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Caduceus
Newsletter: Week of September 15 Dr.
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1. ACS/BBB/PHP (American Chemical Society,
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· Thursday, September 18, 12:30 to 1:45 p.m.: Meeting for Biology majors and for all students interested in health-related careers, Spain Auditorium; ·
Monday, September 22, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.: Mackel Harris,
representing Life University of Chiropractic ( · Thursday, November 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Annual Health Career Opportunities Fair. This event, anchored by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will include representatives from regional health-related professional and military scholarship programs. At this point, we will have representatives from the following: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Colleges of · Allied Health (includes Dental Hygiene, Cytotechnology, Health Information Management, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy) · Dentistry · Graduate Health Sciences · Medicine · Nursing · Pharmacy Southern Military Scholarship Programs: ·
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2. The
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Louis Pasteur in the laboratory. |
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Pasteur Foundation Andrew J. Bohonak |
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3. ==== AAMC STAT ====, News from the Association of
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== Dr. Joanne Conroy to join AAMC as chief health care officer == AAMC analysis: after affirmative action in == Medical groups send comment letter to Department of Education == NIH awards $42.2 million in first == Commission seeks to eliminate Cesium-137 Chloride in medical research == CMS finalizes rule on residency transfers, GME payments in emergencies == NSF reports unprecedented decline in federal support for research == AHRQ proposes common formats for reporting patient safety data == On the move
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dr. Joanne Conroy to join AAMC as chief health care officer Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., will become the AAMC's new chief health care officer on Oct. 1. She is currently executive vice president of Atlantic Health System and chief operating officer of the Atlantic Health System in 2001 as chief medical officer. She later served as the system's vice president of academic affairs. She earned her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, where she subsequently served on the faculty and as chair of the department of anesthesiology, becoming the first woman in the university's history to lead a clinical department. As chief health care officer, Dr. Conroy will focus on the interface between the health care delivery system and academic medicine. She will also oversee the AAMC's Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems. Dr. Conroy will replace Robert Dickler, who announced in 2007 that he intended to step down after 16 years of service to the association and its members. Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/pressrel/2008/080902.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AAMC analysis: after affirmative action in New research analysis from the AAMC reports the number of in-state minority college students accepted by and enrolled in decreased since the elimination of race-conscious admissions in that state. The latest issue of AAMC Analysis in Brief shows accepted, on average, 170 in-state minority applicants each year from 1997-2007, down from about 230 students in 1993. Additionally, the report shows a 6.7 percent decrease in in-state minority students matriculating to by the codified its elimination a year later. An overall drop in
the school applicant pool in the 1990s has made it difficult to determine the direct impact of the elimination of affirmative action in an array of programs to support diversity efforts, however, in-state minority acceptances and matriculants to to the rates achieved in the early 1990s. Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/data/aib/aibissues/aibvol8_no6.pdf ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Medical groups send comment letter to Department of Education The AAMC joined nearly 100 medical organizations in a comment letter sent to the Department of Education last month. In the letter the organizations thank the department for its work thus far in implementing the "College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007." The groups also urge the department to permanently reinstate the economic hardship deferment debt-to-income ratio (known as the "20/220 pathway") for student loans or provide an equivalent funding mechanism for loan deferments so that medical residents continue to have an option to postpone loan payments--without penalties--during their training. Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/educ/corres/2008/081408.pdf ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NIH awards $42.2 million in first The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded $42.2 million in the first projects that could have a huge impact on science. Then new program, which stands for Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration, will fund 38 projects, many from academic medicine, and cover costs of up to $200,000 a year for four years. The goals of some of the winning projects include a new method of reprogramming adult cells to resemble embryonic stem cells and an RNA-based strategy for getting material into the brain without the need for a direct injection.
Additional awards may be made in the fall, and the NIH will offer the program again next year. Information: Go to http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/Mechanisms/EUREKAGrants.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Commission seeks to eliminate Cesium-137 Chloride in medical research The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a notice seeking information on the security and continued use of Cesium-137 Chloride radiation sources, which are widely used in medicine and research. The NRC is following recommendations of a National Academies panel that, earlier this year, argued for discontinuing the use of Cs-137 Chloride sources because of their potential use in a "dirty bomb" and their ability to disperse widely in the environment. The commission is asking for information on the extent to which these sources are used in medicine and research, and the potential economic or other impacts of discontinuing its use. The NRC is also seeking information on the availability of alternative sources for medical and scientific applications. The NRC will hold a public meeting on this issue in sources are urged to attend. Information: Stephen Heinig, AAMC Biomedical and Health Sciences Research, 202.828.0488, sheinig@aamc.org or go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-17545.pdf ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CMS finalizes rule on residency transfers, GME payments in emergencies The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued final regulations to address the continuation of Medicare direct graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) payments when hospitals in emergency or disaster areas must temporarily suspend operations. As finalized, the emergency GME regulations allow affected hospitals to enter into GME resident cap affiliation agreements and transfer their caps to any other hospital in the country, bypassing existing policy. The hospitals involved may also bypass existing policies requiring shared residency rotational arrangements. These regulations were initially issued as "interim final" rules in 2006 to help teaching hospitals located in hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These regulations have since been included in the Medicare inpatient final rule. Information: Go to http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/washhigh/start.htm#2 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NSF reports unprecedented decline in federal support for research The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a report indicating that federal funding for scientific research and development (R&D) at academic institutions has declined for the second consecutive year, after adjusting for inflation. According to the report, this is the only instance since 1972 in which federal support of academic R&D has failed to keep pace with inflation for two years running. According to NSF, federally funded academic R&D expenditures measured $30.4 billion in fiscal year 2007. After adjusting for inflation, this represents a 1.6 percent decline from 2006 and a 0.2 percent decline from 2005. Overall, university R&D rose by 0.8 percent due to other sources of support, including institutions' own funds. The federal government provides the largest share (62 percent in 2007) of support for university research. Medical and biological sciences continue to make up more than half of all federal research expenditures, predominantly performed at schools. Information: Go to http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08320/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AHRQ proposes common formats for reporting patient safety data The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking comments on a proposed set of common definitions and reporting requirements to be used by hospitals in the standardized and uniform collection of patient safety data. These definitions (called "common formats") will be used in implementing provisions of the "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005." The legislation, which establishes a network of Patient Safety Organizations designed to collected patient safety data, was enacted to help address the barriers in analysis and implementation of patient safety improvement strategies. Information: Jennifer Faerberg, AAMC Health Care Affairs, jfaerberg@aamc.org or go to http://www.pso.ahrq.gov ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On the move S. Edwards Dismuke, M.D., M.S.P.H., will step down as dean of the University of continue to serve as professor in the departments of preventive medicine and public health as well as the department of internal medicine, where he will work with medical students and residents in serve as interim dean while a national search takes place. Dr. Chang is professor emeritus of surgery and board member of the Graduate Medical Education. He previously served as associate dean for graduate medical education and as associate dean for academic affairs. James A. Hallock, M.D., president and chief executive officer of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, has announced his intention to retire from his position when his contract expires on June 30, 2009. He will then remain with the organization for three additional years as a senior scholar working with the ECFMG's nonprofit foundation and research team. Eugene P. Trani, Ph.D., will retire from the positions of president of System, effective June 30, 2009. He will remain at VCU as University Distinguished Professor. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Academic Medicine Online Every academic health center (AHC) faces challenges unique to its own organization, community, and culture. The September issue of Academic Medicine features a collection of from-the-trenches articles by AHC leaders about their institutions' most daunting challenges. From governance changes to research issues, physical relocation to financial renaissance, the collection offers a window into overcoming these challenges in pursuit of excellence in the tripartite mission of education, research, and patient care. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |
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6. Dr. Jane
Ann Munroe, O. D., Director of Admissions, Southern California |
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New
Resource for Pre-Optometry Students! |
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7. Students
in Dr. Kristin Prien’s Management 352 (Organizational Behavior and
Management) class are conducting a drive to help raise supplies for the
American Red Cross and recent hurricane victims. |
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8. Marginalia: Perishable Art |
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Dr. Stan Eisen,
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E-mail: seisen@cbu.edu
http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/
Caduceus Newsletter Archives: http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/Caduceus.html