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Hundreds of High School Students Attend Clinical Career Day 2011
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627302917958″] More than 450 students from 29 high schools interacted with doctors and dentists, nurses and pharmacists, and other health care professionals during the Health Center’s eighth annual Clinical Career Day April 1. The Food Court and academic lobby were home to two dozen tables offering discussions and demonstrations of various career paths […]
April 4, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Rethinking Long-Term Care
In these lean economic times, when state funding is being reduced for a broad range of projects and needs, one area where Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to significantly increase funding is linked to the research of Julie Robison, associate professor of medicine at the UConn Center on Aging. The governor has proposed increasing funding […]
April 4, 2011 | Lisa Catanese
Doctors’ Day Awards 2011
National Doctors’ Day was held on Wednesday and the Health Center marked the occasion by honoring one physician and one dentist with the second annual Richard A. Garibaldi, M.D., Doctors’ Day Award. This year’s honorees are Dr. Winston Campbell, the interim chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Division of […]
April 1, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
Mission Trip to Chile – A Plus for Dental Students and the Children They Treat
“An amazing experience” is how a group of UConn dental students summed up their recent trip to Chile where they treated indigenous Mapuche Indian children. The students are involved in the Friendship and Oral Health Program which brings together dental students from different schools and different countries to help form close relationships while they provide […]
March 31, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Health Center Upcoming Programs
The following programs are scheduled at the University of Connecticut Health Center in April and early May. Free IVF Information Session Thursday, April 7, 6 to 8:30 p.m., UConn Health Center, Conference Room EG-013 Specialists with the Center for Advanced Reproductive Services lead an informational session about current treatments for infertility, specifically in vitro fertilization (IVF). […]
March 30, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
An Opportunity to Do Wonderful Things
This story is the third of a multi-part series on the history of the Health Center. The entire series can be read at the Health Center’s 50th Anniversary website. The people involved in the Health Center’s early years recall the excitement they felt in being part of creating something new and the vision and commitment they […]
March 29, 2011 | Noreen Kirk
Urban Service Track Members Present at ADEA’s Annual Conference
Submitted by Urban Service Track UConn dental students and members of the Urban Service Track joined 2,000 clinicians and educators interested in educational innovation and interprofessional achievement in San Diego for the 2011 American Dental Education Association’s Annual Session earlier this month. Marcus Moss, a third-year dental student, described his participation in the ADEA conference […]
March 28, 2011 | Combined Reports
Avon Students Raise Funds for Children’s Cancer
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Kids for Kids at Avon High School. Avon students raise money for the Children’s Cancer Activity Fund at the University of Connecticut Health Center and volunteer spending time with children undergoing cancer treatment. Every year, students gather on the first Friday in December to light […]
March 25, 2011 | Jennifer Huber
Health, Safety and Environment Fair Celebrates 50
[flickr-gallery id=”72157627161888793″] The recent annual Health, Safety and Environment Fair offered something for everyone; from information about personal health and safety to environmental tips to the availability of videotaping a 50th anniversary greeting. This year’s theme focused on 50, which coincides with yearlong celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the UConn […]
March 25, 2011 | Chris Kaminski
Medical School Reaps the Benefits of Student’s Passion for Photography
As a kid growing up in Waterbury, second-year medical student Pauley Chea loved cameras and taking photographs. “I love the ability to freeze a moment in time,” explains Chea. “In real life, everything is moving, everything is dynamic. A photograph is a snapshot in time so you can really take your time studying a scene […]
March 24, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington