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Physician and nursing staff members, together with numerous other employees and more than 25 volunteers, enacted a Code Orange drill as part of the hospital's emergency readiness during the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. The drill scenario, coordinated by the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee, was a mock chemical exposure to a large crowd on Market Street and prepared hospital staff to receive large numbers of casualties from a hazardous material exposure. In making employees and staff aware of the Code Orange plan and particularly of specific departmental procedures, the drill helped ensure the hospital's preparedness for any future emergency, whatever its cause. Here, emergency staff and volunteers enact a trauma episode. At left, in decontamination gear, is Nancy Glatfelder, RN, Emergency Department, reaching out to help a mock victim depicted by a volunteer while another volunteer dashes up to help. Don Walker Photography

The Jefferson Medical College (JMC) student selected for one of the 2000 AOA National Medical Student Research Awards, Mary Nguyen, JMC '03, of Media, PA, reviews her research proposal with Troy L. Thompson II, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, JMC, and adviser to the Jefferson chapter of AOA, the National Medical Honor Society for medical students, and Elaine Collins, who administratively assists with AOA. Ms. Nguyen's research involves testing a new use of the drug Amifostine ® and its protection of healthy cells against the adverse side effects of chemotherapy, specifically in treatment of leukemia. During the summer, Ms. Nguyen worked with Neal Flomenberg, MD, Professor of Medicine, JMC, and Director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program, in carrying out this research. Winning the $3,000 scholarship made Ms. Nguyen the first JMC student in three years to receive one of these AOA research awards. Don Walker Photography

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