First Impressions - Memorial Hospital of South Bend

The NextGeneration ofMedicineMore than 50 local teenstook part in Memorial’sinaugural Mini-MedicalUniversity for Teensprogram. This exciting twoweeksummer programallows high school studentsto explore the thrillingworld of medicine.Healing in HaitiOn Feb. 2, 2010, George Friend,M.D., and Mark Walsh, M.D., ofMemorial joined a medical teamflying to Milot, Haiti, northwestof Port-au-Prince, to run thesmall Hospital Sacre Coeur. Alsopart of the team were TeamMembers Dana Brackett, N.P.;Kyonna Charleston, R.N.; HenryDeLeeuw, M.D.; Donna Dickens,R.N.; Michelle Crawford, R.N.;Randy Ferlic, M.D.; Fred Ferlic,M.D.; Doug Gibson, R.N.; RickSkupski, M.D.; Ann Marie Thomas,R.N.; James Wierman, M.D.; andMike Yergler, M.D.James Kelly, M.D., medicaldirector of the ThoracicOncology Clinic, guidedthe teens through thedissection of a pig’s heart,and ophthalmologist SteveGerber, M.D., did the same withcows’ eyes. The group also helped“deliver a baby” with the help of alifelike mannequin and increased theirawareness of life as a disabled personduring a tour of the RehabilitationDepartment. Other trips includedvisits with the Child Life team anda hands-on tour of the LaundryDepartment, Radiology and Memorial’sMedFlight helicopter. They alsoworked together to solve a problemJames Kelly, M.D., leads students in the dissection of apig heart during Memorial’s Mini-Medical Universityfor Teens program.that was posed to them and, inteams, presented their solutionsto Memorial’s CEO and COO.After completing the program,students were awarded 40 out of72 hours of volunteer time neededfor a chance to be awarded a $1,000educational scholarship fromMemorial’s Auxiliary.Interested in next summer’s program?Call Ambassador & Customer Servicesat 574-647-6495. •PULSE › Memorial Health System › 574-647-6800When they arrived, thedevastation was shocking.Dr. Walsh was put in charge ofhandling daily rounds and he andDr. Friend performed many of themore than 30 surgeries neededeach day. The team performedmore than 120 procedures duringtheir week of service.To learn more about theirjourney, visit their blog atwww.mdsinhaiti.blogspot.com.Car Seat SafetyIn just under four hours, Certified Child PassengerSafety Technician Wendy Nash, R.N., and a number ofother professionals from Memorial Children’s Hospital,checked 75 child car seats, replaced 65 unsafe seats andeven fitted a few families who came without seats.“It was fantastic to work with all of the organizationsthat sponsored this event: Memorial Children’s Hospital,Memorial’s Reach Out Club who funded the costsof the seats, and HealthWorks! Kids’ Museum,among others,” says Nash. “It was a huge successand we definitely met our goal, that kids leave ourevent riding safer than when they arrived!” •06