Table of Contents | fALL 2005
What does it take to become a doctor?
Today's students and residents are grappling with a new and changing world. See how it looks through the eyes of two current students and a first-year resident.
Cyber medicine
Virtual reality and patient simulators are bridging the gap between classroom instruction and real patient care.
Smoking out a killer
In 1964, the U.S. surgeon general first declared that smoking causes cancer. But what exactly is the link? University researchers are close to some answers.
Medical School News
Breakthrough Alzheimer's research, stem cell discoveries, researchers lead bone marrow transplantation study, Quie honored for lifetime service, and more
Alumni Connections
Meet the new Medical Alumni Society president, alumni spotlight on Mark Banks, Alumni Reunion Weekend memories, and more
A Look Back
Encouraging and inspiring others to test their ideas: remembering Owen Wangensteen
FALL 2005
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From the Dean
Fall is a time of fresh starts and new perspectives, and as I welcome the Medical School's newest students, I'm aware of how much they've changed — as individuals and as a class — since I pursued my own M.D.