Joseph Rondinelli, M.B.A., Director of Administration and Professional Development and Senior Administrator of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at NJMS, was recently elected as an associate member of the Board of Directors of the American Pathology Foundation. Founded in 1959, the American Pathology Foundation (APA) has provided quality educational programs and practice management resources for its members from around the country.
New Jersey Medical School's Student National Medical Association Chapter collaborates with the Valerie Fund and the American Red Cross to host a Sickle Cell awareness event and blood drive. View images on our facebook page.
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LET’S MOVE NEWARK Dr. Robert L. Johnson, Dean of NJMS, was one of the featured speakers at Newark City Hall as Mayor Cory Booker launched "Let's Move! Newark," a program aimed at curbing the pediatric obesity epidemic. This initiative is part of First Lady Michelle Obama's national "Let's Move!" campaign. Dean Johnson, who is part of the leadership team for the local program, is co-chair of the Newark Youth Policy Board. Dr. Johnson is featured in the following article: THE STAR-LEDGER |
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ENDORSES NEW TB TEST On December 8, 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) endorsed a novel rapid test for tuberculosis (TB). The test, Xpert MTB/FIF, could revolutionize TB care and control by providing an accurate diagnosis for many patients in about 100 minutes, compared to current tests that can take up to three months to have results. |
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CANCER CENTER RECEIVES GRANT The National Cancer Institute awarded the New Jersey Medical School-University Hospital Cancer Center nearly $1 million for an interdisciplinary training grant that focuses on pre- and post-doctoral students. This five-year grant will bring together 15 research faculty and five clinical preceptors from NJMS to focus on Translational Research. |
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BEST MANUSCRIPT Chunxiang Zhang, MD, PhD (left), associate professor and vice chair for research, and Yunhui Cheng, PhD, research associate, New Jersey Medical School Department of Anesthesiology, were recently recognized by the American Heart Association’s Circulation Research editorial board for “Best Manuscript.” The manuscript (Cheng et al., MicroRNA-145, a Novel Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Marker and Modulator, controls Vascular Neointimal Lesion Formation. Circ Res.2009; 158-166) was selected as one of the five winners for the 2010 Best Manuscript Awards. |
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HUMANISM in MEDICINE Dorian Wilson, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and the
Director of the NJMS General Surgery Residency Program,
knows a thing or two about the bond between physicians and
their patients. Dr. Wilson, who is also the Director of the
HealthCare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine
at NJMS, is co-author of “What Factors Create a Humanistic |
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR NJMS STUDENTS Congratulations to five NJMS students who received scholarships from the Columbian Foundation: Carolyn Certo, Bryan Ciccarelli, Christian Curcio, Christine Giordano, and Joseph Laratta. |