April 1, 1998, Vol. 20, No. 11

Sections of this page:

Picturing the Past

Wartime graduate’s photographs blend potent images with artistry

Premedical students get inside look

Around KUMC ...

Donald Hagen, EVC

Campus Snapshots

Spring Fling: Don’t miss out on a carnival of food and fun

Student Link

Classifieds

Topics Information


Picturing the Past

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Clendening display highlights former medical student’s photographic mastery

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In white, with patients
at the Winfield State
Training School, 1935

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Pediatric ward, 1941

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Physiology lab, 1938


A Clendening Exhibition
Wartime graduate’s photographs blend potent images with artistry

  • What: Photographic display
  • Where: Foyer, Clendening Library
  • When: Currently
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., M-F

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Hostetter in 1943 with a Filipino infant during the former’s wartime stint on the islands, where he served as an Army physician.

The study of medicine is a study of flux, a study of an ever maturing body of knowledge and practice.

One thing, however, hasn’t changed in re-cent decades. The cost of such an educationwas costly, is costly, and, bar a miracle, will remain costly.

Ask any medical student today.

Or ask Philip Hostetter, MD, a 1942 graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

They’ll tell you you either incur debt, or you deplete savings, or you find a way to augment your income while immersed in an arduous curriculum, or you combine any or all of the above.

Hostetter found a creative way to offset his costs, marrying his need for money with his love of photography --- selling the fruits of his labors for the princely sum of a dime apiece. And, in so doing, he helped chronicle the school and its denizens in the late ’30s as well as the early years of the second World War, during which he served in the Philippines.

Now, the Clendening Library, under the auspices of Archivist Nancy Hulston and second-year medical students Andy Desruisseau and Ryan Hutchison, has mounted an exhibition of his work, covering a gamut of his experiences, from medical school to combat to clinical practice. They don’t disappoint.

Hostetter displays a flair for evocative images, a fine eye for composition and expert technical skills.

The display opened on March 31 and will continue for a yet-to-be-determined length of time in the newly remodeled foyer of the Clendening Library, first-floor Robinson, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.


Premedical students get inside look

More than 200 college students seeking a physician’s career recently got a good, hard look at the challenges and rewards such a vocation entails.
They were participants in the daylong 1988 Premedical Student Conference hosted by KUMC March 21 in Wahl West.

The premed students --- drawn from institutions of higher learning throughout Kansas --- were greeted by Executive Vice Chancellor Don Hagen, MD, who, in his opening re-marks, touched on his own modest beginnings --- “I was first in my family to attend college; first in my family to attend medical school” --- and implored the prospective physicians to aim high, a stratagem that carried him to the pinnacle of naval medicine: the branch’s surgeon generalship, before he took the helm here nearly three years ago.

“Your future’s up to you,” he exhorted his youthful audience.

To attend medical school, to grow through its challenges, to reap its rewards, “you have got to have the grades,” he said. “You’ve got to have the will.” Given both, he said, “you can make it.

“There is no profession as important, no profession as fulfilling, as that of medicine. People are going to trust you like nobody’s business, but you’ll have to earn that trust.”

The rapt attendees then were given a verbal tour of the medical center’s prestigious history by History and Philosophy of Medicine professor emeritus Robert Hudson, MD, who deftly mixed hu-mor and piquancy in scrolling through a near century of growth and accomplishment.

With their newly found basis of past and present, the student audience divided into groups and delved into practical matters relevant to the study and practice of medicine. Sessions included: “Health Ca-reers for the Future: Trends and Other Workforce Issues;” “What to Do Now to Avoid Financial Stress in Medical School;” “Personal Relationships and Medical School: Can They Coexist?;” Ethics in Medical School: Moral Pre-cursors to a Career as a Physician;” and “Kansas Physician Panel: A Forum for Questions and Answers.”

In addition to the varied discussions, students were implored to take time to talk with current medical students, whose real-life academic careers are rife with the hard knocks of experience.

Executive Dean of the School of Medicine Deborah Powell, MD, delivered the keynote address: “The KU School of Medicine: Proud Past, Bright Future,” which in no uncertain terms catalogued the research, clinical and educative advantages of the medical center’s curricula and opportunities.

The students also were accorded a synopsis of the School of Medicine’s recently revised curriculum.

Said one student at day’s conclusion: “I’ve always wanted to go to medical school. I’ve always wanted to go the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Now, I feel I have a much better idea of what I’m getting into, and I’m excited.”


Around KUMC ...
what’s new

March of Dimes Walk
Join fellow KUMC co-workers for the 1998 March of Dimes WalkAmerica at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 25, at Swope Park. Last year, KU Medical Center placed 11th overall and first in the Hospital Challenge Division by raising $10,146. This year’s goal is $20,000. Walkers can choose from either the 8-mile or the 13-mile routes. All participants who raise $50 for the March of Dimes will receive a KUMC T-shirt to wear on the day of the walk. Participants who raise $100 will receive an official March of Dimes WalkAmerica T-shirt in addition to the KUMC T-shirt. Employees, spouses, children, and neighbors are welcome to join the KU Rock ’n Walk Team and help in the fight of birth defects. For more information, call Amy Metcalf at ext. 1233.

KUMC Interfaith
At the April 1 meeting of KUMC Interfaith, Ravishankar V. Hirekatur will share his experiences with a shaman-healer in Ecuador at the April 1 meeting of KUMC Interfaith. The brown bag meeting will be held in Room 5003 Bell from noon to 1 p.m.

Harassment Seminar
The Human Resources Department will present “Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Work Place” from 9 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, April 7. (Location to be announced.) The program provides participants practical guidelines for recognizing, preventing and resolving incidents of sexual harassment and question/answer time with the director of the Office of Equal Opportunity. If you would like to enroll in this program or have any questions, please e-mail: jowen or call ext. 5089.

Caring is the Key
KUMC’s guest relations program, Caring is the Key, is offered to all employees throughout the medical center and provides an opportunity to share experiences, skills and ideas for promoting excellent customer service. Through group discussions, role play and group exercises, participants focus on skills and techniques to improve communication, create positive public impressions and deal effectively with issues of confidentiality and difficult situations. Caring is the Key is a four-hour program presented in two two-hour segments from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, and Thursday, April 16. Location to be announced. For more information, or to enroll, call Human Resources at ext. 5099.

Maundy Thursday
There will be a non-denominational Maundy Thursday Communion Service will be at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, April 9, in Spencer Chapel. All are welcome to attend.

Tuition Deadline Approaching
Full-time employees who have worked at the medical center for at least six months are eligible to apply for tuition assistance. The application deadline for the summer semester is April 3. Applications may be obtained at the Office of Human Resources, 1044 Delp, or by calling ext. 5099. You may also use the application form found at our pulse location: http://www.kumc.edu/HR/tuition.html

RNs and LPNs employed through Nursing Services may obtain applications through the Nursing Services Office or by calling ext. 6550.

Online Journals
Dykes Library has added full text access to the online versions of several additional journals: “Genes and Development,” “Journal of Applied Physiology,” “Journal of Neuroscience” and “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.” They can be viewed from any computer with a KUMC campus IP address, including KUMC Online. Links to these and other online journals are available at the Online Journals page: http://www.kumc.edu/dykes/journals/display.html. For further information, contact Chris Taft at ext. 7307.

Kirmayer Happenings
Counter Attactics, a self-defense class designed to stress mental awareness, psychological strategies and, should the situation arise, simple swift techniques for surviving and escaping an attack, will be conducted from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, at the Kirmayer Fitness Center. The class costs $10 for Kirmayer members and $20 for non-members, and is open to all KUMC students and employees and their children age 12 or over and accompanied by a parent or guardian. Registration has begun; sign up early, class space is limited. For class schedules and times or to register for the session, call the Kirmayer office at ext. 7701.

Fools’ Day Sale
The University of Kansas Allied Health Alumni Association’s annual April Fools’ Day Sale will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, in the Wyandotte Room inside the main KU Hospital cafeteria. Gift items and other goods will be on sale. Portions of the proceeds will help support the KU Allied Health Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Overdue Notices
In an effort to notify patrons with overdue materials in a more timely manner and to save postage costs, Dykes Library is now sending all overdue notices and bills for library materials via e-mail to KU faculty, staff and students. The Library asks that everyone read and respond to these e-mails promptly.

Refractive Surgery
Have you had it with eyeglasses and/or contact lenses? The KUMC Department of Ophthalmology’s Refractive Surgery Team will host educational seminars on LASIK, PRK and other refractive surgical procedures from noon to 1 p.m., Thursdays, April 2, April 16 and April 30 in Lemoine Library, Department of Ophthalmology, Sudler Hall.

Info ’98
Info ’98, KU Medical Center’s computer fair, will be held Friday, April 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Instructional Technology Center (G010 Wahl West) and the Educational Resource Center (G004 Orr Major). Please note: the ITC and ERC will be closed for general use from 8 a.m. to about 3 p.m. that day.

Journal Access
Dykes Library offers Current Contents Connect, available on the Internet at: http://isicc.com It is accessible to all KUMC faculty, staff, and students using computers on campus or using approved KUMC remote access. Current Contents Connect is an easy-to-use tool to keep abreast of recently published journal material. It is possible to search specific fields, save searches, order documents, as well as download search results. Help is available within the program. For further help, telephone the Reference Desk at ext. 5070, or e-mail: dykesref@kumc.edu.
Preventing Violence
The Human Resources Department and the University Police Department will present “Preventing Violence in the Work Place” from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 25, (location to be announced.) For more information, or to enroll, call ext. 5089.

Literacy Classes
Free GED, English as a Second Language and literacy classes are ongoing from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on the third floor of Building 48, 4125 Rainbow. Call ext. 7945 for more information.

Smoking Cessation Classes
The Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Medicine is sponsoring a free, four-week smoking-cessation course from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., April 14, 16, 21 and 23 in the Dykes Library conference room. To register, call Carol Hickey at ext. 2714.

Jaycare Learning Center
The Jaycare Learning Center is a multicultural day-care facility open from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for infants, toddlers, preschool and pre-kindergarten children. The center offers gymnastics, computers, early-childhood-trained teachers, field trips and is near KUMC. Openings are available. For more information, call 236-5240.


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Now the real work begins! If you think the last two years have been a roller coaster, you haven’t seen anything yet. There is much to be done. We are in the midst of a transition like you have never seen, and we are starting now.

Hospital CEO Irene Cumming and I recentlybriefed the House Appropriations Subcommittee about our transition planning. Moreover, the Chancellor and I briefed the Board of Regents on our plans and progress. This is a monumental challenge and we will all have to cooperate to make it happen.

Remember why we are doing all of this. All of us in academic centers are losing patient volumes and money because of the revolutions in the health care industry. We have people who are receiving less and less income while working harder and harder. We must change our systems to improve our competitiveness in the market, so we can increase our patient volumes. We must have patients for our students and our re-searchers, and for our basic income.

We didn’t just start yesterday. Our first ac-complishment was the establishing KUPI. We must ensure that KUPI matures and becomes effective as a true member of our team. The second initiative was KUMED-WEST, our new ambulatory facility in Shawnee. Demolition of the internal structures is complete and construction is commencing. It will open in the fall. Third, was the freedom of the Hospital to govern itself. We want this complete by Oct 1. Hope-fully, we can make it by that time, but we must have everything working by Dec. 31. Of course, we can do it. We’ll do it on time, and well. We have great people, and busy people. This is the dynamite combination that produces success.

What a Budget Summit!

Our Executive Council recently met to review program priorities and match their anticipated needs against available funds. I want you all to know we have visionary leaders committed to building a strong KU. I just wish we had the funds to match their dreams. If we can build a successful business enterprise to complement our research and educational talents, we will have money.

While we were not able to reach firm conclusions, (and I didn’t see anyone give up anything), we spent valuable time learning to better understand each other’s dreams and challenges. We’ve got the right stuff --- the right people, with the right attitude, and the right goals. We just have to prioritize. We must prioritize because we are not getting new program money from the legislature. And folks, let me make this clear --- we do not have the resources to fund everything.

We must look carefully at everything we do. We must be sure we are using our resources to fullest. This means 100 percent effort from everyone. We must find ways to reduce our costs and increase our product whether our product is education, research or patient care.

One way to maximize individual efforts is to look for partners. We have so many talented and capable people here, surely someone shares your interests and dreams. If you have a project or program you think might be appealing to another, talk to them about it. Working together, your program can be better, reach more people and save space and funds.

We must remember that KU is much more than the sum of its individual parts. KU is not a collection of individual programs and people sharing buildings and parking lots. We are here because we can contribute to KU and the citizens of Kansas. They expect us to serve them in teaching the finest of their students, and in performing critical research. We must focus our activities and coordinate them, under the strategic vision of our deans. There is no room for lone wolves in this organization.

Have you been watching the demolition of Hinch? The team is really making progress. You can follow the progress through our web cam on Pulse. Here’s the URL:
http://www.kumc.edu/construction/crumble/hinchdemo.html Just click on this link, and you’ll go directly to the web cam. The web cam is updated every minute, so you’ll be able to see what is going on if your building doesn’t shake!


Health and Happiness

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Volunteers, left-to-right, Kavitha Dileepan, Judy Lang, Brandy Samek and Edna Merrick were part of the
special team that helped out Valentine’s Day delivering all the many bouquets that arrived for patients that day

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The Department of Dietetics and Nutrition hosted a booth last month outside the main cafeteria to promote healthy diets during National Nutrition Month

Campus Snapshots

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Kansas City Blades right winger Dean Sylvester, No. 11, and defenseman Brent Bilodeau visited with 14-year-old patient Carrie Steele March 20 during their visit to help promote ticket sales to the KUMC Night at the Blades game to be played Friday, April 10, the team’s final home game of the season

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Katya Gibel Azoulay, chair of Africana Studies at Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, was invited to speak at KUMC last month on diversity initiatives during Women’s History Month celebration


Saturday, April 4
Spring Fling: Don’t miss out on a carnival of food and fun

Spring is here, and with it comes the second annual KUMC Spring Fling, which this year will be held Saturday, April 4, in Kirmayer Fitness Center, beginning at noon.

All students, staff and faculty are invited to come out and share in the fun and festivities.

There will be music, games, food and activities galore, including a moon walk and pie-throw.

Mark it on your calendar.

The Spring Fling is sponsored by the Student Governing Council and is a fund raiser for area charities.

Last year’s carnival raised more than $3,000. So, come out, have fun and help our community.

  • What: Second annual Spring Fling
  • When: Noon to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 4
  • Where: Kirmayer Fitness Center

Student Link

News from the schools of

  • Allied Health
  • Graduate Studies
  • Medicine
  • Nursing

Adapting to our future’s needs
KU SoM grads match up well

National numbers, while improving, pale by comparison

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Youngsters applauded their elders during the Match Day roll call, while, below, students celebrate one another’s futures

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In keeping with an important trend, better than six of every 10 KU School of Medicine graduates opted this year for residencies in primary care, again topping the national average of 56 percent, it was announced on Match Day 1998, which was March 18.

Of the school’s 173 graduates this year, 104 will further their education in one of the primary care residencies: family medicine, internal medicine, medicine-pediatrics and pediatrics.

At 60.1, the percentage of KU School of Medicine graduates dipped slightly from last year’s record 62 percent. Still, it marked the third time in the past four years that the KU percentage topped the 60 percent mark.

It is an important trend as the nation’s demand for more primary-care physicians and fewer specialists continues.

As recently as 1992, the Kansas City, Mo.-based American Academy of Family Physicians voiced its fear that the then declining percentage of generalists “undermines the ability to achieve universal health care access and limits the capacity to meet the demands of managed care and underserved rural and urban populations.”

The academy’s concerns clearly have been heard.

The trend toward more graduates entering generalists residencies has occurred since 1991, when just more than 44 percent of U.S. graduating seniors opted for primary care.

At 56 percent, 1998 is the fourth consecutive year that better than one of every two U.S. medical school graduates have opted for primary care residency. KU has topped the 50 percent mark now for six straight years. “The results of the match show that U.S. medical students understand the changing needs of the nation’s evolving health care system and are being counseled appropriately by U.S. medical schools to make informed career choices for this new environment” of ever more managed care, said Jordan Cohen, MD, president of the National Resident Matching Program.

That program was established in 1952 to provide a mechanism to end the chaotic state of applicants and programs being forced to make commitments before all options could be considered, according to the Association of American Medi-cal Colleges.

Moreover, the program provides a common time for the announcement of residency appointments as well as an agreement by programs and applicants to honor the commitment to offer and accept an appointment when a match occurs.

Since 1952, the National Resident Match-ing Program has served as an initial indicator of the career interests of U.S. medical school graduates and other physicians who seek training in U.S. residency programs.

This year a record total of 20,299 first-year residency programs were offered in the match.

Match Day is the culmination of a process that begins almost a year in advance of graduation when medical students apply to residency programs around the country to begin their postgraduate specialty training.


Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Universal brand sewing machine, excellent condition, multiple attachments, beautiful wood cabinet, negotiable. 432-4867.For Sale: Three- and five-shelf bookcases, computer desk, queen-size bed, much more. 789-9308.
For Sale: White four-piece bedroom set, $400; brown five-piece bedroom set, $400; mattress and box spring $75. 942-0240.
For Sale: Super single waterbed with headboard, liner, mattress and heater, $75 or best offer. 765-5420.
For Sale: Beautiful 1997 Century double-wide mobile home, 26-feet by 40-feet, three bedroom, one-and-a-half baths, vaulted ceilings, large utility room, appliances, deck, Belton, Mo., $36,000 or best offer. 322-9501.
For Sale: Shop Mate, like new, $1,800. 648-7103.
For Sale: Maple gate-leg dining table, three leaves and six Windsor-back chairs. 532-3046.
Garage Sale: 8 a.m., Saturday, April 4, between Smithville and Platte City, take Highway 92 to Highway B, north two miles to Winan, linens, glassware, antiques, much more.
For Sale: Refrigerator/freezer, 17-cubic-feet, almond, $75. 361-4655 after 6 p.m.
For Sale: House, close to KUMC, two bedrooms, attached garage, quiet cul-de-sac, large kitchen, hardwood floors, large fenced back yard, Westwood. 226-7191.
For Sale: Kenmore gas dryer, late model, large capacity, $100; Frigidaire refrigerator, 14-cubic-feet, cross-top freezer, harvest gold, frostless, $150. 432-2602.
For Sale: Whirlpool gas range with double oven, electronic ignition, 541-9139 evenings and weekends.
For Sale: Thomasville dining table with custom pad, six chairs; two-piece china cabinet, expandable side server, new was $12,000, will sell for $8,500. 432-2954.

Automotive

For Sale: Ford 8N tractor, mechanically outstanding, new paint, new radiator, good tires and hydraulics, like new. (913) 962-4977.
For Sale: Boat, 1989 Beretta, 230 Phaser, 231 Volvo Penta, blue and white interior and exterior, bikini top, tandem, trailer, excellent condition, low hours, $8,000. 358-0248.
For Sale: 1996 Honda Accord EX, full power, moonroof, CD, one owner, 13,000 miles, $17,500; 1996 Toyota Camry LE, full power, leather, wood-grain interior, gold package, alarm, one owner, 21,000 miles, $17,500. 541-9139 evenings and weekends.
For Sale: 1990 Jeep Commanche, four-liter, four-wheel-drive, AM/FM, camper shell, one owner, 178,000 highway miles, tan, excellent condition, $4,800 or best offer. 831-6108.
For Sale: 1981 Ford van, many new parts, $1,500 or best offer. 371-3613.
For Sale: 1995 Ford Escort LX, 23,000 miles, excellent condition, AC, automatic, cassette, aluminum alloy wheels, auto mirrors, $7,200. 851-4558 after 5 p.m.
For Sale: 1992 Buick Skylark, 55,000 miles, four-door, gray, excellent condition, $6,500. 384-1626.
For Sale: 1991 Chevrolet Silverado, 350 c.i., 45,000 miles, automatic, excellent condition, $10,000. 722-5207.

Wanted

Wanted: Single-axle utility trailer, covered, five-foot by eight-feet or four-feet by seven-feet, reasonable price. 384-4413.

Announcements

Study Subjects Wanted: If you have Type 1 diabetes, take insulin and suffer from stomach discomfort after eating, you may qualify for a National Research Project. Benefits include free study-related doctor visits, lab tests and EKGs, free study medication and reimbursement for time and travel. For more information, call Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at ext. 3852.
Study Subjects Wanted: Women needed with irritable-bowel syndrome for an 18-week research study of an investigational drug for the treatment of symptoms associated with irritable-bowel syndrome. For more information, contact Irene at ext. 3852.
Study Subjects Wanted: Have your been diagnosed with an ulcer in the past five years? That ulcer may have been caused by bacteria. If you are 16 years of age or older, you may be eligible to participate in a research study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of investigational medications for the eradication of Heliobacter pylori infection in patients with a history of stomach ulcers. Qualified participants will receive free medical, diagnostic and lab evaluations. For more information, contact Irene at ext. 3852.
Study Subjects Wanted: Persons needed who suffer from nausea, bloating, belching or abdominal pain after eating. Detailed study requires six weeks. Participants will receive a stipend and medical, diagnostic and lab evaluations. For more information, contact Irene at ext. 3852.
Study Subjects Wanted: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology is seeking healthy and asymptomatic females and males between the ages of 18 and 55, not taking any drugs, for the study of a new gastroprotective medication. Participants will receive a good stipend and free laboratory screening tests. For more information call Michele at ext. 4051.
Study Subjects Wanted: Women between the ages of 35 to 65 with adult onset (Type 2) diabetes mellitus are needed. Subjects will participate in a one-time, two-hour evening discussion group that will focus on issues of beliefs and well-being. Participants will receive a stipend and light meal. For more information, call Judy at ext. 1977.
Study Subjects Wanted: Four-month- to 24-month-old infant subjects needed. Brain potentials (EEG) will be recorded while infant views and reaches for toys. Involves about one hour in our laboratory. For more information, call Jennifer Hill Karrer, ext. 5956.
Study Subjects Wanted: Persons with rheumatoid arthritis between the ages of 40 and 70 are needed. Study does not involve any changes in medications. Some subjects will participate in exercises in a class or at home, all will participate in four assessments and will receive a stipend for each. Contact Peggy at ext. 1648.
Study Subjects Wanted: Study participants needed for female hormone replacement therapy trial. If you are post-menopausal and between ages 40 and 55, call Melissa Marsh at ext. 6225. Leave name, date and number.
Study Subjects Wanted: Study participants for hormone-replacement therapy trial. If you're between ages 45 and 55, call Melissa Marsh at ext. 6225.
Study Subjects Wanted: The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at KUMC is conducting a research study on an investigational medication for Pre-menstrual Syndrome. Females who suffer from such premenstrual symptoms as mood swings, irritability, or other discomfort, who are at least 24 years of age, who are medically stable and who have not taken birth control pills (or used Norplant) in the past six months may be eligible to participate. Records are kept confidential. For more information, call Teresa at ext. 6499 or Jodi at ext. 1314.


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