{"id":202,"date":"2018-05-02T13:05:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T17:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2021-02-09T15:48:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T20:48:01","slug":"alumni-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/urban-services-track-and-ahec-scholars\/alumni-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni and Scholar Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-202\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-202-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-202-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-202-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Sea of hands\" class=\"attachment-full lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1170px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1170\/400;max-width: 100%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-1024x350.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-768x263.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Sea of hands\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-1024x350.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC-768x263.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-857146092HC.jpg\" \/><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-202-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-202-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-202-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>One of the Urban Service Track\/AHEC Scholars Program\u2019s greatest assets is its graduates. To date, more than 515 alumni are engaged in successful careers in medicine, dental medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work. Our graduates continue to \u201cpay it forward\u201d by contributing to the program in countless ways: members of the Alumni Advisory Committee, mentors, preceptors, educators and generous donors to the alumni fund which supports professional development of current UST\/AHEC Scholars.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about how you can be involved in the UST\/AHEC Scholars Program, please contact <a href=\"mailto:dubois@uchc.edu\">Dariene DuBois-Plante<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-202-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-202-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-202-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-202-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Lessons from the Field: UST Alumni Voices<\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>CT AHEC is delighted to support a semi-monthly column about current issues and concerns of healthcare professionals, with topics spanning professions and years of training. Alumni, partners, and current AHEC Scholars share insights and personal experiences in an effort to engage and support the larger Urban Health\/AHEC Scholar community. We hope that you will join the dialogue by posting a brief comment for sharing to <i>Lessons from the Field: UST Alumni Voices<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-202-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rcpt panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2020\/07\/27\/the-community-pharmacist-on-the-healthcare-team\/\" title=\"The Community Pharmacist on the Healthcare Team\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/CShaw_DSC00788-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"The Community Pharmacist on the Healthcare Team\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/CShaw_DSC00788-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"The Community Pharmacist on the Healthcare Team\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> The Community Pharmacist on the Healthcare Team<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Crystal Shaw, PharmD, discusses the community pharmacist's unique perspective and valuable role on the patient-centered, interprofessional medical team.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2020\/07\/27\/be-who-you-wanted-when-you-were-new\/\" title=\"Be Who You \u201cWanted\u201d When You Were New\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/RKoomson-DSC00775-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Be Who You \u201cWanted\u201d When You Were New\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/RKoomson-DSC00775-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Be Who You \u201cWanted\u201d When You Were New\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Be Who You \u201cWanted\u201d When You Were New<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Rubby Koomson, RN, provides advice on mentoring: when to begin and how to maintain effective communication between mentor and mentee.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2019\/07\/01\/work-life-balance-or-something-else-2-2\/\" title=\"Work-Life Balance, or Something Else?\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/OwenKahnCr-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Work-Life Balance, or Something Else?\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/07\/OwenKahnCr-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Work-Life Balance, or Something Else?\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Work-Life Balance, or Something Else?<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Owen Kahn, MD, shares his thoughts on the work-life balance of a medical professional, and offers an alternate paradigm.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2019\/05\/03\/clarifying-the-role-of-the-social-worker-on-the-medical-team\/\" title=\"Clarifying the Role of the Social Worker on the Medical Team\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/05\/Lisa_Vallee-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Clarifying the Role of the Social Worker on the Medical Team\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2019\/05\/Lisa_Vallee-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Clarifying the Role of the Social Worker on the Medical Team\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Clarifying the Role of the Social Worker on the Medical Team<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Lisa Vallee, LCSW, examines the oft-misunderstood role of the social worker on an interdisciplinary medical team. <\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2019\/01\/02\/life-after-training-exploring-the-work-field\/\" title=\"Life after Training: Exploring the Work Field\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Dr.Elizabeth-Chasse-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Life after Training: Exploring the Work Field\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Dr.Elizabeth-Chasse-Crop-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Life after Training: Exploring the Work Field\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Life after Training: Exploring the Work Field<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Elizabeth Chasse, MD, MPH, draws on her own experience to advise medical professionals embarking on their careers to consider working two jobs, rather than restricting themselves to one.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2018\/11\/13\/continuing-education-challenges-and-opportunities\/\" title=\"Continuing Education Challenges and Opportunities\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Hannah-Hughes-Crop-160x208-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Continuing Education Challenges and Opportunities\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Hannah-Hughes-Crop-160x208-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Continuing Education Challenges and Opportunities\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Continuing Education Challenges and Opportunities<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Hannah Hughes, DMD, narrates three challenges she faced associated with continuing education, or C.E., and how she overcame them (or at least manages them).<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2018\/11\/13\/on-delivering-bad-news\/\" title=\"On Delivering Bad News\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Kate-Schiff-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"On Delivering Bad News\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/11\/Kate-Schiff-150x150.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"On Delivering Bad News\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> On Delivering Bad News<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Kate Schiff, MHS, PA-C, advises medical practitioners on how to deliver bad news, drawing on interviews with Medical Oncologist Gerard Fumo, as well as some former recipients of bad news.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/2018\/06\/20\/working-with-a-medical-scribe\/\" title=\"Working with a Medical Scribe\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/06\/AHEC-Alumni-Voice-150x150.gif\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Working with a Medical Scribe\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/190\/2018\/06\/AHEC-Alumni-Voice-150x150.gif\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" alt=\"Working with a Medical Scribe\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/span> Working with a Medical Scribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"rcpt_item_excerpt\">Medical Scribe Concetta Dwyer describes what it\u2019s like to work with a medical scribe, and what benefits medical scribes can bring to a health care team.<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Concetta Dwyer Each medical encounter is comprised of two major parts: direct patient care, and documentation. Direct patient care involves actions and interactions traditionally associated with health care; documentation involves recording pertinent information gleaned during direct patient care. Physicians can find it difficult to balance gathering data with recording it. 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