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PHT Corporation announced that Jonathan S. Helfgott, FDA Compliance Officer for CDER, within the office of Scientific Investigations, will present: FDA Perspective on the Compliant Use of ePRO Instruments to Support FDA Studies at the 17thPRO & eCOA Congress, March 26-28 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Congress is sponsored by PHT Corporation, the leading provider of innovative technology systems used to collect patient-driven eData for clinical research.

Mr. Helfgott specializes in Computerized Systems used in FDA regulated Clinical Investigations. Prior to joining CDER in 2010, he worked at the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) within the Division of Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO). Mr. Helfgott is also a Lecturer for Johns Hopkins Universitys Graduate Program in Bioscience Regulatory Affairs. He is the Co-Editor of the Food and Drug Law Institutes 2009 Publication, Biomedical Software Regulation. Mr. Helfgott has also been published in Peer Reviewed Journals such as Applied Clinical Trials, RAPS Focus, Association of Clinical Research Professionals, FDLI Update, Touch Briefings, and Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry. Mr. Helfgott has also lectured for organizations such as DIA, ACRP, RAPS, SOCRA, SCDM, AdvaMed, CHI, CBI, and FDA News as well as academic institutions such as Northwestern University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado Denver Medical School, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Georgetown University, Stanford University School of Medicine, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Shriners Hospitals, and NIHs National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. Mr. Helfgott co-developed the Software Education Program for the CDRH Staff College through the Medical Device Fellowship Program. Prior to joining FDA in May 2006, Mr. Helfgott conducted genetic research using micro-array technology at the NIHs National Institute on Aging. Mr. Helfgott received his MS from Johns Hopkins University and his BS in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics from the University of Maryland College Park.

The PRO & eCOA Congress Agenda features 20 new presentations, case studies, debates and roundtable discussions from professionals actively involved in eClinical research programs. Educational sessions are based on best practices and lessons learned, and provide actionable information attendees can implement at their organizations.

Space is limited. Register today for the 2013 Baltimore PRO & eCOA Congress at http://www.bit.ly/PbKR6Z.

PHT invites all Congress alumni to join the exclusive PRO & eCOA Congress LinkedIn Community to exchange information, ideas and experiences throughout the year.

About PHT Corporation

PHT Corporation helps pharmaceutical companies and CROs conduct clinical trial programs with greater confidence, ease and accuracy. Proven PHT eCOA (electronic Clinical Outcome Assessment) Systems collect patient-driven eData via smartphones, tablets and the web. This data, available via the PHT StudyWorks online portal, provides sponsors and clinicians with a real time window into how patients feel and function. The service and technology that PHT provides helps clients speed new therapies to market that ultimately improve patient quality of life around the world. PHT has helped trial sponsors collect patient-driven eData in 600+ global trials resulting in 16 regulatory approvals. PHT offers the regulatory, technological, and scientific expertise todays market demands and patients deserve. Visit http://www.phtcorp.com for more information on PHT. Follow PHT on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising, becoming the first school to collect more than $1 billion in a single year, according to a report released Wednesday.

For the eighth straight year, Stanford ranked first in the Council for Aid to Education's annual college fundraising survey, which shows that elite institutions continue to grab a disproportionate share of donor dollars.

In the 2012 fiscal year, roughly 3,500 U.S. colleges and universities raised $31 billion, 2.3 percent more than the previous year. The record was set in 2008 when schools took in $31.6 billion before fundraising dropped during the height of the financial crisis.

"We're climbing out of the doldrums," said survey director Ann Kaplan. "We haven't returned to the high point of 2008, but we're approaching it. I think you can say that about a lot of industries."

Topping the list was Stanford at $1.035 billion, followed by Harvard University at $650 million, Yale University at $544 million, the University of Southern California at $492 million and Columbia University at $490 million.

The top 10 fundraising colleges collected $5.3 billion, or 17 percent, of the $31 billion, even though they represent only 0.3 percent of the 3,500 accredited, nonprofit schools included in the survey.

Stanford benefited from a surge in donations at the end of its multi-year Stanford Challenge fundraising campaign, which netted $6.2 billion. It also benefited from the successful launch of a $1 billion campaign for its medical school and hospitals.

The 10-campus University of California system raised $1.56 billion, which doesn't include money collected by its individual campuses. UC Berkeley was the leading fundraiser among all public universities, taking in $405 million.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford's alumni list includes the founders of major tech companies like Yahoo Inc. who have given to the school in recent years.

Stanford raised 46 percent more in its 2012 fiscal year than the $709 million it collected in 2011 and surpassed its previous record of $911 million set in 2006. The $1.035 billion haul is equal to nearly $56,000 for each of its roughly 18,500 undergraduate and graduate students, though much of the money will be used for research and construction.

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Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 3:01 AM

Dan M. McGill, 93, a professor emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who helped shape the study of pensions, died of heart failure Tuesday, Feb. 5, at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pa.

Born in Greenback, Tenn., on Sept. 27, 1919, Dr. McGill moved as a boy to Maryville, Tenn. He received a bachelor's degree from Maryville College in 1940 and a master's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1941, before serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps, which was succeeded by the U.S. Army Air Forces, from 1942-46.

He rose to the rank of major, serving in noncombat roles reporting to the Pentagon, his wife, Elaine, said.

He received his Ph.D. from the Wharton School in 1947, returned to serve in the Air Force from 1951-52, and joined the faculty of the Wharton School in 1952. He also taught at the University of Tennessee from 1947-48 and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1948-51.

Elaine McGill said she and Dr. McGill married on June 26, 1952, and their marriage was a source of pride for the noted academic.

"My husband was a very modest man," she said last week. "The one thing that he said he was the proudest of was the fact that we had been married for 60 years."

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Marco Antonio Magallon, born two years after his parents moved to California from Mexico, grew up in Rancho Cucamonga between the Santa Monica Pier and the Big Bear Mountains.

While most of his friends, "nerds" from high school AP classes, went to Berkeley or UCLA, he made a strategic decision about his future and moved to the Midwest.

That route, he figured, went through a science-business major where he could both learn business and conduct research. He volunteered with Memorial Hospital for 21/2 years, where his Spanish-speaking skills helped comfort many parents of sick children.

"I did that so I could have some more experience with the actual community," Magallon says. "It would give me a reason to get off campus on a weekly basis. That was my chance to explore how I felt about medicine and if I could see myself doing that as a career."

After a stint with Notre Dame's Haiti salt project in the spring of 2009 and entrepreneurship classes in his senior year, Magallon decided to veer off the medical school track, at least for a while.

"Those afforded me a perspective there's a lot of ways to help and make a positive impact on society, not just through helping individuals as a doctor but creating businesses that fuel the economy, create innovation and move us forward as a species," he says, adding that such an opportunity was unlikely once he started a medical practice.

"By then I would probably be interested only in my career as a doctor. I would never get another chance to explore entrepreneurship the way I would after college."

Magallon joined Notre Dame's ESTEEM Program, strengthening his business skills and choosing research in the field of energy rather than medicine. When the opportunity came to put entrepreneurship into practice in South Bend with enFocus, rather than substitute teaching in California while filling out med school applications, he seized it.

"This is real life," he says. "We're sort of learning by doing, to a great degree, but we also have to remember that this isn't an experiment. In many ways it is an experiment because it hasn't been done before in South Bend, but it's something you have to get right the first time because people's lives are invested in this.

"This extra year in South Bend with enFocus would be especially worth it if I would be making a decision to stay here not only for that year, but for the first few years of my professional career, potentially making a life here. This is a life-altering choice -- as important, if not more than, when I went to college."

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The Leominster Education Foundation is reaching out to Leominster alumni, requesting that they submit updated information sharing what they have been doing since graduation from Leominster High School.

LEF held a drawing from among alumni that responded with updated information, and Danielle Randall was the first winner, receiving a $100 gift certificate.

Danielle lives in Los Angeles and emailed her information to the foundation.

Danielle was born and raised in Leominster. After spending nine years at Johnny Appleseed School and leaving as a member of its last eighth-grade class, she attended Leominster High School, graduating in 2004. Her avid involvement in LHS's theater and television production programs throughout her high school career influenced her decision to attend Emerson College in Boston, where she received a degree in visual and media arts in 2008. Since then, Danielle has been living and working in Los Angeles at film production company Offspring Entertainment, known for the movies "The Last Song," "Hairspray," and "Rock of Ages," at Twentieth Century Fox, and most recently as a writer's assistant on medical drama "Private Practice," which concluded its run on ABC in December after six seasons. Danielle is currently working on the production of an upcoming ABC drama pilot.

Stephanie Santucci, LEF administrative assistant, is coordinating the "Alumni Project." Send LEF your information by posting on Facebook (

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Brittany Burgo after she was named overall high-school-aged Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of North San Mateo County on Jan. 24, 2013 at the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco.

JobTrain, Employment Development Department, and Workforce Development San Mateo County are sponsoring a Job and Networking Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Silicon Valley Foundation Center, 1300 S. El Camino Real, Suite 100, in San Mateo.

While open to all job seekers, priority will be given to veterans. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request for those with disabilities.

Participating employers include: AccentCare; Arbonne International; Bauer's Transportation; California Conservation Corps; Customs & Border Protection; Delta Dental; FBI; Goodwill Industries; Jem Restaurant Management; JP Morgan Chase; Reliable Caregivers; Solar City; and more.

For details, call Jasmine Baluyot at 650-330-6430 or Johnnie Stanton at 415-749-7534. For future event dates, visit http://www.jobtrainworks.org.

'Surfing for Life' documentary to be aired in Pacifica

The Pacifica Beach Coalition is presenting "Surfing for Life," an award-winning documentary by David L. Brown and Roy Earnest, at 6 p.m. and also at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Mildred Owen Concert Hall, 1220 Linda Mar Blvd., in Pacifica.

Sponsored by Recology of the Coast and Pacifica's Environmental Family, the two showings are a benefit screening for the Coalition's Earth Day Event on April 20. A mini-segment from Powerlines Production's "Super Natural," featuring big

No host wine and beer and raffle prizes will be available.

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BURBANK, Calif., Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Woodbury University today announced the appointment of Shari Bowles Gibbons as chief marketing officer, effective April 1.

Gibbons will lead and advance the branding, marketing, and communication strategy and programs of the university. She brings to Woodbury extensive brand-building experience with start-ups and brand repositioning experience with global brand leaders. Gibbons is currently serving as the chief operating officer of Battery-Biz, a leading distributor of power accessories for consumer electronic devices. She previously held executive positions at Kaplan Medical Licensing, Front Row Films, and Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc.

"Shari brings to Woodbury as passion for building high-performance teams. Her commitment to education and lifelong learning has been demonstrated through her volunteer work as board member and past president of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association of Southern California (HBSASC)," says Luis Ma. R. Calingo, Ph.D., president, Woodbury University.

Gibbons earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of arts from San Jose State University.

Founded in 1884, Woodbury University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Southern California. Woodbury offers bachelor's degrees from the School of Architecture, School of Business, School of Media, Culture & Design, and Institute of Transdisciplinary Studies, along with an MBA program, Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Science in Architecture (MSArch), and Master of Organizational Leadership. A San Diego campus offers bachelor of architecture, Master of Real Estate Development for Architects (MRED), and Master of Science in Architecture, Landscape, and Urbanism degrees.

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This week was Valentines Day and this is a love story. Two medical students met and fell in love at the historically black Meharry Medical College. Sixty-five years later, as a couple they are expressing their feelings for their school by allowing Meharrys National Alumni Association, Miami Chapter, to honor them by raising funds to contribute to the schools endowment insuring training for future generations of medical doctors. The dinner gala, A Celebration of Legacy Honoring Dr. George A. and Dr. Dazelle Dean Simpson, will be held April 19 at the Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami. For ticket and donation information visit meharrymiami.org or call 305.705-3516.

During a recent telephone interview, the doctors Simpson finished each others sentences while speaking about their life together and their love for Meharry Medical College. George Simpson first noticed Dazelle Dean during his first year in medical school because of the high grades she was making.

As a New Yorker I was surprised to hear that someone from the south was making higher grades than me, he said. It was a rude awakening when I discovered it was someone from Miami consistently scoring high on the tests. Eventually we started studying and developing projects together and became friends.

He recalls that they did not date for the first time until junior year. She was surprised one day in the lecture hall stairwell when he abruptly said, I am going to marry you. Although he did not get down on one knee as she expected, she did not hesitate to say yes. He said he was to poor too buy her an engagement ring at that time. They married during their final year in medical school. It was a traditional family wedding on Dec. 26, 1949, at Christ Episcopal Church in Coconut Grove. The Rev. Theodore R. Gibson officiated. A native Miamian, the bride is the granddaughter of Coconut Grove real estate pioneer E.W.F. Stirrup.

Doctors George and Dazelle Simpson graduated from Meharry Medical College in 1950. That summer, Dr. George accepted an Externship in Fort Lauderdale with pioneer black physician Dr. James Sistrunk. During the next eight years, he was a surgical intern and resident and later completed two years of military service as a first lieutenant at Fort Dix Army Hospital.

Dr. Dazelles commitment to children led her to pursue a specialty in pediatrics. After a residency in pediatrics at Hubbard Hospital of Meharry Medical College, she returned to Miami where she practiced for 42 years (1953-1995). In 1958, he joined his wife in Miami and established his private practice in General Surgery (1958 -1990). To their union were born 3 children, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

As each continued in private practice, their love of medicine grew to include the Miami-Dade County community. Dr. Dazelle Simpsons accomplishments include: first board certified black pediatrician in Florida; first woman and first black member of the University of Miami School of Medicine Admissions Committee; first black president, Greater Miami Pediatric Society; president of Florida Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association; vice chairman, Board of Directors, Miami Childrens Hospital; chairman, Pediatric Section, National Medical Association; senior attending physician, Department of Pediatrics; and Board Member, Family Christian Association of America.

Dr. George Simpson was the first black board certified general surgeon in Florida; the first black doctor on teaching staff in General Surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital; a founding member, Jackson Memorial SEIU; medical director and later Chairman of the Board, Economic Opportunity Family Health Center (the primary training ground for family medicine in Miami-Dade County); chairman of the board of Christian Hospital; and an original member, Dade County Community Relations Board.

In addition to their family, practices and community organizations both were passionate about assuming leadership roles in local, state and national organizations to train future black doctors.

Dr. James Bridges, Miami Chapter president of Meharry Medical Colleges alumni association says this is the opportunity for the hundreds of students, patients and co-workers touched by these two medical trailblazers to show appreciation now for the Simpsons to enjoy as they live happily ever after in retirement.

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