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- At SOM, CARES Institute's Web-based Training Helps Mental Health Professionals Worldwide. Over the past six years, more than 100,000 mental health professionals - an average of nearly 1,400 per month - have registered for a free online training program that teaches an innovative therapy to help children recover from post-traumatic stress caused by abuse, violence or natural disaster.
- At SOM: Important Human Genetic Structures Identified for the First Time. Discovery may lead to therapies for genetically triggered diseases. New research led by Dmitry Temiakov, PhD, of UMDNJ-SOM, has identified important mechanisms of the genetic transfer process for the first time. These new findings, published in the journal Nature, open the door to developing potential therapies for several serious diseases including cancers. They also add to basic knowledge of the functioning of the healthy human body.
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UMDNJ-Stratford Campus Research Day
Eric E. Schadt, PhD, was the keynote speaker for the 16th Annual UMDNJ-Stratford Research Day. Dr. Schadt, from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discussed "Reverse Engineering Biological Systems to Construct Disease Networks".
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Dr. Timothy Dombrowski Wins 2012 Beacon Award
H. Timothy Dombrowski, DO, MPH, associate professor and chair of medicine at the School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM), received a 2012 Beacon Award from Kennedy Health System at their gala held recently in Philadelphia. The awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to healthcare. - SOM Student Receives Only National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Grant in New Jersey
Claudia Clarke, SOM '12, was awarded the only NHSC grant in the state, and is one of only 77 medical students chosen nationally. Student Dr. Clarke, who hopes to complete a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, will be eligible for a total award of $120,000 to help her repay the $210,000 of educational loans she will carry when she graduates from SOM in May. Passionate about primary care, treating populations that are at risk, and working towards the elimination of health disparities, as an NHSC grant recipient, she will work in a medically underserved area for at least two years once she completes her residency. At SOM, Claudia was the Founder and President of the Med-Peds Interest Group and an administrator of the Camden Saturday Health Clinic. Her award was featured in the February 17, 2012 issue of New Jersey Spotlight and by the Philadelphia Inquirer on February 21. -
UMDNJ Advisory Committee Report Calls for SOM to Remain Part of New Jersey Health Sciences University
On January 25, 2012, the final report of the UMDNJ Advisory Committee was accepted by Governor Chris Christie at a Trenton press conference. We are proud that the report recognized that "SOM is among the nation's top schools of osteopathic medicine" and pleased that "The committee accepts the premise that SOM can fulfill its educational, research and clinical care roles only within a public research university." The recommendations call for SOM to remain part of UMDNJ, which will be operationally streamlined and renamed the New Jersey Health Sciences University. Some of the report's other comments about SOM included:
- Provide(s) diverse training to students through interdisciplinary instruction and collaboration with health sciences faculty from other areas of the university;
- A strong, vibrant … academic enterprise;
- Important relationships with health care systems across the state and particularly in southern New Jersey;
- A very positive force in the state.
University Doctors' Events
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Diabesity: Diabetes Obesity Link – How to Lower Your Risk through Weight Management
Adarsh K. Gupta, DO, MS, associate professor, Family Medicine and director of the Center for Medical Weight Loss and Metabolic Control
At the Cherry Hill Library
Tuesday, June 12
11am-12 noon
- The 9th Annual Senior Health & Fitness Day
Get an A+ in Aging
Wednesday, June 13
10 am - 1:30 pm
- 100 Candles: Wellness Beyond Retirement
Terrie Ginsberg, DO, associate professor, Medicine and geriatrician at the New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging (NJISA)
(10 - 11 am) - Free Health Screenings, Demonstrations, Exhibitors, Lunch, Giveaways
(11 am - 1:30 pm)
- 100 Candles: Wellness Beyond Retirement
