EVMS has recognized the outstanding contributions of three faculty.

The Board of Visitors has approved the promotion of Paul Marik, MD, to the EVMS Foundation distinguished professorship in internal medicine, and Gerald Jordan, MD, to the Devine chair in genitourinary reconstructive surgery. The board also approved professor emeritus status for Michael Harper, PhD.

EVMS students aided by faculty in the department of emergency medicine are hosting the 2010 Mid-Atlantic MedWAR (Medical Wilderness Adventure Race) March 27 at Newport News Park, Newport News, Va. The event features adventure racing and wilderness-medicine challenges to create a fun, unique experience that tests wilderness survival as well as medical skills. MedWAR is open to anyone over 18 years old regardless of medical experience. For more information or to register, visit www.medwar.org/midatlantic.

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The 2010 Mansbach Lecture will take place Thursday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m. in Lewis Hall. The event, originally scheduled for Feb. 11, was postponed due to winter weather.

This year's keynote speaker, Harvard Medical School associate professor of emergency medicine and epidemiology Carlos A. Camargo, MD, DrPH, is among the foremost authorities on the health effects of Vitamin D. His work has sparked dozens of studies that are shedding light on the "Sunshine Vitamin," unveiling how it may help fight infection and how low levels of it may contribute to the development of food allergies.