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
- 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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