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The Physiology Monthly Synapse

March 2019

Hello fellow Physiology majors!The Physiology Ambassadors are excited to introduce to you the Physiology Monthly

Synapse; a new way to connect with your major! This newsletter will bring you:

1. Interviews highlighting students, alumni and faculty2. Information about getting involved on or off campus 3. Ways to make the most of your time as a PSIO student

If you want to get in contact with us, email us at psioambassadors@gmail.com! Enjoy!

Dissecting Physiology

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~ Interviews with PSIO Faculty, Alumni and Students ~

Dr. Zoe Cohen, PhD - Faculty - Cardiology and Immunology Professor

Dr. Zoe Cohen is an assistant professor on the educator scholar track, teachingcourses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Cohen not onlyteaches at the UA College of Medicine, she also serves on the admissionscommittee. Her leadership experience also includes being the vice chair of theTucson Education Policy Committee and the Physiology Discipline Director,where her role is making sure physiology is covered properly at the medicalschool.

After getting her Bachelor’s degree, Dr. Cohen earned her Master’s in ExercisePhysiology from the University of Colorado Boulder. With interest formedicine, physical therapy, and research, Dr. Cohen spent the next four yearsgetting experience in all those areas to decide what career would be the best fitfor her. After working in a hospital and a physical therapy center, she realizedthat those clinical fields were not for her. After working in a research lab, Dr.Cohen found that she enjoyed trying different experiments and thetroubleshooting process that came with research. It was in the researchenvironment that Dr. Cohen also discovered her passion for teaching. Afterearning her Ph.D. and completing her post-docs at the U of A, Dr. Cohenwanted a job that incorporated this love for teaching and has been a memberof Physiology faculty ever since.

Dr. Cohen has advised many students with Honors theses and independent

studies, where projects are more “out of the box” than traditional research. Dr.Cohen enjoys working with students on these unique projects because itallows her to “go outside [her] box, too.” Dr. Cohen states that she would liketo be more involved with educational research, specifically regardingcollaborative spaces and studying how students learn.

Outside of her many roles as a Physiology faculty, Dr. Cohen enjoys doingCrossFit 6 days a week, biking, and reading. She states that her greatestmentor is her father, who is a immunologist and “an amazing teacher” withwhom she frequently exchanges insight about teaching.

Thinking back to her time in undergrad, Dr. Cohen wishes she knew that“teachers aren’t scary.” She states, "I never went to office hours… I was muchmore in awe and didn’t really think of [my professors] as people." She wishesshe would have taken the time to know her professors better and encouragesstudents to do so. Dr. Cohen also advises students to not rely on crammingbefore an exam in order to really learn the concepts. Taking the necessarytime and effort to truly grasp the material can be helpful for rememberingother concepts in higher education.

PSIO Survival GuideTip from an Ambassador

Tips for PSIO 201 The content in PSIO 201 is taught by multiple professors, with each professor

covering a different block. PSIO 201 serves as an introductory course on the bodysystems and covers musculature, the integumentary system, the nervous system,and bones. Succeeding in PSIO 201 requires visiting the study center in Gittings.In the study center, you will find models or microscope slides that will be taughtin the lab component of this course. Learning the different parts of the models

and their physiological function will help you ace your practicals! Make sure youstay on top of all your coursework which includes lecture exams, lab quizzes, and

practicals.~Samar, Class of 2020

Tips for PSIO 202 PSIO 202 covers the cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive,

renal, and reproductive systems. While this may seem like an overwhelmingamount of material at first glance, the topics are grouped together in blocks

according to relevance (i.e. cardiovascular with respiratory, etc.). Make it a habitto visit the study center in Gittings because you will still be learning lots ofanatomy. However, there will be a greater conceptual focus on the actual

physiology of the systems, which makes the material easier to digest for some! Atip for success: review the material as often as possible, this helps break

everything up into smaller sections of information. Try to review the materialright after lecture or lab to reinforce understanding.

~ Shayla, Class of 2020

Useful Flashcard Resource: AnkiIf you don't already know, Anki is an awesome online flashcard resource that

helps teach you the material while helping you remember them at the same time.Its used by many medical students and will come in very handy! A link to

download the app on your computers is attached Here~Pantea, Class of 2019

This Month in PSIO:PSIO Club:

Physiology Club meets every other Monday6-7pm Gittings 129B

Find out more info here_____________________________________________________________________________

Physiology Honors Academy:

3/20/19 MMI WorkshopMedical Library 5pm

RSVP here

3/25-26/19 Bone Marrow Drive10am-3pm

Check out PHA table on UA mall for more info_____________________________________________________________________________

Pre-Health Related Events:3/14/19 Flinn Foundation- Buffmire Lecture

"Holding Government and Industry Accountable in the Development of FoodPolicy"

DuVal Auditorium, UMC 12pmRSVP here

3/15/19 Weekly Colloquium on Problems in the Biology of ComplexDiseases

“The Genetics of Gene Expression”BIO5 Rm 103 9-11 am

3/22/19 Weekly Colloquium on Problems in the Biology of ComplexDiseases

“Network Approaches to Complex Disease Genetics"BIO5 Rm 103 9-11 am

3/25/19 Cindy Wool Memorial Seminar"A Singular Intimacy; Connecting the Bridge Between Healthcare Professionals and

Patients"DuVal Auditorium, UMC 12pm

RSVP here

3/29/19 Weekly Colloquium on Problems in the Biology of ComplexDiseases

“Single Cell Approaches to Gene Regulation Studies"BIO5 Rm 103 9-11 am

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Miscellaneous:

3/11/19 7 Week Session II classes begin

Antibody looking for opportunities?Volunteer/Community Service:

The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona (click here for more info)Humane Society of Southern Arizona (click here for more info)Casa de los Niños (click here for more info)Hospitals

Banner University Medical Center St. Mary'sSt. Joseph's

Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (click here for more info)Z mansion (click here for more info)

Research:

Finding research during your undergraduate career can be daunting if youhaven't done research before. Luckily, below you can find some researchopportunities that you can find out more about!UBRP (Undergraduate Biology Research ProgramSIMI (Summer Institute of Medical Ignorance)Email your professors to see if any of them are working on any research orhave labs that you can joinSummer programs in Biomedical Research

information can be found here

Internships/Jobs:

Scribe Position available I am in search of a medical scribe. I am searching for Dr. Mohammad Khreisswho is a hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeon that specializes in advancedcomplex cancer surgeries. His clinics are Monday’s from 8:15am- 4pm andWednesday’s from 11:30am- 4pm. Dr. Khreiss would like someone who will bein the position for at least a year (longer is always a plus). The right candidatewill be dependable, punctual, a quick learner, and a fast typist. The salary willbe minimum wage and hourly.

Contact:Maria PayneMPayne@acssurgeons.com

The Collective Health company is hiring Hi Wildcats, My company is hiring, and UofA grads make excellent fits! I work at Collective Health, a health-tech company that is creating thehealthcare experience we all deserve from the ground-up and launching anew Operations hub in Salt Lake City! The company is 5 years old andgrowing quickly. Our Operations team is the engine of the business,operating the core processes that power our business. We’re backed by someof the best investors in Silicon Valley who believe that we’re the right peoplefor this daunting job. In my time with CH, I've had an opportunity to grow both my strategic andtechnical skills, work with phenomenal people, and learn the ins and outs ofthe US healthcare and health insurance system. My team is growing andlooking for intellectually curious and self-motivated people with 0-4 years ofexperience to help us drive towards our mission. We’re hiring several people for these two roles in Salt Lake City, with startdates ranging from March-November 2019:Member Advocate RoleOperations Associate Role If you have any questions, I’m more than happy to chat - you can reach out tome at aileen.palmer@collectivehealth.com. If you’re interested, I can alsomake sure to get your application in front of the recruiter ASAP. P.S. Here’s a Wall Street Journal article that explains a little more what we do,and why we’re their No. 2 Tech Company to Watch! Sent to us from: Shauna Michelle Bratton sbratton@email.arizona.edu

Physiology Fun Fact:The indentation in the middle of the area between the nose

and the upper lip is called the ‘philtrum.’

What Can You Do With a Bachelors inPhysiology?

Physical therapy, pharmacy, medicine, teaching,research? What to do..? If you are not completely surewhat you can do with your four years of studies after

graduation, fear no more!

Career: Medical Illustrator

Description: A medical illustrator is a professional artist with advancededucation in both the life sciences and visual communication. If anyone has had acourse with Dr. Lease, you know that she loves to put beautiful anatomyillustrations in the beginning of her presentations. Those illustrations are done bypeople with a background in physiology. Medical illustrators have physiology andanatomy background as well a solid background in arts.

Education/Certification Requirements: To be a medical illustrator, allyou need to have is a bachelor degree in physiology which is a very good news foranyone who enjoys both science and art.

How the PSIO major relates: Unlike other forms of art, to be a medicalillustrator, you need to have a solid foundation in physiology.

I hope you find this humerus

Who are the PSIO Ambassadors?The Physiology Ambassadors are a group of individuals dedicated to helping other Physiology studentslearn about all they can do with their major/minor. From holding office hours where students can askquestions about classes, professors or extracurriculars, to giving tours for prospective students, the

Physiology Ambassadors are here to help you discover the possibilities of graduating with a Physiologydegree at the University of Arizona!

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