January 14, 2003
UW Medicine offers Mini-Medical School to the public
UW Medicine is offering the general public the chance to learn about medical science, patient care and cutting-edge research by attending Mini-Medical School 2003. The seven-part series begins Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in Hogness Auditorium, Warren G. Magnuson Health Sciences Center, on N.E. Pacific Street, Seattle. Programs are scheduled for every Wednesday evening through March 26.
Dr. Carlos Pellegrini, Henry N. Harkins professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, and Dr. Ed Walker, medical director of University of Washington Medical Center and associate dean of UW School of Medicine, are the hosts.
Curriculum for each week?s presentation is chosen to broaden the Mini-Medical School student?s knowledge of anatomy, physiology and various disease states. Students will leave each session with insights into what it is like to attend medical school. They will also learn about advances in medical research and UW Medicine?s role in advancing quality health care in the Pacific Northwest.
A charitable donation to UW Medicine is suggested in lieu of a registration fee. Space is limited, so pre-registration is necessary. Call (206) 685-9420, or register online at http://courses.washington.edu/minimed/.
Each Mini-Med class session will be videotaped for future television and Internet broadcast, so participants may be inadvertently videotaped.
Scheduled lectures:
Feb. 12 ? Welcome by hosts
Dr. Ed Walker and Dr. Erika Goldstein
It Starts with the Story
Feb. 19
Dr. Norman Beauchamp and Dr. Janet Eary
The Imaging Revolution: Redefining the Treatment of Disease
Feb. 26
Dr. D. Scott Weigle, Dr. Brant Oelschlager and Dr. E. Patchen Dellinger
Fat Chance in a Slim World: Understanding and Treating Obesity
March 5
Dr. Richard Page and Dr. Edward Verrier
Mending a Broken Heart: From “Healthy” Executive to Transplant Patient
March 12
Dr. Charles Mock, Dr. Mary-Claire King and Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis
UW Medicine: Think Locally, Heal Globally
March 19
Dr. Nicole Gibran, Dr. Gregory Jerome (“Jerry”) Jurkovich and Dr. Michael Copass
State of Emergency: Are We Prepared for the Worst?
March 26
Dr. Brian Ross and Dr. Carlos Pellegrini
A Kinder Cut: Nintendo Surgery and Graduation!
UW Medicine includes the School of Medicine, UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, UW Physicians, UW Physicians Neighborhood Clinics, and the UW?s membership in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the Children?s University Medical Group. UW Medicine has major academic and service affiliations with the Children?s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Veteran?s Administration Medical Centers in Seattle and Boise. Consistently among the top five recipients of federal funding for biomedical research, the School of Medicine has, among its 1,600 regular faculty, four Nobel Laureates, 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 26 members of the Institute of Medicine.
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