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Awarding Genius Endeavors

Four 2007 MacArthur fellows share their research pursuits.

October 31, 2007

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Survey: Drug Company Ties Pervasive Among Department Heads at U.S. Med Schools

CHICAGO Nearly two-thirds of academic leaders surveyed at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals have financial ties to industry, illustrating how pervasive these relationships have become, researchers say.

October 16, 2007

Students

Cuban Program to Educate Minority Health Professionals Has Some Americans Going Abroad to Earn Medical Degrees

The idea of becoming a physician never crossed his mind. But when Jose Eduardo De Leon learned of a free medical degree program in Havana, he jumped at the opportunity to apply.

October 2, 2007

Faculty & Staff

New dean at LSU med: chancellor had been dean since Katrina

BATON ROUGE La. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, LSU’s medical school has a separate chancellor and dean of medicine.

September 24, 2007

Students

Report says UMDNJ dean in Camden changed grades

TRENTON N.J. The former top administrator of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Camden medical school gave passing grades to unqualified students, potentially endangering their innocent patients, according to a federal monitor’s report.

September 23, 2007

Health

Duke University’s medical school gets largest-ever donation for research project

DURHAM N.C. Duke University’s medical school is getting its largest-ever donation of $35 million to fund a research project at the new North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, officials said Monday.

September 23, 2007

Health

Officials from University of Illinois detail the latest developments

The M.D./Ph.D. program of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant and designation as a Medical Scientist Training Program.

September 23, 2007

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Oklahoma State University grad honored as Army’s top veterinarian

OKLAHOMA CITY An Oklahoma State University graduate has been honored as the U.S. Army’s top veterinarian.

September 23, 2007

Health

Head of University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute resigning

PITTSBURGH The head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute says he’s resigning that post to focus his time on research.

September 22, 2007

STEM

Ardent terminates OSU med center agreement

TULSA Okla. Ardent Health Systems has terminated the academic affiliation agreement between the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the OSU Medical Center, which is owned by Ardent.

September 22, 2007

STEM

Saint Luke’s boards give support to affiliation proposal

KANSAS CITY Mo. Leaders of the St. Luke’s Hospital system on Friday voted to approve in principle a proposed affiliation with the University of Kansas Medical Center.

September 22, 2007

STEM

Duke University to help Chinese improve health care system

DURHAM N.C. Duke University is partnering with a major academic health center and hospital network in China to help it do a better job of serving its patients, the school said Wednesday.

September 18, 2007