Student Selected as 2011 Schweitzer Fellow

May 27, 2011

The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship recently selected a Drexel University College of Medicine student as a Greater Philadelphia Schweitzer Fellow for 2011-12. Victor Cueto, a third-year medical student, will join approximately 260 other Schweitzer Fellows from across the country in conceptualizing and carrying out service projects that address the unmet health needs of underserved individuals and communities.

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Free Skin Cancer Screenings

May 17, 2011

Drexel Dermatology is offering FREE skin cancer screenings on Thursday, May 26, from 9-11 a.m. The screenings will be given at Drexel Dermatology offices at 219 N. Broad Street, 4th floor. No appointments are necessary.

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Human Cognition Enhancement Translational Medicine Workshop - 5/25/2011

May 17, 2011

You are cordially invited to attend the Translational Medicine and Applied Biotechnology Workshop titled "Advances in Human Cognition Enhancement."

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Stanley W. Silverman Named Chairman of College of Medicine Board

May 12, 2011

Stanley W. Silverman, former president and CEO of PQ Corporation, has been named chairman of the Drexel University College of Medicine Board of Trustees. A Drexel alumnus, Silverman has served on the University’s board of trustees for 11 years and the College of Medicine board for four. He replaces Manny Stamatakis, who announced earlier this year that he would step down as chairman of the board in May.

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Dr. David Stein Named CCFA Physician of the Year

May 09, 2011

David Stein, MD, associate professor in the Department of Surgery and chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery, has been honored as the 2011 "Physician of the Year" by the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). Stein was formally presented with the award at the CCFA's 36th annual Renaissance Ball on May 7, at the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing.

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U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin to Deliver Commencement Address

May 03, 2011

Senator Arlen Specter will also receive honorary degree

U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin, MD, will deliver the keynote address during the commencement ceremony for Drexel University College of Medicine on Friday, May 20 at 9 a.m. at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts (Verizon Hall), 260 South Broad Street. A total of 443 students will receive MD, PhD, and various master's degrees.

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