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Bioengineering Organizational Alliance - UIC
Bioengineering Organizational Alliance - UIC

This document provides information about upcoming events for the Bioengineering Organizational Alliance (BOA) student organization at UIC. It discusses building test kits for electro-surgery units with Engineering World Health, various volunteering opportunities through the Disability Resource Center and other organizations, an undergraduate big brother/big sister mentoring program, an art program, and tutoring resources available through BOA.

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Bioengineering Organizational Alliance GBM 1 [Spring 2012]
Overview Structure Awards Website Whats to come this semester Guest speakers Activities Casino night End of semester dinner elections Program/Organization Updates
Engineering World Health Vishal Varma
Engineering World Health (EWH) ESU Tester Kit Building Update - Kits have arrived! - EWH has been granted access to the newly renovated BioE lab SEL 4018 What are we building? Electro-surgery unit testers. (These typically cost $2,000, but EWH has created a tester that costs 18$) Electro-surgery units are used to create incisions via the use of high frequency electric current. Did you know? Typically 50 percent of medical equipment in developing country health facilities is out of service and as much as 70 percent of donated medical equipment does not work.
Engineering World Health (EWH) Kit building sessions Info Where: SEL 4018 When: Every non-BOA GBM Thursday, 4pm 6pm Time conflict with other lab sessions in SEL 4018 If we are holding a session, itll be on the website calendar What: 50 ESU testers kits We will hold sessions until either all of them are built Who: YOU BOA MEMBERS
Engineering World Health (EWH) First Kit Building Session: (Tentative) Thursday Jan 26th, 2012 Little minute details remains, hopefully sorted out by next Thursday. We will send out an email if this doesnt work. Requires: - Simple soldering; again, well train you if you have no prior experience. - A lil courage: Only one person burnt himself (twice) so far We plan on shipping these kits back to EWH so they can be sent to developing countries this semester.
Other EWH opportunities: 1) EWH Summer Institute (Deadline Jan 28th) Sent out info in email to all BioEs. Two Month Program - Put Your Engineering Skills To Work In the Developing World First Month: The first month is spent learning the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully work in a hospital in the developing world. Second Month: During the second month teams of students work independently putting their new skills to use helping disadvantaged hospitals. Want more details? Email vvarma4@uic.edu for more info
Other EWH opportunities: 2) EWH Design Competition (Deadline Jan 27th) An annual design competition that is unique in being directed at the needs of developing country health care. A competition geared towards your devices impact on Global Healthcare. EX: An automatic, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system powered by a cell phone A low-cost device to measure oxygen concentration output from oxygen concentrators in hospitals of resource-poor settings. What can you submit? - Senior Design Projects - Independent research projects EWH/BOA will fund travelling expenses and such. Email vvarma4@uic.edu if interested.
Keep in Touch Email either of us or boa.uic@gmail.com Facebook : Add Boa At Uic and Like Bioengineering Organizational Alliance Twitter: Follow @BOAatUIC Google plus : Add BOA UIC to your circles Phone: 847-886-9575 call OR text Chaitra IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE TEXT LISTERV & WANT TO BE, LET CHAITRA KNOW :)
Suggestion Box & Stamps If you have any concerns or comments at all and dont want to tell us personally, put it in the suggestion box located in the BioE office If you deserve stamps, please please let us know! Dont miss out on the fun prizes! And stay involved ! REMINDER: 1 stamp for every 4 GBMs you attend! 1 stamp for adding us on FB/Twitter OR Google + ( only 1 for 3)
Undergraduate Big Brother Big Sister Program One on one mentor/mentee program for undergraduates Freshmen/Sophomores Sign up to be Mentees Juniors/Seniors Sign up to be Mentors We will contact you asking you to fill out a info form i.e: gender, concentration, interests, location, etc.. We will match pairs based on the answers We will encourage/facilitate frequent contact between pairs There will be a monthly meeting for pairs to mingle Sign up to receive more info and be informed of when meetings are !
BioE Art Program Open Art program! Submit any type of art to boa.uic@gmail.com all semester long i.e: sketches, paintings, 3D things, poetry, videos, digital shorts, etc We will display this artwork on the website, in the BioE department, on the screen, and wherever else we can! Deadline is the Friday before the last week of classes At the end of the semester, the best artwork will be awarded cash prizes!
BioE Art Program Contest We will also have mini contests throughout First mini contest: Design a logo for the BVP program Second mini contest: Design a logo for the OSLP Program Look for an email for deadline and more info!
Community Outreach Program Upcoming Events
Bowling For Charity Did you like last semesters Bowling Event? Did you happen to miss it, but still are interested to come? Bowling for Charity Come up with teams to face off Collect pledges from Professors, students, etc. Per pin knocked down, total donation, etc.
BOA Bake Sale Need Volunteers Help set up location + tables Operate the table Bring in (baked) food to sell Week of Valentines Day
Volunteering at DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER READERS/SCRIBES FOR EXAMS Looking for upper-class undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines who are interested in serving as readers and/or scribes for our department Readers and scribes serve those students who need assistance in accessing their exam materials. A reader reads the exam questions word for word to the student with a disability. A scribe writes word for word the answers the student with a disability provides. Students will be eligible to receive a gift card to the University Bookstore for their services.
Volunteering at DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER If you are interested in signing up to be a reader/scribe, please send the following information to Caitlyn Smith at csmith95@uic.edu: -Name -Major -Status (undergraduate-including class standing, graduate) -Subject areas you feel comfortable working with -Foreign Language knowledge (if any) -Availability during the semester (Reading/scribing occurs at the DRC between 9 and 4 Monday through Friday)
Interested? Contact us: kkerwell12@gmail.com madsas.sasi@gmail.com
Big/Little Sibling Program Arman Butt January 19 2012
2nd Year Phd Biomolecular Engineering Dr. Takoudis Advanced Material Research Lab (AMReL) I am currently researching different surface and bulk materials for implants such as dental and hip implants to improve longevity of the implant by eliminating infection and corrosion due to wear and bio-chemical attacks.
Possible Professional Programs Dental School Pharmacy Medical School Doctor of Osteopathy (OD) = Fix your way of living Doctor of Medicine (MD) = Drug you up Specialized Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)/MS Phd-MD/DO-MD Etc.
Poll Dental School? Medical School? MD/DO? Graduate school? PhD/MS? Other?
FAQs Money Medical School/Dental School on your own Graduate School PhDs get funding in terms of tuition waivers and/or additional stipends minus some fees Depending on school, MS can also have similar funding (not all places though) Time Medical/Dental school Depends on specialization, 4-10+ years MS/PhD 1-2 years / 3-5 years (up to 9 years) Employment opportunities and income Supply and demand and economy Requirements for acceptance GPA Experience Not only do you look interested in the field, but is a great source for recommendation letters Deadlines
https://www.cs.uic.edu/pub/BIOE/BioeGrad/grad_handbook.pdf This is the link to the graduate student handbook with details for graduate school uic.edu > department of bioengineering > academics > graduate > Important Links > Graduate Student Handbook
Graduate Handbook Masters and PhD requirements are defined Courses, papers, thesis, etc. List of courses are being revamped for the time being Timeline Concentrations are defined List of professors, their labs, their areas of research, and their contact information Currently in update process
Fin butt2@uic.edu - Arman Butt
BOA Tutoring (no, not Bank of America!) Nairyna Constantino constan1@uic.edu
Tutoring Binders Classes All bioengineering classes 200s up to 400s General education classes MATH 090 up to MATH 310 PHYS 141/142 CHEM 112, 114, 232 Tutors Experienced current BioE students Need more If you are proficient in teaching, GPA does not matter Location SEO 2nd Floor BioEngineering Department Office Can be checked out only by tutors (see next slide)
BOA Tutoring Calendar Monthly calendars updated on BOA website http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/bmes/ Contact information of tutors and their subjects Email them for scheduling

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BOA GBM (01-19-2012)

  • 2. Overview Structure Awards Website Whats to come this semester Guest speakers Activities Casino night End of semester dinner elections Program/Organization Updates
  • 4. Engineering World Health (EWH) ESU Tester Kit Building Update - Kits have arrived! - EWH has been granted access to the newly renovated BioE lab SEL 4018 What are we building? Electro-surgery unit testers. (These typically cost $2,000, but EWH has created a tester that costs 18$) Electro-surgery units are used to create incisions via the use of high frequency electric current. Did you know? Typically 50 percent of medical equipment in developing country health facilities is out of service and as much as 70 percent of donated medical equipment does not work.
  • 5. Engineering World Health (EWH) Kit building sessions Info Where: SEL 4018 When: Every non-BOA GBM Thursday, 4pm 6pm Time conflict with other lab sessions in SEL 4018 If we are holding a session, itll be on the website calendar What: 50 ESU testers kits We will hold sessions until either all of them are built Who: YOU BOA MEMBERS
  • 6. Engineering World Health (EWH) First Kit Building Session: (Tentative) Thursday Jan 26th, 2012 Little minute details remains, hopefully sorted out by next Thursday. We will send out an email if this doesnt work. Requires: - Simple soldering; again, well train you if you have no prior experience. - A lil courage: Only one person burnt himself (twice) so far We plan on shipping these kits back to EWH so they can be sent to developing countries this semester.
  • 7. Other EWH opportunities: 1) EWH Summer Institute (Deadline Jan 28th) Sent out info in email to all BioEs. Two Month Program - Put Your Engineering Skills To Work In the Developing World First Month: The first month is spent learning the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully work in a hospital in the developing world. Second Month: During the second month teams of students work independently putting their new skills to use helping disadvantaged hospitals. Want more details? Email vvarma4@uic.edu for more info
  • 8. Other EWH opportunities: 2) EWH Design Competition (Deadline Jan 27th) An annual design competition that is unique in being directed at the needs of developing country health care. A competition geared towards your devices impact on Global Healthcare. EX: An automatic, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring system powered by a cell phone A low-cost device to measure oxygen concentration output from oxygen concentrators in hospitals of resource-poor settings. What can you submit? - Senior Design Projects - Independent research projects EWH/BOA will fund travelling expenses and such. Email vvarma4@uic.edu if interested.
  • 9. Keep in Touch Email either of us or boa.uic@gmail.com Facebook : Add Boa At Uic and Like Bioengineering Organizational Alliance Twitter: Follow @BOAatUIC Google plus : Add BOA UIC to your circles Phone: 847-886-9575 call OR text Chaitra IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE TEXT LISTERV & WANT TO BE, LET CHAITRA KNOW :)
  • 10. Suggestion Box & Stamps If you have any concerns or comments at all and dont want to tell us personally, put it in the suggestion box located in the BioE office If you deserve stamps, please please let us know! Dont miss out on the fun prizes! And stay involved ! REMINDER: 1 stamp for every 4 GBMs you attend! 1 stamp for adding us on FB/Twitter OR Google + ( only 1 for 3)
  • 11. Undergraduate Big Brother Big Sister Program One on one mentor/mentee program for undergraduates Freshmen/Sophomores Sign up to be Mentees Juniors/Seniors Sign up to be Mentors We will contact you asking you to fill out a info form i.e: gender, concentration, interests, location, etc.. We will match pairs based on the answers We will encourage/facilitate frequent contact between pairs There will be a monthly meeting for pairs to mingle Sign up to receive more info and be informed of when meetings are !
  • 12. BioE Art Program Open Art program! Submit any type of art to boa.uic@gmail.com all semester long i.e: sketches, paintings, 3D things, poetry, videos, digital shorts, etc We will display this artwork on the website, in the BioE department, on the screen, and wherever else we can! Deadline is the Friday before the last week of classes At the end of the semester, the best artwork will be awarded cash prizes!
  • 13. BioE Art Program Contest We will also have mini contests throughout First mini contest: Design a logo for the BVP program Second mini contest: Design a logo for the OSLP Program Look for an email for deadline and more info!
  • 14. Community Outreach Program Upcoming Events
  • 15. Bowling For Charity Did you like last semesters Bowling Event? Did you happen to miss it, but still are interested to come? Bowling for Charity Come up with teams to face off Collect pledges from Professors, students, etc. Per pin knocked down, total donation, etc.
  • 16. BOA Bake Sale Need Volunteers Help set up location + tables Operate the table Bring in (baked) food to sell Week of Valentines Day
  • 17. Volunteering at DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER READERS/SCRIBES FOR EXAMS Looking for upper-class undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines who are interested in serving as readers and/or scribes for our department Readers and scribes serve those students who need assistance in accessing their exam materials. A reader reads the exam questions word for word to the student with a disability. A scribe writes word for word the answers the student with a disability provides. Students will be eligible to receive a gift card to the University Bookstore for their services.
  • 18. Volunteering at DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER If you are interested in signing up to be a reader/scribe, please send the following information to Caitlyn Smith at csmith95@uic.edu: -Name -Major -Status (undergraduate-including class standing, graduate) -Subject areas you feel comfortable working with -Foreign Language knowledge (if any) -Availability during the semester (Reading/scribing occurs at the DRC between 9 and 4 Monday through Friday)
  • 20. Big/Little Sibling Program Arman Butt January 19 2012
  • 21. 2nd Year Phd Biomolecular Engineering Dr. Takoudis Advanced Material Research Lab (AMReL) I am currently researching different surface and bulk materials for implants such as dental and hip implants to improve longevity of the implant by eliminating infection and corrosion due to wear and bio-chemical attacks.
  • 22. Possible Professional Programs Dental School Pharmacy Medical School Doctor of Osteopathy (OD) = Fix your way of living Doctor of Medicine (MD) = Drug you up Specialized Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)/MS Phd-MD/DO-MD Etc.
  • 23. Poll Dental School? Medical School? MD/DO? Graduate school? PhD/MS? Other?
  • 24. FAQs Money Medical School/Dental School on your own Graduate School PhDs get funding in terms of tuition waivers and/or additional stipends minus some fees Depending on school, MS can also have similar funding (not all places though) Time Medical/Dental school Depends on specialization, 4-10+ years MS/PhD 1-2 years / 3-5 years (up to 9 years) Employment opportunities and income Supply and demand and economy Requirements for acceptance GPA Experience Not only do you look interested in the field, but is a great source for recommendation letters Deadlines
  • 25. https://www.cs.uic.edu/pub/BIOE/BioeGrad/grad_handbook.pdf This is the link to the graduate student handbook with details for graduate school uic.edu > department of bioengineering > academics > graduate > Important Links > Graduate Student Handbook
  • 26. Graduate Handbook Masters and PhD requirements are defined Courses, papers, thesis, etc. List of courses are being revamped for the time being Timeline Concentrations are defined List of professors, their labs, their areas of research, and their contact information Currently in update process
  • 28. BOA Tutoring (no, not Bank of America!) Nairyna Constantino constan1@uic.edu
  • 29. Tutoring Binders Classes All bioengineering classes 200s up to 400s General education classes MATH 090 up to MATH 310 PHYS 141/142 CHEM 112, 114, 232 Tutors Experienced current BioE students Need more If you are proficient in teaching, GPA does not matter Location SEO 2nd Floor BioEngineering Department Office Can be checked out only by tutors (see next slide)
  • 30. BOA Tutoring Calendar Monthly calendars updated on BOA website http://www2.uic.edu/stud_orgs/prof/bmes/ Contact information of tutors and their subjects Email them for scheduling