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Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2006

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 55, Number 3, Fall 2006

Dean’s Column: The Ties that Bind; Page 2

Findings: Gene Mutation Potentially Involved in Breast Cancer Initiation, New Potential Drug Targets for Metastatic Breast Cancer, “Miracle” Cancer Drug Can Be Toxic; Page 4

On Campus; Page 6

Global Initiative: Jefferson Abroad, Page 10

Into Africa: An International Health Elective; Page 16

JUREI: World Class, Right At Home; Page 17

You’re In The Military, Then…And Now; Page 18

Alumni Weekend; Page 22

Class Notes; Page 24

In Memoriam; Page 31

Giving; Page 32

By The Numbers: Jefferson in the World; Page …

Vital Signs, Fall 2006, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty-eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, faculty and student profiles, class notes, and more.

Com Outlook Summer 2006, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Nurses' Autonomous Caring Practices In Ukrainian Villages Affected By Chornobyl, Lisa Prytula

Theses and Graduate Projects

Twenty years after the Chornobyl nuclear disaster of 1986, the people living in villages affected by Chornobyl in northern Ukraine suffer from poor health status. Compounding the biophysical effects of latent exposure to ionizing radiation, socio-economic instability and psychological stress increase their suffering, The nurses that serve these villages depend on inaccessible physicians to guide them and lack basic medical supplies. The purpose of this transcultural nursing practice project is two-fold: (1)to strengthen nursing caring practices used by village nurses to serve a socially, economically, and environmentally disadvantaged population in Ukrainian villages surrounding Chornobyl; and (2) to enhance village nurses' …

Ada News - 03/20/2006, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Infectious Diseases Of The Eye: Loa Loa, Onchocerciasis, & Trachoma, Lindsay N. Wise

Honors Program Theses

On December 16, 2006, I will graduate from the University of Northem Iowa with University Honors and a B.A. in both biology and psychology. I have always been interested in medicine and diseases, and this semester I wanted to explore some options for my future. At the start of the semester, I was considering applying to optometry schools after graduating from UNI. I am also highly interested in going on a mission trip, and perhaps a medical mission trip. ln light of these interests, I decided to design my senior honors thesis around infectious diseases of the eye. With the …

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Second Year Syllabus, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

To Bear Witness: A Journey Of Healing And Solidarity, Kevin M. Cahill, M.D.

International Affairs

For more than forty-five years, Kevin Cahill has been helping to heal the world: as a leading specialist in tropical medicine and as a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts across the globe.

Physician, teacher, activist, diplomat, and advocate, Cahill has touched many lives and helped right many wrongs. In this book, he chronicles extraordinary achievements of compassion and commitment. Bringing together a rich selection of writings—essays, op-ed pieces, speeches, and other works, many out of print or hard to find—he crafts a fascinating self-portrait of a life devoted to others.

The writings reflect fully the range of …

Com Outlook Summer 2005, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

7th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

No abstract provided.

Com Outlook Spring 2005, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Flight Physician - March, 2005, Civil Aviation Medical Association

Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Newsletters

A twenty page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

Vital Signs, Spring 2005, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty-eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni and faculty profiles, class notes, and more.

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 10/04/2004, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Com Outlook Fall 2004, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, Fall 2004, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty-seven page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, alumni profiles, class notes, and more.

Com Outlook Summer 2004, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

The Explorer, Summer 2004, College Of Dental Medicine

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

6th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

No abstract provided.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Summer 2004), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Summer 2004 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates
• Leaving a Legacy of Strength
• Alumni Association News
• Physician Helps the Needy – Wherever They Are
• Cover Story: Primary Care and Psychology: Perfect Together
• He’s Got Heart
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn
• Andrew Taylor Still Legacy Society
• PCOM Events

College Of Osteopathic Medicine Program Overview, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Vignette - Fall 2003, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Nursing magazine

No abstract provided.

Vital Signs, Fall 2003, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Vital Signs

A twenty-eight page newsletter created by the Boonshoft School of Medicine to document the current affairs of the school. This issue includes a variety of feature articles, faculty profiles, and more.

5th Annual Pacific Research Day Abstracts, University Of The Pacific

Excellence Day

No abstract provided.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 3, June 2003

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume 52, Number 3, June 2003 Dean's Column by Dean Thomas J. Nasca ’75, page 4 Update on Transplant Surgery, page 5 The New Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience and Farber Institute for Neurosciences, page 6 Researchers Show That Human Neural Stem Cells Can Become Dopamine-Making Brain Cells in the Lab, page 8 Evidence of Greater Sensitivity to Addictive Drugs in Adolescence, page 8 New Hope for Patients with Late Stage Parkinson's, page 10 Above and Beyond the Call: Three Alumni Heroes, page 11 The Mother in The Gross Clinic: A Medical Explanation of Her Hand, page …

2003 Commencement For College Of Health Professions

Jefferson College of Nursing Commencements

No abstract provided.

Com Outlook Spring 2003, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Yale Nurse: Yale University School Of Nursing Alumnae/I Newsletter, Spring 2003, Yale University School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters and Magazines

This issue has a feature article on community health beyond borders in Oaxaco, Mexico.

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