Check this out... Super cool opportunity!

HEALTH MATTERS ...

will take place at the Stanford University School of Medicine campus.

Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge

291 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA

registration

Seating room at the talks is limited and pre-registration is strongly suggested. Online registration deadline: May 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. After this date, you can only register for the event on-site.

Health Talks – We encourage you to arrive early to check in at the pre-registration area. Your selection of a particular talk does not guarantee admittance. Talks are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Register here.

Health Pavilion – A collection of exhibits featuring interactive, hands-on attractions and activities for the whole family. Open 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. No registration necessary.

Med School Morning – Open to students in high school only. Pre-registration is required for Med School Morning. Space is limited and no onsite registration will be available. This event has reached capacity. Sign up for the waitlist here.

bring a healthy appetite!

Complimentary coffee, tea, and water will be provided throughout the day. Delicious lunches will be available for purchase from our Food Truck Roundup from 11:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Leave your Personal Stuff at the Door!

Professionalism
I have seen lots of nails in lots of fabulous bright colors.  Please tone down the color and check the length.  These protocols are in place for your safety and benefit. If I see it I will pull you from site and you will take a zero for the week.

Homework
Please have your in class assignment DONE when you come to class! We will correct as soon as you walk in!

Scholarships

LIVERMORE RODEO - VET STUDENTS ONLY

Livermore Rotary Club Mini-Grant - Click HERE for the application

Rotary Club of Livermore Valley - Click HERE for the application

SBAC Testing

Each school seems to be doing something different for the State Standardized Testing and although most of you are Seniors and are not testing the school schedule still might be changed for you.  This equals MAYHEM for MedOccs.  I will post your school's schedule on the blog.  Please print it out and decide when you will be going to site for that two week period.  SBAC testing will be taking place the weeks of April 20th and April 27th.  Please let me know as well as your site supervisor know what your plan will be.  Thank you in advance for being FABULOUSLY FLEXIBLE! :)

*AM Class - In light of this crazy schedule I have decided to NOT have class on Wednesday but will have class On Tuesday during the Period 2 time (12:15-1:05) and then Thursday for Period 3.  If you are a non-GHS student that attends my AM class please look at your home schools schedule and see if you can make those times.  This will allow you to go to your site for a longer period of time Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  I will be emailing the site supervisors to let them know it will be a little crazy!

LHS SBAC SCHEDULE

GHS SBAC SCHEDULE  

Keep Your Nose to the Grindstone...

HAPPY FRIDAY

MED OCCS!

(don't forget to comment or email that you have read the blog)

TWO ADDITIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

(yes! they are different)

Livermore Rotary Club Mini-Grant - Click HERE for the application

Rotary Club of Livermore Valley - Click HERE for the application

*Do not forget to check out the two paid summer internship positions posted on the last blog!*

Stanford Minority Health Conference

Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 8:30-4:00 PM

It is only $10  and you can EARN hours for this and get a certificate for your portfolio!

Click HERE for the details and to register!

KAISER LIVERMORE

Here is the ROP April calendar for the Technology Learning Center.  Thanks!

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6 Cat Elliot-AM Marcus Casillas-PM	7 Emily Betando-AM Zara Saiyed-PM	8 N/A	9 N/A	10 N/A
13 Omar DeLeon-AM Sahithi Narla-PM	14 Sabrina DeRegalo-AM Cinthia Arteaga-PM	15 N/A	16 N/A	17 N/A
20 Cat Elliot-AM Marcus Casillas-PM	21 Emily Betando-AM Zara Saiyed-PM	22 N/A	23 N/A	24 N/A
27         Omar DeLeon-AM Sahithi Narla-PM	28 Sabrina DeRegalo-AM Cinthia Arteaga-PM	29 N/A	30 N/A

GHS 

Next Tuesday is a special assembly schedule that 3rd period classes are supposed to go to. I am still waiting to hear from GHS admin how they would like me to handle this.  As soon as I know I will let you know.

SBAC Testing

Each school seems to be doing something different for the State Standardized Testing and although most of you are Seniors and are not testing the school schedule still might be changed for you.  This equals MAYHEM for MedOccs.  I will post your school's schedule on the blog.  Please print it out and decide when you will be going to site for that two week period.  SBAC testing will be taking place the weeks of April 20th and April 27th.  Please let me know as well as your site supervisor know what your plan will be.  Thank you in advance for being FABULOUSLY FLEXIBLE! :)

*AM Class - In light of this crazy schedule I have decided to NOT have class on Wednesday but will have class On Tuesday during the Period 2 time (12:15-1:05) and then Thursday for Period 3.  If you are a non-GHS student that attends my AM class please look at your home schools schedule and see if you can make those times.  This will allow you to go to your site for a longer period of time Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  I will be emailing the site supervisors to let them know it will be a little crazy!

LHS SBAC SCHEDULE

GHS SBAC SCHEDULE  

AVHS - This is what I have received from your school...

The SBAC will be administered during English, Math, and US History classes starting May 18th.

The first week will the English exams done during English class (May 18-May 22)

T/W of week 2 will be Math (May 26-May 27)

        -  Tuesday will be the classroom activity completed during math class.

        -  Wednesday will be the Performance Task administered alphabetically throughout the day, which could impact a variety of subjects. (Student schedule will be sent out soon)

TH/F of week 2 will be the Math CAT administered by US History teachers (May 28-May 29)

We will be on block schedule May 19-May 22 and May 28 & May 29

I have NOT received anything from FHS or DHS. If you have your school's SBAC testing schedule please bring it in to trade me for some candy :) Thanks!

Las Positas Articulation

I hate to put you on blast but if you see your name here you MUST have your W number for the Las Po articulation credit by next Wednesday! if you are having a difficult time just call las Positas!

* If you are NOT planning on getting FREE credits from college that ARE transferable then you MUST sign the release waiver on my board! Juniors this is something that MUST be done this year, as I will not award credits next year for a class that ended this year.  Thanks - Ms. B

Natalie Asemi

Emily Betando

Victoria Betz

Marcus Casillas

Nikki Dantzig

Omar DeLeon

Dennis Faux

Kaylee Fuller

Amanda Gallott

Nicole Lanci

Breeyn Lasit

Kendal Newman

Kayla Lindsay

Quinn Maxwell

Natalie Palomo

Rhana Rahimzada

Kendra Salazar

Deidre Shuttpelz

Tanya Sharetskaya

Shay Simmons

Brittany Turner

Mia Volpatti

HOMEWORK

Please define the following terms on a piece of paper.  Do not cut and paste definitions into a doc. Actually take the time to write them on a piece of binder paper.  No typing will be accepted! Why, you might ask? Because it is another way to practice learning the words and these are the terms that you will be tested on this Wednesday! It will be multiple choice.

Ileum

Jejunum

Ilium

Duodenum

Cecum

Mastication

Regurgitation

Emulsification

Peristalsis

Anastomosis Gingivitis Buccal Cholecystitis Hypoglycemia Hyperbilirubinemia Hematoma Steatorrhea Uvula Sphincter Papillae                  Myoma Rugae Lipase Amylase Glucose Bile Amino acid Stomat/o Labi/o Lith Cholecystolith Adenolith Sialolith Renal calculus Anastomosis Peritoneum Uvula Appendix Pyloreum Jejunostomy Epiglottis Enterostomy Colostomy Duodenotomy

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in. Bill Bradley

WELCOME BACK 

FABULOUS

MED OCC STUDENTS

There is a lot of information in this blog and in the following weeks. I am asking that you leave your name in the comment field (this is worth points, for your grade) so that I know you are reading the blog.  Thanks - Ms. Buck 

KAISER LIVERMORE

Here is the ROP April calendar for the Technology Learning Center.  Thanks!

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6 Cat Elliot-AM Marcus Casillas-PM	7 Emily Betando-AM Zara Saiyed-PM	8 N/A	9 N/A	10 N/A
13 Omar DeLeon-AM Sahithi Narla-PM	14 Sabrina DeRegalo-AM Cinthia Arteaga-PM	15 N/A	16 N/A	17 N/A
20 Cat Elliot-AM Marcus Casillas-PM	21 Emily Betando-AM Zara Saiyed-PM	22 N/A	23 N/A	24 N/A
27         Omar DeLeon-AM Sahithi Narla-PM	28 Sabrina DeRegalo-AM Cinthia Arteaga-PM	29 N/A	30 N/A

Stanford Minority Health Conference

Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 8:30-4:00 PM

It is only $10  and you can EARN hours for this and get a certificate for your portfolio!

Click HERE for the details and to register!

2 Separate PAID Summer Internships

Clinical Immersion and Mentoring Summer Internship

Description: This is a seven(7) week, full-time program where program participants will directly observe patient care while shadowing a health care provider in the hospital or clinic while being exposed to a variety of health careers including: Medicine, Public Health, Health Educator, Physician Assistant,Paramedic/EMT/Fire, and Health Care Administration.    The internship will allow you to: * Shadow mentors in patient care settings * Gain clinical exposure * Interact with health professionals * Attend hands-on workshops * Participate in weekly mentorship workshops * Participate in community service opportunities and field trips  * Become certified peer health educators/coaches on mental and sexual health   Mandatory Program Orientation: June 29th- July 2nd 9AM-12PM  Program Duration: July 6th, 2015- August 14th, 2015 (6 weeks)   Location: Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital and Samuel Merritt University,                   Oakland, CA www.highlandahs.org                                               www.samuelmerritt.edu    Stipend: Participants will receive a stipend during the internship.  Stipend amount will be $350 for high school students and $850 for college    students, graduates, and post-bac students.   Who is eligible to apply: -Pre-health/pre-medical students -High school students(must be 15 years of age) -College students -College graduates -Post-baccalaureate students Application Deadlines: High School Student Application Due:  April 24th, 2015 by 5pm online.  Apply at: www.mimscience.org/summerinternship/highschoolapplication  The HEAL Program promotes healthy living by exposure to health care industry careers. The HEAL Program provides exposure to experiential health care workforce development opportunities for more than 150 public school students/year ranging from eighth grade through college and representing 15 East Bay schools. HEAL has provided more than 1,200 paid internships and served more than 6,000 youth since 1991. The HEAL Program provides enrichment opportunities including: • Linked Learning • Hands-on Experiences in Clinical Settings • Jobs Skills Training • Academic Support • Mentoring • Life Coaching • Financial Assistance/Paid Internships Deadline is April 30 at 5pm, via personal delivery, email or “snail mail”. Please note that items sent via “snail mail”, must also be in the HEAL Program office by April 30th, no later than 5pm. Please print out the attached document and complete.  Currently, there is no electronic version of this document, nor a version that can be edited and submitted. Please feel free to gain further clarity if needed. For more information, please contact:  Andria Batise| Interim Program Manager/Youth Development Coordinator Health Excellence & Academic Leadership (HEAL) Program Alameda Health System 1411 East 31st Street | Oakland, CA 94602 510-535-7567 (O)  abatise@alamedahealthsystem.org AlamedaHealthSystem.org Click HERE for the application! SBAC TESTING Each school seems to be doing something different for the State Standardized Testing and although most of you are Seniors and are not testing the school schedule still might be changed for you.  This equals MAYHEM for MedOccs.  I will post your school's schedule on the blog.  Please print it out and decide when you will be going to site for that two week period.  SBAC testing will be taking place the weeks of April 20th and April 27th.  Please let me know as well as your site supervisor know what your plan will be.  Thank you in advance for being FABULOUSLY FLEXIBLE! :) LHS SBAC SCHEDULE GHS SBAC SCHEDULE

MAKE THINGS HAPPEN...

THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD... (according to our guest speaker)
There are those WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN
There are those WHO WATCH THINGS HAPPEN
& there are those WHO WONDER WHAT HAPPENED?

WHO ARE YOU?

THANK YOU'S & GRATITUDES
Thank you to Dennis & Amy for going to Mendenhall tomorrow night from 7-8:30 pm to present to our Livermore Middle School students! You ROCK!

MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS ADVISORY MEETING - TUESDAY, MARCH 24                                    4-5:30 PM
Were you one of the students that said, "Yes, I will more than likely be there Ms. Buck!"?
If you answered YES, please text me a confirmation so I know exactly how many people are coming as I will be feeding you.  Please also let me know if a parent will be joining you.  Thanks
*You will get CC hours for this!*


GHS EXPO WEDNESDAY MARCH 25th 5:30-8:30 PM
Granada Students Only - Please RSVP HERE if you are a Granada Student.  RSVP wether you are or are NOT going to be there! The more navy blue scrubs the better!
*You will get CC Hours for this!*

FOOTHILL COLLEGE VET TECH INFO NIGHT
Click HERE for the vet tech info flier! They have a great program and are well respected in the area!
*You will get CC hours for this!*

FOR NEXT WEEK...
Click HERE for the STUDY GUIDE for next week's quiz.
Want Extra Credit on the quiz? Spend 20 minutes each day for 4 days studying THESE ONLINE FLASHCARDS & document it.  Write down date, time started, time finished and total time spent for each day!

*Sweatshirts should be here by next week! I will also have t-shirts for sale as well in the classroom!

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. Tommy Lasorda

CONGRATULATIONS to our LHS & GHS students who finished their second trimester this week! Phew! I was worried about some of your stress levels.  Please do not forget to breathe!

TAKE THE UNICEF 15 MINUTE CHALLENGE
Check it out HERE! Every fifteen minutes we don't text, tweet, email, post, etc... from our phone UNICEF donors & supporters can and will fund one day of clean water for a child in need! No skin off your finger tips! Take the challenge and learn more about UNICEF today!

NEXT WEDNESDAY, March 18th

DUE: You will need to have...
registered with Las Positas and have printed out the articulation form.

Please go to THIS link to begin the process! 

STEP 1 - Create an account with Las Positas.  Those of you who have already registered with Las Positas you may already have an account.

STEP 2 - You MUST print out the Course articulation form and turn it in to me.

STEP 3 - I will sign all of them and pass them to my boss to then sign. 

STEP 4 - We will submit them to Las Positas.

You should have an official transcript from Las Positas no later than November.

ACTIVITY for MARCH 18th: We will have Ohlone's Respiratory Therapy Department come and present to both AM and PM classes.  They will be bringing students and will be demonstrating an intubation! Super cool! If you don't remember what "intubation" means, make sure to look it up before you come!


MEDOCC PARENT LETTER
Please print out THIS parent letter and have your parent read and sign it.  It is worth points!


SCHOLARSHIPS
NURSING - 

Nursing Schools Almanac has just launched its inaugural 2015 Aspiring Nurse Scholarship. Our website will award a $1,000 scholarship to an aspiring nurse who best demonstrates:

+ A track record of academic excellence, particularly in science and mathematics

+ A passion for the nursing profession and the overall field of healthcare

This scholarship competition is open to all high school seniors who plan to pursue college education in nursing, including LPN / LVN, ADN, and BSN programs. Scholarship applications will be accepted until midnight on June 30.

We ask interested students to visit www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com and click the banner on the right-hand side of the website's homepage. Here they'll find detailed scholarship information and the official application form.

VALLEYCARE - 

ValleyCare Auxiliary scholarship application for 2015.  Please make this available to your seniors wanting to study in a medical related field.  Please note that completed applications are due back to me no later than March 27.

Click HERE for the application.

HEADS UP

• Starting the week after spring break we will be having weekly quizzes/tests to prep you for the CCBMA
• This is the last week to ORDER Med Occ sweatshirts.  Click HERE for the link to order!

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Thomas A. Edison

Keep on Keepin' On Med Occs Students! You are doing great!

SCHOLARSHIPS
NURSING - 

Nursing Schools Almanac has just launched its inaugural 2015 Aspiring Nurse Scholarship. Our website will award a $1,000 scholarship to an aspiring nurse who best demonstrates:

+ A track record of academic excellence, particularly in science and mathematics

+ A passion for the nursing profession and the overall field of healthcare

This scholarship competition is open to all high school seniors who plan to pursue college education in nursing, including LPN / LVN, ADN, and BSN programs. Scholarship applications will be accepted until midnight on June 30.

We ask interested students to visit www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com and click the banner on the right-hand side of the website's homepage. Here they'll find detailed scholarship information and the official application form.

VALLEYCARE - 

ValleyCare Auxiliary scholarship application for 2015.  Please make this available to your seniors wanting to study in a medical related field.  Please note that completed applications are due back to me no later than March 27.

Click HERE for the application.

STUDENT SCHEDULES

AM STUDENTS

All AM Students, our class will be held TOMORROW - Tuesday, March 10th from 10:20-12:20. I will have a surprise for you to relax during finals week.

DHS AM students - Please let me know if your schedule will allow you to make it class.

 We will be going over our game boards and any presentation from our project that is dues tomorrow!  You will go to site on Wednesday instead! PLEASE let your site know about the schedule change!

PM STUDENTS - PM class will meet at the normal Wednesday 1-3 time.  We have an ambulance visit and it will be AWESOME! Come prepared to turn in assignments and start asking questions!

HOMEWORK

CCBMA Web Research Assignment -  

CLICK HERE FOR ASSIGNMENT DUE THIS WEEK!

Can you believe it is already the middle of March? Where has the time gone?! It is now time to begin to apply for your LAS POSITAS CREDIT for your Med Occ class! Yippee!  

Please go to THIS link to begin the process! 

STEP 1 - Create an account with Las Positas.  Those of you who have already registered with Las Positas you may already have an account.

STEP 2 - You MUST print out the Course articulation form and turn it in to me.

STEP 3 - I will sign all of them and pass them to my boss to then sign. 

STEP 4 - We will submit them to Las Positas.

You should have an official transcript from Las Positas no later than November.