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Medical students look to helping future doctors | Education | newspressnow.com – News-Press Now

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:02 pm

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WVU Today | $2M estate gift to WVU School of Medicine aids pediatric nephrology care and education – WVU Today

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:02 pm

A $2 million estate gift to the WVU School of Medicine will create a chair in pediatric nephrology position while further supporting WVU Medicine Childrens as a leader in world-class pediatric care. (WVU Photo)

A West Virginia University alumnas $2 million estate gift to the School of Medicine will enhance education for future physicians and strengthen renal care for Mountain State children.

The planned gift from Dr. Dianne G. Muchant, of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, establishes a namesake chair in pediatric nephrology. Muchant received her medical degree from WVU in 1986 and worked as a pediatric nephrologist for more than 25 years before her retirement.

Dr. Charles J. Mullett, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, said he appreciates Muchants generosity.

Dr. Muchant and I shared many memorable patients here early in my career and I recall those days fondly, Mullet said. This gift will help us plant the flag and solidify the base of support necessary to grow pediatric nephrology as a specialty in our state. Not only will the endowed faculty physician benefit, but so will the patients with kidney diseasesand also the next generation of medical students and pediatricians being taught. This gift will raise the profile of pediatric nephrology at WVU and will serve as a model for advancing care in our other specialties.

Muchant grew up in rural Deemston, Pennsylvania, where she was always interested in health care but questioned whether she was smart enough to become a doctor.

She first came to West Virginia as an undergraduate student at Alderson Broaddus University, where she earned her bachelors degree in medical science. She practiced as a physician assistant in West Virginia for six years before returning to school for her MD.

Muchant said WVU faculty members Dr. Martha Mullett and the late Dr. Bill Neal were instrumental in her career, inspiring her and guiding her even after she left the University. Neal was a pioneering pediatric cardiologist who led the Department of Pediatrics before serving as the founding medical director for what is now WVU Medicine Childrens. Martha Mullett is a retired neonatal medicine specialist who helped establish the neonatal intensive care unit at WVU Medicine Childrens and expand perinatal care services statewide to reduce infant mortality.

Bill Neal dedicated his life to improving care for children in West Virginia, and Martha Mullet inspired me with her pragmatic approach to care of children, Muchant said. Both of these people shaped how I practiced medicine.

Muchant completed her residency in internal medicine/pediatrics at WVU from 1986-1990 and went on to a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at the University of Virginia. She returned to West Virginia in 1993 and practiced as a pediatric nephrologist at WVU for about eight years, during which she was on call around the clock as the only such specialist at the time.

She later worked at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, and Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Im hopeful that my gift will help to provide permanent funding for pediatric nephrology, Muchant said. If the department is financially stable, you are able to attract more people who want to practice in West Virginia and continue to provide outstanding care for the children of the state.

Muchant said she wanted to build upon her legacy where it was most meaningful to her.

My heart is in West Virginia, she said. Im hoping that, down the road, more endowed chair positions are generated in the Department of Pediatrics. Thats how the department really grows and gains a great national reputation.

Muchants gift was made through the WVU Foundation, the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University, in conjunction with WVU Day of Giving. This years event, held March 20, raised a record $30.4million from more than 8,500 gifts.

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Local nonprofit teams with UofL club offering mini-med school to JCPS students – WLKY Louisville

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:02 pm

A Louisville nonprofit is giving JCPS high school students an up-close look at what medical school is like.SOS International teamed up with "Project Heal," a club at UofL School of Medicine, to host a free mini-med school for students on Saturday. Students got CPR training, learned how to give medical exams and communicated with patients.This program will not only give these students an introduction to the many different types of careers in health care but it will also introduce them to the idea that they can do this that a career in medicine doesnt have to be just for someone else," said SOS education manager Chanda Fowler.The goal of the program is to offer students resources and options to help getting started in a career in medicine.Organizers say 55 JCPS high school students were accepted into Saturday's program.This is the second mini-med school. The first was held in October, and about 60 students attended that program.

A Louisville nonprofit is giving JCPS high school students an up-close look at what medical school is like.

SOS International teamed up with "Project Heal," a club at UofL School of Medicine, to host a free mini-med school for students on Saturday.

Students got CPR training, learned how to give medical exams and communicated with patients.

This program will not only give these students an introduction to the many different types of careers in health care but it will also introduce them to the idea that they can do this that a career in medicine doesnt have to be just for someone else," said SOS education manager Chanda Fowler.

The goal of the program is to offer students resources and options to help getting started in a career in medicine.

Organizers say 55 JCPS high school students were accepted into Saturday's program.

This is the second mini-med school.

The first was held in October, and about 60 students attended that program.

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Medical Schools Train the Next Generation of Clinicians to Better Understand AI – HealthTech Magazine

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:02 pm

The ability to train incoming healthcare workers to embrace and interrogate this new technology will better determine its influence and how it can be used in a positive way to promote health outcomes, says Dr. Aditee Narayan, associate dean for curricular affairs at Duke University School of Medicine.

It is important to tie education on AI to the reasons that folks went into medicine in the first place, she says.

For medical schools to be most effective in teaching future physicians about AI, they must support the clinical and research missions of the institution in the AI space, she adds.

What will work best is to see the ways that our institution is going to prioritize the use of AI in clinical operations and patient care, and then to align our curricular additions with those new initiatives, Narayan says.

LEARN MORE: Organizations can start preparing for the future of AI in healthcare now.

At the University of Texas at San Antonio, students can choose to take a break from the medical program to spend a year in an immersive experience in the AI field. They take foundational courses in AI and elective courses based on their specialty focus.

Physicians need a good understanding of the AI models being used in different clinical scenarios, says Dr. Dhireesha Kudithipudi, founding director of the universitys MATRIX AI Consortium and leader of the team that developed the AI courses for the unique doctor of medicine/Master of Science dual-degree program launched by the university last year.

Whether it is in anomaly detection, image processing or decision-making, students need an understanding of where the models are coming from and what types of AI models are being used in these scenarios, Kudithipudi says.

From her perspective, students must also understand how AI models are used to develop certain solutions.

Quite often, these AI models are not designed in an inclusive way, or they have some hidden biases in the models, she says. In those contexts, human intervention becomes important to mitigate the blind spots that AI has and avoid these biases being translated into actual impact.

UP NEXT:Discover how to pick the right AI solution for your healthcare organization.

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Drug Expiration Dates Do They Mean Anything? – Harvard Health

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:02 pm

The big question is, do pills expire? With a splitting headache, you reach into your medicine cabinet for some aspirin or ibuprofen only to find the stamped expiration date on the medicine bottle is more than a year out of date. So, does medicine expire? Do you take it or don't you? If you decide to take the medication, will it be a fatal mistake or will you simply continue to suffer from theheadache? And how long is a prescription good for?

This is a dilemma many people face in some way or another. A column published inPsychopharmacology Todayoffers some advice.

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Medical students discuss skin care importance with community – The Hilltop Online

Posted: April 9, 2024 at 1:01 pm

Students interact with the table about skin diseases. (Sariah Adams/The Hilltop)

The Howard University School of Medicine partnered with several skincare companies last week to raise awareness about dermatologys importance and encourage student interest in the field.

Students were welcomed as they walked upstairs of the Blackburn ballroom, with table after table introducing students to the various skin and hair conditions that are common within the Black community.

Some of the tips given, like those from Ayana Crawl-Bey, a second-year medical student, emphasized wearing sunscreen every day to protect against not only the suns rays but also from the UV rays that come from constantly looking at your phone or computer screen all day.

The informational event occurred in part through the work of Skin Scholars.

Shanae Henry and Ugonna Nwannunu, both rising third-year medical students and Howard University alumni, launched Skin Scholars at Howards Medical School. Their initiative aims to raise awareness of skin and hair conditions prevalent in communities of color, assist in devising personalized, gentle skincare routines, and offer insights into the journey toward medical school and dermatology.

According to Henry, despite Black people comprising 13 percent of the United States population, only 3 percent of dermatologists in the country are Black.

As dermatology remains relatively underexplored and represented, especially for communities of color, according to the National Library of Medicine, initiatives like Skin Scholars aim to increase representation through exposure and mentorship and offer a pathway to contribute to a more inclusive landscape.

Howard is home to the only HBCU dermatology department in the nation where the majority of the skin cancer patients are non-Hispanic white patients.

Even very common conditions often go underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed when it comes to, not just Black skin, but skin of color in general, Nwannunu said. Thats one of the most prevalent issues and that honestly relates to just about everything else we could talk about.

Henry and Nwannunu embarked on a two-year journey to bring Skin Scholars to fruition. They secured sponsorships from Vituity Inc. as the event sponsor and brands such as CeraVe, La Roche Posay, Vaseline, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Elta MD, Byoma, and Zen in a Jar all brands that dermatologists recommend using for skin care.

The event featured seven stations, each providing insights into effective skincare routines and various skin and hair conditions from a dermatologists perspective. Interactive elements at each station, such as painted Black faces to show what certain skin conditions look like on Black skin, to the poster boards with the different condition symptoms, helped students engage in learning how to identify these conditions and understand the methods dermatologists use for examination.

Emmanuel Ike, a second-year medical student, answered students questions regarding Eczema, a skin condition causing itchy patches of the skin, and advised on methods to prevent dryness of the skin.

I believe one of the main issues is just education as well, Ike said. I feel like usually, in the medical system at large, were not introduced to dermatologists until there is an issue, and so many people might not know what a dermatologist is.

Feedback from attendees like Zoie James, a junior health science major, and Danya Hood, a sophomore psychology major from Hampton, Virginia, underscored what they said was the events success in imparting valuable knowledge and fostering interest in skincare, with an emphasis on preventive measures against skin cancer.

I gained a lot of knowledge in the past 10 minutes that I was here. It was very informative, I had a good time, James said.

Hood echoed those sentiments and added how important an event like this is as she gets more into skincare for preventative purposes.

Ive been really getting into skincare these days because I dont want any skin cancer when Im older, Hood said. So Ive really been paying attention to all the tips and tricks theyve given me and theyre very helpful.

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