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Merger Of Two Medical Schools Insulates Rutgers President

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Rutgers University President Robert L. Barchi addresses the media as Rutgers University Board of Governors Chair Ralph Izzo looks on during a press conference at Rutgers University announcing the resignation of Athletic Director Tim Pernetti on April 5, 2013 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (credit; Andy Marlin/Getty Images)

NEW YORK (AP) - A string of embarrassments in Rutgers Universitys athletic department has brought calls for the ouster of the schools neuroscientist president, but for many looking at the institutions future, theres a bigger concern: helping it seamlessly absorb two medical schools and other institutions in coming months.

The integration, which was pitched by Gov. Chris Christie and approved by lawmakers in hopes that it would be a key step toward making Rutgers into a medical science research powerhouse, is to be formalized next month. Making sure it stays on course is one reason Christie and others have given for standing behind President Robert Barchi.

Clearly, decisions could have been made better and more thoughtfully, but thats not the threshold criteria by which we ought to remove university presidents, former Gov. Jim McGreevey said at a forum of his counterparts last week in Newark. The restructuring will clearly outlast this presidency, and frankly, this governorship will determine whether New Jersey is academically competitive in the physical sciences, in medical sciences and in mathematics for the next half-century.

Once the merger happens, Barchi, 66, will be left with two more main tasks: fully integrating the operations of the medical schools into Rutgers, something expected to take as long as two years. Hes also planning to deliver a strategic plan by December laying out the universitys next steps in increasing its profile.

The athletics problems came to light in April when a video was made public showing then-basketball coach Mike Rice berating players with gay slurs, throwing balls at them, and kicking and shoving them during practices from 2010 to last year. Barchi had him fired within days after the video came to light. The same week, the universitys athletic director and top in-house lawyer resigned, under pressure, for not getting rid of Rice last year when they first saw the footage. Instead, Rice was suspended and ordered to anger management counseling at the time.

Julie Hermann, a top athletic department official at the University of Louisville, was named the new athletic director May 15.

But last week came the revelation that players on the University of Tennessee volleyball team she coached in 1997 complained she had been verbally and emotionally abusive. They said in a letter at the time that she called them whores, alcoholics and learning disabled. Hermann has denied that and said that she had not heard of the letter until last week.

Barchi said last week that Hermann would still start at Rutgers as scheduled June 17.

State Sen. Barbara Buono, who is expected to win the Democratic nomination for governor in a primary election Tuesday, said last week that she has lost all confidence in Barchi. While some other members of her party have also called for Barchi to lose his job, one prominent Democrat, state Senate President Stephen Sweeney, stopped short of that after a private meeting with him Friday.

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House panel rejects Hinojosa language for Valley medical school

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AUSTIN A House panel on Friday scuttled a controversial plan being pushed by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, to locate the first two years of medical education in Hidalgo County as part of a proposal to create a new mega university in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Valley delegation has been jockeying all session to push identical proposals House Bill 1000 and Senate Bill 24 to merge the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas-Pan American into a new university in the region that includes a medical school.

As part of negotiations early in the session, the Valley delegation decided to leave the decision of where to place the medical school up to UT regents, who would appoint an advisory group that could consider proposals.

However, any sense of unity among Valley lawmakers has fractured into a Hidalgo County vs. Cameron County showdown over who has final say of where the medical school facilities are ultimately located.

Hinojosa is now pushing language for Hidalgo County to host the first two years of medical education. Cameron County lawmakers are crying foul, saying Hinojosa reneged on his word to allow the UT system to pick a final location.

On Friday, the Valley beef spilled over to the House Higher Education Committee when the Senate's version of the bill made its way to the lower chamber.

I don't want to be a referee, state Rep. Drew Darby, a San Angelo Republican who sits on the House higher ed panel, said of the emerging rift between Hidalgo and Cameron counties.

State Rep. Armando Martinez, D-Weslaco, who is shepherding Hinojosa's SB 24 through the lower chamber, tried Friday to pass a substitute version of the bill that included the language locating the first two years of medical education in Hidalgo County.

But he failed when Darby opposed the plan.

Because of the agreement we had from the start I can't support this, Darby said. The body does not do well with debating regions when it comes to institutions of higher education.

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Heading to Medical School in St. Maarten? Century 21 Has the Right Rental Listing

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Cupecoy, St. Maarten, Dutch Caribbean (PRWEB) June 03, 2013

Century 21 Island Realty is gearing up to welcome the new batch of medical students to AUC in the coming weeks.

We know medical school is tough, even if it is medical school on our sunny Caribbean isle. Century 21 Island Realty agents are well versed in the needs of students to make the settling down process a cinch, says Ritika Asrani, Head Broker of Century 21 Island Realty.

The medical school is located in Cupecoy, a bustling area of the island. Century 21 agents spend much time gathering rental listings from that and surrounding areas that will best suit students needs. From long and short-term rental studios and condos to multiple bedroom apartments, Century 21s listings cater to the single student, the roommates and the young couple (with or without children).

Moving to a new place is not easy. Our agents are always happy to guide expats through setting up house on our island. Often the renter has not been on the island for a long time or has only been able to do internet research. This is where our agents knowledge of the real estate scene and the island in general comes into play, Asrani says.

Agents work with clients to ascertain their needs and seek out dwellings to match. Some students look for a home close enough to walk to the campus, other prefer to get a car or a scooter. All of that is taken into consideration when suggesting possible rentals.

Many of the rentals listed with Century 21 Island Realty are from owners who are accustomed to having medical students as renters. Like Century 21, the owners understand the intense life of a medical student and both work to ensure there is less hassle in settling down so the focus can be on studying, says Asrani.

Century 21 Island Realty agents are ready to assist new AUC medical school students as they prepare to head to St. Maarten in the coming months. Start your search early, contact us via e-mail or phone with your needs so our agents can start fine tuning your options. This way by the time you get on the island, the process is almost to completion, advised Asrani.

ABOUT St. Maarten/St. Martin

St. Maarten/St. Martin is a 37-square mile island at the northern end of the Lesser Antilles, about 150 miles southeast of Puerto Rico. The island, shared between the Dutch and French, is just three hours from New York City, New York and two hours forty-five minutes from Miami, Florida. It is fondly called The Friendly Island as a nod to its commitment to hospitality and making visitors feel at home. The island is also known as The Culinary Capital of the Caribbean with its multitude of restaurants spanning almost every major cuisine or a fusion that of.

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Dr. Linus Pauling on Vitamin C and Heart Disease Stanford Medical School – 27 Feb 92 – Video

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Dr. Linus Pauling on Vitamin C and Heart Disease Stanford Medical School - 27 Feb 92
Dr. Matthias Rath has been a close collaborator and friend of the late Dr. Linus Pauling. Dr. Rath has published more papers together with the two-time Nobel Laureate than any other living...

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Connecting Columbia and Australia: Sandra PhD Research Student @ Sydney Medical School (English) – Video

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Latin America: Sydney Medical School Symposia 31 May - 6 June 2013 http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/news/news/2013/May/latin-america-symposium.php *** Sandr...

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Newborn Screening Leader from UMass Medical School Receives Prestigious Award

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WORCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Anne Marie Comeau, Ph.D., deputy director of the New England Newborn Screening Program and professor in UMass Medical Schools Department of Pediatrics has been awarded the 2013 Harry Hannon Laboratory Improvement Award in Newborn Screening.

The Hannon Award is an international tribute, presented annually to a person judged by a selection committee to have made significant contributions to improving the quality of laboratory results for the newborn screening system. The award is named for Dr. Harry Hannon, a pioneer in newborn screening and the former chief of newborn screening for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The award was presented earlier this month in Atlanta by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), at a meeting held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of newborn screening by national and international professional organizations.

What a tremendous honor and recognition of Dr. Comeaus years of dedicated research and service, said Joyce A. Murphy, the executive vice chancellor for UMass Medical Schools Commonwealth Medicine division. Her work, and the work of the entire team at the New England Newborn Screening Program touches the lives of countless children in New England and around the world. On behalf of the entire UMass Medical School community, I offer my heartfelt congratulations for this well-deserved award.

Dr. Comeau, who has worked with the New England Newborn Screening Program since 1988, was nominated by colleagues from across the country including a nomination from Dr. Hannon himself.

I am so honored. Its a humbling experience to receive recognition awarded by people for whom I have great respect and admiration, all the while knowing that it takes a village, to do this work said Dr. Comeau. In addition to thanking the nomination and selection committees, I want to thank my colleagues at the New England Newborn Screening Program, especially our director, Dr. Roger Eaton. Any contributions I have made have been assisted greatly by the support and shared commitment of our entire team.

The APHL cited Dr. Comeaus significant role in the advancement of newborn screening in the United States. The Association highlighted her tireless research efforts on severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) detection, the first screen to require a high-throughput DNA-based test and the first screen to include the discipline of clinical immunology.

SCID is a rare genetic disorder in which affected children have no resistance to infection by bacteria or viruses. The syndrome is often fatal if not detected early in a childs life. When detected by newborn screening, SCID infants are successfully treated with bone marrow transplant.

Dr. Comeaus SCID work involved both laboratory development and the formation of a multidisciplinary SCID newborn screening workgroup.

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UC Riverside Medical School Official Craig Byus Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA awards Lifetime Achievement in Medical Education award to long-time medical education leader at UC Riverside

By Kris Lovekin on May 28, 2013

Craig V. Byus, (right) senior associate dean, academic affairs for the UCR School of Medicine accepts the award from Alan G. Robinson, associate vice chancellor and senior associate dean for the David Geffen School of Medicine

By Jessica Kump

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) Craig V. Byus, Ph.D., senior associate dean of academic affairs and research in the UC Riverside School of Medicine, received the Lifetime Achievement in Medical Education Award from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA on May 22.

Dr. Alan Robinson, associate vice chancellor and senior associate dean at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, presented the award to Byus at the UCR School of Medicines annual clinical faculty recognition and student awards ceremony in downtown Riverside.

His leadership and role modeling at Riverside was instrumental in developing the program here, said Robinson, who emphasized Byus role in leading the development of the unique mission of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences.

Byus is only the third recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in its 18-year existence. In addition to his exemplary career in teaching and service, the award recognizes his leadership in the complete redesign of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences, which resulted in a program geared toward diversifying the physician workforce and training physicians who would serve the underserved populations within Inland Southern California.

This is a much-deserved honor that I am pleased to see Craig receive, said Dr. G. Richard Olds, dean of the UCR School of Medicine. I strongly believe that had it not been for his vision, commitment and wise counsel in the transformation of the UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences, the UCR School of Medicine would not be where it is today.

The original UCR/UCLA program, established in 1974, enrolled 250 UCR freshmen in a seven-year program that led to an M.D. The program, by design, pared each cohort of 250 students down to 24 students by the third undergraduate year, which was the first year of medical school.

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Plasticized Bodies Come to Singapore Medical School

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At a Singapore medical school, doctors-to-be are learning anatomy on human bodies preserved in plastic.

The bodies, which were donated to science, have undergone a process called plastination, which replaces the fat and water in a cadaver with plastic and other polymers. The treatment maintains the tissues' structural properties and prevents decay.

The medical school at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will be using plastinated bodies in its first class in August. The school has ordered two whole bodies from Germany, as well as body parts, including hearts, lungs, brains, limbs and torsos.

Plastinated specimens have several advantages: They are of good quality, sturdy and preserve intricate details of the muscles, arteries, veins and nerves. These structures start to deteriorate in traditional cadavers.

"These highly detailed, plastinated human specimens are very durable, and can be repeatedly handled by students without deterioration, and it can be stored just like any inert object," anatomy professor Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan of NTU's medical school said in a statement.

The plastinated bodies and body parts will replace traditionally embalmed cadavers, which are in short supply in Singapore, where people may fear that their body will be mishandled after death.

The downside to using plastinated bodies is that students lose the hands-on experience of dissecting a human body themselves, which many medical educators consider a vital part of a physician's training. But given the shortage of body donors in Singapore, the use of plastinated bodies in medical schools may become more common. Warwick University in the United Kingdom and several other medical schools are also using plastinated specimens.

Plastination was first developed by German anatomist Gunther von Hagens in 1977. Hagens created the popular but controversial traveling exhibition of plastinated bodies called "Body Worlds."

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Central Michigan University medical school's first class mostly Michigan natives

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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI Nearly 90 percent of Central Michigan University College of Medicine's students are from Michigan.

The medical school has seated its first class of 64 students, and 57 students are from Michigan. More than 2,700 students applied to the College of Medicine.

Students will begin their studies Aug. 4, with an emphasis on diseases and medical conditions seen across central and northern Michigan.

The College of Medicine has the goal of training primary physicians to work in central and northern Michigan, areas that face a shortage of doctors. Of the 64 students, 25 are from central and Northern Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula.

As the only medical school in Michigan training doctors to address the needs of residents and families living in more rural regions, we selected students with a passion for medically underserved communities, said Ernie Yoder, dean of CMUs College of Medicine.

Students also are coming fromCanada, California, Massachusetts and Georgia.

CMU's College of Medicine class is 58 percent female. Eleven students are CMU graduates.

Each year, the college will add students to reach a full capacity of 400 students. For two years, the students will train in Mount Pleasant, then spend another two years in Saginaw for clinical training at Covenant HealthCare and St. Mary's of Michigan.

CMU has partnerships with about 24 hospitals throughout mid- and Northern Michigan for clinical training and some residencies after graduation. About 60 percent of physicians practice within 100 miles of their residency site, according to CMU.

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