Moving up: Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has named Steven Gremillion its chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs. In a news release, OLOL says Gremillion will work with the team of more than 1,100 physicians, the hospital’s board of directors and hospital administration while also continuing to treat patients as a cardiologist with Louisiana Cardiology Associates. He previously served as associate chief medical officer and chief of staff for the hospital.
Roll the presses: Freelance journalist Michelle McCalope has released her second book in which she talks about lessons she learned as a reporter in Beaumont, Texas, and at WAFB-TV Channel 9, and about being an entrepreneur. McCalope’s second book, titled That Good Job: Strategies for pursuing your passions and following your dreams, follows 2014’s Good Job: A guide to pursuing your passions and following your dreams. “The book focuses on my TV career and the important lessons I’ve learned, like if you mess up on live TV it’s not the end of the world,” McCalope says in a statement. “If you become stuck or say the wrong thing, just keep it moving and wrap it up. Both are good metaphors for life.”
Hands-on experience: A handful of students from St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge will join high school students from nine other high schools in four surrounding parishes for Career MD Day on Wednesday at the Tulane Center for Advanced Medical Simulation and Training. The 35 students will get hands-on experience on what it’s like to be a doctor, including CPR training, surgery and suturing on life-like robotic mannequins, a news release says. Students were chosen based on GPA and letters of recommendation from science teachers and guidance counselors, among other criteria. The event is hosted by the Tulane University School of Medicine and co-sponsored by the Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center, a nonprofit created to address the shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas across the state. LSU’s medical schools in Shreveport and New Orleans are also hosting similar events.
