{"id":84159,"date":"2013-10-01T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=84159"},"modified":"2014-01-15T11:29:29","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T16:29:29","slug":"health-center-accolades-october-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/10\/health-center-accolades-october-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center Accolades \u2013 October 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

HCOP Awarded Higher Ed Grant<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Marja Hurley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Connecticut Office of Higher Education recently awarded the Department of Health Career Opportunity Programs (HCOP) the Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program (ConnCAP) Grant in the amount of $880,000 for four years. \u201cThe purpose of the grant aligns with HCOP\u2019s goal to offer a comprehensive program of educational enrichment and support activities to increase the competitive applicant pool of diverse students from Connecticut who are interested in careers in the health industry,\u201d says HCOP\u2019s director, Dr. Marja Hurley<\/a>. The grant supports an increase in the number of middle and high school participants in HCOP\u2019s Great Explorations Program and the Aetna Health Professions Partnership Initiative Academy (Aetna HPPI Academy). To learn more about these programs and other HCOP activities, visit the HCOP website, www.hcop.uchc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Smith Awarded Unique Board Certification<\/h2>\n
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Dr. Phillip P. Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Phillip P. Smith<\/a>, assistant professor of urology and gynecology, is one of the first doctors in the country to be awarded board certification in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS). Smith had to pass a written exam to qualify for the new certification. The FPMRS board was generated jointly by the American Board of Urology and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in recognition that the disorders of female pelvic function are best dealt with by trained experts in this subspecialty. \u201cThe public assurance of expertise is provided by the board certification process, just as in any specialty,\u201d says Smith. \u201cIt\u2019s a landmark moment in women\u2019s health care.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Anti-Bullying Class Awarded Grant<\/h2>\n
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Anti-bullying class organizers, from left: seated, Michelle Slivinsky and Dr. Marian Moca and standing, third-year medical students Christine Castater and Christine Shapter. (Sarah Turker\/UConn Health Center Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The American Psychiatric Foundation has awarded the School of Medicine\u2019s Anti-Bullying Class (ABC) program with a $5000 \u201cHelping Hands\u201d grant over the next academic year. In addition, ABC participants are invited to present a poster about their project at the American Psychiatric Association\u2019s Institute on Psychiatric Services in October, 2014.<\/p>\n

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Benn Makes List of Best Genetics Professors<\/h2>\n
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Peter Benn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peter Benn<\/a>, professor of genetics and developmental biology, has been named one of the 50 best genetics professors of 2013 by Free People Search. According to the group, those named to the list have given the most of themselves over the years to enlarge the body of human knowledge on who we are and how we acquired our human characteristics. Benn is the director of UConn\u2019s Diagnostic Human Genetics Laboratories. Benn specializes in research on how to identify fetuses at risk for possessing abnormal numbers of chromosomes and improve prenatal screening to minimize its invasive nature. His other primary interest is in using observed changes in chromosomes to diagnose various cancers.<\/p>\n

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South Park 5K Another Success<\/h2>\n
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2013 South Park 5k Road Race and Fitness Walk. (Allison Sadowski for UConn Health Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Organizers of the 16th annual South Park 5K Road Race and Fitness Walk report this year\u2019s event raised $3,000 for the student-run clinics at Hartford\u2019s South Park Inn, which provide free medical and dental care to its transient residents. About 50 people registered to walk or run, and 24 people received free skin cancer screenings from UConn dermatologists.<\/p>\n

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