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Students in the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences organized the 26th Annual Student Research Week March 5 through 7. In addition to a poster competition and other activities, the Graduate Student Association hosted a banquet Thursday in the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center and featured a Nobel Laureate and a Harvard associate professor.
The Student Research Week Committee chose a theme of Molecular Imaging: Advancing Diagnostics to encompass all the schools within HSC, Student Research Week director Swapneeta Date said.
During the first two days of research week, students can participate in a poster competition, Date said. The students present their abstracts to faculty, peers and to the community.
The main purpose is to know what research is going on, Date said. We know what the neighboring lab is doing, but we dont know in detail how exactly we can collaborate with them. The purpose is to enhance the interdisciplinary action.
The poster feedback is a reward in itself, Date said, even if a student does not win.
Nirupama Nishtala, a fourth year graduate student from Hyderabad, India, organized the poster competition as SRW vice director of judging.
The poster presentation cannot exceed 10 minutes and teaches students how to speak concisely yet thoroughly, Nishtala said.
The week is entirely organized by graduate students, Brandt Schneider, dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, said.
Students from campuses of the Tech health sciences system in Lubbock, Amarillo, El Paso and Abilene attended and competed the weeks activities, he said.
For the last three years, each year has been the biggest research week, Schneider said. Weve had 40 percent more people presenting abstracts this year than last year. Weve managed to pull off growing, which is really cool.
JOHNSTOWN Local businesswoman Jeanne Wolford McKelvey, who graduated from Pitt-Johnstown in 1965, has been named the universitys 2013-2014 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.
McKelvey will receive her award at the annual Alumni Association Gala to be held March 29 in Heritage Hall at the Living Learning Center on the schools Richland Township campus.
The award is the highest honor Pitt-Johnstown bestows on its more than 20,000 alumni, recognizing them for individual achievements, leadership in their professions, service to their community and loyalty to their alma mater.
Im very honored, McKelvey said when she learned of her selection.
McKelvey is owner, director, vice president and legal counsel for McKelvey Oil Co. Inc., which serves a six-county area of west-central Pennsylvania from its base along Eisenhower Boulevard in Stonycreek Township.
She also is an owner and director for MountainTop Technologies Inc., a Johnstown-based technology company specializing in computer and Internet-based learning programs for military, government and private companies. In the past, she also served as senior vice president and general counsel for the company.
Before her current positions, McKelvey was a medical technologist and chief technologist at Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital; a chief technologist at the Johnstown Regional Blood Center; an allied health training program coordinator and assistant director of public affairs at Pitt-Johnstown; director, owner, secretary and legal counsel for Highland Financial Ltd.; and an instructor for business law at St. Francis College in Loretto.
In her community, McKelvey is an initiator of the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center for Windber Medical Center. She also has served as secretary of the board of directors, executive committee member and immediate past chairwoman of the finance and personnel committee.
McKelvey is board treasurer, incorporator and trustee for Windber Research Institute; vice chairwoman, director and board secretary for 1st Summit Bank; and a member of the Hiram G. Andrews Center Special Planning Task Force.
She is a 15-year breast cancer survivor, and reached stage four in 2008.
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Annville-Cleona High School students will take part in a 12-hour overnight mini-marathon this weekend to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children's Hospital at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
The event, organized by the high school's Four Diamonds committee, will be held from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday.
In its 15th year, nearly 285 high school students will participate in the mini-thon event, according to a news release. More than 60 parents, teachers, administrators and alumni will chaperone the event.
A special presentation will begin at 8 p.m. Friday at the high school featuring several families who benefit from the organization, according to a news release. Fifteen students and staff members will also have their hair cut for Locks of Love. In addition, nearly 20 local businesses will be recognized for their support of the event.
Last year, students raised $57,300, bringing the school's cumulative total to $400,000, the release states.
This year, Annville-Cleona teachers offered more than 15 challenges to students to raise more money, including jumping out of an airplane, hosting the school news in costumes picked by the students and shaving off their hair.
This year's theme is based on the movie "The Hunger Games," with the motto: "May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor."
A Mr. Dutchman Pageant will be held Friday night, with 12 high school boys participating as "tributes," one from each district from the movie. The winner will be named Saturday morning.
The community can attend the event from 7-11 p.m. Friday and see students participate in a line dance performed every hour, a talent show and a luminary walk of remembrance honoring those who have battled or lost their fight against cancer.
The Four Diamonds Fund assists children treated at Penn State Children's Hospital and their families through care, support and research. For more information, visit acschools.org/thon.
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News Release: Florida State University
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Board of Directors and the Florida State University College of Medicine today announced plans to create a general surgery residency program in Tallahassee.
The program, expected to produce two new general surgeons a year when at full capacity, will be the first surgery residency program in Northwest Florida. Currently, the nearest general surgery residency programs are in Jacksonville and Gainesville.
Wade Douglas, M.D., a 1991 graduate of Florida A&M University and 1992 graduate of the Florida State University Program in Medical Sciences (PIMS), has been named the programs inaugural director after a national search. Douglas, who earned his M.D. at the University of Florida College of Medicine in 1995, currently is director of the general surgery residency program at the Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University. He is expected to assume his new duties July 1.
As a surgeon, I have the opportunity to improve the health of a few thousand people during my career, but establishing and developing a quality residency program will provide the opportunity to directly and indirectly improve the health of a few hundred thousand people, Douglas said. Thats something Im very excited about.
The program will be based at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital with the FSU College of Medicine as its institutional sponsor. TMH and the medical school previously opened an internal medicine residency program in 2011 and TMH also sponsors a family medicine residency program, where more than half of the graduates since 1973 have elected to practice in Florida. Of those, 137 are practicing in the hospitals service area, significantly increasing access to primary health care services for residents of the Big Bend region.
With the addition of a new general surgery residency program, Tallahassee Memorial takes another step in its commitment to expand access to care in the Big Bend region through graduate medical education, said Mark O'Bryant, president and CEO, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Through our partnership with the FSU College of Medicine, this program will enhance the academic and clinical expertise available to our patients, and strengthen the TMH mission to transform care, advance health and improve lives.
More than 10 percent of medical students graduating from the FSU College of Medicine have matched in general surgery residency programs, making it one of the schools most popular specialty choices. Nearly 60 percent of graduates have selected one of the primary care specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics or obstetrics-gynecology.
This residency program addresses an important area of need in Florida, particularly in the Panhandle region, said John P. Fogarty, College of Medicine dean. Because many physicians end up practicing in the vicinity of where they completed residency training, we see this as an outstanding opportunity to keep more of Floridas talented medical school graduates caring for patients where they are needed in our home state. Since 2000, only 30 percent of graduating Florida medical students matching with general surgery residency programs have received their training in-state. Due in part to a lack of available slots in Florida these graduating students leave the state and many do not return to practice. Florida States community-based medical education program has shown better success at bringing physicians home to practice after completing an out-of-state residency or fellowship. Sixty percent of FSU medical alumni in practice are in Florida.
The new residency program also helps to address Floridas aging physician workforce. According to the American Medical Association physician master file, nearly 30 percent of licensed physicians in the state are age 60 or older.
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Julia Pierson, director of the United States Secret Service, is an Edgewater High alum who will be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame (John Sokolowski / April 11, 2013)
Edgewater High School plans to induct 10 notable alumni into its Hall of Fame next month. The group includesthe director of the of the United States Secret Service, Julia Pierson; Tony-nominated Broadway actor Norm Lewis; attorney and nationally-known commentator Mark NeJame and Scott George, founder of Community Food & Outreach Center in downtown Orlando, whichprovides food, medical care and support services to families in need.
A reception and induction ceremony will be held Saturday, April 12 at Edgewater High. A permanent display of honorees will be presented in the new O. R. Davis Auditorium. Proceeds from the sale of tickets to The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will go to The Edgewater High School Foundation.The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2011.
This year'shonorees are:
Tony-nominated stage actor Norm Lewis will be among the Edgewater High Hall of Fame inductees for 2014. (courtesy photo / February 26, 2014)
Bob Dolce,a former Edgewater High Schoolathletic director, coach and teacher. He led the school tometro conferences, state playoffs and was inducted into the Metro Conference Hall of Fame in 1982.
Dennis Cone of the Class of 1965, founded the Professional Caddies Association, which has over 17,000 members. He is an inductee into the Caddie Hall of Fame, Past President of the Junior Golf Association of Central Florida and author of two books.
Scott George of the Class of 1979, is a co-founder of Community Food & Outreach Center and is Senior Pastor of Pinecastle United Methodist Church in Orlando. His nonprofit serves thousands of families a month, helping with food, medical care, crisis intervention and education.
Tony Imbriani of the Class of 1983 has coached Edgewater wrestlingsincehis days as a student.He has been has been a beloved mentor and part of every wrestling team championship in Edgewater history, with acareer record of 246-57. Coach Imbriani has had an even bigger impact mentoring the wrestlers he has coached.
Norm Lewis of the Class of 1981 is an actor who had been performing on Broadway for more than two decades. 20 years. A Tony-nominated performer, his credits include performances in Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Dream Girl andPorgy & Bess. He has also made guest appearances on shows includingThe Cosby Show, As The World Turns, and All My Children. He will be performing soon at the BobCarrPerforming Arts Centre.
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NJC Alumni Association board memeber Carol Keil, right, presents the Honorary Member Award to Joleen Rinaldo, at the association's annual Awards Luncheon, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. (Callie Jones/Journal-Advocate)
The Honorary Member Award is given to members of the college administration and faculty who have retired. This year's recipients were Joleen Rinaldo and Darrel Parker.
Joleen Rinaldo
Rinaldo was born and raised in Pretty Prairie, Kan. She graduated from Pretty Prairie High School, where she was a member of the speech and debate teams, in 1966 and then attended Bethel College in Kansas for one year and received necessary liberal arts classes.
That summer she volunteered to work in a children's mental health facility in Pennsylvania, which created more interest in nursing. Rinaldo then attended Bethel Deaconess School of Nursing and graduated in 1970.
Her first job was a staff nurse and diabetic teaching program coordinator at what is now the Northern Colorado Medical Center.
Rinaldo moved to Sterling and was a medical surgical nurse at Sterling Regional MedCenter. She also worked as a nurse for the Northeast Colorado Health Department; Sterling Eye Center; Valley View Villa, in Fort Morgan; and as a home care staff nurse.
From 1998 to 2013 she was the secondary med-prep instructor and Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) advisor at NJC.
Rinaldo served as secretary of the NJC Faculty Association and was a member of American and Colorado Technical Education and Health Occupations Students of America.
Under her instruction students qualified for national contests for 12 years.
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NJC Alumni Association board member Bob Carpio, left, presents the President's Award to Don and Peggy Brown, at the association's annual Awards Luncheon, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. (Callie Jones/Journal-Advocate)
Recipients of the President's Award have contributed physically, fiscally, or both to the Alumni Association and NJC. These recipients have helped NJC maintain and raise its standards of excellence.
This year's recipients are Don and Peggy Brown and Cindy Johnson and the late Russ Johnson.
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Don was born on Dec. 29, 1954 in Yuma. He was raised on the family farm and ranch southeast of Yuma and graduated from Yuma High School in 1973.
A lifetime member of FFA, He was elected Colorado FFA President for the 1973-1974 year. In 1974 he enrolled at NJC, graduating two years later and transferring to CSU.
He graduated from CSU in 1978 and then returned home to the family farm and ranch.
Peggy (Leckler) Brown was born Oct. 8, 1956, in Sterling. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1975.
The following two years she was a leader on the NJC campus. In 1977, she graduated from NJC and transferred to the University of Northern Colorado, where she majored in elementary education. She did her student teaching in the Yuma School District.
Peggy graduated in 1979.
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East Providence, RI (PRWEB) February 25, 2014
Rhode Island Medical Imaging (RIMI) was pleased to once again donate $2,500 to support the Providence College (PC) Womens Basketball Programs fight to end breast cancer. The donation covered the purchase of the Pink Out Friartown uniforms, which were worn during the February 22, 2014 Pink Out game against BIG EAST newcomer Xavier University at Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium in Providence, R.I.
RIMI is pleased to support the PC Womens Basketballs Pink Out event, said Dr. Scott Levine of RIMI, who was on-hand for the check presentation. We greatly enjoyed our participation in this worthwhile program last year, and are happy to once again assist in the purchase of the Pink Out uniforms. The fight to end breast cancer must be a team effort, and we are happy to support such a worthy cause.
Spectators provided voluntary donations at the Pink Out Friartown game against Xavier and many wore pink to show their support. Additionally, the Pink Out Friartown uniforms worn by the players will be dry-cleaned and auctioned off, with all proceeds to support the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
PC Womens Basketball coach Susan Robinson Fruchtl accepted the donation on behalf of the organization: Our thanks go out to RIMI for their continued support of this program. The Pink Out Friartown game is a fun family atmosphere and is also a great way to show our solidarity in the fight against breast cancer.
For more information, call Rhode Island Medical Imaging at (401) 432-2400.
About Rhode Island Medical Imaging
Established in 1943, Rhode Island Medical Imaging (RIMI) maintains the highest standards of practice in medical diagnostic imaging. Their network of private facilities is staffed by board certified radiologists, registered technologists, and dedicated office personnel, offers physicians and patients prompt and professional service using state-of-the-art technology. The team of radiologists has broad based experience and subspecialty training in all areas of diagnostic imaging, providing patients with immediate access to consultations in any medical imaging subspecialty. RIMI radiologists also perform and interpret the full spectrum of imaging examinations at Rhode Island Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, and the Miriam Hospital. Those activities are complemented by their academic commitment to The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. RIMIs goal is to provide every physician and patient with the highest quality in contemporary diagnostic imaging. For more information about Rhode Island Medical Imaging, visit http://www.rimirad.com.