Ring’s Reflections: Pioneers in medicine, science have brought international acclaim to Tucson

Posted on by

Tucsons movers and shakers in science and medicine include an archaeologist, a planetary scientist, a heart transplant surgeon and a pioneer in integrative medicine.

Emil Haury was a pre-eminent archaeologist and anthropologist who accumulated the evidence that provides much of our understanding of Southwestern prehistory.

Michael J. Drake, a world-class scientist in extraterrestrial geology, was director of the University of Arizonas lunar and planetary projects, and was instrumental in several successful NASA space missions.

While at the UA, Jack Copeland performed Arizonas first heart transplant and later pioneered the use of artificial hearts to temporarily bridge a patient to heart transplant.

Andrew Weil is a medical pioneer in treating both the mind and body for a healthy life.

Emil Haury (1904-1992) was born in Newton, Kan., educated in Kansas through two years of college, then transferred to the UA, where he earned a bachelors degree in archaeology in 1927 and a masters in 1928. He earned a doctorate from Harvard University in 1934.

Haury began his archaeological fieldwork in the late 1920s, exploring prehistoric ruins in Northern Arizona and Mexico, and in 1930 became the assistant director of the Gila Pueblo Archaeological Foundation in Globe, working for Harold Gladwin.

With Gladwins support, Haury was instrumental in identifying and defining the Hohokam culture in Arizona and the Mogollon culture in New Mexico, which flourished around A.D. 1000 and earlier.

Haury also became a key figure in developing tree-ring dating that enabled construction of event timelines for prehistoric sites. In the 1940s and 1950s, Haury excavated several ancient (circa 9,000 B.C.) Paleo-Indian mammoth-kill sites in Arizona and New Mexico.

In 1937, Haury returned to the UA to head the Department of Anthropology, and a year later became the director of the Arizona State Museum, holding both posts until 1964.

Go here to see the original:

Ring's Reflections: Pioneers in medicine, science have brought international acclaim to Tucson

Stanley Bronstein Interviews Sara Chana Silverstein – SuperChangeYourLife.com – Video

Posted on by


Stanley Bronstein Interviews Sara Chana Silverstein - SuperChangeYourLife.com
Sara Chana is an international board certified lactation consultant, classical homeopath, master herbalist, lecturer, author, wife and mother of seven childr...

By: Stanley Bronstein

Original post:

Stanley Bronstein Interviews Sara Chana Silverstein - SuperChangeYourLife.com - Video

Oishei Foundation Gives UB $5 Million for New Medical School Building – Video

Posted on by


Oishei Foundation Gives UB $5 Million for New Medical School Building
The John R. Oishei Foundation #39;s gift will support the University at Buffalo #39;s plans to construct a state-of-the art medical school in downtown Buffalo. Learn...

By: ubcommunications

Continue reading here:

Oishei Foundation Gives UB $5 Million for New Medical School Building - Video

Cystic Fibrosis Center Receives National Quality Care Award

Posted on by

Contact Information

Available for logged-in reporters only

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.

See the original post here:

Cystic Fibrosis Center Receives National Quality Care Award

Medical school moving forward despite loss of funds

Posted on by

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. -

A proposed medical school in Southwest Virginia is facing another hurdle after the Washington County, Virginia Board of Supervisors opted to not extend an agreement.

Originally the county said it would commit $7.5 million to the school, but now the school is going to have to look for more money.

This comes after the Washington County, Virginia Board of Supervisors failed to make a motion to extend the contract with the school. "Some of our board members were concerned that it's an entirely different ball game than when the first concept came out. We have different colleges talking about it, we have a different amount of money now," says Board Chair Phillip McCall.

Tariq Zaidi is the man leading the way for the school; he says the decision by the board will not derail any school plans. "Really, it's not going to slow the project down any," he said.

The school is moving forward with the $25 million committed from the Virginia Tobacco Commission, and the town of Abingdon continues to support the project with $7.5 million dollars.

The school's leader says the support from Emory & Henry College and the University of Virginia proves the school has momentum. "W believe that the way we're talking an approach to this is to bring quality education, bring the highest quality physicians in an allopathic school of medicine to the region," Zaidi said.

The school says it's still on track to fill a need of more doctors in the region,."If Medicaid expansion is approved in the state of Virginia, you are looking at 450,000 additional people enrolled in healthcare with access to insurance. In Southwest Virginia, that's an extra 200,000 folks," adds Zaidi.

The next big step for the school will come in May, when school leaders meet with the Tobacco Commission to talk about the status of the project.

McCall tells us only two of the seven current board members were on the board when the original medical school agreement was put to a vote.

Original post:

Medical school moving forward despite loss of funds