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References 1. Klaiber N, Kumar S, & Irani A. (2017). MAKE THE AMS-MSS Spring SMART Health Fair Mastocytosis in children. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 17(11), 1-8. doi:http://dx.doi. org.libproxy.uams.edu/10.1007/s11882-017- 0748-4 2. Williams Heinze A, Kuemmet TJ, Chiu Heather YE, & Galbraith CHOICE, and Hannah Henson SS. (2017). Longitudinal Study of Pediatric F Urticaria Pigmentosa. Pediatric Dermatology. or the past 5 years, the M1 decreased lung capacity smokers get Community Service Repre- in which the students took a short jog the AMS-MSS and then tried to breathe only through 3. Vaz AS, Rodrigues sentatives J, Moura L, & for Mascar- have organized a Spring Health Fair a straw. They obviously had difficulty, enhas R. (2019). Early diagnosis of cutaneous which elicited numerous exclamations for the 5th grade classes at an elemen- mastocytosis in an infant: The importance from the kids. The bullying station tary school near the UAMS campus. of a clinical sign. BMJ Case Reports, The purpose is to teach the students consisted of a series of skits played 12(1) doi:http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.uams. at a young age how to eat healthy, out by the medical students that dem- edu/10.1136/bcr-2018-22883 why exercise is important, about bul- onstrated what constituted bullying, 4. Macri A & lying, the ill effects of tobacco use and Cook C. (2019). Urticaria Pigmen- inappropriate responses and then the tosa (Cutaneous [online] the Ncbi. how to Mastocytosis). stay safe during summer. appropriate response to be given when nlm.nih.gov. Available at: https://www.ncbi. This year, M1 Representatives, Han- someone is being bullied. Of course For more advertising information, nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482503/?report=clas- nah Henson, Garret Theil, Amelia the medical students had fun with this contact Penny Henderson at sic [Accessed 10 Aug. 2019]. one and the kids could be heard laugh- McDurmott, and Emily Neaville did a 501.224.8967 or [email protected] fantastic job of recruiting their fellow ing all around the fair. The exercise station demonstrated classmates to participate and were also responsible for making arrangements 3-4 ways the kids should be physically with each of the elementary schools. active and still have fun, including play- Approximately 40 College of Medi- ing tag, jumping jacks and jump rope. cine Freshman students volunteered They also taught a mini hip hop/exer- to spend an hour and a half of their cise dance to the kids, and they loved “study” time in support of the project. it. Finally, the summer safety station The Spring Health Fair for 2011 emphasized the importance of sun- was held in April at Brady Elemen- screen when playing outside and why tary School. The fair was organized helmets should be worn when bike rid- such that there were 5 “stations” to- ing, skateboarding or rollerblading. At the end of the fair, each student tal. Approximately 50 5th grade stu- dents and some 4th grade students was given printed educational materi- from the school participated. Stu- als with a summary of the topics pre- dents were divided into 5 teams and sented along with a “gift bag” of items rotated through the different stations to reinforce the station topics. These spending 10 minutes at each station. included a healthy snack, a sample At the eating healthy station, medical size of sunscreen, a toothbrush, tooth- students taught them about the 5 food paste, a jump rope, and a bottle of We’ve been addressing the legal needs of the Arkansas healthcare industry for almost 120 years. groups and why fruits and vegetables water. The M1 Representatives were • Licensure Matters & Board Hearings • Medicare/Medicaid Reimbursement are an important part of their diet. able • to get many of these items do- Employment Issues • Stark I and II & Anti-Kickback Compliance Additionally the kids played a match- nated but were also able to purchase • Privileging & Peer Review • Contracts & Business Transactions • HIPAA Compliance & Training • Government Regulations ing game to “match the food to the what couldn’t be donated with a $500 • Medical Malpractice Defense • Operations & Management food group.” The anti-tobacco station Chapter Grant from the • Drug Involvement Diversion Prevention • Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Products Defense included an exercise to demonstrate AMA-MSS. 2017;34(2):144-149. doi:10.1111/pde.13066 ADVERTISE IN: We provide peace of mind so you can, too. Number Volume 116 • Number 10 8 Medical Board Legal Issues? Call Pharmacist/Attorney Darren O’Quinn 1-800-455-0581 www.DarrenOQuinn.com Little Rock, Arkansas Promote Your Open Position or Special Event in Your Northwest Arkansas Health Law Team F or M ore I nForMatIon C ontaCt : Rogers Little Rock wlj.com S tephanIe h opkInS , 501-920-3884 Stephhop 2002@ yahoo . CoM JANUARY 2013 165 • 231 April • 2020