Apr 02 - Kulwinder Dua, MD, has been invited to be the Director of the Advanced Live G.I. Endoscopy course to be held at Corporacian Medica Monte Sinai Hospital, University of Cuenca, Ecuador, in April, 2013. This year’s course will be focus on lectures and live procedures on stenting the GI tract and will cover esophageal, biliary, enteral and colon stenting.
Medical College faculty and staff have collaborations on six continents and nearly all states in the nation. For details on specific collaborations, see the following information, which is conservative summary of the continuously expanding collaborations in all missions of the Medical College.
Gaining access to appropriate medical care can be difficult for patients limited by geography, disability or specialist availability. Alumni are engaging telemedicine in a number of creative ways to serve patients in the U.S. and internationally through distance technologies that allow for video conferencing, remote exams, diagnostics and follow-up care.
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year’s alumni award recipients. Dr. Thomas Chisholm received the Humanitarian Award for his dedication to the underserved domestically and internationally.
Impressive are the bodies of work of this year’s alumni award recipients. Lt. Gen. C. Bruce Green was named Alumnus of the Year for his military service, including his current role as Air Force Surgeon General
After a rewarding career as a general surgeon, Dr. Clifford Starr determined he still had more to give. He and his wife have since journeyed on 17 medical mission trips to rural Guatemala to serve displaced people with little access to care. For his humble generosity, he has received the 2012 alumni Humanitarian Award.
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.
The John M. Kohler Foundation has given $250,000 to the Medical College of Wisconsin Global Health Program in memory of Dr. Elaine Kohler, a former associate professor of pediatrics and fellow alumna.