May 20, 2013

Welcome to our new employees! Meet our new additions here. 

Congratulations to our 2013 graduates

The 141th Commencement at the University of Kansas was held in Lawrence on Sunday, May 19. More than 600 students in the Schools of Health Professions, Medicine and Nursing completed their undergraduate and graduate degrees this semester. Check here throughout the week for Commencement photos and list of award recipients. 

New - shadow training package

Prospective students sometimes request to "shadow" a KUMC professional. Since the shadowing experience involves exposure to health information or patient contact, the HIPAA Privacy Rule and other institutional requirements apply. Shadow training and the shadow document package requires no KUMC account. Faculty and administrators should remember to have the student print out a certificate upon completion and retain the certificate in the department. If the student has taken HIPAA training at another institution, ask for proof of satisfactory completion. Read more.        

Stuff that might interest you

Giving seminar: Learn the basics of estate planning at this free seminar, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, at the KU Endowment offices. Lunch will be provided to the first 40 people who RSVP. Read more.

Need a bowler to join men's Corporate Challenge team: We need one good man to compete on the men's bowling team on Saturday, June 15, at 3 p.m. Contact Michelle Naus if interested.

Where is Sandy? And she's off. Sandra Billinger, Ph.D., PT, assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, started her Walk Across Kansas with her son, Michael Thomas. Early in the journey, they trekked into snake country. View photos and status updates. 

TAKE NOTE

May 27: Memorial Day is an official state holiday, so shuttle services will not be running this day.

June 8-9: Olathe I & II garages will be closed for cleaning. Read more. 

BRAG IT UP!

Andy Godwin, Ph.D., professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, has been appointed deputy director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center. Read more. 

JUST FOR FUN

Who am I? On July 27, 2010, I performed the first ovarian transplant in the state of Kansas and the Kansas City area at The University of Kansas Hospital. Email your answer.

The answer to last week's question was W. Kendall McNabney, M.D.  While serving as a field surgeon during the Vietnam War, Dr. McNabney helped develop the triage system, which he modeled his emergency programs after at Truman Medical Center. See last week's questions.

KUMED CENTRAL

If you have a news item you would like included in KUMed Central, submit the information by Wednesday for the following Monday's issue. You can also email Carrie Brown, internal communications manager. Your feedback is also welcome. 

Missed last week's issue? Click here for the May 13 issue.