Professional Development Workshop

Professional Development WorkshopLife Beyond the Ivory Tower: Non-faculty career optionsFriday, October 26, 2012 | 2:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Video conference between LSC & WTC*

Second thoughts about a faculty career? Considered leaving the confines of academe? Join us to discuss career options beyond faculty jobs. In this workshop, you will learn about:
• Private And Public Sector Jobs Opportunities
• Non-Faculty Possibilities In Education
• Turning Your Vita Into A Resume
• Interview Skills
• Non-Academic Job Search Strategy

The workshop will be conducted by Camille Helkowski, Associate Director, Career Development Center. * Room 291, Granada Center, West Conference Room – Lake Shore Campus. Please register with your name, degree program, and degree pursuing by sending an email to gradschool@luc.edu.

Distinguished Speakers Series

Dean Vicki Keough and the Faculty of Loyola University Chicago, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing Cordially Invite You to Attend Our Distinguished Speakers Series

THE CHANGING US HEALTH CARE SCENE: RETHINKING THE CARE DELIVERY TEAM

• 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
• Tobin Hall, First Floor, Stritch School of Medicine 
• Loyola University Health System
• 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153

Learn cutting edge strategies to promote inter-professional collaboration to enhance patient safety and the quality of care.

Sharon O’Keefe is a nationally recognized authority on hospital operations, health care quality, patient satisfaction and employee engagement. A Chicago native, Ms. O’Keefe received her BSN from Northern Illinois University and MSN from Loyola University Chicago. During her distinguished career as a health care leader she served as president of Loyola University Medical Center, and joined the University of Chicago Medical Center as President in February 2011. As president she oversees a $1.1B clinical enterprise and connects the patient care mission of the medical center with the research and education missions of the University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division.

•  RSVP by October 12 to Gina Michalski 
• 708.216.9101 or gmicha1@luc.edu

Graduate Student Founds Diabetes Platform

Dr. Janya Swami—a full-time MPH graduate student (Epidemiology track) at Loyola—has founded Communetes.  

Communetes is an information platform for people to share stories, tips, experiences, recipes and more, about diabetes. It is essentially a common place to make relevant information more accessible and use individual inputs to create shared experiences through social media, youtube and apps.

You can view and become part of the discussion on the Communetes Facebook page.