Committee Crazies
The Committee headed by Suhaan Suharno
Committee of Medicine & Pharmacy
What is the usual MSO word count guideline? (excluding Local Research)
400-550 words
Which committee has a unique word limit?
Local Research
How many scientific article sources are needed in the ROUGH draft?
1
Why are we called Morning Sign Out?
The transfer of information between clinicians
The Committee headed by Danica Kwan
Committee of Public Health & Wellness
What is jargon?
Words specific to a certain profession or standing that a layperson may not understand
How do you submit your working draft?
Emailed to morningsignout@uci.edu
How do you incorporate hyperlinks into your drafts?
Hyperlink the in-text citation ( [1] ) and the ENTIRE reference with the original source (if it’s an online source)
Where was our last fundraiser?
Blaze Pizza!
The new committee of MSO and who is it led by?
Biotechnology & Ethics run by Trinity (Trin) Liang
When can you use the word “significant?”
When you are talking about a numerical result that is statistically significant. (generally p < 0.05)
400-550 words
When are issue numbers included in MSO references?
Never!
What are the qualifications to apply to the MSO board?
At least a quarter of experience as an MSO member (usually requires holding a writer or editor position, depending on board position desired)
The Committee that is run by Elaine (Ellie) Leon
Committee of Local & Global Research
How does comma usage determine when to use “that” vs. “which?”
“which” is usually preceded by a comma (before a non-restrictive clause), while “that” is not
Bracketed numbers with a hyperlink [1]
How many authors are listed before the “et. al” in an MSO reference?
All of them!
Is our club the only Morning Sign Out organization?
Not even close!
Who selects your topic sentences?
Ms. President
When do you use “less” vs. “fewer” to describe an amount?
Less = things that are measured / fewer = things that are counted
Scientific sources are to be citing using what format?
Bio100 format!
When do you list the City of Publication in an MSO reference?
If the reference is dated before 1900
What is the image on our black logo of?
A DNA double-helix within a writing utensil