Category Archives: upcoming meetings

Next Ladder Meeting – August 9th: Organs!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

  Wait no – not THAT kind of organ (although – those kinds of organs are incredibly cool!) – we’re talking about THESE kinds of organs: At the next Ladder meeting this coming Saturday, August 9th – we’ll be learning all about … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder – June 14th: Ear/Nose/Throat Medicine & Surgery

Posted on May 28, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

Otolaryngology. Say what? Try oh-toe-lare-in-gol-oh-jee. Also known as ear/nose/throat medicine, or just ENT for short. The field of medicine encompasses not only some of the longest, most tongue-twisting, Latin & Greek-rooted terms you’ll ever have to hear/read/pronounce, but also plenty of impressively tidy abbreviations. Ear/nose/throat medicine has all the phenomenal cosmic … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of the Ladder – May 10th: Bones!

Posted on April 30, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

What do you know about bones? You probably know you have a whole lot of them, and that without them you’d have a pretty rough time doing much of anything. At the next meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn all about bones … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder – April 12th: Asthma

Posted on April 6, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

At a previous gathering of The Ladder, we learned all about the lungs. Maybe you’ve heard of asthma – a condition that keeps the lungs from functioning as awesomely as they should. At April’s meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn specifically about asthma … Continue reading →

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Next Ladder Meeting – March 8th: Dentistry!

Posted on March 3, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

You have a great smile! It takes work to keep that smile great: at the next meeting of the Ladder we’ll learn about the medical practice of dentistry – which is not only all about keeping smiles looking awesome, but keeping … Continue reading →

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Next Ladder Meeting February 8th: Hearing and Ears!

Posted on February 5, 2014 by therealtinlizzy

The next meeting of The Ladder is in just a few days – Saturday February 8th – on the topic of ears and hearing! Probably won’t take you long to think of what your ears do for you and why … Continue reading →

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Reminder – Next Ladder Meeting December 14th!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by therealtinlizzy

Just a reminder that the last Ladder meeting of 2013 will be December 14th! So before holidays and school vacations get a hold of you, dig yourself out of that snowdrift and join us on the second Saturday of December … Continue reading →

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Next Meeting of The Ladder: Sports Medicine with David Olson, M.D.

Posted on October 31, 2013 by therealtinlizzy

No, you’re not having deja vu…pinch-hitting for Medical Scholar Renée at December 14th’s meeting of the Ladder will be sports medicine physician David Olson, M.D.! Dr. Olson will be teaching about sports injuries and reading x-rays, as well as demonstrating … Continue reading →

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Next Ladder Meeting: Prenatal Healthcare!

Posted on July 6, 2013 by therealtinlizzy

Did you know there are health care workers whose jobs are to provide special kinds of health and medical care for moms-to-be and their babies-to-be? This kind of health and medical care is called “prenatal” care: “natal” is just a … Continue reading →

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Next Ladder Meeting: Fun with the Stomach, Guts & Stuff!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by therealtinlizzy

Ever wondered what happens after you gulp down a bowl of cereal, gnaw a slice of pizza, or crunch on an apple? How does your body turn the food you put in your mouth into stuff it can actually use? … Continue reading →

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