Newswise PHILADELPHIA–Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH, the executive vice dean for Institutional Affairs in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, was recently presented with a National Award for Career Achievement and Contribution to Clinical and Translational Science at the Translational Science 2013 meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr Continue reading
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Liberty teachers call minimum-grade policy unethical
By Leonard Sparks Published: 2:00 AM – 04/27/13 LIBERTY Liberty schoolteachers are demanding that the district’s board reform a minimum-grade practice they say rewards students who do little or no work. Tuesday’s board meeting opened with Faculty Association President Tim Hamblin and several teachers bashing a de facto custom that allows students who earn a below-50 grade to still earn a 50. Continue reading
Alternative medicine use by MS patients now mapped
Apr. 19, 2013 A major Nordic research project involving researchers from the University of Copenhagen has, for the first time ever, mapped the use of alternative treatment among multiple sclerosis patients — knowledge which is important for patients with chronic disease and the way in which society meets them. People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often use alternative treatments such as dietary supplements, acupuncture and herbal medicine to facilitate their lives with this chronic disease Continue reading
Palacký University – Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry – Video
Palack University – Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry By: MedicineInOlomouc Continue reading
MU Internal Medicine Chair to Lead Largest Medical Specialty Group in U.S.
Newswise David Fleming, MD, chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and director of the Center for Health Ethics at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, will be named president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP) the largest medical specialty organization in the United States. Continue reading
Medical school reform causes polarization
MONTREAL A new curriculum being introduced this year in the faculty of medicine at McGill University has some doctors worried that McGill will lose its edge in the world of research and become a family doctor factory that will diminish the universitys status. Continue reading
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ‘s Dr. Jeanne Ferrante to Receive Best Research Paper Award
Newswise New Brunswick, NJ Jeanne Ferrante, MD, MPH, associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has been selected by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (SFTM) to receive the 2013 STFM Best Research Paper Award. The international competition is designed to acknowledge the best research published by an SFTM member in a peer-reviewed journal. Continue reading
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Hosts Expert on Healthcare Journalism and Media
Newswise New Brunswick, N.J. A veteran journalist and advocate for clear and accurate reporting of healthcare issues for consumers, Gary Schwitzer, will be the featured speaker at the annual Mates David and Hinna Stahl Memorial Lecture on Bioethics, a free community seminar at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to be held at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Clinical Academic Building, room 1302, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick. Mr. Continue reading
Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Medical School Team Up to Improve Healthcare Delivery
Leveraging their respective strengths to improve healthcare delivery and patient outcomes, WPI and the UMass Medical School have launched a new strategic partnership. Worcester, MA (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Faculty at our institutions have collaborated on projects for many years. Continue reading
Getting medical ideas to market: U-M Medical School and U-M Tech Transfer launch $7.5M fund for innovators
$2.4M grant from Michigan Economic Development Corp. jumpstarts Michigan Translational Research & Commercialization for Life Sciences effort ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –A new $7.5 million fund will help University of Michigan medical discoveries make the leap from the laboratory to the market, accelerating their potential to help patients. Funded in part by a new $2.4 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s 21st Century Jobs Fund, the new effort will help the U-M Medical School and U-M Tech Transfer identify, nurture and “fast forward” medical research projects with a high potential of commercial success. Continue reading
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University dean to speak to Medford women's group
by Rita Manno for The Central Record It was an amazing feat for the region and long overdue, the first school of medicine in South Jersey. Constructed in a record 17 months, the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University was finished in the summer of 2012 and welcomed its inaugural class of 50 students last fall. Continue reading
UCF medical school earns full accreditation
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Northwestern Medicine to open new Outpatient Center in Glenview, Illinois
Northwestern Medicine today announced that on March 1 it will open a new Outpatient Center at 2701 Patriot Boulevard in Glenview, Illinois. Continue reading
Single gene therapy session can cure diabetes
Researchers from the Universitat Aut-noma de Barcelona (UAB), led by F-tima Bosch, have shown for the first time that it is possible to cure diabetes in large animals with a single session of gene therapy. Continue reading
FIU medical school gets full accreditation
Florida International University announced Thursday that full accreditation has been granted to its Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. FIU President Mark Rosenberg called the news one of the most significant moments in the history of FIU. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education awarded full accreditation, the final step in a five-stage process that FIU has been working toward since it hired surgeon John Rock as dean of the school in 2006. Continue reading
FIU Medical School Granted Full Accreditation
WEST MIAMI-DADE (CBS4) With its inaugural class of 33 students set to graduate this spring, theHerbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University has been given full accreditation. TheLiaison Committee on Medical Education bestowed the honor Thursday, something President Mark Rosenberg calledone of the most significant moments in the history of FIU, according to CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald. The accreditation was the final hurdle in a five-step process since the school hired surgeon John Rock to lead the school as dean in 2006. Continue reading
KC medical school eyes new Joplin campus
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences is taking a second look at a possible satellite campus in Joplin, although no final decision is expected until April, city and school officials said. Continue reading
FAU gets $3 million endowment gift from doctor at medical school
When Mort Levitt graduated from Duke Medical School in 1972, he got an unusual present. My parents sat me down and told me they were setting up a trust that would make me a beneficiary, with the remainder designated to a medical program, said Levitt, chairman of the integrated medical science department and a teacher of clinical biomedical science at Florida Atlantic Universitys Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Continue reading
Nanotechnology in Computing – Video
Nanotechnology in Computing Interview with Dr. Imants Gorbāns (University of Latvia, Faculty of Computing) on the topic “Nanotechnology in Computing” Continue reading
Meet Dr. Dan Tilles – Harvard Vanguard Concord Internal Medicine – Video
Meet Dr. Dan Tilles – Harvard Vanguard Concord Internal Medicine Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates – Concord 86 Baker Avenue Extension Concord, MA 01742 978-287-9300 Joined Harvard Vanguard: 2001 Prior Experience: several years previous experience in group practice Undergraduate School: New York University, New York, NY Medical School: Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL Internship: Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Hospital Affiliations: Emerson Hospital Faculty Appointments: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Clinical Interests: Pulmonary disease; occupational health; preventive health Personal Interests: Cardiovascular fitness, weightlifting activites, movies, music. Continue reading