Medical Bulletin: Fall 2010 Web Extras
Learn more with web-exclusive articles, videos, slideshows, and podcasts from the Fall 2010 Medical Bulletin.
Rebuilding faces; rebuilding lives
Rehab specialists complete the picture
“Nobody gets to be a cowboy here,” says one facial reconstructive surgeon in the Department of Otolaryngology. Read this web-exclusive article.
Slideshows
U reconstructive surgeon and medical illustrator William Walsh, M.D., gives people the chance for a normal life.
The father of U of M reconstructive surgeon Dr. Peter Hilger served as one of the only maxillofacial surgeons in World War II.
Videos
University of Minnesota plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Hilger explains the mechanics of smiling and facial reconstruction.
Dr. Hilger explains how surgeons help patients regain facial movement.
Cancer: Up close and personal
What to do with the data?
Technological advances are allowing easier access to genetic data than ever before. And it’s hard for analysts to keep up. Read this web-exclusive article.
Staying power
Health sciences celebrate a robust 40 years
Read this web-exclusive retrospective from archivist Erik Moore.
Slideshow
View the slideshow on the Academic Health Center’s 40th Anniversary site.
Video
40 years of Health Sciences
Running in the same circles
Future Doctors program: “A win-win for everyone”
A more diverse medical school isn’t just better for students who’ve historically lacked access; it increases cultural competency in all students—and it’s an important step toward combating health disparities. Read this web-exclusive article.
Slideshows
Watch slideshows about what’s inspiring future doctors.
Highlights of first-year student Caroline Lochungvu’s trip to Thailand.
First-year medical student Thuy Nguyen-Tran founded a non-profit with classmates inspiring others to give back.
Medical School News
Breaking news
Video
Breathing Lungs
U of M Scientists take a deep breath
Video
Skin Cancer
No such thing as safe tanning
Podcast
Study definitively links indoor tanning to skin cancer (from the School of Public Health's Public Health Moment podcast)
Alumni Connections
Alumni Spotlight
Read an excerpt from Forever Ours, by Janis Amatuzio, M.D.
Video
Hippocrates Café preview (4:54).
Watch the full video (52:43).
Slideshow
Medical School Reunion 2010
A non-traditional path
Video
Hilary Crook talks about continuing the legacy of her mother, the late Nancy English, M.D.
Slideshow
The family of Nancy English, M.D., established a scholarship to support nontraditional women medical students.
Back-to-the-basics care
Slideshow
View a slideshow of Ashley Balsam’s outreach work in Nicaragua.
Learning about strength
“Sweat drips down the mother’s face she fans her young child who is cuddled up on her lap, sweating as well, but clinging to the security of a familiar warm place to rest his head.” Read an excerpt from Ashley’s blog.
A look back
Book excerpt: Saving Henry
“This is a story about the power of love and the promise and limits of science. It is a story in which politics, ethics, and advances in reproductive genetics collide...” Read this excerpt from Saving Henry by Laurie Strongin.
Podcast
Laurie Strongin reads from Saving Henry [m4a audio]
(from the University of Minnesota Bookstores podcast)
