Graeme Bell gets Banting Medal for Scientific Achievement Award
Graeme Ian Bell, PhD, the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago, receives the highest scientific award from the American Diabetes Association June 23.
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4 DOM Faculty Named Recipients of BSD Distinguished Faculty Awards
Dean Kenneth Polonsky recently announced the results of the BSD Distinguished Faculty Awards competition.
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Two DOM faculty elected to FAC
Dean Kenneth Polonsky recently announced the results of the 2013 Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) election which includes two DOM faculty.
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MacLean Center Receives Prestigious Bioethics Award
The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical has received the Cornerstone Award from the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) for "outstanding contributions from an institution that has helped shaped the direction of the fields of bioethics and/or medical humanities." The Center was founded and is directed by Mark Siegler, MD, the Lindy Bergman Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Surgery.
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Comprehensive Cancer Center status renewed
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has renewed the University of Chicago Medicine's designation as a comprehensive cancer center, a prestigious distinction that the federal agency grants to recognize an institution's excellence in research.
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DOM 2012 Annual Report Wins 2 Advertising Awards
The 2012 Department of Medicine Annual Report entitled” Extraordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things” has received national recognition for excellence in advertising.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Names Masters of Hospital Medicine
David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD, MHM, chief of the section of hospital medicine at University of Chicago Medicine, was named one of three new Masters of Hospital Medicine by the SHM, the highest designation in the hospital medicine specialty.
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Janet Rowley Awarded Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
Janet Rowley, MD, the Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics, was one of three scientists to share in the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. The prize, one of the largest in medicine and science in the United States, is awarded to those who have changed the course of medical research.
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Dorianne Miller, MD Named to PCORI Advisory Panel
Dorianne Miller, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Section of General Internal Medicine) and Director, Center for Community Health and Vitality for the Urban Health Initiative ,has been named as a member of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) advisory panel on Addressing Disparities Health Disparities for a one year term.
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Four DOM Faculty Named as Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence Senior Faculty Scholars
Four Department of Medicine faculty have been named as Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence Faculty Scholars. They are:
- Halina Brukner,MD, Professor of Medicine ( General Internal Medicine) & Associate Dean for Medical Education
- Linda Druelinger,MD, Associate Professor of Medicine & Chief, Section of Emergency Medicine
- Savitri Fedson,MD, Associate Professor of Medicine ( Cardiology) & Associate Vice Chair for Inpatient Operations
- Monica Vela,MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine ) , Assistant Dean for Mulitcultural Affairs, and Associate Vice Chair for Diversity
Bucksbaum Institute Senior Faculty Scholars are selected based upon recommendations from the chair, peers, junior faculty and medical students in addition to their skills as outstanding physicians and teachers.
Michael Bishop,MD Named as Bucksbaum Institute Master Clinician
Michael Bishop, MD , Associate Professor of Medicine (Section of Hematology/Oncology) & Director, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program has been named as a Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence Master Clinician. Dr. Bishop is nationally known for his contributions to the field of stem cell transplantation
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Pritzker Moves Up to No. 8 in Survey of Top Medical Schools
The University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine jumped two spots to No. 8 in the 2014 edition of U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Graduate Schools" ranking guide.
Pritzker has been on a steady climb over the past decade, rising from 22nd in 2004 to 10th last year, as it continues to focus on faculty research and high academic standards of its entering students, among other measures.
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Robert Sargis, MD,PhD - Receives CSCTR Early Career Development Award
Robert Sargis, MD,PhD. Assistant Professor of Medicine (Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism) has been named as a recipient of a 2013 Early Career Development Award by the Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR). This award entitles the Dr. Sargis to a $10,000 grant in support of his research project entitled " Environmental Endocrine Disruption of Energy Metabolism".
Samuel Refetoff,MD Received Fulbright Specialist Grant
Samuel Refetoff, MD, Professor of Medicine (Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism) has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist grant in Public/Global Health at the National Council for Scientific Research & Autonomous at the University of Madrid by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board .
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2013 Research Day Abstract Winners
Faculty Best in Show: R. Stephanie Huang (Hem/Onc)
Fellow Best in Show: David VanderWeele (Hem/Onc)
Fellow Basic Science: Mei Ming (Derm)
Faculty Basic Science: Justin Kline (Hem/Onc)
Fellow Clinical Research: Elizabeth Retzer (Card)
Faculty Clinical Research: Amit Patel ( Card)
Fellow Health Services Research: Benjamin Rottman (Hosp Med)
Faculty Health Services Research: Jonas de Souza ( Hem/Onc)
Fellow Translational: James O’Donnell ( P/CC)
Faculty Translational: Michael Allen (P/CC)
Monica Peek, MD - Named SGIM Outstanding Junior Investigator
Monica Peek, MD , Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine ) has been selected by the Society of General Internal Medicine’s as the 2013 Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year in recognition of her accomplishments and contributions to the field of academic general internal medicine.
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R. Stephanie Huang, PhD- Wins CSCTR Outstanding Young Investigator Award.
R. Stephanie Huang, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine ( Hematology/Oncology) has been named as the recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Young investigator Award by the Central Society for Clinical and Translational Research (CSCTR) for her abstract entitled “Micro RNA-Based Approach Expends on GWAS and Identifies SNPs important for Response to Glucocorticoids in Asthma Patients”.
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Aasim Padela Wins 2012 Islamic Medical Ethics Award
Aasim Padela, MD, was awarded the 2012 Ibn Sina Award from the Compassionate Care Network of Chicago for his outstanding work and contributions in the field of Islamic medical ethics.
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Three Department Faculty Awarded Named Professorships
Three DOM faculty attained named professorships effective January 1, 2013:
- Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD (Section of Cardiology) has been named the A.J. Carlson Professor
- Christopher Shea, MD ( Section of Dermatology) has been named as the first Eugene J. Van Scott Professor
- James Liao, MD (Section of Cardiology) has been named as the Harold H. Hines Jr. Professor.
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