Patrick Staropoli thought he would start 2015 with an agonizing decision: Quit medical school or give up his dream of becoming a NASCAR driver.

"The cards that were on the table made the decision for me," Staropoli, of Plantation, said last week.

After a deal to race on NASCAR's lower levels fell through, the Harvard graduate and past valedictorian at Plantation High is back at the University of Miami. He began his fourth semester of medical school in January, resuming his studies to become an ophthalmologist after a year off.

For now, he's trying to get his head back into school. But his heart is clearly with racing.

"I still think there's a chance there," Staropoli, 25, said. "I give myself an A-plus for effort."

I followed Staropoli and wrote about his strange detour last year (a feature project entitled "DRiven.") His wild ride began when he won a reality TV competition for aspiring drivers, beating a field of 700. Then he was given a chance on NASCAR's lowest rung, and he won a race in California last March. He spent the second half of 2014 as a marketing intern for Michael Waltrip Racing in Charlotte, N.C., trying to land a sponsorship deal.

In late October, he told UM he'd be coming back in 2015. If he didn't, he'd forfeit his spot at UM for good and would have to start medical school from scratch.

But all through November and December he kept searching for sponsors. At Christmas, he thought he had a deal with a main sponsor and was on the verge of signing a contract. But things fell apart. On Jan. 5, Staropoli returned to class, on the hook for another semester of student loans (on top of the $60,000 previously taken). He's back living at home with his parents in Plantation.

"My head's been in a million different places," Staropoli said. "I'm just trying to get back in the rhythm of school."

As we sat outside UM's Bascom Palmer eye clinic last week, he fretted about an upcoming test on infectious diseases and looming board exams in June.

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The MCAT is officially changing this month, causing a stir among hundreds of medical school hopefuls grinding through the application process.

The new MCAT, which stands for Medical College Admission Test, has several noteworthy changes.

The exam will be double the length, about six hours instead of three, said Owen Farcy, an MCAT specialist for Kaplan. It will also feature an broader scoring scale with the highest score increasing from 45 to 528, as well as three additional semesters worth of material covered in biochemistry, introductory psychology and sociology.

Farcy said the American Association of Medical Colleges made changes that would more accurately test medical school readiness.

The association is opening registration Feb. 11 for the April, May and June exams, offering a $150 Amazon gift card to those willing to register for one of the first two dates.

The first round of exams will set the scoring standard.

We wanted to take this as an opportunity to build from the ground up, Farcy said. The AAMC have said this is the new test for the 21st century.

Farcy said he has been working on creating a program for the new exam since it was first announced in 2011. The six hours of testing is the most common concern hes heard.

Six hours is a long time to be in a testing center, said Drew Sexton, a UF microbiology junior.

However, Sexton, 21, said he has mixed feelings about the exam.

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Newswise New Brunswick, NJ -- During Heart Month, the Cardiovascular Institute of New Jersey at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is promoting the importance of controlling high blood pressure, also called hypertension, in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and other related chronic disorders in adults. John B. Kostis, MD, a cardiologist and director of the Cardiovascular Institute, encourages men and women who may be at risk for high blood pressure to follow a healthy lifestyle and speak with their physician who can recommend antihypertensive treatment that provides protection against major cardiovascular-related events, such as heart attack and stroke.

Changes in blood pressure are part of the aging process, says Dr. Kostis. Although there are differences in cardiovascular risks between men and women, there is no difference in the response to treatment of hypertension with blood pressure-lowering medication, or high cholesterol with statins. Therefore these therapies should be used to reach target blood pressure, or cholesterol levels, respectively, to reduce risks of heart disease and improve long-term health regardless of gender.

According to Kostis, systolic pressure, measured while the heart is pumping, increases with age, while diastolic pressure, measured while the heart is at rest, steadily increases until around age 50 and then begins to steadily decrease. Generally, most persons up to age 80 should have a target blood pressure of 140 systolic pressure over 90 diastolic, while the target blood pressure for adults over the age of 80, who are in good health, is 150 over 90.

Although a change in blood pressure is true for both men and women, women experience a somewhat steeper rate of increase in systolic pressure between 40 and 60 years of age. However, Kostis emphasizes that men and women respond the same to antihypertensive treatment and benefit long-term from its protective properties.

In addition to following a healthy lifestyle, adhering to physician-prescribed medication to lower blood pressure and cholesterol has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack, and extend peoples lives, says Kostis. A healthy lifestyle includes avoidance of smoking, maintaining normal body weight and engaging in physical activity.

Kostis adds that younger adults who avoid tobacco use and follow a healthy lifestyle with low-fat, low-sodium diets and regular physical activity, may delay the onset of hypertension.

Kostis discusses the importance of treating hypertension and addresses the difference in cardiovascular health between men and women in a new video posted on Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Schools Youtube page at: http://youtu.be/mciFcu036ks.

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Stanley Aronson, co-founder of the Alpert Medical School, died Jan. 28 at the age of 92, leaving behind a legacy of innovations and the admiration of countless colleagues and students.

After conducting groundbreaking research on the rare genetic disorder Tay-Sachs disease, Aronson co-founded the Med School in 1972 and served as its dean until 1981.

He created a medical school that was very unlike any other med school because of the values it established, said Fred Schiffman, professor of humanistic medicine, adding that the school has scientific rigor with a heart and soul.

After leaving his post as dean, Aronson turned his focus toward establishing the first hospice program in Rhode Island, which he continued to advise until his death.

His knowledge base was so wide-ranging, said Terrie Wetle, dean of the School of Public Health, who first met Aronson and his wife Gale when Wetle came to Providence in 2000. Sitting with him was like having a human Google, she said.

Wetle got to know Aronson more when her husband Richard Besdine, professor of geriatric medicine, served as the interim dean of the Med School from 2002 to 2005.

I found him to be the most knowledgeable on the largest number of things of any person Ive ever encountered in my life, Besdine said.

Aronson was also a prolific journalist, publishing more than 1,000 columns in the Providence Journal. His last column was published Jan. 26, just two days before his death. Ill miss reading his column in the newspaper, which I always enjoyed, Wetle said.

Aronsons colleagues and friends noted that despite his many achievements, he remained a humble scholar, friend and mentor.

This is not a man who put his accomplishments on his sleeve, said Jack Elias, dean of medical and biological sciences.

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Dr. David L. Pierce became chief medical officer at Millard Fillmore Suburban and DeGraff Memorial hospitals during the holidays and a nationwide flu epidemic.

Every hospital from Buffalo to Rochester was jammed for most of his first couple of weeks on the new job, and it was up to Pierce to help find the most effective ways to deal with the influx in Amherst and North Tonawanda.

Its like a baptism by fire the way you started, nurse leader Sue Huffer told Pierce earlier this week when he paid a visit to the medical/surgical unit on 2 East at Millard Fillmore Suburban.

He told her that he embraced the excitement and would work with staff in the coming months to improve efficiencies for the medical staff at the two hospitals.

Pierce, 42, a North Tonawanda native who lives in East Amherst, is glad to be in his new post after spending most of the last decade working as an emergency room doctor at Buffalo General and Erie County medical centers.

I loved working downtown but it didnt have the community feel it does here, said Pierce, who has worked in the Suburban emergency department for the last two years. He joins a Kaleida Health leadership team that he said is bent on improving patient-centered care as it helps reshape the regional health care system.

Heres a quick glimpse of the guy whos taking a big-picture look at medical operations at Suburban and DeGraff:

He started college at SUNY Fredonia State as an art major and shifted gears halfway through, after a cousin at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine suggested he volunteer for a summer in the ECMC emergency department.

He started medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and finished at New York Medical College near White Plains.

He did so well at a joint Harvard medical and business school health program several years ago that he now helps teach the program.

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If epilepsy is genetic, how can my child have it if no one else in the family does?
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PHILADELPHIA With the opening of the Henry A. Jordan M62 Medical Education Center, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has expanded its urban campus with an innovative new facility thats redefining medical education for 21st century doctors. Just steps away from the Smilow Center for Translational Research and the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, the Jordan Center is among the first in the nation to fully integrate education facilities with active clinical care and research lab space, placing students in the midst of the dynamic practice of medicine.

The opening of the new facility is a highlight in a year of celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nations oldest medical school.

With its prime location, the Henry Jordan Center will continue Penn's tradition of close collaboration between faculty and students, and support the Perelman School of Medicines mission to embody the highest standards in education, research and patient care, said J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System. It is ideally suited to play a prominent role in advancing innovation in every aspect of medicine.

The three-story, 55,000-square-foot Jordan Center will maximize the power of the Perelman School of Medicines pioneering learning model, an integrated, multidisciplinary curriculum which emphasizes small-group instruction, self-directed learning and flexibility. Now, from their first day, students will share space with faculty researchers and clinicians as they engage in the team-based curriculum that has helped the medical school remain in the top 5 U.S. News & World Report best medical school rankings for the past 17 years.

The $38 million Jordan Center will offer state-of-the-art technology, including high-tech recording and simulcast capabilities to support global conferences, telemedicine, and creation of online courses and lectures available to millions across the globe. Such technologies will facilitate constant collaboration between Penn Medicine laboratories and other schools, centers, and institutes.

Graduates of the Perelman School of Medicine are prepared to be not only exceptional physicians but also leaders, said Gail Morrison, MD, senior vice dean for Education, professor of Medicine, and director of Academic Programs for the Perelman School of Medicine. The Henry Jordan Center is designed to keep us at the forefront of medical education.

Two 3,000-square-foot flexible, technology-rich learning studios can be converted into two or four smaller spaces, and an additional eight wired classrooms form the core of the educational space. The Jordan Center also features a rooftop patio and garden, numerous team learning spaces, and the Joseph and Loretta Law Auditorium and Law Family Pavilion thanks to a gift from brothers and medical alumni Dennis, Ronald, Christopher, and Jeremy Law, who among them hold seven degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. The Measey Foundation continued its support of the medical school by providing major funding for the Measey Learning Commons.

The Lauren J. Wylonis, MD, and Joseph R. Zebrowitz, MD, Center for Student Services will be the new, centralized home for Admissions and Financial Aid, the Curriculum office, and the program for Diversity and Inclusion. Student Affairs, the Combined Degree program, and Continuing Medical Education will also be housed in the Jordan Center.

Philanthropy from graduates played a large role in funding, with more than 250 gifts from alumni and friends. The University of Pennsylvania Health System also contributed matching funds to support its partnership with the Perelman School of Medicine.

The building is being named both in recognition of the legacy of the late Henry A. Jordan, who was a Perelman School of Medicine faculty member and alumnus, and in honor of the Jordan familys whole-hearted support of the center. One of the Perelman School of Medicines most devoted alumni, Henry Jordan was a steadfast champion of Penn Medicine and its students.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. Dr. Stanley M. Aronson, founding dean of Brown Universitys medical school, prolific writer, artist and intellectual, and a leading figure in American medicine, died Wednesday at the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center, part of Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island. Aronson was a founder of the hospice organization and served on its board.

Aronson, a weekly columnist for The Providence Journal for many years, writing about a broad range of medical and scientific topics, always with precision and insight, was 92.

Stan was a giant of medical education, at Brown University and elsewhere, a distinguished leader in global public health, especially in developing nations, and an elegant, learned and delightfully idiosyncratic writer, said Robert Whitcomb, writer, editor and blogger, and former Journal editorial pages editor.

Edward C. Achorn, The Journals current editorial pages editor, said: Each column was on a different topic. It required a lot of research. It wasnt just on the top of his head. He had this passion for knowledge that continued until the very end.

Achorn recalled visiting Aronson at his house just two weeks ago. He was talking to me about how he would, instead of watching TV, go look at the Internet or the books on his shelves and think about what to write about, Achorn said. He was fascinated by virtually everything.

In conversations with Stan during the last several years, I came to understand how pleased he was with the growth and development of the medical school he did so much to create, Brown President Christina Paxson said in Browns tribute to Aronson. His natural humility prevented him from taking credit, but Browns medical school and many of the statewide improvements in medical care delivery that grew along with it began with Stans arrival in Providence.

Said Dr. Joseph Friedman, professor of neurology and the Stanley Aronson Chair in Neurodegenerative Disorders at Butler Hospital in Providence: I will always remember Stan as the embodiment of a polymath, a person who knows everything about everything, yet he was caring, humble and anxious to help others.

Aronson was the author of more than a dozen books and some 400 articles for medical journals.

Aronsons last Journal column, Where are aromas from yesteryear?, was published Monday. The week before, the paper published A move to document the causes of death, an elegant essay on the history of mankinds chronicling of death. It ended:

In the words of an anonymous scribe, We come hither; we know not why; and we then go hence, we know not when, to join the majority.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The founding dean of Brown University's medical school has died. Neuropathologist Dr. Stanley Aronson was 92.

The university says Aronson died Wednesday in hospice care in Providence, Rhode Island.

Brown President Christina Paxton says the medical school "and many of the statewide improvements in medical care delivery that grew along with it" began with Aronson's arrival in Providence. She says Aronson was too humble to take credit but was pleased by the school's growth and development.

Aronson was a New York native. He moved to Providence in 1969. He launched the medical school in 1972 and was dean from 1973 to 1981. He co-founded the Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island.

Aronson wrote weekly columns in the Providence Journal, including one this month considering how changing attitudes toward death led to modern public health research.

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