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Medical Explorations Program Continues
 In
1991, Dr. Mitchell Goldman, Chairman of the Department
of Surgery, began a program for high school students who
were interested in learning more about careers in the medical
field. The program, officially named "Medical
Explorations", is still going strong. Medical Explorations
is offered to high school juniors and seniors, as well as college
students. The six week program consists of one week rotations
in various departments of the hospital. A typical schedule might
include a week's rotation in Anesthesia, Trauma Surgery, Orthopedics,
Nursing, Physical Therapy and Ob/Gyn.
 Through
a generous grant from the I. Reid Collmann Foundation,
students who qualify receive a stipend to assist with financial
obligations. Dr. I. Reid Collmann, who passed away in 2002,
was appointed Associate Dean of the Knoxville Unit, UT College
of Medicine and Director of Medical Affairs at the University
of Tennessee Memorial Hospital in 1984. In July 1991, he was
appointed Acting Dean of the newly formed Graduate School of
Medicine until his retirement in October 1995.
Quotes from former Medical Explorers include:
"The trauma call with my mentor was one of the best experiences
of my life."
"It was interesting to see how the scans are read and what
the radiologists looked for in them."
"I
loved the hematology/oncology rotation and
my mentor was very welcoming and a great teacher, but what I
liked most was how they
treated
their patients."
For
more information regarding the Medical Explorations Program,
contact Hope Wright,
in the Department of Surgery,
305-9244 or download
the brochure.
 On
January 28, 2005, the Office of Continuing
Medical Education and the Department
of Medicine, sponsored a the "First Annual
Hematology Update." This meeting is offered as
a follow-up to the December 2004 American
Society of Hematology (ASH) annual conference, and highlighted
advances in hematology and coagulation disorders.
National known experts in hematology presented at the conference,
including, Robert O. Dillman, M.D., Hoag Cancer Center; Susan
O'Brien, M.D., MD Anderson Cancer Center; Sagar Lonial, M.D.,
Winship Cancer Institute; and Thomas L. Ortell, M.D., Ph.D.,
Duke University.
Course Director was Timothy J. Panella, M.D., Professor and
Chairman, UTGSM Department of Medicine, and Stephen Miller,
M.D., University Cancer Specialists, served as moderator.
Understanding CME's Workshop Feb. 16
A workshop entitled "Understanding CME: The ABC's Of CME Workshop" will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at the UT University Club. Designed for statewide UT medical faculty and staff, organizations sponsoring CME activities, and commercial supports of CME events, the ABC's of CME Workshop will feature Dr. Bruce Bellande, Executive Director of the Alliance for Continuing Education Providers. This workshop will highlight recently revised changes in the guidelines for CME activities as outlined by Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and help all of us better understand the requirement for CME-accredited activities.
To register for the workshop, log on to the UT Conferences registration web site at this address:
http://www.Peopleware.net/1385f. This session is free to UTGSM faculty, course coordinators and CME-related staff. (Courtesy of the Dean's office.)
UTGSM Office of Continuing Medical Education Upcoming Events:
- March 12, 2005 - Diabetes Champion Conference, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, "Becoming a Champion for Diabetes Management in the Primary Care Office"
Co-sponsors: UTGSM & the Department of Family Medicine
- March 31 - April 2, 2005 - Family Medicine Update, Park Vista, Gatlinburg.
"Annual Family Medicine Update"Co-Sponsors: UTGSM & Department of Family Medicine
- April 22,2005 - The 2005 John E. Sullivan, DDS Memorial Endowed Lecture, Wood Auditorium, UT Medical Center.
"Street Wise: Pharmacology, Forensics & Abuse of Street Drugz and 'Scrips"
Co-sponsors: UTGSM, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & the UT College of Pharmacy
For a complete listing of courses and registration information please contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education at (865)305-9190.
The
following list of publications reflects only journal articles
indexed in PubMed (MEDLINE). If you are interested in obtaining
a copy of an article listed, please contact Preston
Medical Library.
Hartman
J, Muller P, Foster JS, Wimalasena J, Gustafsson JA, Strom A.
HES-1 inhibits 17beta-estradiol and heregulin-beta1-mediated
upregulation of E2F-1.
Oncogene. 2004 Nov 18;23(54):8826-33.
PMID: 15467735
Strom
A, Hartman J, Foster JS, Kietz S, Wimalasena J, Gustafsson JA.
Estrogen receptor beta inhibits 17beta-estradiol-stimulated
proliferation of the breast cancer cell line T47D.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Feb
10;101(6):1566-71.
PMID: 14745018
Shivaprasad
S, Wetzel R.
An
intersheet packing interaction in A beta fibrils mapped by disulfide
cross-linking.
Biochemistry. 2004 Dec 14;43(49):15310-7.
PMID: 15581343
Murphy
CL, Wang S, Weaver K, Gertz MA, Weiss DT, Solomon A.
Renal apolipoprotein A-I amyloidosis associated with a novel
mutant Leu64Pro.
Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 Dec;44(6):1103-9.
PMID: 15558533
Kabalka
GW, Mereddy AR.
A facile no-carrier-added radioiodination procedure suitable
for radiolabeling kits.
Nucl Med Biol. 2004 Oct;31(7):935-8.
PMID: 15464395
Arismendi
JL, Baker LE, Matteson KJ.
Effects
of processing techniques on the forensic DNA analysis of human
skeletal remains.
J Forensic Sci. 2004 Sep;49(5):930-4.
PMID: 15461092
Textbook Publications:
Carlson ER, Hudson JW. Odontogenic Infections.
In: Cummings CW (ed): Cummings Otolaryngology:
Head and Neck Surgery, 4th ed.,Elsevier Mosby, Chapter 67, pgs.
1305-1559, 2004.
Haug
RH, Carlson ER: Reconstruction of avulsive defects of the maxillofacial
complex.
In: Fonseca R, Walker RV, Betts N, Barber D,
and Powers MP (eds): Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma, 3rd ed.,
Elsevier, Chapter 36, pgs. 1035-1070, 2005.
Surgery
Department Represented at Southeastern Surgical Congress, 2005
Annual Scientific Meeting, February 11-15, 2005 - New Orleans,
LA.
Bell JL, Hanna NY: “Post-operative Psychosocial Effects
Following Prophylactic Mastectomy” - Accepted for plenary
session presentation.
Rourke
LL, Dudrick PS, Bell JL: “Utilization of Breast Conserving
Therapy (BCT) in Women with Breast Cancer” - Accepted
for poster presentation.
Rourke
LL, Gupta VK, Bell JL: “Patients with DCIS do not benefit
from routine lymph node analysis” - Accepted for poster
presentation.
Society for Surgical Oncology, 58th Annual Cancer Symposium,
March 3-6, 2005, Atlanta, GA.
Rourke
LL, Fitzhugh EC, Bell JL: “Why do women choose prophylactic
mastectomy?” - Abstract accepted for poster presentation.
Wilmoth
RJ, Reed BK, Lyons J, Dudrick P, Gupta VK, Bell JL: “Impact
of the 2003 American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging for Melanoma”
- Abstract accepted for poster presentation.
American
Chemical Society 229th National Meeting, March 13- 17 2005,
San Diego, CA,
Kabalka, GW, Yao, ML, Borella S, Wu, ZZ: "Boron
Trihalide Mediated Alkenylation of Benzylic Alcohols" -
Accepted for Presentation.
Kabalka
GW, Yao ML, Borella S, Wu, AA. "Lewis Acid Mediated Stereo-and
Regioselective Alkenylation of Allylic Alcohols." - Accepted
for Presentation.
Change Your Net ID Password
The Office of Information Technology at the UT has
asked that all employees and students "CHANGE"
their UT Net ID Password before March 1, 2005. This applies
to all GSM or Leased-UTK employees on our campus. If you fail
to comply with the deadline, you will be locked out of certain
campus computing resources--including UT
Electronic Journals and Databases.
Contact
the library for details or assistance in changing your password.
Library
Offers Expanded Access to Cochrane
The Cochrane
Library is a collection of databases that offer the highest
level of evidence based information for health care professionals
making patient care decisions. Recently, the library purchased
a site license so that any UTGSM or Medical Center computer
with an Internet connection now has access.
Preston
Library Electronic Journals
Were
you aware of the extensive list of electronic
journals available to you via the
library's web page? The library subscribes and manages over
250 electronic journals making them available to your desktop
computer. As a UTGSM employee, you also have access to UT Libraries
list of electronic
journals with your UT NetID & Password.
Connie
Littleton, Library Specialist, is retiring after 30
years of service to the University. Everyone is invited to attend
a retirement reception on March 1, 2005, from 1-4 p.m. in the
library.
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UTGSM
Remembers
Frances K. Patterson, M.D.
 Dr.
Frances K. Patterson passed away on January 26, 2005. Those who
knew Dr. Patterson admire her courage throughout her long and hard-fought
battle against cancer. Her zest for life and her devotion to teaching
were evident as she continued her work even during her chemotherapy
treatments. Dr. John Neff, Professor and former Chairman of the
Pathology Department, said, "Frances often told me that being
a pathologist was great fun and being a teacher was a joy."
Dr. Patterson began her association with the University of Tennessee
Memorial Hospital as a pathology resident. She continued her work
here as a pathologist and faculty member in the Department of Pathology.
Her leadership was instrumental in the establishment of the Nuclear
Medicine Department and the Nuclear Medicine Residency training
program at UTGSM. She served as Associate Professor in the Department
of Pathology and Director of the Pathology Residency Program for
more than ten years.
Dr.
Patterson was remembered during a memorial service in her honor
on February 11, 2005 at the UT Medical Center. She is survived by
her husband, Dr. Paul Wigler, Emeritus Professor at UTGSM, and two
daughters, Anne Sprague and Carole Patterson. The family has asked
memorial gifts be made to the Frances K. Patterson Memorial Fund,
Office of Development
and Alumni Affairs, 1924 Alcoa Hwy., Knoxville, TN 37920.
New
Tennessee Legislation May Alter Clinical Research Practices
by Sherry Brewer
Compliance
Officer, UTGSM
In a sign of increasing public attention to the clinical research
arena, two separate bills were introduced in the state
legislature last month which would change the way clinical trials
are conducted in the State of Tennessee.
MORE>>
Medicine Faculty Recognition Awards
The Department of Medicine held their annual Faculty Recognition
Award Program dinner in
December 2004. Faculty honored included:
- Paul
R. Branca, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, was honored
with the London Award. This award is given in recognition of excellence
in teaching. Internal Medicine Residents select the recipient.
- Norman
C. Walton, M.D., Assistant Professor, received the R.A.
Obenour Jr. Award for his steadfast dedication and excellence
in teaching.
- Wahid
Hanna, M.D., was recognized and awarded for his 25 years
of service to the Department of Medicine.
Stockton
Returns from Indonesia
M.
David Stockton, M.D., Associate Professor, Department
of Family Medicine, UT Graduate School of Medicine, just returned
from his mission with the International
Medical Corps (IMC) medical team that went to the Tsunami disaster-ridden
area of Indonesia.
The IMC team set up a field hospital in
Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. According to Dr. Stockton, the
devastation was beyond description.
 Stockton
said he participated in a vaccination clinic for thousands of adults
and children to protect them against disease. "We were able
vaccinate over 3,000 children in two days against the measles,"
Stockton said.
To
learn more about Dr. Stockton's trip, read the article published
in the February 7th issue of the Knoxville
News-Sentinel.
Visit Dr. Stockton's album of photographs.
Research
Faculty Member, James P. Chen, Ph.D., Retires
 James
P. Chen, Ph.D., recently announced his retirement from the UTGSM.
Dr. Chen, now a Professor Emeritus in the Department
of Medical Genetics, began his career in 1976 as a Research
Associate Professor with an NIH-funded project entitled "Radioimmunoassay
to Detect Hypercoagulable State." His paper on this subject
published in 1979 was one of the first publications which pointed
out the advantage of determining "fibrin degradation products"
in normal as well as pathological plasma instead of in serum products.
Dr. Chen also collaborated with Drs. Robert Lange and Christopher
Dunn on the NASA-funded project related to anemia in space flight.
Among
his many accomplishments at UTGSM, Dr. Chen and colleagues were
instrumental in establishing a blood coagulation laboratory within
the East Tennessee Hemophilia Center. He worked with trauma surgeons
to introduce the usefulness of the D-Dimer assay in predicting thrombotic
events in trauma patients. From
1993 forward, Dr. Chen has collaborated with clinicians at UT Medical
Center on various aspects of coagulopathy in clinical medicine.
Read MORE>>
Radiology
Faculty Participate in Board Review and Exam
Kathleen Hudson, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department
of Radiology, has been selected to author questions for the
annual in-service training examination in the area of mammography
by the American Cancer Society. She has also been asked to present
lectures for a review course sponsored by the Osler Institute for
the written board exam in diagnostic radiology and to present mock
oral boards at a review session.
Judson
Gash, M.D., Assistant Professor, Radiology, is an oral
board examiner for the oral radiology board exam in June in the
area of Genitourinary Radiology.
Judith
D. Kinzy, M.D., Named ACP
Fellow
Dr.
Judith D. Kinzy has been named a Fellow in the American College
of Physicians (ACP). According
to
the ACP, Fellowship
status is achieved by those recognized by their peers for personal
integrity, superior competence in internal medicine, professional
accomplishment, and demonstrated scholarship.
Dr.
Kinzy was also recently appointed to Associate Professor in the
UT College
of Nursing.
Cassada
Appointed to IRB
 Dr.
David C. Cassada, Assistant Professor, Department
of Surgery, has been appointed to the Institutional Review Board
(IRB) to fill a position created when Dr. George Schuchman
stepped down from the board. Dr. Schuchman, Associate Professor,
Department of Surgery, devoted more than five years of service to
the IRB.
Huffaker Represents Residents at ACOG
 Keith Huffaker, M.D., resident in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, recently represented the department at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) District VII Meeting in Washington, DC. His role at the meeting was to communicate resident issues and concerns to the District and ACOG Officers and to return with information regarding ACOG's support activities for residents.
UTGSM Names Representatives to UT ERAO
The UTGSM recently began participation in the Administration & Support Services Section of the Employee Relations Advisory Organization (ERAO). This committee facilitate communication between employees and university administration.
Representatives for 2005-2006 include:
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- Clinical Practice
Lucky Morton (Alternate Tana Renee Smith)
If you have any issues you would like to have addressed at the next ERAO meeting, please contact your section representative.
Second
Annual Research Ethics Conference Set
 E.
Haavi Morreim, Ph.D. of the University
of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences, Department of
Human Values and Ethics, will be the keynote speaker at the Second
Annual Research Ethics Conference to be held on Friday, February
25, 2005, in the Morrison's Conference Room from . The conference
is entitled, "Competing Interests in Clinical Research,"
will feature Dr. Morreim and Dr. Alfred D. Beasley, Director of
UTGSM Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Beasley's presentation is entitled, "A Clinician's Viewpoint:
Competing Interests in Clinical Trials." In addition, a panel
of research volunteers will discuss their experiences as participants
in clinical studies. The conference is sponsored by the UTGSM
Compliance Office. Registration
is free.
If
you have news or an event to announce via this newsletter and/or
the GSM Web site, please submit
your story.
Editor
Connie Littleton
Editorial Staff
Alison Lockett, Sherry Brewer,
and James Neutens, PhD
©2004 The University of Tennessee
Graduate School of Medicine
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