Moore Completes GME Leadership Course

Eddie S. Moore, MD, Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education (GME), successfully completed the Association of American Medical Colleges' (AAMC) "GME Leadership Development Course." Dr. Moore was among 45 graduates from institutions across the country to earn this certificate in April 2005. The 43.5-hour course, organized by the AAMC Group on Resident Affairs, is designed to help participants fulfill their responsibilities as graduate medical leaders and designated institutional officials (DIO's). The course is exclusively offered to academic leaders who manage the institutional environment for residents and fellows. It explores all aspects of the DIO's responsibilities including: leading an institution through accreditation; meeting the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's new resident duty hours requirements; and educational program improvement.

GSM Research Associate Appointed
In an effort to assistant faculty, residents and staff in pursuing research, the Graduate School of Medicine (GSM) has announced the appointment of Cynthia L. Langley, RN, to the newly-created position of GSM Research Associate. In her position, Ms. Langley will offer consultation and advice on research design as well as review protocols and informed consent documents.

Faculty, residents or staff who are initiating new studies, including chart review, survey research or IRB applications, may contact Ms. Langley at 305-6892 or via email.

Article Generates International Interest
A recent article published by Drs. Antonin Bukovsky, Marta Svetlikova and Michael R. Caudle has received international interest because of a breakthrough discovery. The article entitled, "Oogenesis in cultures derived from adult human ovaries," was published in the peer reviewed journal, Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. This articles follows an article written ten years ago when Dr. Bukovsky and colleagues reported that in females the ovarian surface epithelium is a source of germ stem cells. Now they have been able to use ovarian stem cells to grow human eggs in vitro.

Dr. Bukovsky explains that this discovery could lead to new fertility treatments and enable women to delay menopause for decades. "Now women will not have to accept the limited quota of eggs they are born with and can be capable of producing new eggs later in life," says Dr. Bukovsky.
He is Professor and Director of the Laboratory of
Development, Differentiation and Cancer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Editor-in-Chief of Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology.

International, national and local newspaper and television reports have covered the story with continued interest. BioMed Central, the open access Internet-based publisher, lists this article as one of the most viewed articles in the last 30 days. The Preston Medical Library has an institutional membership to BioMed Central which allows GSM faculty to publish in BioMed Central journals without paying any additional article processing charges.

Smith Participates in Television Adventure Competition - The Nevada Passage
Audie Smith, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, really enjoys mountain biking, swimming, and running. His enthusiasm for sports and his participation in adventure races sponsored by Xterra has led him to television! He was asked to be part of a new television adventure competition called "The Nevada Passage." The Nevada Passage was held May 19-24, 2005. The competitors were matched (groups of two) according their occupations. Dr. Smith was paired with Kathleen Coutinho, a chiropractor from Virginia who had just given birth six months ago.


The athletes took part in rock climbing, a jet ski time trial, a 4WD treasure hunt, mountain biking, sand board time trials, and white water kayaking in their six-day adventure across Nevada. A one-hour feature television show will be produced for syndication in the U.S. beginning August 2005.

Matteson Appointed to International Steering Committee
Karla J. Matteson, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medical Genetics, was chosen to be the US Representative of the Steering Committee for "Guidelines for Best Practices in Quality Assurance for Molecular Genetic Testing in OECD Countries."

The committee is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and recently met in Paris, France. OECD's web site states that the group "provides a setting where governments can compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and international policies."

Dr. Matteson also serves as Executive Director of the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Gupta Writes Chapters for Manual of Cancer
Vinay Gupta, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, has published two chapters in the latest edition of Holland-Frei Manual of Cancer Medicine, edited by Charles Brown and Brian Rini. The pocket handbook is set for release on June 1, 2005. Dr. Gupta's chapters included: Esophageal Cancer and Gastric Cancer.

Hudson Attends Academic Radiology Meeting
Kathleen Hudson,MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology and Program Director of the Radiology Residency Program, attended the Association of University Radiologists meeting held in Montreal, Canada in May. Mike Buehler, MD, and Matt Bowen, MD, Chief Radiology Residents for 2005-2006 academic year, also attended the chief resident section meetings.

Namey Publishes Book Chapter
Thomas Namey, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine, has authored a chapter in a 2005 textbook entitled, Aging Men's Health.

Dr. Namey's chapter, "The Effects of Aging, Hypogonadism, and Nutrition on Endurance and Strength," discusses the physiological aging in men.

Department of Family Medicine Receives "Reach Out and Read" Grant

Lorraine Wallace, PhD, and Steven Roskos, MD, faculty in the Department of Family Medicine, recently received a grant to implement the "Reach Out and Read Program" (ROR). The program will provide new books to children, ages six months to five years, during their "well child visits" to the department.

In addition to promoting pediatric literacy, the program helps physicians in giving advice to parents about reading aloud with their child, noting that reading aloud enhances language development. Currently there are more than 2,000 ROR programs throughout the United States.  However, this is the first ROR program in East Tennessee.  The Department of Family Medicine hopes to distribute several books per day. For more information, contact Dr. Wallace.

New Faculty Appointments:

• Tina Dudney, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Director of Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program
  
  
• Meixiang Yu, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Chief of the Division of PET Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry Research
  
  
• Wesley S. Mullins, DDS, Instructor, Department of General Dentistry
  
  
• John J. Snidow, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
  
  
• Paul T. Wooten, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology - Retired

Electronic Book Chapter Published
Robert R. Levey, PhD, MPH, Director of the Resident Assistance Program and Jo Ann Cornelius, MSN, Administrative Director, Office of Graduate Medical Education, have recently completed a chapter in a web-based textbook. The book is entitled, "Guide to Medical Education in the Teaching Hospital" and is published by the Association for Hospital Medical Education (AHME). Their chapter is entitled, "Nonacademic Assistance Programs." The online textbook does require a subscription.

Dr. Levey also serves as Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry.

Pathology Faculty & Frances K. Patterson Resident Awards

The First Annual Frances K. Patterson Resident Award was presented to Dr. Jeffrey Johnston. The Patterson Award is given in memory of Dr. Frances K. Patterson. Dr. Patterson, who passed away in January 2005, was a devoted teacher and long-time faculty member. She served as Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Director of the Pathology Residency Program for more than ten years. The award is given to the resident who by their actions, has fostered excellence in education, research, practice or community services. The resident is selected by departmental faculty members.

The Pathology Faculty Award presented by pathology residents honored Alan Grindstaff, MD, Assistant Professor, and John Neff, MD, Professor for their outstanding teaching.

Medicine Residents Receive Rawson Award
The Rawson award, given in memory of long-time Department of Medicine faculty member, Freeman Rawson, MD, was presented to Dr. Wes Hayes, third year Internal Medicine Resident and Dr. Michael Henderson, second year Internal Medicine Resident. The award is given annually to two upper level residents who embody the "spirit of teaching and possess excellent clinical skills."

Dr. Rawson, who passed away in 2003, was a founding member of the Knoxville Cardiovascular Group and practiced medicine in Knoxville for 47 years. After his retirement from private practice, he devoted his time to teaching residents, medical students, and faculty in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Rawson was well known for his compassion and clinical skills.

Phipps Receives Master's Degree from CEM Program
Jonathan Phipps received his Master's Degree from the Comparative and Experimental Medicine (CEM) program while working with Dr. Michael Karlstadt, PhD, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Surgical Research. His thesis is entitled, "Effect of dietary treatment with stearidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid on membrane phospholipids fatty acid composition and glycogen-elicited peritoneal neutrophil viability in absence or presence of bacterial endotoxins." Phipps has also been accepted in the PhD program and will be under the mentorship of Jonathan Wall, PhD.