Certificates and Licenses on CV - Honest Medical School Application Guide #21 (2015)
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Dean Clay Johnston on the Dell Medical Schools opportunity to reinvent medical education
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Personal Statement Formatting - Honest Medical School Application Guide #25 (2015)
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2014 Paris keynote - Opening the Black Box: Inviting patients into the medical record - Tom Delbanco
http:/internationalforum.bmj.com Tom Delbanco, MD, MACP, Richard and Florence Koplow-James Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School Division of General...
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Is my child on the autism spectrum?
Roula N. Choueiri, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, offers advice to parents and caregivers concerned that their child might have an autism spectrum disorder. http://www.umassmed.edu/news/ne...
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OLYMPIA Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Wednesday that allows Washington State University to launch a new medical school inSpokane.
But after he was surrounded by supportive legislators and university leaders for the signing ceremony, Inslee hedged when asked at a news conference how much money the state should spend training doctors during the next twoyears.
Such funding for two state-sponsored medical schools will have to be negotiated between two very different plans in competing House and Senate budgetproposals.
With about 300,000 more people covered by health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and a growing
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OLYMPIA Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Wednesday that allows Washington State University to launch a new medical school inSpokane.
But after he was surrounded by supportive legislators and university leaders for the signing ceremony, Inslee hedged when asked at a news conference how much money the state should spend training doctors during the next twoyears.
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UMMS and UVA scientists develop a new molecule that has potential to extend survival in some leukemia patients
WORCESTER, MA - A novel molecule designed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Virginia inhibits progression of a hard-to-treat form of recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patient tissue. The small molecule is one of the first designed to specifically target a cancer-causing transcription factor. Previously thought to be an undruggable target, this strategy may be used to design other novel molecules that can specifically inhibit cancer-causing transcription factors. Details of the work were published in Science.
Transcription factors are single- or multi-protein complexes that regulate transcription of DNA into messenger RNA and gene expression by binding to regions on the genome next to a gene. Mutations in transcription factors can result in altered gene expression programs that give way to new, cancer-causing functions. Although these aberrant transcription factors are promising targets for new therapeutics, the complexity of interrupting very specific protein-to-protein interactions has made it difficult to find small molecules or design drugs that treat these cancers.
"When we look at inhibitors, they usually target an enzyme or receptor. There aren't a lot of good examples of transcription factor inhibitors in clinical trials," said Lucio H. Castilla, PhD, associate professor of molecular, cell and cancer biology and co-leader of the study. "Here, we've used our extensive knowledge of a mutant transcription factor found in a subset for acute myeloid leukemia patients to design a molecule that can specifically sequester only the oncogenic mutant. This leaves the normal transcription factor to bind to the DNA and restore gene expression."
Acute myeloid leukemia causes a rapid growth in abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone borrow and interfere with the production of red blood cells. It is the most common form of adult leukemia and survival rates vary depending on specific genetic subsets. Typical treatment involves nonselective chemotherapy, but that can be taxing on some populations, especially the elderly. Therapeutic approaches that target specific genetic anomalies have the potential to be less toxic and yield better results.
AML patients with an inversion on chromosome 16 (known as inv(16) AML) typically respond to initial chemotherapy treatment, but recurrences are likely in a fraction of cases. Leukemia in these patients is caused by a small reversal of the DNA sequence on chromosome 16 that combines a gene which controls production of blood cells and one involved in muscle physiology. When healthy, the core-binding factor-beta (CBFB) protein typically binds with the RUNX protein to form a transcription factor that regulates a number of genes that control production of red and white blood cells. In AML cells with inv(16), the CBFB gene is fused with the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMMHC) gene, and the activity of the CBFB-SMMHC fusion protein causes leukemia.
John H. Bushweller, PhD, a professor of biochemistry at the University of Virginia, screened a library of small molecules and found that the molecule AI-4-57 inhibited the binding of RUNX and CBFB-SMMHC. However, the activity of this molecule was not enough to have a therapeutic effect; by only treating a portion of the AML cells, enough would be left behind for the cancer to return and be resistant to further chemotherapy.
To overcome this problem, Castilla and Bushweller established a collaboration to modify the initial compound to specifically target only the mutant transcription factor (CBFB-SMMHC ) while leaving the normal one (CBFB) being produced by the other copy of chromosome 16 free to do its job of regulating blood cell production.
Taking advantage of the structural differences between the mutant and normal protein, the researchers were able to devise a new compound having the effect they sought. Because normal CBFB is monomeric and CBFB-SMMHC is oligomeric, they developed a bivalent version of the initially screened compound -- AI-4-57. After further refinement, the new drug AI-10-49 prolonged the survival rate of mice with inv(16) AML and was successful in treating in vitro leukemia lines taken from patients.
The polyvalent strategy may serve as a template for new drug discovery efforts focused on selective modulation of aberrant fusion proteins arriving from chromosomal translocation events, wrote Angela N. Koehler, PhD, assistant professor of biological engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in a review accompanying the study. This study also serves as a "proof of concept for targeted therapies aimed at dysregulated transcription and should inspire the development of additional directed approaches to control aberrant transcription factor function in cancer and other diseases."
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A Taylor County grand jury on Thursday indicted Michael Trook former administrator at Holland Medical High School in Abilene ISD for having an improper relationship with a student.
The district attorney's office confirmed Trook was indicted on two counts of improper relationship between a teacher and student. That's a second degree felony.
According to a complaint filed with the DA's office, the charges stem from a sexual relationship Trook allegedly had with a female student in his office at Holland Medical School around December 10th.
Trook, 29, resigned as dean of health sciences at the school that same month.
At the time when Trook resigned and was arrested, then-Abilene ISD Superintendent Heath Burns sent a letter to parents, students and staff at Holland Medical School that said Trook admitted to having engaged in inappropriate, unprofessional and unethical conduct.
Trook was a former associate principal at Abilene High School. He was with the Abilene ISD for three years and at Holland Medical High School between July 2015 and December 2015.
Trooks case ignited a controversy that focused on Abilene ISDs handling of a series of alleged improper employee-student relationships.
Burns resigned suddenly in February as Abilene police continued to investigate the allegations.
Before Burns stepped down as Abilene ISD's superintendent, Abilene Police Chief Stan Standridge had strongly criticized Abilene ISD leaders namely Burns for how the district reported the cases to police. Standridge also questioned Burns cooperation during the investigations.
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Newswise MAYWOOD, Ill. (April 1, 2015) Four Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine students with deferred action for childhood arrival (DACA) status traveled to Washington, D.C. to address the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) delegate congress at its Annual Policy Summit, March 27-28. First-year medical students Diana Andino, Rosa Aramburo, Everado Arias and Manuel Mejia had the opportunity to be advocates on Capitol Hill concerning health care issues including access to care.
I was honored to be in the same room with numerous Latino physicians who provide medical care to underserved communities. I was inspired as I watched leaders in the medical field work together to make an impact in local communities, said Arias.
The students spoke in favor of the passing the LMSA policy that supports Latino students applying for medical school regardless of immigration status. It encourages medical schools to amend their policies to welcome applicants with DACA status and calls for advocacy from medical professional organizations. The resolution was passed along with 15 others that generally seek to promote a more just and equitable health care system in the United States.
Although there is a lot of work to be done, the passage of the resolution was a great first step. It is a privilege to be a part of Stritch and other organizations that are advocating for change in our health care community to open up more opportunities, said Andino.
There is a shortage of Latino physicians in the United States, but I know with the advocacy of LMSA and the work of Loyola Stritch and other medical schools that are opening their doors to new possibilities that the statistics will change. Like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we DREAMers have a dream, Arias added.
Loyola Stritch was the first medical school in the U.S. to change its admissions policy to allow individuals with DACA status to openly apply for medical school. In 2014, Loyola Stritch was the first medical school to openly welcome DACA students when seven DREAMer students joined their colleagues as part of the 140-plus member class of 2018.
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The Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division (HSD) advances interprofessional, multidisciplinary, and transformative education and research while promoting service to others through stewardship of scientific knowledge and preparation of tomorrow's leaders. The HSD is located on the Health Sciences Campus in Maywood, Illinois. It includes the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, the Stritch School of Medicine, the biomedical research programs of the Graduate School, and several other institutes and centers encouraging new research and interprofessional education opportunities across all of Loyola University Chicago. The faculty and staff of the HSD bring a wealth of knowledge, experience, and a strong commitment to seeing that Loyola's health sciences continue to excel and exceed the standard for academic and research excellence. For more on the HSD, visit LUC.edu/hsd.
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Match Day at UCF Medical School
UCF medical student Amy Iarrobino finds out her residency during Match Day at UCF Medical School. LET #39;S CONNECT: Facebook http://on.fb.me/1xVR12p Google+ http://bit.ly/101Ry82 Twitter...
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"Cut It Out" (Med School Parody Video)
Drexel Medical Students #39; "Cut It Out" Med School Parody Video! PLEASE WATCH IN 1080p! 🙂 Video contains instrumental of "Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift / 2014 / Big Machine Label). We do not...
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Peabody - Meet Dr. John Malolepszy - Harvard Vanguard Internal Medicine
Dr. Malolepszy received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and completed his internship and residency at New England Deaconess Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine.
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Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013 received formal education or training on the subject, according to new research from Oregon State University.
A review of medical school curriculums showed that a majority of U.S. institutions did not offer any courses on physical activity, and when the courses were offered, they were rarely required, said Brad Cardinal, a professor of exercise and sport science in OSU's College of Public Health and Human Sciences. That could leave doctors ill-prepared to assist patients who could benefit from exercise, said Cardinal, the study's lead author.
"There are immense medical benefits to exercise; it can help as much as medicine to address some health concerns," said Cardinal, who is a national expert on the benefits of physical activity. "Because exercise has medicinal as well as other benefits, I was surprised that medical schools didn't spend more time on it."
An article on the findings has been accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Co-authors are Eugene A. Park and MooSong Kim of OSU, and Marita K. Cardinal of Western Oregon University. The study was supported by OSU.
For the study, researchers reviewed U.S. medical schools' websites, looking for all physical activity-related coursework. They reviewed both public and private schools, and schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine. In all, 118 of the 170 accredited schools had curriculum information available online.
Of those, 51 percent offered no physical activity related coursework, and 21 percent offered only one course. And 82 percent of the schools reviewed did not require students to take any physical activity-related courses.
Schools may be spending more time on the topic than appears in the published curriculum, but the absence of physical activity in those documents suggests exercise education is not formalized or institutionalized to the degree it ought to be, given its role in helping people stay healthy, Cardinal said.
"I'm an outsider looking in, and I was expecting to see more than what we did," he said.
Lifestyle-related chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes are among the leading causes of death and disability, and one of the most important ways to prevent such chronic diseases is through regular physical activity participation, he said.
Physicians play a significant and influential role in encouraging and assisting patients who need or are trying to get more exercise, but past research has shown that many physicians lack the education, skills or confidence to educate and counsel patients about their physical activity, Cardinal said.
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"How could they afford this error to happen?" More than 250 students may resit the GAMSAT after their exam booklets were affected by a printing error.
More than 250 candidates who sat the Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) last month may resit the exam, due to an extensive printing error in a section of their exam booklet.
Things ran smoothly for most of the 10,000 candidates sitting the exam on March 21, but about 260 found serious errors on the page within moments of opening their exam booklets.
"As you looked around the room about 10 seconds into reading time everyone in the whole section had their hands up," said Matthew, who has asked that his name be changed for fear of jeopardising his future success in the GAMSAT.
Not for everyone: A post on the GAMSAT Facebook page, following the exam in which the booklets of 260 students were affected by a printing error. Photo: Facebook
The GAMSAT is developed by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in conjunction with the Consortium of Graduate Medical Schools and costs $455 to sit.
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The paper is structured into three parts: Reasoning in humanities and social sciences, written communication and reasoning in biological and physical sciences.
But for candidates like Matthew, science questions were scattered throughout section one.
"We were told to put our hands down and they were on the phone to ACER trying to clarify what was happening ... they interrupted our whole reading time," he said.
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A NEW medical school will open in Cebu this year.
The University of Cebu (UC) School of Medicine will open in June, and tuition discounts await top college graduates who will pursue medicine in the university.
UC Chancellor Candice Gotianuy yesterday announced the opening of the medical school in the UC-Banilad Campus.
She also announced that the UC Medical Center will also start operating in May this year, providing a good learning venue for the universitys medical students.
We have gotten a lot of good faculty members with good track record on board with us, Gotianuy said in a press conference.
Dr. Ma. Melfer Montoya, dean of the UC School of Medicine, said the Commission of Higher Education granted the university a permit to operate the medical school last December yet.
The medical school will start holding classes on June 22.
She said the medical school has more than 100 slots available for the first school year. Weve started processing applicants since January, she said.
Top graduates of pre-medicine courses who will study in the UC School of Medicine may enjoy tuition discounts and book allowances.
Qualified summa cum laude graduates can avail themselves of free tuition and a P20,000-book allowance.
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CTV Montreal Published Monday, March 30, 2015 7:38AM EDT Last Updated Monday, March 30, 2015 6:54PM EDT
Students from every medical school in Quebec held a protest against Bill 20 on Monday in front of the National Assembly.
Early Monday morning students met at McGill University, L'Universit de Montreal, the University of Sherbrooke and Laval University are united against the proposed changes to healthcare.
Medical students have said they are not walking out to support the so-called austerity protests being held by students at other universities and CEGEPS, but are solely concerned with Bill 20.
They argue that forcing family doctors to have quotas would have a negative effect on care, and encourage doctors to give patients ever-decreasing amounts of time.
Nebras Warsi, president of the McGill Student Society of Medical Students, said students object to the heavy-handed nature of the changes.
"This bill arrived without any major consultation," said Warsi.
"This bill is basically distracting away from real, measured healthcare reform."
He added that many medical students think the unintended consequences of Bill 20 could be Quebecers having fewer family doctors.
"People are worried they're going to be forced to leave, or be forced to leave family practice," said Warsi.
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