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The Curriculum: “A Model for Other Schools to Follow”
This story is the fifth of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. Educating and developing future physicians and dentists is complex. UConn’s Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine began with a curriculum that was among the best of […]
April 25, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
Two New Husky Heroes Honored
Correctional Managed Health Care nursing supervisor Cindy Letavec and Internal Medicine Associates clinical office assistant Marisol Koniar are the newest Husky Heroes. A UConn Health Center employee or volunteer becomes a Husky Hero upon receipt of his or her fourth PAWS award. PAWS is an acronym for “Part of a team, Awesome attitude, Wonderful work […]
April 21, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Second White Coat Gala ‘A Tremendous Success’
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627332991886″] Calling it “a winning night” and “a tremendous success,” Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, vice president for health affairs and medical school dean, says this year’s White Coat Gala was one of the top UConn Health Center fundraising events on record. More than 800 people attended this year’s Gala, held at the Connecticut […]
April 19, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
New Study Aims to Offer More Evidence of Meningitis Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy
The Connecticut Pregnancy Exposure Information Service (CPEIS), a statewide nonprofit organization based at the Health Center with affiliates across North America, is taking part in a new study that will assess the safety of the meningitis vaccine in pregnancy. The launch coincides with World Meningitis Day on Sunday, April 24. “This is an important vaccine […]
April 18, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Aging Research Day Returns for Second Year
A nationally renowned researcher who’s been the brains behind three decades of research known as “The Baltimore Hip Studies” headlined UConn’s Aging Research Day April 18. Jay Magaziner, professor and chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and director of its Division of Gerontology, detailed how hip […]
April 18, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
‘Dream Wedding’ Caps Whirlwind Journey for Health Center Nurse
Rebecca Green was going to get married this fall, exactly three years after her gastric bypass surgery. Instead, she was married by a TV news anchor last Friday on live television. Green, an assistant nursing manager for Surgery 7, and Jason Whiting, chief marketing officer at Aeon, Inc. in Wallingford, were the winning couple in […]
April 18, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Aces Latest Accreditation Site Survey
The Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center once again has received a three-year accreditation with commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. It’s the highest possible overall rating from the surveyor conducting an on-site review. “This is the second such award in the past two surveys,” says Dr. John Taylor, who […]
April 15, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
World Renowned Forensic Scientist Dr. Henry Lee Is Guest Speaker for Commencement
Dr. Henry C. Lee has been chosen as the guest speaker for this year’s commencement ceremonies. The ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. Lee is an endowed professor and founder of the Forensic Science program at the University of New Haven. He is an […]
April 15, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Auxiliary Working to Help Survivors Cast Away Their Cancer
Marcia Reid Marsted believes a positive attitude and a calming environment can do wonders for a healing body. The former UConn Health Center employee and volunteer would know. She’s beaten two cancers. Two hobbies helped her through those battles. One was photography. “I found that using my photography to document what was going on with […]
April 13, 2011 | Christopher DeFrancesco '95 (CLAS)
UConn Firefighters Provide CPR/AED Training for Avon Volunteers
Health Center firefighters are providing lifesaving training for the Avon Volunteer Fire Department (AVFD). The Avon volunteers are in the process of certifying and recertifying all their members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), including using an automated external defibrillator (AED). The UConn firefighters are providing the training free of charge at a savings of approximately $3,000. […]
April 12, 2011 | Laura Phillips Ward