Laramore named chair of radiation oncology

Paul Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, has named George Laramore chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology. (Full story)

Researchers zero in on gene linked to prostate and brain cancer

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW researchers have mapped the region of a gene associated with prostate cancer in families and that may trigger an inherited susceptibility to primary brain cancer. (Full story)

The Accreditation Council for Medical Education (ACGME) has established the John C. Gienapp Lecture in honor of UW graduate medical education program assessment and development director.

Peter House, clinical assistant professor of family medicine, yesterday, March 11, received the Outstanding Contributions to Rural Health Award from the Washington Rural Health Association.

On Thursday, March 19, students participating in the 1999 National Residency Match Program will learn their residency placements.