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like to take this chance and express our heartfelt thanks to Beverly Du, Kevin Nguyen, Michael Zhu, and Svitlana Iva- nova for their countless hours of hard work over the last 6 months organizing this successful event. We also celebrated some of the achievements of our
brothers and sisters during the presentation of the Omi- cron Chapter Awards. Congratulations to our ZIP award recipients:
Ivan Boras—Culbert and Shanks Award For the brother/sister who has contributed the most time and effort for the betterment of the chapter during their undergraduate years.
Michael Zhu—Partridge-Luks Award To honour the brother/sister in third or fourth year of dentistry who combines fraternal contribution with scho- lastics and extracurricular activity.
Anita E—Athletic Award To the member who has made an outstanding contri- bution to the athletic program in their undergraduate years while displaying leadership, sportsmanship, and excellence.
Kevin Nguyen—Bone and Devo Award ”Te Golden Pig Award” To the brother/sister who gets the most out of life while still managing to pass. Perhaps they take the concept of procrastination to a whole new level, but one thing is for certain: they know how to enjoy life to the fullest and share their joy with others.
Hamid Mousavi—Tung and Oral Award To the XI PSI PHI “player of the year” who has best shown “brotherly/sisterly” love towards their respective broth- ers, sisters, classmates, teachers, citizens, animals . . . and inanimate objects. After successful turnouts for our BBQ, “Anything But
(Normal) Clothes” (ABC) Party, new member initiation and Halloween blast, it was no surprise that our fundrais- ing events for the Ronald McDonald House were also met
XI PSI PHI QUARTERLY
From left to right: Hamid Mousavi (ZIP Omicron President 2016–17; Tung and Oral Award recipient), Beverly Du (Formal Committee), Svitlana Ivanova (Formal Committee), Michael Zhu (Formal Committee; Partridge-Luks Award recipient), Ivan Boras (ZIP Omicron Vice President 2016–17, Culbert and Shanks Award recipient), Kevin Nguyen (Formal Committee, Bone and Devo ”Te Golden Pig Award” recipient).
with great enthusiasm. Along with the Bake Sale, these events provided opportunities for members from all years to de-stress and enjoy delicious treats before the exam season began. Our interactions with the Ronald McDon- ald House staff and families have left all of us eager to help the organization in whatever ways we can and we have enjoyed being affiliated with such a worthy cause! Not only did Omicron Chapter host the best social
events of the year, we also provided our members with academic sessions and mentorship. Each class prepared ZIP seminars on a variety of topics. For first years, our chapter—led by 2nd Year Academic Representative, Chantal Diniz—organized a course overview session in September to ease the potentially daunting transition into dental school. Additionally, we helped boost the first- years’ confidence in learning and challenging different test formats by hosting two dental anatomy mock bell ringers, as well as a Biomaterials review session seminar led by ZIP alumni Dr. Fawaz Siddiqui. For second years, our senior members, led by 3rd
Year Academic Representative, Kimberly Hawrylyshyn, gave an insightful prep session regarding comprehensive patient care and how to succeed in the clinic. Tere will also be a mock oral test for the Oral Diagnosis course coming up later in May. Fourth-year members, led by 4th Year Academic Representative, Salvador Alcaire, presented their expertise and helpful tips to succeed in the clinic for the third years, as they took on the task of applying everything they learned in the classroom and laboratory to patient care. For our graduating members, the ZIP Graduating
Seminar Series continued on and included a weekend Prep Course for the National Board Exams, among many
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