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Show 4 TUESDAY, MARCH 21, THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 Med Srs. Pleased By Placements Governor Rewards CESA Employee the empowerment of women and more specifically women in Utah. "She is a great role model for women," Pacific-Island- MATTHEW STEPHENS Chronicle News Writer Pacific-Island- students doing residencies in those areas, respectively. Family practice and pediatrics have been popular U medical students again proved they are a cut above the rest. On March 16, seniors at the Univer- choices for U graduates for the last four years. e Six of the graduates will remain at the hospitals for their residency. Four of the graduating seniors also earned their doctorate degrees with their medical degrees. The Ph. DAM. D. program allows students to pursue a doctorate while on hiatus from medical school. Typi-- . cally, students take three years off from medical school to pursue their doctorates. The program was spearheaded by Dr. Jerry Kaplan, associate vice president of health sciences, in 1992. It offers extremely motivated medical students the money to pay for their doctorate degree and part of their medical studies. It also helps students enhance their resumes. The doctorate research experience increases the possibility of being placed at their residency of choice. They do not spend three years working on a doctorate degree for the money, however. "They do it because they love to do it," Janet Anastasotoulos, an administrator for the U School of Medicine, sity of Utah School of Medicine received acceptance to residency programs throughout the country. It was a day of emotion as students learned where they will be spending the next three to four years of their lives. Before the students received their letters, they had little idea where they were going. When they learned where they were doing their residency, most were happy and ready to get on with their career; others were disappointed with which school they were paired. After they received their letters, the students and their families attended a party at Primary Children's Medical Center. Those who did not receive their residency of choice had to "suck residency-appointme- nt it up," Jason Cash, a second-yea- r ical student at the U, said. "Hie students listed their 15 medres- top idency choices by Feb. 16, 1999. The students were paired with one of their choices by the National Residency Matching Program. The acceptance is legally binding meaning that students must do their residency at the hospital they are assigned. According to Claire H. Clark, associate dean of advising and counseling, the U's seniors exceeded national match figures for being placed at one of their top three residency choices. Family practice and pediatrics were the top choices for the U's senior class, with 16 and 14 cr internal-medicin- Everyone st the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs already is a special person. knows that Otolose Fahina Favake-PaO. Leavitt made it Michael Gov. 16, March On however, Achievement Women Governor's the her official by giving Pasi has been active in setting up an annual traveling issues. She also symposium that deals with a that has establish scholarship given out $25,000 in helped the last four years. According to Finau, the committee that chose the recipients had Pasi as one of its top five nominees. She was among 55 women who were nominated for the award. "Pasi's selection added more adversity to the was a nice choice for diversity." Pasi is the first Pacific Islander to win the award, Finau said that this award was especially meaningful because it went to a woman whose work is not commonly recognized by most of the community. Finau hoped that this honor could be an important step in recognizing Pacific Islanders, the state's second-large- said. The main criteria for the award is that the recipient be a woman who is an important contributor to her community. "Fahina was eminently qualified for the award," Puanani Mateaki, a University cf Utah student who has had a lot of contact with Pasi, said. "She is very active in the community, a wife and mother of five children." Pasi's official title is "academic advisor" but her job goes much further than the name implies. She has worked with several organizations such as the U Pacific Islander Association and the National Tongan Women Society. Pasi takes on these tasks with an enthusiasm that helps her deal with the busy schedule. "My title is academic adviser slash everything else," joked minority. "The others that were nominated had mere of an opportunity to be recognized," Finau said. Many were people that had done important work through more agenhigh-profi- semester and $13,500 allocated to ASUU by U President J. Bernard Machen, Parkin said. This year, Gridcr said, ASUU has received about $880,000 of the student fees. They may not receive any more, 0 even though ASUU based the million. on $1 budget Grider said ASUU is basing next year's budget on $1 million anyway because of the "past hiscory as well as the best guess as to what enrollment is going to do." After the board slated fees for groups such as the ASUU Presenter's Office and the Student Broadcast Council based on figures set by Red- - Despite all of her hard work, Pasi feels a bit embarrassed by all of the praise she has received as a result of the award. She was reluctant to talk about her numerous achievements, but said that she was pleased to be given the award. To apply for funding, each group had to fill out a budget according to a number of guidelines travel, including conference-relate- d guest speakers and advertising, Parkin line-ite- groups and general cabinet. The board set preliminary figures of $155,450 for stipends and programming for all cabinet positions and $190,253 for student groups. Parkin said that as a whole, most student groups are slated to receive more money this year than last. However, no student group received more than $4,500, Parkin said. "It's to make sure that with 155 student groups out there it has to be equitable between student groups," Parkin m said. Many groups overbid in their budget requests in hopes of getting more money, Parkin said. However, he said his board always catches mistakes. To help groups with budget planning, the finance beard held two workshops the week before requests were due, Parking said. Aside from the vorkshops, many groups signed up for budget hearings to make sure they were specific enough in their requests, Parkin said. At the hearings, the board asked the groups about reasons behind requests and amounts requested, Parkin said. said. Parkin said if the board gave groups the maximum $5,000 allowed by Red-boo- k, it would have been "over budget all the way around," and would have had to cut group budgets. SSSKp le cies. book, the ASUU constitution $334,450 was left over to divide among student 1 Tsit UIJ LANGUAGE Utah's predominant language, Utafcscs, is a confusing subdialect. Fortunately, most residents along the Wasatch Front understand and speak standard English as well, "Oh is actually lt?y hk," a common Utahnics expression, acceptable in business settings. Example: "Oh ny heck, you ars perfectly qualified for this position." Hate. The words "fetch," "dang and ISp" are generally reserved for more intimate encounters with friends, family or hunting acquaintances. 3) ATTIRE men and women, rmssswiary attire is the traditional standard in Utah recruiting situations. Business casual and "casual Friday best" are becoming more common as former hippies and software companies migrate from California in Increasing numbers. Mk Now in its IStt year, the Utsh Career Fair will likely see a healthy tfeeraiy of professional attire among the 4,C0C-piu-$ tandkW and hundreds of Seta! u4 Miwia! companies In attendance. INTRODUCTIONS When receiving a business card, study It for a few seconds. The business card signifies a petson's status; placing it Immediately into your Franklin" piannur is considered disrespectful. IMWl Marcfc 22 The 10 1 t m lm " - v " 1 -- a. -- mi.,!,,!!, ht hiii mul TL' ft Jt? I Jt st er continued from page er recipi-ents.- Pasi. She was one of the 12 women who were given the award. and Pasi was nominated for the award by her in that women He believes Finau. friend. Mata general are for achievements. their not recognized enough "She represents all women in the community who are not recognized," Finau said. He hopes this award will further 1999-200- Medical student graduates have earned the right to be called "doctor." They still have to go through the residency program, however, and pass a test in order to become a practicing doctor. A residency gives doctors hands-o- n experience with patients while under the supervision of a practicing doctor. It also pays a salary Pacific-Island- Award. BUDGET er Mateaki said. si MATTHEW STEPHENS Chronicle News Writer er I Cenfer i.m. - 4 p.m. 'JiJftft i irOHCHI Y i If March 29 The Egyptian Center 10 s.m."- - 4 p.m. lT.itWTC -- ltd .f if! |