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Double Exposure for UTGSM Researchers
 Research scientists, Alan Solomon, MD, Professor, and Jonathan S. Wall, PhD, Associate Professor, Human Immunology and Cancer Research Program, have found themselves "double exposed." The UTGSM Researchers have had images produced by their laboratories published on the cover of two major scientific journals.
The journal, Arthritis and Rheumatism (Volume 54, Issue 11, November 2006) has an image from Dr. Solomon's paper published in the same issue entitled, "Amyloid contained in the knee joint meniscus is formed from apolipoprotein
A-I." Dr. Wall's image is on the cover of Journal of Nuclear Medicine (Volume 47, Issue 12, December 2006) and includes his paper, "Radioimaging of Light Chain Amyloid with a Fibril-Reactive Monoclonal
Antibody."
Dr. Solomon, who has been conducting research here at UTGSM for over 40 years, says that he can not recall when one institution has had two cover images in major impact journals published within a month of one another. "It is quite unusual," Dr. Solomon said.
Dr. James Neutens, Interim Dean UTGSM, said, "It is an outstanding accomplishment and illustrates the quality of the research currently being performed at UTGSM."
Smith Elected to NMPDA Chair
 Gary T. Smith, MD, Professor, Departments of Radiology and Medicine, and Program Director of the Nuclear Medicine Residency Program, has been elected Chair of the Nuclear Medicine Program Directors Association (NMPDA). NMPDA is a subgroup of the Academic Council of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. As Chair of the NMPDA, Dr. Smith will also sit on the Board of the Academic Council. Currently there are 61 Nuclear Medicine Residency Programs nationwide. The NMPDA helps define and implement educational objectives for nuclear medicine, radiology, and nuclear cardiology residents to be qualified for medical use of radioactive materials in accordance with Federal and State regulations was well as their respective Boards.
Dr. Smith also serves as Director of the Institutional Review Board at UTGSM and as Clinical Director of the Nuclear Medicine Department.
Department of Medicine Faculty Recognized At Reception
The Department of Medicine held its annual faculty awards reception at the Orangery Restaurant on December 11, 2006.
Forty Years of Service Award:
Two long standing faculty members, Richard A. Obenour, MD and Alfred D. Beasley, MD were recognized with a 40 Years of Service Award. Dr. Obenour has been an active faculty member since 1962, and Dr. Beasley joined the department in 1967. The award was the department’s way of saying “Thank You” for their meritorious service and dedication in teaching, representing 80 plus years of service.
Frank London Award:
 Since the early 1980’s, the Department of Medicine has had a yearly tradition of recognizing one teacher who deserves the accolade “excellent.” The medicine residents vote for their choice of this deserving faculty member. The 2006 London Award was presented to Kevin M. Martinolich, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor. Dr. Martinolich has been a faculty member since 2000. The London Award is named in memory of the late Frank London, MD. Dr. London was the founding member of the Knoxville Cardiovascular Group and Professor in the Department of Medicine where he served as Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. London is remembered by his students as a faculty member who was accessible, dedicated, and thoughtfully knowledgeable with regard to treating the disease and the patient.
Richard A. Obenour Jr. Award:
 The Richard A. Obenour, Jr. Award is presented annually to a deserving faculty member for their steadfast commitment to education and teaching. The 2006 recipient of this award was Rolland Regester, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Nephrology. Dr. Regester, who recently retired from clinical practice, has been an active faculty member in the Department of Medicine since 1973. The Richard A. Obenour, Jr. Award was established after the untimely death of the son of Dr. and Mrs. Richard A. Obenour. The Obenour family, friends, and coworkers generously donated to an endowment fund in their son’s memory. Since young Dick spent most of his life pursuing an education, Dr. Obenour thought it fitting to create an award dedicated to a faculty member who displayed a commitment to education through teaching residents and medical students.
Department of Ob/Gyn Welcomes New Faculty Member
 Wayne H. Friedman, MD, joins the UTGSM Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as Instructor. Dr. Friedman is a graduate of Tulane Medical School, where he received his MD degree in 2001. He completed his obstetrics and gynecology residency in 2005 at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Mercer University in Savannah, GA.
Dr. Friedman will be an active participant in the departments teaching program. He also joined the clinical practice of Drs. Humberto Rodriguez and Nirmala Upadhyaya in UT Ob/Gyn Offices. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Friedman to UTGSM.
Christiano Certified in Surgical Critical Care
 Jose G. Christiano, MD, 4th Year Surgery Resident, recently passed the Surgical Critical Care (SCC) Certifying Examination. The exam is a computer-based examination offered annually by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The examination consists of multiple-choice questions designed to assess the applicant's cognitive knowledge and clinical judgment. The examination is a one-day exam, lasting five hours and is held at computer-testing facilities across the United States. Applicants who complete an ACGME-accredited surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care fellowship after completion of three years of surgery residency may apply for SCC certification and take the examination while still in residency. Dr. Christiano completed his training in 2005 as a fellow in the Department of Surgery’s Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship at UTGSM.
Dr. Christiano was selected by Department of Surgery Faculty as the recipient of the Frame Scholarship. The Frame Scholarship recognizes the resident who provides exemplary patient care. The Frame Scholarship is named in honor of Scott B. Frame, MD, former Department to Surgery faculty member. As recipient of the scholarship, Dr. Christiano attended the 20th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) in Sanibel, Florida.
Radiology Residents Recognized for ABR Exam Performance
Kathleen B. Hudson, MD, Program Director, Radiology Residency Program, has several reasons to be excited for the Residents in the Department of Radiology. “Six second and third year radiology residents recently took the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Physics Examination. In physics, the UTGSM residents scored high enough to be ranked 44 out of 203 programs in the USA and Canada,” said Dr. Hudson. “Eight third and fourth year residents took the written clinical portion of the ABR exam and the scores were exceptionally high. For the written clinical radiology exam the ranking was a superb 13 out of 203 programs. We are very proud of our residents and our faculty.” Dr. Hudson continued.
Congratulations to our Radiology Residents and their faculty members!
Library Celebrates Doctors’ Day by Recording Memories
 The Preston Medical Library and Resource Center, UT Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM) plans to celebrate Doctors’ Day on Friday, March 30, 2007 in a special way! In conjunction with the Library’s Annual Doctor’s Day Open House and the 50th anniversary of the UT Medical Center (UTMC) and the 15th anniversary of UTGSM, the Professor’s Lounge in the library will become a “recording studio” for those retired doctors and their family members who would like to share their memories of our institution. "We hope this event will add to the knowledge base of history for all those who will follow us in the next 50 years," said Sandy Oelschlegel, Library Director. For more information about this event or if you would like to share your stories, please contact Sandy Oelschlegel, at 865-305-6615.
Library Supporters "Adopt" 18 Journal Titles
The Adopt-A-Journal Program at Preston Medical Library is a success again this year! Supporters of the library have shown their enthusiasm for learning by adopting 18 journal titles for the 2007 subscription year. Those adopting journals include:
Drs. Kenneth Bielak & Gayla Harris
American Family Physician
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Tennessee
The Lancet
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
American Journal of Nephrology
Clinical Nephrology
Journal of The American Society of Nephrology
Kidney International
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Transplantation Proceedings
Dr. Howard Filston
Surgical Clinical of North America
"Friends of the Library" from the Department of Family Medicine
Journal of Family Practice
Dr. Francis Jones
Geriatrics
Susan Marti
Consumer Reports on Health
Dr. & Mrs. Gary T. Smith
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Lincoln Thomas
American Journal of Occupational Health
University Anesthesiologists
Anaesthesia
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Library Offers Database Trials
 The medical library would like your assistance in evaluating two new products:
- DynaMed
DynaMed is an evidence based medicine clinical reference tool
- SMART ImageBase
Scientific and MedicalArt (SMART) ImageBase is a collection of over 11,000 high quality illustrations and animations
Please let the library know what you think!
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.
O'nuallain B, Allen A, Kennel SJ, Weiss DT, Solomon A, Wall JS.
Localization of a conformational epitope common to non-native and fibrillar immunoglobulin light chains.
Biochemistry. 2007 Feb 6;46(5):1240-7
PMID: 17260953
Wetzel R, Shivaprasad S, Williams AD.
Plasticity of amyloid fibrils.
Biochemistry. 2007 Jan 9;46(1):1-10.
PMID: 17198370
Carroll RC, Craft RM, Whitaker GL, Snider CC, Kirby RK, Elder RF, Hennessey MD.
Thrombelastography monitoring of resistance to enoxaparin anticoagulation in thrombophilic pregnancy patients.
Thromb Res. 2006 Dec 4
PMID: 17150243
Thie JA, Hubner KF, Isidoro FP, Smith GT.
A Weight Index for the Standardized Uptake Value in 2-Deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoro-D: -glucose-Positron Emission Tomography.
Mol Imaging Biol. 2007 Jan 5
PMID: 17205367
Gillis RC, Daley BJ, Enderson BL, Kestler DP, Karlstad MD.
Regulation of apoptosis in eicosapentaenoic acid-treated HL-60 cells.
J Surg Res. 2007 Jan;137(1):141-50.
PMID: 17084410
Schneider PL, Bassett DR Jr, Thompson DL, Pronk NP, Bielak KM.Effects of a 10,000 steps per day goal in overweight adults.
Am J Health Promot. 2006 Nov-Dec;21(2):85-9.
PMID: 17152246
Faculty Publications Not Indexed on PubMed:
Souza MJ, Greenacre CB, Avenel JS, Wall JS, Daniel GB
Diagnosing a Tooth Root Abscess in a Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus ) Using Micro Computed Tomography Imaging
Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 2006 Oct; 15(4):274-7
Gregor J, Benson T, Gleason S, Paulus M, Figueroa S, Hoffman T, Kennel S, Wall J
Approximate Volumetric System Models for MicroSPECT
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 2006 Oct; 53 (5 part I): 2646-2652
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
©2006 The University of Tennessee
Graduate School of Medicine
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Excellence Award Recognizes GSM Staff
 Do you know a staff member in the Graduate School of Medicine who has provided excellent service? The UTGSM Excellence Award is a new way to recognize these outstanding employees. There are guidelines for the details of who, why, how, and when. More information will be coming soon to all staff and faculty. Nominations may be submitted online via the Pulse Intranet site or a hard copy nomination may be mailed to Faculty and Staff Affairs, Box 94. Please mark the envelope “GSM Excellence Award.”
Further questions or comments may be emailed to GSM Excellence Award or by calling 305-6482. Help us recognize someone in your area for their excellent service!
Happy 15th Anniversary, UTGSM
In celebration of the founding of the University of Tennessee Graduate School (UTGSM) 15 years ago and the 50th anniversary of UT Medical Center (UTMC), please enjoy these historical tidbits.
A Glance Back in Time: The 1960s
In 1964, Dr. Amoz Chernoff is named new director of the University of Tennessee Memorial Research Center, and the next year, the research facilities undergo a $1 million expansion. National and international headlines follow, as researchers study birth defects, blood disorders and cancer. The center is one of the few in the nation to test L-Dopa, a new drug used to control Parkinson’s disease symptoms.
The 1970s—and big changes—are next…
Information You Should Know
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) recently released an new document that covers useful information regarding student enrollment, economic impact of all campuses, including GSM, and other statistical facts and figures. The material was prepared by the UTHSC Communications and Marketing Department. Download the document.
Manuscript Preparation Workshop Well Attended
The UTGSM Faculty Development Course: Manuscript Preparation Workshop, held on January 31 and February 1, 2007, drew capacity crowds. Lorraine Wallace, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, taught professionals from UTGSM, UT Knoxville campus and other organizations how to prepare a manuscript, choose an appropriate journal and respond to peer reviewers to get published. Watch for more Faculty Development opportunities sponsored by UTGSM.
Daley Volunteers Services to Partners in Health
 Brian J. Daley, MD, Professor, Department of Surgery, was the guest of the Zanmi Lasante Organization in the cities of Cange and Boucan Carre, Haiti in October 2006. Zanmi Lasante means Partners in Health (PIH) in Haitian Kreyol and is the flagship project of the PIH. (Read more about the Partners in Health Organization.)
Dr. Daley performed over 28 operations ranging from inguinal hernias to abdominal hysterectomies. The organization benefits the economically underprivileged and medically underserved people of the Central Plateau Region of Haiti. According to the PIH web site, the island nation of Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world. Nationwide, Haiti’s per capita income falls well below a dollar a day, at about $240 annually.
Office Research Integrity Hosts Mock News Investigation Conference
Dr. Meredith Gray sat in the “hot seat” Friday, February 23, 2007, answering questions about her role in a (fictional) clinical trial. Dr. Gray (played by Tina Dudney, MD, Department of Medicine) was called to account for her actions in a conference based upon a “mock investigational news expose” of a clinical trial gone awry.
The crack news team from “59 minutes” led by Interim Dean James Neutens, PhD, as anchor, also interviewed the “aggrieved widow” (played by UT Medical Center Chaplain Sheryl Wurl), her attorney (played by 3rd year Family Medicine resident Darin Hale) and the research nurse coordinator (played by Misty Long, PET/CT technologist).
The taped interviews were combined with panel discussions in the 4th Annual Research Ethics conference “59 Minutes Investigates: Clinical Trials on the Hot Seat” as a way of illustrating some of the ethical, legal and regulatory issues in clinical trials.
Local physician/investigators, members of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and research staff who served panel members in the morning conference included Moderator Gary Smith, MD, Rev. Sheryl Wurl, Tina Dudney, MD, Lorraine Wallace, PhD, Amy Keenum, DO, Misty Long, Daphne Norwood, MD, and Sherry Brewer, JD.
The audience of over 100 included residents, faculty, administrators, researchers, staff and members of the IRB joined with the panel in discussing issues such as conflicts of interest in research, therapeutic misconception, informed consent readability, compensation for conducting and participating in clinical trials, billing issues, randomization and many other topics.
The conference was sponsored by GSM’s Office of Research Integrity.
New Procedures in Place for GSM Help Desk Beginning February 1, 2007, the Graduate School of Medicine began processing Help Desk calls for all GSM employees. GSM employees should no longer contact the UHS Help Desk for computer related support issues.
Please follow this procedure for initiating service:
1. Email gsmhelpdesk@mc.utmck and explain in detail the technical issue. Your request will automatically open a new work order. You will be emailed your work order number. Please keep this email to request progress updates.
2. For emergencies only, please call 305-8476. Emergencies are defined as network, electronic medical record (EMR), and billing system downtimes.
Welcome to GSM
Faculty Appointments:
Wayne H. Friedman, MD
Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Eric Redmon, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine
Kelly McDaniel, MPH
Instructor
Department of Family Medicine
New Employees:
Christenna M. Chaffin, Human Immunology
Travis L. Turner, Office of Information Technology Deidra J. Mountain, Vascular Research
Sharon J. Whipkey, Department of Medical Genetics Patrick A. Dakin, Department of Anesthesiology
Linda E. Cox, RN, CDE, Department of Family Medicine
Jacqueline E. Horsley, Department of Family Medicine
Lynn H. Lowery, Department of Family Medicine
Allison N. Carroll, Department of Family Medicine
Ashley M. Swafford, Department of Family Medicine
Dental Implant Techniques to be presented in April
 The 2007 John E. Sullivan Endowed Lecture: Surgical and Restorative Strategies for Dental Implant Techniques, has been scheduled for April 25 in Wood Auditorium. This CDE lecture will integrate both the surgical and prosthetic aspects of current implant topics while highlighting anterior esthetics and topics dealing with immediate and delayed temporization of dental implants.
Sponsored by UTGSM and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the lecture invites dentists, oral surgeons, prosthodontists and dental office personnel to learn from experts Michael S. Block, DMD, Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, and Gary Morris, DDS. CDE credits from ADA and AGD are available. Visit this convenient link to register and to read more about the course. On-site registration will be available, but to ensure your course materials and lunch, please register by April 23, 2007.
Child Abuse is Topic of May Patterson Lecture
 Recognizing child abuse, approaching caregivers to discuss potential abuse, reporting abuse and preventing maltreatment are challenges faced by physicians and other healthcare professionals every day, yet 10 to 15 of every 1,000 children in Tennessee are victims of abuse or maltreatment every year. The 2007 Patterson Lecture, Overcoming Barriers: Your Role in Recognizing, Reporting and Preventing Child Abuse, set for Friday, May 18, 2007, Wood Auditorium, will help participants recognize child abuse, understand and overcome barriers to reporting child abuse and to prevent abuse.
This year’s featured lecturer is Emalee Flaherty, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Medical Director, Protective Service Team, Children’s Memorial Hospital, in Chicago.
Third Annual Hematology Conference at Capacity
 The UT Conference Center meeting rooms were at capacity on January 20, 2007, as the Third Annual Hematology Conference: An Update on Selected ASH Topics was held. Since its start, this conference has quadrupled in attendance. This year, five distinguished speakers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center presented information on hemostasis, thrombosis, myeloma and more.
Primary Care is Focus of Frontiers
 The first quarter 2007 edition of Frontiers magazine, a quarterly publication for alumni and friends, produced by UTMC and UTGSM, is available on newsstands and online. This edition focuses on primary care and the UTGSM research areas. It also features UTGSM's Medicine Residency Program and highlights the impressive Marlo Hodnett, MD, second year Medicine Resident. For more information or to request a copy, contact UTGSM at 305-9190.
65th Annual Meeting American Association for the Surgery of Trauma
September 28-30, 2006
New Orleans, LA
Moderator
Blaine L. Enderson, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Moderator of Section on Critical Care
3rd Annual Memphis BioImaging Symposium
October 26-27, 2006
Memphis , TN
Invited Special Guest Speaker
Claude Nahmias, PhD
Professor, Departments of Radiology and Medicine
Cancer Imaging and Tracer Development Research Program
Topic of Discussion: Nuclear Imaging
Abstract Presentation:
Christopher G. Guglielmo, MD
First Year Radiology Resident
Guglielmo C, Wall J, Nahmias C, Townsend DW, Smith GT
“N5-[11C]methyl-tetrahydrofolate: A potential marker for imaging DNA proliferation in vivo.”
Tennessee Library Association
Fall Conference of College and University Libraries Section
November 3, 2006
Knoxville, TN
Presentation:
Martha Earl
Librarian, Preston Medical Library
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
”Evidence-Based Medicine Information Literacy at the UT Preston Medical Library”
Tennessee Pharmacists Association
2006 Fall Therapeutics Workshop
Held in Chattanooga, October 12; Nashville, October 26; Knoxville, November 2
Invited Guest Lecturer
Martha Earl
Librarian, Preston Medical Library
Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
”Evidence-Based Drug Information Via the Internet”
20th Annual Scientific Assembly of the
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)
January 16-20, 2007
Fort Myers, FL
Course Director
Stanley Kurek, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Leadership Development Workshop
Poster Presentation
Daniel M. Alterman, MD
Second Year Surgery Resident
”Outcomes of Trauma Service Critical Care Admissions Treated in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit Compared to those in an Overflow Intensive Care Unit”
Course Leaders
Brian J. Daley, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
Stanley Kurek, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
“Professor Walk Rounds” in Critical Care Topics
2007 Annual Meeting of the Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists
February 24, 2007
Nashville , TN
Invited Speaker:
Jerry Epps, MD,
Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology
“Advances in Technology: Implications for Case Management”
International Anesthesia Research Society
81st Clinical and Scientific Congress
March 23-27, 2007
Orlando , FL
Invited Moderators
Daniel Bustamante, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Robert Craft, MD, Associate Professor, Associate Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology
Poster Discussion Rounds/Abstract Reviewers
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
29th Annual Meeting and Workshops
April 21-25, 2007
Montreal , Canada
Presentation
Jack J. Chavez, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Brian R. Conroy, MD, Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology
”Tight Glycemic Control with Continuous Insulin Infusion During Cardiopulmonary Bypass.”
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