OME Updates

August 2018

In the Continuum....

Optimizing Employee Engagement- Innovation Proposals

In efforts to optimize employee engagement across the OME continuum, it was announced in the June all-staff meeting that staff will have the opportunity to submit proposals to address opportunities of growth* in three areas:

There is good cooperation and sharing of ideas between my department and other departments
Conditions in my job allow me to be as productive as I can be.
Given your choice, how long would you plan to continue working for the University of Minnesota

Details of the proposal specifications and deadlines can be found here. Each participant in accepted proposals will receive a $150 stipend for professional development.

New Look - New Name!

Calling all staff!! The staff newsletter has taken on a new look and is looking for a new name! Please send your idea to Marianne for a new newsletter name by August 27th - in time for the Sept. issue. The winner will be recognized in the Sept. issue and receive a special treat!

In Our Programs....

Office of Continuing Professional Development

Hello out there!

Greetings from your "garden level" neighbors! Since we don't get to catch up as often as we'd like to, we wanted to take this opportunity to highlight some of the awesome things that are happening here in CPD. For example, did you know that we work on nearly 150 educational activities each year? Even better, they're pretty popular; 42,776 people attended our activities in 2017, and we're on pace for another great year. It's not all lectures either; this fall we're working on two activities, The Minnesota Scapula Course and Cadaveric MSK Ultrasound Injection, where participants will get a fully interactive experience, learning and practicing using specimens, and we are increasing our number of activities offering MOC Part II every year. Finally, as a Jointly Accredited provider, we offer educational opportunities for the entire healthcare team. If you want to learn more about what we do, or just say hello, please stop by; we'd love to see you downstairs!

- Your friends in CPD

Upcoming CME Activities

NeuroSafe Symposium

August 2-3

McNamara Alumni Center

Medical Mission Overview: An Orientation to International Aide Work

August 19-25

Bocas del Toro, Panama

18th Annual Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Review

August 25-26

Graduate Minneapolis

Undergraduate Medical Education - Student Affairs

Orientation Enrichment Program for Incoming Class of 2020: August 13-17, 2018

The Enrichment program schedule can be viewed here.

General schedule of interest for staff follows:

Aug. 13-15: Welcome the participants - 3 groups of 30 - welcomes will be held in the Mayo 3rd Floor Meditation space @ 4:00pm. Perfectly fine to join, introduce yourself and politely excuse yourself ... or to stay and learn more about out new Class of 2022 students

Aug. 14-17: Tues.-Thurs. Connections lunches at Tate Building (room 201-20); lunch on Friday will be held in the Coffman Commons area behind Coffman Union (this is the grassy area) - all are welcome / lunches start at 12:00 each day

Aug. 17: Closing ceremony - Friday in 312 Bruinicks Hall @ 4:00pm. Always rich and meaningful - all welcome.

Beside the schedule, thank you to all who are volunteering to help with the meals / events.

Orientation for Incoming Class of 2022: August 20-24, 2018

View the orientation schedule here with times and locations.

Volunteers are needed to fill a few slots during Orientation - here's the link if you'd like to sign up! Rachel will send a reminder to all volunteers with specifics the week of Aug. 13th.

Many OME colleagues have volunteered to host optional sessions for students on August 21st and 23rd. The optional sessions are listed below and you are welcome to join any that interest you! Please contact the hosts if you will be joining them so that they know how many to expect.

Tuesday, August 21

8:30 - 11:00: Marvel Movie + Super Snacks -- Mayo B648 (or Mayo 3-125 if high interest) Hosted by Marianne Watters

8:15 - 10:30: Nice Ride Bike Tour of Minneapolis -- meet at Coffman Goldy Gopher Statue. Hosted by Monica Petrov and Christy Illig

10:00 - 11:30: Tour of Weisman Art Museum. Hosted by Diane Hennan

9:30-11:00: Lawn Games -- Coffman Union North Lawn. Hosted by RPAP team.

Thursday, August 23

9:00 - 10:30: Knitting and Needle Arts -- Graduate Hotel Lobby. Hosted by Kelaine Haas and Cynthia Johnson

WHITE COAT CEREMONY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 2:00-3:30

All are welcome and encouraged to attend! Cookies to follow :)

Welcome to OME!!

Janell Lopez started on July 16 as Administrative Coordinator for UME

Gretchen Jackson started on August 7 as Administrative Coordinator in GME

Role: Janell supports Bob Englander and Anne Pereira and reports to Marianne Watters. She will work on projects as assigned in UME and will work with the UME team.

Likes: "I like Mexican food, bright colors, folk music, and family."

Dislikes: "I dislike mushrooms!"

Hobbies: "I enjoy decorating, walking, biking, reading, and traveling."

Role: Gretchen will be the first point of contact for the GME office, working with the whole team, and specifically the Associate Dean and Operations Manager, Carol Sundberg.

Likes: "My husband and kids, running, quoting movies, & caffeine."

Dislikes: "My food allergies, running errands, and meal prepping. "

Hobbies: "Being a mom! Running. Organizing. "

I & E In OME

Equity and Diversity Certificate

Over the course of the summer months, the Office of Admissions staff has been working to complete the Equity and Diversity Certificate offered by the Office for Equity and Diversity. The certificate requirements include 10 three-hour workshops focused on topics like facilitating difficult conversations, gender equity, disability justice and more. The workshops offer helps participants develop necessary skills for equity and diversity work, and gives participants direct experience working and communicating across differences. Workshops are highly participatory and interactive. If you are thinking about enrolling in the certificate program and have any questions about the experience, please feel free to ask Office of Admissions Staff.

Connecting Departmental Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts

A listserv was recently created to help Faculty and Staff in the University of Minnesota Medical School and M Health systems to share resources and initiatives centered on diversity, equity and inclusion. If you would like to join this listserv, please complete the following steps:

1. Begin an email to listserv@umn.edu

2. Leave the subject blank

3. Send the following text in the message portion of the e-mail:

"subscribe DIVERSITY_AND_INCLUSIONMEDSCHOOL"

In order to send messages to the listserv members, you must be a subscriber. The ability to subscribe to diversity_and_inclusionmedschool@lists.umn.edu is open to all. Subscribers are encouraged to share successful department initiatives, articles of interest, relevant event invitations and other resources.

YOU'RE INVITED!!!

What: 1st Annual UMN "Strength in Diversity" Social Hour

Who: The entire medical school community! (All Are Welcome: Students, Trainees, Faculty and Staff + partners and children as well!)

Date: Monday, August 20th 2018

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Dual Citizen Brewing Co. (725 Raymond Ave, St Paul, MN 55114)

Info: Dual Citizen Brewing Co. is opening its doors on Monday 8/20 just for our UMN medical school community social! Join us for great food, door prizes, games (for the young & the young at heart), networking and more!

RSVP: For catering purposes, kindly RSVP by Wednesday, August 15th. RSVP HERE!

*Additional event details found HERE!

We hope you are able to join us!

Social in OME

social

adjective

relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.
of, relating to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.

Shower for Addy!

Theme: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Baby Book/Diaper (bring book and/or diapers)

Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Place: Mayo A420

RSVP: To Marianne at mwatters@umn.edu by Aug. 20th

Board-Game Lunches!

Board game enthusiasts (Jackie Gauer & Addy Irvine) have been scheduling monthly board game lunches for all interested OME staff. RSVP's are not needed. Jackie and Addy bring some games, but everyone is welcome to bring games of interest to them. Lunch is not provided, so bring something to eat while you play!

NEXT BOARD GAME LUNCH:

AUGUST 9TH ~NOON IN MAYO B645

CONGRATULATIONS RACHEL!

Rachel Rudeen was recently engaged (July 26) to Brandong Haschke! We're happy for you Rachel!

Kudos Korner

"Thank you Patty Bailey for writing, coordinating, and collating a professional, interesting newsletter for the RPAP and MetroPAP offices......... Our newsletter shows the face of RPAP and MetroPAP to internal and external stakeholders in a very positive light!" [Pat Schommer]

"Thank you Brinsley Davis, for continually staying on top of online details....keeping Blackbag curriculum working efficiently and effectively for our students during the usual academic year, but also throughout summer bursts. Students, too, often express their appreciation for your attention to detail!" [Pat Schommer]

"Thank you, Jeff Pilacinski for getting all three programs, TC MD, Duluth MD, and MSTP up and running for the 2019 Admissions cycle." [Dimple Patel]

"Serena Jones White in the Office of Admissions has taken on new responsibilities related to supporting the Admissions Committee which includes over 100 members. She will work with them to ensure the timely review of over 3000 files through the course of the 2019 admissions cycle. I appreciate you taking on this enormous responsibility." [Dimple Patel]

"Kudos to Scott Slattery. He should get a permanent spot in the kudos section every month. His calendar is usually full with meetings and he's consistently fielding questions from students, all while planning Enrichment and juggling his many other duties. Even with all of that, he manages to always pass you in the hallway with a smile. You are appreciated, Scott!" [Rachel Rudeen]

"Addy [Irvine], thank you for being so on top of things and for so generously sharing your knowledge. I particularly appreciate that you pay attention to the details of student situations so that COSSS decisions can be implemented well for our students!" [Cynthia]

"Janell [Lopez], Welcome and thank you for being such a wonderful office mate. I knew Ali's shoes would be hard to fill, but it's equally as nice to share with you!" [Cynthia]

"Ali [Niesen], I admire how you've stepped right into your new position in Compliance, and I appreciate how you organized the transition for the rest of us. So glad you're just down the hall! [Cynthia]

"Hannah Cady in OCPD deserves MAJOR kudos from our entire team! Hannah refreshed the upload templates for our project management system (Wrike) in OCPD. She sought out input from everyone on our team and incorporated resources/instructions to make the project timeline template intuitive and user friendly! Go Hannah!!" [Krista Anderson]

"Kudos to Suzanne van den Hoogenhof: Suzanne has been incredibly helpful and supportive for staff new to using the Data Outcomes Center! She helps explain the necessary processes, and works to keep you informed of every step in the process. If you run into issues she helps connect you with all the right support staff to help you resolve your problems. She provides excellent work and support for our 6th floor staff who want to put data to work!" [Mark Hilliard]

"Kudos to Janell Lopez! Thank you for helping with the Associate Dean for GME search committee work. I appreciate your attention to detail, your timely execution of the tasks and your follow-up and follow-through. Glad you're here!" [Carol Sundberg]

"Kudos to Marianne Watters! Marianne, where would I be without you?....Seriously. Thank you for always having an open door to answer my many questions, and for helping me to get the search committee up and running. Grateful!" [Carol Sundberg]

"To the GME team! Thank you for working so well together through our many transitions. Because of your efforts and team work we managed through the academic year transitions with success. And did so with an open operation's position, transition in leadership and with new team members. You are all so talented and hard working. I feel very fortunate to work alongside you, and I learn from each of you every day." [Carol Sundberg]

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