National Meeting, October 16, 2015Orlando, FL

CURRENT OFFICERS & FACULTY ADVISORS

SSP Officers:

• President: Robert Stowe, OMS II

• Vice President: Daniel Niknam, OMSII

• Treasurer: Lauren Van Woy, OMSII

• Secretary: Thomas Vu, OMS II

• Service Coordinator: Margaret Kim, OMS II

SSP Faculty Advisors: • Pomona: Dr. David A. Connett, D.O.

SSP Administrative Assistant: • Amanda Yochum

MEMBERSHIP• 2014: 47

• 2015: 52

• 2016: 59

• 2017: 53

• 2018: 56

• 2019: ~50

SSP Induction Ceremony, Winter 2015

CHAPTER GOALS•To further the Science of Osteopathic Medicine and its standards of Practice

•To preserve the meaning of and encourage scholastic excellence and community service

•To continue a high degree of fellowship among its students.

•To cultivate relationships and understanding between the student bodies and officials, such as Faculty members of our Colleges

•To foster allegiance to the American Osteopathic Association

•To perpetuate Sigma Sigma Phi by preserving the principles and objectives of the organization

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS•According to the National Sigma Sigma Phi Constitution:

•Candidate must have completed at least one semester of school.

•Candidate must have a GPA above 3.0 (>85%) to be considered for membership.

•Membership is limited to 20% of the class.

MEMBER REQUIREMENTS•First and Second year students are required to participate in 20 hours of community service activities per school year.

•Members can record 15 “obligated” hours per school year for events in which they are obligated to attend (e.g. being an officer of another club)

•Students granted membership in their second year must participate in a total of 40 hours of service by the end of the year, with no more than 20 hours from the first year and no more than than 30 “obligated” hours.

APPLICATION PROCESS•Application process takes place only during the fall semester on the final week before winter break.

•SSP admission committee will meet and decisions regarding admission/rejection will be made no later than 14 days after the applications are due.

•Notices of acceptance or rejections will be sent out via email in January.

APPEALS & INDUCTION•Applicants who are not accepted by the admission committee based on the primary application have 5 days after receiving the notice to appeal.

•Induction will occur during the spring semester

•All accepted applicants must pay a $70 membership fee prior to induction.

EXPULSIONActive/honorary members may be expelled from SSP and have all rights revoked by the local chapter governing body if any of the following occur:

• Failure to comply with rules as laid down by the Constitution & By-laws of the fraternity

• Conspiracy against another member

• Conduct unbecoming of a physician or member

• Violation of Code of Ethics of AOA

• Failure (<70%) of ANY required course in the curriculum WITHOUT evidence against personal fault. (ex. Death in the family, debilitating health crisis)

MAJOR EVENTS1. Annual CME Silent Charity Auction – May 20152. Care Harbor LA – October 20153. SSP Free Clinic – November 20154. Mock OSCE Practice for OMSI – November 20155. Bugs and Drugs Board Prep – January and February

2015

CME SILENT AUCTION05.02.15

CME SILENT AUCTIONHeld at WesternU

All proceeds go to MERCY HOUSE

Member Requirements:-Donate 1 item $25 min.

-solicit donations if possible.-assist in running the auction.

Amount raised in:-2014 = $1800-2015 = $2000

Auction sheet

CME SILENT AUCTION

CME SILENT AUCTION

CARE HARBOR LA10.17.15 & 10.18.15

CARE HARBOR LAFor 4 days, the LA Sports Arena is Transformed into the largest free clinic in California.

Provides free medical, dental and vision care prevention resources and follow-up care to thousands of uninsured, underinsured and at risk individuals and families.

Collaboration between WesternU, UCLA, USC medical schools.

CARE HARBOR LA

On site services: Medical, Dental, Mammogram, Women’s Health screenings, Educational Exhibits, Mental Health Counseling, Patient Lectures, and more

CARE HARBOR LA

SSP Free Community Clinic

• When: November 10, 2015• Where: Pomona, CA (site TBD)• What: Free Clinic and Flu Shots for

the Underprivileged members of our community– We will be purchasing flu shots

Bugs and Drugs Series

• Goal is to provide help to our fellow student just as much as we do to our community

Bugs and Drugs Series

Clostridium botulinum● Botulism (adult, infant, wound)● Endospores highly heat-resistant● Botulinum toxin (BOTOX)● MOA: Protease cleaves SNARE proteins- inhibits release of

ACh from neuromuscular junctions. ○ Adult- Food-borne (canned food). Consumption of

toxin. => dysphagia, cranial nerve palsy (diplopia), muscle weakness, resp. paralysis.

○ Infant- Honey. Consumption of spores, colonization of GI, production of toxin. => constipation, flaccid paralysis- FLOPPY BABY.

○ Wound- Spores enter wound. production of toxin. => fever, similar to Adult except no GI prodromal sx.

● Tx: Antitoxin (food-borne and wound), Human botulism Ig (infant), Penicillin, Hyperbaric O2, Supportive: incubation and ventilation.

C. botulinum w/endospore

canned food w/C. botulinum producing toxin.

Floppy baby

Botulinum is from bad bottles of food and honey.

THANK YOU!

SSPclub@westernu.edu