Important Dates for Loyola MPH Program

• Sunday September 2: Last day to drop class(es) with a Bursar credit of 100% (does not apply to Law School courses) 


• Monday September 3: Labor Day: No Class 


• Tuesday September 4: End of late and change registration
  Classes resume after Labor Day
  Last day to withdraw from classes without a “W” 


• Monday September 10: Last day to convert from credit to audit or vice versa
  Last day to request or cancel pass/fail option 


• Friday September 14: Incomplete grades from Spring 2012 due at The Graduate School 


• Sunday September 23: Last day to withdraw from classes with a 50% refund 


• Sunday September 30: Last day to withdraw from classes with a 20% refund

Congratulations to Tammy Rhoda

Congratulations to Tammy Rhoda (pictured here with Professor Bhattacharya) on completion of the Loyola University Chicago MPH Program. Tammy's capstone presentation focused on the implications of universal oral health care.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Muriuki

Congratulations to Elizabeth Muriuki for completion of the Loyola University Chicago MPH Program. Elizabeth's capstone presentation discussed the accuracy of accuchek measures for diabetes screening in a Subsaharan African population.

Pictured, from left to right: shows Dr. David Shoham,

Dr. Bamidele Tayo, Dr. Holly Kramer and Elizabeth Muriuki

Join us for a Capstone Presentation

Please join us August 23rd at 11 AM for MPH student Tammy Rhoda's Capstone presentation entitled

"Oral Health Care: The Importance of Universal Access and Use"
Conference will be held in the Maguire Bldg 3rd floor, Department of Preventive Medicine library
You may also join us via videoconference (Contact Dr. Kramer for information on connecting via video conference )

Seminar on health services research

Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Campus OFFICE OF RESEARCH SERVICES SPECIAL SEMINAR and DISCUSSION

Chicago LEARN: An Opportunity for Collaboration in Hospital-based Patient-Centered Outcomes Research in Chicago 

• by David Meltzer, MD, PhD Chief, Section of Hospital Medicine Director, Center for Health and the Social Sciences The University of Chicago 
•  Monday, September 24, 2012 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. SSOM, Room 460        
• Dr. Meltzer and Dr. Julian Solway will be available after the presentation to discuss Chicago LEARN and the University of Chicago CTSA.                
• For additional information, please contact: Richard H. Kennedy, Ph.D. Vice Provost, Research and Graduate Programs                            

The Chicago Learning Effectiveness Advancement Research Network (Chicago LEARN) Chicago LEARN is a partnership of the three Chicago-Area Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions, UHC, and other Chicago-area health care institutions to perform cutting–edge, patient-centered comparative effectiveness and outcomes research for patients hospitalized in academic medical centers. Such research is integral to the vision of a learning health care system and requires diverse data sources to support a range of study designs.  For randomized clinical trials, Chicago LEARN’s capabilities include the ability to effectively screen for, recruit and consent, characterize, intervene on, and obtain long-term follow-up on patients. This is supported by linkages to electronic health records and, often, payer administrative data that allow utilization to be tracked even when it extends outside a health system. For molecularly informed trials, LEARN can obtain consent for and collect biospecimens. For observational studies, LEARN links to existing data sets on large scale, and can efficiently perform primary data collection and obtain consent for data linkages needed for observational and experimental studies. Following the vision of a learning health care system, LEARN seeks to enhance the quality and cost of data acquisition by integrating data collection into routine clinical care processes and applying continuous improvement approaches. UHC’s member base of nearly all U.S. AMCs provides opportunities to expand the reach of LEARN studies nationally and perhaps to provide an important national model for comparative effectiveness research.

Initial funding for the development of LEARN was obtained from a competitive supplement to the University of Chicago CTSA from the National Center for Research Resources (2011-2012). Additional funding to date includes renewal funding of the University of Chicago CTSA (2012-2017) and a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Innovation Challenge Award (2012-2015) to study the effects of increased continuity in the doctor-patient relationship on costs and outcomes for frequently hospitalized patients.  With funding from AHRQ, Chicago LEARN centers are also collaborating to complete a study of the effectiveness of pharmacogenetic vs. clinically guided warfarin dosing among hospitalized patients.

 Chicago LEARN Participants:

• The University of Chicago CTSA:  (The University of Chicago,  Rush University Medical Center,  Northshore University Healthsystem,  Mercy Hospital)
•   The Northwestern University CTSA 
•  The University of Illinois at Chicago CTSA 
•  UHC (formerly University Healthsystem Consortium) 
•  Loyola University Chicago and Loyola University Medical Center (in Development) 
•  John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County (in Development) 
•  Jesse Brown and Edward Hines Veterans Administration Hospitals (in Development)

Graduate School Announcements

Graduate School Announcements

August 6, 2012

This flyer is sent every week by the Graduate School. If your department or organization has something they would like to add, please send information to gradschannounce@luc.edu by the end of day on Fridays.

Upcoming Deadlines:

· August 15—Last day to submit Late Applications for December 2012 degree conferral. This option is for first-time applicants only.

For complete list of key dates and deadlines, see the Graduate School calendar:

http://www.luc.edu/gradschool/key_dates.shtml#fall

Advocate Training:

The following message comes from Stephanie Atella in the Wellness Center:

We have very exciting news! Due to the large number of students who expressed interest in volunteering for Loyola's sexual assault advocacy line, but are not state trained advocates, we are offering a 40-hour state recognized sexual assault advocacy training for you through Loyola.

This training is rarely offered outside of rape crisis centers. This is an excellent opportunity to make yourselves eligible for volunteering for the LUC sexual assault advocacy line and obtain a state recognized certification at no cost to you!

The training will take place from 9 am until 5 pm on the following days:

1. Friday September 14

2. Saturday September 15

3. Friday September 21

4. Saturday September 22

5. Friday September 28

6. Saturday September 29 (MAKE UP DAY) - You can miss ONE day of the training and MAKE UP what you missed on this day. IF you miss more than one day you will not be recognized as a state advocate.

More about the training: If you attend this training you will be expected to commit to volunteering for the Loyola sexual assault advocacy line for one or two academic years (depending on whether you are a first or a second year graduate student). There is NO COST associated with this training. At the end of this training you will not only be able to volunteer at Loyola, but you will have a state recognized certification as a sexual assault advocate and be able to volunteer at rape crisis centers in the state.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill out the attached application and return to me by August 15th.

Please contact me if you have any questions at satella@luc.edu.

Internship Opportunity:

The following message comes from Kendra Fogerty at the Israel Idonije Foundation:

I am the Executive Director of a small 501(c)3 who is has a fall internship available for just the right person. I want to reach out [to our] targeted group to see if you may be able to pass this on to students who fit the bill for this opportunity. I am specifically looking for someone with strong grant writing skills. Undergrad preferred but graduate students are welcome. We have a strong internship program here and for the most part we have focused on communication majors and those interested in sports marketing. I have already begun the process for a fall intern in that arena but there is space and need for a second intern who can work directly with me to find grant opportunities, draft grant proposals and work with me on editing and submission.

We do not offer paid internships therefore the students’ needs to be in a situation where school credit is offered, or be willing to volunteer their time to the Foundation. I try to ensure our interns get a range of exposure and experiences here based on their own learning plan and goals so this will not be an isolating or limited experience.

I appreciate your thoughts and recommendations and hope that you may have some ideas for students who can benefit from this opportunity!

Contact info: Kendra@israelidonije.org

www.teamIIF.org

The Graduate School:

Blog: http://blogs.luc.edu/gradschool/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LoyolaGradSchool

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Employment opportunity

CORDINATOR OF SCHOOL BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS

     Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion (NDCI)

Position:  Northeastern Illinois University’s (NEIU’s) Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion (NDCI) invites applications for the position of Part Time Coordinator (60% time).

NEIU, located on the North side of Chicago is one of 12 public universities in Illinois.  Serving more than 12,000 students, the university is consistently ranked by US News and World Report as one of the most ethnically diverse in the Midwest.  NEIU is the only four year public university in Illinois designated a Hispanic Serving Institution.

About the NDCI:

NEIU’s Network for Dissemination of Curriculum has received ongoing grant funding for the past 19 years to prepare k-12 through higher education faculty to integrate study and prevention of substance abuse and other pressing life issues into classes across the curriculum.  Through its current funding the NDCI prepares in-service and future teachers to integrate substance abuse and related life issues into k-12 classes across subject areas.  Social-emotional and service learning are incorporated into the life issues curriculum.

Position Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the NDCI Director, the Coordinator is responsible for organizing and delivering substance abuse and related life issues curriculum infusion trainings of k-12 teachers and administrators.   The Coordinator will also train Illinois College of Education faculty to prepare future teachers to integrate real life issues, prevention and social-emotional and service learning into k-12 classes.  Additional responsibilities include follow up consultation after trainings, updating project websites and participation in evaluation and regular meetings with the Director and the other Part Time NDCI Coordinator.

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates must possess a Masters degree and three years experience in a position related to treatment or prevention of substance abuse and/or other real life issues.  The candidate must also have successful experience delivering training workshops.

Salary:

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience and is guaranteed through June 30^th, 2013.  The position may continue beyond that date depending on funding.

To Apply:

The search for this position will begin immediately and conclude when a candidate is selected.  E-mail a one page letter of interest and qualifications, current vitae, 3 references and a telephone number where you may be contacted to:  Dr. Ron Glick, Professor Emeritus, Director, Network for Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago.  E-mail: rlglick@aol.com

Northeastern Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and Invites Applications from Women, Minorities as well as other qualified individuals.