For a few years, Tim Lanza led a double life: as a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, and a cook at Marigold Kitchen, West Philadelphia's laboratory of modernist cooking. By the time he'd worked his way up from garde-manger to sous chef, school felt redundant.

"I was learning so much at Marigold: molecular gastronomy, gels and foams," he said. "Then, I'd be sitting in a class where we're learning how to make omelets correctly."

So, he dropped out.

Then, he got a real education. Last year, at 26, he and chef Andrew Kochan purchased Marigold.

"Doing it on our own has been a crazy learning experience," he said. "Did going to culinary school help prepare for it? I'd say, not really."

It's a common sentiment among many of the chefs electrifying Philadelphia's restaurant scene - a landscape once dominated by European-trained chefs and alumni of the elite Culinary Institute of America.

It raises a familiar question: Are culinary schools worth the money when there's on-the-job education to be had for free? And, perhaps more important, are they adequately training the talent to fuel the city's restaurant boom?

Chef and restaurateur Marc Vetri, who learned to cook on the job, has his doubts. "I just think culinary school is antiquated," he said. He thinks it's too shallow, too one-size-fits-all for a food culture that demands deep knowledge and expertise. "They're teaching things you can learn working. They have just not evolved with the restaurant world."

Nonetheless, he now teaches a culinary class at Drexel.

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To hear Michael Simons MED 84 tell it, the sexual misconduct case against him which ended in Simonss removal from his posts as chief of cardiology at the Yale School of Medicine and director of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center (YCVRC) exhibited a lynch mob mentality. But numerous faculty and administrators interviewed disagreed with Simonss characterization.

PROFOUNDLY UNFAIR?

The faculty felt Simons original penalty was not adequate, saidprofessor of immunobiology at the School of Medicine and chair of the Womens Faculty Forum Paula Kavathas, referring to Provost Benjamin Polaks decision to turn a permanent removal from the helm of the cardiology department, recommended by the University-Wide Committee on Sexual Misconduct, into an 18-month suspension. There was no lynching involved.

Simons was accused of sexual harassment and retaliation in 2013, after School of Medicine researchers Annarita Di Lorenzo and Frank Giordano complained that Simons had made unwanted advances towards Di Lorenzo, and then, in retaliation, prevented Di Lorenzos husband Giordano from being promoted.

Simons, who refused an interview with the News because he felt he had already expressed in the Yale Alumni Magazine his perception of his treatment, acknowledged an error in judgment in his sexual conduct in an email to the Alumni Magazine. But he said that the details of a New York Times article on the case, which included claims that Simons had removed Giordanos name from a grant thus preventing him from receiving credit for the work were wrong.

In an email to the News, he added that coverage from the New York Times was one-sided, as no one at the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center had been interviewed, and thus their side of the story in defense of Simons has been unheard. Members of the YCVRC, including Medical School Cardiology Professor Martin Schwarz and Vice Chairman of Pharmacology William Sessa, declined the News requests for comment.

Professor of Cardiology and Cellular and Molecular Physiology Anne Eichmann, who in the past has supported Simons, said she could not comment directly on whether Giordano was rightfully denied promotion. However, she suggested that looking at [Giordanos] publication records and grant records is an objective way to assess promotion.

Eichmann also stressed that the weakening of Simons original punishment needs to be put into context, noting that Simons was brought in to create a basic science program with which, she added, he has done a great job and the University wants to protect that program. She added that Simons created a wonderful working environment in the basic science department, that his hiring of women was second to none, with almost equal numbers of men and women faculty in the YCVRC, and that the Times coverage of the case was completely skewed.

The whole [Times] article was biased in favor of the victim, she said.

While Dean of the School of Medicine Robert Alpern refused to comment directly on the case because of confidentiality reasons, he said that the way Simons case was dealt with is no different to how anyone elses case would have been handled.

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The Medical Center Alumni Society, organized in 1960, now has more than 20,000 members including graduates of the Medical School, those who trained in one of the specialty or doctoral programs, and current and emeritus faculty members.

The MCAS Board meets semi-annually, in the fall and spring. The standing committees Academy, Awards and Nominating, Alumni Programs, Student and House Officers, and Development, carry on the work of the organization.

Each fall, MCAS supports a Medical School Reunion for classes at five-year intervals, beginning with the fifth year after graduation. Reunions include special celebrations for alumni who graduated 25 and 50 years prior, including presentation of the Emeritus Medallion to those celebrating their 50th year.

MCAS also bestows four awards each year: the Distinguished Achievement Award which is conferred upon alumni, former or current faculty, and outstanding persons who have made distinguished achievements in their field; the Distinguished Service Award which honors an individual who has contributed outstanding service to the Health System, one of its units, MCAS or the health sciences; the Distinguished Humanitarian Award, which honors an individual who has brought credit to their profession through their humanitarian service to the welfare of mankind; and the Early Career Distinguished Achievement Award which recognizes the distinguished achievements of alumni who have graduated from the Health System within the last 20 years. These individuals are recognized at an awards dinner each spring.

MCAS sponsors a number of initiatives to support students in the University of Michigan Medical School. These initiatives are developed by members of the Student and House Officer Support Committee in collaboration with the Office of Student Programs and the Office of Admissions and include such programs as the White Coat Ceremony, HOST Program, Graduation Awards Luncheon, and Commencement.

The presidents of the Student Council, graduate students, and House Officers Association serve as representatives to the MCAS board. These students are encouraged to offer their perspectives regarding the student experience and to suggest opportunities for MCAS services that can enhance student life.

For questions, please contact meddevalumni@umich.edu.

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The Mount Sinai Health System

Make It Count

The Mount Sinai Health System seeks an exceptional development and alumni relations professional to raise $50 million in philanthropic support for medical education during the post-campaign period of 2014 to 2018. The Director of Development for Medical Education and Alumni Relations will expand major and principle gifts capacity for scholarships and other Mount Sinai Health System-related capital projects, increase parent philanthropy for scholarships, and manage the Parents Council. The candidate will have oversight of an alumni relations team who will oversee an alumni advisory council, manage the dissolution of the Mount Sinai Alumni, Inc., and oversee all alumni relations events, including: reunion activities, reunion class giving, and alumni annual giving programs.

The successful candidate will identify and maintain a portfolio of 150 top prospects, while leading a system-wide fundraising effort that capitalizes on current and emerging opportunities for support in medical education and alumni relations at sister institutions New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel. The Director of Medical Education and Alumni Relations will report quarterly to the Medical Education Sub-Committee of the Mount Sinai Board of Trustees and will work closely with key faculty and administrative leaders of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. This position reports to the Senior Director of Development and is responsible for managing three direct reports: Associate Director of Development, Medical Education; Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving; and Development Associate, Medical Education.

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(MENAFN - The Peninsula) More than 800 students and alumni attended the first joint Education City Career Fair which concluded yesterday at the Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Student Center.

The two-day career fair was hosted by HBKU in collaboration with its partner universities, Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ), Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, HEC Paris in Qatar, and UCL Qatar.

The career fair, sponsored by Qatar Shell, enabled students and alumni from universities across Education City to connect with representatives from more than 90 Qatar-based companies and organizations in order to obtain information on internship and employment opportunities. Many of the companies in attendance invited students to take part in on-site interviews and company sessions.

The inaugural event presented students with the perfect opportunity to explore the many ways through which they can develop their post-university careers while at the same time learn how they could play a valuable part in contributing to Qatar's vibrant and growing economy.

Dr Khalid Al Khanji, Vice President of Student Affairs for HBKU, said: "Education City has developed rapidly and remarkably since its foundation, producing highly capable alumni from HBKU and its partner universities who are ready to contribute to Qatar's future. The Education City Career Fair provided these enthusiastic students and alumni the opportunity to connect with local employers to help these young professionals identify and embark on an exciting and rewarding career path."

Mohamed Habib Soliman, a senior from TAMUQ, majoring in chemical engineering, said: "We've never had a joint career fair before, and it's a big event for everyone in Education City. For more than 90 companies to be in one place together - engineering, media, business, journalism - it's great practice for future career opportunities to meet these people."

Noor Al Thani, an alumna from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Qatar, who majored in international economics, said:"It's great that there is one fair this year, unlike other years, because there is space for different types of students in different companies."

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Five Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumni are considered among the best and brightest business leaders in the St. Louis community. Munier El-Beck, MD BS 00, Ryan Freeman BS 01, Travis Liebig BS 02 MS 08, Tolga Tanriseven MS 03, and Scott Thoma BS 98 MS 00 were named to the St. Louis Business Journals 40 Under 40 Class of 2015.

The SIUE alums were among more than 750 nominees vying for a spot on the competitive list. When considering the multitude of candidates, the Business Journal indicates it looked mainly for statistical value that each nominee added to his or her company or organization.

El-Beck is the medical director of both the Hospitalist Program and the Observation Unit at St. Anthonys Medical Center in St. Louis. After receiving his bachelors in biological sciences and chemistry from SIUE, El-Beck went on to complete medical school at Ross University, School of Medicine in Roseau, Dominica.

I am humbled and honored to receive such recognition, El-Beck said. I want to be sure to thank the amazing people who I am fortunate enough to work for, and with, whose efforts I feel this honor also represents.

El-Beck has helped develop and maintain the day-to-day operations of a group of board certified physicians practicing hospital medicine at St. Anthonys Medical Center. His leadership also aided in the development of a short-stay observation unit.

The unit is designed to evaluate and manage patients who require a more extended period of observation than the emergency department can provide, but are not quite sick enough to require an official hospitalization, El-Beck explained.

El-Beck credits SIUE with laying the foundation for his current professional career.

My degree was always recognized and highly regarded at every stage of my professional growth, from medical school, all the way to my current position, El-Beck said. The curriculum I went through provided a solid background in the sciences, and also in areas such as business and information technology that continue to serve me today.

Freeman was surprised to learn he had been nominated for the 40 Under 40 list. Made apparent by his nomination letter, Freemans brother and colleague, Reed Freeman, also an SIUE alum, believed Ryan was deserving of this accolade due to his accomplishments in the construction industry.

I was both surprised and proud to have been selected from what I am sure was a very accomplished group of individuals, said Freeman.

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It counts some of the worlds most famous faces and families among its alumni.

Students who are privileged enough to attend this school spend their winters on the ski slopes and the warmer months on the shores of picturesque Lake Geneva.

This is how super-rich kids live.

But life at Institut Le Rosey doesnt come cheaply and just getting accepted is a process in itself.

For those fortunate enough to attend the private international boarding school, a world of privilege awaits.

The 135-year-old institution not only offers state-of-the art classrooms and gyms but also a shooting range, a 1,000-seat concert hall and an equestrian center complete with around 30 horses.

Lucky students also have access to a 40-foot yacht on Lake Geneva, and a spa where they can kick back and unwind.

However, the oldest and largest boarding school in Switzerland insists money isnt the focus of getting in, despite fees hovering around $120,000 annually.

Even if a family is wealthy enough to afford the huge sum, students still face a tough and rigorous process in order to be accepted,The Telegraph reported.

Heres just a taste of what the famous Swiss school is all about.

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Theres a full field of candidates for the upcoming Lawrence City Commission and school board races.

At the Tuesday filing deadline, 14 candidates had signed up for three at-large seats on the City Commission; four candidates will contend for a two-year term on the school board and seven others will compete for four four-year terms on the board. The 14 candidate-field for the City Commission is the largest field in at least a decade, according to records from the Douglas County clerks office.

Two incumbents, however, wont be a part of the mix. City Commissioner Mike Dever, a two-term incumbent, and school board member Randy Masten both decided not to seek re-election.

The large number of filings means there will be a primary election for both the City Commission and the school board on March 3. The primary will narrow the City Commission field down to six candidates. The primary will narrow the field of candidates for the two-year term on the school board to two candidates. The seven candidates competing for the four-year terms will not be part of the primary, but instead will all move onto the general election. The general election will be April 7.

Kristie Adair, 41, a Lawrence school board member, co-owner of Wicked Broadband, and director of the Lawrence Center for Entrepreneurship.

Mike Anderson, 33, host of the local cable television program The Not So Late Show.

Stuart Boley, 60, a retired tax auditor and revenue agent for the Internal Revenue Service, and a part-time administrator for the not-for-profit Douglas County Community Foundation.

David Crawford, 65, a retired boilermaker and union instructor who has led a grass-roots group to bring a grocery store to downtown Lawrence.

Matthew Herbert, 32, a Lawrence High civics and government teacher who also is a landlord and owner of a local property maintenance company.

Justin Priest, 41, a Lawrence bus driver and leader of the local transit union.

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Most college students spend four years wandering around campus in an effort to reach their goals or to find out what their goals even are. Once graduation arrives, they are thrust into reality to set the world on fire. As the spring semester begins and May steadily approaches, some seniors are starting to solidify these plans.

Its been a long process, said Ben Beltran, a senior majoring in advocacy and social change. Beltran is applying to graduate schools, an undertaking that started with research last summer.

Recent graduates agree that preparing for life after college can be consuming.

My senior year was definitely filled with its moments of high stress as I convinced myself that I needed to figure out where I was going or what I would be doing with my life, said Sebastian Villa, who graduated last year.

But alumni also advise current students to not worry too much about post-grad life, just keep up with all of the things you need to do.

When it comes to the immediate, post-grad life, I thought it was useful to not just make a plan B, but also plan C, D, E, F, G, H, I and so on, said Adilla Menayang, Loyola class of 14. Youll face rejection and tough decisions, but if going into the unknown is something that intimidates you, like how it does me, doing research and preparing gave me a lot of comfort.

The decision of what to do after undergrad can be stressful, but there are three main paths people usually choose from: go to graduate school, get a job or become a volunteer.

1. Go to grad school

From medical school to history PhDs to higher education, graduate school can provide many opportunities. In 2013, more than 450,000 students enrolled in grad school. In 2009, grad schools had an average cost of $9,000 per year for public universities and $20,000 per year for private universities, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Pauline Tolentino, who graduated last year, decided to continue her education, a choice that didnt come easily.

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Improving patient handoffs, autotransfusion, Epic alumni and a couple of women-led startups figure into DreamIt Health Baltimores second class of early stage healthcare companies. They will also be the first to occupy its permanent office at a new shared working space.

In a phone interview with DreamIt Ventures Managing Director Jason Hardebeck, he noted that the accelerator has added new partners University of Maryland in Baltimore, including its medical school, and The Abell Foundation.

He added that DreamIts Baltimore headquarters would be in Power Plant Live! in Mosaic Building 113. It will be an anchor tenant at the 16,000 square foot shared workspace facility in the Inner Harbor.

Heres a brief look at the six companies taking part in the healthcare accelerators four month program:

Baton Health Shift changes are frequently cited as the time when mistakes are most likely to be made in patient care. Baton Healths mobile application to improve handoffs joins the growing list of communication tools to improve patient safety. The co-founders include the assistant dean for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Harry Goldberg, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, and Dr. Stephen Milner, director of the Hendrix Burn Research Center and a professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Ive seen several approaches to problem geared for nurses and entire care teams, but it will be interesting to see what this group come up with, given their experience.

Decisive Health Systems based in San Francisco, has developed a software platform that emphasizes helping physicians and patients with shared decision-making. Its an alumnus of Blueprint Healths accelerator and won Livestrongs Big C competition. Its treatment explorer tool for cancer patients matches cancer patients lifestyles with the most appropriate corresponding treatment. Its founders include Jonathan Shih and Nathanael Rosidi.

InsightMedi is a photosharing network for healthcare professionals. Its designed as a collaborative tool for consults and medical education. Among the co-founders are CEO Juan Gonzalez and Luis Rodrigues, the CTO, who hail from Navarra in Spain .

REAL Dietitian from Chicago combines telemedicine and nutrition counseling for patients with chronic conditions. Its CEO is Sidonia Swarm.

Redox is part of the community of health IT startups from Madison, Wisconsin. It was founded by former Epic employees tolower technical barriers to healthcare IT entrepreneurship by making it easier to share data with the electronic health record, according to a description of the company on LinkedIn. NikoSkievaski, a co-founder, also co-founded 100health. Its product seeks to help software developers to rapidly integrate with installed legacy health IT systems through a modern API, according to a statement from DreamIt Health. Other co-founders include James Lloyd, Luke Bonney and Christopher Tobin-Campbell.

Sisu Global Health from Grand Rapids, Michigan develops medical devices for developing countries. Its first product is designed to enable autotransfusion of hemorrhaging patients in the field. The business is led by CEO Carolyn Yarina, the CTO is Gillian Henker and Katie Kirsch is the chief marketing officer.

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