Registration and Orientation D.M.D. Program, Class of 2021 REMINDER-Attendance at all of the activities on this schedule is required and requests for absences or changes in Group assignments will NOT be considered. Please wear business casual clothing (i.e. slacks, dress shirts, dresses/skirts.) Shorts and baseball caps are in violation of the School of Dental Medicine dress code and will not be allowed during any portion of the academic program. Please bring your laptop on July 27 th and 28 th. It will be required for registration as well as the Handbook Presentation. Thursday, July 27, 2017 8:30 a.m. Arrival and Welcome (Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street) 9:00 9:45 a.m. Assembly, Merritt Auditorium, 7 th Floor Welcome Greetings and Remarks Dr. Robert Kasberg, Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Dr. Huw F. Thomas, Dean of the School of Dental Medicine Introduction to Community Service and Public Health Nancy Marks, Community Service Learning Coordinator Introduction to Student Research Opportunities Dr. Gerard Kugel, Professor and Associate Dean of Research Administration Sama Abdul-Aziz, D2018 9:45 11:00 a.m. Registration, Student Services Overview and Alumni Office Welcome, Merritt Auditorium Office of Student Services Staff Natalie Lewis, Associate Director, Alumni Relations 11:00 11:15 a.m. Bursar s Office Presentation, Merritt Auditorium Ashlei Parris, Bursar Representative II 11:15 11:45 a.m. Campus Police and Fire Safety Presentations, Merritt Auditorium Police Sergeant John F. Walsh, Fire Marshal 1
11:45 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Campus tour with Orientation Group in Breakout Locations. Bag Lunches are available for pick-up outside of Merritt Auditorium. Group 1- Room 773, 7 th Floor Group 5- Room 738, 7 th Floor Group 2- Student Lounge, 7 th Floor Group 6- CE Classroom, 14 th Floor Group 3- Board Room, 15 th Floor Group 7- Rachel s Amphitheater,14 th Floor Group 4- Alumni Lounge, 15 th Floor Group 8- Room 1521, 15 th Floor GROUP 1 1:00-2:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 3:00-3:30 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) GROUP 2 1:00-2:00 Student Life Session (Merritt Auditorium, 7 th Floor) 2:00-3:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 3:00-3:45 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Rachel s Amphitheater, 14 th Floor Dental School) GROUP 3 1:00-1:45 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Rachel s Amphitheater, 14 th Floor Dental School) 3:00-4:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 4:00-4:30 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) GROUP 4 1:00-2:00 Student Life Session (Merritt Auditorium, 7 th Floor) 2:00-2:30 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) 2:30-3:00 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Rachel s Amphitheater, 14 th Floor Dental School) 4:00-5:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) GROUP 5 1:00-1:30 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) 1:45-2:30 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Rachel s Amphitheater, 14 th Floor Dental School) 2:30-3:00 Health Sciences Library Orientation and Tour (Sackler Building, 4 th Floor) GROUP 6 1:00-1:30 Health Sciences Library Orientation and Tour (Sackler Building, 4 th Floor) 1:30-2:00 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) GROUP 7 1:00-1:45 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Rachel s Amphitheater, 14 th Floor Dental School) 2
GROUP 8 1:00-2:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 5:00-6:30 p.m. All Groups-Welcome BBQ, Jaharis Courtyard, 150 Harrison Avenue Friday, July 28, 2017 8:00 9:00 a.m. Bagels, Coffee and Juice in the 7 th Floor Student Lounge 9:00 10:00 a.m. Introduction To Academic Life at TUSDM and Class Schedule Distribution, Merritt Auditorium Academic Affairs Office Staff Sean Hopkins, Program Coordinator, Academic Affairs 10:00 11:30 a.m. Student Handbook Policies and Health Advisory Office Presentation, Merritt Auditorium Dr. Robert Kasberg, Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Dr. Kathryn Ragalis, Director of Ethics and Professional Development Dr. Michael Thompson, Professor, Academic Services and Chair of SPC Committee Katherine H. Vosker, Director of Student Affairs Gianna Vroom, Director, Student Health Advisory Office Please bring your laptop. It is required for this presentation. 11:30 12:15 p.m. Book Group Presentation, Merritt Auditorium 12:15 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Book Reading Group Discussion Lunch in break-out locations based on Book Group Assignment (See Book Group Assignment Sheet in Orientation packet.) Bag lunches will be available for pick-up outside of Merritt Auditorium. ** IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS LISTED BELOW YOU WILL BE IN YOUR ORIENTATION GROUPS NOT BOOK GROUPS. GROUP 1 2:00-2:45 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Becker Board Room, 7 th Floor Dental School) GROUP 2 2:30-3:00 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) GROUP 3 GROUP 4 No Afternoon Sessions 3
GROUP 5 2:00-3:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 3:00-4:00 Student Life Session (Merritt Auditorium, 7 th Floor) GROUP 6 3:00-4:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) 4:00-4:45 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Becker Board Room, 7 th Floor Dental School) GROUP 7 3:30-4:00 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) 4:00-5:00 Group Meeting with Dr. Robert Kasberg (Board Room, 15 th Floor, Dental School) GROUP 8 2:15-2:45 Composite Photo (7 th Floor Student Lounge) 2:45-3:30 Wellness Session with Dr. Christina Pastan (Becker Board Room, 7 th Floor Dental School) 4:00-5:00 Student Life Session (Merritt Auditorium, 7 th Floor) Monday, July 31, 2017 8:00 9:00 a.m. Bagels, Coffee and Juice will be available in the 7 th Floor Student Lounge 9:00 12:00 p.m. All Groups Instrument Distribution, Preclin, 8 th Floor of Dental School 12:00 1:00 p.m. Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) Welcome Lunch- Merritt Auditorium 1:00 2:00 p.m. Examsoft Presentation-Merritt Auditorium Jennipher Murphy, Director of Educational and Faculty Support, Academic Affairs 2:00 3:00 p.m. All Groups Lab Safety Presentation, Preclin, 8 th Floor Shaun Savage, Assistant Director of Environmental Health and Safety 3:00 4:00 p.m. All Groups Safety Awareness in the Preclinical Laboratories Contract, Preclin, 8 th Floor Dorothy Vannah, Associate Professor, Comprehensive Care and Director of the Simulation Learning Center 4
Additional Important Dates to Note: Loupe Fittings-Friday, August 11 th -All Day in Assigned Small Groups in 14 th Floor Simulation Clinic (See Loupe Fitting Group Assignment and Schedule Sheet in Orientation packet.) MANDATORY ATTENDANCE OEO Trainings- Friday, August 4 th - Assigned in small Groups (See OEO Group Assignment and Schedule Sheet in Orientation packet) Trainings are scheduled either from 10:00-11:15am or 12:00-1:15pm- in Room 773, The Becker Board Room or the 15 th Floor Board Room. MANDATORY ATTENDANCE White Coat Fittings-Wednesday, August 2 nd from 12-2:00pm in the 7 th Floor Student Lounge (Come during this time to try on sample white coats and fill out paperwork for the ceremony) MANDATORY ATTENDANCE Liaison Lunch-Tuesday, August 8 th from 12:00-1:00pm in Merritt Auditorium 5