Webinar: ‘Supporting and Engaging Students with Accommodation Needs’

Join the Ohio Program for Mental Health and Campus Safety from noon to 1 p.m., Oct. 16, as we are joined by Amanda, Feaster, Ph.D., director of student accessibility services at Kent State University, who will discuss the importance of Supporting and Engaging Students with Accommodation Needs. More than 20% of college students may qualify

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‘Integrating AI and ChatGPT in Academic Writing: Considerations and Applications in Medical and Higher Education’ recap

On October 8, the NEOMED Writing Center in collaboration with the library had the pleasure of hosting Sarah Z. Johnson as well as 140 Zoom attendees as she talked about A.I. and what the implications are for the future of higher education. If you were unable to attend or want access to the Zoom and

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Summa Health Rootstown Urgent Care – new hours

Visit summahealth.org/rootstownurgentcare for hours and details.

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SUMMA Health to host senior health symposium prioritizing mentation and cognitive health for age-friendly care

NEOMED employees, students, residents and fellows are invited to join staff members of Summa Health Complex Care Institute and other medical professionals for a day of discussion and inquiry from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The symposium will focus on cognitive health and decline; important considerations in the Mentation component of

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Nancy Gantt, M.D., assumes leadership role with American College of Surgeons

Nancy L. Gantt, M.D., FACS, professor of surgery at NEOMED, was initiated as first vice-president of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) during the group’s Clinical Congress 2024, held in

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Hospital’s Academic Day abstracts published in the Journal of Medical Sciences at NEOMED

Every June, the Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute at Akron Children’s Hospital hosts their Resident and Fellow Academic Day during which residents and fellows can present their research. This year, the Journal of Medical Sciences at NEOMED had the honor of being able to publish the ACH abstracts on our website. Read about the research

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Voting as a social determinant of health

Second-year medicine student Ashonti Wright, president of the student group Affecting Social Justice in Medicine, shared the following essay: The 2024 general election is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 5, with

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Presentation: ‘Drug Interactions for Opioid Use Disorders’

Ohio Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Project ECHO presents “Drug Interactions for Opioid Use Disorders” this Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at 7 a.m. via Zoom. Sara Dugan, Pharm.D., BPSS, will be presenting. All are welcome. Free CE/CME credit for physicians, nurses, counselors, social workers and chemical dependency counselors is available. Register to attend at Ohio

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For employees, QPR training about suicidal behaviors will be held Oct. 9

QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), is an hour-long gatekeeper training that attempts to increase knowledge and dispel myths about suicide and suicidal behaviors. The program also aims to strengthen the ability to ask individuals about their suicidal thoughts and/or intentions, persuade them to obtain help, and accompany them to the appropriate provider. This training session is

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Letter to the Editor

To the lovely editors of the Pulse, We would like to begin with an acknowledgement of the impeccable officiating of NEOMED’s Brian Butler, and the camaraderie and sportsmanship of the NEOMED student community. With formalities out of the way, we would like, as Captain and assistant Captain, to submit a few corrections to the initial

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