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July 15, 2024
Temperature extremes, becoming increasingly frequent due to growing global climate change, are associated with higher rates of missed primary care appointments, according to a recently published study from Drexel University researchers in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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July 12, 2024
Researchers from Drexel’s College of Medicine have identified new drugs that show early success in shrinking breast cancer tumors that have metastasized in the brain. The discovery marks the first time that targeting a key metabolic enzyme in cancer cells in the brain has shrunk tumors in a mouse model.
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July 11, 2024
Amy Althoff, MD, associate professor of medicine and medical director of the Partnership Comprehensive Care Practice, has been named academic chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, effective July 1, 2024. In this role, Dr. Althoff will be responsible for the division’s development and oversight, including its clinical, educational and research program activities.
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June 11, 2024
Congratulations to the nominees and honorees of the College of Medicine's 2024 Faculty Awards. These awards are given annually for excellence in research and scholarship, education, patient care, community outreach, mentoring and leadership, and diversity and inclusion. Over 100 nominations from across all the College’s academic and regional medical campuses were received.
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June 7, 2024
Fred Krebs, PhD, an associate professor in Drexel University’s College of Medicine and an expert in viruses and viral infections, shared whether it’s safe to drink cow’s milk, how to keep farm workers safe, the current state of monitoring and testing, and whether the U.S. is prepared in the event of a bird flu outbreak in humans. (Drexel News Blog)
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June 3, 2024
This spring, multidisciplinary teams of medical and biomedical engineering students from the DrExcel Health student group gathered for the annual Demo Day event to present concepts for innovative medical devices. The event took place at the Health Sciences Building, a work environment that helped the students create devices to address unmet needs in clinical practice.
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May 31, 2024
The College of Arts and Sciences partnered with the College of Medicine, College of Nursing and Health Professions and Dornsife School of Public Health to present the 2024 Arts and Sciences Symposium: The Race to Health Equity on May 15, 2024. Health Equity and Wellness, one of Drexel’s Areas of Excellence and Opportunity (AEO), involves topics and expertise related to community health, prevention and mental wellbeing across programs, research, partnerships and clinical practice.
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May 31, 2024
We congratulate our MD program and graduate students who were honored in this year’s Graduate College award ceremony. Awards included: Outstanding Graduate Student Mentorship; and Research Excellence. Additionally, students were nominated for the following awards: Social Change Award for Equity; Outstanding Dissertation Award; and Teaching Assistant Excellence Award. Michael Bouchard, PhD and Michele Kutzler, PhD received Graduate College Recognition Awards for their leadership and support.
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May 22, 2024
The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program at Drexel University College of Medicine is pleased to announce the selection of its 30th anniversary class of fellows and the fellows for its Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program track.
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May 15, 2024
On May 7, College of Medicine students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered at the Germantown Cricket Club for the annual Batts Health Equity and Inclusive Excellence Dinner.
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