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Welcome to the April 2023 chapter newsletter.
It is, apparently, Spring. But winter snowstorms returned with a vengeance, and Spring got stuck at the airport. Who knew Spring flew Southwest?
To rekindle a spark of hope amidst this Fimbulvetr, please check out this exquisite version of “Imagine,” by Herbie Hancock and a cadre of guest musicians. The African chanting around 3:50 will melt the ice in your soul.
Also, please check out some new member profiles, a summary of our “Webinar With an Expert” event as well as some working music selections from Kendra!
Let us know what you think, and remember, you can also read this newsletter on the chapter website. You can find previous newsletters on the website as well.
CHAPTER NEWS
Every volunteer position has been filled!
Join our AMWA North Central LinkedIn Community! Link here.
CHAPTER EVENTS
Next book club April 24, 2023
FEATURES
New Member Profile: Tess Van Ee
New Member Profile: Sarah Kuyack
Webinar With an Expert – Recap by Laura Chapin
Work music selections by Kendra Hyland
CHAPTER NEWS
CHAPTER NEWS
Every volunteers position filled
Every volunteers position filled
Yes, you read that right! Do not adjust your screens. After months of searching, the BOD is pleased to announce our new volunteers:
President-Elect: Laura Chapin
Programming Chair: Julie Martin
Finance Committee Chair: Tess Van Ee
Co-Treasurer: Anna Hayes
Co-Secretary: Sarah Kuyack
Thanks so much to everyone for their interest and engagement!
EVENTS
EVENTS
Next book club: April 24, 2023
Next book club: April 24, 2023
The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the Crisis of Credibility in Clinical Research by Jon Jureidini and Leemon B McHenry. The book presents a detailed account of two influential clinical studies that seriously misrepresented the drugs’ efficacy and safety. The drugs, paroxetine and citalopram, are used for pediatric and adolescent depression. The book argues for reevaluating the relationship between medicine and the pharmaceutical industry.
FEATURES
FEATURES
New member bio: Tess Van Ee
New member bio: Tess Van Ee
Tess is a freelance copywriter from the twin cities metro area. Her first venture into professional writing was a manual for an industrial oven company. Since then, she’s had the honor of writing technical and marketing content for various industries, including non-profit, healthcare, medical device, and life science companies. Tess has been doing “medical writing” projects since 2017 but became more interested in pursuing it as a niche in 2021 after drafting her first scientific journal manuscript. She is thrilled to be a part of AMWA, with all the learning opportunities it provides!
When she isn’t writing for business, Tess writes personal essays and fiction. She also loves jogging, cooking, reading, watching standup comedy on Netflix, and stuffing her three children (and one husband) into the family van for cross-country road trips.
New member bio: Sarah Kuyack
New member bio: Sarah Kuyack
Sarah works as a freelance medical writer with interest in writing for human and animal health. She enjoys writing educational material like brochures, articles, and blog posts. Her goal is to one day work full-time for a hospital or clinic. Sarah switched from working in client service at an animal hospital to medical writing. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in English from Metropolitan State University and has over 20 years of writing experience. When she isn’t writing, Sarah enjoys reading, watching movies, and relaxing with her two cats.
Webinar with an Expert – Recap
Webinar with an Expert – Recap
By Laura Chapin
On Tuesday, March 21 the North Central Chapter hosted a webinar with Will Durfee, Director of the Bakken Medical Devices Center at the University of Minnesota. Durfee shared what makes Minnesota uniquely situated to be a med tech innovation hub, as well as the kinds of projects that are supported by collaborations fostered at the BMDC. BMDC’s mission is “to create and commercialize technology-based solutions that solve significant clinical problems, and to train the next generation of medical device innovation leaders.” This is done through connecting clinicians, innovators, scientists, engineers, business folks, and students to work on cutting edge technologies. Attendees’ questions were discussed at the end. A big “thanks!” to Will Durfee for joining us!
Watch your email for other upcoming events with the North Central Chapter!
Work Music Selections
Work Music Selections
By Kendra Hyland
Radio shows
Radio shows
While working, I enjoy listening to radio stations and programs available through an internet browser, but some of these shows are also available on the radio.
MPR.org
MPR.org
MPR is listener-supported and commercial-free music. Some channels available through MPR.org:
YourClassical MPR station plays classical music, which makes for soothing background music while working (depending on the piece of music of course). Some news is sprinkled in between classical pieces. I’m partial to Bach, and the Brandenburg concerto No. 3. I also enjoy Cantus, a local
MPRNews plays current news and weather, with updates on what is happening in Minnesota and the world.
The Current (thecurrent.org) – they play past, present, and future of Minnesota music.
Radio Heartland (https://www.thecurrent.org/playlist/radio-heartland)- classic country and bluegrass gospel music
Thistleradio® (thistleradio.com)
Thistleradio® (thistleradio.com)
Thistleradio® encompasses NPR’s the Thistle & Shamrock® radio shows, along with a Soma FM music channel (https://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/thistle) and Thistle & Shamrock® playlists. Fiona Ritchie is based in Scotland, and she hosts the Thistle & Shamrock® radio show. Fiona Ritchie was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame in 2016. While the music is mainly traditional Scottish and Irish music and some non-traditional music, often music from other parts of the world are played too.
KFAI (KFAI.org)
KFAI (KFAI.org)
KFAI is a community radio station that is available through the KFAI app and 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis). The KFAI station broadcasts a wide variety of music, and airs programming catering to many of the diverse ethnic groups of the area. I learned about this station when they hosted my favorite Twin Cities musical group to perform on the air (Eddies on the River). Podcasts, including MinneCulture, Disability and Progress, and Counter Stories, are available through the KFAI app and on the website.
Here is a short video on YouTube of the Eddies on the River performing.
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