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Gastroenterologist Linda Nguyen selected as 2021 Principal Clinician | News from the Department of Medicine

Growing up in Southern California, Linda Nguyen, MD, considered several career choices: marine biologist; astronaut; doctor. Luckily for the thousands of patients she has treated over her career, she chose the latter. This year, she was selected to receive the Stanford Medicine Master Clinician Award, which honors a physician in the Department of Medicine for […]

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Manage your student loans for medical school

There are a significant number of residents, fellows, and new physicians who have accumulated significant medical education debt. In 2016, the median amount of student loan debt carried by graduates of medical schools was $190,000. There is one category of student loans known as medical education loans. They might have interest rates that are lower […]

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Awards and Honors: Summer 2022 | News from the Department of Medicine

Stanford awards for 2021-22 academic year include many DOM faculty and residents Congratulations to over 40 recipients of awards for excellence in teaching, patient care, etc., recently presented by Stanford Medicine in recognition of their outstanding contributions during the 2021-2022 academic year. See the partial list (including several of our DOM colleagues) below. Tracy RydelMD, […]

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Annual Quality Improvement Research Day winners announced – School of Medicine News

Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Office of Higher Medical Education held its 11th annual online Quality Improvement Research Day, in conjunction with its lead clinical partner, Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, the May 10, to showcase resident-led quality improvement projects in the Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Transition Year Hospital Programs. Anne Messman, MD, Associate […]

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Delivering Excellence in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – News

The specialist hospital offers a unique range of orthopedic and neuro-spinal treatments in line with world standards Published: Fri 22 April 2022, 09:00 Alarming levels of vitamin D deficiency among UAE citizens and residents, augmented by their sedentary work routines and physically inactive lifestyles, have catapulted the prevalence of arthritis and degenerative bone, joint and […]

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Job announcement: Head of the Sports Medicine and Science Academy – News

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Mansfield Town Football Club for an enthusiastic, proactive and knowledgeable individual to join the Academy’s Department of Sports Science and Medicine as Head of Academy Science and sports medicine. Based at: HR Academy, Pleasley, NG19 7RT Salary: Depending on experience (to be discussed during the interview)Type of employment: […]

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Letter to the editor: Clinicians need to review the literature : Emergency Medicine News

Editor: Mark Mosley, MD has made an impassioned call for physicians to unite with one voice to create a clear message for patients regarding COVID-19. (REM. 2021;43[12]:26; https://bit.ly/3Dc0LN1.) He suggested that science strongly supports the effectiveness of masks and the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, but has no evidence to support current therapeutics. […]

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Overview of internal medicine news (20/10/21)

AnnMarie Liapakis honored as transplant ‘superhero’ AnnMarie Liapakis, MD , associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and surgery (transplantation); and Medical Director, Living Donor Liver Transplantation, is honored Nov. 18 by Donate Life Connecticut at a virtual gala honoring transplant “superheroes.” Liapakis has worked in the liver transplant program at Yale since 2012, evaluating and […]

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$100 million in contributions to transform UAB School of Medicine – News

Record Heersink donation of $95 million to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation. In recognition of a transformative $95 million gift from Marnix E. Heersink, MD, a longtime supporter of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the UAB School of Medicine will be called now the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine. The record […]