The Neighborhood, comprised of five Houses, cultivates community, well-being, and professional identity through

individual and shared experiences.

IN THIS ISSUE

M1s Get COMPASS Passports...READ MORE

The Honor Code...READ MORE

News From The Neighborhood...READ MORE

What Is The House Cup?...READ MORE

GHHS January Recap...READ MORE

GHHS Rounds One Woman’s Journey...READ MORE

2017-18 GHHS Nominations...READ MORE

Volume 3, Issue 7

February 2017

House Calls

Y O U R N E W S F R O M T H E S M P H N E I G H B O R H O O D

The InterHouse Council

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OFFICERS: The InterHouse Council

Laura Steenberge steenberge@wisc.edu Bamforth

Minbo Bai mbai7@wisc.edu Bamforth

Ivan Kasprouk kaspruk@wisc.edu Bamforth

Elena Kurudza kurudza@wisc.edu Bamforth

Kofi Fosu kfosu@wisc.edu Bardeen

Nadia Sweet nlsweet@wisc.edu Bardeen

Michael Gyorfi gyorfi@wisc.edu Bardeen

Hannah Blanchard hblanchard@wisc.edu Bardeen

Nicole Altman naltman@wisc.edu Gundersen

Cole Swiston cswiston@wisc.edu Gundersen

Sasha Jascor sjascor@wisc.edu Gundersen

Allison Nackers nackers@wisc.edu Gundersen

Felicity Harl harl@wisc.edu McPherson

Lauren Shuda lshuda@wisc.edu McPherson

Alekses Clifton aclifton2@wisc.edu McPherson

Ian Flyke flyke@wisc.edu McPherson

McKenzie Bruce mabruce2@wisc.edu Middleton

Sherry Tang ytang69@wisc.edu Middleton

Nina Mirabadi mirabadi@wisc.edu Middleton

Erin Curtis ecurtis3@wisc.edu Middleton

HOUSE MENTORS Pamela Ryan, M.D. pmr@medicine.wisc.edu Sam Lubner, M.D. sjlubner@medicine.wisc.edu Carol Diamond, M.D. cadiamond@pediatrics.wisc.edu Jacquelynn Arbuckle, M.D. arbuckle@surgery.wisc.edu Chris Hildebrand, M.D. christopher.hildebrand@va.gov

IMPORTANT DATES FOR FEBRUARY

01 House Cup Thank-A-Thon all day at WMAA 02 House Cup Thank-A-Thon all day at WMAA 02 McPherson Mugs 12:00-1:00 03 House Cup Thank-A-Thon all day at WMAA 08 GHHS Rounds 6:00-7:00pm, TBA 09 McPherson Mugs 12:00-1:00 13 Bamforth Movie Night 7:00pm, TBA 14 Bardeen Cookie Decorating 12:00, TBA 16 McPherson Mugs 12:00-1:00 16 Gundersen Lunches With Love at Ronald Mc- Donald House 6:30pm (must be signed up) 23 McPherson Mugs 12:00-1:00 23 House Cup Sweet N Savory Bake-Off TBA

Bamforth House says thank you for ice skating with us at the shell!

The Passport On January 11th, M1s received a brief introduc-tion to, and demonstration of, the Passport as an interactive tool and guide for reflection and for build-ing their curriculum vitae (CV) and personal state-ments for residency. Dr. Ryan (Bamforth House) and Dr. Lubner (Gundersen House) reiter-ated the following Pass-port concepts and encour-aged M1s to begin this process now so that stu-dents don’t forget key in-formation they will need in just a few short years down the road to residen-cy. The Passport as Guiding Tool The Passport allows you to have interactive conver-sations with fellow stu-

dents, mentors, and col-leagues as you encounter challenges and make de-cisions about your career in medicine. It serves as a point of direction and re-flection for extracurricular awareness, self-care, and support The Passport Builds Your CV The Passport allows you to upload important docu-ments such as research abstracts or publications. Your work can be tagged with a variety of standard tags (or create your own) and formatted into a func-tional CV. The Passport Prepares You for Interviews Medical students who uti-lize the Passport to reflect, discuss, converse, and build a body of their work

will discover that they have created a path to powerful responses for common questions asked during residency inter-views. The Passport Serves You in Residency and Beyond You will always have ac-cess to your OASIS Pass-port where you can contin-ue connecting with men-tors as well as revising and refining your curricu-lum vitae. Get started early and stand out with a well-prepared and thoughtful personal statement and CV. If you need assis-tance, contact your House Mentor for valuable help!

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M1s Get COMPASS Passports

Resources for Students

Student Services studentservices@med.wisc.edu

Gwen McIntosh Assistant Dean for Students 608-263-4920

Christopher Stillwell Director of Student Services 608-262-7543

Jodi Sherman Student Services Coordinator Disability Access & Accommodations

608-263-7135

Terri Dolan Clinical Schedules/OASIS 608-263-4923 Academic Support Sharon Marks Student Academic Support 608-263-8280

Stefanie Cristopher Student Academic Support 608-265-5030

Dual Programs Chelsea Hanewall Medical Scientist Training Program 608-262-0736

Dipesh Navsaria MD-MPH Dual Degree Program 608-262-7180

Mindy Schreiner PRIME Coordinator 608-263-2298

Debra Siegenthaler Paths of Distinction Coordinator 608-263-3036 Community Service Programs Kristi Fossum Jones 608-262-4204 Student Ombudsperson Lynn Maki 608-263-2525

Every School of Medicine and Public Health class has written an honor code to guide them through their student years and careers as physicians. On January 25th, the en-tering class of 2016 pledged their honor code and received pins, a gift from the Wisconsin Medi-cal Alumni Association (WMAA) as visible re-minders of their pledge.

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The Honor Code

News From The Neighborhood

Electronic Residency Ap-

plication Service

Association of American

Medical Colleges

Careers in Medicine

Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Da-

tabase

Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Financial Information, Re-sources, Services and

Tools

Student Financial Aid Amy Whitford amy.whitford@finaid.wisc.edu

608-262-3060

University Health Services After-Hours Mental Health Crisis Services 608-265-5600 (option 9) After-Hours Nurse 608-265-5600 (option 1) Let’s Talk Travis Fox, Psy.D. trfox@uhs.wisc.edu McBurney Disability Resource Center Mari Magler, Director 608-263-2741 Wisconsin Medical Alumni Association Karen Peterson, Director 608-263-4913 WMAA FaceBook

BAMFORTH HOUSE will host a movie night for House members on February 13th at 7pm. Watch your email for Movie and location details!

BARDEEN HOUSE invites House members to a sweet lunch-hour cookie decorating event at 12:00 on February 14th. Eat dessert first! Or maybe take some cookies home for the people you love.

GUNDERSEN HOUSE members can volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House Lunches with Love program on February 16th from 6:30-7:30pm. There’s only room for 20 Gunder-sen House volunteers!

MCPHERSON HOUSE members are invited to enjoy a warm mug with some cool people as McPherson House continues their weekly Thursday McPherson Mugs noon-hour tradition!

THANK-A-THON HOUSE CUP EVENT

FEBRUARY 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD Earn points for your House while also thanking our alumni donors for their generosity to our students with scholarships, stethoscopes, shadowing opportunities, and so much more!

ALL DAY AT WMAA 4th floor! WMAA will provide sweet treats to

House Cup participants!

SWEET N SAVORY BAKE-OFF HOUSE CUP EVENT FEBRUARY 23RD

Bring your favorite sweet or savory (or both) treat to the House Cup Bake-Off. House points will be awarded to participants and winners by “celebrity” judges with impeccable palates (or who may just be hungry).

TIME & LOCATION TO TBD

Every year after the Dean’s Cup is fin-ished, medical students have fun with the House Cup! The Dean’s Cup is a friendly competition between the Law School and the Medical School. The House Cup builds House unity and pride as each House competes to win the coveted and fabulous Cup Trophy. IHC has planned a series of fun and competitive events that will give you a break from studying while doing great things for the community. How’s that? Over the years, some House Cup events such as “Penny Wars” helped us to accumulate a small fund of money.

When that fund hits $1k the winner of the House Cup will donate the fund to its traditional “community partner.” Will this be your House’s winning year?

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What is the House Cup?

It’s so big we couldn’t get it

into one photo!

CURRENT HOUSE CUP POINTS

Bamforth 0 Bardeen 0 Gundersen 0 McPherson 0 Middleton 0

WOW! This Cup is anybody’s guess right now!

FUND $623.96

January 11th was a very busy evening for many medical students; however, about 20 students attended the Gold Humanism Honor Society Rounds to define and discuss narrative medicine. Narrative medicine is following a story about a patient through the patient’s own language about themselves. It is about how illness fits into the patient’s story. And narrative medicine address-es the psychological symptoms along-side physical suffering. Essentially, the physician reads the patient like a book, a book that the patient him or herself has written .

Using narrative medicine validates the patient’s experiences, explores the patient’s circumstances, and leads to more appropriate medical treatments. More traditional approaches can sepa-rate a doctor from his or her patient, focusing on diagnosis and solutions. With narrative medicine, the doctor engages more deeply in the patient interaction. Narrative medicine is not a guarantee for a right answer but it helps with providing more appropriate treatment. Students attending Rounds shared their experiences with patients in which

learning more about the patient’s story impacted overall treatment of the pa-tient. Attendees also pointed out that patients are not necessarily forthcoming with their stories--doctors need to cre-ate a space of trust in which the pa-tients can feel comfortable revealing themselves. The audience had a very active, inter-active, and supportive discussion. And although we ran out of time to view some of the video clips, attendees were encouraged to watch and think about doctor-patient interactions as shown in clips from movies such as Ordinary People.

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GHHS January Recap: Narrative Medicine

You’re Invited to Gold Humanism Honor Society Rounds Wednesday, February 8

6:00-7:00pm Room # TBD

One Woman’s Journey Please join GHHS and guest, Lois Stauber, to learn more about how humanism in medicine

initiated deeper healing for Lois after her diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Please RSVP here by Monday, February 6th. Dinner is graciously sponsored by WMAA and GHHS appreciates that those who RSVP will be in attendance.

The current GHHS members will be visiting M3s at the February 17th Core Day to discuss the nomination and in-duction process to Gold Humanism Honor Society. GHHS inductees are recognized on ERAS as well as the Medical Student Performance Evalua-tion (MSPE, aka “Dean’s Letter”). Your voting ballot will come through OASIS after 3pm on February 17th. You will have the opportunity to vote for classmates you believe demonstrate the qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, respect, empathy and service. If you’d like to learn more about GHHS, contact Jodi Sherman (jodi.sherman@wisc.edu) or attend the next GHHS discussion on Wednes-

day, February 8th at 6pm (location TBA). The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) was started in 2002 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, to instill a culture of respect, dignity, and compas-sion for patients and professionals. GHHS has grown as a national organi-zation devoted to building a network of advocates for compassionate care and now has more than 25,000 members in training and practice. The GHHS SMPH Chapter, estab-lished in 2006, accepts no more than 15% of the rising M4 class each year and; our chapter members join a grow-ing network of medical students, resi-dents, and faculty who are equally ded-

icated to practicing and promoting hu-manistic values.

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2017-18 Gold Humanism Honor Society Nominations