Alumni Workshop
"Prescriptions for Your Future"
Ever wonder what a dentist sees on those tiny x-rays? Or, what your physician hears when she uses a stethoscope to listen to you breathe? Or, how a psychologist helps children who have experienced a loss? If so, you should sign up to participate in the Alumni Workshop "Prescriptions for Your Future"!
The workshop will be held Saturday, October 22nd starting in Hedges. After lunch and a panel discussion, we will break out into small group workshops. The workshop presenters and the topics covered in their presentations are listed below. Information will also be provided on the educational requirements necessary to pursue each of these professions.
Alumni Panel
Ted Noring, DDS, '96 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Biology majors. University of Iowa College of Dentistry.
- Dr. Noring practices general dentistry in Cedar Rapids. He will be reviewing x-rays with students and discussing interesting patients and cases he has dealt with. He will also be discussing a “day in the life” of a dentist and the education one needs to pursue dentistry.
Melissa Scranton Ohm, DPT, '02 Biology major. Washington University Doctor of Physical Therapy program, practicing as a DPT in St. Louis.
- Dr. Ohm works with many geriatric patients. She will show students how she rehabilitates patients recovering from hip replacement surgery. Dr. Ohm will also be discussing some of the many interesting encounters she has had with patients, and some of her lessons learned at this early point in her career. She will also talk about the education of PT’s, the various education levels of PT’s (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate) and advice on graduate admissions.
Sasha Peterson Mudlaff, '89 Psychology major. Columbia University, Master’s in Developmental Psychology.
- Ms. Mudlaff will discuss the ways in which she approaches working with children who have experienced various types of loss in their lives, give situational examples of such interactions, and discuss interesting cases.
R. Reid Boom, MD, 76 Biology and Chemistry majors. University of Iowa College of Medicine. Practicing family medicine in Manchester, Iowa.
- Dr. Boom will demonstrate a “rap and tap” with students, and how the standard office visit procedures assist in making medical determinations. Discuss the various tests used and what they mean (cholesterol, urine, finger poke). He will also talk about what it is like to practice family medicine in Iowa and the added intricacies of small town practice.
RSVP to Bobbi Buckner Bentz to participate!
