The Worcester District Medical Society, The Lamar Soutter Library, and The Humanities in Medicine Committee invite you to a lecture and book signing by Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D. the first Navajo woman surgeon and author of The Scalpel and the Silver Bear Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Reception: Library Conference Room, Lamar Soutter Library - 5:30 p.m. Lecture: Lazare Auditorium - 6:00-7:00 p.m. For more information contact Ellen.More@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 5-2-08)

The Lamar Soutter Library invites you to its Artist in Residence Series Through My Eyes Photography & Paintings By Sherry A. Moskowitz Exhibiting: April 28 - June 6, 2008 Reception: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Place: First Floor of the Library For more information contact Nancy Harger 508-856-3334 / Nancy.Harger@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 4-16-08)

NCMETV™ is a monthly series of professionally produced CME video programs on important state-mandated and other topics of interest to practicing clinicians. The library has subscribed to these for many years as videocassettes and, more recently, as DVDs. Now they are available online for registered library users and can be accessed 24/7. Several types of CME credit are available for those who complete a self-assessment quiz.

To use NCMETV™, registration with the Hospital ID is required. To obtain this login code to get started, please call the library Public Desk and User Services Department at 508-856-6099. A sample program is also available.

(Posted on 4-4-08)

The Humanities in Medicine Committee of the Lamar Soutter Library and the Office of Student Affairs invite you to attend The Fourth Annual Gerald F. Berlin Prize for Creative Writing Award Ceremony & Readings Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Place: Library Conference Room, Lamar Soutter Library Refreshments will be served. For additional information about the Berlin Awards and to read previous winning submissions visit: http://www.richardmberlin.com/creative_writing_award.html

(Posted on 3-18-08)

The Humanities in Medicine Committee of the Lamar Soutter Library invites you to a book signing and lecture by author Carla Yanni Associate Professor of Art History and Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Rutgers University Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Place: Rare Book Room, Lamar Soutter Library Dr. Yanni promotes the study of architectural history as a way of understanding a society's values.

(Posted on 2-20-08)

The Lamar Soutter Library invites you to its Artist in Residence Series by Paul Berman, M.D. New England Landscapes Exhibiting: March 7 - April 18, 2008 Reception: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. Place: First Floor of the Library For more information contact Nancy Harger 508-856-3334 / Nancy.Harger@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 2-19-08)

On February 4, 2008, Ovid will introduce a new search interface, OvidSP, incorporating new searching tools. To preview OvidSP, go to the Ovid Choose a Database screen and click on the Try OvidSP! link at the top. Tabs allow you to choose Basic Search, Find Citation, Search Tools, Search Fields, or Advanced Ovid Search.

If you have questions, please contact Jim Comes or Len Levin.

(Posted on 1-25-08; revised 2-4-08)

The Lamar Soutter Library invites you to its Artist in Residence Series A Celebration of Black History Month February 2008 Featuring the artwork of UMass students, local artists, and artworks purchased abroad Reception in the Lamar Soutter Library, Thursday, February 7 at 5:00 p.m. For more information contact Josue Chery at Josue.Chery@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 1-25-08; revised 2-1-08)

Beginning in 2008, access to CINAHL is now available to library users only from EBSCO. To aid users in the transition from the Ovid platform, the library offers a CINAHL class, open to all UMMS and UMMHC personnel.

(Posted on 1-3-08)

The Humanities in Medicine Committee of the Lamar Soutter Library presents: The Alchemy of Grief by Emily Ferrara A Reading from her award-winning book of poetry about writing and healing after the loss of her 19-year-old son Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 5:00-7:00 p.m. Reading, reception, and book-signing will be held in the Rare Book Room of the Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Medical School Emily Ferrara, M.A., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Medical School.

(Posted on 1-2-08)

The Lamar Soutter Library's Artist in Residence Series will feature the art of 14 UMass students. The exhibit will start on Monday, December 17, 2007 and go through Friday, January 25, 2008. For more information, contact Cindy Lai.

(Posted on 12-12-07)

The library pays all the necessary copyright fees for the articles supplied via the Loansome Doc service. Due to increases in copyright fees, we find it necessary to increase our charge to $25.00 per article, with a surcharge of $5.00 for material held at other institutions. This price increase will go into effect on January 1, 2008.

If you have any questions about the price increase, please contact Jane Fama at 508-856-2099, or Vivian Frempong at 508-856-2080.

(Posted on 12-4-07)

Eileen Costello, M.D., co-author of Quirky Kids, will be speaking on Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Rare Book Room of the Lamar Soutter Library.

Sponsored by the Central Massachusetts Early Childhood Resource Center, Lamar Soutter Library and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. For more information, contact Nancy Harger at 508-856-3334.

(Posted on 11-29-07)

David Loxterkamp, M.D., will be speaking on the topic, "A Storied Life: Why Words Matter in Medicine." Copies of his book A Measure of My Days: The Journal of a Country Doctor will also be available for purchase and signing.

When: Wednesday, November 14, 2007; 5:00 p.m.
Where: Rare Book Room, Lamar Soutter Library, UMass Medical School
Refreshments will be served.

David Loxterkamp, M.D. is a family physician from Belfast, Maine, where he has lived for 23 years with his wife, Lindsay, and their two children. His stories and essays have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal. He has written popularly for America Magazine, Commonweal and the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. His work as a family physician was the subject of a Life Magazine photoessay in 1998 and an NBC Nightline documentary in 2000.

Dr. Loxterkamp has authored A Measure of My Days: The Journal of a Country Doctor (University of New England Press, 1997) and contributed to two anthologies, A Life in Medicine, edited by Robert Coles and Randy Testa (The New Press, 2002) and Professions of Face, edited by James Martin and Jeremy Langford (Sheed & Ward, 2002). He is currently writing a book on pilgrimage.

This event is co-sponsored by the library's Humanities in Medicine Committee, the UMMS Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and the UMMS Family Medicine Interest Group.

For more information, contact Nancy Harger at Nancy.Harger@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 10-25-07; revised 10-26-07)

The Medical Dimension of Non-medical Movies series continues with a presentation of the 1997 TV movie ...First Do No Harm (94 mins., rated PG-13), starring Meryl Streep. The film addresses epilepsy and the ketogenic diet.

Participation: Open to students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and their family and friends at no charge.
When: Monday, October 22, 2007; 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Room S1-123, UMass Medical School
Pizza will be served.

The Medical Dimension of Non-medical Movies series is presented and facilitated by Cristian Stefan, M.D., Associate Professor in the Departments of Cell Biology and Radiation Oncology. Dr. Stefan will lead a discussion following the movie. The series is sponsored by the library's Humanities in Medicine Committee.

For more information, contact Nancy Harger at Nancy.Harger@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 10-18-07)

The Lamar Soutter Library invites you to its Artist in Residence Series by Jessica Vasale One if by Land, Two if by Sea topside and underwater images capturing the colorful creations of nature Exhibiting: November 2, 2007 - December 14, 2007 Reception: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Place: First Floor of the Library For more information contact Nancy Harger 508-856-3334 / Nancy.Harger@umassmed.edu

(Posted on 10-18-07)