Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in 925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program.  Daphne Goldberg, M.D., FABFM, ABIHM is presenting and the title of her presentation is:

“Homeopathy: A New Scientific Perspective”

Dr. Daphne Goldberg is board certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine, and has been a board certified member of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine for the past nine years. She is an expert on homeopathy, a 200 year old system of medicine that has early roots in Philadelphia. She will provide an overview of the history of homeopathy and a compelling emerging theory of its scientific basis .

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Jefferson Medical College designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Read the rest of this entry »

Scott Library added these 11 new e-books to the growing collection in April:

• Atlas of Procedures in Neonatology
• Complications in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
• Evidence Into Practice: Integrating Judgment, Values, and Research
• Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia
• Infectious Diseases and Conditions
• Master Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery: Sports Medicine
• Netter’s Infectious Diseases
• Pharmacology for Rehabilitation Professionals
• Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine
• Regression Methods in Biostatistics
• Rheumatology

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June 5 and June 6 are scheduled for Faculty Days.

Please join your colleagues in sharing teaching experiences across the University. The program will feature presentations offered by faculty representatives from all Jefferson schools. Learn new tips and techniques, find out what has worked well, and interact with faculty at this exciting event!

When: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 9:00-5:00 and Thursday, June 6, 2013, 9:00 to noon.
Where: Bluemle 101

For more information, contact John Lewis at 3-6936.

Blackboard Learn is the course management system the entire Jefferson campus will be using beginning Fall 2013.  Although very similar to its predecessor, Pulse, the interface looks different and there are a number of new features that can significantly improve your efficiency.

Education Services is offering workshops to get faculty started with the new product. The first, Blackboard Learn: Essentials, is a two-hour session that focuses on the basic features of this new Blackboard interface and introduces the new feature set, including:

• Content Collection (new file management)
• Exams and Surveys
• Grade Center
• Basic communication tools

Additional 1-hour workshops on specific topics will be offered before the Fall semester.

Register for this workshop

Now you can create a personal bookshelf of your favorite Scott Library journals using BrowZine for iPad.  Search journal collections by Subject or choose titles from an A-Z list. View journal tables of contents and use the button to add journals to your bookshelf.

With BrowZine, you can:

• Easily read and save full-text scholarly journals in a format optimized for tablet devices
• Be alerted when new issues of journals are published
• Save articles to Zotero, Mendeley, Dropbox and other services (RefWorks coming soon)

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Interested in a cameo appearance in a video Jefferson is shooting? Looking for your 15 seconds of fame? On April 30, before our Employee Forum with Presidents David McQuaid and Richard Gozon, you can make your dream come true.

Jefferson is creating a video to showcase how important all of us are to the patient and student experience. We’re looking for a crowd of Hospital and University employees who would like to appear in a brief video segment that will be taped at Lubert Plaza outside of the Dorrance H. Hamilton Building.

All you have to do is show up, wear what you normally do for work, wave at the camera and say: “We Make A Difference!” The taping should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.

Here are the details:
Making a Difference at Jefferson Videotaping*
April 30
2:15 p.m.
Lubert Plaza (outside of the Dorrance H. Hamilton Building)
Rain or Shine (If weather is bad we will gather in the Lobby of Hamilton)

 *By participating in this event you are granting permission to Jefferson to use your image both internally and externally.

When you are finished participating in this videotaping, just make your way to our second Employee Forum with Presidents David McQuaid and Richard Gozon. It will be held in Connelly Auditorium in the Dorrance H. Hamilton Building, beginning at 3 p.m. We look forward to seeing you!

Barbara Henderson
Director, Communications
Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals

Please join us for Integrative Medicine Grand Rounds on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in  925 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor conference room from 8:00-9:00 am. Please note the venue for this exciting program.  Jeremy Close, M.D. is presenting and the title of his presentation is:

“Degenerative Joint Disease and Tendinopathy”

Dr. Close is a leading sports physician who has served as team doctor for a variety of professional and collegiate sports teams.

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Need to brush up on your RefWorks skills, or just want a quick introduction to the software? Sign up now for a webinar tutorial, conducted by RefWorks trainers. Please note that registration is limited and enrollment is required.

How to teach RefWorks Basics (taught in 30 minutes)
During this 30-minute session, you’ll rapidly learn: how to create an account; direct export citations from two databases; create a folder; create a bibliography from a list of citations; and create a bibliography using Write N’ Cite. This session is primarily designed for those who will train on RefWorks and to learn how to do so quickly; however, those who are new to RefWorks can learn the basics in this 30-minute session.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
10:00 a.m. EDT
Register now

Tuesday, May 24, 2013
2:00 p.m. EDT
Register now

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Over the past few months Jefferson faculty have reached out to the Scott Memorial Library with questions about publishers who want to publish their manuscripts. Predatory publishers send numerous emails per day inviting faculty to submit their research for publication. This increasingly common phenomenon was covered in a recent New York Times article.

Here are some tips to help you in evaluating where to publish your research:

1. Consult the ever-expanding Beall’s list of predatory publishers and journals:

By Publishers
By Journal titles
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The Minerva Project has just announced a $500,000 prize to recognize and award “one distinguished educator who is driving innovation to deliver extraordinary student learning experiences for the 21^st century.”

The first Minerva Prize will be awarded in May 2014.  Nominations are open.   Nominate a colleague or yourself.

The Minerva Prize winner will be inducted into the Minerva Academy, an honorary institution and forum for open exchange of new ideas and enhanced practices in higher education instruction.  In addition, he or she will receive the cash prize.

Please join us for a reception in honor of the current exhibition of Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Surgeons. Refreshments will be served.

When: Tuesday, April 23 at 4:00 pm
Where: Scott, Room 200A

This event, jointly sponsored by Scott Memorial Library and the JMC Office of Diversity Inclusion & Community Engagement, will include a brief talk by: Nathaniel R. Evans, MD, FACS, FCCP
Director Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Program, TJUH

On April 4, 2013, the 21^st Annual Paul C. Brucker lecture was presented by Fitzhugh Mullan, MD from George Washington School of Medicine.

Beyond Flexner: The Hunt for Medicine’s Elusive Social Mission

If you would like to have a lecture recorded for inclusion in the Jefferson Digital Commons contact Education Services.

Join us for the next 12:15 Tech Talk, part of a series of 30-minute talks by faculty members sharing technical tips and solutions. You’re welcome to bring your lunch and beverages will be provided.

When: Monday, April 29, 2013 from 12:15 to 12:45 pm
Where: Scott Library, Room 200A
Topic: Blackboard Learn Transition: Getting Started
Speaker: Kathy Day, M.S.

Description: Blackboard Learn is replacing Pulse as Jefferson’s learning management system in the Fall of 2013.  This session will provide an introduction to the new features available in Blackboard Learn and outline the plan for implementation.

The Bedlam Detective by Stephen Gallagher is the May selection for the Jefferson Book Club.

From a basement office in London’s notorious Bethlehem Hospital, former policeman and Pinkerton agent Sebastian Becker is sent to interview Sir Owain Lancaster at his country estate. They wealthy industrialist returned alone from a disastrous scientific adventure in the Amazon, claiming that wild beasts killed his family and colleagues. He tells Becker that the same dark creatures have followed him home and are responsible for the deaths of two local girls and rumors of beasts on the moor. But while madmen may see monsters, some monsters hide in plain sight.

Courtesy Sharon M. Henry MD and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

Opening Doors tells the stories of four pioneering African American surgeons and educators who exemplify excellence in their fields and believe in continuing the journey of excellence through the education and mentoring younger physicians and surgeons.

Where: Scott Memorial Library, 2^nd Floor Exhibit Area
When: April 8 – May 19, 2013

Through contemporary and historical images, the exhibition takes the visitor on a journey through the lives and achievements of these academic surgeons, and provides a glimpse into the stories of those that came before them and those that continue the tradition today.

The exhibition is a collaborative effort between the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore.

Visit the exhibition web site