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City announces downtown location for proposed IU Med School

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EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -

The City of Evansville says its proposed location for the new Indiana University Medical School is land covering six blocks in downtown Evansville - bounded by SE 4th Street, Cherry Street, SE 6th Street and Locust Street.

The area selected is directly next to the future downtown convention hotel.

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke says the IU Medical School has a potential economic impact of $340 million by 2020.

Three businesses are currently located on the land for the proposed medical school location - Townsquare Media, D Patrick Ford and Deaconess Clinic.

Officials say they have secured the necessary options to demolish the Townsquare Media building and D Patrick Ford.

Deaconess says the proposed location will not affect their clinic. Their physicians offices and other clinic services will remain in their current location and be situated adjacent to the new medical campus.

Deaconess 14News they are "happy to participate in the planning process" for a inter-professional medical campus in the Tri-State.'

Proposals for the medical school were dueto Indiana University by 1:00 p.m. Evansville time onFriday.

Warrick County officials and The Martin Group have also laid out pitches for the medical school and are expected to submit official proposals.

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UC Irvine chancellor takes top job at Ohio State

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Michael V. Drake, who as chancellor of UC Irvine enhanced the school's reputation as a first-rate research institution and boosted enrollment, was named Thursday as the new president of Ohio State University.

Drake's appointment was announced at a meeting of the Board of Trustees in Columbus. He was the consensus candidate, officials said.

"He is exactly the right leader at the right moment in the university's history as we address the challenges of affordability and access, while building on the already strong momentum we have generated at Ohio State in increasing the university's academic excellence," board Chairman Robert H. Schottenstein said.

Drake has served as head of the 28,000-student Irvine campus since 2005. He has a medical degree, a background in administration and a reputation as a prolific fundraiser. He will move to the Ohio campus with 57,000 students, top-flight athletics, and a mission to improve its academic ranking and research focus.

He replaces former Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee, who retired in July after six years at the helm. It was his second stint as Ohio State president. Gee, known for his colorful bow ties, left under a cloud after making remarks considered disparaging to Catholics. He is now interim president of West Virginia University.

In an interview, Drake said that he would always be a fan of Irvine but that the Ohio State post was an opportunity to take on new challenges.

"It's similar work, with a little different focus and scope in a different part of the country," Drake said. "Ohio State is a wonderful example of a flagship university, a land grant university that is very connected with the community, that's done wonderful things for the region and nationally and has wonderful potential to do even more."

Drake, 63, will leave the Irvine campus in June. A search committee is expected to begin looking for a replacement in February, UC system President Janet Napolitano said in a statement. Irvine Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Howard Gillman will serve as interim chancellor until the post is filled.

Napolitano called Drake a "dedicated and passionate" leader.

"Chancellor Drake has made the promulgation of values a hallmark of the UC Irvine experience," Napolitano said. "The seven campus values that he suggested at the time of his appointment respect, intellectual curiosity, integrity, commitment, empathy, appreciation, and fun have become essential parts of fostering the creative process, building stronger bonds between people, and inspiring a shared sense of purpose among faculty, staff, and students."

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Oishei Foundation gives $5 million for new medical school

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Flanking a HOK rendering of the new medical school are, from left, Nancy Nielsen, Michael Cain, Robert Gioia and Satish K. Tripathi. Photo: Douglas Levere

Published January 30, 2014

The John R. Oishei Foundation has made a gift of $5 million to UB to support construction of the new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

The Oishei Foundation gift provides a significant boost to UBs plans to construct a state-of-the art medical school and equip it with the best medical technologies, labs and classrooms to be used in the education and training of physicians.

Construction of the $375-million medical school is scheduled to be completed in 2016, funded by private philanthropy and state support, including funding provided by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo through the NYSUNY 2020 legislation.

A new medical school in downtown Buffalo will provide the region with a true academic health center, allowing UB and its hospital partners to work in close proximity and collaboratively to transform Buffalo into an international destination for the best medical research, education and patient care.

James Wadsworth, chair of the Oishei Foundation board, views the effort as a vehicle for regional development and revitalization.

The new medical school will strengthen the campus, generate regional economic growth and help to renew downtown Buffalos urban vitality, Wadsworth said.

Oishei Foundation President Robert D. Gioia said the foundations support signals its belief in what the new medical school means for the future of the region.

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Proactiv creator to speak at UF during medical school forum

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UF alumnus and codeveloper of Proactiv Dr. Kathy Fields will speak to UF students at the 17th annual Medical College Forum.

The Medical College Forum on Feb. 8 will allow people interested in the medical field to be one step closer to their career by offering the opportunity for students to meet with medical school admissions directors and a medical student panel.

The MCF is sponsored by UFs chapter of the American Medical Student Association and will be held at the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Zachary Field, 22-year-old UF biology senior and a Medical College Forum director, said the directors decided to chose Fields as the keynote speaker because she was once in the shoes of many of the aspiring medical students.

Fields was an undergrad at UF and was told by many pre-med advisers that she couldnt get into medical school and to switch her major. But Fields went on to create one of the most successful skincare brands in the world, Field said.

Itd be great for her to talk about the persistence and the drive, Field said. If you want to go into medicine, do it wholeheartedly and dont let anybody stop you.

Other speakers include AMSA national president Nida Degesys, a panel of students in medical schools around the nation and presentations by admissions directors.

Students will get a chance to hear directly from the people who determine whether they get accepted into medical school, Field said.

Zara Zaidi, 20-year-old applied physiology and kinesiology junior, said she hopes to learn about the school shell be applying to.

It gives you a realistic feel of what the application process involves and what each individual school requires, Zaidi said.

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Cystic Fibrosis Center Receives National Quality Care Award

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Newswise New Brunswick, NJThe Cystic Fibrosis Center at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been selected by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) for the foundations prestigious Quality Care Award for 2012-2013.

Instituted in 2008, CFFs Quality Care Awards recognize centers that have continuously demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of care they provide to people with cystic fibrosis (CF). According to the CFF, the Cystic Fibrosis Center and the five other honorees excelled at meeting the following quality improvement performance standards: Actively using clinical outcomes data to identify opportunities for improvement and documenting results of improvement efforts. Aligning improvement efforts to result in measureable improvement in important clinical outcomes. Consistently and actively involving patients and families in identifying, designing and/or implementing improvement efforts. Employing innovative strategies to improve care processes and outcomes. Implementing system changes that result in high reliability of care process.

Over the years, we have had the privilege of helping many families and patients successfully cope with the challenges presented by CF, says Dr. Thomas F. Scanlin, professor of pediatrics, chief of the division of pediatric pulmonology and cystic fibrosis, and director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

The Cystic Fibrosis Center has been consistently ranked among the best programs in the nation for lung function and nutrition status in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). It is one of only three level III CF centers in the state that is accredited by the CF Foundation. The centers Adult CF Program, accredited by the foundation in 2007, is one of only 96 accredited programs nationwide serving adults with CF.

Our center works continually to improve the quality of care we provide and the satisfaction of our patients, all within a multidisciplinary, patient-centered framework that helps patients and families get more engaged in their healthcare and work together to resolve barriers to treatment. We are honored the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has recognized us for these efforts and are committed to even further advancements in care, teaching, and research in CF, Dr. Scanlin says.

CFFs Quality Care Award was presented in conjunction with the 27th annual American Cystic Fibrosis Conference in Salt Lake City in November. Additional information about the foundation and the Quality Care Award is available at http://www.cff.org.

About Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate, comprise one of the nation's premier academic medical centers. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.

Part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 20 basic science and clinical departments, hosts centers and institutes including The Cardiovascular Institute, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels on its campuses in New Brunswick and Piscataway and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs. To learn more about Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, visit rwjms.rutgers.edu. Find us online at http://www.facebook.com/RWJMedicalSchool and http://www.twitter.com/RWJMS.

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