Archivist Carole A. Prietto,
strives to preserve the University's past
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Pérez Fontán named Alumni Endowed Professor of Pediatrics
J. Julio Pérez Fontán, M.D., has been named the Alumni Endowed Professor of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine. The professorship was established in 1985 and is supported by funding from medical school alumni and former house staff. "Julio is just the right person to be named to this position because of his commitment to scholarship, to education, to clinical care and to citizenship in this medical center," said Alan L. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D., the Harriet B. Spoehrer Professor and head of the Department of Pediatrics. "It is rather unusual that someone like Julio who has made a major commitment of time and energy to the busy clinical services of intensive-care medicine also can find the energy and intellectual commitment to pursue research into the fundamental causes of disease." Full story Gene study to focus on life-threatening infections Physicians have yet to understand why only some people experience a life-threatening infection called sepsis following traumatic injury, an infectious disease or a seemingly minor medical or dental procedure. Sepsis often is debilitating -- sometimes fatal -- and affects roughly one-fourth of all patients in intensive care. Full story |
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Teaching awards given to outstanding educators Medical students honored the very best medical educators recently during the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards ceremony held at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. In addition to the faculty members receiving Distinguished Service Teaching Awards, six people were honored with top-tier recognition. The annual fall ceremony honors educators from the previous academic year. At a time when School of Medicine faculty face challenging research schedules and see growing numbers of patients, the students recognized the behind-the-scenes preparation, creativity and topic mastery it takes to be an outstanding teacher. Full story |
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