.Albany-Hudson Valley Physician Assistant Program
Alumni Association, Inc.

 

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                              Details of communications at: Recent PA Alumni e-notes
                             

2010


January 6      -     White Coat Ceremony - Class of 2012   
ME-700 at 3pm

May 8 & 15         -      ACLS -  Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Total 16 hours for standard ACLS; recertification for Saturday May 15th only.
Cost for the course is $150.00 payable to: EMS Network, Inc.; Recert is $100.
Verify ACLS class time with David O'Brien
Students in financial distress can contact the Alumni Association



2009

January 5      -     Class of 2011 - First Day of Class
January 6      -     White Coat Ceremony   
ME-700 at 3pm

January 22    -     Tuesday 7pm - Alumni Meeting
@ Hun classroom, regarding structure of WebSite and speakers

March 6        -        Alumni Meeting with Students with first job chatter @ Recovery Room

May 2 & 9         -     ACLS -  Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Total 16 hours for standard ACLS; recertification for Saturday May 9th only.
Cost for the course is $150.00 payable to: EMS Network, Inc.; Recert is $100.
Verify ACLS class time with David O'Brien
Students in financial distress can contact the Alumni Association


May 21             -     Graduation 2009 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center






2008

January 3     -     Class of 2010 - First Day of Class
January 4      -     White Coat Ceremony   ME-700 at 3pm

January 22    -     Tuesday 7pm - Alumni Meeting @ some beer joint, regarding coordination of speakers

February 7   -      Panel Discusion with first job concerns like: money, geography, specialty, family, perks and other intangibles on Thursday 6pm at the Hun Classroom.

February 28  -     Deadline for credentialing


May 10            -     ACLS at Hun Classroom

June 13          -     CME Day 2008 at
                               Bulmer Technology Center, Hudson Valley Community College
                               Thursday from 8am to 4pm
                               Details at: CME Day 2008

Future activities for income ?

                               Creation of a Board Review Book:
All of Us Together - You & I & each of us - CAN DO THIS together!
                               If all of our 1000+ alumni could generate five multiple choice questions, we have a book!   Details at:
NEWSLETTER / Review Book




2007


January 2      -     Class of 2009 - First Day of Class
January 3      -     White Coat Ceremony   ME-700

February 5     -    Alumni Meeting @ Fountain Restaurant
                               Planning for 2007

April 17     -         Panel Discussion       
                              6:00 pm - Hun Classroom
                              Alumni offer a Reality Orientation to student questions about jobs (like opportunity, money, geography, specialty, family priorities, & "Things I Wished I Learned in PA School")
                              Light refreshments served.   RSVP

May 12 & 19 -      Advanced Cardiac Life Support        
                               Coursework will be offered for PAs & Students at the Hun Classroom - Recertification will be offered on the 19th, with full ACLS Coursework requiring both May 12 and 19th, 2007. Course length is approximately 14 hours, total.
                               For registration, contact: David O'Brien


May 16   -              Alumni Association Student Awards
                        
Exceptional students, graduating in the Class of 2007, were honored by the Alumni and CPAS:

Denise Gangi    -     Cooper Award
               Academic excellence in the didactic phase

Laney Winkler    -   Barry Gold Award
               Academic excellence in the clinical phase

Kelly Volmer       -   Julia Freitag Award
               Academic excellence in the master's project

Nichol Caiazza  -   Julia Freitag Award
               Academic excellence in the master's project

Alana Denter       -   Professionalism Award
               High levels of professionalism throughout training

Julie Novellano  -   Professionalism Award
               High levels of professionalism throughout training


May 24   -             Graduation  
                              
Albany Medical College Graduation Ceremony, for the PA Class of 2007, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center


July   -                    Meeting  

September 26  -  CME Organizational Meeting  



2006

October 6   -     National Physician Assistant Day

September -     Essay Winner: Brooke Riley, MPAS08/AMC

September 8 - "CME Day 2006"

                            http://pa-alumni.blogspot.com/


August - - - - - -  Essay competition for Class of 2008 for cash award -
                          "One Vision of Progressive Alumni" to be announced at
                            at the Bulmer Technology Center, Troy, NY

May 30 - - - - - -  San Francisco AAPA Conference:
                             - Albany Alumni Reception reserved for San Francisco Marriott, at 55 Fourth Street
                             - in Salon 5 on Tuesday evening, 7PM to 10 PM


April 5- - - - - - -  Alumni Association Organizational Meeting, 7pm, Hun Classroom
                          - Finances, pharm liason, ACCME credentialling and more.

March 28- - - - -  'Panel Discussion' @ 6pm, Hun Classroom



2005

October 8 - - - - 'Vital Signs Clinic' by PAs on Saturday, 1pm to 6pm at
                           Crossgates Mall, Guilderland for National PA Week


September 11 - PICNIC !
                         Students & Alumni PLUS families @ the Pine Bush, on Fuller Road by Patroon Creek
                         at Rensselaer Lake Park:
                         2005 Albany Pine Bush

                         See detailed history at:
                         Save the Albany Pine Bush
                         (with pavilion picnic site near earthen dam)


August 23 - - Fire destroys PA student's home in Albany's Mansion neighborhood
                         Albany T-U: Fire Ruins Homes, History
PLEASE HELP! Needed contributions tax deductible though Alumni.
                         Send check to address at bottom & memo: "R Hassel, PA-S '07"

August - - - -  Essay competition for cash award -
                       "One Vision of a Progressive Alumni Association" to be awarded 9/11/05
                        
June 17 - - - - CME Day 2005 "Postponed"

March 19 - - - Crossgates "Blood Pressure / Vitals Signs Clinic"

March - - - - - -DONATIONS to benefit Eric Anderson's son are still open. Eric, Class of '02,
died 2/24/05 at age 33.  Please contribute, with memo to "A.E. Anderson Fund" or see:
                         Times Union Obituary
February 4 - - Tsunami Relief Benefit Dance, with music by AMC's "Swing Docs"

January 11 - - Wine Tasting & Planning CME Day

Jan 3, 2005 - -Class of 2007 - First Day of Class