June 2008
This edition:
A New Beginning
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Summer has arrived, and the latest batch of MUSC medical students has graduated and taken the oath, ready to take what they've learned and head on to internships. Among them are 18 students who have chosen to go into pediatric programs, both here at MUSC and at teaching universities across the U.S. and beyond.
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Dear faculty, Children's Hospital staff and other friends,
Another graduation has taken place and a new group of doctors are on their way to residency. New faculty are appearing as they finish their fellowship. New programs are being developed and a large number of new faculty who have been recruited this year will be appearing soon.
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I have two reasons to be particularly proud of our MUSC Children's Hospital this month. As the Medical Director, I am delighted to announce that our Children's Heart Program was ranked by US News & World Report in the top 20 such programs nationally (#19). Of course, I am ecstatic for our program and for my colleagues.
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A Loss to the Children's Hospital
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During the last four years we have been fortunate to work with a very active Family Advisory Council. This group is comprised of parents who have had children in various parts of our hospital ranging from the NICU to the Burn Unit. This group has helped us to make important decisions to better the care for our patients and improve the experience for their families. Every new unit, renovation and in most cases policies are reviewed by this group to make sure we are focused on what the children need. This past month we lost one of our most active Members. Christina Akabidavis and her daughter were killed in an automobile accident during the month of May.
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Third-World Research Brings Student Closer to Medicine
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Paul Darden, MD, often draws a parallel between his work and a quote attributed to infamous bank robber Willie Sutton. When a reporter asked Sutton why he robbed banks, he supposedly answered: "Because that's where the money is."
MUSC student Barclay Stewart is headed to Africa to do HIV-related research for at least a year, and the move from first-world to third-world medicine is one he does with ease and a great sense of cause.
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Does our Practice Reflect the Evidence? A look at treatments for Epilepsy
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The May issue of the Journal of Child Neurology has an article based on the research of one of our own MUSC medical students, Katherine S. Mastriani . With the help of Dr. Bernard L. Maria, Executive Director of the Darby Children's Research Institute, and her other co-authors, she first looked at the evidence for treatment options for epilepsy, and then asked a group of practicing child neurologists about their actual management of this condition. Her article is interesting not only for its comparison of recommendations to practice, but also for her attempt to thoroughly assess the level of available evidence.
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ARE YOU READY? Stage Your Change!
Have you heard? Achieving optimal weight for health is all about balancing the energy or calories in food with exercise. Usually, this means increasing exercise and decreasing high calorie foods such as sugared beverages, fried foods, and sweets. We know this but discover barriers to actually embracing change in behavior for many reasons (favorite excuses). The time bomb is ticking. The choice is yours. Is now the time for you? Are you ready to change?
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The MUSC community was deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of Christina Akabidavis and one of her twin daughters, Marcushire ("Cushire") and thankful for the survival of Maurishire ("Rishire"). We celebrated their lives at their memorial service on Friday, May 16, 2008 and we acknowledged how they touched the lives of everyone who knew them.
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A special thanks to the following individuals for their efforts in putting together Kids Connection each month.
Editor-in-Chief: Bernard L. Maria, MD/MBA
Editorial Assistant: Jennifer Cherock, Trio Solutions, Inc.
Publishers: Brian Dadin, Roxanne Hicks, Trio Solutions, Inc.
Feature Writer: Mary Sue Lawrence
Contributing Writers:
Lyndon Key,
Bernard Maria,
Philip Saul,
John Sanders,
Laura Cousineau
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