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The Eighth Day |
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| Date: |
July 21, 2007 |
| Time: |
2 - 5 p.m. |
| Location: |
Keck Auditorium, Charles R. Drew University,
1731 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059 |
| Guest Speaker: |
Daphne Calmes, MD, Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the College
of Medicine at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Medical Theme: |
Down Syndrome |
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Georges has Down syndrome, living at a mental-institution, Harry is a busy businessman, giving lectures for young aspiring salesmen. He is successful in his business life, but his social life is a disaster since his wife left him and took their two children with her. This weekend his children came by train to meet him, but Harry, working as always, forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife or his children want to see him again and he is driving around on the country roads, anguished and angry. He almost runs over Georges, on the run from the institution since everybody else went home with their parents except him, whose mother is dead. Harry tries to get rid of Georges but he won't leave his new friend. Eventually a special friendship forms between the two of them, a friendship which makes Harry a different person
| Starring: |
Daniel Auteuil, Pascal Duquenne, Miou-Miou |
| Genre: |
Drama |
| Year: |
1997 |
| Run Time: |
1 hour, 58 minutes |
| Rating: |
PG |
About the speaker: Daphne Calmes, MD, received her BA and her MD degree both from the University of California at UCLA.
Dr. Calmes completed her Pediatric Residency Training at the Charles Drew University. She completed a Child Development Fellowship in the Pediatric Department in 1989 and joined the Drew faculty.
In 1996, she completed a Primary Care/Health Services Research Fellowship and received a Masters of Health Services Research from the UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Calmes has been a member of the Department of Pediatrics for approximately fifteen years and currently serves as the Pediatric Clerkship Director. She has served as a member of the Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee, the Medical Student Promotions Committee, the Primary Care and the Drew Admissions Committee. Dr. Calmes has been the recipient of the Most Supportive Drew Faculty member Award by eight graduating classes and the UCLA Excellence in Medical Education in 2002.
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