We skipped introductions to bring you a fun pre-semester challenge last week, but there are some new faces running the HAPS Communication Committee and blog. Up first, Communications Committee Chair, Melissa Clouse: Hello all! I would like to beg a few…
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society (HAPS) is over a quarter-century young and still growing. Each year has given us new adventures and new challenges. It has been the presidents that have lead us through those times, helping HAPS to…
“Recruiting someone to tweet for us seems to cause them to dissolve into thin air!” I’m laughing as Pat Bowne is explaining some of the ups and downs of the Communication Committee. When she’s not rubbing elbows with royalty, Pat…
The Human Anatomy & Physiology Society runs on its membership. The members are the driving force that makes HAPS the great organization that we all enjoy. Keeping track of this vital group is the responsibility of the aptly-named Membership Committee. …
I am so excited! I just got approval from my college to attend the Annual HAPS Conference this coming May in Jacksonville, Florida. Wow, this will be my first time to a HAPS conference. I had been a lurker on…
I was playing the back nine at Torrey Pines when I got the call. “Sir, HAPS President O’Loughlin has injured her ankle and cannot participate in the World Summit 10K next week. You’ll have to step up.” Just then, HAPS…
(I asked Javni Mody what it’s been like as a member of the HAPS leadership.) In 1993 I was still a rookie professor teaching anatomy and physiology. I thought I should spread my wings a bit more and do some…
Our president, Valerie O’Loughlin, blogged recently about our mid-year meeting in Jacksonville. She explained how the Board of Directors (BOD) and the Steering Committee (SC) meet for an extended weekend to get a lot of work done. It was a…
Among my duties as President-elect of HAPS was to organize and oversee the yearly 5K fun run/walk that is held during the Annual Conference. This event was developed a few years ago as a way to raise monies for the…
Anatomy and physiology courses offer wonderful opportunities for service learning. Our students may volunteer at local health clinics and hospitals, they may organize health fairs for school children, and/or they may visit individuals in hospices and retirement homes. These service…