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In The News

Medical College of Wisconsin faculty experts comment or are referenced in the following online stories from February 2012.

Wausau Contends for Doctor Training Program

February 29 - Joseph E. Kerschner, MD, Dean and Executive Vice President of the Medical School, discusses the evaluation of eight different Wisconsin areas as possible sites for a community-based medical education program. WSAU-AM 550

Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families praises coverage of infant mortality

February 28 - Earnestine Willis, MD, MPH, Kellner Professor of Pediatrics, director of the Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, and director of the Health Equity and Urban Clinical Care Partnerships, co-authored an opinion editorial regarding local media coverage of Milwaukee’s black-white infant mortality gap. Milwaukee Community Journal

Medical College’s new Discovery Curriculum profiled in Health News Digest

February 28 - The Medical College of Wisconsin will offer a new “Discovery Curriculum” beginning in Fall, 2012, the hallmarks of which are earlier integration of patient exposure and active learning, a teaching methodology that encourages small group interactions. Health News Digest

Medical College Awarded Defense Department Grant

February 28 - Dr. Ji-Geng Yan, associate professor and director of the plastic surgery research lab, has been awarded a Department of Defense grant to study vibration injury. Milwaukee Business Journal

Getting Shocked: A Clinical Trial for Sleep Apnea

February 22 - B. Tucker Woodson, MD, professor of otolaryngology and director of the Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin Sleep Disorders Program, discusses a clinical trial for sleep apnea, in which a surgically implanted device stimulates the tongue. TMJ4

Questioning Wheat in Your Diet

February 20 - Andrea Moosreiner, RD, CD, a bionutritionist with the CTSI, discusses a growing movement headed by a Wisconsin physician to eliminate wheat from people’s diets. WISN-TV

MCW Celebrates Black History Month

February 20 - MCW Celebrates Black History Month – a time in which to learn, honor and pay tribute to the achievements of African-American and black men and women throughout history.

Stellar American Health Care: Is it Possible?

February 17 - John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, president and CEO of the Medical College, was a guest panelist on MPTV’s “4th Street Forum” to discuss the future of health care in the United States. MPTV

Berlin Heart Study

February 17 - James Tweddell, MD, professor of surgery, and chair of cardiothoracic surgery, discusses the Berlin Heart study, which was conducted to evaluate the device’s safety and efficacy as a bridge-to-transplant in pediatric patients. WUWM’s “Lake Effect”

Treating Rabies

February 17 - Rodney Willoughby, MD, professor of pediatrics, discusses the Milwaukee Protocol and how it is being used to treat rabies patients today. Radiolive New Zealand

Workplace Stress Could be Killing Careers

February 16 - Carlyle Chan, MD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, discusses compassion fatigue that affects workers in many fields. WISN-TV

Cullen Run/Walk Raises Money for Cardiovascular Research at the Medical College

February 9 - WISN-TV profiled Jennifer Strande, MD, PhD, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, and Gael Garbarino Cullen, wife of the late Steve Cullen and founder of the Cullen Run/Walk, for the upcoming event. WISN-TV

Two Proposed Med Schools: Yes, Please

February 6 - The Wausau Daily Herald editorial staff praises the consideration of Wausau as a site for a new medical school. Wausau Daily Herald

Steroids in Sports: The Debate

February 6 - Ryan Spellecy, PhD, associate professor of bioethics and humanities, discusses the use of performance-enhancing substances in sports. WTMJ-TV

High School Students Explore Futures in Health Care

February 3 - Students from an MPS charter school visited the Medical College of Wisconsin’s STAR Center for some hands-on education. The program is coordinated by Milwaukee Area Health Education Center and MCW’s Urban and Community Health Pathway. Milwaukee Community Journal

Medical College of Wisconsin Pushes to Expand

February 2 - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explores the Medical College of Wisconsin's proposal to train as many as 100 doctors a year at new sites throughout the state. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Research Creates Biotechnology Jobs

February 2 - Roy Silverstein, MD, the Linda and John Mellowes Professor and the Chairman of the Department of Medicine, discusses the role of research in powering local economies on WUWM’s “Lake Effect.” WUWM-FM

Medical College of Wisconsin considering community-based medical school in one or more regions

February 1 - Dr. John R. Raymond, President and CEO, announced feasibility analyses to develop a statewide community-based medical education program to address Wisconsin’s pending physician shortage. Wausau Daily Herald

NIH Funds Help Lead to Medical Advances

February 1 - Dr. John R. Raymond, President and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin, discusses the importance of federal funding in medical research. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Kidney Donor Gives Organ to Stranger on a Whim

February 2 - David C. Cronin II, MD, associate professor of transplant surgery, discusses the increase of live organ donations in unrelated patients. ABC News

Heil Chair in Cancer Research Established at Medical College of Wisconsin

February 2 - The family of Ann E. Heil, a passionate, dedicated member of the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Cancer Center Board, has established an endowed chair at the Medical College to recruit an internationally renowned cancer researcher. Wauwatosa Now

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