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IU School of Medicine and partners receive funding to deploy collaborative dementia care model

By Gertha Selvidge 1 month ago

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 14 2020

Supported by a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Indiana University School of Medicine and its partners have launched a 36-month venture to enhance, strengthen and expand supports for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) and their caregivers in 34 Indiana counties.

Managed by the IU Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, the goal of the Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) is to build upon existing home and community-based social supports to maximize the ability of people with ADRD to remain independent in their communities, said project director Steven R. Counsell, MD, who is a professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine and medical director for the Division of Aging in the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.

The ADPI is a collaboration between IU School of Medicine;

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UPMC, University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine Citing Widely-Available COVID-19 Treatment

By Gertha Selvidge 2 months ago

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are citing evidence that there is a cheap and widely available option for some patients combatting COVID-19.

This study went so well, that the World Health Organization is recommending this drug be used worldwide.

They found people on a ventilator and oxygen should be given corticosteroids.

Researchers say it’s rare your able to find a drug where the evidence of the effectiveness in saving lives is so consistent.

It was the on trial in the country to test this drug.

Between March and June, the steroids trial was given to random adults in the ICU with Covid 19, this was done in 121 hospitals across 8 countries.

The trial found a 93% probability that the steroid would improve a patient’s outcome as opposed to not having the steroid.

The results looked to be consistent across age, race,

Medicine

IU School of Medicine to test experimental COVID-19 vaccine

By Gertha Selvidge 2 months ago

Updated

10:12 am PDT, Thursday, September 3, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana University School of Medicine announced Thursday that it’s seeking up to 1,500 volunteers to take part in a late-stage clinical trial of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

The medical school is one of 81 sites in the U.S. — and the only one in Indiana — chosen to test the vaccine developed by British drugmaker AstraZeneca in partnership with Oxford University.

Nationwide, researchers plan to enroll a total of 30,000 participants for the clinical trial of the Cambridge, England-based company’s vaccine, known as AZD1222. Two-thirds of the participants will receive the vaccine and the remaining one-third will get a placebo.

IU’s vaccine testing will be conducted at IU Health University Hospital, located in Indianapolis. The Phase III trial is the last stage before manufacturers can seek the Food and Drug Administration’s approval for widespread public use.

Dr. Cynthia

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Yale School of Medicine and hospital to test new coronavirus vaccine

By Gertha Selvidge 2 months ago

The front entrance of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven photographed on May 13, 2020.

The front entrance of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven photographed on May 13, 2020.

Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media

Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media

The front entrance of Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven photographed on May 13, 2020.

Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media

NEW HAVEN — Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital announced the start of Phase 3 of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine trial at the hospital that will draw participants from across the country.

The hospital and medical school trial of Pfizer’s treatment vaccine candidate is part of a massive effort that will

Dentist

Rural Utah district seeks OK for four-day school week

By 6 months ago

SALT LAKE CITY — Boulder Elementary School is small, rural and remote.

If a student or staff member needs to see a doctor or a dentist it means they will miss most, if not an entire day of school traveling to appointments. Same goes for adults who need groceries or professional services such as banking.

The school community has asked the Utah State Board of Education to grant a waiver of a state board rule that says schools must conduct school for at least 180 days and 990 hours per year, which would allow the school to shift to a four-day school week.

The school, which serves fewer than 20 students, wants to make the change so families and employees can schedule personal and professional appointments on a specific day of the week, with the goal of reducing absences of students and staff.

Currently, the school offers a half-day of

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Education | NYU Grossman School of Medicine

By 6 months ago

At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, our commitment to innovation has led us to bold new ways of bridging the gap between basic science research, medical education, and quality of patient care. With our Curriculum for the 21st Century, C21, we combine advances in learning strategies, emerging technologies, and informatics solutions to fulfill our trifold mission: to teach, to serve, and to discover.

Every student enrolled in our MD degree program receives a full-tuition scholarship, regardless of merit or financial need, that covers the majority of the cost of attendance. Our full-tuition scholarships make it possible for aspiring physicians to choose a specialty based on their talent and inclinations to better serve the communities who need it most, and to more easily pursue scientific breakthroughs that improve how we care for patients. We aim to turn the best and brightest future physicians into leaders with the potential to transform healthcare.

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School of Medicine at St. George University, Granada, Caribbean region

By 6 months ago

School of Medicine at St. George University, Granada, Caribbean region

#1 provider of doctors into first-year US residencies for the last 11 years combined.*

*According to published information as of April 2020

SGU School of Medicine: Start Your Path to Residency

Founded as an independent School of Medicine in 1976, St. George’s University, the premier choice in Caribbean Medical Schools, has evolved into a top center of international medical education, drawing medical school students and faculty from 140 countries to the island of Grenada.

1,099

US and Canadian residencies in 2020. The #1 provider into first-year US residencies for the last 11 years combined.*

*According to published information as of April 2020

17,000+

SGU School of Medicine MD Graduates are practicing in the US and around the world, creating a strong Alumni Network.

Experience SGU For Yourself.

Become one of over 17,000 SGU doctors who practice in the US

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Division of Sleep Medicine @ Harvard Medical School

By 6 months ago

GOT SLEEP?

Visit UnderstandingSleep.org for videos, essays and interactive features on sleep: why it matters & how to get it!

November 6, 2019 Announcement
Program in Clinical Effectiveness

The Summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness, a joint program of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School & Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is accepting applications for the 34th annual program

January 10, 2019 In the News
2019 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award

Drs. Frank A. J. L. Scheer, and Steven A. Shea have been selected as recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award by the Sleep Research Society

December 20, 2018 In the News
Emery N. Brown Wins 2018 Dickson Prize in Science

Carnegie Mellon University recently announced that Division of Sleep Medicine affiliate, Emery N. Brown, the Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School and anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital the Associate

Medicine

School of Medicine | Deakin

By 6 months ago

The School of Medicine Oration is the yearly public presentation featuring a prominent guest speaker. Below is a list of all past orations, with a short synopsis and link to the recorded oration.

2017 – Professor Francis L Delmonico M.D – When we choose to ‘go to the moon’: what organ donation and transplantation reveals about medicine, science and humanity

This year we were delighted to welcome Professor Francis L Delmonico, an international leader in organ donation and transplantation to deliver the 2017 School of Medicine Oration entitled: “When we choose to “go to the moon”: what organ donation and transplantation reveals about medicine, science, and humanity”.

Professor Delmonico is Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is Emeritus Director of Renal Transplantation. He is also Medical Director of the New England Organ Bank, and Past President of the United Network for Organ

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IDP | UCSF School of Dentistry

By 6 months ago

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry provides a unique balance of clinical excellence, research opportunities and community service as part of one of the leading health science centers in the nation. Since its founding in 1881, the School of Dentistry has evolved from the lone outpost of dental education west of the Mississippi into an international leader in the education of oral health care practitioners and scholars, comprehensive dental care and breakthrough research. The school has a tradition of service, strong clinical programs that prepare dentists for the future and research activities at the vanguard of contemporary science.

We are looking for candidates who share the school’s educational objectives and can master our curriculum. We look for evidence of past achievements, as well as outstanding personal qualities and interest in contributing to the advancement of knowledge and service to the dental profession and the community.