UPDATE: In memoriam: Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D.
March 18, 2019
Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D., FACS, a renowned surgeon known as one of the founding fathers of modern trauma and burn medicine, died March 17. He was 88.
News from the Libraries: March 2019
March 18, 2019
Read about the winner of the Danny Jones History of the Health Sciences Essay Award, e-resources, featured books and more. View the newsletter
Sociologist, author Alondra Nelson to deliver Bryant lecture
March 15, 2019
Alondra Nelson, Ph.D., professor of sociology at Columbia University, will deliver the Frank Bryant Jr., M.D., Memorial Distinguished Lecture on the implications of technological advancements in DNA testing. The lecture, free and open to the public, is at noon, Tuesday, March 19, in Holly Auditorium. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Register […]
The thrill of Match Day 2019
March 15, 2019
Match Day is a rite of passage when graduating medical students throughout the U.S. find out where their residency training will take them.
Dr. Stevens re-elected to ACTS board
March 14, 2019
Kathleen R. Stevens, Ed.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, professor of nursing, was recently elected to a second term on the board of directors of the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS). She is the only nurse ever to serve on the board of the association, the purpose of which is to enhance education, research, and […]
School of Nursing gets millions to fight opioid overdoses
March 12, 2019
This program provides training to first responders on the use of Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that reverses opioid overdose.
