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University of Minnesota regents are keeping administrators on their toes as the Medical Schools leaders work to boost its prestige.
This month, a Board of Regents committee reviewed the schools progress toward improving its national ranking, a goal set last year when faculty members created a long-term strategy with designs to attract research dollars and revamp scholarships.
Many school officials say Medical School Dean and Vice President for Health Sciences Dr. Brooks Jackson, who has touted high hopes for the institution since he took the job in February, is well-positioned to ensure the school achieves a top standing.
Besides an internal push for success, Gov. Mark Dayton formed the Blue Ribbon Committee in August to provide guidance for the Medical School. Regents will discuss the committees recommendations in December.
I think having a premier medical school is just crucial to having a premier state university, Dayton said.
The governor noted that the schools current rankings like No. 34 in best research, according to the 2014 U.S. News and World Report are unacceptable.
Thats not good enough, he said.
In the next five years, Jackson said, he wants the Medical School to stand among the top 20 schools for its research. And eventually, he would like the school to rank in the nations top 14 medical schools.
The Medical Schools vision includes efforts like addressing leadership turnover, securing national funding for medical research, improving education and advancing clinical care. The plans step-by-step process aims to help the school regain its position of excellence by 2025.
Regents put the Academic Health Center and the Medical School at the top of their priority list beginning July 2013, when they created a special committee to examine the school more closely, said Regent Linda Cohen, who chairs the committee.
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The legislators backing Washington State Universitys bid to establish its own Spokane-based medical school said Tuesday the rural doctor shortage is so severe the state needs more than one approach to physiciantraining.
This is something that is long overdue, state Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, said of plans to seek legislative removal of legal restrictions designating the University of Washington as the states only medicalschool.
Co-sponsoring the effort is state Rep. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, who called the restriction archaic and said the state needs to do a better job of training doctors willing to work in rural
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The legislators backing Washington State Universitys bid to establish its own Spokane-based medical school said Tuesday the rural doctor shortage is so severe the state needs more than one approach to physiciantraining.
This is something that is long overdue, state Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, said of plans to seek legislative removal of legal restrictions designating the University of Washington as the states only medicalschool.
Co-sponsoring the effort is state Rep. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane, who called the restriction archaic and said the state needs to do a better job of training doctors willing to work in ruralcommunities.
Our current system isnt working, Riccelli said, adding WSU is committed to changing that. Its very clear that we need to move forward with a newmodel.
But while they pledged their backing to the WSU effort, both also said they support the University of Washingtons proposal to double the size of its Spokane branch, which is part of a five-state physician training program and until October was operated in partnership with WSU. The universities parted ways over differing views of how best to meet Washingtons need for moredoctors.
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Medical schools have an ethical obligation to change admission policies in order to accept applications from undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, according to an article in the December, 2014 issue of the journal Academic Medicine.
Not allowing Dreamers to apply to medical school "represents a kind of unjustified discrimination and violates the basic ethical principle of the equality of human beings," write co-authors Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD and Linda Brubaker, MD, MS of Loyola University Chicago Stritch of Medicine. Academic Medicine is the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
In 2012, Loyola became the first medical school in the United States to amend its admissions policies to include qualified students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and are legally recognized as U.S. residents. In August, 2014, Loyola welcomed seven Dreamers to the class of 2018.
The students are known as Dreamers after a proposed federal law called the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors). Although the DREAM Act has yet to become law, the DACA program makes medical training, licensure and medical practice feasible, Drs. Kuczewski and Brubaker write.
The authors write that three main ethical principles and policy considerations support Dreamers' eligibility:
"First, a belief in equality, perhaps the fundamental value in contemporary democratic society, means that these potential applicants must be considered -- just like others -- on their merits. Second, the medical profession's duty of beneficence, the obligation to help patients, means that medical schools cannot turn away a significant pool of diverse talent in developing the physician workforce. Third, and related to beneficence, the value of social justice requires that medical schools seek to produce a physician workforce that better serves those communities that have been traditionally underserved, such as ethnic minorities and recent immigrants."
Social justice means enabling the participation of all -- Dreamers, recent immigrants, minorities, U.S. citizens -- in the life and opportunities of the community to the extent possible. "Enabling qualified Dreamers to become physicians is therefore an ethical obligation of the medical education community."
To be eligible for DACA status, an applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 31; must have arrived in the United States before age 16; have resided continuously in the U.S. for at least five years; be currently enrolled in school, have completed high school or earned a GED; have no serious criminal involvement; and be able to prove he or she was in the U.S. on June 15, 2012.
The DACA program was created by the Obama administration and is subject to change by a future president, Drs. Kuczewski and Brubaker write. "Our duty to serve the communities our institutions serve requires that we steward the resources available including the talent of Dreamers. It is time to make the dream a reality."
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The University of South Florida's medical school is headed to downtown Tampa.
In what is being touted as a move that can transform the school as well as the future of the downtown community, the board of trustees voted unanimously Thursday to build the new Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Heart Health Institute in downtown Tampa.
The new, 12-story tower is slated to be constructed on Channelside Drive at South Meridian Avenue on land donated specifically for this project by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik. The move is part of Vinik's ongoing transformation of the Channelside District, which includes plans for a hotel adjacent to Amalie Arena and a still yet-to-be unveiled vision for struggling Channelside Plaza.
"I applaud the University of South Floridas Board of Trustees with their vote today to move forward with the relocation of the medical school and heart institute to downtown," said Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn. "Their vision for a signature USF presence in the urban core will pay dividends for decades."
USF officials say the move will make the university's medical school one of the best in the country. The school's Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) is already located in downtown Tampa.
A January 21 meeting with the Board of Governor's is the next step in the process. The project is expected to cost about $150 million, with most of those funds already in place, according to USF officials. Officials said the school could be open by 2018. "Make no mistake that this is a bold step," Buckhorn said. "Relocating to downtown Tampa gives USF an opportunity to be even more competitive in recruiting students, faculty, and researchers while enhancing the learning experience for its medical students.
"This is the right decision at the right time for USF and for Tampa."
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The selection of Rochester as one of Minnesotas eight medical marijuana distribution sites - and the only one south of the Twin Cities - means our region will be at the forefront of research into its medicinal uses.
Minnesotas new Office of Medical Cannabis will gather data from each of the estimated 5,000 people expected to sign up for the patient registry. The research manager will be Dr. Thomas Arneson, a Fairmont native who earned his M.D. from Mayo Medical School after receiving a masters degree in public health from the University of Minnesota and an undergraduate degree from Harvard University.
The state will document the different chemical compounds used by patients, as well as dosages and side effects to build a database of what works best for different conditions and keep track of complications with other medication. While not as rigorous as clinical trials, the database is expected to generate a trove of useful information that could be the impetus for future research by taking a closer look at specific compounds and conditions.
The paradox is that although cannabis has been used as a therapeutic agent in many cultures dating back 5,000 years, there has been little research on its medical efficacy. Thats largely because marijuana is classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule I substance, which defines it as one of the most dangerous drugs with no currently accepted medical use. Marijuana was placed in the most restrictive category while then-President Richard Nixon commissioned a report to give a final recommendation.??The Schafer Commission, as it was called, concluded marijuana should not be in Schedule I, but Nixon ignored the commissions recommendations, and marijuana has since remained on the most-restricted category.
Even before marijuana was placed on Schedule I, laws were passed without objective information. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 effectively banned its use and sales.? That law passed only a year after the release of Reefer Madness, a propaganda documentary now regarded as one of the worst films ever made.
Passed by the Legislature earlier this year, Minnesotas medical marijuana law doesnt allow smoking or home growing. Two suppliers approved by the state Department of Health - Minnesota Medical Solutions and Leafline Labs - will provide the substance in extract form by July 1, 2015. Minnesota Medical Solutions will grow cannabis in the Minneapolis suburb of Otsego and distribute it in Rochester, Maple Grove, Minneapolis and Moorhead. LeafLine Labs will process cannabis in Cottage Grove and distribute it in Eagan, Hibbing, St. Cloud and St. Paul.
Fortunately, Minnesota legislators listened to the testimony of families whose children have seizure disorders where cannabis is the only effective treatment. The law, one of the most restrictive of the 24 states allowing medical marijuana, limits the number of conditions that can be treated with the drug, such as certain types of cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Tourettes syndrome, Crohns disease and severe pain cause by a terminal illness.
For anyone fearing an easy gateway to the black market, medical marijuana will be sold in liquid or vapor extracts, nonsmokable forms not conducive for street sales.
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Tuesday marked another step forward in Washington State University #39;s effort to open an independent medical school in Spokane, and this step was a bi-partisan one. KXLY4 #39;s Aaron Luna reports.
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MAYWOOD, Il. - Medical schools have an ethical obligation to change admission policies in order to accept applications from undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, according to an article in the December, 2014 issue of the journal Academic Medicine.
Not allowing Dreamers to apply to medical school "represents a kind of unjustified discrimination and violates the basic ethical principle of the equality of human beings," write co-authors Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD and Linda Brubaker, MD, MS of Loyola University Chicago Stritch of Medicine. Academic Medicine is the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
In 2012, Loyola became the first medical school in the United States to amend its admissions policies to include qualified students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and are legally recognized as U.S. residents. In August, 2014, Loyola welcomed seven Dreamers to the class of 2018.
The students are known as Dreamers after a proposed federal law called the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors). Although the DREAM Act has yet to become law, the DACA program makes medical training, licensure and medical practice feasible, Drs. Kuczewski and Brubaker write.
The authors write that three main ethical principles and policy considerations support Dreamers' eligibility:
"First, a belief in equality, perhaps the fundamental value in contemporary democratic society, means that these potential applicants must be considered - just like others - on their merits. Second, the medical profession's duty of beneficence, the obligation to help patients, means that medical schools cannot turn away a significant pool of diverse talent in developing the physician workforce. Third, and related to beneficence, the value of social justice requires that medical schools seek to produce a physician workforce that better serves those communities that have been traditionally underserved, such as ethnic minorities and recent immigrants."
Social justice means enabling the participation of all - Dreamers, recent immigrants, minorities, U.S. citizens - in the life and opportunities of the community to the extent possible. "Enabling qualified Dreamers to become physicians is therefore an ethical obligation of the medical education community."
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TAMPA The University of South Florida is set to make a big decision Thursday.
The board of trustees is scheduled to vote at a 9 a.m. meeting on whether the university should build its new medical school in downtown, a move that would mean big changes for both USF and Tampa.
The university has two new developments in mind: replacing the Morsani College of Medicine and building a new venture called the USF Heart Health Institute. But plans to build both on the main campus were put on hold weeks ago after Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik offered to donate some of his property around the Amalie Arena so that USF could build an urban medical campus in downtown.
Vinik hopes to incorporate the medical school into his plans to redevelop the 24 barren acres he owns around the home arena of his hockey team and his latest acquisition, the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina.
A downtown medical campus would be the kind of high-end and high-paying development that Vinik wants to add his plans to revive the southern end of downtown Tampa with new apartments, condos, hotels, restaurants and shops.
The move could also raise the profile of USF's medical school, making it more attractive to students and faculty who want to live in an urban area. It would also move the school closer to its teaching hospital, Tampa General Hospital.
USF President Judy Genshaft has said that Vinik's donation is crucial to the project. That's because while Genshaft supports the downtown medical school option, she said the university would not pay for downtown land to make it happen.
The downtown medical school proposal also has the support of major university donors, Mayor Bob Buckhorn and, since October, a key group of trustees.
That's when the eight trustees who oversee USF Health's medical and educational programs voted to endorse the urban medical school option. But during Thursday's meeting of the board of trustees, all 13 of them must approve the proposal.
The project calls for the university to build a 12-story building at the corner of Channelside Drive and S Meridian Avenue that would house the new Morsani College of Medicine and the USF Heart Health Institute.
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Newswise MAYWOOD, Il. Medical schools have an ethical obligation to change admission policies in order to accept applications from undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, according to an article in the December, 2014 issue of the journal Academic Medicine.
Not allowing Dreamers to apply to medical school represents a kind of unjustified discrimination and violates the basic ethical principle of the equality of human beings, write co-authors Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD and Linda Brubaker, MD, MS of Loyola University Chicago Stritch of Medicine. Academic Medicine is the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
In 2012, Loyola became the first medical school in the United States to amend its admissions policies to include qualified students who have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status and are legally recognized as U.S. residents. In August, 2014, Loyola welcomed seven Dreamers to the class of 2018.
The students are known as Dreamers after a proposed federal law called the DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors). Although the DREAM Act has yet to become law, the DACA program makes medical training, licensure and medical practice feasible, Drs. Kuczewski and Brubaker write.
The authors write that three main ethical principles and policy considerations support Dreamers eligibility:
First, a belief in equality, perhaps the fundamental value in contemporary democratic society, means that these potential applicants must be considered just like others on their merits. Second, the medical professions duty of beneficence, the obligation to help patients, means that medical schools cannot turn away a significant pool of diverse talent in developing the physician workforce. Third, and related to beneficence, the value of social justice requires that medical schools seek to produce a physician workforce that better serves those communities that have been traditionally underserved, such as ethnic minorities and recent immigrants.
Social justice means enabling the participation of all Dreamers, recent immigrants, minorities, U.S. citizens in the life and opportunities of the community to the extent possible. Enabling qualified Dreamers to become physicians is therefore an ethical obligation of the medical education community.
To be eligible for DACA status, an applicant must be between the ages of 16 and 31; must have arrived in the United States before age 16; have resided continuously in the U.S. for at least five years; be currently enrolled in school, have completed high school or earned a GED; have no serious criminal involvement; and be able to prove he or she was in the U.S. on June 15, 2012.
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Newswise SPOKANE, Washington Gonzaga University has announced its intention to engage in a community-focused exploration of a medical education and research partnership with the University of Washington School of Medicine in Spokane. This announcement follows an invitation, made to Gonzaga by the University of Washington, to consider forming a new partnership to sustain and potentially expand UW Spokanes medical school and create opportunities to grow biomedical research in Spokane.
We at Gonzaga, together with many other community members, have actively supported expansion of WWAMI medical education and the promise of economic growth stimulated by research in Spokane since the original proposal to bring the four-year medical school to the University District launched, Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh said Monday. Given the reality that expanding medical education has always been considered in view of the opportunities for Spokane and the benefits to Eastern Washington, we feel it is important to get community input on the role and value of a UW-GU partnership.
The UW has proposed development of a public-private partnership in the context of the University of Washington School of Medicines WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho) program a five-state, community-based medical education enterprise that is recognized as the top primary care, family medicine and rural medicine program in the nation.
A key strength of the University of Washington School of Medicine has always been strong and dynamic partnerships with higher education partners and healthcare professionals in communities across our region. Gonzaga not only has a national reputation for academic excellence, but also a deep commitment to the economic and social well-being of the Spokane community and the region, said UW President Michael Young. We are excited about the opportunities this public-private partnership could create for students, faculty, and for greater research and economic development activity in Spokane.
A 2009 Tripp Umbach report, commissioned by Greater Spokane Inc., estimated that a comprehensive academic health sciences and research campus anchored by the four-year WWAMI medical school would have a $1.6 billion economic impact and create more than 9,000 jobs over a 20-year period.
The goals of the UW-GU partnership, as envisioned, would be to sustain the excellence of the UW School of Medicines top-ranked medical school, accelerate the expansion of medical education and biomedical research in Spokane, and build on Gonzagas strengths in undergraduate and graduate health science education and applied scientific research. As one of Spokane County's 10 largest private employers, Gonzaga has a significant economic presence in the community and is well-positioned to assist in achieving the economic benefits imagined in the 2009 report.
McCulloh added that Gonzagas commitment to healthy and positive collaboration between regional colleges and universities remains a priority as Washington State University pursues independent accreditation for its proposed medical school. The higher education institutions in Spokane have a long history of supporting one another. We believe expansion of healthcare education to meet the critical need for additional doctors and healthcare professionals throughout the state and region will require the invested efforts of all of Spokane higher education, he said.
The proposed partnership would be the first WWAMI collaboration involving an independent, Catholic and Jesuit university. There is precedent for such partnerships, which have been successfully created and operated across the nation, McCulloh said. The mission and values of WWAMIs single curriculum are compatible with Gonzagas mission and values, as is the focus on community welfare. Physician shortages are demanding innovative solutions, and we believe that public-private partnerships will play an important role in the future of medicine.
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