UW Medicine 2002

General Surgery performs Operation: Peanut Butter (Dec. 13)

Clinics receive accreditation and perfect score (Dec. 13)

New name encompasses medical school and medical (Dec. 6)

UW Medical Center's Eric Larson bids farewell to medical director post (Nov. 8)

Basketball Challenge to benefit breast cancer research in Seattle (Oct. 4)

ALS Center opens at UW Medical Center (Sept. 13)

Spontaneous quadruplets born at UW Medical Center (August 23)

Former Children's Hospital surgeon-in-chief dies (July 26)

UW Medical Center medical director resigns (July 19)

U.S. News ranks UW Medical Center 11th in nation (July 12)

Neurophysiologist Patton died May 26 (June 7)

Surgery hosts tribute to Merendino (May 3)

First chair of UW Biochemistry Department dies (April 19)

VISN 20 accredited by JCAHO for three years (March 15)

WWAMI Region 2002

VA Puget Sound has new MS Center of Excellence in Multiple Sclerosis (Dec. 13)

WWAMI director/vice provost vacancy in Montana (Nov. 15)

WWAMI physicians and students gather to discuss international medicine (Oct. 25)

Year one of Mellam Project successful in WWAMI region (Oct. 25)

School of Dentistry will place more students in rural Washington clinics (Oct. 25)

New WWAMI director sought for UI/WSU (Oct. 18)

Idaho surgeon, WWAMI faculty member Talboy died (Oct. 4)

Pioneering MEDEX Northwest physician assistant dies (Sept. 6)

West Nile virus detected in Wyoming (August 23)

Cobb honored as one of "Resuscitation Greats" (August 16)

Behavioral telemedicine consultations scheduled (July 19)

CHAP and SPARX expand to WWAMI region (June 21)

R/UOP now in its 14th year (June 21)

Five WWAMI clinicians receive teaching awards (May 24)

WWAMI-Montana pioneer Listerud died (April 26)

Moscow Family Medicine will serve University of Idaho (April 19)

UI recieves $10.2 Million to study evolutionary biology (March 8)

Research & Grants 2002

UW ethicists supports genetic testing (Dec. 20)

UW microbiologists provide visual images of tuberculosis infection (Dec. 20)

Rehabilitation Medicine brain-injury grant renewed (Dec. 20)

Prostate cancer screening not necessary for all men (Dec. 13)

Collaborative care enhances treatment for anxiety disorders (Dec. 13)

HPV-16 vaccine appears effective (Dec. 6)

UW hosts sixth national symposium of the NIH Centers for AIDS Research (Nov. 22)

Undertreated hypertensive adults face risk (Nov. 15)

Patients with major depression sought for study (Nov. 1)

UW male contraception research funded (Nov. 1)

UW researcher to collaborate on American Academy of Sleep Medicine study (Oct. 18)

Urology receives grant to study male chronic pelvic pain (Oct. 11)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center awarded $12.7 for prostate cancer program (Oct. 4)

Study suggests false-positive mammogram results linked to radiologists’ experience (Sept. 27)

Gene therapy improves muscle function in muscular dystrophy animal model (Sept. 20)

Health-care costs higher for heart failure patients with depression (Sept. 13)

Researchers publish editorial examining complexity of breast cancer risk (August 23)

Over $1.3 million awarded to build facility for women in UW assistance program (August 23)

Urokinase is not a benign substance in blood vessels (August 2)

Immunization a better option than antibiotics for newborns (July 26)

NCI funds prostate cancer researchers (July 19)

NIH grants $4 million to rehabilitation medicine researchers (July 12)

Diabetes gene discovered in rats appears in nearly identical form in humans (July 5)

Shear force enhances bacterial adhesion to target cells (June 28)

Gastric bypass surgery decreases appetite-stimulating hormone ghrelin (May 31)

National Library of Medicine grants $3.5 million to UW Biomedical and Health Informatics (May 24)

Seatbelts offer more protection than air bags (May 17)

NIH awards $1.47 million to study brain functioning after trauma (May 10)

Three-year grant helps evaluate end-of-life care (May 3)

Autism medications systematically measured in children (May 3)

Offspring of cousins have less genetic risk than previously thought (April 19)

Genetic code for rice published in public database (April 12)

Genetic variant plus diuretics lowers heart attack risk (April 5)

Location of pancreatic cancer gene mapped (March 8)

UI recieves $10.2 Million to study evolutionary biology (March 8)

UW research published on resident burnout (March 8)

Surgeon presents immunopathology research on March 14 (March 1)

Education 2002

March faculty development workshops offered (Dec. 20)

Enterpreneurs and administrators talk start-up (Dec. 20)

International health conference well attended (Nov. 22)

Summer international health program applications due (Nov. 22)

Researcher presents work on magnesium uptake protein in Dec. 5 lecture (Nov. 22)

Science in Medicine lecture looks at weight regulation (Nov. 15)

Lecture to address copyright and intellectual property (Nov. 8)

Web site makes searching for grants easier (Nov. 8)

Office of Research and Graduate Education completes reorganization (Nov. 1)

New faculty orientations scheduled (Oct. 18)

Register for Western Regional International Health Conference (Oct. 18)

Series speaks to future careers of biological sciences Ph.D. students (Oct. 11)

Pathologist is studying genetic instability for possible clues to cancer biology (Oct. 11)

Medical students learn as patients during NIH-funded program (Oct. 11)

Rehabilitation Medicine program coordinator to swim in international event (Oct. 4)

Entering class of 2002 begins orientation in Seattle and WWAMI states (Sept. 20)

Medical device forum for investors and enterpreneurs to be held Oct. 10 (Sept. 20)

Nerve cell development discussed at first fall Science in Medicine lecture (Sept. 13)

Students receive orientation for new School of Medicine colleges (Sept. 13)

New lecture series addresses UW enterpreneurs (Sept. 6)

Surgeon discusses pancreatic cancer biology at 53rd annual Strauss Lecture (August 30)

Aging research to be discussed in 2002 Frontiers in Biomedical Research Symposium (August 30)

Family Medicine team joins in triathlon (August 23)

HHMI undergraduate poster presentations Aug. 23 (August 16)

Japanese students visit UW labs (August 9)

New capstone course will be held in spring 2004 (August 2)

Students will study for one year at NIH in Bethesda (July 26)

School implementing changes in residency on-duty hours (July 26)

CHAP and SPARX expand to WWAMI region (June 21)

R/UOP now in its 14th year (June 21)

Gastroenterology offers weekly CME series (June 21)

Prostate cancer conference scheduled (June 14)

Summer lecture series addresses research integrity (June 7)

UW receives praise after informal NIH compliance visit (June 7)

School of Medicine announces college faculty (May 24)

New Department of Genome Sciences hosts first symposium May 29 (May 24)

Research and Industry Relations Support complete reorganization (May 10)

Book examines mind, body and … meterology connection (May 3)

Archbishop Tutu scheduled to visit UW (April 19)

First chair of UW Biochemistry Department dies (April 19)

UW has exceptional resident match year (April 12)

Ceremony marks transition into clinical training (April 12)

Medical Education changes department name (April 5)

UW Hosts Health Sciences Open House (April 5)

Resident Match 2002 statistics announced (April 5)

Liaison Committee on Medical Education visits the UW (March 29)

Medical seniors find out residencies at Match Day 2002 (March 22)

Clinical research guide for investigators program scheduled (March 22)

Gates Foundation HIV/AIDS & TB director to speak at UW (March 15)

Book acts as guide for physicians to manage health-care information (March 15)

Seattle hosts ninth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (March 1)

Awards 2002

Kovar honored for humanism in medicine (Nov. 22)

AAMC honors UW School of Medicine for outstanding community service (Nov. 15)

Bergman's career honored by American Academy of Pediatrics (Nov. 8)

Retina researcher wins international award (Nov. 1)

Pellegrini elected to serve on ACS Board of Regents (Oct. 25)

Hille elected to Institute of Medicine (Oct. 18)

Crittenden selected for Soros Fellowship (Oct. 18)

Norris now voting member of ABMS (Oct. 11)

Washington State Medical Association honors former governor and School of Medicine (Sept. 27)

Pioneer kidney dialysis researcher receives Lasker Award (Sept. 27)

Garcia recognized for accomplishments in multicultural affairs (August 30)

Cobb honored as one of "Resuscitation Greats" (August 16)

Streissguth receives lifetime achievement award (August 16)

American Lung Association recognizes UW pulmonary researchers (August 9)

Microbiologists chosen to be 2002 Pew Scholars (July 19)

U.S. News ranks UW Medical Center 11th in nation (July 12)

Carden Johnston elected vice president of AAP (July 12)

Porte honored for long-standing contributions to diabetes research (July 5)

Hood to receive Kyoto Prize in Japan (June 28)

Pehr Edman award in protein studies announced (June 28)

Martin installed as American Thoracic Society president (June 21)

Fuller named to National Library of Medicine's Board of Scientific Counselors (June 21)

La Spada honored for research on aging (June 14)

Graduating medical students honored at ceremony (June 14)

Lamb honored for her support of medical students (May 31)

Neuroscientist becomes McKnight Scholar and Sloan Foundation Fellow (May 31)

Five WWAMI clinicians receive teaching awards (May 24)

Eastside Specialty Center poster wins award (May 17)

Olson and Green receive Gairdner Awards (April 26)

2002 graduates select faculty for honors (April 26)

Horwitz selected for presidential honor (March 29)

Scribner honored for dialysis research (March 29)

Kraft honored by Association of Academic Physiatrists (March 22)

Appointments 2002

Ramsey leads search committee for UW president (Dec. 6)

Sylvia Mathews named newest UW Medicine Board member (Dec. 6)

New vice provost will manage UW intellectual property (Dec. 6)

Gibran appointed head of UW Burn Center (Nov. 15)

Huntsman named UW interim president (Nov. 8)

Walker named medical director of UW Medical Center (Oct. 11)

Perkins appointed vice chair of surgery (Sept. 20)

Paauw appointed head of UWMC general internal medicine (Sept. 6)

Beauchamp appointed head of radiology (Sept. 6)

Page becomes new head of Cardiology (August 16)

Holbrook named president of The Ohio State University (August 16)

Kharasch named assistant dean for clinical research (August 9)

Chief of pediatric cardiovascular surgery announced (August 2)

Waterston appointed chair of Genome Sciences (July 12)

Robert Waterston named chair of UW Department of Genome Sciences (July 9)

Harlan named Finch Professor of Hematology (June 28)

Surawicz named assistant dean for faculty development (June 14)

Eschenbach selected to chair obstetrics and gynecology (May 17)

Group Health names Rubenstein first health plan medical director (March 22)

New SOM director of research and industry relations support announced (March 15)