of signatures from APTA members that have graduated between in order to establish the EPSIG. If you are willing to support their cause, please use the following link to sign the petition: Click here to learn more and sign the petition! Global PT Day of Service The APTA of MD's Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) will be participating in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk in Baltimore, MD. It is FREE to register and park for this event. 8

9 Join a team or donate! Campus Happenings 9

10 UMB Communications Stay Informed! UMB Alerts notify the campus community about emergencies and weather-related closings. Sign up for UMB Alerts Today! Library Wishes Now is your chance to submit your library wishes to the UMB HSL. Let them know how they can improve your library experience. Submit three wishes to the Library Genie today! Call for Proposals Grant Call for Proposals: Applications Due October 16th The Center for Global Education Initiatives will award up to five grants to UMB faculty members to lead interprofessional global health projects overseas for UMB students. Visit their website for instructions. 10

11 Student Cookout Founders Week: Student Cookout Monday, October 16th Noon - 1:30 p.m. School of Nursing Courtyard Free to all UMB students! Enjoy lunch served by deans, vice presidents, and student affairs deans. Registration by 10/12/17 is required. Register HERE Reminders Have news to share? Please send news, announcements, updates and pictures to Donna Bethke, dbethke@som.umaryland.edu, by Monday at 5 PM to be included in the current week's issue. Thanks for sharing!!!!! Stay Connected University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, 100 Penn Street, Allied Health Building, Baltimore, MD Phone / Fax 11

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