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Club hosts one-on-one interactions with IU Med School students

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The daunting process of applying to medical school is a little easier thanks to Indiana University Medical School and a student club on campus.

The American Medical Student Association, or AMSA for short, will host a One on One with an Indiana University School of Medicine Student Thursday in Rawls Hall. The event is open to all students.

Saad Ali, the president of AMSA, said his club wants to provide students with a unique chance to interact with medical students on a more personal basis.

The advice from medical students can be very helpful for pre-medical students, as they have very recently gone through the same grueling process of applying to medical school, Ali said.

Amy Terstriep, Purdues director of pre-professional advising, assists students considering professional careers in law, dental and various medical fields. She previously served as Purdues health professions adviser. Although Purdue doesnt release its undergraduates medical school admission statistics, she said the individual student profile is what matters.

Its based on what youve managed to accomplish as an undergrad, Terstriep said, but we have quite a few students every year that are successful getting in.

The basic requirements for medical school are a small first step among a plethora of suggested preparations.

A lot of it has to do with grades and aptitude test scores There are a number of other things the (medical) schools will look at including volunteer work, observing professionals in the field Terstriep continued. They like to see research. They look at communication skills and leadership.

Ali also stressed the importance of grade point averages, even for an in-state school such as Indiana University.

The average GPA for the 2013 entering class at (Indiana University School of Medicine) was 3.73, Ali said. Typically, in order be considered a competitive applicant, Medical Schools are looking for a 3.6 GPA or higher. There are, however, students who do get into Medical School with GPAs lower than a 3.6. However, the MCAT scores and extracurricular activities need to balance the scale.

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Medical school student Jones to compete in triathlon nationals

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Balancing medical school and triathlon training may not be the easiest thing in the world, but thats not stopping Dan Jones.

Jones, a fourth-year Columbia medical student, will compete at the Collegiate National Championship in Tempe, Ariz., this weekend after placing second overall in the Northeast Collegiate Triathlon Conference. The event features the nations top male and female collegiate traithletes, and is put on by USA Triathlon, the sports national governing body. Jones will compete in the mens olympic distance race, which consists of 1.5 kilometers of swimming, 40 kilometers of biking, and 10 kilometers of running.

A varsity swimmer at Harvard as an undergraduate, Jones will be competing against another former Crimson swimmer in Arizonahis twin brother, William. William Jones, currently a graduate student at University of California, San Diego, has competed in this particular race before. But this will be Dan Jones first time.

My personal goal is to try to stay with him in swim and then try to kind of hang with him on the bike, Dan Jones said. Hes going to blow me away on the runI know thatso Ive been working on each discipline with him in mind. Hes got a few years of training on me.

Jones was invited to Nationals after coming in second in Columbias conference last year, finishing behind a sponsored, professional athlete.

Columbia competes in five or six races in the fall. The winner of each race gets a score of 150 points, and each successive finish is worth two fewer points. Each athletes three best scores are used in determining standings within the conference. The conference then sends the top the top seven male individuals and male teams and top six female individuals and female teams to nationals.

Jones sporadically competed with Columbias triathlon team when he started medical school. But it was only recently that he found a way to balance the demands of triathlon training with his schoolwork, partly by enrolling in physical education electives at Columbia to help him train.

Jones, who completed an Ironman triathlon last summer, also uses weekly practices with Columbias team as part of his training regimen.

Its incredibly helpful being with other people, Jones said. Im somebody that feeds off getting pushed and somebody being faster than me, so its something that definitely motivates you. Its something that keeps you in check, so youre not cutting your workout short.

Taylor Fogg, CC 17, and Ada Rubin, BC 12who placed third and sixth respectively among womenalso qualified for Nationals, but will not be making the trip to Arizona. As a whole, the Columbia womens team took fourth place behind United States Coast Guard, Army, and Boston University. The mens team placed 13th in the conference, above both Harvard and Yale. Columbia finished seventh overall, making it the highest-ranked Ivy League team.

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Ohio State medical school looks to next 100 years

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Education Blog Education databases Helpful Links By Collin Binkley The Columbus Dispatch Thursday April 3, 2014 5:20 AM

The first medical students at Ohio State University spent their days in one building, observing as experts showed them how to treat injuries, infections and other top troubles of the time. There were fewer than 40 students.

That was 100 years ago. Today, students come in classes of more than 200 and work with patients from their first year. They learn across a sprawling medical campus to treat chronic ailments that have grown in complexity.

Ohio State stood the test of time, said Dr. Daniel Clinchot, vice dean for medical education at the OSU College of Medicine.

The college is kicking off its centennial celebration today with a ceremony and discussion panel at 11 a.m. in Meiling Hall. Speakers will include the CEO of the Wexner Medical Center at OSU and the dean of the College of Medicine. The ceremony starts a series of events examining the schools past and future.

If you look at its history over the past century, it has been an innovator and leader in medical education, said Dr. Christopher Ellison, vice dean for clinical affairs at the college and chairman of surgery at the medical center.

Amid a shortage of physicians during World War II, the college offered a two-year medical degree to train more doctors. It responded to another shortage in the 1970s by letting students study independently, without lectures, Ellison said.

The university founded the college in 1914 after leaders of the Starling-Ohio Medical College handed their school over to the state. They wanted to transfer it to Ohio State amid sweeping changes in medical education.

There were no racial minorities and only one woman in the class of 1915. Today, about half of students are women and 20 percent are minorities. Last year, it was ranked the No. 14 public medical school by U.S. News and World Report.

As medicine evolved, the schools focus has shifted from the treatment of acute injuries, such as broken bones and gunshot wounds, to chronic illnesses such as diabetes and cancer. Now, as researchers and physicians explore the genetics behind diseases, the next step is to find cures, Clinchot said.

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Medical school bosses on boards of pharma companies

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The author has posted comments on this articleRema Nagarajan, TNN | Apr 3, 2014, 10.06PM IST NEW DELHI: If you thought physicians' conflict of interest was all about freebies, speaking charges or paid holidays doled out by pharma, then check out the latest issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). A research letter published in the JAMA has revealed how top leaders in the medical world including medical schools deans, hospitals directors, clinical department chairs and university presidents are on the boards of pharmaceutical companies for which they were paid, on an average, over $300,000 in 2012.

Financial relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and physicians have come under increased scrutiny. Less attention has been paid to relationships between industry and the leadership of academic medical centers (AMCs), who wield considerable influence over research, clinical, and educational missions, said the letter. It revealed that out of 50 companies examined, three lacked publicly available data on governance, but 19 out of the remaining 47 or 40% companies had at least one board member who also held a leadership position at an AMC. According to the letter 18 industry board members held 21 clinical or administrative leadership positions, including 2 university presidents, 6 deans, 6 hospital or health system executive officers, and 7 clinical department chairs or center directors. Forty-one board members held leadership AMC positions in 2012 receiving a mean financial compensation for board membership of $312,564.

"Given the magnitude of competing priorities between academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies, dual leadership roles cannot simply be managed by internal disclosure. These relationships present potentially far-reaching consequences beyond those created when individual physicians consult with industry or receive gifts," stated the letter written by lead author Timothy Anderson of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center along with three others including two from Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion in Pittsburg.

Physicians and medical ethics experts have expressed concern about such lucrative ties with pharma which ought not to be done by university leaders who oversee independent research and the instruction of medical practitioners. Paul Levy, the former president and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston, affiliated to Harvard University said in his blog on the issue: "You cannot serve two masters, even if you are highly intelligent. In fact, if you are highly intelligent, you will rationalise the problems away by saying that you cannot be personally corrupted." He added that unlike faculty or staff, top leaders of academic medical institutions were involved in business decisions and corporate partnerships.

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Sam Hawgood Takes the Helm at UC San Francisco

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Newswise Renowned pediatrician and medical school dean Sam Hawgood, MBBS, became interim chancellor today of UC San Francisco, the nations leading public university exclusively dedicated to health.

The appointment, which The University of California Board of Regents approved Jan. 23, 2014, places Hawgood at the helm of the $4 billion university during the national search for its 10th chancellor. He assumes the role from Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, who will become chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on May 1.

Hawgood has been dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UCSF since September 2009, after serving as interim dean since December 2007. The school has excelled under his leadership. It currently is ranked first among all schools nationwide in funding from the National Institutes of Health, indicating the excellence of its research enterprise. It also ranks fourth nationwide in both research and primary care education, according to the recent survey conducted by U.S. News & World Report.

As dean, Hawgood has been a core member of the Chancellors Executive Council, playing an integral role in the universitys leadership and guidance during a time of profound growth.

Sam is a highly respected physician, scientist and leader, with a collaborative and inclusive style that will serve the campus well through this transition, said UC President Janet Napolitano. I have full confidence that his leadership will enable UCSF to maintain its renowned excellence in research, education and clinical care into the foreseeable future.

Napolitano appointed an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives in January to support the national search, which Napolitano will oversee.

As dean of the School of Medicine, Hawgood leads an organization with an operating budget of more than $1.7 billion, nearly 8,000 faculty and staff, and 3,655 medical and graduate students, residents, fellows and postdoctoral scholars.

The school received $439.6 million in NIH funding in 2013, with many of its departments also leading the nation in their fields in these highly competitive grants.

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UTRGV medical school dean will make up to $630,000 a year

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SAN ANTONIO Dr. Francisco Fernandez, recently named the founding dean of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's medical school, will be paid $630,000 a year, according to a letter outlining his job offer.

The salary and other aspects of the position were described in a Feb 10 letter by Dr. Francisco Gonzlez-Scarano, dean of UT Health Science Center at San Antonio's medical school, and Dr. Raymond Greenberg, the UT System's Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, obtained through an open records request.

Fernandez, who will become the dean effective April 28, has been the chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the University of South Florida's college of medicine in Tampa.

He will receive an annual base salary of $547,826 and a performance-based incentive of up to 15 percent for total compensation $630,000 a year, according to the letter. He is also entitled to deferred compensation of $150,000 if he remains in the position for three years.

The letter states that the dean's office will be located in a new academic building on what's currently UT Pan American's campus in Edinburg and that Fernandez's highest priority will be obtaining accreditation for the new medical school from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

In this capacity, you will work closely with educational deans at the UTHSCSA until such time as you have recruited an Associate Dean for Education, read the letter. Recruitment of key faculty leaders and key staff will also be among the highest priorities in the early stages of your tenure as Dean.

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Sam Hawgood Takes the Helm at UCSF

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Renowned pediatrician and medical school dean Sam Hawgood, MBBS, became interim chancellor today of UC San Francisco, the nations leading public university exclusively dedicated to health.

The appointment, which The University of California Board of Regents approved Jan. 23, 2014, places Hawgood at the helm of the $4 billion university during the national search for its 10th chancellor. He assumes the role from Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, who will become chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on May 1.

Hawgood has been dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and vice chancellor for medical affairs at UCSF since September 2009, after serving as interim dean since December 2007. The school has excelled under his leadership. It currently is ranked first among all schools nationwide in funding from the National Institutes of Health, indicating the excellence of its research enterprise. It also ranks fourth nationwide in both research and primary care education, according to the recent survey conducted byU.S. News & World Report.

As dean, Hawgood has been a core member of the Chancellors Executive Council, playing an integral role in the universitys leadership and guidance during a time of profound growth.

Sam is a highly respected physician, scientist and leader, with a collaborative and inclusive style that will serve the campus well through this transition, said UC President Janet Napolitano. I have full confidence that his leadership will enable UCSF to maintain its renowned excellence in research, education and clinical care into the foreseeable future.

Napolitano appointed an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives in January to support the national search, which Napolitano will oversee.

As dean of the School of Medicine, Hawgood leads an organization with an operating budget of more than $1.7 billion, nearly 8,000 faculty and staff, and 3,655 medical and graduate students, residents, fellows and postdoctoral scholars.

The school received $439.6 million in NIH funding in 2013, with many of its departments also leading the nation in their fields in these highly competitive grants.

The schools clinical faculty is renowned for world-class medical care, carried out at its top-tier hospitals UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospital, as well as Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center.

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Surgeon General Nominee To Speak at Medical, Dental Schools Class Day

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Embattled Surgeon General nominee Vivek H. Murthy 98, a physician at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Womens Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, will address graduates of the Medical School and School of Dental Medicine at Class Day on May 29.

Murthys selection as Class Day speaker was reported by Harvard Magazine on March 28. According to the Medical School Dean of Students, the graduating class of both schools select the speaker by class-wide nominations followed by an online, class-wide vote. Students send the invitation.

Murthy has had a much more difficult time in the U.S. Senate, where his nomination as Surgeon General has been stalled by Congressional conservatives. The National Rifle Association, many Republicans, and as many as ten conservative Democrats oppose Murthys nomination because he has advocated that gun policy be treated as a health issue. Others have called the move a political stunt.

In the face of Congressional opposition, the White House said in late March that it was recalibrating its approach to the appointment process.

Murthy is the co-founder of Doctors for America, a 16,000-member organization of physicians and medical school students that aims to expand access to affordable health care. The group was originally called Doctors for Obama.

Murthy also founded the non-profit Visions Worldwide, Inc., which focuses on AIDS education, and TrialNetworks, a system to improve clinical trial efficiency to bring new drugs to market in a faster and safer manner.

Despite the political controversy surrounding Murthys appointment, students and faculty members at the Medical School said that they are excited the nominee will be speaking at the annual Class Day festivities.

Vivek Murthy combines compassion and intelligence, plus consistent hard work, to help...families through health crises via increasing their access to care, Adam R. Frange, a teaching assistant in chemistry, wrote in an e-mail.

Medical School professor Gerald B. Pier said he first met Murthy during a Harvard Summer School program while Murthy was still in high school. The two kept in contact and conducted research together while Murthy attended the College and the Medical School.

Pier said that he believes Murthy can bring some perspective to the graduating Medical School class about what can they expect to await them once they begin their training.

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Study addresses depression in medical school

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Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014 4:01 am | Updated: 7:05 am, Tue Apr 1, 2014.

ST. LOUIS (AP) A new Saint Louis University study indicates that medical schools can go a long way in helping future doctors manage their own levels of stress and depression.

Dr. Stuart Slavin, associate dean of curriculum at the university's School of Medicine, published a paper in the April edition of Academic Medicine. It looked at the well-being of first- and second-year medical students before and after changes to the university's medical school curriculum designed to prevent depression, stress and anxiety.

Slavin says the changes led to dramatic improvements. Depression rates in first-year students went from 27 percent to 11 percent. Meanwhile, board scores rose.

The university says depression is a big issue in medical schools across the U.S., affecting 20 to 30 percent of medical students.

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