The Ohio State University’s new Online Readiness Tool is ready to use! Produced by the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE), the tool is designed to provide students of all ages with a glimpse of the skills they need to be successful online and what they can expect from an online experience at Ohio State.
Month: February 2017
Applications now available for Pills, Potions, and Poisons
Applications are now available for The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy’s high school summer course, Pills, Potions, and Poisons. Designed for rising 10th – 12th graders interested in the biomedical sciences (including careers in pharmacy, medicine, laboratory research, etc.), this science enrichment and career exploration program will be held on July 17-22, 2017 (Mon-Sat, 9AM-4PM) on the Ohio State campus. Through lab experiments, projects, and field trips, students will investigate questions such as: Can we find a “perfect” drug, and if so, what properties would it exhibit? What are the similarities and differences between therapeutic drugs and illegal “street” drugs? How do we discover new drugs? What types of careers are available in the pharmaceutical sciences?
For more information or to submit an application, visit: go.osu.edu/ppp
Questions can be directed to Molly Downing, PhD, at downing.211@osu.edu or Katie Summers, PhD, at summers.266@osu.edu.
The deadline for application submission is April 16, 2017.
Volunteer Opportunity
The hospitals in Franklin County who participate in the Central Ohio Healthcare Preparedness Coalition are conducting a full scale, mass casualty disaster exercise.
The event date has been set for April 4, 2017 and will run from 7 am to approximately 4 pm.
This event will be held rain or shine.
The purpose of this exercise is to test and evaluate emergency response plans of Columbus hospitals, law enforcement, fire/EMS along with local and state agencies. This exercise will be the largest exercise ever conducted in Central Ohio with hundreds of participating responders. Your assistance is needed to help make Central Ohio better prepared.
Volunteers play a significant role in ensuring the success of an event by creating a “realistic” exercise environment. Although the details of the scenario cannot be disclosed, efforts are now underway to recruit volunteer actors to portray accident victims. These individuals will be moulaged (applied make-up) to simulate injured victims. The majority of these roles will be scripted to aid in character development and role-play. All volunteers must be at least 15 years of age to participate. A firm commitment is requested when registering for this exercise; however, if you find that you will not be able to participate, please contact Volunteer Coordinators Mary Ann Janning (maryannjanning@franklincountyohio.gov) at 614-525-3608 or Sara Jones (sarajones@franklincountyohio.gov) at 614-525-3018.
Volunteers will report to Columbus Crew’s Mapfre Stadium (One Black & Gold Blvd, Columbus, OH 43211) no later than 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4th, 2017. There is free parking at the stadium. After registration, participants will receive their assignments, moulage applications, volunteer briefings and safety instructions. Exercise play begins promptly at 9:15 a.m. Throughout the morning, “victims” will be triaged and transported to participating locations by COTA bus and by EMS. Lunch will be provided. At the conclusion of the exercise, all volunteers will be returned to Mapfre Stadium where they will check-out with the Volunteer Coordinator and be released.
Thank you for your interest in participating in this very important community event. We look forward to seeing you.
To register go to http://bit.do/COTS2017