The Scope E-Newsletter March 2012

The Scope E-Newsletter

March 2012

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

New GSM Faculty and Staff

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

Upcoming CE Opportunities

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

Presentations

Publications

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Hematology Conference Hosts Some of Nation's Best

UTGSM 2012 Hematology ConferenceThe UT Graduate School of Medicine presented the Eighth Annual Hematology Conference: An Update on Selected ASH Topics, on January 21, and leading discussions were Thomas Habermann, MD, Mayo Clinic; Michael Keating, MB, BS, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Craig Kitchens, MD, University of Florida; and Rami Komrokji, MD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center.  Wahid Hanna, MD, professor, UT Graduate School of Medicine, directed the educational activity.

Each year, the conference provides updates derived from the speakers' expertise and presentations at the international conference of the American Society of Hematology.  The eighth annual conference was approved for 5 AMA, ACPE and AAPA credits and.5 CEUs.   

For more information about continuing education activities, visit www.tennessee.edu/cme.

 

 

 

 

 

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