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Mini Medical School 2010

Penn State College of Medicine is offering this lecture series for adults of all ages and high school students to learn more about important trends in medicine and health. College of Medicine faculty will provide in-depth lectures on important issues and advances in medicine and research.

There is no fee for this program. Preregistration is required. Previous Mini-Medical School programs have filled quickly, so we recommend you register as soon as possible.

 

Mini Medical School 2010 Agenda
All sessions are held in the Hospital Auditorium, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Registration: 6:00 pm
Presentations: 6:30-9:00 pm

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2009 Mini Medical School
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March 10, 2009 - IMPROVING HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY
     WELCOME TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
     Harold L. Paz, MD, MS
     Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
     Dean, Penn State College of Medicine
     Chief Executive Officer, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Doctor-Patient Communication: How to Get the Most from Your Doctor's Appointment
    Physician panel:
    Barbara E. Ostrov, MD
    Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine; Chief, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy

    Rebecca B. Masters, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of General Internal Medicine

    Ann Rogers, MD
    Associate Professor of Surgery; Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery--Bariatrics

    Moderator:
    Luanne E. Thorndyke, MD
    Associate Dean for Professional Development; Professor of Medicine; Division of General Internal Medicine

    Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity: Making it Fun and Easy for Families, Schools, and Communities
    Allison Topper, MS
    Senior Instructor of Public Health Sciences and Pediatrics
    Executive Director, Penn State Hershey Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion

    Pennsylvania Cancer Education Network
    Betsy Aumiller, DEd
    Senior Research Support Associate
    Department of Public Health Sciences

March 17, 2009 - TRAUMA CARE: EMERGENCY RESPONSE THROUGH RECOVERY
    Trauma Care : From Injury to Recovery
    Dan A. Galvan, MD, FACS
    Assistant Professor of Surgery; Division of Trauma Surgery

    Dr. Galvan will be joined by members of the trauma staff to provide a look at the longitudinal care of an injured patient.

March 24, 2009 - WHEN THE BODY'S THERMOSTAT TURNS BAD: THYROID DISEASE AND MALIGNANCY
    All About the Thyroid: Basics for the Mini-Med Student 
    Chris Y. Fan, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

    Thyroid Cancer: Approach and Treatment Options
    David Goldenberg, MD
    Associate Professor of Surgery; Division of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery

    My Experience as a Thyroid Cancer Patient and Survivor
    Ruth M. Leventhal, PhD

March 31, 2009 - SPORTS MEDICINE AND JOINT REPLACEMENT
    Sports Medicine: Overview, Prevention, and Treatment of Injury
    Kevin P. Black, MD
    Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute

    Dr. Black and members of the sports medicine clinical care team will discuss common sports injuries and health issues.

    Joint Replacement Surgery in 2009 and Beyond
    Charles H. Davis III, MD, PhD
    Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation; Penn State Hershey Bone and Joint Institute

    Paul J. Juliano, MD
    Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation

April 7, 2009 - PENN STATE HERSHEY HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE
    Improving Treatment for Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction...the Heart Alert-Plus Program
    Steven M. Ettinger, MD
    Professor of Medicine and Radiology; Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute

    Portrait of the Heart: CT Angiography
    Harjit Singh, MD, FSIR
    Assistant Professor of Radiology, Surgery, and Medicine; Director of Education and Fellowship
    Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute

April 14, 2009 - BRAIN TUMORS
    Brain Tumors: Lab Bench to Bedside
    James R. Connor, PhD
    University Distinguished Professor of Neurosurgery
    Vice Chair of Research, Department of Neurosurgery

    Jonas M. Sheehan, MD
    Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
    Director, Neuro-Oncology, Penn State Cancer Institute

    COMMENCEMENT


Many of the presentations from previous years are available for viewing over the Web.

Viewing requirements:

  • High-speed internet connection
  • PC with Windows operating system (Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, or XP, 2003)
    Macintosh with OS X operating system
  • Display resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or greater
  • Windows-compatible sound card
  • Safari Web browser (Macintosh) or Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or newer)
  • Windows Media Player (available for free download)

March 10, 2008 - AGING: THE GLASS HALF-FULL
     WELCOME TO MEDICAL SCHOOL
     Harold L. Paz, MD, MS
     Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
     Dean, Penn State College of Medicine
     Chief Executive Officer, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hair Loss and Skin Problems for the Aging
    Jeffrey J. Miller, MD
    Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Dermatology
    View the presentation

    The Aging Brain: Fact and Fiction about Brain Health and Dementia
    Paul J. Eslinger, PhD
    Professor, Departments of Neurology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Pediatrics, and Radiology
    Download the slides
    View the presentation

March 18, 2008 - MEDICAL ETHICS: COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
    Disparities in Health Care: A Look at Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Gaps
    Deborah C. Davis, DSW
    Manager, HR Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Employment Equity
    Campus Multicultural Coordinator
    Senior Instructor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
    View the presentation

    Advocating for the Rights of Human Research Subjects: What Do Institutional Review Boards Do Anyway?
    Kevin Gleeson, MD
    Professor, Departments of Medicine and Public Health Sciences

March 25, 2008 - THE BRAIN
    Schizophrenia: The Broken Brain and How to Fix It
    Robert Levenson, PhD
    Professor, Department of Pharmacology
    View the presentation

    Addiction: Between a Neuron and a Hard Place
    Patricia S. Grigson, PhD
    Professor, Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
    View the presentation

April 1, 2008 - HEALTH AND WELLNESS
    Exercise for a Better Life: What's the Evidence?
    Richard J. Simons Jr., MD
    Vice Dean for Educational Affairs
    Professor, Department of Medicine
    View the presentation

    Too Busy to Exercise? Think Again!
    Kathryn Simons
    Exercise Physiologist, University Fitness Center
    View the presentation

    Making Wise Food Choices Every Day
    Susan Reeves, RD
    Clinical Dietitian Specialist, Department of Pediatrics
    View the presentation

April 8, 2008 - CANCER: OUR BIGGEST FEAR
    When Good Cells Go Bad: How Cancers Occur
    Michael F. Verderame, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
    Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
    View the presentation

    Getting Every Last One...Residual Cancer
    Edward J. Gunther, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
    View the presentation

April 15, 2008 - HEALTH CARE IN THE NEWS
    Super-Infections in Our Community: MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
    Kathleen G. Julian, MD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

    American Health Care: Cost, Quality, and Access
    Michael R. Weitekamp, MD, MHA, FACP
    Professor, Department of Medicine
    Chief Medical Officer
    View the presentation

    COMMENCEMENT


March 6, 2007 - MOVIN' ON WITH MOVEMENT DISORDERS
    Oh My (Restless) Aching Legs!
   
Do Your Legs Keep You Awake at Night? The Story of Restless Legs Syndrome
    James R. Connor, PhD
    Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Neurosurgery
     View the presentation

    Lou Gehrig's Disease: More Than Just a Weakness
    Zachary Simmons, MD
    Professor of Neurology
    View the presentation

March 13, 2007 - NOT JUST SMOKE AND MIRRORS
   
No Ifs, Ands, or Butts: How Tobacco Causes Cancer
    Karam El-Bayoumy, PhD
    Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    View the presentation

    Nothing Butt the Truth...about Mouth and Throat Cancer
    David Goldenberg, MD
    Associate Professor of Surgery
    View the presentation

March 20, 2007 - TENSE TEENS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
   
Mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents
    Lenora K. Petty, MD
    Associate Professor of Psychiatry
    View the presentation

March 27, 2007 - THINGS YOUR MOTHER NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT PROTEIN
    Body (Building) Metabolism and Protein
    Ralph L. Keil, PhD
    Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    View the presentation

    What Happens When We Are Protein Deficient
    Graham H. Jeffries, MD, ChB, DPhil
    Professor Emeritus of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    View the presentation

April 3, 2007 - CSI: MIAMI HERSHEY!
   
Pathology: Disease Defined
    Loren E. Clarke, MD
    Assistant Professor of Pathology and Dermatology
    View the presentation

 April 10, 2007 - SIMULATION: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
   
Simulation Labs in Medical Education
    Elizabeth H. Sinz, MD
    Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Neurology
    Director, Simulation Development and Cognitive Science Laboratory
    View the presentation

     COMMENCEMENT
     Harold L. Paz, MD, MS
     Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
     Dean, Penn State College of Medicine
     Chief Executive Officer, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
     View the presentation


March 14, 2006 - The Body Beautiful: Anatomy 101
    Welcome to Mini Medical School
     Kevin Grigsby, DSW
     Vice Dean for Faculty and Administrative Affairs
     View the presentation

    Anatomical Structures and Concepts
    Ian Zagon, PhD
    Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences
    Download the handouts
    View the presentation

    Body Worlds: The Plastination Process
    Natasha Holmes
    Gunther von Hagens' BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies
    View the presentation

    Medical Student Perspective on Learning from Cadavers
    Jeffrey Jaglowski
    View the presentation
    Kim Reiss
    View the presentation
    Penn State College of Medicine Medical Students

March 21, 2006 - Eye Can See Clearly Now...
   
Vision and Vision Loss
    David A. Quillen, MD
    Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology
    View the presentation

    Underlying Mechanisms of Diabetic Eye Disease
    Thomas W. Gardner, MD, MS
    Professor of Ophthalmology, and Cellular and Molecular Physiology
    View the presentation

March 28, 2006 - Futuristic Medicine-Today!
   
Visualizing the Gut Through Video Pill Technology
    Tri H. Le, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
    View the presentation

    Radiowaves, Radiosurgery, and Radiotherapy
    James McInerny, MD
    Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
    View the presentation

    Henry Wagner, Jr., MD
    Professor of Radiology
    View the presentation

April 11, 2006 - Veins and Vessels
    Navigating the Circulatory System of the Legs
    Harjit Singh, MD
    Associate Professor of Radiology, Surgery and Medicine
    Director of Education, Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute
    View the presentation

    Poor Circulation: Causes and Cures
    Christopher G. Johnnides, MD
    Assistant Professor of Surgery and Radiology
    Penn State Heart & Vascular Institute, Vascular Surgery
    View the presentation

April 18, 2006 - Atypical Pain: Hurting Self and Others
   
Eating Disorders
    Richard L. Levine, MD
    Professor of Pediatrics; Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine and Eating Disorders
    Director, Adolescent Medicine
    Director, Eating Disorders Program
    View the presentation

 April 25, 2006 - Disaster Medicine
   
Avian Flu: The Next Epidemic?
    John J. Messmer III, MD
    Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
    Associate Vice Chair for Inpatient Medicine
    University Physician Group
    View the presentation



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