PITTSBURG, Kan. The story behind the gift was as great as the gift itself, one supporter of Pittsburg State University noted after a ceremony Tuesday in which an alumnus gave $1 million to the Department of Nursing.

Dr. Fay Bradley, a 1960 PSU graduate who at one point had all but given up his hope of going on to medical school, returned to campus to present the largest gift made to a department.

At the same time, university officials announced that the department had been elevated to the rank of a school, making it one of three schools on campus. It is now the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing, named in honor of Bradleys mother.

In 1919, she began working as a domestic in a private home in Independence, making $3.50 a week, and did not complete high school. Neither did Bradleys father, Henry. Her opportunities for education and employment at that time were limited by the fact that she was black, her son noted.

Four of their children, however, including Fay Bradley, earned college degrees. Fay Bradley also was well-known during his stint at PSU as a champion hurdler on the track team. After graduation, he was drafted by the Army and served at Fort Benning, Ga. He said after the ceremony Tuesday that he wanted to go on to medical school, but doors didnt open the way he hoped.

I didnt have a very good reference, he said. I had to just go out and find my way.

He gave up hope at one point, he said, but after working for a hospital from the mid to late 1960s, he unexpectedly landed a scholarship to law school, completed his course of studies and began working for Freedmens Hospital at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Thats the hospital that served slaves when they sought freedom, Bradley said.

He said that while working there, he was approached by a physician who asked if he could help get him into medical school; the physician was on the schools admissions board.

I had tried for seven years, Bradley said. In 1970, his dream came true.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio enrolled more than 200 aspiring doctors Sunday during its 17th White Coat Ceremony a rite of passage marking students' entrance into medical school as they first don their white laboratory coats.

It's a thrilling event for all of you, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education Dr. Florence Eddins-Folensbee told the science center's class of 2017. This is the time we carry on the profession of medicine.

About 1,000 friends and family members packed into Holly Auditorium and two overflow seating areas to witness the commencement of their loved ones' medical careers. Eddins-Folensbee recognized the dozens of faculty members on stage and then joked that the incoming students would take their first exam at the conclusion of the ceremony to identify all the professors.

The symbolism of the Sunday ceremony was stark, with Dr. Francisco Gonzlez-Scarano, dean of the University of Texas School of Medicine and vice president of medical affairs, referring to incoming students as his colleagues-in-training, and noting that faculty members are still students themselves, even as they teach a younger generation the inner workings of the profession.

The dean also told the class members they're entering the field of medicine during a dynamic period marked by the most significant changes in medicine since Medicare was enacted in the 1960s.

The class of '17 will face a field with a greater focus on outcomes than progress, he said. As a result of those changes, Gonzlez-Scarano said their education would emphasize outcomes as well.

The class will also be one of the first at UTHSCSA to exclusively employ electronic textbooks.

Gonzlez-Scarano and others emphasized how important relating to people is in medicine. The matriculating students were told they already have shown they have native intelligence, and over the four years of training, they can expect to develop emotional intelligence, learning how to care for all patients equally regardless of their age, race, income, sex or other factors.

Dr. Valerie Pronio-Stelluto, president of the UTHSCSA Alumni Board of Directors, emphasized how important it is for doctors to listen to their patients.

Healing starts when you take time to listen, Pronio-Stelluto said. Make sure that you really, really listen.

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UH Medical School named one of America's most beautiful

The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine has been named for having one of the most beautiful medical school campuses in the United States.

JABSOM was named the third most beautiful medical school by BestMedicalDegrees.com. The University of Vermont and Boston University surpassed JABSOM.

According to BestMedicalDegrees.com, the laboratories, faculty, and programs are worth the consideration of future medical professionals.

The UH medical schoolhas also been named as one of the "Best Medical Schools" in the U.S. by US News and World Report for several years running (including 2014), and nearly 80% of the "Best DoctorsinHawai`i" in 2014 (identified by Best Doctors, Inc.)are JABSOM alumni and faculty.

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Thousands march and rally against GMOs on Kauai

Approximately 3,000 people marched and rallied on Sunday in support of a measure that would place a moratorium on the farming of genetically modified organisms on Kauai.

Organizers of the "Mana March" said the event drew at least 3,000 people who marched from Vidinha Stadium to the historic Kauai County Building to show their support for Bill 2491.

Besides the GMO moratorium, the bill would also require industrial farmers to disclose to the public what chemicals are in the pesticides they are using. It also would establish buffer zones, where pesticides couldn't be used near schools, hospitals, residential areas and waterways.

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Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 09, 2013

Thomas L. Lyons, M.D., http://www.thomasllyons.com , of the Center for Womens Care & Reproductive Surgery in Atlanta has been awarded the 2013 University Of Georgia Graduate School Alumni Of Distinction Award. He is one of only eighteen recipients selected for the first class of honorees. Dr. Lyons received his Masters in clinical and bio psychology in August of 1971. He was inducted into the GA Sports Hall of Fame in 1986. In January 1996 Dr. Lyons won the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award, given to people who have developed significantly in there field of endeavor after top performance as NCAA athletes. Nominated by the university, he is only the second UGA recipient of this award. In 1999, the UGA Athletic Association inducted Dr. Lyons into the Circle of Honor, the highest tribute paid to ex-Bulldog athletes. He also received the Bill Hartman award in 2001 that recognizes former Georgia student-athletes who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and/or in service to others by 20 or more years of superior performance after graduation.

Raised and currently living in Atlanta, Dr. Lyons graduated from Georgia Military Academy, now Woodward, before attending UGA. While playing football and wrestling for the Bulldogs, he earned his bachelors and masters degrees in clinical bio-psychology. He received the NCAA post graduate scholarship and was a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame Scholar athlete in 1971. He played six seasons for the Denver Broncos, from 1971-1976 and simultaneously attended the University of Colorado medical school full time. He worked in Athens from 1981-1993 as an OB/GYN. During this time he was the team physician for the Lady Dogs athletic teams and received the Glada Gunnells award for service in 1991.

Dr. Lyons is considered a surgical pioneer and has received numerous awards for his breakthroughs in gynecologic surgery since 1980; he authored the LSH procedure, or Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy. He also developed the Laparoscopic Burch procedure for stress urinary incontinence. His areas of research include both alpha and beta site activities involving surgical devices and procedures, multiple activities in the area of adhesion prevention, endometriosis, tissue removal, vascular occlusion, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, managing menopausal symptomology, and female surgical sterilization.

In the last three decades, Dr. Lyons has also become known as an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis. He has dedicated his career not only to womens healthcare but to the education & training of gynecologists, particularly in the area of minimally invasive surgery. He has been a participant in numerous academic and clinical studies and authored more than 150 scholarly publications, and is the author of WHAT TO DO WHEN THE DOCTOR SAYS IT'S ENDOMETRIOSIS, Everything You Need to Know to Stop the Pain and Heal Your Fertility.

Dr. Lyons is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Georgia School of Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Associate Professor at Emory University Medical School, Honorary Professor of Kulakov Insitute for Perinatology & Gynecology Moscow, Russia, Director Southeastern Institute for Endoscopic Laser Surgery, Atlanta, GA, and Director from 1997-present of AAGL/ SRS fellowship in endoscopic pelvic and reconstructive surgery.

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ATLANTA The Governors Office of Student Achievement and the Governors Honors Program Alumni Association seek the names and contact information of the more than 20,000 alumni from the 50 years of operation of the Governors Honors Program, the summer residential learning experience for the states highest achieving high school students.

Graduates of this program have been and continue to be leaders in Georgia, completing college and prestigious graduate programs, and moving into influential business, artistic, legal, medical and political positions. The Office of Student Achievement invites all alumni of the Georgia Governors Honors Program to update their contact information by visiting https://gosa.georgia.gov/webform/ghp-alumni-information.

Alumni should update their contact information as soon as possible for a chance to receive an invitation to attend a gala fundraiser and silent auction at the Governors Mansion in October in celebration of the Governors Honors Programs 50th Anniversary.

The first-ever GHP gala will be a great opportunity to reconnect with old GHP friends and make new ones among a group that brings so much pride to their nominating teachers and schools, stated Roger Harrison president of the GHP Alumni Association. Honoring alumni success at the Governors Mansion is a great way to keep in touch and hear how the program positively affected kids years after they participated in GHP.

The Georgia Governors Honors Program (GHP) is a four-week, summer residential program designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life-long learners. The Georgia Governors Honors Program is fully funded by the Georgia General Assembly and operates at no cost to participants. High school sophomores and juniors in public, private and home schools are eligible for nomination in one of several areas, including music, visual arts, dance, theatre, biology, chemistry, physics, social studies, mathematics, design, technology, executive management, AgScience/biotechnology, AgScience/environmental, communicative arts, French, German, Latin and Spanish. Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order transferring the administration of the Governors Honors Program to the Governors Office of Student Achievement in August.

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The Caldwell doctor - respected by patients, peers and the public - epitomizes what the WWAMI medical program is all about.

On this Wednesday morning, about 10 people sit around a table in a small conference room in the basement of a medical clinic on the backside of West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell. They are all diabetes patients from a variety of doctors. They know each other, because they are about two-thirds of the way through a six-month class to learn more about their condition and how to fight it.

The door opens and an unassuming man in a Hawaiian shirt walks in and greets everyone. This is Dr. Sam Samuel Summers. And you might not realize at first just how important he is to his patients, his community and the state of Idaho.

Hes basically an icon, said West Valley Medical Center CEO Julie Taylor. A lot of people can achieve greatness, but not with the same level of authenticity.

This cheerful 61-year-old has lived in Caldwell most of his life. He grew up here, went to medical school at the University of Washington under the WWAMI program (a regional medical education program for students from Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho), and then he returned to Caldwell the hometown where his father once owned a stationery store.

Hes on the board of too many organizations to name here. Hes been on some of them for nearly 30 years. How can one man do all this?

Its easy. I dont say no, Summers said.

Its probably not even possible to list all the awards hes received over the years.

Heres a sample: Hes been Physician of the Year, Medical Student Mentor of the Year, Preceptor of the Year, Citizen of the Year, Outstanding Clinician, and a recent winner of the WWAMI Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching, Mentoring, Leadership and Clinical Care, and the HCA First Humanitarian Award for a body of work and activity in the community given in recognition of the caring spirit and philanthropic work.

Yet here he is in this basement working to save the lives of everyday people trying to understand their diabetes. And remember, some of them are not even his patients. Hes got more than 3,000 patients of his own, yet he spends three hours, three times a month, with his diabetes classes, including one-on-one sessions with each patient after every meeting. After five years, close to 200 patients have graduated from this class.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. Grand Forks Central High School has selected five alumni to its inaugural class of Distinguished Alumni.

Dr. Tom Amberry, Ronald Davies, Hal Gershman, Jeffrey Holmes and Dr. Kathryn Uhrich will be formally inducted during a school assembly on September 13 at 2 p.m. The inductees will also be honored during halftime of the Grand Forks Central football game on September 13 at 7 p.m.

The distinction of Distinguished Alumni is to honor graduates of Grand Forks Central who have made a significant impact on their communities and professions, as well as provide models of success to current Grand Forks Central students.

We are excited for the opportunity to honor these accomplished alumni of Grand Forks Central, said Principal Buck Kasowski. Our school has such great tradition, and events like this help to keep our students connected to that history. The stories of these alumni show the great possibilities in life for our current students.

The inductees are the first individuals among 128 graduating classes to be honored in this way.

Portraits and biographies of the five inductees will hang in the hallways of Grand Forks Central to be joined by future inductees.

2013 Grand Forks Central Distinguished Alumni Class

Dr. Tom Amberry, 40, graduated from Long Beach City College in 1947 and received a M.D. in Podiatric Medicine from the California School of Podiatric Medicine (San Francisco) in 1951. Amberry was commissioned as a Seaman First Class in the United States Navy, served in World War II and participated in the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. Amberry received the first podiatry clinic license in California and served on the Board of Trustees of California College of Podiatric Medicine for 20 years. Amberry is a nationally-known lecturer and author of several journal articles on podiatric surgery. Amberry is also a world champion free throw shooter and has earned several accolades. In 1993, at the age of 71, Amberry set the Guinness Book of World Record for most consecutive free throws made in a row (2,750). Amberry has taught free throw shooting technique in all 50 states, 104 countries and five continents.

Ronald Davies, 22, graduated with a B.A. from the University of North Dakota in 1927 and a J.D. from Georgetown University in 1930. Davies was commissioned First Lieutenant in the United States Army, serving in World War II. Davies was elected Grand Forks Municipal Judge from 1932-1940, had a private legal practice in Grand Forks from 1940-1942, and was a part-time Executive Director of the North Dakota Bar Association and UND law professor from 1946-1955. In 1955, Davies was appointed U.S. District Judge for the District of North Dakota. In 1957, Davies was temporarily assigned to assist Arkansas District Court in handling a backlog of cases. While in that assignment,

Davies ordered a preliminary injunction against the governor of Arkansas to desegregate Little Rock Central High School. Davies was named an Outstanding Georgetown Law School Alumnus in 1958 and he received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of North Dakota in 1961. In 1979, Davies received the University of North Dakotas highest alumni honor, The Sioux Award. Davies was the recipient of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award in 1987. Davies died in 1996.

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