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Credit Research Exposed Course
Enroll in Research Exposed! Approaches to Inquiry (General Studies 391 D) Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D) offers the undergraduate an opportunity to learn about current, exciting research in a wide variety of disciplines, including the process of discovery, how…
Public Health Genomics
Greetings from the School of Public Health. Please share this great AUT 2012 course opportunity with your students as appropriate. It’s a great introduction to Public Health Genetics, offers I&S / NW credit, and has no prerequisites. This autumn, the…
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The Widespread Problem of Doctor Burnout
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Summer programs aim to encourage and prepare minorities to attend college
Heather Clineschmidt (hcline@uw.edu) thinks you may be interested in the following article: Summer programs aim to encourage and prepare minorities to attend college https://www.washington.edu/cms/news/2012/08/03/summer-programs-aim-to-encourage-and-prepare-minorities-to-attend-college/
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NPR.org – You Think Beauty Is Skin Deep? You”re Not A Chiropractor
An interesting read about chiropractic medicine! Heather Clineschmidt thought you would be interested in this story: You Think Beauty Is Skin Deep? Youre Not A Chiropractor http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/07/13/156718782/you-think-beauty-is-skin-deep-youre-not-a-chiropractor?sc=emaf
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History of Dentistry
On this date in 1867, *Harvard Dental School,* *the first university-based dental school in the United States was founded*. Before the school’s founding, aspiring dentists went to freestanding trade schools or learned by apprenticeship. The world’s first dental training program…
Can doctors learn empathy?
Can Doctors Learn Empathy? By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/can-doctors-learn-empathy/?ref=health Fred Donini-Lenhoff Medical Education Communications Director American Medical Association 515 N State St Chicago, IL 60654 312 464-4635 312 464-5830 Fax fred.lenhoff@ama-assn.org Subscribe to our monthly e-mail newsletter, AMA MedEd…
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New Inspiring Stories on the AAMC web site
Need a mid-term pick-me-up? If so, read the inspiring stories below! Happy midterms, prehealth students! **************************** Heather Clineschmidt Academic Counselor – Lead UAA Advising, University of Washington (206) 543-2550 http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/prehealth/ Good Afternoon! We have recently added two new Inspiring Stories…
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What about those rankings?
Great reading regarding the issues around the ranking of academic programs. http://chronicle.com/article/US-News-Seeks-Medical/129561/?key=Sjl3JV9jaHcSZHk0NjZBbzsGbSY/M0N1Y3tDbHt3bllUFQ%3D%3D
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Major research news out of UW
Dear All — Researchers Jared Baeten and Renee Heffron with the UW’s International Clinical Research Center have an observational study of 3,800 couples in Africa published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases that shows women using hormonal contraception –such as a…
Health | Title fight: physicians vs. those with doctorates | Seattle Times Newspaper
Interesting article from the Seattle Times: Health | Title fight: physicians vs. those with doctorates | Seattle Times Newspaper.
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Gates Foundation Names Dr. Trevor Mundel to Lead Global Health Program
press release Sept. 13, 2011, 9:00 a.m. EDT Gates Foundation Names Dr. Trevor Mundel to Lead Global Health Program http://i1.marketwatch.com/MW5/content/story/images/PR-Logo-Newswire.gif SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that Dr. Trevor Mundel…
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LGBT Seniors Healthcare
I just got an article published about lgbt senior health concerns which is a big concern for the lgbt community, including housing, retirement benefits, insurance benefits, and a safe and supportive living and medical services environment, that includes gay friendly…
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UW Medicine highlighted in Healthcare Equality Index 2011
The UW School of Medicine has been highlighted in the Healthcare Equality Index for 2011! Read about it here: http://www.washington.edu/news/articles/uw-medicine-highlighted-in-healthcare-equality-index-2011
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Big news out of UW today — study by Intl Clinical Research Center
http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=gSm9mAtspD5Wl8eE3OosGA.. Pills prevent HIV in straight men and women (Assistant Professor Jared Baeten, Global Health, Medicine; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) Associated Press/ MSNBC http://engage.washington.edu/site/R?i=6nI70c4cNwKM4FSburotXA.. Clear evidence that pills prevent HIV transmission in straight couples (Baeten) CBS News _______________________________________________ Globalhealth…