Volume 5, Number 13March 30, 2001

Kathleen Sellick was appointed executive director of University of Washington Medical Center on Wednesday. She has been serving as acting executive director since late September, following the death of Robert H. Muilenburg. Sellick joined UWMC in January 1999 as associate executive director and chief operating officer. (Full story)

U.S. News releases 2001 rankings for graduate and professional schools. (Full Story)

James W.M. Owens, emeritus clinical professor of pediatrics, received the Christopher Krogh Award from the International Health Medical Education Consortium (IHMEC). (Full Story)

Five faculty members from the Department of Medicine recently attended the 13th annual Association of American Medical Colleges professional development seminar for junior women faculty. (Full Story)

Depression patients prefer and respond to phone follow-ups

Patients at risk for relapsing into severe depression benefit from receiving follow-up phone calls and e-mail messages from primary-care physicians. (Full Story)