New treatment may save millions around the world.
Sepsis, an infection that kills millions worldwide each year and is the third leading cause of death in the United States, may have finally met its match.
Roller skating helps faculty member find work/life balance.
On campus, Kimberly Salkey, MD (Dermatology Residency '06), Associate Professor of Dermatology, spends time treating patients and teaching students. Off campus, you might find her rolling around a local skating rink, her children whirling along with her.
The impact of smoking is the focus of two research grants recently awarded to Andrew Plunk, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and a researcher in the Community Health and Research division of EVMS Pediatrics.
At only 21 years old, David Neuberger is about to complete his second year of medical school.
Renthea Dodson plays a word game at the kitchen table — the one where you find a word in a sea of letters and circle it.
Denille Francis, LPC, ATR-C (ATR '00), is a mental-health services provider and the mother of an 8-year-old boy who had Down syndrme. In both roles, she has witnessed how creating art has the power to heal by strengthening relationships and improving communication.
Patient Solidarity
EVMS students who are members of the National Gold Humanism Honor Society lead several patient-focused activities on campus in February in recognition of Patient Solidarity Week as a way to celebrate their dedication to ensuring compassionate, patient-centered care.
Spring Cleaning
Just a week after shoveling February snow, temperatures jumped to the 70s, making it perfect weather to clean out the fountain in front of the Brickell Medical Sciences Library.
Good Works
Students, staff and faculty recently gathered to participate in a donation drive held by EVMS Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. They collected clothes, toiletries and snacks that were given to the homeless.
Air Buds
Holly Williams of 93.7 Bob-FM radio interviewed Jerry Nadler, MD, the Harry H. Mansbach Chair in Internal Medicine, Professor and Chair of Internal Medicine and Vice Dean of Research, at a diabetes screening held at Onelife Fitness in Norfolk. The event celebrated Onelife’s fundraising for EVMS’ diabetes research.
Outreach
Members of the EVMS Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association held a preventive screening event at the Chinese New Year Festival in Virginia Beach. Student volunteers from the MD Class of 2019, MD Class of 2020, the Master of Physician Assistant Program and the Medical Master’s program did Hemoglobin A1C level and blood pressure screenings.
