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 Americans’ hopes and dreams of more effective cancer treatments are especially acute in West Virginia, where the death rate from cancer is fourth in the nation.
No one is working harder on these treatments than doctors and scientists at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University. The Cancer Center’s reopening and dedication took place with a week of events beginning April 14.
Scot C. Remick, M.D., director, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, said: “We are grateful for the widespread attention to this doubling of our clinical space. But in fact we would be pleased if the spotlight were diverted from us – a spotlight better shown on cancer patients and their families as well as medical caregivers throughout the state.
The Cancer Center at WVU is, of course, a center for research and the latest in treatments. Such new-frontier regimens include umbilical-cord blood transplants for treatment of leukemia and clinical trials involving drugs that, without damaging the body’s healthy cells, target only the tumor itself.”
To view the rest of Dr. Remick’s comments, click on this link.
To read about other Dedication events, click on following links:
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Swine Influenza: There have been 40 reported cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) in the United States as of the writing of this message. Mexico has reported several hundred suspect cases including several deaths associated with swine influenza. No cases have been discovered in West Virginia. However we need to be prepared to possibly take care of these patients and at the same time keep ourselves protected from the swine flu.
Click on the following links for more information.
( Full Story | Respiratory Etiquette | Cover Cough )
The CARDIAC Project is hosting the 2nd Annual CARDIAC Fun Run/Walk on May 2nd. Proceeds will benefit Children's Hospital. For more information, contact Emily Murphy or click on this link. The Eastern Campus of the School of Medicine recently hosted the Eastern Panhandle Health Sciences and Technology Academy (HSTA). HSTA is an after school program that helps show high school students careers in the health sciences. For more information on the Eastern Campus events, click on this link. For more information on HSTA click on this link. The School of Medicine is a sponsor of Camp NEW You, a camp that helps families to live a healthier lifestyle. The camp was started by William Neal, M.D., founder and director, CARDIAC program. For more information on Camp NEW You, click on this link. Last month, WVU provided several health reports to the West Virginia community. Click on the following links to see the health reports for Bisphenol “A” (chemical in plastic bottles), Gastric Bypass Surgery, Pneumococcal Meningitis, and Physician dinner hosted by Quad/Graphics. Community Service Opportunities:
Medical Students are collecting the recycling bins in the HSC on Fridays. Contact Jeff Richmond jrichmo4@mix.wvu.edu for more information. COMING
Usha Phillips, M.D., has joined the Morgantown Campus of the School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, as an assistant professor. Dr. Phillips specializes in infectious disease.
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Grand Rounds
May 1st
M.D. Awards Convocation, Room 1901 in the Learning Center, 5pm.
May 2nd
Medical Technology Awards and White Coat Ceremony, Okey Patteson Auditorium, 3pm.
May 15th
Division of Exercise Physiology's Award Ceremony, Okay Patteson Auditorium, noon.
May 16th
M.D./Ph.D. Investiture ceremony, Creative Arts Center, 9am. Reception to follow.
May 17th
Professional Programs Graduation, Student Recreation Center, 10:30am.
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Mariano De la Mata, M.D., Class of 1996, recently joined the staff at Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center. Dr. De la Mata also completed his residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at WVU. For more information on this appointment click on this link. |
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 Michael Hendryx, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Community Medicine, is the lead investigator on a study on the effectiveness of a new Medicaid program that has pinpointed several key failings, concluding that the program reduced Medicaid services for at least 90 percent of the West Virginia population receiving services. For more information, click on the link. Cecil Pollard, M.A., assistant professor, Department of Community Medicine, has been conducting a study on diabetic patients in rural community health centers who benefit when physicians use electronic patient registries. For more information on this study, click on the link.
 Ian Rockett, Ph.D., professor, Department of Community Medicine, recently conducted a study on suicide and homicide rates in the United States. The study is published in the online British medical journal BMC Psychiatry. For more information on the study or to read the article, click on this link. |
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Adam Cassis, M.D., third year resident, and Jamey Cost, M.D., fourth year resident, both with the Department of Otolaryngology, were the WVU residents who competed in the annual research competition between UPMC, Case Western, and WVU last month. Dr. Cassis received first prize for his project entitled " Attenuating the effects of gentamicin induced ototoxicity with antioxidants." For more information, click on this link. |
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Heaven Oliver-Kozup, a second-year Ph.D. student, program of Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis, will be participating in the WV EPSCoR STEM Cancer Nanotechnology Fellowship. The fellowship is a collaborative research opportunity for graduate training leading to a Ph.D. Oliver-Kozup will receive a one-year stipend with potential renewal. For more information, click on this link.
 Bill Talkington, a Ph.D. student in the Sensory Neuroscience Research Center, was recently was awarded the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship. For more information, click on this link. The Division of Physical Therapy held its Clinical Pathways Ceremony last month for the class of 2010. To see photos from the event click on the link. The Exercise Physiology club coordinated the Pump ‘n’ Run event last month. It started with the bench press and ended with a 5K run. This event was coordinated to help promote heart health and physical fitness.
Congratulations to the 'M.D.' basketball team, which features members of the CAMC medical staff and WVU medical students, for winning the Charleston YMCA corporate league championship. The team included students, Aaron Burgess and H. Adam Ubert, who are both members of the class of 2009. |
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The reach and depth of the programs at the WVU School of Medicine continue to grow. In the realm of education, just as in the business world, that growth is crucial.
Future innovations in the medical education process can be effected through personal support. One useful way is to make the WVU Foundation the after-death beneficiary of a retirement asset account to benefit the School or a department.
Signing a “change of beneficiary” form (from the plan administrator) is all that’s needed. The donor may also specify that the funds will be used for a scholarship, program enhancement, faculty support, library resources, or other special purpose.
This and other support ideas are good options, and the Development Office (304-293-3980) can assist you to make it work. |
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 Warren Boling, M.D., assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery, in a recent news article, talks about the importance of an EEG in the diagnosis of epilepsy. The EEG is an out patient test that helps doctors record any abnormal electrical activity in the brain. For more information on this, click on this link.
 Alan Ducatman, M.D., chair, Department of Community Medicine, shares his knowledge of the positive effects the cigarette tax can have on the health of West Virginians. Dr. Ducatman has been appointed to the search committee for the new provost for WVU. For more information on the provost search or to see others on the committee, click on this link.  Douglas Glover, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently completed a book that is available through BookSurge (a division of Amazon.com) titled From the Everyday to the Extraordinary, West Virginia Pharmacists Stories. This book is a compilation of interviews with 165 West Virginia Pharmacists over a period of 4 years.  Ludwig Gutmann, M.D., professor, Department of Neurology, recently accepted a nomination to serve on the ACGME Accreditation Appeals Panel for the specialty of Neurology for the next six years.  Jim Helmkamp, Ph.D., Director of the Injury Control Research Center, recently announced he is leaving WVU to become the Chief Epidemiologist at the Denver Field Office (DFO) of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health  Maggie Jaynes, M.D., professor, Department of Neurology, has been using telemedicine to help connect patients in the Eastern Panhandle and in the Charleston area without an increase in travel time to see the patient. Telemedicine is used to connect the three WVU School of Medicine campuses. For more information on telemedicine, click on this link.  William Neal, M.D., professor, Department of Pediatrics, spoke at the “Healthy Kids, Healthy Families” forum in Huntington, WV last month. For more information on the forum, click on this link.  Judith Schreiman, M.D., professor, Department of Radiology, is continuing to educate women about breast cancer and stresses the importance of breast cancer screenings. For more information, click on this link.  Stanley Zaslau, M.D., associate professor, Department of Surgery, section of urology, explains that an electronic device may help people with urinary incontinence. The device shocks the nerves that control the bladder. For more information on this device, click on this link. |
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The WVU Stroke Center earned its first designation as a national stroke center with the Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction in 2006.
Project MUSHROOM (Multidisciplinary UnSheltered Homeless Relief Outreach of Morgantown) started in 2005 as a project that the Family Medicine Interest Group created as a way to provide outreach to the unsheltered homeless in the greater Morgantown community.
Can you guess who this faculty member is?
The answers will appear in next
month’s issue.
Last month’s faculty members were
Paul Clausell, M.D., and Jim Stevenson, M.D. |
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Americans’ hopes and dreams of more effective cancer treatments are especially acute in West Virginia, where the death rate from cancer is fourth in the nation. 
