Academic and Student Affairs

The Jager Club

2008-09 Speakers and Presentations

All presentations are held at:
Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Hills Drive
Wichita, KS
Cost: $25.00

Except the meeting on November 13, 2008 which will be held at:
Hyatt Regency Wichita
400 West Waterman
Wichita, KS
Cost: $33.00


Date: October 7, 2008
Joint Meeting with MSSC
Topic: “John Snow (1813-1858): A Pioneer of Translational Research ”

Howard Brody, MD, PhD

Title: Director, Institute for Medical Humanities
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

Location:
Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Hills Drive
Price: $25.00

6:15 pm: Social | 7:00 pm: Dinner | 7:45 pm: Presentation


Date: November 13, 2008
Topic: “A Lady Alone: Elizabeth Blackwell, First American Woman Doctor”

N. Lynn Eckhert, MD, MPH, DrPH

Title: Director of Academic Programs
Harvard Medical School

Location:
Hyatt Regency Wichita
400 West Waterman
Price: $33.00

6:00 pm: Social | 6:30 pm: Dinner | 7:30 pm: Presentation


Date: January 22, 2009
Joint Meeting with Kansas Surgical Society

Topic: “Galen: The First Modern Surgeon”

John Grant, MD
Title: Professor and Chair
Department of Neurosurgery
KU Medical Center-Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas

Location:
Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Drive
Price: $25.00

6:00 pm: Social | 6:30 pm: Presentation | 7:30 pm: Dinner


Date: March 12, 2009
Topic: “A Little Bird Told Me: The Creation & Practice of the WHO Influenza Surveillance System”

George Dehner, PhD
Title: Assistant Professor
History and Philosophy Departments
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas

Location:
Wichita Marriott
9100 Corporate Drive
Price: $25.00

6:00 pm: Social | 6:30 pm: Presentation | 7:30 pm: Dinner


To attend any of these presentations, contact Vita Benevenga at vbenevenga@kumc.edu or call

Academic and Student Affairs
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
316-293-2603