Fleur-De-Lis Connection Volume 27, Issue 8 | Page 3

FUNDAMENTALS OF PERSONAL FINANCE A NEW GLMS PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS There are countless financial questions for residents to consider as they begin their careers. How do I pay down my debt? Why is paying the minimum amount each month not an effective strategy? Should I close my old credit cards? What is an appropriate emergency fund for a resident? GLMS is offering a brand new program for first year residents to answer those questions and dozens more. Fundamentals of Personal Finance is a 90-minute course designed to give residents the most essential facts regarding budget management, setting realistic financial goals, strategizing for long term financial health and more. Ted Wight, of Martin/Wight & Co. LLC, will be the evening’s speaker. U OF L WEBSITE OFFERS FREE CME CREDIT www.LouisvilleLectures.org, a website founded and directed by Chief Medical Resident Michael Burk, MD, is offering 17 lectures which provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. Annual CME is required for all physicians to maintain licensure. The website currently has lectures related to: • Acute Kidney Injury • Acute Pancreatitis • Antibiotics Review 1 • Calcium Homeostasis • Emergency Arrhythmias 101 • Pneumonia in Many Forms • And much more. In addition to being available through LouisvilleLectures.org, the CME videos are also on YouTube, iTunes and Android podcasts. The Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development at the U of L School of Medicine has certified the lectures as meeting state and national requirements for CME. The videos are free to view, but physicians must claim their CME credit upon completion of the videos. Each CME-accredited lecture hour is payable online for $9.99. Fundamentals of Personal Finance will take place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the University Club and Alumni Center on 200 E. Brandeis Ave. First year residents and a spouse/guest may attend for free if they are GLMS members. If the resident is not a GLMS member, the cost of attending is $40, the same price as joining GLMS during residency! If you have any questions, contact McKenna Byerley at [email protected]. To RSVP for the Fundamentals of Personal Finance, visit http://bit.ly/2bw0jyX. KUDOS TO MEMBERS Jeffrey P. Callen, MD, chief of the Division of Dermatology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has been elected to serve on the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC) of the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). His two-year term begins Dec. 1, 2016. Michael Lovelace, MBA, had the top project in Personal and Practice Leadership category as part of the Family Medicine Leads (FML) Emerging Leader Institute. GLMS accepts submissions about members who are elected to leadership positions or receive special awards/ honors. To submit news for “Kudos,” email mckenna. byerley @glms.org. Visit the Media section of www.glms.org for a full list of physician Kudos. GLMS NEWS AUGUST 2016 3