MCG Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia December 14, 1983 Volume 4 Number 50 Ringing in the Christmas season was the Senior High Bell Choir of First Baptist Church of Augusta. Their appearance helped brighten Talmadge Hospital's tree lighting cere¬ mony last week. Graduate Student Research Day rated a success Students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies had a chance to display their research projects and recruit others to join their ranks during the recent Graduate Stu¬ dent Research Day spon¬ sored by the school's Grad¬ uate Faculty Organization. The overwhelming turnout: of visitors from South¬ eastern colleges was testa¬ ment to the success of the event. Originally, the organizing committee, chaired by Dr. Thomas Abney of Endocrinology, expected about a dozen par¬ ticipants from other schools; more than 75 pro¬ spective students attended. Ranzy Weston, a senior biology student at Augusta College, says he registered for the event to "get an idea of the graduate re¬ search programs MCG offers. I wanted to find out more about it to see if it would be a viable option for me. You can read the (MCG) catalog, but being able to see what kind of environment you're going to be in is important." Twenty-four students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies created displays of their research topics and presented their work during a two-hour poster session. The proj¬ ects were judged by a panel of MCG faculty mem¬ bers and prizes were awarded to five students. The $150 first-place prize was awarded to Ronald P. Easmann, a stu¬ dent in oral biology. His faculty advisor is Dr. Ralph V. McKinney Jr. Robert M. Kantner, an anatomy student under the advisement of Dr. Margaret L. Kirby, received the $100 second-place award and Ronald R. Cobb, cell and molecular biology, re¬ ceived the third-place award, worth $75. Cobb's advisor is Dr. J. Barry Whitney III. The fourth-place winner, receiving $50, was Simon K. Michael, also studying cell and molecular biology under the advisement of Dr. Eugene F. Howard. cont'd on p. 4 United Way Campaign raises $77,000 at MCG Employees of MCG in¬ creased their giving to United Way this year by ten percent, according to MCG's United Way chairman Warren Hansen. "In dol¬ lar amount, this means the MCG family gave over $77,000 this year," Hansen says. While the amount was short of the stated goal, the chairman says he be¬ lieves "The campaign was highly successful and the results a credit to the MCG community. I am also pleased that MCG as a whole realized an increase in the percentage of par¬ ticipation over last year." Although the active phase of the campaign has been completed, Hansen says that as in the past, other pledges will continue to come in during December. Several of the campus divisions went over the 100 percent mark in achieving their goals. These in¬ cluded the Administrative and Support Services divi¬ sion with 149 percent; the School of Allied Health Sciences division with 176 percent and the School of Dentistry division with 119 percent. Within these divisions, and sections of other divisions that did not reach 100 percent of their goal, many of the sections went well over 100 percent of their goal. Research Day is president's first appearance Congratulations were in order for Ronald P. Easmann, (right) whose research project placed first during Grad¬ uate Student Research Day. President Jesse Steinfeld (left) awards the winning plaque as Dr. Thomas Abney, chairman of the event's coordinating committee, looks on. President Jesse L. Steinfeld, MD, made his first official public ap¬ pearance since arriving at MCG during the Graduate Student Research Day awards ceremony. In a brief speech to the audience, he said in part, "Biomedical research is distinctive of a health sciences university. The progress of medicine de¬ pends upon research. It is research which makes a health sciences university attractive to outstanding prospective faculty; it is research-oriented fac¬ ulty and students who keep a university at the fore¬ front of mediccal knowledge; and it is a research-ori¬ ented atmosphere which establishes a lifelong habit of inquiry and study on the part of students and graduates. "Today as our medical universities are being told to recruit the best and brightest students-^- with greatly reduced financial aid—and as our research scientists are being told to attract in¬ creased private sponsor¬ ship without entangling academic and economic re¬ lationships, we must clear¬ ly muster our resources and energies to meet these challenges. Certainly public understanding is important to us in this mission and it is events such as this (Graduate Student Research Day) which will aid in this effort."
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Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia December 14, 1983 Volume 4 Number 50
Ringing in the Christmas season was the Senior High Bell Choir of First Baptist Church of Augusta. Their appearance helped brighten Talmadge Hospital's tree lighting cere¬ mony last week.
Graduate Student Research Day rated a success Students enrolled in
the School of Graduate Studies had a chance to display their research projects and recruit others to join their ranks during the recent Graduate Stu¬ dent Research Day spon¬ sored by the school's Grad¬ uate Faculty Organization.
The overwhelming turnout: of visitors from South¬ eastern colleges was testa¬ ment to the success of the event. Originally, the organizing committee, chaired by Dr. Thomas Abney of Endocrinology, expected about a dozen par¬ ticipants from other schools; more than 75 pro¬ spective students attended.
Ranzy Weston, a senior biology student at Augusta College, says he registered
for the event to "get an idea of the graduate re¬ search programs MCG offers. I wanted to find out more about it to see if it would be a viable option for me. You can read the (MCG) catalog, but being able to see what kind of environment you're going to be in is important."
Twenty-four students enrolled in the School of Graduate Studies created displays of their research topics and presented their work during a two-hour poster session. The proj¬ ects were judged by a panel of MCG faculty mem¬ bers and prizes were awarded to five students.
The $150 first-place prize was awarded to Ronald P. Easmann, a stu¬
dent in oral biology. His faculty advisor is Dr. Ralph V. McKinney Jr. Robert M. Kantner, an anatomy student under the advisement of Dr. Margaret L. Kirby, received the $100 second-place award and Ronald R. Cobb, cell and molecular biology, re¬ ceived the third-place award, worth $75. Cobb's advisor is Dr. J. Barry Whitney III.
The fourth-place winner, receiving $50, was Simon K. Michael, also studying cell and molecular biology under the advisement of Dr. Eugene F. Howard.
cont'd on p. 4
United Way Campaign raises $77,000 at MCG
Employees of MCG in¬ creased their giving to United Way this year by ten percent, according to MCG's United Way chairman Warren Hansen. "In dol¬ lar amount, this means the MCG family gave over $77,000 this year," Hansen says.
While the amount was short of the stated goal, the chairman says he be¬ lieves "The campaign was highly successful and the results a credit to the MCG community. I am also pleased that MCG as a whole realized an increase in the percentage of par¬ ticipation over last year."
Although the active phase of the campaign has been completed, Hansen says that as in the past, other pledges will continue to come in during December.
Several of the campus divisions went over the 100 percent mark in achieving their goals. These in¬ cluded the Administrative and Support Services divi¬ sion with 149 percent; the School of Allied Health Sciences division with 176 percent and the School of Dentistry division with 119 percent. Within these divisions, and sections of other divisions that did not reach 100 percent of their goal, many of the sections went well over 100 percent of their goal.
Research Day is president's first appearance
Congratulations were in order for Ronald P. Easmann, (right) whose research project placed first during Grad¬ uate Student Research Day. President Jesse Steinfeld (left) awards the winning plaque as Dr. Thomas Abney, chairman of the event's coordinating committee, looks on.
President Jesse L. Steinfeld, MD, made his first official public ap¬ pearance since arriving at MCG during the Graduate Student Research Day awards ceremony.
In a brief speech to the audience, he said in part, "Biomedical research is distinctive of a health sciences university. The progress of medicine de¬ pends upon research. It is research which makes a health sciences university attractive to outstanding prospective faculty; it is research-oriented fac¬ ulty and students who keep a university at the fore¬ front of mediccal knowledge; and it is a research-ori¬ ented atmosphere which establishes a lifelong
habit of inquiry and study on the part of students and graduates.
"Today as our medical universities are being told to recruit the best and brightest students-^- with greatly reduced financial aid—and as our research scientists are being told to attract in¬ creased private sponsor¬ ship without entangling academic and economic re¬ lationships, we must clear¬ ly muster our resources and energies to meet these challenges. Certainly public understanding is important to us in this mission and it is events such as this (Graduate Student Research Day) which will aid in this effort."
New computer course puts byte on CPR Dr. Abdulla M. Abdulla,
associate professor of medicine at MCG, is making waves around the country with computerized instruc¬ tional programs he's de¬ veloping to teach medicine.
The Georgia Heart Asso¬ ciation has granted Abdulla $30,000 to prepare a com¬ puter course in advanced cardiopulmonary resusci¬ tation (CPR). The 15- hour course will be de¬ veloped for use by nurses, physicians and paramedics.
The Chicago-based jour¬ nal, "Physicians and Com¬ puters," has awarded Abdulla $12,000 to develop computerized continuing medical education courses. The 90,000 circulation journal will publish an article describing each course. Interested readers will mail in requests for a computer disc which will contain the program for use on a home computer. Upon completion, the com¬ puter will generate a num¬ ber which indicates the course is finished. The number is sent to a cen¬ tral location and the
Neaverth new endodontics chairman
Dr. Joseph Neaverth has been approved as chairman of the Department of Endo¬ dontics MCG's School of Dentistry. He will also serve as professor of en¬ dodontics.
A DDS graduate of the Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Neaverth has served since 1981 as chief of the endo¬ dontics service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
He is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and is a mem¬ ber of the American Asso¬ ciation of Endodontists and the American Dental Association.
Dirksen elected committee chair
Dr. Thomas Dirksen, associate dean for biologi¬ cal sciences at the MCG Dental School has been named chairman of the na¬ tional affairs committee of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR).
The appointment is for three years and this is the second term Dirksen has served as chairman of the committee.
The committee is charged with enhancing the position of the AADR as the prime voice of dental research in the United States. The group also is called on to testify before Congress on behalf of the National Institute for Dental Re¬ search (NIDR).
"student" receives credit for the course.
Abdulla began using com¬ puters to teach medicine about five years ago when he developed a computer program to teach cardiology at MCG. The computer acts as a patient and professor, talking to the students, ringing bells for correct answers, "booing" wrong ones, and simulating medi¬ cal emergencies. When Abdulla began this project, he had no background in computer science.
Abdulla will serve as a consultant to the Uni¬ versity of Miami and other schools to help them adapt his system to meet their needs.
Dr. Fairfield Goodale and Virginia Nail admire her por¬ trait at a reception given by the Dean of Medicine's office on Nail's recent retirement. The portrait was done by MCG's Dave Mascaro. Nail had been in the Dean's office for 12 years.
News briefs Faculty senate meets
The December meeting of the School of Medicine Faculty Senate has been changed to 4 pm Dec. 20 in room 130 of the Auditoria Center.
"Georgia Teachers Re¬ tirement System—The Facts!" will be presented by Dr. George Marshall, chairman of TRS, and Gerald Gilbert, executive secretary of TRS.
Baby Come-back party for NICU "graduates"
Young boys and girls — "graduates" of Talmadge Hospital's Neonatal Inten¬ sive Care Unit — will be honored at the unit's Baby Come-Back Party Dec. 15.
The reunion — the eighth to be held — gives staff of the unit a chance to catch up on the progress of their former patients and to wish them a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
From 100 to 200 young children are expected to attend.
Faculty appointments
Appointments were made in the Schools of Allied Health Sciences and Den¬ tistry at MCG during the November meeting of the Board of Regents of the University System of Geor¬ gia.
In the School of Allied Health Sciences, Dianne Bradley was named instruc¬ tor in the Department of Radiologic Technologies; Nina Byrd was appointed clinical instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Donna Williams was named clinical instruc¬ tor in the Department of Respiratory Therapy.
In the School of Den¬
tistry, Dr. Ronald Goldstein was named clini¬ cal professor in the De¬ partment of Restorative Dentistry.
Extensions change in MCG administration
The telephone extensions in the President's and Provost's offices have been rearranged as part of the new telephone system being installed on campus.
The new number for the Provost's office is ext. 4013, Joyce McNatt's new number is ext 4014 and assistant to the president Jerry Woods' new extension is 4018.
The extension in the President's office will remain the same, ext. 2301. The extension in the vice- president for business affairs office will also be the same, ext. 2901.
Dr. Green honored
Dr. Keith Green, Re¬ gents professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Physiology at MCG, has been awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
This degree is con¬ ferred to holders of a PhD who have contributed high quality research to their field for ten to fifteen years.
Green returned last June from a year's sabba¬ tical at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Firearms class set
A firearms familiariza¬ tion class on the safe handling and use nf fire¬ arms will be conducted by the MCG Public Safety Division on January 11, 12 and 14.
Classroom sessions will
be held on January 11 and 12 in the Small Auditorium at 5:30 pm. The firing range portion of the course will be conducted at the APD piston range at 10 am on January 14.
Participants will be allowed to furnish their own weapons and ammunition. If no weapon or ammunition is available, a weapon will be furnished free. There will be a charge of $3 for every 50 rounds of ammuni¬ tion used. For further information, contact Josalyn McKie or Randy Beach at ext. 2914.
Library holiday hours The MCG Library has
announced their schedule for the Christmas and New Year closings. The Li¬ brary will be closed Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 17 and 18. It will also be closed Friday through Monday, Dec. 23-26 and Saturday through Monday, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2.
From Monday through Thursday Dec. 19-22, the Library will be open from 8 am until 7 pm. It will also observe these hours from Tuesday through Fri¬ day, Dec. 27-30.
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, regular hours will be re¬ sumed.
Library reminder A reminder from the
Library that reference services in the Library can now be contacted by dialing ext. 3667. Audio¬ visual services and the education office can still be called at ext. 2992.
Carpool needed
Wanted: Carpool from Waynesboro. Hours: 8 am until 4:30 pm. Call Robby at ext. 4804
Notables L. SMITH MD, Allergy-
Immunology Fellow and B.B. WRAY MD, Pediatrics and Medicine, presented "Efficacy of Electrosta¬ tic Air Cleaners With and Without Negative Ionizer in Reducing Mold Colony Counts and Circulating Particulate Matter" at Southeastern Allergy Asso¬ ciation Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, Ga., Octo¬ ber, 1983.
D. JAMIESON MD, Allergy- Immunology Fellow and B. B. WRAY MD, Pediatrics and Medicine, presented "Spectrum of IgA Deficien¬ cy" at Southeastern Al¬ lergy Association Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, Ga., October, 1983.
E.G. ABRAHAM PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, presented "Glycosylated Hemoglobin Levels Corre¬ late with HGF Levels in Sickle Cell Anemia and Re¬ lated Condition" at 1983 Annual Conference of the Sickle Cell Centers, Chicago, 111. , November, 1983.
ABRAHAM presented "Methods of Quantitation of Glycosylated Hemoglo¬ bins" at University of Cincinnati Medical Center, November, 1983.
T.G. BASLER MS, Library, was elected Treasurer/ Secretary of the Consorta of Southern Medical Li¬ braries (CONBLS).
E.D. DOYLE MSN and B.B. GELFANT MSN, Operating Room, wrote "Circulator's Controversy," Today's Operating Room Nurse 5(8): 20-24, October, 1983.
R.A. AKHTAR PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, W.C. Taft PhD and A.A. ABDEL-LATIF PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, wrote "Effects of Corticotropin- (l-24)-Tetracosapeptide on Polyphosphoinositide Meta¬ bolism and Protein Phosphor¬ ylation in Rabbit Iris Subcellular Fractions," Journal of Neurochemistry 41(5):1460-1468, 1983.
F.A. GARVER PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, presented "The Use of Monospecific Antisera in the Diagnosis of Hemoglo¬ binopathies" at Howard University Conference on Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and management of Sickle Cell Disease, Washington, D.C.
C.R. Kieter, B.S. McGuire Jr., E.F. Osserman, Columbia University and GARVER, wrote "The Modeled Structure of the IgG GAR VI Region and Its Impli¬ cations for Anti-Flavin and Anti-DNP Fine Speci¬ ficities," Journal of Immunology 131:1871-1875, 1983.
V. ALLEN MHE, Occupa¬ tional Therapy was ap¬ pointed Regional Consul¬ tant for Fred Sammons, Inc.
GWVNH must retain parking places Georgia War Veterans
Nursing Home's parking area is for employees and visitors to the home and unauthorized vehicle? will be towed away, Assistant Administrator Joe Dromsky says.
"We regret that it has
come to this but our park¬ ing is very limited," Dromsky says. "Surveil¬ lance of the parking lot is being heightened and we want to put everyone on notice that unauthor¬ ized vehicles will be taken away."
School of Nursing faculty members demonstrated how crafty they can be during the School's Fifth Annual Craft show held recently. Winners and their prize-winning entries were (from left) Best of Show, miniature furniture, Mary Jo Clark; First Place, Oriental silk blouse, Joyce Billue; Second Place, crewel map of the United States, Martha Bradshaw; Third Place, candlewicking (pillow), Davida Durden; and Honorable Mention, Christmas wreath, Bradshaw.
F.A. HOMMES MSc, PhD, Cell and Molecular Biology, presented "Myelin Turnover at Later Stages of Brain Development in Experi¬ mental Hyperphenylalani- nemia" at New York State Institute for Basic Re¬ search in Mental Retarda¬ tion, Staten Island, N.Y., November, 1983.
HOMMES presented "Bio¬ chemical Studies on the HHH Syndrome" at Children's Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penn., November, 1983.
E.H. Taylor and HOMMES, wrote "Effects of Experi¬ mental Hyperphenylalani- nemia on Myelin Metabolism at Later Stages of Brain Development," Internation¬ al Journal of Neuroscience 20:217-228, 1983.
K. GREEN DSc, PhD, Ophthalmology and Physi¬ ology, presented "Glaucoma and Marihuana" at School of Optometry, University of Missouri, St. Louis, November, 1983.
G.S. DOETSCH PhD, Sur¬ gery (Neurosurgery) and Physiology and A.M. Kelahan PhD, Physiology, Portland, Oregon, pre¬ sented "Time-Dependent Effects of Digit Removal on the Functional Organi¬ zation of Somatosensory (SMI) Cortex of Raccoons" at Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Boston, Mass., November, 1983.
For sale 1977 yeiiow Datsun 280Z. Excellent condition. Four speed, AM/FM radio, black in¬ terior, low mileage, $5,500. Call Regina at ext. 3378 or, after 4:30, at 278-2635.
Free two kittens to good home. Three months old. Call ext. 2515.
Dr. Betty Johnson (left), visiting professor in the School of Nursing, speaks with Dr. Paul Webster at a recent reception held in her honor. Johnson is former project director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and is on campus to aid in professional de¬ velopment for faculty, curriculum development and re¬ vision and teaching.
Promotions JAMES COLLINS, Power Pint
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TERESA PROCTOR, LPN II from LPN I;
BARBARA T. SIMMONS, Sr Med Trans from Secty;
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KAYE P. WARD, Adm Ast to Dean from Adm Spec I;
CARON WILLIAMS, Head Nurse from Ast Head Nurse.
HealthNews
Suicide is third leading cause of death among young adults Your son in college
suddenly starts making poor grades after break¬ ing up with his girlfriend. Your vivacious, talkative daughter becomes quiet and withdrawn. Watch out! Your child may be con¬ sidering suicide, the third leading cause of death among young people, exceeded only by accidents and homicides.
Statistics from the national Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta show that these needless deaths among adolescents and young adults increased 41 percent from 1970 to 1978. During 1978 the rate was 12.4 suicides per 100,000 young adults.
Nationwide, Georgia ranks eleventh in the num¬ ber of youthful suicides, with Alaska and Nevada heading the list. Georgia reported 139 suicides among young people from 1977 to 1979.
Why does Georgia rank so high in youthful sui¬ cides?
"It's because people
are flocking to Georgia and the surrounding states. Any area of rapidly ex¬ panding population has a high rate of suicide be¬ cause support by family and friends is lost," says Dr. Alice Demi, who is chairwoman of Community Health Nursing at MCG. She has been especially interested in suicide patients since she worked in a San Francisco hos¬ pital on a psychiatric unit where all the pa¬ tients were suicidal.
Even more shocking than the number of sui¬ cides are the ages of some of the victims. Pre¬ viously, it was thought that suicide by anyone under the age of 12 was impossible because the child couldn't understand the meaning of-death.
"Believe me, they know what they are doing even at age ten and under. They plan it long before they carry it through. The major method of sui¬ cide, even for girls, is guns because they are so
MCG President Jesse L. Steinfeld is welcomed to campus by Dr. Betty Hamm (left) at the recent reception held to honor him and Interim President Harry B. O'Rear. Dr. O'Rear and Mrs. Steinfeld are pictured to Dr. Steinfeld's right.
Calendar Current...
THURSDAY 12/15
Distinguished Lecture Series in Nutrition, Medical Grand Rounds, William P. Steffee MD, "Recent Advances in Enteral Nutrition, noon-1 pm, Small Auditorium.
MONDAY 12/19
Department of Physiology Seminar, Gary Bond PhD, 4 pm, CEB3G1.
TUESDAY 12/20
School of Medicine Faculty Senate Meeting, "Georgia Teachers Retirement System The Facts!," 4 pm, room 130, Auditoria Center.
easily available," says Demi.
"Young people have tunnel vision. When they are going through a nor¬ mal change or emotional crisis they see no way out. If they can only be helped over the current crisis they will see a num¬ ber of alternatives as they mature," she says.
If you suspect that a friend or someone consid¬ ering suicide, what clues should you look for?
"Listen for verbal threats such as 'I'd be better off dead' or dra¬ matic changes in behavior. Also, isolation frequently precedes suicide attempts," says Demi.
"Then, don't be afraid to talk about it. Come out and ask 'Are you thinking about suicide?' If the answer is 'yes,' allow the person to talk about their feelings and their suicidal thoughts and encourage them to immediately con¬ tact an agency such as the Help Crisis Line (which may be) listed in the front of the telephone directory. Some other sources of help are ministers, nurses or school counselors. The main thing to remember is to do something immediate¬ ly. Take those threats seriously," she says.
There are positive things that can be done to prevent suicide among young
people. At home, parents can teach good problem solving and coping tech¬ niques and let children know it is OK to fail. Demi advises parents to en¬ courage young people to express their emotions. Active games and physical activities are also good forms of emotional release.
New prevention programs are being started in some California and Georgia high schools where students are trained to serve as peer counselors for their class¬ mates. Often a student will accept help from a fellow student and reject the efforts of parents and friends.
The Link Counseling Center in Atlanta provides support to parents of children who commit sui¬ cide. At MCG, Demi is in¬ volved in a study of the impact of suicide on par¬ ents. To participate in the study or obtain infor¬ mation on the Link Coun¬ seling Center or peer counseling program, contact Dr. Alice Demi, Community Health Nursing at MCG.
"Any death by suicide is needless, but for a young person it is espe¬ cially tragic," concludes Demi. "The parents always feel a sense of guilt in addition to their loss. It's almost too much fo bear."
Graduate student Research Day cont'd from p.
Mahmoud Hosny, an oral biology/anatomy student with Dr. Mohamed Sharawy serving as faculty advisor, received $25 for fifth place.
Honorable mention was made to projects by Albert D. Copeland, physiology; Denni1: Marshall, pharma¬ cology; Ronald Perry, cell and molecular biology, Nelson L. Scarborough, pharmacology; and Richard E. White, pharmacology.
Awards were sponsored by Becton-Dickson and Co.,
Beckham Instruments, Inc. Fisher Scientific Co. , Xytex Corporation, the MCG Research Institute and the MCG Foundation.
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