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				Lasting Lesson At the Gateway to a Cure 2002 Resource Fair, third-year occupational therapy student Darci Redmond gets a lesson from Zach Prosser of Chesterfield, Mo., on how remote control cars can improve hand-eye coordination for people with disabilities. View in full Gray named associate dean for faculty affairs Gray Diana L. Gray, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and of radiology, has been named associate dean for faculty affairs in the School of Medicine. “We are most pleased that Diana Gray has accepted this position. Her background and communication skills will be an incredible asset to this office,” said William A. Peck, M.D., executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the medical school. Peck announced Gray’s appointment last month. Full story Nominations sought for awards IT's time to reward dedicated co-workers for their outstanding job performance. The Dean's Distinguished Service Award continues to be the highest honor awarded to a staff member while the new awards -- Research Support, Operations Staff and Clinical Care -- help to further identify staff efforts within defined job classifications. All awards include generous cash prizes and personalized recognition in the Record and at the Senior Administrators Lunch. For detailed information and nomination forms, log onto aladdin.wustl.edu/jobs.nsf or check the posters, which are distributed throughout the School of Medicine. Nominate fellow staff members before Oct. 31.				Does brain artery bypass prevents future strokes? The School of Medicine is leading a multicenter effort to see whether brain artery bypass surgery prevents people from having a second stroke. The medical school team received a five-year, $17 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and now is looking for volunteers to participate. Each year, about 80,000 Americans develop complete blockage of one of the carotid arteries, the main blood vessels on each side of the neck that supply the brain with blood, resulting in either a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (a milder form of stroke). Full story Nathaniel J. Soper, M.D., teaches Mini-Medical student Kim Cella how to use a laparoscope. Physicians, students rave about Mini-Medical School Are you addicted to ER? Do you still regret never taking that anatomy class in college? Maybe maintaining good health is one of your top priorities. Whatever the case may be, everyone from stay-at-home moms to top executives rave about the University's Mini-Medical School Program. Full story

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