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Silver Wraith Choppers LLC is pleased to donate a custom-built motorcycle to the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) as the grand prize in the 2014 Gentle Doctor Benefit....

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"Interview with a Canadian" | An unbiased observation of socialized medicine. 10/03/2013 – Video

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I grew tired of hearing the ranting about socialized medicine, universal healthcare and Obamacare (ACA). Instead of relying on the mainstream media, hearsay ...

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Penn Medicine Co-Leads $12 M NIH Grant to Study Genetics of Mental Illnesses in Deletion Syndrome Patients

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Newswise PHILADELPHIAA major international consortium co-led by Penn Medicine has received a $12 million National Institute of Mental Health (NIHM) grant for a large-scale genetics study investigating why patients with chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have an increased risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

Co-directed by Raquel E. Gur, MD, PhD, director of the Neuropsychiatry Program at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the International Consortium on Brain and Behavior in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome brings together top researchers and clinicians from 22 institutions, including Penn Medicine and The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, and five genotyping sites, across North America, Europe, Australia and South America.

With the four-year grant from the NIMH, part of the National Institutes of Health, the Consortium will study the genetic causes behind the high rates of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders in those with deletion syndrome, a multisystem disorder that includes birth defects and developmental and behavioral differences across the life span. Such findings may also help identify pathways leading to schizophrenia in the general population in a way that will inform new treatments.

The funding from the NIH will provide us with the opportunity to advance the understanding of this under-recognized neurogenetic condition, said Gur. The knowledge generated can provide a window to the brain that will benefit millions throughout the world.

Co-directing the overall consortium with Gur is Donna McDonald-McGinn, M.S., CGC, program director of the 22q and You Center at CHOP. McDonald-McGinn and Gur, who frequently collaborate on chromosome 22q research, are the principal investigators of the projects sites at their respective institutions.

Found in approximately 1 in 4,000 live births, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome has many possible signs and symptoms that can affect almost any part of the body, including heart abnormalities that often require surgery in the newborn period, an opening in the roof of the mouth, trouble fighting infection due to a poorly functioning immune system, seizures due to low calcium, and significant feeding and swallowing issues. In contrast, some individuals with the 22q11.2 deletion have none of these medical issues. However, most children have developmental delays including delayed acquisition of motor milestones, learning disabilities, and significant delays in emergence of language. Moreover, some children have autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD and anxiety.

When entering adolescence or young adulthood, approximately 25 to 30 percent of patients are at risk of developing schizophrenia, much higher than the one percent rate in the general population.

The Consortium sites have extensive experience in applying integrative genomic and brain-behavior strategies to study individuals with deletion syndrome and schizophrenia, and together have provided data on 1,000 genetically and phenotypically characterized individuals with the syndrome, the largest such available sample to date.

The project is an unprecedented international initiative to examine a common deletion associated with schizophrenia and elucidate its genomic and behavioral substrates, said Gur.

CHOPs McDonald-McGinn added: Not only does this successful application demonstrate the genuine commitment on the part of the National Institute of Mental Health to better understand the brain and psychiatric illness, but it highlights the need for such international collaborations. In this instance, 22 clinical and 5 basic science collaborating sites, all with extremely dedicated clinicians and researchers who have overcome the challenges of differing cultures, languages, time zones, and healthcare systems, are working toward the common goal of improving patient care and long term outcome.

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Marshall medical school off probationary status

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Marshall medical school off probationary status

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - An accrediting authority for medical education programs has removed probationary status for Marshall University's medical school.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - An accrediting authority for medical education programs has removed probationary status for Marshall University's medical school.

The Huntington university said Saturday that the Liaison Committee on Medical Education lifted the probation at a meeting this past week and notified school officials on Friday.

Marshall's medical school was placed on probation in June 2011 after the board cited nine standards in noncompliance, one standard in compliance with a need for monitoring and three standards in transition. Marshall lost an appeal of the decision but the school remained fully accredited the entire time.

The noncompliance areas include scholarship support that's well below the national mean, limited programs and practices to support student well-being, and not making efforts to broaden diversity among medical school applicants or recruit faculty and students from demographically diverse backgrounds. The committee also cited the lack of "scholarly activity" by faculty members and the lack of an affiliation agreement with Riverpark Psychiatric Hospital. The committee said medical education programs must have written affiliation agreements with their clinical affiliates.

A team from the accrediting authority visited this school this summer to meet with administrators, faculty and students and then reported its findings to the entire board.

"We've worked to create a culture of innovation and creativity in response to the LCME's review," said Joseph Shapiro, the dean of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. "Our students, residents, faculty and staff have been encouraged to provide input and their ideas have helped us shape what we think is an excellent model for medical education."

President Stephen J. Kopp said Marshall and the medical school will remain vigilant and continue to set the bar for improvement higher.

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New Middletown medical school taking applications

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Published: 2:00 AM - 10/04/13

MIDDLETOWN Want to go to medical school in Middletown? They're taking applications.

Touro College, which is going to run the osteopathic medical school at the former Horton Hospital, recently received approval to start taking applications. As of Thursday, 2,000 of the 3,500 students who have applied to Touro to begin study in August checked off the Middletown campus as an option, said Kenneth Steier, the dean of the Middletown school.

Steier said he expects about 4,000 people to apply to Middletown for the first year. Only 135 will be accepted.

Steier estimated that about 70 percent of the renovation work at the former hospital is done; he expects it to be finished in the spring. He said the approval to start taking applications came after the American Osteopathic Association's accreditation team visited the campus and saw how far along renovations were.

"We've honored the memory of Horton community hospital by maintaining some of the Horton community hospital appearance, but we've also done the renovation necessary to have a medical school there," he said. "It really looks terrific."

Horton Hospital and Arden Hill Hospital in Goshen closed in 2011, when they consolidated at the new Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.

The medical school, which will have 500 students when it's full in the fourth year, is expected to provide an economic boost to the area. Its backers also hope it will improve the area's health doctors often stay in the areas where they train.

Ten Touro students from the Harlem campus are already doing their third-year core clerkships at Orange Regional. Another pilot group will be going to Catskill Regional Medical Center in July, Steier said.

"The students have been having a great clinical experience," said Ron Israelski, director of medical education at Orange Regional, who has been heavily involved in the medical school project.

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