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The anonymous donor who gave Western Michigan University one of the largest gifts ever to a university became public Tuesday when the medical school was named after her grandfather.
Ronda E. Stryker, the granddaughter of the late Dr. Homer Stryker the Kalamazoo orthopedic surgeon and medical device innovator who founded the Stryker Corporation gave WMU $100 million in 2011 for the medical school.
At the time, it was the among the 10 largest cash gifts ever made to an American public university. Stryker gave the donation along with her husband, William D. Johnston, a WMU trustee. Her grandfather died in 1980.
My grandfather always focused on patient outcomes, Stryker said. His innovation work and research was never about himself but always about the patient, better health care outcomes and better equipment for doctors. I am certain he would be thrilled to know that medical education and research are taking place in Kalamazoo.
Officials say the gift served as the foundation funding for development of the medical school, which will welcome its inaugural class in the fall.
Their generosity is allowing our community to create a medical school that will enable generations of young people to make their own marks in the same arena he helped revolutionize, WMU President John M. Dunn said. The Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is the ideal name for a school that is being developed around the principle of medical innovation that serves the needs of patients.
WMUs medical school will join medical colleges at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University, along with Oakland University and Central Michigan University both of which recently welcomed inaugural classes.
About a dozen other medical schools are under development across the nation to address a doctor shortage that will escalate to 90,000 in 10 years, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The announcement included leaders from WMU and Bronson Healthcare and Borgess Health, which will both serve as teaching hospitals. The new medical school will be a private, nonprofit corporation developed in collaboration with the two hospitals.
The medical schools $68 million, 350,000-square foot home a seven-story renovated research facility donated to WMU in 2011 is nearing completion on its W.E. Upjohn Campus in downtown Kalamazoo.
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WMU names med school for medical device pioneer after $100M gift
The new medical school at Western Michigan University will be named for a medical device maker with close ties to the Kalamazoo area.
The school will be named the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine for a Kalamazoo orthopedic surgeon and medical device inventor who founded Stryker Corp.
Ronda E. Stryker, his granddaughter, and her husband William Johnston, a WMU board member, gave an anonymous gift of $100 million three years ago to get the school started. In announcing the name at a news conference today, WMU revealed who had given the large gift.
My grandfather always focused on patient outcomes, Stryker said. His innovationwork and research was never about himself but always about the patient, better health care outcomes and better equipment for doctors. I am certain he would be thrilled to know that medical education and research are taking place in Kalamazoo.
While he wouldnt care that the school was named after him, it is without doubt a fitting and lasting recognition to his contribution to medicine, medical research, innovative products and service to patient health care outcomes. We are thrilled to be strong foundational partners in the creation of this new innovative school of medicine.
Their gift was praised by WMU officials.
Ronda Stryker and Bill Johnston have given our city, state and nation a wonderful gift that honors Homer Stryker in the most appropriate way possible, WMU President John M. Dunn said in a news release. Their generosity is allowing our community to create a medical school that will enable generations of young people to make their own marks in the same arena he helped revolutionize. The Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is the ideal name for a school that is being developed around the principle of medical innovation that serves the needs of patients.
The new medical schools facility will be on its W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus in downtown Kalamazoo. That site has a 350,000-square-foot medical research building currently undergoing renovation and scheduled to open in mid-2014. That site was a gift from MPI Research in late 2011. MPI Research is led by William U. Parfet, great grandson of the campus namesake, who launched the Upjohn Co. in Kalamazoo in 1886.
In planning since 2008, the new medical school was granted preliminary accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education in October 2012.
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WMU medical school to be named for device inventor Dr. Homer Stryker
Southwest Michigan First CEO Ron Kitchens and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of MPI Research William U. Parfet look at artist renderings of the new Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Tuesday, March 11, 2014, during the unveiling of the school's name Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in Kalamazoo, Mich. (AP Photo/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group, Mark Bugnaski) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Western Michigan University's new medical school will be named after the founder of the medical technology company Stryker Corp., officials announced Tuesday.
The Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine will be housed at the W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus downtown and welcome its first class this fall. Dr. Homer Stryker was a Kalamazoo orthopedic surgeon and medical device inventor.
"Dr. Homer Stryker's lifelong efforts to develop innovative medical products and procedures have saved thousands, if not millions, of lives throughout the world," U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, said in a statement. "Naming WMU's medical school after such a dedicated doctor who created the products needed by his patients so they could recover faster and lead fuller lives bodes well for those entering the new program."
Stryker's first big product in 1940 was a turning frame for those with broken bones. He also developed a motorized saw to speed the removal of a cast without cutting the patient.
The entering class of 50 students is to arrive this fall.
The medical school is being named in Stryker's honor thanks to his granddaughter, Ronda E. Stryker, and her husband, William D. Johnston, a Western Michigan University trustee.
"I can't think of a more appropriate namesake," said university President John Dunn.
Stryker and Johnston are the donors who made a founding gift, anonymous at the time, in excess of $100 million to the university three years ago to launch the medical school initiative.
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PHILADELPHIA For the 17th year in a row, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States. According to the annual survey by U.S. News & World Report, the School of Medicine is ranked #4 in the country.
The Perelman School of Medicine also ranked among the nation's top medical schools in four areas of specialty training, including a first place ranking in Pediatrics, Drug/Alcohol Abuse (#4), Women's Health (#5), and Internal Medicine (#5). The School of Medicine is also #13 in the rankings of Primary Care schools.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings underscore the commitment by the Perelman School of Medicine faculty and staff to provide an exceptional educational environment for our students as they prepare for challenging careers in medicine and science, said J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, dean of the Perelman School of Medicine. Its because of this stellar groups academic and research achievements and their dedication that we are once again among the top schools in the nation.
Established in 1765 as the nation's first medical school, Penn's School of Medicine which was renamed the Perelman School of Medicine following a landmark gift from Raymond and Ruth Perelman in 2011 continues a rich tradition of providing pre-eminent training and education.
The School of Medicine is an internationally recognized leader in the discoveries that advance science and pave the way for new therapies and procedures to improve human health and is consistently among the nation's top three recipients of federal funding from the National Institutes of Health.
The annual medical school rankings, released annually in the U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools" issue, are based on statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students. Information is obtained through surveys of program directors, academics, and professionals. Criteria used in the rankings include peer assessment surveys, research activity, grade point averages, MCAT scores, and NIH funding.
The complete results of the survey are available online. For more information on the Perelman School of Medicine, see our annual Facts and Figures information.
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Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of theRaymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania(founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and theUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 17 years, according toU.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $392 million awarded in the 2013 fiscal year.
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The highly competitive medical school entrance examination, the HPat, is being investigated amid claims that students who attended a popular preparation course had seen and been coached in how to answer some of the questions that appeared in the exam.
The highly competitive medical school entrance examination, the HPat, is being investigated amid claims that students who attended a popular
preparation course had seen and been coached in how to answer some of the questions that appeared in the exam.
There is strict confidentiality surrounding the exam and students are not allowed to remove exam materials or notes from the test centre.
While there is no suggestion of any impropriety on the part of students or the course provider, it is claimed as many as 700 students who attended two-day courses run by a company called MedEntry were coached through a large number of questions, up to 10 of which appeared in section one of the HPat exam.
The Australian Council for Educational Research (Acer), which administers the HPat test used in Ireland, is aware of the claims and is conducting a full investigation.
We consider this a serious issue and are treating it as such, said Marita MacMahon Ball, the general manager of higher education with Acer.
Candidates results Further analysis of candidates results will also be carried out to ensure no one has an unfair advantage, she said.
The founder of the Australia-based MedEntry, which offers online HPat resources and a two-day course which costs up to 595, is Dr Edward Boyapati. He said: We prepare our own materials in MedEntry. We educate students in the strategies necessary to solve the problems in the HPat. I think that the questions used might have been similar rather than identical . . . We in MedEntry have no way of knowing what was in the HPat.
MedEntry sent an email to students this year encouraging them to give feedback about the exam. Among other things the email states: Emails that result in changes to the MedEntry resources (to make them better simulate the HPat) will attract a bursary.
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The highly competitive medical school entrance examination, the HPat, is being investigated amid claims that students who attended a popular preparation course had seen and been coached in how to answer some of the questions that appeared in the exam.
The highly competitive medical school entrance examination, the HPat, is being investigated amid claims that students who attended a popular
preparation course had seen and been coached in how to answer some of the questions that appeared in the exam.
There is strict confidentiality surrounding the exam and students are not allowed to remove exam materials or notes from the test centre.
While there is no suggestion of any impropriety on the part of students or the course provider, it is claimed as many as 700 students who attended two-day courses run by a company called MedEntry were coached through a large number of questions, up to 10 of which appeared in section one of the HPat exam.
The Australian Council for Educational Research (Acer), which administers the HPat test used in Ireland, is aware of the claims and is conducting a full investigation.
We consider this a serious issue and are treating it as such, said Marita MacMahon Ball, the general manager of higher education with Acer.
Candidates results Further analysis of candidates results will also be carried out to ensure no one has an unfair advantage, she said.
The founder of the Australia-based MedEntry, which offers online HPat resources and a two-day course which costs up to 595, is Dr Edward Boyapati. He said: We prepare our own materials in MedEntry. We educate students in the strategies necessary to solve the problems in the HPat. I think that the questions used might have been similar rather than identical . . . We in MedEntry have no way of knowing what was in the HPat.
MedEntry sent an email to students this year encouraging them to give feedback about the exam. Among other things the email states: Emails that result in changes to the MedEntry resources (to make them better simulate the HPat) will attract a bursary.
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Fifth graders from Clardy Elementary School listen to a second-year medical student on the how the brain works on Friday at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. ( AARON MARTINEZ EL PASO TIMES)
The students at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Paul L. Foster School of Medicine were a lot younger Friday when fifth graders took over the labs and classrooms.
As part of the "Seeds of Change" partnership between the medical school and Clardy Elementary School, about 80 fifth graders visited the medical school and were taught about science and health issues by faculty members and medical students.
"This is very exciting and fun," said Anapaula Garcia, one of the elementary school students. "Right now, we were learning about how the right and left side of the brain works. It is really cool how different parts of your brain work and the effects it has on you."
Anapaula said she was grateful for the opportunity to go to the medical school and see first hand what medical students study. She said she dreams of one day becoming a doctor.
"I want to be a pediatrician, so I am very happy I got this opportunity to study medicine and learn from medical students," said Anapaula, 10. "They (medical students) say it is fun and exciting so I am very excited to become a doctor. I know this is what I want to do, so today was very fun."
The lessons included how the heart and brain work, how bones break and how they are repaired, an overview of the human anatomy and what medical students study and do at the school.
"It was really fun working with the doctors," said Ellen Hernandez, another fifth grader who found a new interest in the health field. "It was interesting and I feel like I'm actually studying here and working to become a doctor."
Two of the main goals of the program is to educate the students about living a healthier life and stressing the importance of continuing their education.
"This is a great experience for them," said Leticia Foster, principal of Clardy Elementary School and who has no relation to Paul Foster. "It exposes them to the science and medical fields and encourages them to complete high school, go to college and continue their education."
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Usually medical students learn about health but today they are the teachers.
Medical school takes a lot of discipline, hard work and dedication and over the past two days ACOM has been spreading that message To students interested in the health field. Med Students have enjoyed giving students insight and that has been a wonderful experience for first-year med school student Talha Ahmed.
"It's nice seeing people come and being super stoked and interested in what we are doing here and it's good motivation for us here too to make sure that we keep knowing and are able to answer questions and stuff like that for them," said Ahmed.
Ahmed participated in an inaugural education workshop for students in the Wiregrass. This opportunity came together through the help of anatomy assistant professor Larissa Collier. She feels that seminar's like this can be very valuable. It gives high school kids a heads up on what to expect in the near future.
"This was an opportunity for them to come in and see what a Medical School looks like and actually talk to medical students and see you know what kind of facilities that are here in their area. Rather than having to travel to say to another city or having to travel to another state to look at a medical education," said Collier.
The two-day workshop engages high school students. It allows them to participate in interactive activities like checking pulses and learning about high blood pressure and this is all about giving back and preparing the youth for "A day in the life of a Medical School Student.
"It does give them a heads up because I think it gives them an idea of what they could do," said Collier.
That glimpse could be just what young students need to put them in the right direction towards their career paths.
"It was a lot of fun for us to put together and really bring in a big community outreach program that would impact not only the community and high school students but our students as well," said Collier.
The American Association of Anatomists and the Southeast Alabama Medical Center Foundation funded this year's workshop. ACOM plans to host more workshops for students in the future.
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TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. Its a Tuesday around 5:30 p.m. and Floridas self-proclaimed first professor of Cannabis, Carlos Hermida, is discussing the most prevalent cannabinoids found in marijuana. Thats soon followed by the difference between lab techniques: gas chromatography vs. high performance liquid chromatography.
This lecture has gone to pot. They are discussing the intricacies of weed.
Outsiders might consider it a stoners dream. But most of the 12 students crammed into this small classroom view it as a business opportunity.
Welcome to Medical Marijuana Tampa or, as some are calling it, Cannabis U complete with its own slick slogan: "Take Your Career To A Higher Level."
Pepper plants are used as a cannabis-like substitute by the instructors at Medical Marijuana Tampa.
In a nondescript building just outside Tampa, Jeremy Bufford, 33, is building an empire.
Or so he hopes.
He came up with the idea almost four years ago, he said, but didnt anticipate this quick of a rollout. Plans were sped up once organizers of the medical marijuana initiative in Florida got it on the November 2014 ballot instead of 2016.
"We want to approach cannabis from a historical, from a legal, from a botanical and from a pharmacological perspective."
This Tampa-area location is Buffords first. He had planned to house the school in a former cigar factory but his landlord kicked him out when he discovered what the business was. Bufford scrambled for a new lease.
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Lake Nona's Medical City is embarking on its next stage of development an ambitious lineup of office, hotel and retail buildings that will support the community's medical school, hospitals and research centers.
The Tavistock Group, which is developing Lake Nona, expects to start work on the first phase of its town center in May, with completion by mid-2015. More than $150 million worth of construction will be underway on the project, which is near the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine.
The town center will include a hotel, office building, restaurants and parking garage. An apartment complex is planned, too. But the office space won't be limited to health care. Pushing beyond the Medical City label, developers are open to leasing space to technology companies and other non-medical businesses.
The commercial boom has been long awaited at Lake Nona and its budding Medical City. The project captured national headlines in 2006 when it landed what is now the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. UCF built its medical school there, and the Nemours Children's Hospital opened in 2012.
Construction delays have stymied its biggest anchor, however the $656 million VA Medical Center, which is two years behind schedule and is expected to open next spring.
While the gleaming medical centers have risen at Lake Nona, services to support them have been slower in coming. Researchers at Sanford-Burnham, for instance, would have to drive four or five miles for a sub sandwich.
"I look at the cup as half full. It's a shame the VA is late because there's so many people in need," said Jim Zboril, president of Lake Nona Properties Holdings. "For us, though, the delays have let us get our housing program into full swing and get all of our builders more ready for this activity."
Lake Nona ended last year with by far the largest number of single-family housing starts in the four-county Metro Orlando area 441 for the fourth quarter, according to MetroStudy. The next busiest project, Sawgrass Plantation in Orange County, had fewer than half that number.
New apartments have emerged as well. Developers last year completed the $40 million Watermark apartments, with 278 units. In May, contractors will start on a 300-unit apartment complex next to the initial phase of the town center at Tavistock Lakes and Lake Nona boulevards.
The city of Orlando is reviewing plans for the town center, and the project is on track to get started in about two months, Zboril said. Anchoring the initial phase will be a long-discussed 200-room hotel building that will house both a Marriott Residence Inn and a Courtyard by Marriott.
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