Feb. 19 - In a study reported in the Journal of Cancer Therapeutics & Research, Dr. Hong Wu (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) reports on one case that found that acupuncture reduces chemoradiation side effects. HealthCare Medicine Institute
Oct. 30 - A team of researchers from Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin to evaluate how patient perception affects the success of prosthetic and orthotic lower limb devices.
Jan. 22 - The Milwaukee Business Journal profiled Dr. Merle Orr (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Medical Director for the Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Spinal Cord Injury Center. Milwaukee Business Journal
Jan. 7 - Dr. Diane Braza (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), a board member for The Ability Center, describes to the BizTimes the importance of organization’s fundraising efforts to construct a $53 million athletic and recreational facility in Milwaukee County for people with physical and cognitive disabilities. BizTimes
A guest of the Medical Humanities Program, alumnus Dr. Jon Mukand returned to the College to read from his latest book, which features his rehabilitation research and individual victories over paralysis.
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.
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a transformative grant to the Medical College that supports a partnership of eight Milwaukee institutions designed to move research discoveries more quickly to patient applications. The $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award bridges institutions to connect faculty members with complementary interests and expertise, such as Dr. Michelle Johnson, whose robots are aiding in stroke rehabilitation.
Computerized baseline testing measures an athlete's cognitive skills. Today’s TMJ4
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.
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.
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.
July 13 - Carley Sauter, MD, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She sees patients at the Tosa Center’s SpineCare Clinic in Wauwatosa.