Creighton University School of Medicine News http://medicine.creighton.edu/news Creighton University School of Medicine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:19:19 -0600 Matt Stork (MattStork@creighton.edu) Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:18:40 -0600 Matt Stork (MattStork@creighton.edu) FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0) Creighton University’s Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of School of Medicine, Cam Enarson, M.D, has announced two appointments. Richard Goering, Ph.D. will become chair of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology on April 3, 2006 and Thomas F. Murray, M.D., will become professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology effective August 1 of this year. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/03-20-2006_NewChairs.html Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:18:40 -0600 Creighton University School of Medicine Class of 2006 Match List http://medicine.creighton.edu/sa/MatchList/ResList2006.htm Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:17:46 -0600 Creighton's faculty and students recently showcased their innovations and research in medical education at the Central Group on Educational Affairs (CGEA) annual meeting in Kansas City. The CGEA is a regional organization of the Association of American Medical Colleges comprised of 37 medical schools. Ten Creighton faculty members from five different departments and 3 medical students participated in the program. Office of Medical Education staff members also participated and three curriculum coordinators (Joy Rich, Debbie Badura and Deb Brandon) entered the CGEA Curriculum Coordinators Certificate Program. Erica Cichowski MD and Kathryn Huggett PhD from the department of Medicine were recognized with an award as the Best New Investigators for their study regarding student attitudes and confidence in counseling patients on health promotion topics. In all, Creighton faculty made 14 presentations at the meeting. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/03-14-2006_CGEA.html Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:16:59 -0600 Low bone mass is one of the major risk factors for osteoporosis. Between 60 to 80 percent of bone mass is inherited. Creighton researchers have been studying the genes responsible for low bone mass for several years. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/02-14-2006_BoneDensityStudy.html Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:05:36 -0600 The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded Daniel R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of psychiatry at Creighton University, a major five-year grant to study medication for the treatment of psychosis. The award, totaling $1.1 million, will fund the study of "Relapse Prevention with Long-Acting Atypical Anti-Psychotics." http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/02-08-2006_WilsonGrant.html Wed, 8 Feb 2006 14:09:56 -0600 In one of the first studies of osteoporosis in young women, Creighton’s Osteoporosis Research Center is currently investigating the causes of this disease in premenopausal women. Research is being funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/02-07-2006_OsteoporosisStudy.html Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:00:16 -0600 Henry C. Nipper, Ph.D., director of clinical chemistry and toxicology in Creighton University’s Department of Pathology, has been appointed to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Drug Testing Advisory Board, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Drug Testing Advisory Board makes recommendations to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration regarding the direction, scope, balance and emphasis of federal drug testing activities and federal drug testing laboratory certification program. These recommendations are generally followed by state agencies and the private sector for non-federally regulated drug testing. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/02-07-2006_NipperHHSBoard.html Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:55:54 -0600 At Creighton University’s School of Medicine, students are able to listen to their lectures on the go, through their iPods. Lectures for first- and second-year medical students have been available online since they returned from winter break January 3, 2006. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-27-2006_LecturesToGo.html Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:09:07 -0600 Creighton University, Creighton University Medical Center and The Cardiac Center are celebrating Heart Month with two events, Girls’ Night Out and the Wear Red Reception. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-27-2005_GoRedForWomen.html Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:41:16 -0600 Women who carry a gene mutation for a form of hereditary colon cancer, called the Lynch syndrome, may consider having gynecologic surgery to prevent the risk of cancer of the ovary and of the uterus, according to Creighton University hereditary cancer expert and medical oncologist, Henry T. Lynch, M.D., in an article which appears in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-20-2006_LynchNEJM.html Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:58:40 -0600 The most common treatment for inguinal hernias, a condition in which part of the intestine bulges through a weak area in the abdomen, has been surgery to repair the herniated area. Approximately 700,000 hernia surgeries are performed in the United States each year. Research published in the January 18 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) now indicates that "watchful waiting" is a safe and acceptable option for patients whose hernias are not causing discomfort. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-18-2006(HerniaStudy).html Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:18:35 -0600 This Saturday, January 21, the Magis Medical Clinic will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in its new location at the Siena Francis House/Baright Shelter at 17th & Nicholas Streets. In its first year, the Magis Medical Clinic has provided more than 300 men, women and children with free health care services. It is the only free clinic available to homeless individuals and families on weekends. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-17-2006(MagisOpenHouse).html Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:09:50 -0600 Roger A. Brumback, M.D., professor of pathology and psychiatry at Creighton University, has just published Pediatric Neuropsychiatry, the second edition of his textbook detailing the development of the human brain, mind, and personality in children. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/01-05-2006_BrumbackBook.html Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:53:26 -0600 Creighton hereditary cancer expert and medical oncologist, Henry T. Lynch, M.D., has been named an Honor Member of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and the Cancer Heritage SEOM Section. The designation is granted to people – Spanish or international – who have made significant contributions in the field of oncology. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/12-20-2005_LynchAward.html Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:17:58 -0600 Dean's Newsletter November 2005 http://www.creighton.edu/PubRel/MedNews/11_2005 Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:18:55 -0600 Creighton University researchers have just purchased state-of-the-art technology that can speed the pace of biomedical research. http://medicine.creighton.edu/news/11-21-2005(SwansonCellSorting).html Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:19:26 -0600