Two OUWB Class of 2024 members early match in ‘incredibly competitive’ specialty – News at OU

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Two members of the OUWB Class of 2024 successfully matched Thursday in the highly competitive specialty of urology joining 25 alumni from the school to have done so since 2015.

Prasun Sharma matched at University of Pennsylvania and Moe Hijazi at University of Illinois.

They were among the 500 medical trainees competing for 394 positions in 148 urology residency training programs nationwide, according to the Society of Academic Urologists (SAU) and the American Urological Association (AUA). When the matching algorithm was processed, 77% of trainees were matched to a position in a program.

Early matches apply to specialties not affiliated with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), which annually holds its Match Day the third Friday in March (on March 15 this year). Military and ophthalmology programs also have early matches.

The two future urologists from the Class of 2024 join 25 OUWB alumni who have matched in the specialty since 2015 and helped establish OUWB as a top feeder school in the field.

OUWBs success in urology is what attracted me to it, said Sharma.

I looked at how the school consistently has students matching in urology. The students have to do their part, of course, but without department support for research, mentorship, and connectionsits difficult to mirror that type of success year after year.

Sharma said successfully matching and joining the OUWB alumni to have matched before him feels really good.

Its been incredibly competitive in the last three or four years in urologybut we have a fantastic staff here and I definitely put in the work, and it ended up working out pretty well, he said.

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Kenneth Peters, M.D., chair, Department of Urology, called it an incredibly competitive year for the urology match.

I am very proud of the OUWB students that matched in urology, he said. This is a great accomplishment.

The Department of Urology continues to mentor many OUWB students interested in urology, and we provide them excellent research opportunities that gives them a competitive advantage as urology candidates, he added.

Chris Jaeger, M.D., OUWB 15, instructor, Department of Urology, and Sharmas faculty advisor, called OUWBs continued success in matching future urologists truly amazing.

I believe the success stems from the perfect fusion of passionate students, a strong medical school curriculum, and an extraordinary department of Urology at the Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak led (by Peters), said Jaeger.

Dr. Peters has helped build the department into a national leader in clinical medicine and research that is revered by other leading institutions across the country, he added.

For Sharma, another big factor in his success was knowing early on that he wanted to specialize in urology.

Originally from Nepal, Sharma earned a bachelors degree in web design and development from Brigham Young University. Before starting at OUWB in 2020, Sharma served four years in the U.S. Army, where he was a medic. It was during his experiences with the military that he realized he could combine his background in information technology with his interest in medicine to specialize in a field like urology.

The very first (urology) case I saw was a laser breaking up a stone and my mind was blown, he said. Coming from a tech background, I absolutely fell in love with the field.

He hit the ground running and between M1 and M2 years was awarded a prestigious fellowship funded through the American Urological Association. He spent the summer as part of a research team at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak.

Post-fellowship, Sharma continued doing research, working alongside mentors like Michael B. Chancellor, M.D., professor, Department of Urology, at the Beaumont Research Institute.

Sharma, a 2023 Gold Humanism Honor Society inductee, said he also became involved in clinical learning early on, working closely with mentors like Brian Odom, M.D., OUWB 17, and Jaeger.

Mentorship is fundamental to medicine but also represents an important component in advancing specialty care like urology, said Jaeger. Dedicated mentorship is how I was able to match into urology and I feel an obligation to uphold this tradition at OUWB and Corewell Health for all medical students interested in urology.

Sharma, who is set to get married in May, said one of the first things he did in learning he matched was email and text those so critical to his success.

I told them that I could not thank them enough, he said. I also encouraged them to continue helping future students like me because we have a great pipeline for urology, and I hope that continues.

Thats exactly what Jaeger said OUWBs Department of Urology plans to do.

The faculty are so proud of the urology legacy at OUWB, and we hope to continue inspiring future OUWB medical students to pursue this field, he said.

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Speaking to a room full of student-doctors at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) on Wednesday during the medical schools weekly Convocation, Liberty President Dondi Costin emphatically shared the importance of not delaying Gods purpose for their lives.

Costins message marked the conclusion of LUCOMs Convocation series titled Waiting on God, and he stated that his message to the student-doctors is simply that God is also waiting on them.

The Lord is waiting on you to become the man or woman of God He wants you to be, and God loves you, he said. God loves you not because youre talented or ambitious or have a special calling you wouldnt be here if you werent but because He made you in His image. He loves you with an everlasting love that is based not on your performance but based on His performance.

Costin is a retired Major General with 36 years of service in a military career that culminated as a senior leader in the Pentagon, where he served as the 18th Air Force Chief of Chaplains. He said during his time in service, he would wake up every morning, don his uniform, and take note of the words on his right shoulder.

When Id put that thing on, button up those buttons, and look at myself in the mirror before I left for the day to conquer the world or whatever else I was supposed to do, I would see the name U.S. Air Force on my shoulder, and that told me that my job that day was not to live for myself, but to give everything I could for the U.S. Air Force. My oath said nothing about having a nice life it was all about how much I would be giving to those who would never know my name or care (about me), but they would care that they could go to sleep each night in a free country and wake up in a free country.

He asked those in the room why they wanted to become a doctor and theorized that some may have been pushed into it by loved ones and others might have heard that the profession makes a lot of money. However, just as he was called to serve in the military, Costin said that the student-doctors likely also heeded a call to their profession and knew there are people out there who are in a state of pain and difficulty that they want to serve.

On the opposite shoulder of his uniform, Costin said, was his last name. While he did nothing to earn his last name, Costin said he would make a point each day to represent his name well.

When LUCOM students put on their own uniform of a white coat, Costin said, they are a representative of their names, too, sewn onto the chest with the title of Dr.

When people come to you, theyre not going to ask to see your transcripts and (references); you are going to walk in with an authority based on your Dr., he said. The most important thing about your title is not what it means to other people its the meaning you put into the name. If you learn to wait on God, you will do exactly what He says and help the people who cried out to Him for help.

But doing so can only come with the choice to submit to God and not make excuses before answering His call. Costin referred to the story in Exodus of Moses resisting Gods call through the burning bush for him to free His people, along with Costins own experience of initially rejecting a calling to ministry, as he charged LUCOMs student-doctors to not waste time God can use.

Waiting on you is one of His specialties, and let me tell you from personal experience: the sooner you take Him up on His offer to go wherever He wants to send you, the better your life will be, and the better the lives will be of the people He has called you to serve, Costin said. The thing Ive learned about God is that He will let you run, and when you falter, He will be there waiting for you. Although others will say this, God will never say, I told you so. He will say, Its about time, and there are people out there who need you.

At the closing of Convocation, LUCOM Dean Dr. Joseph Johnson, DO, asked faculty and students in leadership or with military backgrounds to lay hands on and pray over President Costin in his leadership of Liberty University.

The next series for LUCOM Convocation, The Great Physician, will begin next Wednesday, Feb. 7. Speakers for these Convocations are often faculty and staff from LUCOM or other departments of Liberty, but they also feature outside speakers on occasion.

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SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- The government is likely to announce an increase in the medical school enrollment quota this week to address the shortage of doctors in remote areas and essential medicine despite strong opposition from the medical circle, officials said Sunday.

If decided, it will be the first hike of the medical school enrollment quota in 19 years. The current limit stood at 3,058.

The government has reportedly been looking to raise the annual enrollment quota at medical schools by as much as 2,000 from the current 3,058, starting in 2025. The move comes amid a shortage of doctors in non-metropolitan and remote areas, as well as in the essential medicine field, including pediatrics and emergency care.

Doctors have opposed the government's plan, claiming that the quota hike will compromise the quality of medical education and services and that the government should find other ways to better allocate physicians and boost compensation.

Health Minister Cho Kyoo-hong speaks during a press briefing on medical reform issues at the government complex in Seoul on Feb. 1, 2024. (Yonhap)

During a government-public debate on medical reform Thursday, health officials said the government will raise the number of medical school students starting in 2025, considering the shortage of 15,000 doctors in 2035.

At the session, President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed to push ahead with the expansion of medical personnel, saying it is essential to reviving local and essential medical services.

Along with the potential quota increase, the government plans to announce a set of measures that aims to encourage doctors to major in essential medical fields and serve in non-metropolitan and other remote regions that have particularly seen a decrease in the number of medical staff.

According to the health ministry, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in South Korea came to 5.6, far below the average of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member nations.

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Educator Development Programs

Held at Noon on Zoom

Bimonthly workshops on Fridays

These sessions are designed for Yale School of Medicine educators, from novice to expert, with up-to-date, practical ways to engage and inspire learners in lab, workshop, clinical, and classroom settings.

Monthly groups on Thursdays

This series is for anyone involved in, or interested in getting involved in, medical education. They are designed to address a timely topic of interest, which leads to an engaging discussion among participants.

We would like to highlight a special guest speaker presenting at the February 22 MEDG:

William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd, FAAP, senior associate dean for undergraduate medical education, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Master Adaptive Learner Model: An Innovative Approach to Lifelong Learning

The master adaptive learner (MAL) uses self-regulated learning skills to develop adaptive, efficient, and accurate skills in medical practice. Given the increasingly rapid changes in health care, it is essential that medical students develop into MALs and for faculty educators to acquire the skills to teach them. Dr. Cutrer co-authored the book, The Master Adaptive Learner.

The 12th annual conference will be held in person. The events will include a keynote by Alison J. Whelan, MD, AAMC Chief Academic Officer; workshops; oral presentations; and a poster session.

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Trying to resolve continuing financial problems, Gov. Ned Lamont is turning to an independent consultant to chart the future for the UConn Health center at a time when many hospitals are struggling.

The future of the UConn Health center has challenged state officials for the past 25 years as they have tried to balance the books with state funding and patient fees at the John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, along with tuition, fees, and research grants at the universitys medical and dental schools.

During that time, Connecticut has had multiple governors, House Speakers, UConn presidents, trustee leaders, and medical school deans who have all studied the situation. Now, its Lamonts turn.

Im thinking about partnerships, where you maximize the value of UConn Health, Lamont said when asked by The Courant. They do extraordinary work. Maybe with some partnerships we can reduce the cost to the taxpayers and make sure UConn Health is all it can be.

Some legislators have questioned whether the health center is run as efficiently as possible, but Lamont said the issue is broader than that.

I dont think thats the question, Lamont said of efficiencies. Look, its obviously a few hundred million dollars a year to the taxpayers. Theyve got an amazing medical school. Weve got to do nothing to compromise that. Great clinical care. Whats the best relationship there so we can maximize the care at the least cost to the taxpayers?

When asked during his first five years as governor about his plans for the future of the health center, Lamont had said that he was thinking about it without offering concrete plans.

Ive been looking at this for a while, Lamont said. Ive been talking to UConn about this for some time, talking to the other hospitals about this, trying to figure out how we can maximize the value there.

Since a request for proposals has not been released yet, a consulting firm has yet to be hired and the exact costs for the consultant have not been announced.

We ought to have some preliminary response in the next 90, 120 days, Lamont said, adding that he wants details before the 2024 legislative session ends in May.

A longtime business executive who likes to cut through the bureaucracy and move quickly as in the private sector, Lamont said, I can be a little impatient sometimes.

During the 2022 fiscal year, the states block grant was $208 million and the allocation for state fringe benefits was $200 million for total state support of $408 million out of overall revenues of $1.6 billion, according to numbers provided to the state legislature by UConn. The tuition revenues of $472 million were higher than the states contribution.

Lamont has received strong pushback from the top leaders of the UConn administration, who say that a consultant is not necessary.

Behind the scenes, UConn President Radenka Maric and other top officials have been trying to block the request for proposals sought by Lamont, which was first reported by Hartford Courant columnist Kevin F. Rennie. Rennie obtained a two-page letter that was written by Maric and three of the universitys highest-ranking officials: board of trustees chairman Daniel Toscano, health center board chairman Sanford Cloud, and medical school dean Bruce T. Liang, who also serves as interim CEO at the health center.

We question the need to issue a broad RFP or RFI, particularly because, as you know, we fear this will cause significant damage to UConn Health, including its schools, its reputation, and most importantly, retention and recruitment of the best and brightest faculty, staff and students, many of whom build their lives and careers in Connecticut, the letter said.

The four leaders also said they are concerned about the future of the UConn medical and dental schools that are based in Farmington.

We are extremely concerned that if any responses include selling the clinical enterprise, the two schools accreditation and therefore their ability to continue to operate could be in serious jeopardy, according to the letter.

During years of previous debates about the future of the health center, Connecticut lawmakers have repeatedly noted that Harvard Medical School does not own its own hospital and students instead learn at hospitals around Boston.

House Republican leader Vincent Candelora, who has served in the legislature since 2007, expressed frustration at the continuing issue of the health centers finances. But he agreed a consultant is not necessary.

Weve known about this problem for decades, Candelora said in an interview. Whats a consultant going to do?

He said it is time to make decisions, rather than relying on a consultant that will push the issue into 2024 and beyond.

Lamont is punting like the rest of the governors who have dealt with this issue and the legislature, Candelora said. This issue has been punted for years. We just keep plugging the dikes temporarily and throwing money at it, and theres never been a systemic fix.

The financial problems at the health center have been a long-running issue with the legislature, dating back at least to 2000 and have continued for the terms of the past four governors. The health center sought millions in additional funding as lawmakers said for years that the fringe benefits for state employees at the state-subsidized hospital in Farmington have traditionally been far beyond those at similar hospitals. At Lamonts direction, the state will be funding the legacy costs of pensions and retiree health care.

In a recent message sent to colleagues, Liang said the consultants report will provide recommendations on the coming years.

The healthcare industry is obviously ever-changing, Liang said. Knowing that, its important to periodically undertake a holistic assessment of how our public health system is operating in this rapidly evolving environment and work to identify potential opportunities to safeguard and promote our continued vitality and plan for the future.

High salaries and pensions with COLAs

The health center has a large number of highly paid employees, according to the state comptrollers office.

The health center has 421 employees being paid at least $200,000 per year, including 118 at $350,000 or more, 32 at $500,000 or more, eight at $800,000 or more and four employees at $1 million or more, according to the comptrollers statistics. The total payroll for 2023 is $525 million for nearly 7,000 employees in a large, sprawling operation that includes a hospital running 24 hours per day.

Statewide, the UConn health center employs 10 of the top 15 highest-paid state employees and 30 of the top 45 highest-paid.

While pensions are paid separately out of the state pension fund, the health center has some of the top-paid retirees in the state. That includes Dr. Jack N. Blechner, a former professor at the health center and former department chairman of obstetrics and gynecology. His pension in 2023 is $342,000, which increases every year under the cost-of-living increase for longtime retirees. The total represents a sharp increase of more than $100,000 from Blechners pension in 2005 that was $216,000.

The consultant, Candelora said, should look at the salaries and benefits that are driving costs higher.

Public sector salaries we tend to overinflate the worth of our public sector, Candelora said. Its no longer the world of getting great benefits for lesser pay. Generally, across the board, on average, state workers are paid far more than the private sector on top of having great benefits.

But university spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said earlier this year that the highest-paid doctors generated millions in revenue.

The five UConn Health faculty members who recently were listed among the top 10 earners for the past fiscal year collectively generated more than $20 million in 2022 in clinical care revenue for UConn Health nearly quadruple their total combined salaries, Reitz said. From 2016 to 2022, these same five physicians collectively generated $60.7 million in clinical revenue, and overall, UConn Healths 10 highest-paid faculty have brought in more than $140 million in clinical revenue in the same period. This revenue is critical to UConn Health, since about 50% of its revenues come from its clinical operation and state support accounts about 25%.

Oversight at health center

Legislators have questioned the level of financial oversight at the health center, citing a case in which UConn continued to pay an 84-year-old medical school professor, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, after he was dead.

Bigazzi was paid for at least five months with 11 biweekly paychecks until his body was discovered by police on Feb. 5, 2018. He was believed to have been killed in his Burlington home at some point around August 2017 and wrapped in black plastic garbage bags with duct tape in the basement. His 70-year-old wife, Linda, was charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. The criminal case is still pending.

You would hope people would recognize that somebody is not showing up at the office, Senate Republican leader Kevin Kelly has said of the case.

Later, UConn recovered about $50,000 in wages that had gone electronically to Bigazzis joint bank account that he shared with his wife. The total was reduced by the amount of vacation time that had not been taken by Bigazzi, who was earning about $200,000 per year at the time of his death. He had been working from home on rewriting part of the medical schools curriculum, and he did not answer more than a dozen emails as UConn officials tried to contact him.

Medical malpractice

One financial problems for UConn in recent years is a 2021 Superior Court ruling that a Bristol couple should receive $37.6 million from a medical malpractice lawsuit after an insemination procedure went wrong at UConn Health. One child died in utero in January 2015, while her twin brother will need lifelong medical care after sustaining a brain injury, according to the lawsuit.

Superior Court Judge Mark H. Taylor, a well-known former attorney for the state Senate Democrats before ascending to the bench, wrote in the 107-page ruling that the court agrees with the vast majority of superior courts, concluding that a physician providing obstetric care owes a direct duty to a mother to prevent harm to her child during gestation and delivery.

UConn officials said the size of the ruling, which included both economic and non-economic damages, had been unexpected.

The ruling has been appealed and is awaiting a decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court.

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Long history

Various ideas and recommendations have been debated by governors and legislators through the years.

In March 2007, five major hospitals teamed up and went public to protest UConns plan to build a $500 million hospital in Farmington as behind-the-scenes feuding over the proposed new hospital spilled into public view.

UConn said at the time that its then-30-year-old hospital in Farmington was too small and seriously outdated, making it increasingly difficult to attract top faculty for its adjacent medical and dental schools. Competing hospitals countered that a larger hospital in Farmington would siphon off suburban patients with good insurance plans, leaving them with a disproportionate number of poor patients and more severe financial problems.

Those particular plans were dropped, and some officials said that Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Bristol Hospital, Middlesex Hospital, and The Hospital of Central Connecticut should work with UConn to determine the number of new beds that were needed in the region.

In 2009, officials talked about a merger between Hartford Hospital and the health center that would create a two-campus university hospital in Farmington and Hartford.

That idea fell apart, and the next governor, Dannel P. Malloy, called in 2011 for a bold new plan that was more than double the size of a plan discussed under Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The legislature approved an $864 million multifaceted project to expand the medical and dental schools and generate an estimated 3,000 new construction jobs at the Farmington campus. The proposal called for adding 100 students to the medical school, 48 students to the dental school and about 50 medical researchers overall, as well as a new hospital tower and parking garages.

The proposal said the health center, which had been bailed out four times since 2000 under two governors, would break even by 2018.

The tower was eventually built in Farmington under Malloys direction. But UConns financial problems have continued.

Despite the long-running issues, Candelora said he is trying to remain optimistic.

Ill never give up. Otherwise, I wouldnt run for re-election, Candelora said. Reform is always incremental in government. Its always difficult to get reform, but this is an area that needs it. Im hopeful that it will bear fruit. Ive seen a lot of consultants being hired and a lot of press releases, but I have not seen results.

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Neel Patel has learned a lot during his first year as a medical student at OUWB, but one moment will stick with him for the rest of his life.

It was the first time he held a human heart in his hands.

Part of a lesson on cardiology in the schools anatomy lab, Patel said it wasnt lost on him that a woman had donated her body to science so that he and others could learn and one day treat countless others.

He reflected similarly on Monday, during the 2024 OUWB Anatomy Memorial, when he read a poem he wrote called Heartfelt Legacies.

This heart was better than any textbook. This heart was the fuel I needed, said Patel. It powered my heart. My heart for medicinefor cardiology. I thank the woman whose heart I held. She is a heartfelt legacy.

Patel read the poem to about 130 others who attended the ceremony held at Oakland Universitys Oakland Center. The annual event is hosted jointly by OUWB and the Oakland University School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy program.

Both programs rely on such donors as part of their curricula. Students begin working with the donors at the beginning of the school year. They are considered vital to providing students with hands-on learning experiences and the ability to see the diverse variations of the human body.

The donors also are considered the students first patients.

And their donations carry tremendous meaning to students like Patel, whose father has recently been facing his own heart issues.

Neel Patel, M1, read a poem called "Heartfelt Legacies."

Its really personal to me, said Patel after the memorial. With everything that my father has been going through recently, I had the chance to see exactly what was happening in the lab and almost in real time.

The experience we get in the lab is like nothing you can get anywhere else, he added.

Other speakers at the event included Stefanie Attardi, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies; Brandon Metcalf, M.D., OUWB 22; and Christopher Carpenter, M.D., Stephan Sharf interim dean, OUWB.

Carpenter acknowledged the selfless act of the donors. He reflected on his own first experiences in an anatomy lab, and how he still vividly remembers it.

I was understandably anxious, but also humbled and filled with respect for the person in front of me who donated their body for our education, he said. As a student, its hard to imagine how your body donors help shape your lives after medical school, but they do.

You will never know all of the reasons why they wanted to be in the lab with you, but I am pretty sure that they wanted to help you be the best at your profession, he continued. They wanted you to succeed.

Students like Patel from both programs chose to pay tribute via art.

M1 Sophie Dixon was among the speakers who all set a flower on a table prior to their turn at the podium.

Kristen Cumming, a PT student, presented Interpretation of Human Movement, a video from her time as an undergrad featuring the Grand Valley State University Laker Dance Team.

OUWB M1 Bennett Hendricks performed Augustin Barrioss Julia Florida on guitar.

M1 Sophie Dixon presented a painting called The Gift of a Heart, and M1 Myra Esmail read a collection of quotes from OUWB students and staff all expressing gratitude to the donors.

Malli Barremkala, M.D., associate professor who teaches anatomical sciences to first- and second-year medical students, said the memorial was beautiful and that it helps him better understand how students process working with the donors.

Further, he said he hopes the memorial helps people understand that the lab experience is not just for learning anatomy.

We sometimes hear the term hidden curriculum and the anatomy lab is the perfect place for hidden curriculum, said Barremkala. Students are learning how to deal with a patient, how to communicate with their peers about a patient, and how to communicate with faculty.

And its all happening in what I feel is a sacred place, he added.

Other memorial attendees also talked about what the donors meant to them after the event.

I really appreciate the gifts that the donors gave us so that we could learn anatomy in person, said Chloe Connelly, M1. The learning experience we receive is unmatched by anything else.

M1 Michael Nazmifar said he was really grateful to the donors, too.

I remember our first day in the anatomy lab, he said. We were excited and nervous, but we wanted to learn, and I cant imagine a better way to study and learn anatomy than from the donors.

Esmail, who also served as one of the planning committee members for the memorial, said she wanted to honor the donors and their selfless donations.

The memorial was better than I ever could have imagined, she said. I hope people remember this dayand how much the donors helped us learn.

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Husky Finds His Way Home to UConn Sports Medicine – UConn Today – University of Connecticut

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Dr. Corey Dwyer isnt sure he believes in fate, but that might take some convincing.

Two things he was passionate about while growing up were UConn basketball and becoming a physician.

On his way to graduating from UConn with a bachelors in molecular and cell biology, he got to experience the mens basketball team capturing the national championship in his junior year.

When it came time to choose from among his many options for medical school, he stayed with UConn. It didnt take long to realize orthopedics would be his calling.

One of the reasons I got involved so early was Craig Rodner, he became a mentor quickly, Dwyer says. Gus Mazzocca [then the chair of UConns Department of Orthopaedic Surgery] and Robert Arciero, those two are sports legends, they got me working on projects with them early on. I was doing research in their lab, but they were also letting me work with them in their clinic or hop into their OR. Those three were influential for me in med school to go into orthopedics here.

By his third year he decided to pause medical school and enroll in the UConn School of Business. He continued to do orthopedic research while starting the MBA program, then returned for his fourth year of medical school while finishing his business school studies.

By summer of 2017, holding a BS, MD, and MBA all from UConn, he started the next phase of his training, as a UConn orthopedic surgery resident.

During Coreys time as a trainee at UConn, we recognized his exceptional talent and passion for sports medicine, says Dr. Katherine Coyner, who became another of Dwyers mentors. His thirst for knowledge and willingness to work hard were evident even then.

One of the many qualities he demonstrated as a resident was his attention to detail, always trying to do the right thing, and a phenomenal ability to get along with patients, colleagues and staff, Arciero says. He is a thoughtful, caring, thorough surgeon with outstanding training in sports injuries and complex shoulder problems, and with extensive experience in team coverage at elite collegiate and professional level.

After being either a UConn undergrad, medical student, MBA candidate, or resident from 2008 to 2022, Dwyer went to California for Stanford Universitys sports medicine surgical fellowship. As part of that one-year program, he was on the medical staff for the NFLs San Francisco 49ers.

He had planned to return to Connecticut to be near his family and start off in private practice. But his path would take a familiar turn. Upon his return to Connecticut to meet with a private group, he got a call from Coyner.

UConn Health had a vacancy for a shoulder surgeon.

It had all lined up, and it was kind of a whirlwind, Dwyer says. That was definitely a moment where I was thought, This is surreal. This is my dream job.

Today, hes four months into his tenure as a UConn Health sports medicine physician and orthopedic surgeon, working alongside many of his mentors.

Now, as one of our brightest young partners, Coreys expertise perfectly complements our teams efforts to offer comprehensive care to athletes and individuals with sports-related injuries, Coyner says. He adds a new dynamic to the treatment of shoulder and elbow conditions, including complex rotator cuff tears as well as shoulder arthroplasty. His return is a homecoming that enriches our practice and strengthens our commitment to excellence in sports medicine.

Dwyer describes himself as a sports surgeon with a focus in complex shoulder cases. He sees all levels of athlete, and those who want function back for their shoulder.

Ill do anything in the shoulder, but Im also sports surgeon, he says. I am happy to take care of knees, whether it is an ACL or a meniscus tear. I am even well-trained in hip arthroscopy.

He complements our sports service with great training in complex shoulder reconstruction and total joint replacement, Arciero says. He has the right stuff to complement our faculty and excel here.

Dwyers many ties to UConn were too strong to keep him away.

UConn Health represents academic medicine, where I think the educators put the patient and the trainee first, Dwyer says. All the staff, the nurses, the therapists, and everyone in the OR have always been great toward me, and I was very appreciative toward them, so I knew it would be a good environment to return. And on top of that, Im a diehard UConn sports fan, so now I have the opportunity to take care of the athletes. Its been a great experience so far and quite nostalgic to return home.

Learn more about orthopedics and sports medicine at UConn Health, or call 860-679-6600 for an appointment.

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STAT letters to the editor on med school and intellectual disabilities – STAT

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U.S. medical schools arent teaching future doctors about 7.4 million of their patients, by Romila Santra

This article is excellent and highlights the extra challenges people with intellectual and developmental (IDD) disabilities face in getting care. Im so glad Ms. Santra wrote about her familys experiences. Identifying the problem is the first step in solving it. Im hoping more medical schools make teaching how to care for people with IDD a requirement. Im always grateful when we find a good doctor for my son with IDD.

Maureen Piotrowski

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I heartily endorse this call for necessary curriculum changes at U.S. medical schools. What surprised me in this article: so many U.S. medical schools do require any level of training. Some doctors dont look me in the eye. Some maintain their distance. Some refuse to answer my simple questions. And some approach me like just like another human being who has an uncommon point of view. Im 66, have had a number of serious health problems since childhood, and have dealt with hundreds of doctors. I count those who belong in the last group on the fingers of one hand.

Michael Doran

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We write to clarify some details described in this commentary. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and our member schools are deeply committed to training the next generation of physicians to assess and treat all patients, including those with disabilities. We are actively working to improve medical education in serving those persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). For example, we are a founding member of the national action collaborative, ABC3: Action to Build Clinical Confidence and Culture, which is a multistakeholder national effort to scale strategies to engage and better prepare general clinicians for serving persons with IDD. The data referenced in the commentary is from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) Medical School Annual Questionnaire Part II. This annual survey is sent to U.S. M.D.-granting medical schools. Although not managed by the AAMC, we present these data on our website to support understanding of medical school curriculum. This article references a data chart regarding topics in medical school curriculum phases. The statement Thirty of the 155 medical schools across the United States provide no curricular content about developmental disabilities is inaccurate. The most recent data (2021-2022), in which 155 medical schools responded to the survey, shows that 140 medical schools reported developmental disabilities in one or both phases of the curriculum as defined by the survey. Of the 140 medical schools responding to this topic, 125 medical schools reported developmental disability in the pre-clerkship phase, and 117 medical schools reported developmental disability in the clerkship phase. And, critically, pre-clerkship and clerkship as defined by the survey were not mutually exclusive medical schools could select either or both phases when indicating where a topic is covered. The survey does not include a method for medical schools to indicate a specific topic was not covered. All questions on the survey were voluntary medical schools may not have responded to individual questions for various reasons. Thank you for the opportunity to clarify these points.

Lisa Howley, Association of American Medical Colleges

Editors note: This article has been updated in light of Howleys response.

Its time to rethink the Medicare annual wellness visit, by Jeffrey Millstein

One of the reasons I retired was because I was expected to perform these annual exams that made no sense to me. I had a busy practice and felt like I was wasting my time meeting with the worried well who wanted to exploit a free service. You are so right, rarely can you have a wellness visit and not find a diagnosis that needed to be addressed. And as you said, billing for these just upsets the patient. It is about time to do away with this nonsensical mandate.

James Gallant

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I believe Dr. Millsteins interpretation of the Medicare Annual Wellness visit is a common myth among physicians who have been trained on how to get paid with the minimum of effort. Certainly, that is one view of medicine. However, the Medicare Annual Wellness visit also offers the opportunity to provide much better care. I dont see any need for Medicare to change the description. I do see the need for clinicians to improve their practice by properly including these optional functions when beneficial.

Daniel Russler, M.D.

Sobering centers offer a safe place to recover from intoxication. Every community should have one, by Shannon Smith-Bernardin

Funding is fascinating. The tobacco companies now pay, opioids now pay, but the scared alcohol empire doesnt. Alcohol is a social cost that should be borne by the industry. Plenty of studies show use of alcohol results in double-digit addictions. The role of government is to level the playing field. The burden of addiction should be borne by the addicting product. Good job moving the patient to a possible choice to change in the sobering centers. Now have those profiting pay their fair share.

Scott Swift, retired physician

Europes lessons for the U.S. on how to cover weight loss drugs, by George Hampton

This is a self-serving pharma article that discusses a complex issue from a pharmacological perspective alone (and his interest in his companys profits). How about tackling obesity at a broader level at its source? Farmer subsidies for fat/sugar food ingredients, and a clamp down or tax on fat fast-food merchants like McDonalds etc. etc. American tastes for this trash food wont change overnight, but some financial extraction for their societal costs may help the health industry attempt to fix this obesity epidemic.

Gene Smythe, M.D.

Health care AI requires a new Hippocratic oath, by Peter Shen

The question is: Do any AI applications currently used in medicine come anywhere close to meeting these minimal ethical standards?

Michael Doran

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Florida is trying to catch up to the retention rate of medical residents in other states – Florida Phoenix

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The Florida Senate wants to spend $70 million to increase the number of physicians training to practice medicine in the state, which lags behind other states in retaining its trainees.

Senators in the Health Policy Committee on Tuesday approved legislation SBP 7016 a part of the Live Healthy initiative seeking to bolster the healthcare workforce in Florida.

This is my 22nd session in the Florida Legislature, and I have never seen a bill that has the dramatic changes and advancements and the ability to really incentivize people come to Florida, Republican Sen. Gayle Harrell said during the committee meeting on Tuesday.

Among the provisions of the bill is the $70 million recurring allocation for the Slots for Doctors Program.

Those funds would be divided into $100,000 per slot to create 700 additional slots for medical school graduates to complete their training in Florida. Medical school graduates must go through a residency program to become fully licensed physicians. This year, Florida provided funding for 6,176 residents, according to a report from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

The multimillion-dollar investment comes with some requirements. Institutions sponsoring residencies must provide annual reports detailing how they spend state funds and information about whether the positions are filled or unfilled. At the end of the physicians residency, the institutions would have to request they fill out an exit survey developed by AHCA asking the following questions:

The answers to the survey also have to be turned into AHCA annually. Institutions have to submit those reports to maintain eligibility for the funds, according to the bill.

The bill also establishes a Graduate Medical Education Committee composed of medical school deans and representatives of medical boards and associations appointed by the governor, the secretary of Health Care Administration, the state surgeon general, the senate president and the house speaker. The goal of the GME committee is to produce an annual report about the status of the resident workforce.

The nonprofit Community Health of South Florida, Inc. has trained 42 residents over nine years, said Peter Wood, CHIs vice president for planning and government affairs. A little more than half remained in Florida after their residency and CHI hired six of them.

Were hopeful that the state may be able to provide these additional fundings that would enable us to increase the number of residency slots that were able to manage, he said in a phone interview with Florida Phoenix.

He continued: The total [number of residents CHI has] is 35, we can increase that. So, in essence, increasing the number of primary care providers in the pipeline that have been trained to provide health care to underserved communities and be prepared to provide that quality of care to communities in rural areas here in Florida.

CHI funds its residencies primarily through federal dollars from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Aside from the 700 residency slots, Live Healthy has $40 million set aside for non-profits like CHI. The bill would establish the Training, Education, and Clinicals in Health (TEACH) Funding Program to fund residencies and clinical rotations at nonprofit health centers in medically underserved areas like. Facilities that qualify can apply for reimbursement for the administrative cost and loss of revenue associated with training residents and people studying medicine, dentistry, nursing and behavioral health.

The program would reimburse up to $75,000 per fiscal year for facilities training students and $100,000 for facilities training medical school graduates. AHCA will have greater oversight of this program to evaluate its effectiveness, according to the bill.

TEACH gives preference to students and graduates of Florida schools and people whose permanent residency is within the state.

We want Florida physicians going into residencies to stay in Florida, Republican Sen. Colleen Burton said. She is the chair of the Health Policy Committee.

People who graduate from medical schools in Florida and also complete their residencies in the state are more likely to stay.The Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability recommended strengthening the pipeline of physicians who receive graduate medical education in the state and stay to practice medicine by prioritizing Florida medical school graduates.

Between 2008 and 2015, Florida retained 75 percent of its residents who also graduated from medical school in the state, according to an OPPAGA report. However, over the past decade, 35 percent of physicians left Florida after their residency ended, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Across the country, California has kept 76 percent of its physicians after completing training, making it the state with the highest retention rate. But Florida isnt falling too far behind. In fact, its rate is only lower than California, Alaska, Idaho and Texas, according to AAMC.

The scope of power the Legislature would have over this is limited as the National Resident Matching Program places medical school graduates into residency programs based on their preferences and the types of candidates specific programs are looking for.

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But what often goes overlooked is the true toll physicians experience during training. While navigating major life changes like moving across the country and establishing community within a new home and work environment, residents and fellow physicians are learning to maneuver health systems and also often bear the weight of their patients worst days.

Brooke Wagen, a hospice and palliative medicine fellow, describes this transition as a loss of self, an issue she aims to bring attention to and alleviate through her Distinction in Care Transformation project, the Lazarus Phenomenon, which provides her peer residents and fellows space to gather and share their stories.

As a member of Dell Meds inaugural class of students, I had a goal to provide excellent medical care to Austins oldest and most medically underserved residents. Prior to medical school, I was a mom, neighbor, church member, Meals on Wheels driver and volunteer medical interpreter. Connections to my neighborhood and community were, and are, vital.

The journey through medical school, residency and fellowship is long and tumultuous. I am grateful to have stayed in my home and hometown for all my training, but I have seen firsthand the need for more rootedness and connection for trainees due to multiple moves between schools and cities.

The Lazarus Phenomenon is a storytelling evening specifically for residents and fellow physicians. Trainees often lack space and time to process, connect and reflect on what theyve seen and felt. The goal is to allow them to share parts of their life and experiences in medical training with their peers across all departments.

I hope we can build connection and community through our shared vulnerability. Storytelling can be intimidating, perhaps, but my hope is that imperfection and authenticity lead. As people tell stories or give storytellers a place to be heard, they build connections one evening at a time.

I was talking with my neighbor across the street many years ago, and he told me his hearing kept getting worse, but his doctors werent doing anything about it. After some consideration, we decided I would go with him to his next appointment as an advocate and interpreter. I discovered that he never had the opportunity to voice his fears or needs at a typical visit due to a lack of a patient-doctor relationship and language barriers. He told the doctor that his hearing had been getting worse, but nothing was getting done about it. We learned that his audiology referral just to get his hearing tested had been sitting on an empty desk, and there was no longer an audiologist for his clinic.

Getting health care often requires a champion, which is why, as I take care of people now, I think of my neighbor. I try to see and attend to each persons concerns with the same level of personal attention he needed before hearing aids and a cochlear implant.

Ian Maclaren

This quote has resonated with me since first hearing it. The idea that everyone we meet in life, on the street, at work, in the hospital is fighting their own battle is central to my ethic in medicine. My faith compels me to be still, to listen and to see the intrinsic value in each human soul I meet. My vocation calls me to sit with them in their suffering and ask what I can do to serve or help or at least to be present as each is within my power.

I want my co-workers to see me this way, as a friend and colleague who noticed that they too were in the midst of a battle, and was kind.

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Is it noble or selfish to never practice medicine after getting a medical degree? – Kevin MD

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A Harvard medical school student realized in his third year that he had lost his desire to become a doctor. Nevertheless, the student decided to complete his fourth year and obtain his MD degree. The student is now planning for a career in pharma or even comedy. Some individuals who read his onlineessay found the students decision-making comical in itself. Overall, their comments were evenly divided about the students virtues and next moves.

Before exploring readers reactions, we ought to know something about this students reasons for opting out of the medical profession. The student wrote: Reflecting on the elements that brought me down, I felt sadness for my patients health, particularly when it seemed their condition could not be cured or treated effectively; disappointment over the influence of insurance coverage in determining which treatments patients received; frustration at the amount of documentation, which seemed to take precedence over time spent with patients; and discouraged by the overall environment where it seemed hospital personnel did not feel valued or happy to be there.

Lets not dwell on the merits of the students reasons but dive right into readers reactions to it, whether they shamed or commended him on his decision. I divided the comments into selfish and noble. Here is a sample:

Selfish

Noble

The comments do not provide a consensus on whether it is selfish or noble to never practice medicine after medical school. One commentator not the only one was able to see the argument philosophically from both sides, saying, Lets not shame people into staying where they deeply do not wish to be or condemn them based on good faith decisions made when they didnt fully understand what they were getting into.

I think this reader made many good points, so I decided to quote him entirely: The practical realities of clinical practice as a physician must be experienced to fully appreciate [them]. Pursuing and, if ultimately admitted, getting through medical school is something of a leap of faith for many. Sometimes it turns out to be a bad fit, a realization that may dawn after committing to a lot of debt. Of course, it rankles some given that accepting admission indirectly crowds someone else out (of this scarce resource) and doesnt provide the expected societal return on investment of a practicing clinician. On the other hand, do any of us want a physician who chronically doesnt want to be in that role? He may yet apply his education and degree profitably outside of clinical practice.

Many years ago, I conducted a smallstudy showing that over 90 percent of students who matriculated in two U.S. medical schools (Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania) graduated in four years. This percentage is in line with the Association of American Medical Colleges, which found that 4-year graduation rates ranged from 81.7 percent to 84.1 percent. Still, after six years, the average graduation rate was 96.0 percent.

However, asurvey released by the health science and journal publisher Elsevier in October 2023 found that a quarter of medical students in the U.S. were considering quitting their studies due to the pressure facing todays clinicians issues not unlike those cited by the Harvard grad.

Reasons for dropping out of medical school can be diverse, but common ones include academic struggles, financial pressures, personal health or family issues, lack of interest, or, in this instance, a desire to pursue a different career path. It is important to note that the majority of dropout causes are non-academic.

After leaving medical school, former students may pursue a range of alternate career paths. Some may choose to continue their education in a related field, such as public health, biomedical sciences, or health care administration. Others may decide to enter the workforce directly, taking jobs in health care, education, or research. Some will pursue careers distant from medicine or unrelated to it.

Perhaps this student will follow in the footsteps of the Monty Python actor Graham Chapman (1941 to 1989), who turned down a career as a doctor to be a writer and comedian. I wish this student well, and I do not begrudge him for (almost) forcing me to go to Mexico for medical school. Well, I never would have had a shot at Harvard anyway.

Arthur Lazarusis a formerDoximity Fellow, a member of the editorial board of the American Association for Physician Leadership, and an adjunct professor of psychiatry at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. He is the author ofEvery Story Counts: Exploring Contemporary Practice Through Narrative Medicine.

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Penn’s medical school dean is being eyed as interim president of the university – The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Update: J. Larry Jameson has been named Penns interim president. Heres what to know about him.

J. Larry Jameson, who has served as executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvanias health system and its medical school dean for more than 12 years, is emerging as a leading candidate to take the role of interim president of the university, according to multiple sources.

Jameson, 69, was referred to as an ideal candidate during a board of trustees meeting last week addressing Liz Magills resignation, a source had told The Inquirer. But at that time, the source said, no one had reached out to him yet.

Its not clear where the board is in the process to appoint an interim president.

The Universitys Board of Trustees is actively working to appoint an interim president, and that process is well underway, with a formal announcement anticipated in the coming days, the university said in a statement.

Well over half of Penn employees are connected to the health system and medical school collectively an $11.1 billion enterprise making it the largest single unit within the university. The Perelman School of Medicine employs more than 2,600 full-time faculty members and more than 3,700 students, trainees, residents, and fellows, according to Penns website.

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Its unclear how long Jameson who earned a base salary of nearly $4.5 million in 2021 and additional compensation of $1.1 million, according to the most recent tax filing available would serve, or whether or when the university would launch a search for a new permanent president.

Other than to announce that Scott L. Boks replacement as board chair would be Julie Platt, the board has been mum since Magills departure Saturday night in the wake of congressional committee testimony on antisemitism that drew intense scrutiny.

READ MORE: Penn president Liz Magill has resigned following backlash over her testimony about antisemitism

Jameson will be taking over the presidency at perhaps the most tumultuous time for leadership in the universitys history. Magills less-than-18-month tenure was the shortest of any Penn president and followed presidents who served for 10 years and 18 years respectively.

He is already involved in fundraising and managing faculty and has developed a reputation as a strong and thoughtful leader, said several sources close to the administration.

Jameson, a molecular endocrinologist and native of Georgia, came to Penn from Northwestern University, where he had most recently served as dean of the medical school and vice president of medical affairs. He received his medical school degree at the University of North Carolina in 1981 and had worked at Harvard Medical School earlier in his career.

Jameson is the only dean to sit in on whats known as the discussion group at Penn, which is basically the presidents cabinet.

Earlier this year, Penn joined Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia in dropping out of U.S News & World Reports annual medical school rankings. In a memo to faculty, staff, and students, Jameson said the rankings relied too heavily on test scores and grades, while undervaluing qualities that Penn seeks.

We strive to identify and attract students with a wide array of characteristics that predict promise, Jameson wrote. The careers of transformative physicians, scientists, and leaders reveal the importance of other personal qualities, including creativity, passion, resilience, and empathy.

Under Jamesons leadership in 2022, Penns medical school formed a partnership with historically Black colleges and universities to attract more students from racial groups underrepresented in medicine.

He oversaw the medical school through the COVID-19 pandemic. After the success of the COVID vaccines made using mRNA technology pioneered at Penn, the medical school in late 2021 opened the Penn Institute for RNA Innovation, to expand the use of the genetic molecules for treating other conditions.

Penns health system is directly owned by the university, with clinical, educational, and research operations integrated under a management entity called Penn Medicine.

As executive vice president for the health system and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine, Jameson is in charge of the medical schools education and research components, but there is some distance between Jameson and the management of the health system and its six acute-care hospitals.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System has its own CEO, Kevin Mahoney, who reports to Jameson, along with the health systems chief financial officer Keith Kasper. The combination of Penns medical school and the health system, marketed as Penn Medicine, had $11.1 billion in revenue in the year ended June 30, 2022, mostly from the health system. That amounted to more than three-quarters of the universitys total revenue of $14.4 billion that year.

On Thursday, two days after Magills testimony in which she said it was a context-dependent decision when asked if calls for genocide of Jewish people would violate the schools code of conduct, Jameson and Mahoney put out a statement on genocide.

Calls for genocide, echoing horrors of the past, violate our behavioral standards and remind us that we must forcefully condemn, prevent, and respond to hate in all forms, said the Penn Med letter, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper.

Staff writers Tom Avril and Harold Brubaker contributed to this article.

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New Professors in the Department of Internal Medicine – Yale School of Medicine

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MD, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

This is truly an honor and a culmination of decades of work dedicated to advance the field of cancer genetics. To have this appointment at an esteemed place such as Yale is even more meaningful, which has global reach and impact. I think the work I have done in collaboration with so many colleagues nationally and globally regarding cancer genetics, cancer disparities, and access to genetics care is critical at this time in oncology. Having the appointment based on this work really feels fulfilling and inspiring to continue this important work.

I contacted my husband, young adult kids, and parents who all congratulated me. Having that level of appreciation from my family, especially my children, was so moving.

I have been blessed to work with so many expert colleagues this really is a team approach to advance cancer care! I am honored to have mentored and continue to mentor the next generation of physicians and physician-scientists. Ultimately, I am deeply grateful to all of my patients who inspire my work. When I hear of even one patient who has been touched by my work, that is all I need to feel that it is all worth it.

I truly enjoy the opportunities to work with colleagues across disciplines, geographic regions, and expertise. I appreciate the ability to have creative freedom to explore new lines of research based on patient needs, which have led to some of the most impactful contributions. I also enjoy teaching and mentorship to build a legacy to carry forward for generations.

My high school mascot was the bulldog and now my career mascot is also the bulldog! I have come full circle here at Yale.

BA, BS, Trinity University

MD, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

It is helpful to contextualize the promotion by placing it into a sequence of ~100-month blocks from (1) grade school through middle school, (2) high school and college, (3) MD-PhD education, (4) internship, residency, and fellowship training into K08 award, (5) first R01 grant through associate professorship, and (6) tenure until professorship. It is with a gentle sigh of relief, as I approach my 660th month on this planet, that I have at long last completed my "official" training. It is with much excitement, humility, and sentimentality that I look forward to the centennial blocks to follow this time without training wheels or institutionalized goals. It is in these segments where I hope finally to perform what I have been educated to do. I am told it is during these times when wisdom starts to engraft. Fingers crossed.

It still hasnt quite hit that I have been promoted. Seriously. I am actually a bit afraid to do or say anything for fear that it is just a dream and will disappear when I awake. While I had a perfect evening getting takeout with my lovely wife, Ania (I got to choose the pizza toppings!), I wont let loose until after learning the secret handshake and receiving the key to the clubhouse. That said, we did pop some bubbly with our neighbor Katie, who, coincidentally, was promoted to professor the same day big news for our block!

An awkward and stubborn persistence. Somewhere along the way, my great discovery was an internal doggedness that was supported by a loving family and absolutely amazing team. This doggedness was woven into a network of remarkable colleague-friends and sustained by sage mentors, serene gurus, and sentient leaders. Everything else follows.

The science, equations, and relationships.

Both my parents have full heads of hair.

The Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine is among the nation's premier departments, bringing together an elite cadre of clinicians, investigators, educators, and staff in one of the world's top medical schools. To learn more, visit Internal Medicine.

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Howard University College of Medicine Announces $12 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott – The Dig

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WASHINGTON - The Howard University College of Medicine has received a $12 million donation from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, part of the $2.2 billion in grants Scott has given this year to 360 organizations nationwide. The unrestricted nature of the gift, which is unusual for donors,allows Howard and the College of Medicine to determine how to make the greatest impact with these new resources.

The College of Medicine will apply the donation towards the establishment of a new innovations center in collaboration with the College of Engineering and Architecture, says College of Medicine Dean Andrea A. Hayes Dixon, M.D. The center will provide opportunities for medical and engineering students to learn about medical technology and subsequently create new devices with the potential of improving patient care.

The center will allow Howard University students, through the support of MacKenzie Scott, to be leaders in medical technology innovation, says Hayes Dixon. We intend to capitalize on the diverse knowledge base of our studentsknowledge that could change how medicine is practiced throughout the world.

Scott, a Princeton University graduate and former student of Howard alumna Toni Morrison,gifted Howard University $40 million in 2020, the largest donation from a single donor in school history.

My hope is that this gift will further solidify our College of Medicine as a world-class institution that attracts and retains future leaders in the field of medicine, said President Ben Vinson III, Ph.D. We are extremely grateful to Ms. Scott for her amazing generosity and know that this gift will only strengthen us, and ultimately, the future of healthcare as our students learn to provide care that improves outcomes for all patients.

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About Howard University

Founded in 1867, Howard University is a private, research university that is comprised of 14 schools and colleges. Students pursue more than 140 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University operates with a commitment to Excellence in Truth and Service and has produced two Schwarzman Scholars, four Marshall Scholars, four Rhodes Scholars, 12 Truman Scholars, 25 Pickering Fellows and more than 165 Fulbright recipients. Howard also produces more on-campus African American PhD. recipients than any other university in the United States. For more information on Howard University, visitwww.howard.edu.

Media Contact: Sholnn Freeman; sholnn.freeman@howard.edu

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Tulane University is launching a new nursing program through a collaboration between the Tulane School of Medicine (SoM) and the Tulane School of Professional Advancement (SoPA). The program, which will offer a Bachelor of Science in nursing, will help increase the states healthcare workforce at a time when the need for such healthcare heroes is critical.

Tulane was founded as a medical school devoted to eradicating yellow fever. We are still laser-focused on treatment and cures for the epidemics of our times, while ensuring we have the workforce available to provide comprehensive and accessible healthcare in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana, Tulane President Michael A. Fitts said. This program is part of Tulanes commitment to improve our city and regions health and economy by reimagining downtown New Orleans as a national hub for medical education and as a center of bioscience research and innovation.

In addition to caring for patients, registered nurses such as those who earn a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree also play key roles in health promotion, disease prevention, research, health policy planning, patient education, administration, leadership within healthcare facilities and more.

"Our program will prepare students to provide competent, team-based patient care and instill a deep commitment to community and community health outcomes,"

Fitts noted that nurses are more crucial than ever given the transformation American healthcare has undergone in recent years with patients more frequently receiving treatment across networks and systems and often through a distributed model that shifts care from a clinic or hospital setting to the patients home.

Tulane has been at the forefront of groundbreaking medical research and care for generations and recently partnered with the locally based health system LCMC Health to enhance the regions role as a destination for medical care, innovation and training. Through this partnership, Tulane Medical Center, Lakeview Hospital and Lakeside Hospital joined LCMC Health.

Tulanes nursing program will combine a rigorous curriculum with hands-on learning in state-of-the-art skills andsimulation labswhere students will practice technical skills and test their critical thinking and clinical judgment with real-time feedback. Students will complete hundreds of hours of education in clinical settings at Tulane's local hospital and healthcare partners.

This nursing program is an exciting addition to our academic offerings and reflects our deep commitment that each of our programs be of the highest quality, said Robin Forman, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Tulane. "This program offers a uniquely Tulane experience that provides an exceptional preparation for the professional pursuits of our graduates.

Set to begin in fall 2024, the program will initially be housed in the Tulane University School of Medicines Murphy Building, 131 S. Robertson St., before moving to its permanent location at the renovated Tulane Medical Center building on Tulane Avenue. The program plans to enroll more than 200 students each year.

The timing for such a program couldnt be better, according to Dr. Lee Hamm, Tulanes Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Medicine. Tulanes SoM has a proven track record of producing top physicians and other healthcare workers and ranks among the best nationwide.

Louisiana and the nation are in dire need of nurses, especially with the toll the pandemic took on the profession, Hamm said. The field of academic medicine is powered by the collaborative efforts of physicians, scientists and nurses. Implementing a Bachelor of Science in nursing program that culminates in a high-quality Tulane degree is an important milestone as we partner with LCMC Health to educate our workforce and care for the Gulf South community.

Suri Duitch, Dean of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement, believes the program will be popular with students currently enrolled in SoPA as well as new applicants.

The Bachelor of Science in nursing program is ideal for students who want to find their calling in a field they love while contributing to something bigger than themselves, Duitch said. The hands-on nature of this program carries instant appeal for the students we attract and for those who will be drawn to this exciting and innovative program.

Brenda Douglas, a nationally recognized, board-certified registered nurse and nurse educator, will lead the program as Dean of Nursing. Douglas is developing an innovative, hybrid curriculum that will enable nursing students to learn alongside medical students, provide flexibility with asynchronous online learning, support the development of technical and clinical competence in a state-of-the-art skills laboratory and simulation center, and deliver care to patients in clinical and other settings.

Our program will prepare students to provide competent, team-based patient care and instill a deep commitment to community and community health outcomes that will be fostered by experiences in caring for our neighbors as part of their studies, Douglas said.

Douglas said students will get extensive academic support as they progress through the program, prepare to complete the Next Generation National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and transition to practice.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that themarket demandfor nurses will grow 9% through 2030, with approximately 194,500 openings each year, on average, over the next decade. In Louisiana, the state Board of Regents estimates there will be a shortfall of approximately 6,000 registered nurses 40% of the current workforce by 2030.

The Louisiana Board of Regents has created an ambitious master plan to double the number of nurses in the state during the next seven years. To help meet this goal, Tulanes program will put more nurses on the front lines of care in as little as 16 months.

For more information on registering for the nursing program, visitnursing.tulane.edu. There will be three program start dates per year in the spring, summer and fall. Prospective students must have at least 60 transferable credits to enter the program.

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Ademola Adegbemigun

Patient Skin Radiation Dose During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

Daniel Adelsberg

Risk Factors for Nasogastric Tube Feeding Failure Following Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Resection

Christina Andreou

Enrichment of Neuroblastoma Cells from Peripheral Blood Stem Cells of High-Risk Patients

Eylon Arbel

Colpectomy Reduces the Incidence of Urethral Fistula and Stricture Formation in Female-to-Male Gender Affirming Surgeries: A Meta-Analysis

Michael Augustin

Perception of Sunscreen Need and Affordability in the Buffalo Area

Beatrice Bacon

University at Buffalo DoctHERS (AMWA): Female Mentorship Pilot Program

Daniel Baetzhold

Buffalo Food Resources Needs Assessment

Mohamed Bah

Single Surgeon Unilateral Pedicle Screw Transformational Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Experience of More Than 100 Patients With Long-Term Follow-Up

Madison Ballacchino

Determining the Benefit of Frailty Scoring in Post-Operative Outcomes

Claire Beecher

Health Care Worker Education for Palliative Care in Africa

Perya Bhagchandani

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Autoimmune Diseases With Pemphigus Vulgaris

Walker Black

Complement Signaling as a T-Cell Checkpoint in Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment

Fernando Bomfim

Exploring Feasibility and Interest in Inegrated Urology-Transplant Surgery Training Programs in the United States

Jamie Bousleiman

Perceptions and Understanding of Parental Leave During Orthopedic Surgery Residency

Brayan Calle Gonzalez

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Deana Chan

Seizure Following In-Office Administration: A Case Report and Literature Review

Lauren Chavanne

Cardiac Arrest Pearls for Survival (CAPS): A Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance Resident Education

Alexandra Corbin

YouTubes Role in Empty Nose Syndrome Education

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Barriers to Longitudinal Community Service in Medical Education

Chloe Cottone

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Patrick Crossen

An Interprofessional Education Model to Provide Free School Sports Physicals to Underserved Communities

Ashtah Das

Not All Frailty is Equivalent: Comparing Frailty Index Scales in Their Capacity to Predict Mortality in Older Adults with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Erika Davidson

Modulation of the Chenokine Production in Colorectal Cancer Tumor Micro-Environment

Abbigail Delmonte

Elevated Liver Enzymes at the Time of Deceased Donor Organ Donation Do Not Affect Recipient or Pancreas Allograft Survival Following Pancreas Transplantation

Peter Demjanenko

Effects of SOS-Inhibiting Compounds on Protein and Nucleic Acid Release in Gram-Negative Bacteria

Nadine de Nijs

Assessing the Influence of Therapy Dogs on Mental Health and Well-Being Among Medical Students

Kendall DeSantis

Is Coronal Alignment Overcorrection a Risk Fsctor for Revision in TKA?

Alexandra DiVasta

A Qualitative Study of Patient Treatment Preferences and Willingness to Enroll in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Primarily African American Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

Katelyn Donnelly

A Qualitative Analysis of North American Medical Students Perspectives on the Impact to Medical Education of Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization

Sabrina Dunn

Identifying Factors that Contribute to Delays in Stroke Treatment: An Analysis on Atypical Stroke Symptoms.

Tara Edwards

Determinants of Breastfeeding Among Ex-Smoking Mothers

Jade Edwards

Egg Consumption During Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes

Sinan Ersan

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Ifeoma Ezeilo

Relationship Between Sleep Disturbances and Neurodegenerative Markers in Older Veterans

Farangis Farsio

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Hendrick Francois

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Gabriela Funez-dePagnier

Maternal Neonatal Health Outcomes of an Integrated Obstetric Care Model in a Multicultural, Underserved Population

Karlie Gambino

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Erin Gawel

Current Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Children

Sabrina George

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Jason Gershgorn

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Adam Greenstein

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Eisa Hashmi

Aurora Surgiscope for Minimally Invasive Evacuation of Intracranial Hemorrhages A Preliminary Institutional Experience

Victoria Hoffman

Association Between Psoriasis with Depression in U.S. Adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2014

Holly Houenstein

The Role of the Microbiome in Chemotherapy-Associated Oral Mucositis

Nathaniel Iskhakov

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Sydney Johnson

Preliminary Evaluation of the Two Patient-Centered Educational Videos About Kidney Transplant Complications

Koulako Kaba

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SEMO students who are considering a career in medicine now have more opportunities for academic and personal development. SEMO has just entered a partnership with St. George's University, a school in Grenada, West Indies, that will allow outstanding medical major students to continue their studies and advance their progress.

SEMO executive director of International Education Kevin Timlin shared more information about the partnership and its benefits for students.

St. George's agreement gives SEMO pre-medical students an automatic admission into their [St. Georges University] MD program, if they complete our pre-medical program with a 3.4 GPA and a 3.5 GPA in their science courses, Timlin said.

This agreement was established to help students get a medical degree, which is usually challenging. The partnership aims to attract hardworking students to offer them financial and moral support.

I think U.S. medical schools are very, very strict. They're rigorous, they're stressful, and they have a model in which people burn or weed out, Timlin said. In St. George's University, they have a much more student-centric model, in which they provide counseling, they provide support, they provide a different kind of environment where they're not trying to get people burnt out.

St. Georges University is interested in recruiting and supporting students who are motivated to become qualified physicians or veterinarians. Their main goal is to help students successfully finish medical programs.

They take care of their students, and they really monitor their progress, Timlin said. And what I would say is they've developed a process for their medical schools that helps them identify people who are going to be qualified and good physicians, and a model to support them in their program in order to get them through the medical school.

For SEMO, this agreement means more opportunities for pre-medicine and pre-veterinarian programs. The dedication of SEMO students and staff became a fundament for building this partnership.

I want to stress we are the only university in the state of Missouri that has an agreement with St. George's, and one of only approximately 40 in the entire U.S., Timlin said. They vetted our pre-medical program and biological sciences program, looked at the faculty members, courses, qualifications, outcomes, and recognized our program as being one that successfully prepares people for this environment.

According to the SEMO website, accepted students will receive a $10,000 scholarship to complete their studies at St. Georges University.

Sophomore biomedical science major Vanesse Mungate, who recently applied for the program, says that it will help her achieve her professional goals.

I'm an international student here in the U.S., and it's very hard for international students to get placements. You need to have extremely, extremely high GPA, and medical school is expensive, so you need to have a good financial status, Mungate said. Compared to schools in the U.S., you're getting education, but at a more affordable price.

Getting experience in and outside of the United States is another benefit of the program.

The biggest factor for me is that a lot of upcoming doctors here in the U.S. can be coming from St. George's, which is a good thing because if you get into the medical field, you might need some references. And that would be a good start. Mungate said.

According to the SEMO website, SEMO and St. Georges University entered the agreement in December 2023. As the partnership is new, a limited number of students are participating.

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Temples other campuses provide unique learning experiences for undergraduate students and are home to many graduate and professional schools and programs. While most undergraduate students dont take classes on these campuses, they are still an integral part of the Temple community.

Located in downtown Philadelphia, just a short subway ride away from Main Campus, Temple University Center City (TUCC) offers an alternative location to take certain courses in conjunction with coursework at Main and Ambler campuses.For example, undergraduate students can study at Main Campus and choose to take one course in Center City. TUCC allows students to complete coursework in a format that meets their professional and personal needs.

Benefits of TUCC include

Explore our Center City campus and view the campus map.

Temple Harrisburg is located across the street from the Pennsylvania State Capitol. Here, we offer

Learn more about our Harrisburg Campus and view a map of campus.

Located in North Philadelphia, Temples Health Sciences Center is home to our medical-related professional schools and colleges. Students in our Bachelor of Science in Nursingprogramtake classes at this campus, and other students can participate in internship and research opportunities here.

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