1. Des Moines University Beta Chapter San Francisco, California October 24, 2010

2.  2010-2011 Executive Board Officers: President: Jamie Olsen Vice-President: Andrew Gisleson Treasurer: Jesson Baumgartner Secretary: Megan Horner Historian: Jared Wortham Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kyla Carney, D.O.

3.  Two Membership Drives 1) Top 25% of Class – Spring 2010 (20) 2) Top 50% of Class – Fall 2010 (29)  49 Members  Membership is based on academic ranking and extracurricular activities.

4.  Internship/Residency Forum  Cancer Conference  Specialty Forum

5.  Internship & Residency Forum Held in October/November annually Panel of Interns and Residents from the Des Moines area (also DMU Alumni) This year’s residents included: 1 Family Practice, 1 Internal Med/Psychiatry, 1 Internal Med, and 1 Peds intern Discussion, Dinner and Q&A concluded the evening.

6.  Cancer Conference The Cancer Conference has been an annual event at DMU for the past 22 years. A patient panel of cancer survivors are invited to participate and share their story about their battle with cancer, some of whom are still engaged in the battle. Prior to the panel discussion, a lecture is often given by a physician to discuss the specific type of cancer that the conference is based on. Committee members are responsible for organizing all aspects of the event, making programs, publicizing the event, and contacting prospective panel members. This is one of the three biggest events sponsored by SSP

7.  Medical Specialties Forum Annually in April Specialties included: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Emergency Med, Plastic Surgery, General Surgery Requirements, length of time and work ethic of each specialty were discussed with both 1 st and 2 nd year D.O. Students.

8.  La Clinica Outreach Program  Winter Warmth Clothing Drive  Adopt-A-School Program  Community Medicine

9.  La Clinica Outreach program Located in an underserved community 4-5 students / week volunteered helping with history & physicals at free clinic One or two Spanish speaking students were always involved

10.  “Winter Warmth” Clothing drive Clothing collection begins mid November each year throughout campus. Donations go to St. Mary’s Family Center of Des Moines, Iowa. This year several trash bags full of clothing and blankets were collected and donated.

11.  Adopt-A-School  In the fall, second year medical students conduct school physicals for students ranging from pre-school age to high school.  Under the direction of a faculty member, students provide physical exams for students looking to participate in sporting events.  In the spring, members of the committee go to an elementary school to give a presentation on various topics, including tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.

12.  Senior Health Fair: committee organized students to provide vision screening tests for the elderly as well as serve as well as provide assistance in transportation to and from the event.

13.  Noontime Case Studies  Betty Chu Award  Kelly Wifler Fund  Class Gift

14.  Fall Semester: Members of the committee presented a case-study on SLE-related endocarditis  Spring Semester: Surgical resident from a local hospital presented several surgical case-studies

15.  Betty Chu Award  Kelly Wifler Fund  Class of 2013 Class Gift  Fund-raising Committee

16.  Class of 2005: 48  Class of 2006: 52  Class of 2007: 47  Class of 2008: 56  Class of 2009: 51  Class of 2010: 50  Class of 2011: 51  Class of 2012: 50  Class of 2013: 49

17. Initiation Dinner and Ceremony Palmer’s Deli October 18, 2005

18. Questions? Jamie.l.olsen@dmu.edu Palmer’s Deli October 18, 2005