ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

When you consider the company we keep, we are in good company, indeed! Substantiating the statement above, President Scott Cowen and I received a wonderful email on Thanksgiving from a very strong advocate for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and the School of Medicine: Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving. Look at this won...

This past month I had the opportunity to Zoom dialogue with each of the departments of the School of Medicine. I tried to set the stage with a few concepts but mostly wanted to listen to each of you. Here are some of the things that I learned. COVID-19 occupies our day every day and influences eve...

It is time for all of us to look at our own activities and behavior and assure ourselves that we are providing a safe environment for others, including those close to us, those we work with, and those we learn from. I have been pleased that the university has taken great efforts to provide us all ...

Last week, the School of Medicine held a series of four live, virtual health care forums and a student forum as a run-up to this week’s presidential debate at our Health Education Campus. Attendance was good for the live forums, the discussions were lively, and those who attended asked the moderator...

The first 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate leading up to the election in November will be held on September 29 at the Healthcare Education Campus—with health care as the main topic. What if … … before the national audience tunes in to Cleveland to hear the presidential candidates discuss health car...

As we continue through this extraordinarily challenging year, there are times when most of us—faculty, staff and students—have become deeply affected by the events through which we are living. Significant stressors include the uncertainty surrounding the worldwide pandemic along with feelings of fea...

216 first-year medical students attended our school’s White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 12, a rite of passage welcoming them into the community of healers. It was particularly special because it marked the first time in months that we gathered together in a large group, outdoors on a beautiful mor...

On July 1, I was honored to become your interim dean of the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine on an interim basis. I look forward to continuing much of the work that Dean Pamela Davis was leading as well as beginning new initiatives to deliver medical breakthroughs, train the next generation of physicians and...