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CSP Alumni Terrence Steyer, M.D., elected president-elect of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
Terrence E. Steyer, M.D. was recently elected president-elect of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) at the organization's Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.
Founded in 1967, STFM members include more than 5,000 teachers of family medicine. The Society’s core purpose is to advance family medicine to improve health through a community of teachers and scholars. It hosts several educational conferences each year and is the publisher of Family Medicine, the leading educational journal for family medicine educators.
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Stillbirths, Infant Deaths Lead to Anxiety, Guilt and Stress Among Obstetricians by Katie Gold (Michigan CSP 2005-2007) in the July 2008 issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths. Three-quarters of the 804 obstetricians who responded to a survey by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System reported that the experience took a large emotional toll on them personally.
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Jennifer Waljee (Michigan CSP 2005-2007) Newswise — Most women with breast cancer assume that surgery to preserve their breast will be less disfiguring than a mastectomy that removes the entire breast. Results of the study appear in the July 10 Journal of Clinical Oncology.
But nearly one-third of women reported pronounced asymmetry between their breasts, and that perceived disfigurement greatly affects a woman’s quality of life after treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson Receives 2008 Health Care Quality Award
Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson (UNC CSP 1993-1995) received the 2008 Health Care Quality Award from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. The 2008 Health Quality Award recognizes the achievements of individuals and organizations who highlight the need for and drive health care quality improvement.
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National Meeting: Call for Abstracts and Special Reports
The national meeting of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program is planned for November 18-21, 2008 (Tuesday evening–Friday, noon) in Washington, D.C. at the Fairmont Hotel . An important part of the meeting is the presentation and discussion of completed work by former Clinical Scholars. We plan to include papers that reflect the diversity of Clinical Scholar activities yet are particularly interested in papers on health policy this year. We are soliciting papers from former Scholars, who should be the first author on submitted abstracts or special reports. You may submit more than one abstract, but only one per individual will be selected for presentation. The material submitted for this meeting should not have been published elsewhere, other than in abstract form.
Click here to find out how to submit an abstract or special report
A Fruitful Research Collaboration Continues for Five UNC Clinical Scholars Alums
Association of Numeracy and Diabetes Control. Kerri Cavanaugh, Mary Margaret Huizinga, Kenneth A. Wallston, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Ayumi Shintani, Dianne Davis, Rebecca Pratt Gregory, Lynn Fuchs, Robb Malone, Andrea Cherrington, Michael Pignone, Darren A. DeWalt, Tom A. Elasy, and Russell L. Rothman.
/Ann Intern Med/ 2008; 148 737-746
(Scholars in bold)
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/148/10/737?etoc
Bob Arnold (Penn 1986-1988) Named Distinguished Alumnus of the Year at University of Missouri at Kansas City
From UMKC press office:
2008 Alumnus of the Year gives his best to dying patients
For those who graduate with multiple degrees, there are certain academic strengths, some personal motivation and a conviction that there must be a field where those qualities unite. Bob Arnold, who graduated from UMKC in 1983 with degrees in philosophy, biological sciences and medicine, decided to use his collective education caring for patients beyond recovery.
Arnold, UMKC’s 2008 Alumnus of the Year, is a bioethicist who considers the emotional as well as the physical needs of the dying. He is a physician who has had an enormous impact on treatment and care at life’s end – helping patients and families make choices about continuing care or organ donation. As one colleague says, “He gets it.”
Wearing many hats is nothing new for Arnold . Currently, he is a professor of medicine; chief of palliative care and medical ethics; and assistant director for education in the Center for Bioethics and Health Law at the University of Pittsburgh , in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . In recognition of his work, Arnold was chosen by the College of Arts and Sciences as their Alumnus of the Year in 1998; moreover, the College nominated Arnold for UMKC’s 2008 Alumnus of the Year. In addition to these honors, Arnold received the noted “Take Wing” award from the School of Medicine in 2003.
http://www.umkc.edu/news/AlumniAwards.asp
Stanford alumna develops Public Health and Social Justice Website
Martin T Donohoe, MD, FACP (Stanford/Palo Alto VA, '94-'96) recently developed a website covering public health and social justice, which can be found at http://www.phsj.org or at http://www.publichealthandsocialjustice.org . This website contains articles, slide shows, syllabi, and other documents relevant to topics in public health and social justice. References for most of the information contained in the slide shows can be found in the accompanying articles. Presentations will be updated a few times per year. The site is aimed at students, educators, and the general public.
Some of the content focuses on the medical humanities and the history of medicine. Dr. Donohoe is hoping to add other syllabi and articles from the many talented individuals working in this area. Please email him any articles and/or slide shows you would be willing to share, along with comments, corrections, and suggestions regarding his
content.
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Virginia Chang (1997-1999, Chicago), Assistant Professor of Medicine and Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, received the 2008 award for Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM). |
