Prof. Peter Robbie on Engineering and Medicine
Thayer School and Dartmouth Medical School alumni gathered for a reception and presentations by fellow alumni and faculty. Professor Peter Robbie and Dr. Joseph Rosen led the discussion on "Engineered for Health: Collaboration in Engineering and Medicine at Dartmouth." In this video, the fourth of five in the series, hear from Peter Robbie, Associate Professor of Engineering and Senior Lecturer at Thayer School.From:ThayerSchoolViews:79 0ratingsTime:20:07More inEducation

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Scholastic Achievement Award
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Teaching Global Medicine - BGU #39;s Medical School for International Health
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"Carla" University of Hawaii medical school alumni association (JABSOM)
Dr. Carla Nip-Sakamoto, John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) Class of 1988, invites MD alums to "Come Home to JABSOM" for the MD alumni gathering planned on July 28, 2012. Video by Tina Shelton.From:UHmedicalschoolViews:401 0ratingsTime:00:24More inEducation

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Caribbean Medical Schools
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By Jennifer Abreu jabreu@kykernel.com

Students can explore options available to them after they receive an undergraduate degree at the Graduate and Professional School Showcase from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Center Grand Ballroom.

The yearly fall showcase is designed to give undergraduates information about graduate and professional school, including requirements and admission processes, financial aid and graduate exams.

More than 60 representatives from UK and other regional and national colleges will be present with information on programs such as law and medical school, physical therapy, education, business and others.

The first 100 students to check in will receive a free T-shirt, and everyone attending will be entered to win door prizes.

The showcase is not limited to current UK students. Alumni, people from the community and students from neighboring schools have also attended, said Kahlil Baker, a sophomore counselor at the Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services.

CARES, a part of the UK Office for Institutional Diversity, is one of the sponsors of the event.

The opportunity students have to participate in the Graduate and Professional School Showcase is important to their futures, Baker said.

In addition to the factual information students will receive at the showcase, they can also acquire personal experience, said Azetta Beatty, senior assistant director at the Stuckert Career Center.

Its a great opportunity for students to network with these representatives, she said. They can ask for any additional tips, such as things that make people a good candidate for a certain program and other unique things that are better to ask a person and not simply read on a website.

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Published: 10/24/2012 - Updated: 1 week ago

BY MARK ZABORNEY BLADE STAFF WRITER

Dr. Richard D. Ruppert, the third president of the former Medical College of Ohio who oversaw a period of tremendous growth at the school in bricks and mortar, programs, and reputation died Monday in New Orleans. He was 81.

He had accompanied his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Ruppert, to the national conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He had an apparent heart attack as he and his wife left their hotel and could not be revived, she said. He had experienced heart problems for some time, but this was unexpected, his wife said.

Dr. Ruppert retired in 1993 after 16 years as MCO president. He was on the board of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board from 1989-99, during which he was chairman for four years.

Most recently, he was a leader in efforts to reform Lucas County government.

What motivated him? It was for the community, said Thomas Palmer, another leader in the ongoing effort and a partner in the law firm of Marshall & Melhorn.

Dr. Ruppert was hired to lead MCO in 1977, succeeding Dr. Marion Anderson as president. The schools first president was Dr. Glidden Brooks.

He was passionate about making progress, his wife said. It was personally not a job. It was a commitment to make this a first-class medical college.

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Alumni, faculty, students salute Jack Muckstadt as he retires

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About 200 alumni, faculty, students and friends of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE) celebrated John A. "Jack" Muckstadt's retirement Oct. 25 with a reception, poster session and symposium in Clark Hall and a dinner on Oct. 26.

Muckstadt, the Acheson-Laibe Professor of Engineering in ORIE and a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, joined the faculty in 1974. Along with his research and teaching responsibilities, he was the school director for nine years; he also established and was the first director of the Cornell Manufacturing Engineering and Productivity Program.

A retired U.S. Air Force officer, Muckstadt was co-director of Cornell's Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness up until his retirement. In addition to his teaching and research, Muckstadt has consulted with dozens of corporations about their supply chain management and other operations.

"His shoes are too big to fill," said ORIE Professor Adrian Lewis during morning remarks. "I can see his fingerprints on everything we have accomplished here."

Muckstadt helped build ORIE's reputation by hiring the best and the brightest faculty talent for the school, Lewis said. He also helped put the school on sound financial footing. "He is very canny, very farsighted," Lewis said.

For more than three decades, Muckstadt has championed experiential learning, acting as adviser on countless student projects. "Jack has that rare talent of making ideas work," Lewis said.

Muckstadt has also been a mentor and role model for new faculty, said ORIE and computer science professor David Shmoys. "I was hired by Jack," Shmoys said. "He set the bar, the expectations of what a good faculty member should do."

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The Albertville High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame honored its second class of inductees during a luncheon Friday afternoon in the school gymnasium.

Each individual being inducted today has demonstrated a passion to service, their community and to their chosen profession, said Al Ratcliffe, chair of the AHS Distinguished Alumni selection committee. They have exhibited leadership, compassion, determination, integrity and a will to succeed.

Albertville can be proud of its sons and daughters.

This years inductees have been successful in the areas of sports, music, business and medicine.

Neeysa Biddle

Neeysa Biddle graduated from Albertville High School in 1964. During high school, she began her healthcare career through a part time job typing radiology reports after school. What followed was a 47-year career of continuous professional growth that included 25 years with Marshall Medical Centers, where she was responsible for merging the north and south systems together; nine years at Brookwood Medical Center, three of which she served as Chief Operating Officer; and leading Saint Vincents Health Systems as President of St. Vincents Birmingham and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of St. Vincents Health Systems.

Biddle earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and returned to UAB for graduate school in 1990. She earned a Master of Science and Health Administration.

She has received several professional accolades and served in nonprofit organizations across the state. She and her husband, Tommy, reside in Albertville and are active members of Hewett United Methodist Church.

Michael W. Davis

Michael Davis was an AHS student with multiple talents, but the one he most excelled in was playing violin. He was the first prizewinner of the Alabama Music Teachers National Association Competition and named the states Most Outstanding String Player while in high school.

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Contact: Michael Muin muinm@health.missouri.edu 573-884-7541 University of Missouri School of Medicine

A University of Missouri professor will receive the American Academy of Family Physicians' highest honor in education today at a ceremony in Philadelphia. The Thomas W. Johnson Award recognizes Elizabeth Garrett, MD, for her career contributions to family medicine education.

Garrett has been a leader in improving family medicine education across the country for nearly three decades. She was instrumental in developing the first national curriculum for family medicine third- year clerkships, served as a faculty member in national development programs for chief residents and medical student educators, and helped create a widely used teacher development program for community family physicians who teach medical students in their offices.

"I've been so fortunate to hold national leadership positions that have contributed to family medicine education," said Garrett, William C. Allen Professor of Family and Community Medicine. "These opportunities have led to meaningful programs that are used throughout the country." Garrett has held multiple positions with medical organizations. She has served the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine as president, co-chair of its group on medical student education, as member-at-large of its board of directors, secretary of its foundation and as representative to the Association of American Medical Colleges' Council of Academic Societies. She received the society's 2010 Recognition Award.

"Dr. Garrett is a true national leader in family medicine education," said Steve Zweig, MD, chair of family and community medicine at MU. "Through her leadership at the University of Missouri and nationwide, she has impacted thousands of young physicians during the past 30 years."

Garrett has also served as chair of the American Board of Family Medicine, a member of the board of curators of the Center for the History of Family Medicine, chair of the board of directors and past president for the Missouri Academy of Family Physicians, and president of the University of Missouri Medical Alumni Organization.

Garrett graduated from MU's School of Medicine in 1979 and completed residency training in its family and community medicine department. After three years as a faculty member at Dartmouth College Medical School in Hanover, N.H., Garrett returned to MU to enroll in its Robert Wood Johnson Academic Fellowship Program. In 1988, she earned a master's degree in public health and joined MU's faculty. Garrett currently serves as the department's director of medical student education, which includes her leadership of the family medicine clerkship and Ambulatory Clinical Experience for the medical school. In addition to her teaching and administrative duties, Garrett treats patients at MU's Green Meadows Family Medicine Clinic.

In 2005, Garrett helped establish MU School of Medicine's innovative Legacy Teachers program. The program recognizes that patients are among the best and most memorable teachers for physicians. Medical students participating in the program reflect on patients who have had a lasting impact on their ability to provide patient-centered care. Students submit an essay or artwork describing patient contributions to their lifelong development and share it with patients at an annual ceremony that attracts hundreds of supporters.

"Legacy Teachers is one of my favorite programs," Garrett said. "It grew out of MU medical school's focus on teaching physicians to provide effective patient-centered care. We think every medical school in the country should adopt this program."

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