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Educate Hampton Roads patients, health professionals and the public about diabetesprevention and treatment topics, including:o Signs and symptoms of diabeteso Distinctions between Type 1 and Type 2 diabeteso Diabetes risk factorso Diabetes preventionTHERESA A. THOMAS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT CENTEROur mission is to teach and assess clinical competencies in medical interviewing, clinicalreasoning, ethical dilemmas, communication skills, physical examination, and the application ofclinical knowledge.To accomplish our objectives, we use the services of standardized patients (SPs). SPs areindividuals from the community who are trained to present a clinical scenario, assessperformance, and provide feedback to learners. The Center has SPs aged 16-78, includingPhysical Teaching Assistants and Genital Teaching Assistants who receive additional training inusing their bodies in teaching, assessment and feedback on physical examinationsTIDEWATER CENTER FOR LIFE SUPPORTThe Tidewater Center for Life Support (TCLS) training offers American Heart Association basicand advanced life support classes, the American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma LifeSupport class and American Safety and Health Institute first aid training. Our convenient traininglocation is near downtown Norfolk on the EVMS campus.The goal of TCLS training is effective lifesaving management of victims experiencingcardiopulmonary arrest and life-threatening traumatic injuries by physicians, other health careteam members and the lay public. This is accomplished by providing a regular schedule ofemergency care educational programs and instructor-trainer programs.THE VIRGINIA CENTER FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESSThe Virginia Center for Breast Cancer Awareness was established in 2001 to foster awarenessof current breast cancer screening guidelines, promote earlier detection of cancer, and informthe public about ongoing breast cancer research here at EVMS, including clinical trials andbasic science. The idea for the Center was conceived by the EVMS Department of Surgery andthe EVMS Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology. Breast cancer remains themost common cancer in women today and the number of women affected each year is rising.Although the death rate has decreased for the first time in many years, breast cancer is still thesecond most common cause of cancer death in women today.147