UW Medicine

Article on teaching professionalism among the most accessed (Dec. 19)

Program grant funding continues for 48 years (Dec. 19)

General surgery residency renews full accreditation and adds positions (Dec. 19)

Surgeons collect peanut butter for charity (Dec. 12)

Surgeons collect peanut butter for charity (Dec. 12)

Medical alumni purchase stethoscopes for first-year students (Dec. 5)

Task force recommends screening adults for obesity (Dec. 5)

UW Medicine has record fund-raising year (Nov. 21)

UW picked as clinical trial site by NCI and GE (Nov. 14)

UW Medicine brand and logo style guide available (Oct. 31)

UW Medicine holds new faculty orientation Nov. 7 (Oct. 24)

UW to begin offering Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (Oct. 24)

Family practice graduates performing range of procedures (Oct. 17)

UW¹s Berg joins in debate over early mammogram screening (Oct. 17)

Kenyan medical students studying at UW Medical School (Oct. 10)

Reedy named editor of Online News (Oct. 3)

UW Physical Therapists offer screenings and information (Sept. 26)

Lukehart named assistant dean (Sept. 26)

Children's books needed for Harborview literacy program (Sept. 19)

Biomedical and Health Informatics PH.D degree program begins (Sept. 12)

South Lake Union research hub launched (Sept. 5)

UW Surgery Pavilion ribbon cutting scheduled for Sept. 19 (Aug. 29)

Two entering medical students named Turner Scholars (Aug. 22)

Research Funding Bulletin accessible to all on Web (Aug. 15)

Groundbreaking held for research building (Aug. 15)

Harrison Hospital and UW Medicine offer cardiothoracic surgery (Aug. 15)

Mom gives birth after head-on crash (Aug. 8)

Training encouraged on new electronic medical record (Aug. 1)

MEDEX graduate gives survival tips on Primetime Thursday (Jul. 25)

UWMC ranks 10th among America's Best Hospitals (Jul. 18)

ORCA electronic medical record will be available next month (Jul. 18)

UW licenses two data-analysis technologies (Jul. 11)

Scribner memorial service scheduled for June 30 (Jun. 27)

Zepeda honored as an inspiring new physician (Jun. 20)

UW Medicine ready for new residency hours standards (Jun. 20)

Residencies prepare to comply with new duty hour standards (Jun. 13)

Washington state biohistory poster released (Jun. 13)

Graduates honored at hooding ceremony (Jun. 13)

June ceremonies and celebrations (Jun. 6)

WebAlert: Healthlink features defense funding (May 30)

Seattle and Chicago participate in counter-terrorism drill (May 16)

Surgery Pavilion nearing completion (May 2)

Drug-releasing coronary stent inserted in UW Medicine Heart Center procedure (May 2)

April 23 lecture addresses medical errors and patient safety (Apr. 18)

UW scientists contribute to national plans for future of genome research (Apr. 18)

Harborview to lead in international surgical response (Apr. 11)

Jerry Lewis to discuss chronic pain (Mar. 28)

SARS information updates available (Mar. 21)

Committee hears evidence linking flu shots to Guillain-Barre syndrome (Mar. 21)

Dorris brothers cover aircraft carrier from different angles (Mar. 21)

Gastroenterologist Wade Volwiler dead at 84 (Mar. 21)

UW Medical Center hosts reunion for in-vitro fertilization children (Mar. 14)

End-of-Life Care program to begin at Harborview (Mar. 14)

International Preeclampsia Summit Scheduled (Mar. 7)

UW Medicine begins workforce training for new HIPAA legislation (Feb. 14)

Learn about UW Medicine (Jan. 31)

MEDEX Program moves main offices (Jan. 17)

WWAMI Region

Eight students will participate in WRITE (Dec. 19)

Family practice residencies in Wyoming join UW network (Nov. 14)

Wyoming state legislators learn more about UW¹s WWAMI Program (Nov. 7)

Alaska WWAMI Program hosts physician appreciation dinner (Oct. 24)

Biodefense and emerging infectious disease center established (Sept. 5)

2004 Rocky Mountain Wilderness Conference to be held in Idaho (Aug. 15)

Founder of Ketchikan clerkship dies (Aug. 1)

Hyman to direct MSU WWAMI (Jul. 18)

Turner Named UI/WSU WWAMI director (Jul. 18)

WWAMI founders meet this weekend in Idaho (Jun. 20)

UW and other WWAMI universities adopt SARS policies (Jun. 6)

R/UOP has record-breaking participation (May 23)

Finalists for WWAMI-Idaho director position visit campuses (Apr. 4)

WWAMI residency directors and UW join forces to receive federal funds (Mar. 7)

Funds used for teleconferencing and health-care training (Feb. 28)

Family physician combines interests in rural health and the environment (Feb. 21)

President of American College of Surgeons addresses hometown crowd (Jan. 31)

Idaho WWAMI presents Mini-Medical School focusing on heart disease (Jan. 24)

2003 WRITE program students to begin training (Jan. 17)

Research & Grants

Improved breast cancer survival in hormone users likely due to more frequent screenings (Dec. 12)

Genetic variation could protect bone marrow recipients (Dec. 12)

Echinacea doesn¹t help children with colds, study finds (Dec. 12)

California businessman gives $10 million to the Hutch (Dec. 12)

Mother¹s abuse by partner leads to behavioral problems in children (Dec. 12)

Researchers finish first draft of chimp genome sequence (Dec. 12)

Grant renewed for MS research and training center (Dec. 5)

Huntington¹s and Parkinson¹s may have different pathologies (Dec. 5)

UW research group develops method for creating new proteins (Nov. 21)

UW receives $5.6 million to study fragile-X syndrome (Nov. 14)

Depression treatment benefits arthritis sufferers (Nov. 14)

Exercise may help post-menopausal women with sleep problems (Nov. 7)

Self-Management program helps kids with asthma (Nov. 7)

Diabetes-related gene thought to be connected to obesity (Nov. 7)

NIH names UW one of six bariatric surgery research centers (Oct. 31)

Exercise, behavioral management help Alzheimer¹s patients (Oct. 24)

Bile duct injury key to cholecystectomy mortality (Oct. 24)

Study analyzes genetic mutations and cancer risk (Oct. 24)

UW named center for muscular dystrophy research (Oct. 17)

Stamatoyannopoulos receives grant from NHGRI (Oct. 17)

UW study to focus on how stress affects drug use (Oct. 10)

Biochemistry space in J-Wing will be renovated (Oct. 3)

Yeast study shedding new light on age as a cancer risk factor (Oct. 3)

Integration of mental health and primary care services might benefit many patients (Sept. 26)

Biodefense training cooperative agreement awarded (Sept. 19)

Grant funds search for AIDS vaccine strategies (Sept. 19)

Human embryonic stem cell exploratory center funded (Sept. 19)

Modulation of HCN pacemaker channels studied (Sept. 12)

Possibilities reviewed for genomics to probe biology of disease (Sept. 12)

Prudence advised in treating depression in children and teens (Aug. 29)

Study compares 13 vertebrate genomes (Aug. 29)

Children with Sickle Cell Disease may not be getting antibiotics (Aug. 29)

Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has improved (Aug. 29)

Adolescent depression may foreshadow adult obesity in women (Aug. 15)

Research data lost in robbery (Aug. 8)

UWTV features UW genome scientists (Aug. 1)

Researchers survey environmental exposures for clues to narcolepsy (Aug. 1)

UW Medical School receives clinical education grant (Jul. 25)

Study looks at herpes treatment to prevent HIV spread (Jul. 25)

Study of newborns looks at preventing type 1 diabetes (Jul. 11)

Chromosome 7 sequence published in Nature (Jul. 11)

Abnormal Insulin metabolism might contribute to Alzheimer's Disease (Jun. 27)

UW scientists develop West Nile virus assay (Jun. 20)

Study links Parkinson's disease risk to high consumption of iron and manganese (Jun. 13)

Editorial urges clinical attention to fish oil studies (Jun. 6)

Rapid MRI presents few advantages in low back pain treatment (June 6)

Parasympathetic controls of heart decline with age (May 30)

New breast biopsy method proves feasible and effective (May 16)

Atrial fibrillation more common than suspected (May 9)

Asthma rates higher than expected in Native American children (Apr. 25)

Study Reports international health electives benefit medical education (Apr. 25)

New Web Resources for basic and clinical research (Apr. 18)

Primary-care physicians can detect and treat more hearing loss in elderly (Apr. 18)

Malaria may have been around before Pleistocene Age (Apr. 11)

Researchers analyze Pseudomonas in Cystic Fibrosis patients (Apr. 4)

Prazosin reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress (Mar. 14)

Center for Excellence in Biomedical Computing planned (Mar. 14)

Study finds booster seat education campaign successful (Mar. 7)

Researchers study patient needs after medical errors (Feb. 28)

UW served as clinical site for AIDS vaccine clinical trial (Feb. 28)

Researchers describe novel streptococcus gene (Feb. 21)

Computational biologist looks at retroid agents for clues to evolution (Feb. 21)

NIH renews funding for UW clinical research facility (Feb. 14)

Study shows synaptic depression used to compute sound levels (Feb. 7)

Journal article presents seven core principles of primary care (Feb. 7)

Vision researchers find that photon receptors pair up in neat rows (Jan. 24)

Caesarian births decrease herpes transmission (Jan. 10)

Education

Global health ethics to be discussed at Hogness Symposium (Dec. 5)

Awards

Harborview intensive care unit physician receives ethics award (Dec. 19)

GSA recognizes Abrass for gerontology practice and research (Nov. 21)

Jong, Hirsch win continuing medical education awards (Nov. 14)

Hutchinson, UW med student, awarded Pisacano Scholarship (Oct. 10)

Biochemistry alumnus receives Lasker Award (Sept. 19)

UW geneticist receives honorary Harvard degree (Aug. 1)

Orozco receives Nickens scholarship (Aug. 1)

Hartwell earns medal of merit (Jul. 25)

Safford named Washington State Family Doctor of the Year (Jul. 11)

Medical school honored for good sportsmanship (Jun. 27)

Disis is first recipient of mentoring award (Jun. 27)

Kerkenbush receives nursing's master's Outstanding Scholar Award (Jun. 27)

UW students placed third in HHS Competition (Jun. 13)

Cancer researcher Brentnall listed among Seattle's almost famous (Jun. 6)

Kiviat to be honored as Phenomenal Woman (May 30)

Graduating class to honor five teachers (May 30)

PFT inhibitor study named Medicines for Malaria Venture Project of the Year (May 23)

Catterall selected for Bristol-Myers Squibb Award (May 23)

Phelan receives award for geriatric research (May 9)

Beach receives award for educational outreach (May 2)

Bioengineer to receive Korean Ho-Am Award (Apr. 25)

Saari to receive WWAMI Distinguished Teaching Award (Apr. 25)

Neuroscientist honored with 2003 Gairdner International Award (Apr. 25)

SPARX program coordinator selected to receive UW Distinguished Staff Award (Apr. 18)

Pediatrician to be honored for outstanding public service (Apr. 18)

Bioengineer elected president of North American Tissue Engineering Society (Apr. 4)

WWAMI-Alaska physician honored with national teaching award (Mar. 14)

Neurophysiologist wins award for olfactory receptor research (Mar. 7)

Eschbach recognized for work improving kidney dialysis (Feb. 7)

Medical student and former faculty member honored (Jan. 31)

School of Medicine alumni and staff honored at Multicultural Dinner (Jan. 24)

Appointments

Lange elected to American Board of Urology (Dec. 19)

Byers named president-elect of American Society of Human Genetics (Nov. 21)

Woodward to head emergency medicine in pediatrics department (Nov. 21)

Knopp one of three UW professors selected as AAAS fellows (Oct. 31)

Groudine elected to Institute of Medicine (Oct. 31)

Kim elected president of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (Oct. 3)

Epperly named to Family Practice Residency Review Committee (Sept. 5)

Acosta named assistant dean for multicultural affairs (Aug. 8)

Two informatics students selected for editorial board (Jul. 25)

Sires named acting chair of ophthalmology (Jul. 25)

Motulsky named to American Philosophical Society (Jun. 13)

Ten inducted as American College of Physician fellows (May 23)

Pellegrini named to American Board of Surgery (May 16)

Six elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences (May 16)

Bremner elected vice-president and president of andrology society (May 9)

Buck elected to National Academy (May 9)

Norris elected treasurer of American Board of Family Practice (May 2)

Larson to Chair ACP Board of Regents in 2004 (Apr. 18)

Stapleton selected to lead national academic association (Mar. 21)

Genetic counselor Robin Bennett elected president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (Jan. 24)

Emery appointed head of pediatric rheumatology (Jan. 17)

Internist selected to direct rural medical education at University of Melbourne (Jan. 10)