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NIH Grant
Alison Carey, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, received a one-year grant from NIH for “Mechanisms of Age-specific Differences in the Type I IFN Response to Respiratory Viral Infection.” The total award was $450,642. (Pulse Winter 2023)
The popular music styles of the day may change, but the mission of the student-run Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert (PABC) has been the same for 30 years: raising money for children living with HIV and AIDS. In the last three decades, PABC has raised more than $650,000 for its cause. Read more.
Dennis H. Novack, MD, professor of medicine and associate dean of medical education, teaches clinical skills to the next generation of doctors. A few musically talented students get the real Dennis Novack Experience – playing in a cover band that, alongside other Drexel Medicine musical performers, has raised over $650,000 for pediatric AIDS research and care at the Dorothy Mann Center for Pediatric and Adolescent HIV, which provides patient-centered HIV/AIDS care at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children for newborns, infants, children and teens. Read more.
On October 31, 2022, volunteers at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children brought Halloween celebrations to young inpatients and their families who would have otherwise missed trick-or-treating due to their hospital stays. The Child Life Department at St. Chris organized the event and recruited the volunteers, including Drexel MD students, to deliver and assist with costumes for any children who wanted to wear them. Read more.
The annual Golden Apple Awards recognize outstanding service and teaching by Drexel University College of Medicine faculty and professional staff. Each class of medical students nominate faculty and professional staff for the honor and vote to determine the award winners. Read more.
In the Media
September 3, 2020: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a WHYY.org story urging Pennsylvania to protect its citizens against eviction to promote health.
July 23, 2020: Daniel V. Schidlow, MD, professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Physiology, and Medicine, was quoted in an Al Día story about preserving the memory of those who died in a bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires 26 years ago.
July 17, 2020: Daniel Taylor, DO, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, co-authored an opinion article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about the importance of accurate and rapid COVID-19 testing for kids.
July 15, 2020: Research led by Nancy Spector, MD, executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, was mentioned in a Becker’s Hospital Review about the role of gender and racial implicit bias in the workplace.
June 19, 2020: Daniel Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, wrote a “Medical Mystery” article for the Philadelphia Inquirer about an unusual rash on a newborn’s feet.
June 17, 2020: Alison J. Carey, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about how a common complication of viral infections such as the flu or the coronavirus is a secondary, superimposed bacterial infection — or a superinfection — resistant to most antibiotics, including ones used earlier during treatment. The article was also published by the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other newspapers nationwide.
May 12, 2020: Hans Kersten, MD, a professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, were quoted in a New York Times story about pediatricians being worried about the impact of the coronavirus on children.
February 14, 2020: Alison J. Carey, MD, an associate professor of pediatrics, was quoted in a Passport Health blog post about how to stay healthy during cold and flu season.
February 13, 2020: Charles B. Cairns, MD, the Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, and senior vice president of medical affairs, was quoted in a Philadelphia Business Journal story about future plans for St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
February 2020: Pediatrician Dan Taylor, OD, was invited to be a panelist for "Telling Your Health Story," an event sponsored by the Philadelphia Inquirer for physicians, social workers and health advocates interested in medical writing and writing for change. Taylor joined panelists who shared their knowledge and experiences with writing health stories, so potential authors in the audience could learn about different ways writers approach their work. He shared his experiences in the Winter 2019/2020 issue of Pulse. Read more.
January 31, 2020: Daniel Taylor, DO, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer “Medical Mystery” column about an eczema patient presenting with unusual blisters and itching.
December 12, 2019: Nancy D. Spector, MD, executive director of the ELAM program and associate dean for faculty development, was quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer article about women outnumbering men at medical colleges both in Philadelphia and nationwide.
December 2, 2019: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer column about the importance of an accurate Census count for funding safety net programs that help children.
November 14, 2019: Nancy Spector, MD, executive director of the ELAM program and associate dean for faculty development, was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about leading a recently published study on the myths behind the gender imbalance in pediatrics leadership. The study was also featured in WIA Report.
November 5, 2019: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer article in which he discusses what he is doing to combat unconscious bias in his care for patients and offers advice for his peers.
October 21, 2019: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer article about why he asks all the families of his young patients if they are working, staying at home or in school.
October 18, 2019: Daniel R. Taylor, DO, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, authored a Philadelphia Inquirer medical mystery column about the cause of a teenage patient’s severe stomach pain.
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St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a primary academic campus of Drexel University College of Medicine. Its physicians are non-compensated members of the teaching faculty of Drexel University College of Medicine and its clinical practices are independent of Drexel University.