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ALUMNI e-NEWS
Welcome to ALUMNI e-NEWS
Issue 5, February 2004
...with information about and for alumni. If you have news and information
to pass on to your fellow alumni, or have any questions, please write to
publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
News you will find here:
From
the Dean's Desk
Celebrating
the 30th Breslow Distinguished Lecture
Announcing
the 2004 Alumni Hall of Fame
Public Health
Alumni Association (PHAA)
Message
from the President
Alumni Connecting
with Students
Health Services Alumni
Association (HSAA), formerly HPMAA
Healthcare
Collaborative Forum
More on the First
Alumni Directory
Career Services--New
BruinView
Center for Health Policy
Research
News from Alumni
If you…
From
the Dean's Desk
Known to many as “Mr. Public Health,” Dr. Lester Breslow, professor
emeritus of health services and dean emeritus of the school, helped set
the course in the 1960s for modern thinking about health, diet and fitness.
Today he continues to be the School’s personal role model for healthy
behaviors and their effect on well-being.
We are most excited to honor Dr. Breslow at the 30th Anniversary of the
Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture on Monday, April 19 at Covel Commons.
Dr. Breslow will be the speaker of distinction as he presents “The
Third Revolution in Health: Implications for Public Health.”
Additionally, it’s my pleasure to announce this year’s inductees
into the School’s Alumni Hall of Fame. The outstanding alumni will
be honored for their accomplishments during the celebrations of the Breslow
evening. The newest inductees are:
For Professional Achievement
Stanley P. Azen, Ph.D.'69
For Community Service
Robert J. Kim-Farley, M.D., M.P.H.'75
Angela E. Oh, J.D., M.P.H.'81
Irwin J. Shorr, M.P.H.'72, M.P.S
I hope you will join us for this milestone event.
With warm regards,
Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean
Note: If you would like to receive an invitation and have not attended a
Breslow Lecture within the last three years, please send your current mailing
address to publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA)
From the PHAA President
As graduates of the UCLA School of Public Health, we are all members of
the Public Health Alumni Association (PHAA). The Association strives to
keep alumni connected with one another and the School and to provide meaningful
opportunities for continued learning.
Through activities that the PHAA board members are planning over the next
few years, your alumni association is building upon connections that exist
among the School, its alumni, its current student body and the greater public
health community. By working together to develop these relationships, public
health opportunities for both students and alumni are greatly improved,
thereby making the School a much greater resource for all.
As a result, your involvement in the School is important to us. When we
hear from you, we tailor alumni programs and interactions to meet your needs.
I hope you will e-mail us at phaa@support.ucla.edu
to keep us informed of your interests and to stay in touch with your School
and your fellow classmates through the Public Health Alumni Association.
Best wishes,
Chris Mardesich, J.D., M.P.H.’98
Alumni Connecting with Students
The PHAA Student Support & Alumni Networking Committee is sponsoring
two special evenings devoted to students and career exploration.
--Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., James West Alumni Center
Alumni will discuss careers in public health and offer information and
advice in preparation for internships. Participating alumni include
Marika Suttorp, M.S.’98 (Biostatistics), Kynna
Wright, M.P.H.’99 (Community Health Sciences), Akiko
Tagawa, M.P.H.’02 (Environmental Health Sciences), Laura
Park, M.P.H.’03 (Epidemiology) and Catharina
Wong, M.P.H.’01 (Health Services).
--Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at the James Morgan Center….Roundtable
and mixer!
In informal one-on-one and small group meetings, alumni will assist students
in making potential connections for informational and/or job interviews
in a variety of public health fields and organizations. In addition, representatives
from the UCLA Career Center will be present to provide students with general
job seeking, résumé writing, and interview advice.
If you have jobs to offer graduating students, have information about student
internships, or would like to talk about careers in your chosen area of
public health, please e-mail phaa@support.ucla.edu.
The committee encourages your participation for the April 28 roundtable
and mixer and hopes you will enjoy catching up with fellow classmates.
Health Services Alumni Association (HSAA),
formerly HPMAA
Save the Date for an Annual Affair: Thursday, May 27
The 2004 Annual “Leaders of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow” Dinner
will honor Leonard D. Schaeffer, Chairman and CEO, Wellpoint Health Networks,
Inc. and the graduating Class of 2004. Please check for dinner details at
http://www.uclahsaa.org/.
For the first time since 1992, an extraordinary alumnus from the Department
of Health Services will be honored at the May dinner with the Ira Alpert
Alumni Service Award. The award was originally created to recognize Ira
Alpert, M.S.P.H.’66 for his contributions to the Department
of Health Services, the School of Public Health and the board of the UCLA
Foundation. Please e-mail mtui@comcast.net
to submit your nominations. The deadline is February 29.
The
Healthcare Collaborative at UCLA
...sponsors a Management and Policy Forum several times a year at UCLA.
All alumni are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to mgtctr@ucla.edu
or phone 310-206-3435. Admission: Free. Parking: $7.00.
--March
11: “Bringing Medical Devices into Use: Technology, Development
and Distribution” with Steven J. Gallegos, Director of Public Policy,
American Heart Association and Darcy Spicer, M.D., Chair, Institutional
Review Boar, LA County USC. Location: The Anderson School at UCLA, C315
Entrepreneurs Hall. Parking: Lot 4. Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
--April 29: “Your Career is a Marathon 2004: How to WIN!”
with Jack Schlosser, Director, Spencer Stuart and a Panel (to be announced).
Location: UCLA Medical Center, 13-105 CHS. Parking: Lot 9. Time: 5:30
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
--June 3, 2004: “California Healthcare Forecast 2004”: Speaker
& Panel (to be announced). Location: UCLA Medical Center, 13-105 CHS.
Parking: Lot 9. Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
More on the First Alumni Directory
Thanks to all of you who have responded to questionnaires and/or made a
return phone call regarding the School’s first Alumni Directory.
If you haven’t yet responded, don’t miss your chance
to be included.
By Monday, March 1, please complete and return your directory questionnaire
or phone 800-659-6840, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. (CST). You may also e-mail by
March 1 your updated information along with the KHP# on your questionnaire
or postcard to inquiry@bcharrispub.com.
If no KHP# is available, please make it clear that the information is for
the UCLA School of Public Health Alumni Directory.
Available in July, the directory will be a valuable resource containing
personal, academic, and business information on all of the School’s
alumni. With this directory you will be able to locate and network with
colleagues and friends in your specialty, geographic area, or class.
Career Services
Are you looking for and/or exploring a new position in public health?
UCLA offers support through the UCLAlumni Association (http://www.uclalumni.net/Careers/)
and the UCLA Career Center (http://career.ucla.edu/alum/AlumniAssociation.asp).
The Career Center can help you find a new job 24/7 through BruinView,
a system that allows employers to post jobs for free. For information on
how to receive this assistance, check the links above for job search tools,
networking, and career resources and counseling.
UCLA
Center for Health Policy Research
A new asthma report reveals that more than 330,000 Californians visit emergency
rooms at least once a year because of asthma symptoms. The study, Asthma
in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey,
found that nearly 140,000 of these visits are by children, who are more
likely than adults to visit emergency rooms for asthma. The report is available
at http://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/.
News from you….Congratulations to
the School’s Alumni
Gail Shemwell Rudolph, Ph.D.’87 has received the
Outstanding Food Scientist Award from Purdue University’s Department
of Food Science for her contributions to the food science profession. Dr.
Rudolph is currently a senior scientist and director of food product development
with USANA Health Sciences, Inc. She received her doctorate in nutritional
sciences under Dr. Marian Swendseid, professor emerita of community health
sciences, UCLA School of Public Health.
Cheryl Servais,
B.S.’68, M.P.H.’69 joined Precyse Solutions this past
year as the Vice President of Compliance and Privacy. With more than 20
years of experience in health information management, Servais is responsible
for corporate-wide compliance programs, policies, procedures, and updates
as well as programs related to ethics, compliance, and patient privacy.
Servais received both her B.S. and M.P.H. from the School where she focused
her studies on health information management in the Department of Community
Health Sciences.
If you…
would like to update your mailing address, have news and information to
pass on to your fellow alumni, or have any questions, please write to publichealth@support.ucla.edu.
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