Feb. 27 - Dr. Stephen Abram (Anesthesiology) provides expert comment in a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigative report on overdose deaths from prescription narcotic painkillers. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Feb. 22 - Stephen Abram, MD, professor of anesthesiology, was interviewed about opioid usage and overdose rates for a special report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In 2004, Jeannette Vizuete began in the PhD program in Functional Imaging jointly offered by the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University. Jeannette is now nearing completion of the program and the achievement of her PhD. In this Q and A, Jeannette talks about her research and the program.
The Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University jointly offer a PhD program in Functional Imaging, which integrates experience in biomedical science and applied engineering in studies related to the brain.
Oct. 31 - Zeljko J. Bosnjak, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology and Vice Chairman for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), was named President-Elect of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology during the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) annual meeting earlier this month.
July 26 - The Medical College of Wisconsin received a four-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study the use of genetically modified adult stem cells to treat neuropathic pain.
The Senior Awards Dinner for the Medical School Class of 2011 was held May 19, 2011, at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee. The night was an opportunity to celebrate four years of accomplishment with friends and family.
The 99th annual commencement took place on May 18 at the Milwaukee Theatre, at which the Medical College of Wisconsin and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded 202 MD, 38 PhD, 27 MS, 4 MA, and 18 Master of Public Health degrees, as well as bestowed numerous honors.
Graduating medical students were matched to their residency positions via the National Residency Matching Program on March 16. Of the 202 fourth-year medical students at the Medical College, 196 students obtained first-year residency positions on Match Day.
June 27 - Elena J. Holak, MD, PharmD, Professor of Anesthesiology, served as Program Chair for the national meeting of the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA), held in June at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.