Newsletter used to keep students in the loop of what is going on in the Office of Medical Education and Student Affairs.

1. EMORY UNIVERSITY
From the Desk of OMESA
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
SPECIAL
POINTS OF
INTEREST:
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 M A R C H 1 6 , 2 0 1 0
Emory Revisited
2010
Meet the Medical
Education Team Match Day 2010
Financial Aid Dead-
line Approaching The third Thursday in Ceremonies coordinated to
March is the day when medi- occur on the same date at
Direct Loans com-
cal students all across the the same time throughout the
ing to Emory nation. On that day, mem-
country will find out exactly
where and what they will be bers of the Class of 2010 will
Save the Dates!
doing for the phase of their receive traditional Match Day
medical education. This day sealed envelopes, which con-
proves to be an exciting, yet tain letters showing where
nerve-wrecking day for all! they will be doing their resi-
dency training
The process begins in the fall
Coming next Issue: when students apply to resi- Match Day 2010 will be March 18, Match Day is the culmination
dency programs. After going 2010 at the School of Medicine. of a year's work in the com-
Meet Medical through interviews, the stu- plex process that matches the
Student Affairs dents rank where they would nation's graduating medical
like to go. The programs students with residency pro-
Upcoming then rank which students grams. A huge thanks to
Events for June they would like to have. At Mary K. Garcia and the
that point, the computer al- Grady staff for all of their
Message from
gorithm then makes the hardwork on this event!
the Director match. Match results are re-
leased at Match Day CONGRATS TO THE
CLASS OF 2010!
Emory Revisited 2010
The office of Multicultural Medi- Approximately 30 students from participants will shadow Emory
cal Student Affairs will host across the nation will come to School of Medicine physicians for a
Emory Revisited 2010, March meet and mingle with medical few hours during their stay, giving
17th-March 19th. Emory Revisited students, faculty and staff. The them the unique opportunity to
is a second look program for event also allows students the observe the quality of clinical train-
accepted underrepresented mi- opportunity to ask questions ing at Emory and its affiliated hos-
nority applicants and the final about Emory in a relaxed atmos- pitals. For more information about
recruitment effort before stu- phere, without the pressures the Emory Revisited 2010 program,
dents decide where they will associated with the admissions please contact Yolanda Hood at
attend medical school next fall. and interview processes. Revisited yhood@emory.edu.

2. PAGE 2
Meet the Medical Education Team
The Medical Education Team, often referred to as the “Med Ed Team” is the department that
works most heavily with the curriculum for our medical students. Under the advisement of Dr.
Alan Otsuki, Associate Dean of Medical Education, the team works hard to continually make sure
the curriculum for our students aligns with today's medical education standards.
Below is a listing of the staff members of the Med Ed Team and their positions:
Jennifer McCormick: Associate Director of Medical Education and Assessment Specialist– Supervisor
to all medical education team staff and works extensively with assessments for the School of Medi-
cine.
Med Ed Team with Santa
Tyrese Hinkins: Assistant Director of Medical Education Programming– Coordinates and facilitates
Churchward.
the One45 evaluation system, NBME testing, Pagers, USMLE and Liaison for Office of Disability
Services for OMESA.
Catherine Kiefer: Assistant Director of Medical Education and Curriculum Management-Coordinates
and manages curriculum committees and is an integral part in maintaining all phases of the curricu-
lum.
Shontell Stanford: Information Analyst:- Coordinates curriculum management for the medical
school and works extensively with coordination of the Foundation phase for the medical students.
Tamiko Burgess: Medical Education Program Coordinator– Works extensively with the Adult and
Pediatric Primary Care blocks and Discovery phases within the curriculum.
LeDeadra Brown: Medical Education Assistant Coordinator– Works extensively with the Discovery
phase within the curriculum.
Financial Aid Deadline is Approaching….
Michelle Au, creator of
Scutmonkey and her 12 Students in the Classes of 2011, 2012 and 2013 should submit all of their financial aid in-
types of med school stu- formation by May 1, 2010 for the 2010-11 academic year.
dents Everyone who wants to apply for federal loans must complete a 2010-11 FAFSA.
Everyone who wants to apply for need-based scholarships must complete the
FAFSA as well as a 2010-11 CSS PROFILE, including parental info. Also, you must
send signed photocopies of your 2009 federal tax return (if you file one) and of
your parents’ 2009 federal tax return(s). The tax returns should be signed and
include any W-2’s or attached schedules.
Please submit any financial aid documents directly to the Office of Financial Aid
in the B. Jones Bldg.
FROM THE DESK OF OMESA

3. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3
Direct Loans Coming to Emory!
Starting with the 2010-11 academic year, Emory University will begin processing student loans a
new way: Direct Lending. Some of you may have attended other universities that used Direct Loans, but
others may not be familiar with this process. Here’s a brief explanation.
When the federal Stafford Loan program began, the money for the loans came from the private
banking system, even though the federal government created the program and its regulations. The origi-
nal version of the program is known as the Federal Family Educational Loan Program (FFELP). In the
early 1990’s, some members of Congress sought to streamline the program by removing the banks from
the process and allowing students to borrow directly from the federal treasury. The U.S. Department of
Education acts as the lender. This initiative was approved by Congress, and Direct Lending was born.
Once Direct Lending was created, institutions of higher education had to decide if they would
continue to participate in FFELP or choose Direct Lending instead. This was an institutional decision,
and students received FFELP or Direct Loans depending on the system that was in place at their school.
Many schools switched to Direct Lending in the last decade, and now about half of all student loans are
Direct Loans. Recent legislation has effectively eliminated FFELP, although a definitive deadline has not
been established. Like most remaining FFELP schools, Emory decided to go ahead and make the change
effective for Fall 2010.
What does this mean to you? First, be assured that Stafford Loans (and GradPLUS) are virtually
the same under Direct Lending as under FFELP. Some things are simpler because borrowers do not
have to choose a lender, and schools always know who the lender is. Also, the interest rate for Grad-
PLUS is slightly lower: 7.9% rather than 8.5%. (The Stafford interest rate of 6.8% is the same under both
programs.) The most visible sign of the change is that every student will be required to sign a new
promissory. The Office of Financial Aid will instruct students what you need to do as the process
evolves. Please read your e-mails and award letter carefully.
Save the Dates
March
17-19: Emory Revisited 2010
18: Match Day 2010
23: Apolla Kaufee Haus 2010
26: NBME-Neurology
April
8-9: Cardiovascular Block Exam
9:NBME Exam-Psych, Ob/Gyn and Adult/Pediatric Primary Care Exams
11-16: C/O 2013 Spring Break
23: NBME– Neuro, Med, Surg
May
10-Emory Graduation
16-17: GI Exams (tentative)
20-21 Adult/Pediatric Primary Care Exams

4. Emory University School of
Medicine
1648 Pierce Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
OMESA
Phone: 404-727-5655
Website: http://www.med.emory.edu/education/omesa
Office of Medical Education and Student Affairs ( OMESA)
The Executive Associate Dean directs the Office of Medical Education and Student Affairs (OMESA) for Medical Education
and Student Affairs. Matters concerning the curriculum of the School of Medicine as well as admissions, clinical education,
multicultural affairs, medical student financial aid, academic counseling, student orientations, grades and evaluations, aca-
demic progress and promotions, student life and student advocacy, tutoring, National Board subject examinations, Regis-
tration for US medical licensing examinations, special events and classroom space monitoring and scheduling fall under
the aegis of this office.
WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
Thanks for taking the time out to read the OMESA Newsletter! In an effort to connect with our students, we are using
this avenue as a means to an end. We hope to be able to provide this to you on a quarterly basis in the future. If you
have any suggestion, ideas or would like to help in any way, please contact Tyrese Hinkins at thinkin@emory.edu.