The Scope E-Newsletter
From the Dean's Office
New Initiatives Support the Community
UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation Opens to the Community
In the Spotlight
Dr. Carlson Announces the Kelly L. Krahwinkel Endowed Chair for OMFS
Internal Medicine Residency Program Provides Model for Performance Improvement
Imaging Trial for Novel Liver Cancer Treatment Shows Promising Results
Medical Student Evolves Through Narrative Medicine
Family Medicine Supports Community through Food and Clothing Pantries and Fundraisers
Physicians Take Medical Training to Ghana
Anesthesiology Resident Benefits Patient Care Through Gift
Dr. Matthew Mancini Inaugurated as KAM President
Researchers Earn Doctorate Degrees
Martha Earl Participates in Medical Library Leadership Fellows Program
New Vascular Nursing Chapter Benefits Community and Selects Rawn as President
News
Advance Digest Spotlights GSM Research News
Resident and Fellow Research Day Coming May 23, Submit Abstracts by April 13
Resident Business Course Concludes April 19 with 'Billing and Collections'
Continuing Education
CME Course Focuses on Using Concept of Lean
Hematology Conference Hosts Some of Nation's Best
Diabetes Conference Focuses on Trends and Treatments
Scholarly Activity
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New Initiatives Support the Community
Big things are happening at the Graduate School of Medicine, several of which are making quite an impact on our community. The UT Center for Advanced Medical Simulation has expanded and held its grand opening, inviting internal and external medical professionals as well as people in the community to tour the new facility and see the benefits simulation has on medical training and patient care. The efforts of its directors, Dr. Leonard Hines and Dr. Paul Huffstutter, are to be commended.
The GSM has also established its first endowed chair program, the Kelly L. Krahwinkel Chair in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Congratulations to Dr. Eric Carlson in his efforts to endow the first chair at the GSM. Also, thank you to the family of Kelly Krahwinkel for their support of the Department's initiatives.
I would like to give special recognition to Martha Earl on her selection to the medical library leaders fellowship program. As one of five selected in the nation, she represents the true spirit of Preston Medical Library. I also want to recognize Dr. Ronald Lands for his leadership in narrative medicine, which I see as making medicine come to life. Also, thank you to Dr. Matthew Mancini and Susan Rawn for the leadership they are providing to local medical organizations - Dr. Mancini as the president of the Knoxville Academy of Medicine and Susan as the first president to the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Vascular Nursing.
In addition to leaders in the community, I want to recognize the Department of Family Medicine and its faculty and staff for establishing a Community Outreach Committee, which oversees new food and clothing pantries, and establishing programs to support health-related issues in the Knoxville area. As this issue of The Scope demonstrates, we have examples going on all around us that are making a difference to the communities we support.
James J. Neutens, PhD, FASHA
Dean
