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EVMS Department of Internal Medicine nets multiple honors at state ACP meeting |
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 The EVMS Department of Internal Medicine received several awards during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Virginia chapter of the American College of Physicians in Norfolk. Mark C. Flemmer, MD, associate professor, was the first ever to be honored with a new award, Clinical Faculty of the Year. Dr. Flemmer also coached EVMS residents Michael Gonzalez, MD, Jen Hofstra, MD, and Jody Boggs, MD, in the Jeopardy competition. The team took first place. Residents Abhijeet Nakave, MD, Doug Summerfield, MD, and Sue Szulc, MD, were among the top four presenters at the conference and will advance to the state ACP meeting in March.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:44 |
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EVMS receives SACS reaffirmation |
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The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has reaffirmed Eastern Virginia Medical School's regional accreditation, meaning EVMS' mission and educational programs meet SACS' rigorous standards.
This reaffirmation "is a significant accomplishment and speaks well for the quality of work of our faculty and staff, not in a few areas but in all areas of our operations," says EVMS President Harry T. Lester.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 11:22 |
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PA grad lends a hand in Haiti |
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Junia Kairys, PA, a 2003 graduate of the EVMS Master of Physician Assistant program, just returned from a medical mission to her native Haiti with her surgeon husband. “Words cannot explain the horrific scenes seen there,” Mrs. Kairys said in a message to friends. Read more about her experiences. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 January 2010 12:56 |
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EVMS hosts 24th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration |
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 Michael Panitz, PhD, Rabbi of Temple Israel in Norfolk, called on the audience at Eastern Virginia Medical School's 24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration to honor Dr. King's legacy by actively living his ideals of brotherhood and equality.
Dr. Panitz, an adjunct professor of religion at Old Dominion University and Virginia Wesleyan College, delivered the keynote address at the event, which was organized by the EVMS Office of Minority Affairs. He spoke of the shared experiences of discrimination among Jews and African Americans, relating both to the Biblical story of Moses.
EVMS students opened the event with a unity procession featuring the flags of different nations. The procession was followed by dance and musical performances by From the Heart Praise Dancers, The Makuta Family String Quartet and Love Associates.
Guests enjoyed a reception in the Brickell Medical Sciences Library Atrium following the program.
More photos are available here. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 13:58 |
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"The ground shook violently" |
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 Alfred Abuhamad, MD, chair of obstetrics and gynecology at EVMS, was in Haiti concluding a class for local physicians and midwives in the use of ultrasound when the earthquake struck.
"At around 4:48 pm, as I was asking if anybody had any questions," Dr. Abuhamad says, "the ground shook violently."
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 14:31 |
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