Category Archives: Medical School

UI mini medical school aims to spur careers in health care

Kristen Daugherty eagerly watched through her 3D glasses as a large image of a human model came to life on the screen in front of her. “That’s so cool,” Daugherty, 12, of Fairfield said as Darren Hoffman, a faculty member in the University of Iowa Anatomy Continue reading

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Harvard Medical School Adviser: More options for treating pancreatic cancer

QUESTION: I am a 55-year-old man who was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It is a neuroendocrine tumor. My doctor will be performing surgery in a couple of weeks and has discussed some new drugs that the Food and Drug … Continue reading

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Health officials get peek into future

FITCHBURG — Administrators from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester were in Fitchburg Friday to tour the future site of Community Health Connections on the Burbank Campus of HealthAlliance Hospital. Continue reading

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Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies merges with Western Michigan University School of …

All of the existing MSU KCMS operations, programs, personnel and facilties will be merged into the new WMU medical school. Continue reading

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UConn's Calhoun on medical leave indefinitely

Updated: February 3, 2012, 4:57 PM ET STORRS, Conn. — University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, the school announced Friday Continue reading

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UConn's Calhoun taking indefinite medical leave

University of Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence, the school announced on Friday. The Hall of Fame coach, who turns 70 in May, has been suffering for several months from spinal stenosis, a lower back condition that causes him severe pain and hampers mobility, according to the release. Continue reading

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School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net

  NEWMAN, Calif.–When Bernice Arnett accepted a school nurse position with the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District seven years ago, people suggested the job would entail little more than applying Band-Aids to boo-boos. But as the sole medical provider for seven schools in the west Stanislaus County district–where about 70 percent of the 2,841 students are Latino and about 75 percent of students receive free or reduced-price meals–Arnett's job has been far from simple. Continue reading

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Students to shave heads for charity

Tulane Medical School will hold a fundraiser Wednesday for the St. Continue reading

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UCF medical-school hospital raises concerns

The University of Central Florida is proceeding with plans to build a teaching hospital despite objections and concerns being voiced by its two partners in the medical school — Florida Hospital and Orlando Health. Continue reading

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Medical school looking for site

JANESVILLE — The Janesville and Beloit area is among eight locations the Medical College of Wisconsin is considering for a community-based medical education program designed to address Wisconsin’s impending physician shortage. The private college in Milwaukee is studying the feasibility of placing a community-based medical school focused on primary care medicine in one or more locations in the state. Curriculum would focus on practicing in rural or urban areas that are underserved Continue reading

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Vernon students explore medical school with "A Day with the Doctors" program

Central Louisiana Area Health Education Center (Central Louisiana AHEC) and LSU Health -Shreveport recently presented the “Day with the Doctors” program for high Continue reading

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Sono Bello Appoints Michael Gellis, MD as Chief Medical Officer

SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Sono Bello, a growing multi-state medical practice, has appointed Michael Gellis, MD as Chief Medical Officer.  In this role, Dr. Gellis will provide clinical leadership … Continue reading

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INA holds medical camp for school kids

Home > News > kerala-news Kannur, Kerala, Feb 1 : As part of its outreach activities, Indian Naval Academy (INA), under the aegis of NH Ezhimala and INS Zamorin, organised a one-day medical camp for students at Government UP School, Nallilamkandam, Cheruvathur in Kasargod District on January 29. The camp marking the start of the Golden Jubilee celebration of the school, would extend over an entire year Continue reading

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Medical School: Turn Off the Dark! – Video


28-01-2012 17:22 2012 University of Minnesota Medical School Talent Show A musical journey through the first semester of medical school Continue reading

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Mizzou medical school partners with KC high school

The University of Missouri medical school is teaming up with a Kansas City high school in a bid to boost minority enrollment in health care and science. The medical school hopes its partnership with the national Cristo Rey network will broaden the educational opportunities available to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Cristo Rey group consists of 24 Catholic college preparatory high schools across the country, including Kansas City Continue reading

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Green Bay considered for new medical school program

Citing the need to produce more doctors statewide, the Medical College of Wisconsin is looking to Green Bay as a possible site for a new, community-based medical school program. Continue reading

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NinePoint Medical Announces Formation of Clinical and Technology Advisory Boards

NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of medical devices for in vivo pathology, today announced the appointment of 11 leading experts to its newly formed clinical and technology advisory boards. Continue reading

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iRobot may send its Ava 'bot to medical school

iRobot invests $6 million in InTouch Health to test its robots, including Ava, for use in telemedicine and assisted care at healthcare facilities. Continue reading

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Rapid Learning Announces USMLE Step 1 Course for Medical Board Exam

YORBA LINDA, CA– – Rapid Learning Center, the leading provider of e-learning courses for science, mathematics and standardized test preparation, is offering a rich-media bootcamp course for medical students … Continue reading

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Catasauqua school board hears more of plans for medical charter school

Catasauqua Area School Board hears testimony on proposed use for former middle school. Catasauqua Area School Board heard more testimony in a special meeting Monday from parents and students in favor of a medical charter school proposed in the district. Continue reading

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