2010

December
- DUCOM IBC Medical Simulation Center Awards
  
  December 22, 2010
  
  A scientific review panel met on August 13, 2010 to evaluate the applications that were submitted for funding by the Independence Blue Cross Medical Education Simulation Center.
  
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- NIH Grant Supports a Healthier Philadelphia
  
  December 21, 2010
  
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health has awarded a $100,000 planning grant to Ana Núñez, MD, and the Women's Health Education Program for the next phase of its community outreach programming and research.
  
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- Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert
  
  December 20, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine students and faculty will once again showcase their talents for a great cause at the annual Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert.
  
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November
- Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond Program Solicitation
  
  November 29, 2010
  
  The NSF, through its Directorates for Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Computer & Information Science & Engineering, together with the semiconductor industry’s Nanoelectronics Research Initiative (NRI), have issued a call for research and education activities on Nanoelectronics for 2020 and Beyond (NEB).
  
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- Dr. Templeton Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
  
  November 23, 2010
  
  Bryce Templeton, MD, professor in the Department of Psychiatry, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Psychiatric Society. In presenting him with the honor, the society noted Templeton’s lifetime of career activities as an educator, researcher, and published author – all of which have advanced the field of psychiatry.
  
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- Federal Agency Leader Named 2011 Woman One Honoree
  
  November 23, 2010
  
  Sara Manzano-Díaz is ninth woman to receive award from Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership.
  
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- Vision 2020 Launches Decade-Long Initiative
  
  November 08, 2010
  
  Vision 2020’s 116 women leaders are back in their home states ready to begin the decade-long initiative to advance women’s equality and leadership.
  
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October
- Saint Peter’s Becomes Regional Medical Campus
  
  October 26, 2010
  
  Saint Peter’s University Hospital, in New Brunswick, will now serve as a Regional Medical Campus for Drexel University College of Medicine, based in Philadelphia, Pa. This designation expands on an already existing academic partnership between both institutions.
  
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- Drexel Sports Medicine Uses High-Tech Equipment to Heal
  
  October 12, 2010
  
  Did you know the same technology used to monitor babies in the womb is now being used in sports medicine offices? Ultrasound imaging can help diagnose injuries to tendons and ligaments in knees, shoulders, wrists and other areas that are often injured during physical activities.
  
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- Discovery Day 2010
  
  October 01, 2010
  
  New and exciting research breakthroughs in fields such as cancer, malaria, and behavioral neurobiology will be showcased on Thursday, October 7, 2010, as part of Drexel University College of Medicine’s annual Discovery Day.
  
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September
- Medical Students Teach CPR to Philadelphia School Children
  
  September 24, 2010
  
  Eighth graders throughout the Philadelphia school system will soon be learning CPR thanks to the generosity of Drexel University College of Medicine Chairman Manuel Stamatakis and the guidance of Drexel medical students. It’s all part of a new initiative with the American Heart Association (AHA).
  
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- Vision 2020 Announces Headliners for the “Celebration of American Women”
  
  September 12, 2010
  
  Vision 2020 announces with pride the special guests for its “Celebration of American Women” on Oct. 21, 2010: Geena Davis, Mae Jemison and Jane Seymour. The three celebrities will participate in a 90-minute program focusing on women’s equality. Tickets go on sale Sept. 13.
  
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August
- Gates Foundation Accepting Proposals for Round 6
  
  August 27, 2010
  
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for Round 6 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at any experience level, in any discipline, and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
  
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- Eager Medical Students Don White Coats at College of Medicine Ceremony
  
  August 17, 2010
  
  The annual White Coat Ceremony at Drexel University College of Medicine welcomed 260 incoming medical school students and their families along with Drexel University College of Medicine faculty and staff.
  
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- Women’s Leadership Program Receives National Recognition
  
  August 17, 2010
  
  The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine is proud to announce they are this year’s institutional recipient of the prestigious Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award. ELAM® will be presented with the award during the Women in Medicine luncheon at the AAMC annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in November.
  
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July
- Stamatakis Golf Classic raises $269,750 for medical school scholarships
  
  July 22, 2010
  
  This year’s 9th annual Manuel Stamatakis Golf Classic held by Drexel University College of Medicine raised $269,750. That’s a $21,750 increase of over last year. To date, the annual outing has raised over $2.6 million.
  
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- Drexel Mini-Med Summer Camp Inspires Teens to Become Doctors
  
  July 22, 2010
  
  The fifth annual Drexel University College of Medicine Mini-Med Summer Camp® is in progress now through August 6. Campers meet daily at the College’s Center City campus to interact with Drexel University College of Medicine physicians, fellows and residents in specialties like surgery, emergency medicine and critical care.
  
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June
- Medical Student Recognized for Improving Minority Health
  
  June 14, 2010
  
  Victor Cueto, a second-year Drexel University College of Medicine student, is one of only 13 medical students in the country to receive a 2010 Minority Scholars Award.
  
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- ELAM Chooses Leadership Class
  
  June 02, 2010
  
  The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine has selected 54 senior women faculty for the 2010-2011 class of fellows. ELAM® is the only national program dedicated to preparing senior women faculty for leadership at academic health centers. The new fellows join a diverse community of leaders and represent over 50 medical, dental, and public health schools from across the United States and Canada.
  
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May
- May 28 - Dr. Vincent Zarro Honored for Work with Chinatown Clinic
  
  May 28, 2010
  
  Each month, approximately 150 immigrants are able to access often urgently needed care in a language they understand and the community they know, thanks to the Chinatown Clinic run by Drexel University College of Medicine.
  
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- May 27, 2010 - Alumnus Named to Major League Baseball Post
  
  May 27, 2010
  
  The new medical director of Major League Baseball (MLB) is Gary Green, MD, an alumnus (’83) of Hahnemann University and former resident of Drexel University College of Medicine, then known as the Medical College of Pennsylvania.
  
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- May 20, 2010 - Vision 20/20 Delegates Chosen
  
  May 20, 2010
  
  Vision 2020 announced the selection of 102 National Delegates – extraordinary women who were chosen to shape the future of women’s leadership into the next decade. Vision 2020 is a national project of the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine, focused on advancing gender equality by energizing the dialogue about women and leadership.
  
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- 428 Students To Receive Degrees
  
  May 05, 2010
  
  Brigham and Women’s Hospital President Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, will deliver the keynote address during the commencement ceremony for Drexel University College of Medicine on Friday, May 21, at 9 a.m. at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Verizon Hall), 260 South Broad Street.
  
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- Drexel Physicians Named “Top Docs” in Annual Ranking
  
  May 03, 2010
  
  Philadelphia Magazine has published its annual list of the region’s “Top Doctors” in various specialties.
  
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April
- April 20, 2010 - $2.8 Million Grant to Fund Hepatitis C Vaccine Research
  
  April 20, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine, in collaboration with University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Cheyney University, and Inovio Biomedical Corporation, will receive $2.8 million over four years from the Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) competitive grant program funded through Pennsylvania’s share of the 2009-2010 national tobacco settlement.
  
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- April 14, 2010 - Medical Students at Drexel Build Programs Addressing Health Disparities
  
  April 14, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine students Karen Li and Guensley Delva have been selected as 2010-11 Schweitzer Fellows. Each Albert Schweitzer Fellow partners with a community-based organization to identify an unmet health need, then designs and implements a program to meet those needs.
  
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- Young People Are the Focus of Indoor Tanning Regulation
  
  April 02, 2010
  
  More than 30 million people tan indoors every year and nearly three quarters of them are women between ages 16 and 29, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
  
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- Study Links Cancer Growth to Sugar-based Modification Found Naturally in the Body
  
  April 01, 2010
  
  Researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine have discovered that a certain type of sugar found naturally in the body is elevated in breast cancer cells and is critical for cancer growth and movement. When researchers reduced and normalized the levels of this sugar, they were able to slow the growth of the cancer cells and block invasion. The findings, published in the March 1 issue of Oncogene, represent a potential new therapeutic target for treating aggressive forms of breast cancer.
  
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- 2010 Coulter Translational Research Award Recipients
  
  April 01, 2010
  
  The following projects have been funded for the 2010 Wallace H. Coulter Foundation 2010 funding cycle:
  
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March
- 2010 Match Day
  
  March 19, 2010
  
  Following a promising national trend, more of Drexel University College of Medicine's soon-to-be graduates are choosing primary care specialties over other areas of medicine.
  
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February
- Drexel Opens State-of-the-Art Medical Simulation Center
  
  February 24, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine is now home to one of the most innovative medical simulation centers in the country. The Independence Blue Cross Medical Simulation Center at Drexel University College of Medicine opened this month at the campus on Queen Lane in the East Falls section of Philadelphia. The center includes the latest high-fidelity human patient simulators to help students and practicing physicians gain experience in a realistic, interactive clinical environment with the newest technology available.
  
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January
- Jan. 25, 2010 - Drexel First in Region to Evaluate New Stem Cell Therapy
  
  January 25, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine is the first and only medical center in the region to participate in a national research study evaluating a stem cell therapy for patients following a heart attack. The therapy, Prochymal®, is a formulation of adult stem cells that may have the ability to reduce inflammation and promote heart cell regeneration.
  
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- Liberty Place Location Offers Convenient, Quality Care to Busy Working Professionals
  
  January 20, 2010
  
  Drexel University College of Medicine announced it has opened the first-of-its-kind medical facility in Philadelphia. The Drexel Convenient Care Center™, which opened this month at the Shops at Liberty Place, will provide fast, convenient, quality medical care to busy working professionals, residents and visitors in Center City
  
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- Dr. George Mychaskiw Named Chair of Anesthesiology
  
  January 04, 2010
  
  Mychaskiw comes from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, where he served as professor and vice-chairman of anesthesiology. He also served as chief of anesthesia and director of pediatric cardiac anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital.
  
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