80 to graduate today from SIU Medical School

Posted on May 19, 2012 by madmin

Springfield’s Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has no Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, and its research budget is small compared with larger and older medical schools. Those conventional measures of prestige, however, overlook a quality that puts SIU close to the top nationwide in fulfilling the “social mission” of medical education, according to Dr. Continue →

UC Davis School of Medicine celebrates commencement

Posted on May 19, 2012 by madmin

SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - One hundred and eight medical students can officially enjoy being addressed as "doctor" following the commencement ceremony at UC Davis School of Medicine this morning. Continue →

Dr. Richard V. Aghababian to lead Mass. Medical Society

Posted on May 19, 2012 by madmin

Dr. Richard V. Aghababian, the founding chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School who is now retired, was elected to lead the Massachusetts Medical Society at the group’s annual meeting Thursday morning. Continue →

You Know Nothing, Dr. Snow: Why Medicine Can't Be More Like Facebook

Posted on May 18, 2012 by madmin

Medicine can never be like Facebook, despite what Matt Herper argues over at Forbes. Continue →

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Completes 1,000th Robotic-assisted Prostatectomy

Posted on May 18, 2012 by madmin

Yesterday, Ingolf Tuerk, MD, and his team completed their 1,000th robotic-assisted prostatectomy at St. Continue →

Rural Medical Services lauded by Quillen College of Medicine

Posted on May 17, 2012 by madmin

Larry Stanifer, right, chief executive director of Rural Medical Services in Newport, receives a plaque from Dr. Continue →

Southborough doctor to head Massachusetts Medical Society

Posted on May 17, 2012 by madmin

Dr. Richard V. Aghababian, a Southborough resident and the founding chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, was elected president of the Massachusetts Medical Society this morning, according to a society press release. Continue →

Wellmont's Family Medicine residency program expanding to Norton, Va.

Posted on May 17, 2012 by madmin

Wellmont Health System is expanding its family medicine residency program to Mountain View Regional Medical Center, creating more training opportunities for young physicians. Continue →

St. Luke’s The Woodlands Sleep Center gets accreditation from sleep medicine academy

Posted on May 17, 2012 by madmin

St. Luke's The Woodlands Sleep Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Read more: St. Continue →

Ky. weighed politics, medicine in inmate's surgery

Posted on May 17, 2012 by madmin

A condemned killer's fight to receive surgery for agonizing hip pain pushed Kentucky officials into an uncomfortable debate over security, politics and even the possibility of inviting scorn from Fox News pundits. Read more: Ky. Continue →