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Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia March 2, 1983 Volume 4, Number 9

Talmadge and MCG set plans for National Hospital Week Talmadge Hospital will

join hospitals across the country in celebrating National Hospital Week May 8-14 and plans are already under way to make it a memorable week for hospital and MCG employees.

The theme for this year's observance is "We Treat You Like Family."

Among activities being scheduled are the second annual co-ed Softball tournament and a T-shirt slogan contest.

Employees are invited to participate in the con¬ test to come up with a slogan for hospital T-shirts which will go on sale during Hospital Week. The deadline for entries into the contest is March 31 and ideas should be sent to Sally Simkins in care of Hospital Adminis¬ tration. Slogans can focus on Talmadge Hospital or the Hospital Week theme. A design can be included but judging will be based on the slogan itself.

Senior Associate Ad¬ ministrator Warren Hansen has agreed to again coach Talmadge's team in the Softball tournament and is ready to get the tean organized and practicing. Anyone interested in play¬ ing—male and female—is asked to sign up with Jim Jennings at ext. 3588.

Talmadge's team will compete with those from other Augusta hospitals. Time of play has not been finalized as yet, but tentatively is set for May 13-14.

For those who aren't athletically inclined, mark the dates on your calendar now and plan on coming out to cheer the team on.

Commenting on the ob¬ servance of Hospital Week and this year's family theme, Administrator Don Novak says, "We have al¬ ways considered our em¬ ployees as 'family' and this week will be a spe¬ cial opportunity to em¬ phasize that fact.

"The observance also emphasizes that day and night, we are here to offer personalized care to our patients and the community—like family."

Other activities that

are being planned in addi¬ tion to the softball tournament and T-shirt slogan contest are a de¬ partmental open house during which departments

will be open to show-off their facilities and how their "family members" contribute to the excel¬ lence of hospital care. The week's activities will

be kicked-off on Monday at the annual hospital barbecue with lunchtime fashion shows to be held later in the week.

We treat you like family

National Hospital Week May 8-14,1983

Two new members named to President's Advisory Council Two Augusta businessmen,

John C. Hagler III and J. Maxwell Vallotton, have been named to the Presi¬ dent's Advisory Council of MCG.

The advisory council is made up of leaders in business and industry from throughout Georgia who assist MCG's president in setting priorities and aid him on other matters.

Hagler is the chairman of the board of GIW In¬ dustries, the parent com¬ pany for Georgia Iron Works and other companies. He is also president and treasurer of Winfield Hills, Inc. and treasurer of P.L.H. Investments, Inc.

He is a board member of the National Foundry Asso¬ ciation, St. Joseph Hos¬ pital and the Medical Col¬ lege of Georgia Foundation.

Hagler is a graduate of the University of Geor¬ gia.

Vallotton is first vice- president of Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith and Co., Inc. He was previously with Maxwell Brother Furniture Co. in Columbia, S.C.

A BBA graduate from the University of Georgia, Vallotton sits on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the March of Dimes and serves as an eldet at Reid Memo¬ rial Presbyterian Church. Hagler Vallotton

Two lectures are scheduled for early March at MCG Third annual Dow Lectureship

Dr. Walter C. Randall, professor of physiology at the Stritch School of Medi¬ cine at Loyola University will give the third Philip Dow Lecture on Cardiovascu¬ lar Physiology on March 7 at 4 pm in room 108 of the Library.

He will speak on "Selec¬ tive Innervation of the Heart."

A PhD graduate of Purdue University, Randall has been at Loyola University since 1954.

He is a member of the American Physiological Society and is currently serving as president of that organization. He is also a member of the Ameri¬ can Heart Association, the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine.

Randall's research in¬ terests include the nervous control of the heart and cardiodynamics, physiology of the circulation and its

neural control and the regulation of sweating and body temperature. He has authored over 350 articles and abstracts.

The Dow lecture is given annually in memory of Dr. Philip Dow, professor emeritus of physiology at MCG. His research with Dr. William Hamilton on per¬ fecting the Hamilton Mono- meter, one of the first in¬ struments for recording high fidelity records of circulation and heart pres sures, was a major advance in cardiovascular physiol¬ ogy-

Kritchevsky is nutrition lecturer

The final speaker in the Distinguished Lecture¬ ship Series in Nutrition will be Dr. David Kritchevsky, associate director of the Wistar In¬ stitute of Anatomy and Biology and professor of biochemistry at the Uni¬ versity of Pennsylvania.

He will speak on "Cholesterol Vehicle in

Board of Regents makes appointments The Board of Regents of

the University System of Georgia approved the ap¬ pointment of eleven new faculty members at MCG at their February meeting.

Appointed in the School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics were Dr. Charles Graham, assistant clinical professor; Dr. Richard Graven, assistant clinical professor; Dr. William Kanto, professor; Dr. Steven Moore, clinical instructor and Dr. John Woodall, as¬ sistant clinical professor.

Other appointments in the School of Medicine in¬ clude Dr. Joel Kahan, as¬ sistant research scientist in the Department of Psy¬ chiatry and Dr. John Ray, assistant clinical profes¬ sor in the Department of

Radiology. Appointed in the School

of Allied Health Sciences was Barbara Schlecker, clinical instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy.

Dr. Jan-Ake Ekstrand was appointed associate professor in the Department of Oral Biology at the School of Dentistry.

In the School of Nursing. Bobbye McCord-Cass was ap¬ pointed instructor in the Department of Community Nursing.

Appointed assistant pro¬ fessor in the Division of Health Communications with a joint appointment in the Department of Medical Il¬ lustration was William Willner.

Experimental Atherosclero¬ sis" March 9 at noon in room 6 C 113 at the VA.

A PhD graduate of North¬ western University, Kritchevsky has done re¬ search in the areas of atherosclerosis, aging and nutrition. He is a member of the food and nutrition board of the National Academy of Sciences and a consultant to the Food and

Drug Administration. He served as senior

editor for Atherosclerosis and is an editorial board member of the Journal of Nutrition, Drug-Nutrient Interactions and the Journal of Medicine.

In 1978, Kritchevsky received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Nutri- t- i nn.

Owen Schroeder, sign shop, puts his talent to work for the credit union.

News briefs Sports medicine program planned

Residence Life will sponsor a program on "Sports Medicine: A new Approach to Athletic In¬ jury" on March 10 at 7:30 pm in room 130 of the Auditoria Center.

Speakers at the program will include Dr. Butch Mulherin, team orthopedist for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, Harold Smith, chief of physical therapy at Talmadge Hos¬ pital, Kurt Gelfand, sports physical therapist and Ernie Golin, co-director of the Athens Sportsmedi-

cine Clinic. The program is open to

all interested persons.

Tag Mobile has best year ever

The four visits made this year by the Richmond County Tag Mobile drew the highest number of employ¬ ees in the five years the Tag Mobile has been at MCG. In all, 631 Richmond County residents obtained their tags during the visits.

"We think this is a very worthwhile service," says Bruce Morgan, direc¬ tor of Public Safety at MCG. "We are happy each

Over 60 employers from throughout the southeast were here to interview MCG students for jobs on Tuesday during Allied Health Career Opportunities Day. Representatives from hospitals, the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force, Geor¬ gia Regional Hospital and various health agencies parti¬ cipated in the event.

year to make the arrange¬ ments for the Tag Mobile, finding a place to park it, working with Physical Plant to get it hooked up electrically and helping to publicize its being on campus. I think the worth of the Tag Mobile is seen in the number of people who use the service."

Video games needed Beep, roing, ping,

ping... Games in Talmadge Hos¬

pital's pediatrics units have come of age with the donation of an Atari set for their patients. Addi¬ tional game cartridges are needed though, accord¬ ing to recreation thera¬ pist Anne Comer.

"If anyone has car¬ tridges that perhaps they or their children are tired of we'd love to have them," Comer says. She can be reached at ext. 2481.

Computer workshop to be offered

A day-long workshop in creating computer-based in¬ structional lessons will be offered by the educa¬ tional support group of DSCS, on Friday, March 18 in room 108 of the MCG Library.

Pre-registration is re¬ quired and is limited to 30 attendees, with two peo¬ ple per microcomputer. Ex¬ tensive hands-on use of the microcomputer will be pro¬ vided. A detailed de¬ scription of the workshop has been sent to each de¬ partment on campus. Call Dr. Richard Pogue or Beth Wells, ext. 3785, for fur¬ ther information and to register for the workshop.

The Student Center was buzzing Tuesday with questions and answers on careers, salaries, working conditions, etc. as recruiters from several states talked to students. Also invited to participate were students from Augusta College, Augusta TEC, USC at Aiken and Paine College. Coordinator of the annual event was Buddy Martin of Student Ac¬ tivities.

Procurement reminder This is a reminder from

the Procurement Division that MCG will not be re¬ sponsible for payments of items that have been im¬ printed or engraved with an individual's name, as in the binding of journals. Actions of this nature can be construed to be for in¬ dividual or personal owner¬ ship and, therefore, un¬ lawful.

It is permissible, how¬ ever, to have Medical Col¬ lege of Georgia and the Department's name imprinted for use in departmental libraries.

Those with any questions on this procedure should contact Maureen Godbee, Procurement Buyer, ext. 2308, for further informa¬ tion.

League of Nurses sponsors meeting

Two MCG faculty members will participate in the annual meeting of the Georgia League for Nursing on March 4 at the Augusta Hilton Hotel. This year's program will be "Political Action: Health Care Policies and Issues."

Dr. Regina Monnig, associate dean of the Graduate Program in the School of Nursing, will present "The Nurse Lobby¬ ist." Dr. Jean A. Morse, professor of Educational Research and Development at MCG and president of the Georgia League for Nursing will preside over the morning session.

The program is open to members and non-members. For more information con¬ tact the Georgia League for Nursing, 50 Executive Park South N.E., Suite 5014, Atlanta, Ga. , 30329.

Infertility to be topic at meeting

One out of six couples has difficulty in becoming parents. A program for individuals interested in learning more about in¬ fertility will be held at the Planned Parenthood Center, Tuesday, March 22 from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Dr. Richard Reindollar from MCG will discuss the medical aspects of in¬ fertility and Dr. David and Beverly Speak will talk about the emotional needs and choices infertile couples face.

Interested individuals may call the Planned Parenthood Center for re¬ servations. There will be a $5 registration charge.

School of Allied Health students selected for Who's Who Thirty-two students

from the School of Allied Health at MCG have been selected to be in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

Campus nominating com¬ mittees and editors of the annual directory have in¬ cluded these students

based on academic achieve¬ ment, services to the com¬ munity, leadership in extracurricular activities and future potential.

They join students from more than 1,300 institu¬ tions of higher education from every state, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations.

Selected from MCG's School of Allied Health were:

Nuclear Medicine, Charles Adams and Raul Arencibia; Medical Tech¬ nology, Philip Beck, David Bussey, Suzanne Pearson and Linda Robert; Master of Health Education, Mary Lawless; Medical Illustra-

Augusta College presents workshop on communications techniques Augusta College will

present a two-day workshop on Communication Techniques for Hospital Managers on March 10 and 11 in meeting rooms one and two of the College Activities Center. The program will be held from 1:30 to 6:30 pm on March 10 and from 9 am to 4 pm on March 11.

Participants will be given the opportunity to analyze their communication effectiveness, will have extensive interaction with the group leaders and other participants and re¬ ceive feedback in a variety of simulated situations through the use of video¬ tape.

The registration fee for the course is $75 and includes all materials, break refreshments and lunch on March 11. Dead¬ line for registration is March 3.

For further information call Debbie Kennedy at 828-3566.

tion. Amy Werner; Dental Hygiene, Sulan Bailey, Karen Hayward, Mary McCants and Grace Wimberly; Physicians Assistant, Richard Cherry, Audrey Cripe, Donna Hendley and Coe Huddleston.

Also, Respiratory Thera¬ py PRG, Steve Musslewhite and George Williar.s III; Physical Therapy, Bradley Beard, Lynn Bryant, Paula Moon, Jeffrey Pace and Elayne Tipton; Occupation¬ al Therapy, Karen Gentry, Robinette Gierlich, Barbara Ingram, Cindy Loar, Sharon Strozier and Paul Watson; Medical Record Administra¬ tion, Catherine Scott, Elizabeth Sewell and Erin Hall.

Prescriptions covered by Worker's Comp. Promotions The Personnel Division

reminds all employees they must follow a procedure for receiving Worker's Com¬ pensation payment for pre¬ scription drugs. An employ¬ ee requiring prescription drugs for a job-related in-

Faculty Manual quiz

Q. You need a large room for holding a class in the R & E Building, Au¬ ditoria Center or the Hospital. Who do you contact to reserve the space?

A. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for scheduling of class¬ room assignments in these areas.

jury or illness may be re¬ imbursed if a Worker's Com¬ pensation prescription form is completed by the appropriate individual.

For further information, call Carolyn Shinkle at ext. 3836.

Q. Where can you find a quiet study room for a group of less than 20 persons?

A. The MCG Library has over 20 rooms available for group use accommo¬ dating four to 20 per¬ sons.

(For complete information consult your FACULTY MANUAL)

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Some employee travel benefits at MCG aren't well-known Editor's note: These are some little known benefits available for employees of MCG. Some can save an em¬ ployee mcney when traveling for pleasure and some can be used only when traveling on state business.

Lodging

Over 80 hotels and motels including all Holiday Inns in 38 Georgia cities offer discounted rates to state and local government em¬ ployees, which includes MCG faculty and staff. These discounted rates vary according to the hotel or motel but usually exceed 10%. All rooms have pri¬ vate baths with availability subject to space. These discounted rates are avail¬ able for personal as well as official MCG business, however, reservations should be made advance to a reduced rate.

A complete listing of the hotels and motels is

contained in the Adminis¬ trative Policies and Pro¬ cedure for Travel manual available through the Comp¬ trollers Office or MCG Travel Office.

Aircraft rental

State airplanes with licensed pilots are avail¬ able for rent for official MCG business (e.g. travel to meetings, etc.). Vari¬ ous types of 2 engine air- crafts can be rented at an hourly rate with passenger loads (not including pilots) of 3 to 14 persons. Rates are from Charley Brown Air¬ port in Atlanta. They will fly anywhere in the con¬ tinental U.S. as well as some Canadian cities.

For additional informa¬ tion call Earl Pirkle at D.O.T. in Atlanta (404) 691-1377.

Car Rental

State automobiles can

be rented for official MCG business at the rate of $0.17/mile including gas plus $5.25 per week day (no daily charge on week¬ ends). Contact the MCG Travel Office for rental information.

Direct Flights from Augusta

Some savings can be realized by direct flights from Atlanta thereby saving the $80 - 160 round trip airfare between Augusta and Atlanta. Greyhound offers a roundtrip ticket to Atlanta for $29.45 with a $2 shuttle service to or from the airport. Some buses are express service and require less than 3 hrs. to reach the Atlanta bus terminal.

Agency Car Rental will also rent cars for $17.95/ day or $120/week with no mileage charge and free parking at the Atlanta air¬ port. Gas in not included.

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For sale

For sale. Three bed¬ room, 1% bath house near Augusta Mall. Has den, dining room, re¬ modeled kitchen with dishwasher, utility room, central air, is fully carpeted, and has a patio and pri¬ vacy fenced backyard. Sale price $49,500. Call Paul at 736-8526.

For sale. Cable brand console piano. Four years old and in excellent condition. Originally $2,200, asking 1,200. Call Bonnie Williams at ext. 3081.

For sale. Townhouse condominium on the hill. Two bedrooms, one bath, gas forced air heating, central air condition¬ ing, gas stove and oven, frost-free re¬ frigerator, dishwasher. Also landscaped pri¬ vate patio. Approxi¬ mately 1,000 square feet. Priced at $35,000. Call 736-4945.

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A Unit of the University System of Georgia

This employee newsletter is Associate Director: published weekly by the Division of Institutional Relations. James C Austin, Director Correspondence should be directed to: MCG Beeper, Al 108

Bob Wilson

Editor John Donnelly Associate Editor: Mandy Roth